Tag Archives: tyron woodley

Bellator, boks, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Gevegsport Wys: UFC 214 breakdown, Nobody Likes Dana White, Tom and Tony break down Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga

Skryf 'n opmerking

This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.

Tom and Tony Talk Shop:

Rich Wraps it Up:

 

boks, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime, Showtime Boxing, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU KOMBAT SPORTSKOU: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

Skryf 'n opmerking
Tony Penecale (verlaat) and Lou Duva (reg) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 wêreldkampioene, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: boks. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

Bellator, boks, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC, stoei

FNU Gevegsport Wys: UFC, Bellator and Boxing Recaps/Previews; Dana The Drama Queen; Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Florida Airport; Transgender Wrestler Wins Women’s Wrestling Title in Texas

Skryf 'n opmerking

Tom, Rich and Tony recap the major combat sports events from last week, including a major heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington, a successful title defense by Liam McGeary last Friday at a Dublin, Ireland Bellator show, and a superb comeback by Jarrett Hurd over Tony Harrison. We also look forward to the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout in Bellator tomorrow night and a star-studded UFC 209 fight card including two of the most anticipated co-main events in recent UFC history. Stephen Thompson gets his rematch with UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley in the main event while Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight for a shot to face Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in the co-main event. We also discuss GSP’s comeback fight against Michael Bisping, a transgender female on her way to becoming a male winning a Texas women’s wrestling title, and Muhammad Ali’s son being detained at a Florida airport in early February. Check out our first Full FNU Combat Sports Show hosted on YouTube:

gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Rich Bergeron, UFC

UFC 209: Woodley vs.. Wonderboy and Khabib vs. Ferguson Preview and Prediction

Skryf 'n opmerking

Deur: Rich Bergeron

UFC 209 is fast approaching with two dynamic fights headlining the card, including a highly anticipated rematch closing the show. Fans are itching for a solid fight card to watch after multiple disappointing Pay-Per-View events left them wanting more in recent months. This is a card that could definitely deliver the action-packed, adrenaline-filled spectacle fans have come to expect for the price of admission. Here are my previews and predictions for the two blockbuster fights at the top of the bill.

Stephen Thompson (13-1-1) gets another crack at the welterweight title against Tyron Woodley (16-3-1) in die belangrikste gebeurtenis. Even the odds makers (Check out the M88 sportsbook for more betting info) have a tough time predicting how this highly charged rematch will go. Woodley comes in as the slight underdog at +110 to Thompson’s -140.

Steeds, the Champion came close to finishing the first fight in the fourth round. Rather than continue with his powerful ground and pound approach against the in-trouble Thompson, Woodley switched to a failed choke attempt instead. Thompson was able to weather the storm and eke out the draw, but he also won three out of the five rounds on the scorecard. The experts who set the betting lines are obviously conscious of this and factoring it into their calculations.

Can Woodley put himself in position to get the knockout win this time or will Thompson make the right adjustments to win every round this time?

Voorspelling: Stephen Thompson made one glaring mistake in the first fight that led to Woodley having a huge chance to win by knockout. Woodley picked his spots and made the fight competitive, but with both fighters knowing so much about each other now he may not be able to repeat or improve upon his performance in the first fight. Intussen, Thompson is a skilled tactician, and he will focus on cage control this time around. He will use distance striking, superb defense, and constant movement to keep Woodley from doing any major damage this time around. Woodley of course has a chance to quiet all his doubters with one punch, but Thompson is the type of fighter who may not give the champ a chance to land that shot.

THOMPSON WINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION

The co-main event will set the stage for Conor MacGregor’s return to the UFC cage. The Irish superstar will eventually face the winner of UFC 209’s co-main event: Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) vs. Tony Ferguson (22-3). This fight could potentially upstage the main event, despite the fact that Khabib is a -205 favorite to Ferguson’s +165 odds to win. Both fighters have enough momentum going for them to earn a title shot without fighting each other, but that doesn’t make this bout any less exciting on paper. Ferguson is 12-1 in the UFC with his only loss coming against Khabib’s last opponent: Michael Johnson. Ferguson lost to Johnson in 2012 by unanimous decision while Khabib submitted Johnson via Kimura in the third round of their UFC 205 clash last November.

Both fighters have equally imposing strengths. Khabib smothers many of his opponents with crisp wrestling skills to match his more than capable striking and submission ability. Sambo and judo are also staples of Nurmagomedov’s intense approach to cage fighting. He is so well rounded that he has an equal number (8) of submission, decision and T/KO wins, and all of his decision wins are unanimous.

Ferguson is on a nine-fight win streak. He is more of a volume striker, and he used excellent boxing to impose his will on the opponents he’s dominated so far. He is also well rounded like Nurmagomedov and can use that superb striking to secure submissions on stunned opponents. Hy het 8 submissions to go with 9 T/KOs and five decisions.

PREDICTION: Ferguson may be on a tremendous run right now, but Khabib’s absolutely dominated every opponent he ever faced in his MMA career. McGregor may actually be rooting for a tie in this fight so he can have some extra time to negotiate a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. while these two contenders are setting up an inevitable rematch. Egter, ties are rare enough in the UFC that one here is far fetched to imagine. It’s much more likely that this fight ends up with one fighter on the canvas, out cold or too dazed to continue. All signs point to that fighter being Ferguson, leaving MacGregor with the prospect of having to prove his mettle by beating a man nobody’s been able to beat before. Natuurlik, anything can happen in that cage and anyone can have a bad night at the office, but perfection is hard to argue with.

NURMAGOMEDOV BY 2nd Round TKO

Fox Sports 1, gemengde martial arts, UFC, vroue se MMA

UFC 183: Wie sal opdaag?

Skryf 'n opmerking


Foto Credit: UFC

Die Ultimate Fighting Championship het dit getref uit die park so ver in 2015, met sy eerste twee groot kaarte van die jaar wat tot die hype van die belangrikste gebeure. Ligswaargewig-kampioen Jon Jones Daniel Cormier oorheers om te bewys hy is die pond-vir-pond beste vegter in die wêreld by UFC 182, en by die UFC se live kaart in Boston, Massa., in Januarie, Conor McGregor verseker 'n veergewigtitel geskiet teen José Aldo en vermors geen tyd om in sy volgende teenstander se gesig.

Dit bring ons by UFC 183 vanaand, en 'n hoofren wat beskou word as 'n droom matchup deur baie. Anderson Silva keer terug na die Octagon nadat hy 'n grusame beenbesering in sy laaste stryd teen UFC middelgewigkampioen Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz maak ook sy terugkeer na die UFC ná sy laaste stryd verloor teen die voormalige weltergewig-kampioen Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Vanaand se kaart is nie sonder sy ander storielyne al. 'N paar van beduidende undercard gevegte plaasvind onder 'n polemiek, as vlieggewig John Lineker het in oorgewig vir sy stryd teen Ian McCall, wat na verwagting die volgende nie te bepaal. 1 aanspraakmaker op die vlieggewigtitel. In die mede-hoofren, Kelvin Gastelum gekom in 9 pond oorgewig vir sy stryd teen Tyron Woodley, wat beteken 30 persent van Gastelum se stryd beursie gaan eintlik om Woodley. Praat oor belediging vir besering.

Natuurlik, daar is altyd die wild card met Diaz te. Hy speel met sy eie reëls, nadat no-gewys die oop workouts vroeër hierdie week. Sal hy eintlik wys na die hok vir vanaand se hoofren? Dit moet nog gesien word, hoewel die meeste mense dink hy sal.

So, Dit alles gesê, wat dink ek wen vanaand?

Miesha "Cupcake" Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Vroue se kapokgewig - 135 lbs.)

Dit is eintlik die belangrikste gebeurtenis van die voorlopige kaart op Fox Sports 1. Tate versoek om mee te ding op hierdie gedeelte van die kaart in plaas van die betaal-per-view kaart, neem 'n bladsy uit Uría Faber se playbook. Tate is ook gretig om vir 'n derde stryd met Ronda Rousey vir die vroue se kapokgewig-titel. Beide van hierdie vroue Rousey se toorn gely, veral McMann, wat gesloop is deur Rousey in ongeveer 'n minuut verlede jaar.

McMann is 'n suiwer stoeier met baie min anders aan haar repertoire, terwyl Tate gebou op haar gevestig stoei vaardighede 'n effektiewe doelskieter te word. Ek dink sy McMann se pogings om hierdie stryd op die mat te neem en te gebruik om haar veel beter treffende vaardighede te hou McMann benewelde en op pad na 'n dominante oorwinning sal stop.

Wenner: Tate deur 'n eenparige besluit

Jordan "Young Gun" Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (25-9) (Weltergewig - 170 lbs.)

Alves het afgewissel oorwinnings en verliese in sy laaste ses gevegte, terwyl Mein ry 'n twee-stryd wen streep. Alves is altyd gevaarlik met sy Muay Thai en treffende, terwyl Mein geland het 'n eerste-ronde TKO oorwinning in sy laaste stryd. Dit behoort 'n opwindende stand-up stryd met nie man bereid om 'n duim te gee. Ek dink Alves is die meer gevaarlike vegter hier, en sal die land 'n goeie skoot te klop Mein dom.

Wenner: Alves deur tweede ronde TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim "Die Barbaar" Boetsch (18-7) (Middelgewigtitel - 185 lbs.)

Leites kom in hierdie stryd op 'n roll, Hy het sy laaste sewe gevegte gewen, met die laaste twee kom uit die rigting van die TKO. Boetsch het afgewissel oorwinnings en verliese in sy laaste vier gevegte, insluitend 'n TKO oorwinning in sy laaste stryd teen Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is 'n stadige, swaar breker die beste bekend vir ontspoor die Hector Lombard hype trein toe hy die eerste keer sy UFC debuut. Leites is 'n slim, gevaarlike vegter wat kan jy klaar met sy hande of deur die voorlegging. Ek dink Leites sal Boetsch se krag vermy en wag vir Boetsch 'n fout te maak, waar Leits sal kapitaliseer.

Wenner: Leites deur derde ronde voorlegging

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Die "Raging" Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Liggewig - 155 lbs.)

Jy weet wat jy kry met 'n Joe Lauzon stryd. Jy gaan 'n opwindende te sien, aksiebelaaide bout wat heel waarskynlik eindig met hom te sluit in 'n gladde voorlegging of, in die geval van sy stryd teen Jim Miller, lyding van 'n toeters snit wat sal sorg vir 'n bloed stryd.

Iaquinta is op 'n roll is sedert sy tyd op die Ultimate Fighter Live, Hy het net een keer in sy laaste ses gevegte verloor. 'N Oorwinning teen Lauzon sou 'n ware veer in sy hoed en hom in titel contendership bespreking kan aandryf. Maar Lauzon is een van die beste voorlegging spesialiste in die UFC, en ek dink die slim veteraan het 'n ander voorlegging aan sy mou.

Wenner: Lauzon deur tweede ronde voorlegging

Tyron "Die gekose One" Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Weltergewig - 170 lbs.)

Soos hierbo genoem, Gastelum geweeg 9 pond oor vir hierdie stryd en sal verbeur 30 persent van sy beursie direk aan Woodley. Dit is berig dat Gastelum spandeer tyd in die hospitaal wat gelei het tot die stryd, wat bygedra het tot hom gekom in oorgewig.

Woodley sal kwaad in hierdie stryd wees, en tereg. Dit is nie regverdig dat sy teenstander sal 'n gewig voordeel het omdat sy eie mislukking om te doen wat hy veronderstel was om te doen. Gee Woodley krediet vir die wat wil om te bly veg wanneer dit heeltemal verstaanbaar dit uit te stel sou gewees het.

Woodley sal sy woede te kanaliseer in 'n blitzkrieg van oortreding by Gastelum, en die trae en waarskynlik nog beseer Gastelum sal geen reaksie het.

Wenner: Woodley deur tweede ronde TKO

Anderson "Die Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middelgewigtitel - 185 lbs.)

Dit is een van die verskeie belangrike gebeurtenisse wat veg het aanhangers gons in 2015. Baie het nie gedink Silva ooit weer sou loop na sy beenbesering teen Weidman, laat staan ​​kom terug na die UFC veg. Die matchup styl van Diaz wil die tempo te stoot, kry in sy teenstander se gesig en sucker hom in die handel waai teen Silva se ongeëwenaarde elusiveness sal interessant wees om te sien.

Diaz het gesê hy sal nie die asblik praat Silva gedurende hierdie stryd uit respek. Maar as Silva hou dobberende en weef en dodging Diaz se stoot, ons sal sien hoe lank Diaz verbind tot wat. Ek dink ons ​​sal sien vintage Silva in hierdie stryd, maak Diaz lyk dom in sommige plekke, terwyl landing goed snel stakings wat verwar en frustreer Diaz, wat sal toelaat dat Silva nog meer om te land.

Diaz is te moeilik om te voltooi, maar hierdie stryd sal wys dat Silva het dit nog steeds en is die veel beter vegter.

Wenner: Silva deur 'n eenparige besluit

Chris Hunt Mann skryf oor gemengde martial arts in die staat van Maryland. Hy dra ook sy gedagtes aan ons webwerf op die UFC, Bellator, en World Series of Veg. Check uit sy blog, of volg hom op Twitter: mmamaryland.