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[Slimy Time]

So we're still a couple of days away from the fight and Costa has already said he isn't making weight because he's 211lbs right now (which means realistically he's probably 220ish). Best part is the shit he's saying like it'll somehow be Vettori's fault if it doesn't get rebooked at catchweight:


Honeslty given Costa's shitty attitude I hope Vettori tells him to fuck right off, or demands like 80% of his purse or something.

Vettori was pretty professional about it, apparently hinted about Costa not being able to make weight earlier in tweets. Seems to have the approach of "don't care, let's just fight" whether it's at catch weight or at LHW. Beating Costa puts him up there again in the top of the division.

I honestly think Izzy broke Costa by both humiliating him and rendering him completely useless in their fight. Complete contrast between him and Vettori in how they went about after losing the title fight. Costa months later was still making excuses, and now seems that he's just here for a pay check, has no drive to get the belt. Vettori, other than his initial denial of him losing, if some of the things he said in interviews are to be believed, went for a run the night of his loss to clear his head and reflect, then got right back into training 48 hours later, still believing he can one day become the champ.

 

[JamusActimus]

So we're still a couple of days away from the fight and Costa has already said he isn't making weight because he's 211lbs right now (which means realistically he's probably 220ish). Best part is the shit he's saying like it'll somehow be Vettori's fault if it doesn't get rebooked at catchweight:


Honeslty given Costa's shitty attitude I hope Vettori tells him to fuck right off, or demands like 80% of his purse or something.

The best thing would be a fight at 195 catch weight with a weight limit on fight night.

 

[Slimy Time]

That has to fucking suck. This is the guy who got his ACL and MCL blown out by a low line side kick in the Brunson-Till card. Does seem to be taking it in stride though. He's apparently still on crutches so it's going to be a while till he can get back into the regionals and build himself back up. Came in and won a POTN before going on a skid.

In other news, 195lbs catch weight confirmed for Costa-Vettori. Costa's explanation is that he regularly turns up around 210lbs and then water cuts to 185lbs. Claims the UFC saw him come in massive and freaked out, told him that it would be 195lbs and he went "ok, thanks for making my life easier", and took it and the 20% purse deduction. Might be some credibility to the story after all the shit with Aspen Ladd constantly missing weight and dying on the scale. He has apparently come into fights at 211lbs after rehydrating before, so might not be bullshit.

 

[East_Clintwood]

That has to fucking suck. This is the guy who got his ACL and MCL blown out by a low line side kick in the Brunson-Till card. Does seem to be taking it in stride though. He's apparently still on crutches so it's going to be a while till he can get back into the regionals and build himself back up. Came in and won a POTN before going on a skid.

Man that does suck, hate when injured fighters get punted, and having fucked up my ownACL and MCL I'm always in awe of athletes who manage to carry on at the top of their sport, somedays I can barely hobble round the fucking house.

In other news, 195lbs catch weight confirmed for Costa-Vettori.

Less than a day after making it a catchweight they've now had to bump it up to LHW. That makes me think there's something else going on and Costa legit can't make weight, otherwise why would the UFC rebook it as catchweight in the first place, given they generally hate those (unless it's a weigh-in day miss and they have no choice). Either way the entire thing is a fucking circus, and I hope all the more that Vettori sparks Costa out.

Report: Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori bumped up again, now at 205 pounds

This weekend’s pairing between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa is seeing another significant change.

www.bloodyelbow.com

 

[Slimy Time]

Man that does suck, hate when injured fighters get punted, and having fucked up my ownACL and MCL I'm always in awe of athletes who manage to carry on at the top of their sport, somedays I can barely hobble round the fucking house.


Less than a day after making it a catchweight they've now had to bump it up to LHW. That makes me think there's something else going on and Costa legit can't make weight, otherwise why would the UFC rebook it as catchweight in the first place, given they generally hate those (unless it's a weigh-in day miss and they have no choice). Either way the entire thing is a fucking circus, and I hope all the more that Vettori sparks Costa out.

Report: Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori bumped up again, now at 205 pounds

This weekend’s pairing between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa is seeing another significant change.

www.bloodyelbow.com

Wait what? So he must have been lying about being 211lbs then, come in 220 or 230lbs if he can't make 195lbs.

This Ricky Martin motherfucker really did do the Nick Diaz tactic of coming in as the selling point of the card and pushing for LHW. Amazing to think that I'm rooting for Marvin here, but tbh the odds of him sparking Costa is unlikely. Grinding him out over 25 minutes with though, that's something I can see happening.

I foresee Costa making the mistake a lot of guys who fight a weight class up making, suddenly feeling like they have a lot of energy, going hard, and then suddenly gassing early.

 

[East_Clintwood]

Wait what? So he must have been lying about being 211lbs then, come in 220 or 230lbs if he can't make 195lbs.

I called it earlier. My guess is that he was deliberately underselling how big he was because he was expecting the UFC to go straight to LHW rather than catchweight, and didn't want to look like an even bigger twat

Amazing to think that I'm rooting for Marvin here, but tbh the odds of him sparking Costa is unlikely. Grinding him out over 25 minutes with though, that's something I can see happening.

In some ways slowly grinding him out over 5 rounds will probably fuck with his head more long term, especially on the back of being utterly dominated in the Izzie fight, it's just more viscerally satisfying, however unlikely, to think of him getting sent to the shadow realm.

 

[Swiss46]

Fedor got his 40. Feels good not seeing him knocked out.

 

[Slimy Time]

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Fedor got his 40. Feels good not seeing him knocked out.

Bellator feeding Fedor bums to get KO'ed in the first round. That's a combination equal to feeding Mousasi Welterweights, classic Bellator matchups. Still good to not see him get KO'ed at 45 years old.

UFC card is pretty good so far. Quite a few finishes.

This motherfucker's face after 1 round.

 

[Swiss46]

This motherfucker's face after 1 round.

Mfw the ref actually punishes fouls

 

[Slimy Time]

Mfw the ref actually punishes fouls

They have been on point this night. Herzog especially.

Vettori should take this. For a guy who lacks skills/speciality in any area, he has incredible heart and grit.

 

[East_Clintwood]

Mfw the ref actually punishes fouls

One of my biggest pet peeves in MMA is refs not deducting points when they should, especially for eye pokes. Good on him

 

[I.B. Niggin]

Bellator feeding Fedor bums to get KO'ed in the first round. That's a combination equal to feeding Mousasi Welterweights, classic Bellator matchups. Still good to not see him get KO'ed at 45 years old.

To be fair at this point in his career, I'd rather see him against nothing but bums. His chin has been absolutely shot for at least a decade and this is coming from someone who considers Fedor his favorite all-time fighter.

 

[Slimy Time]

LMAO, someone asked Dana if he knew what Vettori and Costa's in ring weight was. Vettori was 208lbs, didn't cut, probably ate a bit more than usual and chilled at making 205lbs. Costa's weight? 220lbs. If there was ever proof positive that he came in with the Nick Diaz strat to outmuscle and outpunch Vettori by not cutting, there it is. You can't cut 35lbs (15kg) in water without dying like Aspen Ladd always does.

TBH, if Costa moved up to LHW, he would be right in that ball park, and would probably smash a lot of the guys there easily until he hit the top ranks.

 

[Swiss46]

LMAO, someone asked Dana if he knew what Vettori and Costa's in ring weight was. Vettori was 208lbs, didn't cut, probably ate a bit more than usual and chilled at making 205lbs. Costa's weight? 220lbs. If there was ever proof positive that he came in with the Nick Diaz strat to outmuscle and outpunch Vettori by not cutting, there it is.

Costa really did everything in his power to make Vettori look great this week. Plays the heel, cuts weight to make the LHW limit, eye pokes, and then loses the fight.

Vettori went from the backwards pants idiot who got neutralized by the champ to the guy who took a stacked fight against an asshole and won.

 

[East_Clintwood]

Vettori went from the backwards pants idiot who got neutralized by the champ to the guy who took a stacked fight against an asshole and won.

I definitely think he picked up some new fans with the way he handled it, and good for him. Dude should also make out pretty well financially. Got a $50k performance of the night bonus in addition to what he got added to his purse for putting up with Costas bullshit.

 

[I.B. Niggin]

RIZIN was a carnival of violence last night. Good fights and surprising outcomes. Don't care if there isn't much relevance outside of their bantamweights and atomweights, RIZIN is my favorite thing in MMA today.

 

[naffatune]

Gregory Rodrigues has got some snappy hands and solid counters too. It's clear that his striking foundation is solid, but he needs to keep his chin down more often. I think whatever future matchups he has are going to be fun, even if he ends up losing one of them. Even if he doesn't reach the top 5, I can imagine Rodrigues easily becoming a "grizzled veteran" fighter that is dangerous for anyone in the middleweight division.

 

[East_Clintwood]

“My left bicep,” Costa said at the post-fight press conference. “I came in a little bit higher weight because I needed to stop some weeks of training.


“The only problem is I lost this fight, so it will look like an excuse,” he said. “I don’t have an excuse for anything. I did a good job there, Marvin as well. Congratulations to him, and to me, I think. But I had some problems to not come in here with my usual weight.”

Holy shit the more Costa talks the more of a bellend he looks, which is impressive considering he's a tool at the best of times. I'm not entirely sure how a bicep injury weeks before the fight fucks weight up that badly since there's plenty of cardio shit that doesn't need a working arm, not to mention he had plenty of time to diet and shit before the fight. Hell, even assuming he's telling the truth why wait til fucking fight week and then start dicking the fight up instead of just telling the UFC up front and either getting the fight delayed, or bumped up in weight. I'm really hoping Dana sticks to his guns and doesn't allow Costa to go back down to 185 because the dude is an absolute clown and doesn't deserve it.

Also in other, more depressing MMA news, Nate Marquardt is fighting for some shit tier promotion and got knocked the fuck out. I genuinely don't get the people who enjoy watching fighters who've obviously been flushed for the last several years come back. it so rarely ends well.

 

[Slimy Time]

Holy shit the more Costa talks the more of a bellend he looks, which is impressive considering he's a tool at the best of times. I'm not entirely sure how a bicep injury weeks before the fight fucks weight up that badly since there's plenty of cardio shit that doesn't need a working arm, not to mention he had plenty of time to diet and shit before the fight. Hell, even assuming he's telling the truth why wait til fucking fight week and then start dicking the fight up instead of just telling the UFC up front and either getting the fight delayed, or bumped up in weight. I'm really hoping Dana sticks to his guns and doesn't allow Costa to go back down to 185 because the dude is an absolute clown and doesn't deserve it.

Also in other, more depressing MMA news, Nate Marquardt is fighting for some shit tier promotion and got knocked the fuck out. I genuinely don't get the people who enjoy watching fighters who've obviously been flushed for the last several years come back. it so rarely ends well.

Watching Vettori's reaction in the post fight presser when he was told that was funny. "Run, you fatass". Just comical how poor of an excuse that is. You can jog, swim, do quite a few cardio activities that are not strenuous on the bicep. This guy looked jacked as hell, probably got the tear doing lifting weights and bulking up. If he came in with a gut, that would be one thing, but he came in shredded and looking noticeably larger than Vettori, to the point where Vettori said clinching was hard because his delts and lats were big enough that he couldn't wrap around them and get hooks.

The more I look at it, the more I am convinced he did it intentionally. Even with a bicep tear I still think he went "not cutting weight because I'm getting jacked". I'm genuinely interested in how this fight would have played out at 185. Would he gas harder, would his chin be suspect? Vettori is a notorious arm puncher and in spite being big, has almost no big power behind his punches (outside that one Hermansson punch), so to me it's surprising that the bigger man got walked down and touched up. Maybe one of those punches would have seriously hurt Costa.

 

[Hollywood Hulk Hogan]

Also in other, more depressing MMA news, Nate Marquardt is fighting for some shit tier promotion and got knocked the fuck out. I genuinely don't get the people who enjoy watching fighters who've obviously been flushed for the last several years come back. it so rarely ends well.

Marquardt's TKO of Palhares was as bad ass as it gets. It's a shame when guys fight way longer than they should