WMMA Discussion #29

[werepig]

ufc picks this week:
- nora cornolle w the speed advantage over mullins
- calvillo to hold down rodriguez for 3 rounds
- am hoping gdr and dumont put on a banger (pls) gdr by ud

pfl looks great too, will check that out

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I’ve literally seen these excuses myself. People have been saying Manon looks like a man all week.

One or two randos say that about half the roster. One or two randos say x is on steroids always.

Point I was making that fake is when you attribute that to a larger group to tear it down is a joke and you see threads of it everyday in the heavies which is where these types of fake news belongs.

 

[leto1776]

One or two randos say that about half the roster. One or two randos say x is on steroids always.

Point I was making that fake is when you attribute that to a larger group to tear it down is a joke and you see threads of it everyday in the heavies which is where these types of fake news belongs.

It wasn’t “one or two randos.” It was all over social media. Got to a point where one woman made a post quoting one of them saying “can’t a bitch just be ugly?”

Don’t remember anyone posting anything previous, so… congrats Roxy!

 

[PurpleStorm]

At PFL Dakota Ditcheva scored a first round TKO over Mauldin and Talia Santos got a first round RNC over Joanne. Carmouche smothered Velasquez for a decision. Watanabe and Bishop also won.

UFC picks. GDR, Rodriguez, Mullins.

 

[Askafan]

It's hard enough keeping up with these new signings and then they change their names.

Anyway Mullins, Calvillo and GDR

 

[Shoot Boxe Hero]

Cyborg is main eventing a boxing card against a girl who is not only 0-2 but who also hasn't competed since 2017...wow

 

[Eater of Souls]

Cyborg is main eventing a boxing card against a girl who is not only 0-2 but who also hasn't competed since 2017...wow

She continues to impress.

/sarcasm

 

[leto1776]

These two met in 2017, with Blencowe winning by SD


Nice to see PFL is finding a use for their featherweights by putting them on Bellator cards

 

[leto1776]

Calvillo vs Rodriguez is off. I guess with both bantams in a fight missing weight, it’s basically a mulligan



Anybody watch last night? Came in late on the First Ladies fight, but couldn’t really be bothered with the rest. The results were predictable.

The Euro flyweight tournament is starting to fill up

Dryer is the one to watch for so far, but my money is on PFL pushing Luxton hard.


The ceo of Black Combat gives every fighter a nickname. Majin Buu is beyond hilarious, and fitting, for this girl

 

[Yorick]

Third time Calvillo has missed weight, five fight losing skid.
Cut her.

 

[werepig]

Third time Calvillo has missed weight, five fight losing skid.
Cut her.

calvillo was cut before and came back... but yeah i agree

 

[leto1776]

calvillo was cut before and came back... but yeah i agree

Must not have been for long, because she didn’t fight anywhere else

 

[Mittens]

I think it was after she lost to Loopy. But that was the last fight before this failed one?

Now I am confused. Was it an actual release or did the twitterbots just notice her being "gone" from the websites?

 

[leto1776]

Patti Lee? Boy that takes me back. She was in the Hook’n’Shoot/Bodog single night tournament all the way back in 2007! Has only fought sparsely since then

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I think it was after she lost to Loopy. But that was the last fight before this failed one?

Now I am confused. Was it an actual release or did the twitterbots just notice her being "gone" from the websites?

Those boys only keep track of a fighter when they’re removed from rankings eligibility

 

[Mittens]

Those boys only keep track of a fighter when they’re removed from rankings eligibility

This seems to be the one I was remembering: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-releases-cynthia-calvillo

But also seems to use the twitterbot as the "source" so beats me. Oh well... probably gone now anyway so who cares.

 

[leto1776]

This Dublin card starting to look like a genuine PFL event

 

[MajorTB]

Mullins’ striking defense has been shown to be particularly poor in her last 3 fights. It finally really caught up to her tonight. I’m sure the bad weight cut & camp change didn’t help. Cornolle throws hard, and she’s fast for women’s bantamweight. She has a tendency to allow herself to be backed into the fence so she can have clinch exchanges, which will undoubtedly cost her against the wrong opponent. It was a cool finishing sequence, & Cornolle impressed as I thought Mullins had it.

GDR is by far the best striker to ever compete in the UFC at 135 pounds. Unfortunately she’s never quite learned to wrestle. I hope she doesn’t retire but it seems close. Norma is skilled but has no killer instinct & will accept a boring fight if it means winning. She made 136 & didn’t look that drained. I suppose that and the win matter most.

I’d probably go Norma/Irene, Ketlen/Macy, Mayra/GDR if she still wants to fight at the top end of WBW. Cornolle vs Zheleznyakova sounds fun to me.

 

[werepig]

^ agreed - i'd add melissa mullins/montserrat rendon to that matchup list

 

[leto1776]

Invicta Strawweight champ Danni McCormack announces free agency. As of today, they only have a bantamweight champion, who hasn’t fought since January 2023.

https://x.com/dannimccormack/status/1776612845070815306?s=61&t=6gBtBu6UE_g3Nm1SJFXalw

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Finally got around to the cornolle fight she really put a beating on her to the stoppage. I was surprised for a minute tht wasn't a POTN till I saw she missed weight.
She should be ranked now but I will bet anything GDR coming back and losing ranks higher than beating #15 to the media. Still I'd love to see cornolle get rewarded with a standup opponent now after two women who were desperate to lay and pray likes of Nunes, Rosa and Kainzad.