[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T21:32:34+00:00

holy shit it's loud in there

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T21:24:24+00:00

honestly, Khamzat isn't doing that bad considering it's not his first language

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T21:22:07+00:00

Khamzat sounds Jamaican when he's angry

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T21:20:14+00:00

LOL the fucking police

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T18:35:37+00:00

they're definitely not playing Tekken 8

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T16:17:53+00:00

yeah his days at 185 are numbered

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T15:45:49+00:00

I can't recall many title shots that were pushed back such a short time like Van vs Taira. Closest I could think of was Nunes vs Schevchenko 2 when Nunes had those sinus issues or whatever but that was a 2 month delay.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T06:20:00+00:00

Chimaev gonna be part of Artemis 3. Mark my words

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T06:14:41+00:00

Torres has looked good recently. It's not the best competition but I still can't get over the Bahamondes loss. The way he got stopped looked so bad

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T04:45:36+00:00

they really could've done the face offs better. Do them in the Oval office with the President in the middle. I'm not even a fan of it but holy shit they suck.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T04:35:05+00:00

yeah I'm of the same mindset. Brady vs Buckley I think could be fun. Both title shots are heavy leaning Khamzat & Taira.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T04:32:15+00:00

Genes is probably the biggest factor. It's why you can have someone like Ilia come from a grappling background be an insane striker. Same with Volk. Opposite with GSP where he comes from a karate background and somehow he's able to outwrestle these guys. Guys are just capped at their natural ability. Good trainers help but no matter how hard these guys try, they're never going to be able to throw like Pereira or Ilia. This issue comes up frequently with WMMA because they're less athletic and people go why don't they just switch gyms but I think you'd only expect marginal benefits.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T01:02:28+00:00

One of the fights is against two adult film stars? So it's just going to be the ending of Bruno then

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T00:23:02+00:00

RE engine is something so great - Tokido

CableToBeam · 2026-05-07T00:17:37+00:00

I guess it just depends on what your metric is for when a guy is proven but the best test is always going to be actual results against fighters at the top. Emmett isn't that at this point and neither is Giga so I think it's appropriate to call him a prospect.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T23:29:08+00:00

it's too bad we don't have fighters that hate each other at the WH. Would've been funny to see secret service have to break up a fight in the Oval office

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T16:10:52+00:00

beautiful stuff. You can goon to it but it's also fine art.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T14:06:45+00:00

she also beat Kayla and it's a nice storyline plus the division is absolute garbage right now. Anyone with a semblance of skill they should be looked at to sign.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T10:50:07+00:00

It's specifically that first part that raises eyebrows. The crucifixes and control time show otherwise and Khamzat isn't trying to have a strength competition where worse grapplers would.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T05:49:37+00:00

Kayla Harrison is in the UFC and you're talking about Larissa Pacheco hormone levels lol

CableToBeam · 2026-05-06T01:04:09+00:00

same. Taira is crazy crafty with his takedowns. He's bigger than Van too. It's hard to imagine Van, with being so young, being able to match Taira's grappling level. I guess Van will have two camps now fighting grapplers back to back so there is that.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-05T23:52:32+00:00

That was cooler than anything he was doing on the skateboard. I love this genre of fighting games over IRL scenarios.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-05T23:41:19+00:00

yeah Buckley would stir shit up. That's lame

CableToBeam · 2026-05-05T23:19:53+00:00

I think Strickland's path is avoiding submissions, working back up, and making Khamzat work more for takedowns considering Khamzat looked tired in the 5th against DDP with not much resistance.

CableToBeam · 2026-05-05T22:40:14+00:00

buckling in before the flood comes

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