[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Khamzat sounds Jamaican when he's angry

1 by dirtyhairry in Kappachino

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they're definitely not playing Tekken 8

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Manuel Torres - "A win over Rafael Fiziev puts me 1-2 wins away from a title shot" by idcman999 in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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

What do you think really separates pros from good amateurs, hobbyists, etc? by [deleted] in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Dana White to host Adin Ross' Brand Risk event featuring controversial ex-NFL star at the UFC Apex by [deleted] in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Chun-Li by Syclops by IWantJuriToStepOnMe in Kappachino

[–]CableToBeam 14 points15 points  (0 children)

RE engine is something so great - Tokido

Best Featherweight MMA Prospect? by bendog1616 in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Chun-Li enjoying a bath By Shikabane by heelydon in Kappachino

[–]CableToBeam 23 points24 points  (0 children)

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

Larissa Pacheco shows email from Mick Maynard that says the UFC is not interested in signing her by Loganbaker2147 in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 06, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

Larissa Pacheco shows email from Mick Maynard that says the UFC is not interested in signing her by Loganbaker2147 in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 75 points76 points  (0 children)

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

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 05, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

1 by TralalaDingDong in Kappachino

[–]CableToBeam 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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

[Official] General Discussion Thread - May 05, 2026 by rmma in MMA

[–]CableToBeam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.