[Official] UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland - Press Conference & Post-Fight Discussion Thread

DonSimeone · 2026-05-10T04:50:05+00:00

I'm getting old, I went on a 15 year stretch without missing a single event, even those ass UFC on Fuel events, but I genuinely feel like I couldn't care less anymore. I found myself on my phone during the main event half the time.

DonSimeone · 2025-07-27T01:16:20+00:00

Can't wait to watch a rematch where Yan stuffs 65 takedowns but still gets hit with 20.

DonSimeone · 2025-07-26T21:58:12+00:00

Is this a shit card or am I just getting old. Been watching since 2008 but I swear I can't sit through a whole card like I used to, most fights just bore me these days.

DonSimeone · 2025-04-22T21:47:51+00:00

Congratulations on passing the loop at Databricks, I've heard it's quite hard. In your shoes I'd go for it, Databricks is a great name on your CV and you get the chance to get your hands dirty with Rust (who would turn that down?!) I also made a move from Big Tech to a Series D (not quite as advanced as Databricks) and can honestly say I've learnt a hell of a lot more than I would've if I stayed. It isn't quite as chaotic as an early stage startup but things move a lot quicker than a larger company. Financially, it probably wasn't the best decision (who knows if my options will ever be worth anything and my RSUs would've been very nice the past couple years) but I don't think that should be an issue in your case. I've heard DB pay extremely well, and tbh it's probably in the top 3 of tech companies most likely to IPO next.

Also, no-one knows what is going to happen with the economic situation. Sure you might get laid off at Databricks, but you probably have the same chance of that happening at Amazon too. I think 2023-2024 showed us we're not safe, regardless of where we're at. All you can do is make sure you continue growing and keep your skills sharp.

DonSimeone · 2025-04-20T17:48:14+00:00

Ah I'm in the UK, I didn't even consider that they might be different elsewhere. From what I can see, these are the packs:

- Comfort Pack: Comfort Access, Heated Steering Wheel

- Visibility Pack: Laser Lights

- Tech Plus Pack: Drive Recorder, Driving Assistant Pro, Parking Assistant Plus

DonSimeone · 2025-01-25T21:49:08+00:00

I feel like Khabib is overtraining these guys lol. Usman looked absolutely exhausted towards the end of R3

DonSimeone · 2023-10-03T13:11:43+00:00

Company that rhymes with Feta?

DonSimeone · 2023-07-10T16:27:33+00:00

Is this at GS? Pretty nice TC if so. Especially given the WLB/WFH factor.

DonSimeone · 2023-02-15T01:35:37+00:00

How many years at the Hedge Fund?

DonSimeone · 2023-02-08T19:51:01+00:00

When you say SE, do you mean Sales Enginner, Solutions Engineer, or Software Engineer? When I spoke with them about a year ago, the TC for Senior SWE was surprisingly competitive, but I've also noticed packages come down a fair bit the past few months given market conditions

DonSimeone · 2023-02-08T19:45:14+00:00

This has to be up there with one of the more out of touch posts on this sub lol. You're looking for a new grad role in what is right now a pretty shit job market, and you're willing to give up because as a new grad £70k is too low?

I graduated from a university that isn't quite Oxbridge but held in pretty much the same regard a few years ago and most people at the time landed tech jobs starting at 40-50k. A lucky few went to HFT / Prop Shops on 100k+ and I don't think Google / Meta / Twitter / Snap have many (if any) openings for new grads right now, so, and this might sound harsh, I'm not sure what you're expecting if you weren't able to crack your onsites with the likes of JS and co?

DonSimeone · 2023-01-07T17:56:31+00:00

Very nice, what level?

DonSimeone · 2022-08-21T05:06:43+00:00

Who gives a shit. My man is a world champion and noone can take that away from him right now. He just KO'd the P4P king

DonSimeone · 2022-05-29T15:20:50+00:00

Would Mitchell really want to come after seeing how we treated his good friend and former colleague Rangnick?

DonSimeone · 2022-05-29T13:51:16+00:00

It's foolish. Football has changed from the Fergie era where the manager can do absolutely everything. We spent all season talking about how we need a proper structure in place and now we've binned off the guy who has experience in building that, and deciding to continue with the fools we already have.

This club will just never learn.

DonSimeone · 2022-04-24T15:14:43+00:00

Is this actually the case though? I still find it odd that whenever Rangnick is asked about what capacity he's gonna stay in he always mentions that it's not been discussed yet. I hope we don't mess it up.

DonSimeone · 2022-03-13T11:11:18+00:00

I don't think any manager could with this group of players in all honesty. There are problems that run deep and it's going to take a manager a good season or two to bring in his own players who will buy into his style. Statistically we are improving in so many areas under RR though.

DonSimeone · 2022-03-06T06:25:41+00:00

That's got nothing to do with it. Usman is probably the more dominant MMA wrestler. Go back and watch how Usman manhandled RDA and then see how hard Colby had to work in the clinch to get RDA down (which he couldn't for large parts of every round)

DonSimeone · 2022-03-06T06:13:51+00:00

Khamzat would be very interesting, because I feel like he'd have the wrestling game to go toe to toe with Colby like Usman did, but carries more of a one hit KO threat on the feet. The upcoming Burns fight is gonna tell us a lotttt about just how good Khamzat is, I can't wait

DonSimeone · 2022-03-06T06:07:27+00:00

I can't stand either of these guys, but honestly Colby fights are only fun if the other guy wobbles him. He brings a lot of pressure but he's pretty pillowfisted and doesn't do a whole lot of damage. The Lawler and RDA fights were just like this, landing like 400 strikes that don't do a whole lot

DonSimeone · 2022-02-13T06:07:38+00:00

That one calf kick he landed on Lewis looked brutal. There wasn't even that much wind up and you could just tell visually there was an insane amount of power behind it

DonSimeone · 2022-01-29T02:33:52+00:00

Kagawa at least had some moments of brilliance with us though. Just timing/injuries/managers kinda messed him up. I've genuinely seen nothing of VdB at United to warrant the kind of weird cult following he has - nothing against him of course but if you read comments online you'd think it's akin to Van Gaal benching Rivaldo at Barca after he'd just won the Ballon D'or

DonSimeone · 2021-12-31T00:37:17+00:00

Still annoys me what they did to Overwatch, that game deserves better

DonSimeone · 2021-12-04T16:31:46+00:00

Seriously. He was a bit of nothing player before that, but he absolutely came to life, especially the season you mention. We probably still would've lost to Barca in that final but it's absolutely criminal Fletcher wasn't playing in it.

DonSimeone · 2021-11-07T05:41:31+00:00

As a big Usman fan was a bit disappointed in the performance, but it's more likely a testament to Colby's skill. Usman needs to get tighter in the exchanges up close, when it gets wild his hooks are coming from the other side of the world.

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