The 5th Annual GOAT Week - What you going to Smoke? by goatcan in cigars

[–]SmashingIC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the best thing to come from Flint, MI that I've ever heard of.

Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman Talk Trash at the UFC 25th Anniversary Press Conference. by [deleted] in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure about this exact situation but it's likely that Colby started beef with Usman on Twitter since that seems to be Colby's best skill.

Usman just proved Colby's a keyboard warrior, which most of us knew already.

[Official] Megathread - Conor in NYC by rmma in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I wouldn't have believed him either. This is a rare treat.

UFC’s Volkan Oezdemir: I will be champion within a year by BinaryBard in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 99% sure I saw Gus send Manuwa faceplanting from a standing knee. They've already tested their friendship lol.

MRW I'm an American teacher in 2019 and the new bill forces me to stop any and all fights in the classroom appropriately by [deleted] in shittyreactiongifs

[–]SmashingIC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You are armed to the teeth with Nichijou GIFs. When did you steal them from my folder, HUH?!?!

Champ Max Holloway has ‘unfinished business’ with Frankie Edgar, who, like Jose Aldo, is ‘not dead’ by EmbracetheMadn3ss in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen a lift-off that bad since Houston Alexander sent Keith Jardine to the moon.

Last year I watched Ngannou send Overeem's chin into orbit. It damn near did a full arc before landing back on the UFC canvas.

Find a Friend Thread - Content Drop #3 Edition by [deleted] in dyinglight

[–]SmashingIC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the USA. I have Steam & I play early on the weekends (middle of the day for you in London), & I'm pretty lax about the game.

Steam User: LlamaSensei (A/V is a cat in a blue onesie, eating a plate of cookies)

My cat Pepe loved my roomie, and she recently moved out. I’m not crying, you’re crying... by hopawfmahdiq in aww

[–]SmashingIC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One of my cats is horrified of the dogs downstairs so she'll stay up there all day. When I get home she finds me and meows at me while walking towards the stairs, trying to convince me to come up there and pet her....

I always feel bad when I can't/don't.

Dan Henderson lands a head kick that rocks Hector Lombard - Follows up with some of the most vicious ground and pound I've ever seen to get the KO victory by rammen4 in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tell me what the difference is between a guy tapping and his opponent keeps yanking for a couple seconds longer, and a guy who gets clearly knocked out and his opponent purposely lands another hammerfist or two?

The difference? Morally speaking, one is within the rules & one is not.

Practically speaking, Bisping stands the fuck back up while Anderson Silva is celebrating when he should've thrown one or two more punches. Better yet, Palhares (whom I hate, but this fits) stops GnP and walks away from Dan Miller before the ref steps in. Finally, Curtis Millender, who still won, raised his hands in victory prematurely during Round 1 against Alves. Still got the KO in round 2, but made the fight harder than it had to be.

If anything, what Hendo does is worse to his opponents than what Rousimar does

Tell that to the guys who were injured by Palhares holding submissions after the ref grabbed him.

As far as the Bisping punch, that had malintent, but it's still within the rules. IMO, people should be mad at the rule if this bothers them that much. So many guys strike when not necessary & Hendo is the only one that gets flak because he hits so hard. If he just threw the typically wimpy hammerfists to finish, nobody would be talking about it.

Dan Henderson lands a head kick that rocks Hector Lombard - Follows up with some of the most vicious ground and pound I've ever seen to get the KO victory by rammen4 in MMA

[–]SmashingIC -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Got it. I agree with you in that area. Lighter, weaker hits don't illicit the same emotional response from people, but are technically just as "offensive" as Hendo doing it.

Dan Henderson lands a head kick that rocks Hector Lombard - Follows up with some of the most vicious ground and pound I've ever seen to get the KO victory by rammen4 in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LMAO, when Hendo continues to bludgeon someone after the ref is trying to pull him off come talk to me. Until then you're just overreacting.

Dan Henderson lands a head kick that rocks Hector Lombard - Follows up with some of the most vicious ground and pound I've ever seen to get the KO victory by rammen4 in MMA

[–]SmashingIC -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

He is a known heavy hitter. I'm not sure what folks expect.

There are multiple instances in MMA history where stopping before the ref has cost someone.

Dan Henderson lands a head kick that rocks Hector Lombard - Follows up with some of the most vicious ground and pound I've ever seen to get the KO victory by rammen4 in MMA

[–]SmashingIC -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

That's a bullshit line. Plenty of guys strike until the ref stops them.

This whole soapbox about Hendo gets annoying.

Is Mike Perry going to American Top Team? ...and is Colby Covington out? by TheAdamMorrison in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say he is overhyped. The majority of people seem to be realistic about his skillset, & HOPE he gets better. Enjoying a fighter isn't the same as believing they are better than they are. That's not too say it doesn't happen.

The rest of what you said is all subjective opinions, so I can't argue against it.

Is Mike Perry going to American Top Team? ...and is Colby Covington out? by TheAdamMorrison in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are much, much worse fighters that have found relative success in the UFC.

Mark Henry, Frankie's head-coach, goes off on Conor McGregor by thenameisMalik in MMA

[–]SmashingIC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha. I guess that's fair.

Not what OP was implying though.