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Demetrious Johnson Gives a Detailed Explanation how to do the Flying Armbar

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Demetrious Johnson, aka “Mighty Mouse,” is a mixed martial artist who has one of the most exciting and unusual submission wins under his belt. This win happened to be his last UFC victory against Ray Borg at UFC 216 back in 2017. The bout was a title fight, and Johnson successfully defended his title. In the 4th minute of the final round, Johnson pulled off an impressive flying armbar to submit…

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UFC eyeing Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee for International Fight Week

At the start of 2023, Kevin Lee chose to resign from the UFC. But it looks like the resignation was just like a holiday for Kevin since he is getting his first matchup against rival Tony Ferguson.

But this Kevin Lee is eyeing a fight against Tony Ferguson again but in the welterweight division. Kevin had a lot of success in the lightweight division, but this time he wants revenge against Tony. Back in 2017, Kevin was giving a tough time to Tony, but Tony’s game plan has always been this: he steals the win from the opponent at the correct time, so at UFC 216, the same thing happened. Kevin Lee lost to Tony Fergusson via the triangle.

In a recent interview, Kevin Lee said,

"It's looking like we're going to do Tony. Me and Tony Ferguson, a lot of people are calling for that fight; they want to see the rematch. I feel like it's going to write a whole bunch of wrongs that happened in 2017, and it's going to put me right back on the right track. I feel like that's the fight that people want to see. It's a great fight for Tony, it's a great fight for me, and I think it's a great fight for the UFC... I think it's only right that we bring it back. We're going to do International Fight Week, is what I'm hearing".

But this time, luck may be on Kevin Lee's side because Tony hasn’t won a fight since the year 2019. Tony is on a five-fight losing streak, which is destroying his confidence. Also, his last two fight defeats can be an advantage to Kevin Lee, who resigned after having a win in the octagon.

As per the USADA, the former UFC lightweight championship contender will get a six-month testing pool, which will allow him to return to the company.

Both fighters had their last five matches, which can break any fighter’s confidence and will to compete again. But they are ready to try their luck once again. According to the sources, whoever loses the fight, it could be the last time they see Tony or Kevin in the UFC octagon.

At UFC 290, the PPV audience will get to see these two fighters for the first time. But for the fans, this is not just the fight that is coming up in July. Jon Jones will also be facing one of the greatest heavyweight champions, Stipe Miocic.

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Twitter reacts to Jared Cannonier beating Sean Strickland

Twitter reacts to Jared Cannonier beating Sean Strickland

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-216-twitter-reacts-jared-cannonier-vs-sean-strickland-split-decision-result December 17, 2022 10:07 pm ET Jared Cannonier got back on track Saturday when he defeated Sean Strickland in the UFC Fight Night 216…

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Dagestan, Russia's Said Nurmagomedov earns 6th UFC win, submits Saidyokub Kakhramonov in Enterprise, Nevada

Dagestan, Russia’s Said Nurmagomedov earns 6th UFC win, submits Saidyokub Kakhramonov in Enterprise, Nevada

Said Nurmagomedov, 30, of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia has earned his third victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was one of the winners at “UFC Fight Night 216,” also known as “UFC on ESPN+ 74” and “UFC Vegas 66“.

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Julian Erosa expects all action vs. Alex Caceres

Julian Erosa expects all action vs. Alex Caceres

LAS VEGAS – Julian Erosa doesn’t see how his fight with Alex Caceres won’t deliver. Erosa (28-9 MMA, 6-5 UFC) meets Caceres (19-13 MMA, 14-11 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 216 main card at the UFC Apex. The card streams on ESPN+. It’s a bout Erosa has wanted for a while and stylistically he likes how he matches up with Caceres. “I’ve been asking for this fight for a while mainly just because…

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UFC 216: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg

DJ wins via suplex-armbar!

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Tune in tonight for UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

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Ten incomplete thoughts on UFC 216

Due to work, I missed the main card except for the main event which I managed to get home in time for. Anyways here’s what I got based off of the prelims and the FX card.

1-  Demetrious Johnson is our ugly baby

This is a Jerry Jones-ism so forgive me but I think it fits if you think about it. Have you ever seen a couple that just had a baby---and the baby's ugly? To everyone on the outside, the baby is absolutely hideous looking but to THEM, to those parents, it's the most beautiful thing ever because its THEIR baby. Demetrious Johnson is our ugly baby. For some fight fans and casual consumers, Demetrious Johnson is a midget who has boring fights against limited competition with a weird personality. He lacks a demographic, a definable fanbase by which an organization can capitalize on his gifts. He's destined to be the guy or the man who fight fans have no interest in. His mere PRESENCE on a card or an event signifies skippable to them. He is almost a fan repellant at this point. He is, in many ways, an ugly baby.

But he's our ugly baby. He's the best fighter in the world as of right now. Where as other see boring fights over limited competition; we see dominant performances vs good fighters who would be great in a world where he doesn't exist. Whereas they see the hit but don't get hit style as boring, we see endless activity through a variety of channels designed to minimize risk BUT still promote action. He finishes fights. He challenges himself to be better. His dominant reign has never featured two fights alike and while you can be bored with the dominance, it's still dominance. It's still one man dominating a host of opponents of various shapes, sizes and styles. All of which unique, all of which remind you that what you're seeing is special and what everybody else sees is irrelevant. Who gives a shit if he's an ugly baby, he's YOUR baby.

Mighty Mouse, in a climate where fighting often and fighting consistently on TV isn't really worth as much as it should, will never be respected for what he is. He's our ugly baby; the thing only we can truly appreciate. You just gotta go with it.

2- The Uniqueness of Combat Sports; Good and Bad; was on display.

We begin with the good. The 1 v 1 nature of MMA (and boxing and etc) makes it so much more free flowing as to the how and why we get the matchups. There is no set schedule---so when Derrick Lewis hours before the show can't go? You just get another guy on display! Out comes Walt Harris who had a fight scheduled previously who gets bumped up the card. That's the fun thing about MMA; it's never always laid out to perfection but 9/10, it ends up being just fine. Instead of not getting a Werdum fight, we get Werdum vs Walt Harris on like six hours notice. That's really cool.

And the negative? Well in no other sport would an obvious matchup not happen on account of money. The brackets are what they are, the Yankees and Red Sox don't immediately get to play one another in the ALCS. Who wins is who wins. Tony Ferguson vs Conor McGregor is the fight to make under all categories except for one----which happens to be the biggest one. At the risk of upsetting the Nate Diaz fans, imagine if the Lakers last year took the place of the Spurs to ensure that the NBA would garner the biggest ratings for their playoffs. It'd be stupid---but MMA is a stupid sport sometimes. So we'll sit and wait to determine whether the right title fight will take place or whether the most economical title fight will take place. Either one will do.

3- Mighty should SERIOUSLY think about retiring.

There's a theory that flyweight would've had a better chance of surviving had it not been for Demetrious Johnson, the aforementioned ugly baby of MMA. Let's test that. Mighty Mouse should seriously consider pulling a GSP. Just take off for a while, work on the Fox team/whatever network is next team and provide analysis from a distance. When the opportunity arises for him to come back aka when there's a title fight that makes sense, he should return. Let's see if HE is the problem of it the division itself is a problem.

4- Tony Ferguson is a once in a decade type fighter

No, I don't mean that in the sense that he's a prodigious athlete or some special draw. He's not Conor or Ronda or whomever else has been tabbed with such a label.  I'm talking about a guy who is a fighting freak; one of those fucked up type of guys who has these fights that the average human being couldn't fathom and even pro fighters would try to avoid. He began the third round shouting at Kevin Lee about how this was going to be his round and he legit just marched dude down, ate whatever fire was coming his way, got up from takedowns and then when shit got hairy on the ground, he went elbows into armbar into triangle. Tony Ferguson fights with this unrelenting confidence and this air of inevitability. "At some point, I'm going to get you. And when I do? You aren't going to do shit about it." Ferguson isn't just a great fighter, he's a savage sadistic will breaker. You don't see guys like that come along, not in today's MMA where fans think fighters play it safe more than ever before.

5- Greg Jackson had a bad night.

I didn't see any of the main card fights beyond the main event but this goes to the Duquesnoy and the Ray Borg fight. In the former, it felt like any adjustments after the first round were nil for Duquesnoy. Unorthodox only works when fighters are afraid of it and you execute it with near perfection. The unorthodox offense and footwork of Duquesnoy was figured out pretty quickly by Stamman and the adjustments were....I unno. MAYBE Duquesnoy got some great advice and he just didn't execute on it. His third round was abysmal from start to finish and outside of Stamman nearly giving him the fight by virtue of being an idiot, it was not the performance we expected from a top prospect. As for Ray Borg? WHEN has clinching with Mighty Mouse ever worked. I watched a bushel of Demetrious Johnson fights in a row and pointed out that the clinch is where he excels---so Borg clinched and wrestled. Even if Ray Borg isn't a good striker, you have a better chance of starting something on the feet. Furthermore, you HAVE to tell your fighter to never go for the neck on Mighty Mouse. Everytime he takes guys down, they chase that desperation guillo because he feeds it to them. Every single write up I read involved some form of "Borg chases a guillotine" but that never works. NEVER. The gameplan didn't seem to give Borg a single shot.  Also felt like Lando Vannata engaged far too much vs Bobby Green BUT I'm not gonna hold dude responsible for that.

6- I think Kevin Lee is making a right choice jumping up to 170 lbs

I made the comparison of Gray Maynard for Kevin Lee at 155 lbs. I think that's still apt---but I think Lee going UP in weight is the right idea. Kevin Lee said he weighed 185 lbs or more vs Tony Ferguson and so that gives you an accurate window of what MOST 155 lbers are weighing after rehydration and etc etc etc.  Lee will not be at that big of a size and strength disadvantage vs guys at 170 lbs. Look at how MOST 155ers who have moved up have been able to hold their own vs genuine welterweights. The difference is not that massive and so I figure Lee with better cardio will pop into that top 10 discussion.

7- I need a good reason why there's no 165 and 175 lb divisions

Just curious what the excuses are. I understand it might not curtail weight cuts but it can't hurt for sure. Unless you're going to tell me 185 lbers are going to try to kill themselves to make 175 lbs but if thats a concern, just establish a weight percentage rule. Weigh more than 15% of your intended weight class? Move up or move out! If you're concerned about MMA watering itself down then I mean are you not realizing the quality of talent between 155 lbs and 185 lbs? That's a stupid excuse. The quality of fights will improve because people aren't dying to make weight that intensely. You're at least TRYING something. Two more titles? 99% of you people don't even care who the champ is anyways if he's not a star so how does it impact your ability to enjoy MMA?

8- Brad Tavares is quietly becoming really good.

I've been harsh on Tavares because I feel like he's better than what he's put out recently. Over the past two fights though, he's shown some serious improvements. He's more aggressive while still being his usual composed and patient self. He's got a great jab, he can wrestle with just about anybody. In many ways it felt like he always knew his chin was a little questionable and so he fought to protect that. Recently though it feels like he's more aggressive than usual and that's a good thing. I just think he needs to get that finish which has eluded him so far in the UFC.

9- Magomed Bibulatov losing is a bummer.

Yes yes yes yes. I know. Try to hear me out here for a second will ya? The one thing we keep hearing about guys at 125 lbs is that they're all basically the same guy. The idea that they're all just fighters fighting the most boring guy in the world. Bibulatov had a teensy bit of buzz on him and John Moraga, a dude who at this point is your gatekeeper to the stars, smelted him. Woooof.

10- The Anik, Rogan and Cormier team seemed to have an idea of how to work together.

Don't know if it was the week or whatever the case may be BUT thesse guys were all on their game. Cormier seemed to fit in better and have a better understanding of what he should or should not be calling and their jokes actually seemed to work for once. Most of all, all three guys seemed to be in the zone with very little moments of  "Wow that was stupid!" Good night fo rthis new commentary squad.

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'UFC Vegas 66' results: Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland, Arman Tsarukyan vs Damir Ismagulov in Enterprise, Nevada

‘UFC Vegas 66’ results: Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland, Arman Tsarukyan vs Damir Ismagulov in Enterprise, Nevada

promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title: “UFC Fight Night 216” (UFC on ESPN+ 74, UFC Vegas 66) venue: UFC Apex, Enterprise, Clark County, Nevada, United States date: December 17, 2022 COUNTRIES: ATHLETES WEIGH-INS / FACE-OFFS FIGHT RESULTS BOUT #WIN LOSS DETAILS1 Name (County) Name (Country) Method:Time & Round:Referee:Weight: 2 Name (County) Name (Country) Method:Time &…

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Michal Oleksiejczuk will ‘destroy’ Cody Brundage

Michal Oleksiejczuk will ‘destroy’ Cody Brundage

LAS VEGAS – Michal Oleksiejczuk is confident Cody Brundage won’t be able to get him to the ground at UFC Fight Night 216. Winner of three of his past four, Oleksiejczuk (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) faces Brundage (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main card opener at the UFC Apex. The card streams on ESPN+. Coming off a first-round TKO of Sam Alvey in August, Oleksiejczuk will look to punish Brundage with…

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Yo we made it to 50 episodes mayneeeee!!! So you better share this episode mayneeee!!!

Since it's the 50th episode @theanticool and I decided to make it a special one, so we brought in the homie @stogesbrosandhoes who's a supporter of the podcast to help us cover all of the fights that happened this weekend.

We go over UFC 216 which will be remembered for the "Mighty Arm Bar", Bellator 184, and we have a discussion about where Demetrious Johnson ranks in on the all time GOAT list.

This was a really fun episode with lots of good conversation so I hope you guys enjoy.. And once again share this damn episode.

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