Offical Mixed Martial Arts Thread (UFC, ONE Championship, Bellator, Invicta FC, RIZIN etc)

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ONE's Istela Nunes would be fighting tomorrow if it wasn't for this:





Eddie Alvarez says striking vastly better in One Championship than UFC – ‘that can’t even be argued’

• ‘The Underground King’ laughs off notion that all the best fighters in the world are in UFC
• ‘I was the guy who didn’t fight in the UFC. I went there and won the belt’

Eddie Alvarez has said the notion that all the best fighters in the world are in the UFC is “complete c**p”, and thinks One Championship even has better strikers.

The former UFC lightweight champion is now with the Asian MMA organisation, where he is 1-1 with both of his fights ending in the first round.
He suffered a shock first-round TKO by Russian knockout artist Timofey Nastyukhin (13-4) on his One debut in Tokyo. where he faces Turkish mauler “Dagi” Arslanaliev (8-1) in the final of the lightweight grand prix on October 13.

“As a fight fan myself, it’s clear that the level of striking is easily in the favour of One Championship. That can’t even be argued,” Alvarez told MMA Fighting.


“When you watch One Championship, and when you watch what goes on in the Muay Thai bouts and even the MMA bouts, the striking is vastly better in One Championship.”

Alvarez (30-7) suffered a nasty eye injury against Nastyukhin – he said it felt like it “exploded” – before getting a comeback submission win against Filipino former champion Eduard Folayang in Manila


“That whole theory is c**p that everybody who’s the best is a UFC guy,” said the 35-year-old Alvarez, a former Bellator lightweight champion. “It’s complete c**p because I was the guy who didn’t fight in the UFC. I went there and won the belt.
“I beat arguably the best lightweight in that history. [Rafael dos Anjos] at the time was killing everyone. Like literally murdering the who’s who. So to go to the UFC, win the belt and be a guy from the outside that never fought there, I’m the guy you’re talking about.

“I wasn’t a UFC fighter per se but I went there and I won the world title. If I could do it, isn’t it true that anybody from the outside could possibly go there and win the title? It’s not arguable. It’s fact. The best fighters in the world, they’re all over and they’re virtually unknown.”

Eddie Alvarez says striking ‘vastly better’ in One than UFC

Former lightweight champion laughs off notion all best fighters in the world are in UFC – ‘I was the guy who didn’t fight there. I went and won the belt’.

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I do agree that ONE has better strikers than UFC.

 

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[Kami]

Always love MMA WATCH and her edits

 

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UFC Mexican fans were throwing shit at fighters. A complete mess.




The main event Yair vs Stephens ended with a No contest decision in under 15 secs after Yair's eye poke.




Steven Peterson pulled of a sick spinning backfist KO. That follow up hammerfist was unnecessary tho


Alexa Grasso did more damage to Carla and even pulled off an armbar but she lost to Carla's tactical ground game. I feel bad for this cutie.







Angela hill beat Ariane Carnelossi via TKO cut stoppage with a vicious elbow which opened Carnelossi up on the third round.

 

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UFC's John Lineker is making his ONE debut.

 

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ONE and their daily Angela Lee promo. I'm so sick of it lol






UFC Pros Pick - Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya




Zhang learning more hellbows




Joanna training for fight against Waterson




Yair is a dick. Lost my respect 4 him.

 

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