Pena's jab was killing Nunes every time she tried to throw a power punch. No idea why she didn't try to take it back down to the ground in the 2nd after her stand up was getting beat. Nunes was just taking punch after punch. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TimBone:
I don't blame you, because it was a huge upset. But this win may be the best example of an underdog saying watch this, and then backing it up.
She called her shot, man.
Amanda didn’t look right…usually her punches are fast, crisp and straight. tonight they were slow and loopy [Reply]
Originally Posted by TimBone:
Aside from power, how was Poirier a favorite?
Edit: I acknowledge he was the favorite by many experts...I just don't understand why? Was it the wins over Connor?
Power as you said, better boxing, better durability, better endurance, and while his grappling is lesser than Oliveira's, he's no slouch and has a bjj black belt so the idea was he could withstand everything Oliveira could throw at him and dish it out harder and for longer. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat:
Pena's jab was killing Nunes every time she tried to throw a power punch. No idea why she didn't try to take it back down to the ground in the 2nd after her stand up was getting beat. Nunes was just taking punch after punch.
If you listen to Pena's post fight interview it sounds like Nunes wasnt training. Crazy at this level but I think she had became complacent with her streak. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefsbroker:
If you listen to Pena's post fight interview it sounds like Nunes wasnt training. Crazy at this level but I think she had became complacent with her streak.
I believe she had COVID pretty bad over the summer so maybe she's still feeling affects from that. [Reply]
Aside from being excited for the fights this weekend, I ran into Julian Marquez at Costco in Independence a couple weeks ago. He was with someone and a kid so I didn't bug him but did talk for a minute. Seemed like a cool guy. Trains and fights out of Kansas City. [Reply]