UFC UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw - May 24th

[Dale]

Bantamweight Championship: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson
Jake Ellenberger vs. Robbie Lawler
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera
James Krause vs. Jamie Varner

Undercard

Doo Ho Choi vs. Sam Sicilia
Mitch Clarke vs. Al Iaquinta
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno
Anthony Njokuani vs. Vinc Pichel
Chico Camus vs. Chris Holdsworth
Li Jingliang vs. David Michaud​

 

[Slim]

Well the day is here for what looks like a pretty good looking card on paper.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

War Barao and Lawler, meh to everyone else on this card.

 

[Slim]

I had a thought but your sig distracted me and I forgot...

oh yeah... Cormier vs. Hendo... I'm kinda interested in it... only kinda.

but Lawler and Barao... Barao is gonna be the number 1 P4P fighter at the rate he is going

 

[Dale]

I wanna see Cormier actually do something other than embracing the grind, what a lame ass road to a title shot he will have got.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Yeah if Cormier wins hopefully he does something thats actually spectacular. His UFC run has been 7 shades of meh. If he was anyone else, didn't have his name value from Strikeforce he'd be nowhere near a Title shot due to how boring he's been.

 

[Deezy]

OWWWW Fucking Varner, trying to do the last fight scene of Goon? Doesn't work in real life.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Man Lawler has turned into a beast.

And Berger once again shows how bad his fight IQ is, that guy HATES getting hit.

 

[Deezy]

Poor Hendo :'(

Give him Wandy rematch next, no matter if Wandy beats Chael.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

God Cormiers a dull fighter though.

 

[Deezy]

Not to take anything away from Dillishaw, but man was Rogan biased during that entire fight. Was like listening to a team mate commentate this bout.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

Rogan does that alot. Dillashaw won the fight but going off Rogans commentary Barao didn't land a single punch.

When the UFC started the Uberhype of Barao I had a feeling he was screwed.

 

[Deezy]

Not sure why the guy wasn't even trying to press the action like he was the last couple of fights I've seen him in, I mean, wasn't he trying to get more money? isn't he up to renegotiate his contract after this? Pretty stupid of Barao imo. Should've went berserker on Dillishaw, atleast it opens that division waaaaay up now.

Also, if I based everything I see by Rogan commentary, everyone would have broken hands or came in with an injury

 

[Slim]

I have to say... the card was pretty good. Sucked bout that guy having his ankle broken like that... and then to have the ring doctor step on that foot? Only break he could catch was in his ankle.

Lawler wants that rematch. He fightin hard and he'll get it soon. Definitely.

Cormier...still boring but at least he got the finish.

That main event though... what was Barao doin? TJ definitely earned that win and that division is so wide open... question now is... would Faber fight him? hmmmmmm

 

[Dale]

According to Meltzer on a post fight show, Barao had a difficult weight cut which could have played into things.

Will download this show later.