Bloody Elbow

GIFSoup

inthepipes - January 24, 2012 reply

yes

first time I saw that commercial, I thought “I can’t wait till that is a gif”

T.P. Grant - January 25, 2012 reply

:)

inthepipes - January 25, 2012 reply

MIND=BLOWN

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 via Android app reply

Great Fucking fight

It’s tough but I’ll say Diaz by split decision

rscott94 - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

na miller by decision

I think that Miller will utilize his wrestling to get the fight to the ground, and I feel that he’s good enough not to get caught by anything that Diaz throws at him from his back. On the feet though, it’s all Diaz.

chrisbboy82 - January 26, 2012 reply

I really wish Melvin won on friday

A Diaz rematch always seemed cool to me. This is a great fight too.

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

Well since Guillard doesn't learn

And Diaz has a granite chin, Nate by sub.

agreed thats exactly what wouldve happened

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Only a #1 contender fight for Diaz I think...

It’s a tough fight for both guys, but Diaz is a little more marketable and beating Miller would be far more impressive (not to mention giving him one more big win in a row than Miller would have) than Jim beating Diaz because of their styles. Miller has lost to both Henderson and Edgar and would be far more difficult to hype a fight with either of those two than it would were Nate to be in his place. So I’m calling them booking Diaz in a title fight if he wins, and having Miller earn one more nice win until he gets a shot.

you are ignoring that they can also market Jim easily as well

he was on a seven fight win streak b4 he lost to benson

Jim Miller doesn't have the personality of someone like Diaz

And as exciting as he is, the Benson fight and Guillard are the only fights he’s ever even co-headlined. Diaz meanwhile has probably headlined every other Fight Night.

true but think about it

if Frankie wins, then you basically ignore the Bendo fight and market miller as someone who has run through the division and had a 7 fight win streak at one point blah blah blah. if Bendo wins then you have a grudge rematch to hype up for the casuals.

They hated Bendo/Miller so much

That they incorrectly gave FOTN to Hardy/Lytle and the main event slot to Hardy/Lytle.

It’s hard to have a grudge match for the casuals when you barely hyped the first one (See: Edgar vs. Maynard I to Edgar vs. Maynard II, and so on).

true but reality is diaz isnt deserving as of yet and if he beats miller i think he would still need another top 5 fight

I don't think so

Diaz isn’t on a crazy tear himself…but he ended Cerrone’s crazy streak…which basically means he gets a #1 contender fight next.

Just like when Bendo ended Miller’s crazy streak, and then got Guida(another streak ender) in his next fight as a #1 contender match.

Agreed

Diaz is awesome and never should’ve gone up to WW.

The next step is to get Diego down to LW so we can have Nate vs. Diego.

What was his reasoning in going up to WW anyway?

he was tired of watching marcus davis fight and made it a goal to send him packing

hewsdaddy - January 24, 2012 reply

Ha ha ha

I just watched that fight again. What a beating!

wyldeman99 - January 25, 2012 via Android app reply

Something about tough weight cuts I think

I think I remember a quote like 'I'm not gonna keep losing cuz I'm starvin myself'

It may have even been

“if I’m gonna keep getting gypped out of decisions, I’m not going to be hungry all the time.”

Nick probably told him it was the better weight class.

Bolshevik - January 25, 2012 reply

Nate is on a Gluten Free diet now

This makes him keep his weight down easier as he was struggling to make light weight before he went up to welterweight.

Bizz213 - January 25, 2012 reply

That's very interesting

Do you have a source for that?

Drunken cutman - January 25, 2012 reply

Nate Diaz said it after his fight with Gomi

he talks about it a lot actually

says all the guys at Ceasar Gracie are basically on gluten free, vegetarian diets, with the exception of Gil, who “likes his carnitas”.

BrothersGottaAndyHug - January 24, 2012 reply

this is a sick fight....

…really hoping for 5 rounds…..any shot that happens?

Don't think they make this the main event

If it’s Cinco De Mayo weekend I say Mir vs. Cain would be a banging main event

Holy shit!

YES! Make that happen…son of a bitch that’s perfect.

ITS SO AWESOME CHRIS GROVES DIDNT CENSOR HIMSELF

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

I think he cracked a beer in celebration!

Haha I definitely didn't do that

now I’m expecting to get some hell…but I don’t drink.

I already knew you didn't drink or smoke

Oh snap

My fellow BE-ers remember more about me than I’d expect.

Well played.

I do what I can

Straight edge?

Are you our CM Punk?

Um...don't think I get the reference.

CM Punk is straight edge

he doesn’t drink or do drugs.

Are you BE Punk? Or CM Bulletpointcomment?

Easy rec.

BE Punk is catchier

But I feel like CM Bulletpointcomment is much more appropriate.

I can respect that

Neither do I

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

Then how the hell do you two survive?

Food, water, shelter

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

What he said

My completely lame joke fails miserably.

I was trying to be punny =(.

I think he was giving a sort of sarcastic retort

I certainly didn’t believe you were ACTUALLY asking me how I survived.

Yeah.

Sarcasm is hard to pick up online some times. Especially without the sarcasm font or a random “lol”

Yeah no kidding

Very little room for the deadpan ‘asshole-ish retort that isn’t asshole-ish because of the way you are saying it’ thing on the interwebs.

Guess that means I will have to post a picture

of the facial expression that applies

That should work

The Lethal Haze - January 25, 2012 reply

what words did you plug into the google

to get that pic?

I bet it works with

“marmalard”

merryprankster - January 25, 2012 reply

and hardcore queer-ups ...

Please continue.

glib_mf - January 25, 2012 reply

Straight edges of BE UNITE!

I always feel like I’m letting BVanddietpepsi down when I say “water” in response to the obligatory “what’s everybody drinking” comment.

GXC posts here a lot and is also straight edge.

POW - January 25, 2012 reply

In all honesty, I've known quite a few actual straight edges

back in the days, and they are borderline insufferable. I don’t drink, but I don’t make a big production out of it, either.

Yeah the evangalism thing gets old fast. I happen to enjoy beer. That doesn’t make me any better/worse than anybody else. Except for mormons, of course. It does make me better than mormons.

POW - January 25, 2012 reply

I know what you mean

I hate the people that preach about anything, to be honest. Nobody finds out that I don’t drink unless they specifically ask me if I want a drink, and I always just say ‘no’.

I hate the high and mighty aspect some people get…there are maybe 3-4 out of our group of 10-15 that are ‘straight edge’…and thankfully none of them are d!cks about it.

People here will really hate me

I quit drinking because I don’t like the taste of alcohol anymore.

Andy Anderson - January 25, 2012 reply

your not the only one lol so fuck ’em plus if i dont wanna end up like melvin i better only just do weed. i have sickle cell so im taking something damn it i dont like pills lol AT ALLL

Mac Marley - January 25, 2012 reply

Hell no they don't do Cain vs. anybody

He already did a fox i don’t forsee him on fox again for a long time.

AfroSamurai - January 24, 2012 reply

idk why Diaz couldn't headline a Cinco card

AfroSamurai - January 24, 2012 reply

Because they would have to give him a Mic after he wins and that isn’t the greatest idea…

No

Dana said it’s not the main event

IRodC - January 24, 2012 reply

fuck

Unless you want like 1.5 million viewers then it's the right call

im not a casual so im thinking in a sense of how awesome a five rounder would be

I want this to go 12 rounds

But yeah casuals will have no idea who Jim Miller is

i hate it that a fighter like Jim gets no attention at all

Well you can blame that on marketing.

Jim Miller

Well rounded
Hard Working
Awesome Beard
Exciting Fights

What more do you need UFC?

He really needs to take an arrow to the knee.

he needs to hit someone from behind with a steel chair and turn heel

Personality?

The problem with a lot of “boring” fighters isn’t the lack of personality of the fighters, it’s the lack of effort of the interviewers to try to do anything more than boilerplate questions. Not shoehorning false drama into the same rinse-repeat questions =/= boring.

If you’ve ever listened to the Sunday Sitdown that Jack Encarnacio does on Sherdog Radio, he basically has an actual 30-40 minute conversation with guys, not just about MMA, but about who they are. When an interviewer actually takes the time to properly prep so that they know more about a fighter than his fight finder record, you get better interviews that show a guy’s actual personality. His Sunday Sitdown with Jim was excellent and covered everything from why he doesn’t do the fake trash talk to his home brewing, to the time he got so drunk at an Octoberfest party that he lost his wedding ring in the fire and didn’t find it until “it was glowing like in Lord of the Rings.”

His personality and look is kind of boring

Horselover Fat - January 25, 2012 reply

So?

Ratings during a five round Miller/Diaz fight would go through the roof

I figured it wouldnt be

rscott94 - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

OH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

inthepipes - January 24, 2012 reply

someone has to put up the Michael Jackson one.

That is by far my favorite

Clay Davis - January 25, 2012 reply

This one?

Gotta give it to MJ, he made looking like a fucking clown a cool thing.

Unabomberman - January 25, 2012 reply

I don't like this fight one bit.

Only because I like both fighters a bunch, and don’t want to see either lose. I was really hoping they were gonna let Nate beat up BJ. Oh well, WAR DIAZ.

ANance - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

Great fight but I don't think it's great matchmaking,

Going to be a war but where does it leave Miller if he wins, whether Bendo beats Frankie or not. At the same time it cuts Nate out as a potential 155 contender.

That said, I think Diaz wins and is still another fight away from a title shot but I would have preferred to see Nate fight the winner of Pettis vs. Lauzon

ThatsHowIRoll - January 24, 2012 reply

if miller and frankie win then its easily marketable as well as if bendo wins

Disagree

If Frankie wins many will say, ‘but Bendo smashed miller blah blah’. And I’d agree with them. I think they are burning Diaz a bit here. But like I said, I backed him against Cerrone and will again in this fight.

Who would you put ahead of Nate at that point? Wins over Miller and Cerrone would be enough IMO.

a rematch with maynard if he beats miller id say

I can see that, but I think UFC might hesitate to put Gray back in the mix after he got 2 shots at the belt. I think the public would much rather see Nate get a title shot than Gray get a 3rd.

Maynard would have to win before fighting Nate. Joe Silva likes to match guys that are winning with other people that are winning.

RagingNoodles - January 24, 2012 reply

gray vs cerrone? winners gets pettis if j-lau wins

hewsdaddy - January 24, 2012 reply

Guida vs. Maynard

Maynard is coming off a loss

Agreed, I think he's at the level now TBH.

But despite being one of my fav fighters I can just also see the argument that he is one fight off… I think the winner of JLo Pettis is the only option. Another snooze fest with Maynard would be completely useless, is shit stylistically for Diaz and would ruin Diaz as a legit contender at that point where Gray still remains in no-mans land after the Frankie trilogy.

Oh Shit

A Diaz is going to be on live TV???? I can’t wait for ignance to ensue.

Wow suprised by this match up. Was expecting Nate to be matched up with Pettis-Lauzon winner for the title shot. And I really wanted Jim to fight Barboza. Hell who am I kidding this is gonna be a WAR! What about a co-main with cain vs ??? That would be a sick Cinco de Mayo card.

MMA214 - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

wow what?

Jim deserves a title shot way more then Nate does right now.

On a one fight win streak?

Nate’s last loss was at welterweight, to RORY FUCKING MACDONALD

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

Not so sure about that , nate just beat a cerrone whos a top contender and miller was thrashed by bendo. Jim is on a 1 fight win streak while nate is on a 2 fight win streak and beating guillard aint worth that much.

MMA214 - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

and one of nates wins was a totally out of his prime and done career wise takanori gomi

who is way less relevant then guillard

It's not about deserving.

Although I think Nate sparking Cerrone is plenty deserving enough, the fact that Bendo stomped Miller doesn’t put him in a good position for the next shot whether he becomes the champ or loses.

Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre - January 25, 2012 reply

!

Earl Montclair - January 24, 2012 reply

Lmfao !

MMA214 - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

so much winnn

OPRAH!!!!!

Jamie Penick - January 25, 2012 reply

My seed, son!

Diz D - January 25, 2012 reply

How is Miller vs Edgar/Bendo marketable?

The loss to Bendo wasn’t even a year ago and it was very one sided. People won’t care about the reports of Miller having mono or whatever has come out now. It’s not a slight against Miller at all, but he would be only two fights removed from a very one sided loss. Diaz would only be three fights removed but has marketability on his side. I personally wouldn’t mind seeing any combination of those guys go at it, but they aren’t marketing towards just me.

Rematches are marketable dude...plain and simple.

Really?

So no matter how one sided a win or loss was…people will want to see it again? Do you think they’d be quick to do a fourth fight between Edgar and Maynard? A rematch between Anderson and Okami? Some rematches are marketable…a lot are not…THAT is plain and simple.

Yeah, UFC 136 did a TON of buys

Being sandwiched between a Jon Jones card and what was expected to be a GSP card

Didn’t really help…with awareness or the devotion it got marketing wise.

What was the excuse for 125 then?

Because it didn’t do much better.

Lack of star power?

Yeah...which usually means the fighters were harder to market...

Which is exactly what I’m saying will get Nate a shot before Jim, on top of having one more win than him.

I really believe you can market anyone.

Some people you just have to put more effort into.

Jon Fitch would need a lot of marketing

Unfortunately his highlights consist of finishes from 2006 and getting the tar beaten out of him by GSP and Hendricks

It could be a come back type of story.

Like Rocky, without the man boobs.

ಠ_ಠ

except one of his wins was takanori gomi who hasnt been a top fighter in years

Before 125 Edgar vs. Maynard was supposed to be the worst fight of all time.

Bolshevik - January 24, 2012 reply

Not when they’re lopsided… Miller was completely dominated by Bendo and shouldn’t get a rematch with him before he’s won 2-3 huge fights, especially if it’s for a title.

The fight wasn't that much of a blowout

It was. All Miller did in the 2nd and 3rd rounds was hang on for dear life. It only went to a decision because Miller is a tough SOB. Just about any other LW would’ve been finished by Bendo that night.

Definitely not an issue with Edgar.

It’s been so long since they fought that it’s basically a new match-up. Plus I haven’t even actually seen that fight.

Bolshevik - January 24, 2012 reply

Like I said, Edgar not as much...

but it has been a lot longer in between that fight and a rematch. It still wouldn’t be as marketable as Diaz vs Edgar because, like anyone with common sense would agree, Nate has a lot more marketability. That marketability is what will get him a first time shot at either Edgar or Bendo compared to Millers second shot at them.

Oh the boxing in that fight would make my eyes water with joy.

Nobody who wasn’t there live has. Not even Jimmy or Frankie ever got a copy of the event for some reason, even though Reality Fighting otherwise always had one. I know Jim’s camp has tried to find somebody with a copy a few times and never could.

My take

Miller beats Diaz? They give the title shot to winner of Lauzon/Pettis and Miller has to win one more (Maynard?) to get a shot.

Diaz beats Miller? Diaz gets the shot.

TheMuscleShark - January 24, 2012 reply

I like Lauzon

But propel him to a title shot so quickly? I have my reservations about that, then again, first round Joe Lauzon is the most dangerous fighter in the UFC

they wouldnt do the maynard vs miller match because it could kill one of them as a contender period

Maynard had two chances… he’s only a viable contender once everyone else has had their chance. He’s way back of the line at the moment.

I am excite

Bolshevik - January 24, 2012 reply

Nate takes this

Watched Gray v Nate 2 the other day. Nate’s boxing has improved by leaps and bounds in the last 2 years and his Ceaser Gracie Brown belt is as good as any Black Belt in MMA. At 26 he is reaching his prime, he going to tough out for anyone at 155.

Nates boxing doesnt matter in this fight

Miller is ythe type of fighter that has always given Diaz trouble: a strong wrestler with excellent submission defence. Millers also far better then Stevenson or Guida on the ground

sitnam90 - January 25, 2012 via mobile reply

All I can say is

dajulzta - January 24, 2012 reply

2 chicks man. 2 chicks.

?

I was thinking frickin’ awesome. I dunno what you’re thinking

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 via Android app reply

Office Space reference.

Thanks for playing.

crazedfan - January 25, 2012 reply

lol he failed

inthepipes - January 25, 2012 reply

Well I can't see every movie ever made.

Sheesh

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 via Android app reply

Diz D - January 25, 2012 reply

Fun Fact: This is the 3rd time in 4 fights Jim Miller has fought a WEC vet

Shalorus, Henderson, and now Diaz (who was subbed by Franca for the LW title).

!!!!Thank you

Gotta love this fight

Miller by Decision

Diaz

3rd round TKO

Diaz by UD. FOTY candidate

Diaz doesn’t defend the TD and he’s not going to get a sub on Miller.

Why not?

He wont get subbed by Miller either...

That's why I said decision

We'll see bout that

Either way, win/win. Love em both

i agree miller by decision

He's going to wear him down

and pour it on him in the 3rd.

Just like Stun Gun, except Miller is an average size LW. Not a top control WW.

I don’t see Miller standing at the end of Nate’s punches like Cerrone did, or passing up the opportunity for a ground battle.

This

I was talking about the DHK fight

which took place on the ground.

That's not what I'm saying

Nate wore DHK out by scrambling for two rounds straight. In the third, Kim couldn’t do anything except get tagged.

except miller's cardio is awesome so i doubt hes gassing

Everyone's cardio is great

Until they fight a Diaz.

Its a whole other level.

miller got dominated for all three rounds while sick against ben henderson and still kept coming

i highly doubt he will gas against anyone in a 3 round fight

Miller is a big lightweight. He gets up around 180 out of camp and cuts from the area of 175. I’ve never understood where the “Jim Miller is small,” thing came from.

That crazy stat they pulled for Miller before the Guillard fight was...crazy

Miller has never lost a fight where he has scored at least one takedown.

I have to think that Diaz isn’t going to keep Miller from taking him down…and statistically that means Miller wins.

Obviously we could have Miller’s first fight where he gets a TD and doesn’t win…but again, the stats sort of go against that.

Fitch got kayoed in 12 seconds

Big Nog got tapped.

I know, there is a first time for everything

But I think the safer bet is for the ‘thing that never happened before’ to not happen in the next fight…I’m not saying it will never happen ever…but as far as this fight goes…I think the odds are pretty safe.

And Fitch HAD been KO’d before…just not at WW.

I don't think that stat(or any stat really) holds much weight

Considering the match up.

Diaz is a guy who has taken great TD/top control fighters to split decisions and close 29-28 fights. Not too mention, he has legitimate arguments that he won both the Maynard and Guida fights. Most of which, saw him on the bottom.

Believe me, I'm not counting Nate out

I’m a huge fan of both guys.

But something in my gut tells me Miller could easily do the whole ‘gameplan’ thing and get the W.

The word 'easily'

I don’t see how Miller can ‘easily’ win this fight in any capacity.

This match up is no more in his favor than it is for Nate.

Miller isn’t a lay and pray fighter. He’s going to be active. That means Diaz will be even more active. I think its a toss up really.

Wrong choice of words

You are right…I don’t think a win would be ‘easy’ for Miller…but I think it’s definitly there, clear, and enitrely possible.

Miller so far, loses to guys who can counter his wrestling/grappling.

Diaz seems to be more of the time who loses to guys who can outwrestle him.

I think the chances of Miller outswrestling Diaz are better than Diaz stuffing and counter Miller’s wrestling/grappling.

I think it will be a fast paced ground fight

with Miller on top.

Until late in the 2nd or early 3rd. That’s when everyone( including Maynard, Guida and Kim) seems to let Nate take over.

I just think that Nate has fought enough wrestlers to know how to be effective against Miller on his back.

Very good point

Those 3 don't threaten with submissions as much as Miller does

Almost all of Miller's subs

come from the bottom.

I honestly don’t think he will be going for subs here. That would give Diaz his biggest chance of reversing position.

They guy went for a standing arm triangle against Ben Henderson

I don’t think he is worried about losing position

And lost badly

He better worry about losing position in a 3 round fight against a guy like Diaz.

If Miller wins this fight, it will be by postion.

The Lethal Haze - January 25, 2012 reply

he did hit that triangle from the mount a while back

Well that's just bad ass

It was in 2002...

technically ...

Big Nog was broken before he tapped. Or, at the very least, it was simultaneous.

That’s just how HARD big Frank Mir duzzz it.

Continue.

glib_mf - January 25, 2012 reply

Nate is pretty good in the clinch

I wouldn’t be surprised if he takes Miller down instead.

Um.....

TKO… no.

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

Yeah

Cause there was no way Melvin was gonna drop him either, right?

Actually no

I knew Melvin would tag him.

Nate Diaz doesn’t hit like Melvin Guillard, and his accumulation of medium power strikes won’t drop Miller.

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

I'm saying that people claimed Miller wouldn't get rocked or KO'd

It could have easily happened.

Anyone can get dropped by anyone, especially is they’re tired and the punches pile on.

some schmuck in texas - January 24, 2012 reply

This fight will be an enigmatic work of beauty

(totally getting into geometric and kinetic/mechanical sculpture lately – this is a antipot by Bathsheba Grossman and it lacks a definite interior or exterior surface. BADASS!)

uh

YEAHHHHH

halitosis - January 24, 2012 via mobile reply

just a little change of pace from the usual south park/family guy/game of thrones stuff

some schmuck in texas - January 24, 2012 reply

Here we go again!

dajulzta - January 24, 2012 reply

I'm about to go to bed

otherwise I would TOTALLY spam this thread with modern art.

You’re welcome for my restraint.

some schmuck in texas - January 24, 2012 reply

Modern Art?

Lee Bontecou, Untitled

no seriously, I have a job. Goodnight.

Me to.

Why am I still here?

I don't see how that's art

I feel like modern art is a bunch if BS put together and then it has some stupid quality that makes it special.

halitosis - January 25, 2012 via mobile reply

Art is subjective

Leave it at that and everyone is happy

to me it is art because it's fascinatingly beautiful and I want to stare at it all day.

what does it mean? no idea, if it even means anything

Yeah,

I was just gonna say that it just looks really cool.

ElliotMatheny - January 25, 2012 reply

PHILISTINE!

bigstupidsmile - January 25, 2012 reply

UncleMax - January 25, 2012 reply

Beautiful

Incredible motion

Bontecou is the man

I don’t care how or when, but sometime in my life, I will acquire an original and have it hanging in the entry of some future home of mine.

Cocytus - January 25, 2012 reply

She really is NOT the man.

;)

Genki Sudo's Choreographer - January 25, 2012 reply

She's the WOAHMAN

Ugh, I made the same mistake my first year in architecture school. At least that time was ignorance. This time’s just my memory being a shit. haha

Cocytus - January 25, 2012 reply

holy shit that is fucking cool actually

Rob Young - January 25, 2012 reply

Rec'd

Because I like learning random things in unexpected places.

Did you know

Both of the higest grossing films of all time(globally) were released on the same weekend? They were also helmed by the same Director.

One was a somewhat good movie

The other one had giant smurfs

giant smurfs.......Khloe Kardashian starred in a Blue Man Group movie?

One was a cool movie

The other had a sinking ship

I have a personal pet peeve

about the incredible overuse of the word “helmed” to refer to a director. What does that say about me? It drives me nuts.

I can understand

But I hate the oversimplification of ‘They were made by the same guy’…no movie is made by any one guy. Even in the case where the same person wrote, directed, AND was one of the producers…saying ‘that guy made the movie’ is a bit much for me.

There are two things I’m a fanatic about, movies and MMA, movies came first…so I can be a bit of a stickler

I wish there were more film enthusiasts on here.

try the imdb forums

PSYCHE! that place is a sewer. Worse than yahoo news comments, maybe.

YEah, I go there...but there are 10 times as many people who hate movies there

as there are people who like whatever movie you are discussing.

Every now and then some of the boards get intelligent conversation…but there is always a ‘troll’ to spoil it.

Sup

Since we're doing movie stuff...

The original Jaws holds a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; whereas a sequel, Jaws: The Revenge, holds a rare 0%.

0% is not that rare

Deadfall has it too

Even Disaster Movie got a 2%...

Genki Sudo's Choreographer - January 25, 2012 reply

Interesting Mr Groves

Also interesting, 5 second films – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saqO_ZqX6uY

Yep, those are great.

Genki Sudo's Choreographer - January 24, 2012 reply

seriously though, it is trippy

The intricacies of the knots and the illusion of symmetry on the vertical axis is pretty cool man. I like neat things like that. The designs you spammed that other time were really neat for the most part. Anybody with a taste for quality visual art ain’t no schmuck.

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 reply

it IS pretty badass

not at all what i was expecting from be early in the morning

Cunny - January 25, 2012 reply

Non-orientable, manifold surface artwork ftw!

Cocytus - January 25, 2012 reply

Awesome fight, Job well done by Joe Silva.

I see MIller getting the UD, Nate wont drop him but could possibly sub him altho i doubt that would happen either.

Chin Check - January 24, 2012 reply

20 minute drive! YES

Jersey will explode for Jim Miller. I can’t wait for tickets to go on sale.

BJJ

I’m not an expert by any means, who has the advantage on the ground here? Both guys are usually better at BJJ than their opponents. I feel like Nate has the advantage but only because I have seen him do the flex/middle triangle finger whilst simultaneously submitting a man.

Pure BJJ I would take Nate.

It is hard to ignore Miller’s wrestling though.

People highly underrate Miller’s BJJ a lot of the time. Everyone laughs now that Do Bronx was rushed so fast, but at the time a LOT of people thought he was the better BJJ player. People remember Bocek on Miller’s back and forget that was because he won a single scramble out of a leg lock, and that otherwise all the grappling was Bocek getting a takedown and immediately getting tied up and threatened by Miller off his back. Similarly, Tibau was getting creamed on the feet and still was backing out of his takedowns before they even hit the mat because he felt in danger. Fighting dead tired before even stepping into the cage, then making a mistake and gassing himself harder with that standing arm triangle, Miller still caught a nasty leg-over kimura and fully hit kneebar on Henderson. There is nobody in the game he’s afraid to fight on the mat with and nobody he can’t put in real danger, while on the flipside he’s never been in any real submission danger I can think of, and that includes an ADCC level black belt on his back with an arm trapped for two minutes and unable to ever come close to the neck.

Ask me how stoked I am!

Cause Bruce plays 3 days prior. THANK YOU BASED DANA!

Matthew Roth - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app reply

HOW STOKED ARE YOU?

halitosis - January 25, 2012 via mobile reply

Matthew Roth - January 25, 2012 reply

recd for hilariously intentional lack of a subject line

SUCKS TO YOUR SUBJECT LINE

Matthew Roth - January 25, 2012 reply

Roth's role model

As resident RonSwanson..I approve of that fu machu, son. You’re a true patriot.

RonSwanson - January 25, 2012 reply

Tim Sylvia

Is slimming down? Congrats bro!

hardlyworking - January 25, 2012 reply

This

Plus, that’s more badass than Timmeh has looked in a pre-fight staredown!

RobtWeaver - January 25, 2012 reply

...

sorakray - January 25, 2012 reply

I laughed so much

THEN I saw the Riddler gif just below and laughed even more.

I love BloodyElbow

Me too

All of th elights came on as I scrolled to this. My life is complete.

the song

or all of the lights came on in your house after some non-disclosed-to-us power outage?

The first makes more sense…but the 2nd would make for a much more interesting moment.

I've been waiting to use this gif for so long...and finally, the time has come.

RonSwanson - January 25, 2012 reply

that cape becomes a wang a little too easily during the pelvic thrust

Wow..yeah, never noticed that. Just flapping in the breeze..iced tea in the summer time.

RonSwanson - January 25, 2012 reply

after I noticed it the first time

I can’t unnotice it. My eyes are glued to it lol

I'll see your Riddler and raise you an Ace Ventura

feiwongfu - January 25, 2012 reply

Big fight for Jim in his home state

I think he takes it but it is damn sure not going to be easy

This is probably the worst matchip for Nate stylewise.

TheLastEmpress - January 25, 2012 reply

Matchup. Fuck.

TheLastEmpress - January 25, 2012 reply

Henderson orr Edgar

would be much worse, IMO.

I wasn’t just talking about the wrestling. He is a wrestler who Diaz has very little chance of submitting.

TheLastEmpress - January 25, 2012 reply

He'd have even less chance against Henderson

and no better chance against Edgar.

Miller isn’t a high-end top control wrestler. I don’t think Miller will be able to keep Nate down like others have.

Pillowhands - January 25, 2012 reply

Not to mention all those fights against LW wrestlers could have gone either way.

I got Diaz by UD.

I totally disagree

this fight is super winnable for Nate. Miller isn’t a guy who’s going to wash and repeat takedowns all fight, and that’s not the best aspect of his game. I think this fight could be real interesting both on the mat and standing, where Nate will have a huge advantage.

Plus

Miller is an extremely well rounded fighter with no real glaring hole in his game, but he isn’t particularly great at any aspect of MMA.

I'd say he's great at BJJ.

but then, so is Nate. I wouldn’t be surprised to actually see Nate a mild favorite. Miller isn’t the archetypal guy who gives him fits.

Just curious… who has Nate ever beat that you’d consider to be similar to Miller?

It's not so much who Nate has beaten, as who has beaten Nate

which has tended to be big, strong, top-control wrestlers who are happy to work for takedowns and grind things out in half guard while avoiding subs.

Miller is a guy who is confident exchanging on the feet and doesn’t really play a lot of safety first top-control, so I think he’s actually a pretty good opponent for Nate.

Right, I misunderstood what you were saying. Most of Nate’s victories have been to big wrestlers, and that’s just not Miller. Of his losses in the UFC, only Joe Stevenson isn’t a big wrestler, but that happened over 3 years ago when Nate was nowhere near as good as today. It’s a very good fight, and I’d have no problems giving the winner a title shot, especially if Edgar beats Bendo.

Why not Bendo?

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 reply

Hey, you know what?

Just for fun, Joe Silva, hit us up with Cerrone vs. Guillard on the same card as this one.

Nice

That makes too much sense.

I have a feeling both guys will take a lesser opponent in their next out.

.

I think Melvin would smash Cerrone

Donald would have a really hard time getting it to the ground.

So did Miller, but that didn’t stop Melvin from fucking that up.

Pillowhands - January 25, 2012 reply

lol

True.

I think Cerrone’s BJJ is a level or two down from Miller’s though. I also think those shots would have really hurt Donald, maybe even finished him.

on the other hand

Donald’s MT is far superior to Miller’s so I doubt Melvin would be able to put it on Donald like he did to Jim standing

Its settled

This fight has to happen.

gotta love the "He Quit Team Jackson!" angle, too.

Yep

The traitor angle.

Jones and Evans should corner it.

I like the way you think!

Nick can do guest commentary!

goddamn

post fail.

nevermind this

I said it before, I'll say it again

Pat Barry learned to make a wrestle. So can Melvin.

Cerrone’s probably too deep for that to work so soon, though.

Cerrone and Morecraft

Just because they both have their names tattooed on their bodies doesn’t mean they are the same

I know

they got ’em so folks could tell them apart.

lol

the resemblance is uncanny

Yeah, they are virtually identical… Am i rite? Huh Joe

Hugin - January 25, 2012 via mobile reply

That sound like a good fight.

Exciting. I went to look up the fighters and I noticed something weird about Cerrone that I never noticed before. During his last fight they really hyped his Muay Thai skills. So he’s finished 7 times, and 6 of them were by submission and only one by KO/TKO. Sounds like a grappler to me, but hey, w/e. Cerrone would go for the sub.

GIMME A FUK YEAH!

awesome!

vivero - January 25, 2012 reply

I don't even know what I'm doing and I like .gifs so Imma post more to eff your bandwidths.

z

Cheeto-thehuman-Burrito - January 25, 2012 reply

Dodson vs Uyenoyama at Flyweight at this event too

Per the UFC: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-on-fox-3-fight-card-updates

Tim Bernier - January 25, 2012 reply

reaction

Rob Young - January 25, 2012 reply

That gif is so awesome...

it gave me an epeleptic seizure

or maybe

Rob Young - January 25, 2012 reply

Wow

This gif. is a real what the fuck

Un Sandpiper - January 25, 2012 reply

in all of these threads, theres a moment when you see the bottom coming up at you

this is it

Clifford J - January 25, 2012 reply

i did not see this one coming

Not to laugh at the discomfort of others...

but that is goddamn funny

hardlyworking - January 25, 2012 reply

Why is that chick still trying to hand the other one the sign?

She gives zero fucks about that shot to the face.

.

whut?!?

darkotto23 - January 25, 2012 reply

Demands pumped up soccer fan gif.

Ok now announce Shogun/Machida 3 as the main event and we straightttttttt.

Meek Mill - January 25, 2012 reply

meh

i’d rather see both guys back in the win colum

Tats16 - January 25, 2012 reply

Shogun/Bonnar would be fun.

Shogun

absolutely sucks. I will fight him and then demand a title fight in a weight class of my choice.

Andy Anderson - January 25, 2012 reply

Why the heck would you want to see that fight again? Shogun should’ve won it the first time, and demolished Machida the 2nd time. Absolutely nothing changed since to indicate that Machida would fare any better, and besides, Shogun gains nothing from fighting him again. That’s just plain bad matchmaking all around.

Neither guy is getting a title shot any time soon

The first fight was entertaining and competitive and I have no reason to believe it wouldn’t be a good fight the third go around. I think it’s pretty good actually.

And if Shogun KO’s Machida within seconds again? Do they fight a 4th time because you’re pretty sure it’ll go like their first fight, again? Come on.

Rematches should only happen when the original result was somewhat of an aberation, or if there’s some title implications in play. In this case, it just doesn’t work.

I’m not sure who Machida fights now, maybe Hendo? That is, if Evans beats Davis and finally gets his shot at Jones?

Ps. Happy to sig bet for Diaz win

My reaction when the fight was announced!

daftshadow - January 25, 2012 reply

Is that Keith Jardine?

Meek Mill - January 25, 2012 reply

He's actually a high-profile member of parliament in Australia now.

No surprise then that he’s a total deadshit

Australia’s minister for education or thereabouts.

the guy with the big nose - January 25, 2012 reply

Really?

What’s his name? I can’t imagine how fucked up Australia’s education system would be if the guy in those gifs is in charge.

av1o3 - January 25, 2012 reply

Peter Garrett

Dudes a legend. Made Exxon cry.

The Oils are awesome.

He’s been a bit too censored since joining politics. Sometimes it’s been a good thing though.

AusEagle - January 25, 2012 reply

Peter Garrett

And he used to be the lead singer of a group called midnight oil.

I would make a joke but you’re probably better off just listening to their music if you want a laugh.

ThatsHowIRoll - January 25, 2012 via mobile reply

Gracefully Australian

UncleMax - January 25, 2012 reply

that last gif reminded me of Gob

darkotto23 - January 25, 2012 reply

I'm not that guy

who can dance whilst smashing my testicles into my thighs by closing my legs the way that man does in the top gif.

Whenever I see a man cross his legs above the knee and act comfortable, I figure he either has tiny little balls or they’re so massive they’re hanging below the thighs. Otherwise, it makes my balls hurt.

RobtWeaver - January 25, 2012 reply

It could also be that his tight pants allow for each ball to have a trouser leg to itself.

UncleMax - January 25, 2012 reply

high level concepts

Nothing truly matters. However, this fight has the potential to be a real pleasure to visually enjoy.

Enjoy …

glib_mf - January 25, 2012 reply

diaz by third round tko

phantom5691 - January 25, 2012 reply

His arms

remind me of Corey Hill’s leg.

av1o3 - January 25, 2012 reply

i literally LOL'ed

DK_Monster - January 25, 2012 reply

oooooo, it hurt to read that one

dajulzta - January 25, 2012 reply

I'm sooooo happy!!

edtSD - January 25, 2012 reply

This will always get rec'd by me!

Todo poderoso Mazembe FTW!

Triangled - January 25, 2012 reply

Thread is officially a gif goldmine.

IKiIIed007 - January 25, 2012 reply

What!!

Dootch - January 25, 2012 reply

Fight of the night is pretty much a lock

feiwongfu - January 25, 2012 reply

Well let me just jump in here...

Yes!

jim-ma - January 25, 2012 reply

YAY!!!!!

merryprankster - January 25, 2012 reply

dammit...here's a bigger one

merryprankster - January 25, 2012 reply

this is the most I've ever wanted to be an elmo t-shirt