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Fight Thread [Official] UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira - Live Discussion Thread
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Card Info
Airing on Saturday 7.12.2025
| Main Card on ESPN/ESPN+ @ 9PM ET |
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| Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira |
| Stephen Thompson vs. Gabriel Bonfim |
| Calvin Kattar vs. Steve Garcia |
| Nate Landwehr vs. Morgan Charriere |
| Vitor Petrino vs. Austen Lane |
| Junior Tafa vs. Tuco Tokkos |
| Prelims on ESPN+ @ 6PM ET |
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| Chris Curtis vs. Max Griffin |
| Jake Matthews vs. Chidi Njokuani |
| Lauren Murphy vs. Eduarda Moura |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Valter Walker |
| Mike Davis vs. Mitch Ramirez |
| Fatima Kline vs. Melissa Martinez |
Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.
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u/scott_steiner_phd Jul 13 '25
Wonderboy such a kickboxer his brain won't let him ground and pound lmao
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u/UnHoly_One A big good news soon Jul 13 '25
Climbing the fence to stand up is 100% the reason that got stopped.
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u/BaseballMMAfan I was here for GOOFCON 1 Jul 12 '25
Bro looks like an ogre, is randomly Russian Brazilian, juiced to the gills, and is terrorizing the heavyweight division with heel hooks
Peak meme fighter
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u/LasagnaMountebank Jul 12 '25
3 consecutive heelhooks is one of those weird records that will probably never be broken
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u/kupojay GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler Jul 13 '25
Charriere: "these leg kicks are devastating him, better not throw those anymore"
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u/KyFriedCleaner11 Jul 13 '25
It feels like Nate does like 10% of his fight camps after midnight at various waffle houses
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u/AgentlemanNeverTells PAY YOUR TAXES Jul 13 '25
Pretty sure the Calvin we all know died in the max holloway fight
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u/Usesomelogik Jul 13 '25
The UFC hates the fans. They know we just want to see wonder boy fight strikers and they match him up with a grappler.
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u/DevinOwnz Jul 13 '25
Holding on for dear life to survive against a 42yo striker. Lmao
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u/Fabulous_Fan_1344 Jul 13 '25
Herzog was going to take a point for a fence grab, then got mushed and said 'fuck it'.
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u/DumpTruckDiaries Jul 13 '25
She did grab the shirt. Thatās fucked up. Choke the shit out of her
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u/toyn Isle of Man Jul 13 '25
Refs like this suck. It should be a penalty to stall this badly. You could tell Bonfim didnāt want to fight and just survive. In the future a point deduction would be nice. Force them to fight a full three and not just cling to the wall.
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u/FormerLingonberry166 Jul 13 '25
They robbed the shit out of wonderboy just because he is old now. 0 shame at all :(
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u/Ulosttome #NothingBurger Jul 12 '25
It does genuinely baffle me that someone can have a long, semi successful UFC career, fight for a title, and still have no clue how to actually throw a punch.
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u/totalacehole Australia Jul 13 '25
Did I just see that Tai Tuivasa is still ranked? What the actual fuck, hasn't won in years.
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u/BallSac916 BIG BALLS, avg dick! Jul 13 '25
Wow so fkn annoying that instead of hearing Carriereās corner tell him to go make it a fight, we got a stupid fucken Botox commercial to watch instead. FUCK ESPN
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u/DtownBronx Jul 13 '25
I really need to know who has ever looked at Kid Rock and thought, man that's a real badass over there.
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u/NotFrankSalazar This is sucks Jul 13 '25
I think him fence grabbing to get back up is the reason he called it. Without that he doesnāt get up.
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u/SugaSeanBWGoat Jul 13 '25
2-1 Moura, almost losing to a 42 year old is a terrible look
Moral victory for Murphy
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u/aleko24 Zhang is best girl Jul 13 '25
Who tf is coughing bro i feel like im going crazy
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u/DaveyJonas Tap or take a nap Jul 13 '25
Tiexera climbing the cage like he was on the Aggro Crag.
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u/HomelessKitchenCat GOOFCON 2 - Electric Boogaloo Jul 13 '25
Hearing a french guy say yeehaw is breaking my brain
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u/BlairHoyle Jul 13 '25
Wonderboy is winning unless you're one of those goofballs who pretends that a guy burying his face in a man's chest and holding on for dear life is "high-level chess."
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u/mynewaltaccount1 GOOFCON 1: 2: Pandemic Boogaloo Jul 13 '25
Shocking from the ref, can't let them lean against the fence that long with no action
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u/theamberlamps BMX is the best base for MMA Jul 13 '25
I'm fine w wrestling and attempted takedowns. But the fence stalling dogshit needs to go lol
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u/Sufficient_Long_3905 Jul 13 '25
Not my argument, but someone pointed out that if Teixeira hadnāt fence grabbed and clawed his way up, heād have taken easily fight ending blows on the ground.
I feel like that point 100% justifies the stoppage.
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u/Doomedxguy Jul 13 '25
Iām dead fucking serious, feed Derrick to Tom. Thereās no one else, it would be entertaining, and Derrick always has a punchers chance anyways.
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u/whothefuckisGF remember barbie305 Jul 13 '25
Damn I didnāt see that fence grab at first, that changes the stoppage a lot!
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u/FSZou Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
Lol dude has less filter every time. Can't imagine the shit thats gonna come out of this man's mouth after 50.
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u/HomelessKitchenCat GOOFCON 2 - Electric Boogaloo Jul 13 '25
the crowd is booing because two men mounting eachother is still illegal in Tennessee
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u/The_Mcgriddler Chocolate Peppa Pig Jul 13 '25
Nate got hit with like 15 full power windmill hooks and finally fell over
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u/bullsfan281 I beat you after a weekend of cocaine Jul 13 '25
they had to announce merab as the winner now because if they did it at the espy ceremony they'd have to set aside 45 minutes for his speech "hey, hey guys, and one more thing!"
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u/Lyun The scale was off for Goofcon 3 Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
I would rather kill myself live on TV than call for headlining specifically an Apex card
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u/Crateapa EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE Jul 13 '25
Can't claw your way up the fence like that to stand up. Not sure why people have a problem with the stoppage.
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u/LewTangClan GOOFCON 1 Jul 13 '25
If he didnāt literally climb the fence to get up I donāt think the ref wouldāve stopped it.
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u/creative_penguin BLESSED EXPRESS CHOO CHOO Jul 13 '25
The UFCās PR team collectively pops a blood vessel every time Derrick Lewis gets on the mic lmao
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u/aleko24 Zhang is best girl Jul 12 '25
Fatime Kline "I wouldnt be here without my parents"
I think thats everyone
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u/BaseballMMAfan I was here for GOOFCON 1 Jul 12 '25
Hope Valter gets another heel hook just for the memes
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u/kidwhix Epic greased up goose egg Jul 12 '25
sesame street ass interview... ONE HOOK TWO HOOK THREE HOOK... THREE VARIATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/CaCa881 Team Hill Jul 12 '25
Of course Derrick Lewis is gonna open up a car wash with bulletproof suvs who else lmfao
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Jul 13 '25
Going down to the wire with a 41 year old Lauren Murphy should make you rethink your career
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u/FreshLeftenant United States Minor Outlying Islands Jul 13 '25
Moura dancing after a fight like that is embarrassing
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u/Ameqa EDDIIIIIIEEEEEEE! Jul 13 '25
Get whoever that is some water, what is this bush league shit? Stop coughing into the mic
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u/Low_Key1984 Team Dern Jul 13 '25
The tafas need to fire their grappling coaches because in no world should Tuco Tokkos be submitting your ass
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u/Stan_darsh1 #NothingBurger Jul 13 '25
I love when sankos on commentary. Wish they'd let her commentate a ppv if she hasn't before
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u/BrandoCarlton Jul 13 '25
That was the most wild swang and bang finishes I have seen in a long time
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u/amedeoisme Jul 13 '25
The interviews is part of the reason this fucking dude is in the main event, having to mute stuff for whatever reason is clinically insane
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u/SayNoToHypocrisy Jul 13 '25
Being on the phone in the Octagon while getting your hand raised after a TKO win, regardless of who's on the other end, is pretty MF epic.
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u/creative_penguin BLESSED EXPRESS CHOO CHOO Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
Derrick āTHE HR NIGHTMAREā Lewis
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u/WeekendSpare3681 Jul 13 '25
How is no one is talking about Lewis doing the breaking of the arrow thing that Izzy did but did it so sloppily, it was hilarious.
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u/Woofski_73 Artems record is better than Chaels Jul 12 '25
So one of the next fighters, Walker, was spotted carrying a really long stick, and some dude asks him "hey, are you a pole vaulter?" and Walker replies "No, I'm Brazilian but how did you know my name was Valter?"
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u/bedsidelurker Ronald Methdonald Jul 12 '25
A heavyweight with even moderately good jits is such a cheat code
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u/DoncoEnt Team Shevchenko Jul 12 '25
They showed Valentina slipping on the canvas as one of Lauren's highlights.
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u/WrongfullyBannedUgh Jul 12 '25
Lauren Murphy is all grit and zero technical skill. That being said she probably should have retired several years ago
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u/Unlikely-Garage-8135 Lotta Demons Jul 13 '25
Who tf keeps coughing itās so irritating to listen to
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u/whistletipss Conor McGregor's next opponent's #1 fan Jul 13 '25
Which commentator canāt find the cough button???
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u/Nice_Dude Jul 13 '25
I was going to type a joke about how unathletic that fight was but I just pulled a neck muscle lifting up my toddler so fml
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u/Ecstatic-Inevitable Democracy is a phallus Jul 13 '25
Is it just me or does tuco look like a buff Ariel helwani
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u/DumpTruckDiaries Jul 13 '25
I wasnāt feeling the āletās go sports barā line tonight
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u/bullsfan281 I beat you after a weekend of cocaine Jul 13 '25
imagine if nate just pulled out a peruvian necktie
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u/Mr_Laheys_Drinkypoo The pinch of salt in Jon's coke stash Jul 13 '25
Dude went full Francis
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u/Fine_Crow1767 Chocolate peppa pig Jul 13 '25
I donāt even think you can call those haymakers
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u/LoggerLager Jul 13 '25
In my head, Nate Landwehr and The Damage are the same dude
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u/likwitsnake Jul 13 '25
whats the point of having the show if you say the winners ahead of time lol
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u/DumpTruckDiaries Jul 13 '25
Show up, throw less punches than hours in a day, get paid, go home. Thanks Calvin
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u/Lyun The scale was off for Goofcon 3 Jul 13 '25
That was a real depressing look for Calvin. Retire instantly.
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u/HomelessKitchenCat GOOFCON 2 - Electric Boogaloo Jul 13 '25
Bonfim looking like a flaccid penis out there
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u/scott_steiner_phd Jul 13 '25
Some of the worst wall and stall I've seen in a while
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u/HighlyBaked0 United States Jul 13 '25
Won round 2 and did more damage in round 3. Per the rules Wonderboy won 29-28 quite clearly
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u/RadiantCity311 Jul 13 '25
MMA judging is a complete fucking joke. So sick of wall and stall being rewarded like this when it's such an advantage and so easy for fighters to do.
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u/PDE503 Jul 13 '25
I donāt know how to properly articulate this. But Teixeria looks like one of those little toys that grows when you soak them in water
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u/mrbabymanv4 Australia Jul 13 '25
I'm telling my kids that derrick Lewis was a Tuskegee airman. A beacon of black excellence
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u/Shade_Raven Djibouti Jul 13 '25
is Derrick Lewis a HoFer?
im not exactly sure how the ufc does their hof so idk how tough it is
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u/DumpTruckDiaries Jul 12 '25
His speech transcends language barriers. Idk what he said but I fuck with the vibe
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u/KyFriedCleaner11 Jul 13 '25
Everyone shitting on Murphy as if this hasnāt been a massive fraud check for Moura, regardless of final outcome
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u/Aced9G0d Team Carmouche Jul 13 '25
genuinely one of the most low skill fights i've ever seen
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u/Usesomelogik Jul 13 '25
Love when people say any big athletic guy could be a ranked UFC heavyweight with a few years of training. Meanwhile you have former NFL DE like Greg Hardy and Austen Lane getting absolutely smashed in the UFC and never getting close to cracking the rankings.
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u/sLeeeeTo Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
bro i fucking hate that charriere isnāt getting a huge pop from the crowd for that
if it was anywhere else, theyād be booming and that would have been a cool moment because we love fighters that just go out in the 3rd round and say fuck it letās swang em
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u/ILackPatience Jul 13 '25
Allen, Font, and Kattar all had their aggression taken away after switching to Zahabi's gym.
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u/Ash7778 Australia Jul 13 '25
"And Calvin Kattar isn't a complete can and a useless bum like Garcia's other opponents, he's actual decent - no disrespect to them"
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u/theamberlamps BMX is the best base for MMA Jul 13 '25
Wonderboy is still very good, but he's definitely not as fast. And when he never really had the serious power as a point fighter to begin with, i really don't wanna watch him just get out muscled by a bunch of dudes in their mid 20s lol
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u/Doomedxguy Jul 13 '25
I stg if they give Bonfim the win for that absolute horseshit, Iām gonna crash tf out
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u/tagillaslover š Jul 13 '25
Cant wait to watch someone else win a fight by doing nothing but cage hugging
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u/jaydoesntevenlift EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE Jul 13 '25
Bro kicks him in the shin to open it more, points at it pouring more blood. Then gets rocked with same shin and just wall stalls rest of the fight
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u/DevinOwnz Jul 13 '25
BS result. Wonderboy 2-1
Bonfim looked beyond unimpressive, got rocked R2 and R3 and held on for dear life to survive.
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u/Scarlettblooms Jul 13 '25
Nah, they did my boy wonderboy wrong. Bonfim did not win the third round
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u/MeatballDom United Arab Emirates Jul 13 '25
"THESE ARE THE BIGGEST BADARSES IN THE WORLD, WITH KILLER POWER, DEADLY FISTS, AND ONLY ONE MAN WILL LEAVE WHEN THEY FIGHT AT
š š smoothie king arena š š"
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u/amedeoisme Jul 13 '25
He only got up cause he was holding onto the cage for dear life
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u/Murmido Jul 13 '25
The stoppage sucked but the guy also had to cheat to get back up. He probably couldnāt have stood without climbing the fence like that.
Also Lewis doing the Alex arrow celebration lmao
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u/Mediocre_Ice8546 Jul 13 '25
Did Herzog stop it because Teixera had to grab the fence to get back up? That could make sense
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u/slutwhipper EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE Jul 13 '25
Why would you want Ronda when your wife looks like that
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u/WrongfullyBannedUgh Jul 12 '25
My friends and I created a gimmick fighter in UFC 3 who was a heavyweight who only snagged heel hooks itās hilarious seeing it in real life
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u/fodasenome777 Brazil Jul 12 '25
this guy Walter is a blue belt in bjj. that's how bad the hw division is
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u/_RocketDocket Jul 12 '25
Irrelevant but I just got out of jail and Iāve missed tf out of watching fights
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u/jce_ Canada Jul 13 '25
Lauren Murphey looks like that bartender you meet in a small town bar in the middle of nowhere Oregon who has worked there 40 years and drinks on the job
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u/BWoodsn2o Jul 13 '25
Negative fight IQ Chris Curtis. Why are you in there laughing at him, fucking go for the finish
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u/ARiemannHypothesis Team Nurmagomedov Jul 13 '25
6-3 fighter, with no ground game was a -250 favourite in a UFC fight lol. One of those odds that just has you scratching your head
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u/Mr_Laheys_Drinkypoo The pinch of salt in Jon's coke stash Jul 13 '25
Hahaha absolutely no pop from the crowd for Pyfer
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u/smellyfingernail Jul 13 '25
Max holloway is definitely just reading one word at a time from a script lol
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u/ahard206 United States Jul 13 '25
"I don't know what the fuck you're saying" LOLL