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oh i see what you’re saying, not after the ref intervenes but after it seems like the fighter is done. fair points. and again, i’m not upset about the idea of ngannou eating follow up shots, what you’re talking about happens in probably 95% of fights where fighters go out and while i don’t love them, i realize that they’re always because the ref is in a bad position. if francis goes out and the ref isn’t there, he’ll eat some shots for sure.

totally agree on the last ref part.

The way it is worded almost makes it sound like they are defending the UFC. He is not affiliated with UFC so of course they can't interfere.

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Yup.

It's the fight everyone wanted too see.

But ufc is too l cheap to make it.

Maybe, but when someone is at the top in the top MMA promotion in the world, it's a step down. Whatever happens, I hope the man gets paid

The article says he can negotiate with MMA and boxing with zero interference from UFC.

Good for him. He can get paid what he deserves. Dana is a greedy asshole.

I don’t think that was the case. I think he was offered and either wasn’t ready or was injured or whatever. I think he will accept the financial offer to fight the winner at a time when he is ready to go.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (multiple shots after the KO)

Luis Henrique, follow up was on the throat

Stipe (2nd fight, look at how slow and deliberate that one was. Much like Hendos on bisping)

Overeem (similar to stipe, i think alistar had a seizure from that one, i could be wrong)

Those were all after some pretty obvious KO’s, followed up by some of brutal punches. There are multiple post about Ngannou follow ups. If you’re ok, with that you should be ok with Ngannou eating a follow up as well. If you’re not ok with follow ups, then you’re probably not a fan of Ngannou which is cool.

With that said, we all should agree on one thing. If the ref gets inbetween a fighter and a KO opponent, and the fighter still is going to throw follow ups; we should all agree on that going way too far. Once the ref grabs you, the fight is over, there is no reason to keep going.

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You only have 3 companies in Canada, eh?

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But gane has shown he'll play the game. So dana would rather an obedient person who draws a bit less than someone like stipe who will call it like it is.

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i actually think you’re getting down voted because francis isn’t known for his cheap shots, so it sounds a little extreme. speaking for myself, it was the description of it more than anything that struck me. i don’t like the follow up shots but i understand that they’re engaging basically in a blood sport and adrenaline makes people do erratic things. also, i don’t begrudge you wanting to see certain fighters get a taste of their own medicine. i can relate to that.

i will also say it doesn’t really make your case when you say the ref pulled him off and he tried to throw another punch. that’s what the ref is there for, sounds like it worked as intended.

"he didn't want it lol", more like Gane took less money than Stipe. Stipe knows his worth and is happy to family and firefight rather than lose more braincells.

It crops up from time to time, especially university sports teams

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Nah I haven't even mentioned SA until now, all I did was make fun of you.

And yet, you did.