GDT: UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir

[Avs_19]

Date: March 20, 2016
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
City: Brisbane, Australia
Time: 10pm ET/7pm PT
Viewing: FS1, TSN 2

MAIN CARD (FS1, TSN 2)

Heavyweight bout: Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir
Welterweight bout: Hector Lombard vs. Neil Magny
Lightweight bout: Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case
Middleweight bout: Dan Kelly vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Middleweight bout: James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bossé
Women's Strawweight bout: Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, Fight Network)

Welterweight bout: Brendan O'Reilly vs. Alan Jouban
Featherweight bout: Dan Hooker vs. Mark Eddiva
Women's Bantamweight bout: Leslie Smith vs. Rin Nakai
Welterweight bout: Richard Walsh vs. Viscardi Andrade

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass)

Lightweight Ross Pearson vs. Chad Laprise
Lightweight Alan Patrick vs. Damien Brown

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[IamJust0ne]

Main event looks fun. Really pulling for Magny here, 9 fights in 24 months

 

[Avs_19]

I just want to see another walk-off KO for Hunt. Those are always fun.

Co-main should be good and I'm also pulling for Magny in that fight.

I like watching some of the up and coming guys as well. Both Matthews and Carlos Jr are young and were hyped at one point. I'm interested in seeing how they perform, especially Matthews.

 

[ck26]

How close is Hunt to retirement? He'll be 42 right after the event and this is another Australia fight for him. I can't ever understand how he wins but he throws HEAT and Mir doesn't shoot doubles so this could be trouble for Cardio Frank.

Interested to see what version of Hector Lombard shows up post steroid suspension and without IV's for the weigh-in. 98% of me wants to bet the house on Magny, but that other 2% still goes, "dude ... that's Hector Lombard, did you see what he did to Jake Shields and Paul Harris?"

 

[MD thaivuN]

if Hector Lombard is anywhere close to being as good as Juiced-up Lombard, i think he beats Magny. Love me some Magny, but his striking defense was exposed against Gastellum especially on the backfoot and his best skill is absolutely is his grappling skills at this point. Do i expect Lombard to get out-grappled by Magny? nope

 

[MurrayBannerman]

It's hard to expect Magny to take Lombard down. That said, he could easily just keep him at bay with jabs like Boestch did (sigh).

 

[Ensane]

How close is Hunt to retirement? He'll be 42 right after the event and this is another Australia fight for him. I can't ever understand how he wins but he throws HEAT and Mir doesn't shoot doubles so this could be trouble for Cardio Frank.

One more fight after this one, evidently.

He's certainly evolved a ton over the past 6 years or so en route to racking up a pretty impressive UFC career, so full credit where it's due, but I'm still in awe that he's been able to hang on with the promotion so long after it inherited his Pride contract.

 

[YNWA14]

War Mir!

 

[dss97]

Wait, Lombard's suspension is already over?

 

[kurt]

One more fight after this one, evidently.

He's certainly evolved a ton over the past 6 years or so en route to racking up a pretty impressive UFC career, so full credit where it's due, but I'm still in awe that he's been able to hang on with the promotion so long after it inherited his Pride contract.

Yeah, an amazing second coming for sure, hanging around no matter how much the sport has evolved around him. I guess with HWs a few of the biggest aspects of the fight game are still timing and power and having a chin, though.

Also, is it just me or have you not been around the MMA forums in awhile? Welcome back.

 

[m9]

The FS1 prelim card is pretty much trash, but the rest of the fights should be pretty fun. Looking forward to Laprise/Pearson, they really are pushing this "get a good fight on Fight Pass" thing.

 

[Ensane]

Also, is it just me or have you not been around the MMA forums in awhile? Welcome back.

Thanks!

I had a nice 4 or 5 year HFB hiatus in general. Good to be back!

 

[Avs_19]

Thanks!

I had a nice 4 or 5 year HFB hiatus in general. Good to be back!

Good to have you back. You were a fixture on the MMA board back in the day.

 

[RonFournier]

Can't wait for the Steve Bossé fight!

 

[Avs_19]

Solid fight between Pearson and Laprise. Laprise's leg looks like a mess.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Pearson vs Laprise is amazingly competitive.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Nakai is tough. 5 feet of granite.
I don't know how a judge gave the 2nd round to the tall girl. crazy

 

[Bad News Bears]

She's about to go HAM.

But real talk, Rawlings is annoying AF.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

toe to toe

 

[Blainer14]

I noticed Ham is wearing a shirt with red ufc lettering but with blue gloves and rawlings wearing a blue ufc lettered shirt but with red gloves, wouldnt it make more sense if the lettering matched the glove colour

 

[Blainer14]

Rawlings by unanimous decision

 

[Know Your Enemy]

I'm so impressed by Ham, especially considering the size difference. That was one of the best female fights I've ever seen. It's too bad that a lot of Asian fighters are so small.

 

[Killahpunk]

Bosse!

 

[Blainer14]

Wow what a ko, ref almost didnt even stop it

 

[Avs_19]

Bosse!

Damn.