Yeah, WTH?
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I texted my buddy who was there and asked him to find that guy and kick his ass
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There were like a dozen who kept doing it.
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There were several guys on the opposite side of the cage from us who were wooing. That was the most annoying thing all night. As for the booing during Stephens/Moicano, if a fighter turns his back and runs people all over the world will boo that.
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Yep, I get it that if you are cornered and need to get out of the pocket ASAP, its most effective to literally turn and run, but no crowd in the country is going to not boo that, especially after the 2nd or 3rd time.
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It was happening most at my end of the arena, and it sure seemed like more than a dozen - including two hillbillies right behind me.

If I didn't value my teaching license so highly, I would have said something. Annoying as fuck.
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There's something on fightpass tonight, so here's the weekend schedule:

Wednesday

10pm - (Fightpass) - AFC 131

Local promotion in Alaska. No world ranked fighters, but it looks fine by local promotion standards.

Friday

8pm - (Spike) - Bellator 178 Straus vs. Pitbull 4

I haven't ever even heard of a 4th fight between fighters. Well, its for their FW belt, and the rest of the card is a bit below average by Bellator standards.

Saturday Night/Sunday Morning

7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS2/9pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night Swanson vs Lobov

This is..... well, its the UFC and there will be fights with guys you may have heard of. Its not a great card, but there are a couple interesting matches, and the UFC is not going to have another show until the middle of May.

1am - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 286

If you can't sleep, there's Pancrase in the middle of the night. There are 22 fights on that card which looks nutty, but they tend to run them in and out of there without much of a break.
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TUF season 25 started last night. Local boy and current UFC roster member James Krause looks to have a good shot at the 250k prize money. There are some real douches back from previous seasons. Jesse Taylor being chief douche.
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Weigh-ins are done. Everyone made weight for Bellator. For the UFC, OSP's opponent missed weight at LHW by 4 pounds, but the fight is still on.
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Even the UFC card is kind of a snoozer. I'll DVR it but won't make plans to stay home to watch it.
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No one wants to compete with the NFL Draft, so all there is this weekend is Kickboxing in Europe.

Friday

nothing

Saturday

noon - (Fightpass) - Glory 40
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Ariel Helwani had Nate Diaz for 90 minutes on a special edition of his show today. It was about as hilarious as you'd expect.


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In other news, the UFC is creating the w125 division.

The UFC just announced in a press release that The Ultimate Fighter 26 will crown first female 125 pound champion

— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) May 3, 2017

It was previously announced that TUF 26 would be male middleweight and female strawweights. This has been canceled

— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) May 3, 2017

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One more week until the UFC returns

Friday

8pm - (Fightpass) - VFC 57

Looks decent by local promotion standards, main event is a heavyweight title fight

Saturday

3pm - (Fightpass) - Cage Warriors 83

This one is not decent. Very low-ranked fighters by local promotion standards, but there's nothing else.
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I don't get this move at all. Their aren't enough relevant female contenders at 115 or 135 as it is. This additional weight class will only serve to water down the talent in both of the existing weight classes.
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