Bellator 222 Live Discussion - 6/14/19

[Wild]

Complete Results
Rory MacDonald def. Neiman Gracie via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) - advances to WW Grand Prix final
Lyoto Machida def. Chael Sonnen via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 2, 0:22
Dillon Danis def. Max Humphrey via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:28
Patrick Mix def. Ricky Bandejas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:06
Juan Archuleta def. Eduardo Dantas via knockout (Round 2, 4:59)
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Darrion Caldwell via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – to win bantamweight title
Adam Borics def. Aaron Pico via knockout (flying knee) - Round 2, 3:55
Taylor Turner def. Heather Hardy via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:53
Valerie Loureda def. Larkyn Dasch via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Robson Gracie Jr. def. Oscar Vera via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:15
Mike Kimble def. Sebastian Ruiz via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Haim Gozali def. Gustavo Wurlitzer via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:02
Lindsey VanZandt def. Rena Kubota via technical submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 4:04
Phil Hawes def. Michael Wilcox via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00
Marcus Surin def. Nekruz Mirkhojaev via split decision (30-27, 27-29, 29-27)

 

[Thuglife13]

Main Card (DAZN @ 10pm)
Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie - for Welterweight title (WW Grand Prix Semifinal)
Lyoto Machida vs Chael Sonnen
Dillon Danis vs Max Humphrey
Ricky Bandejas vs Patrick Mix
Juan Archuleta vs Eduardo Dantas
Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi - for Bantamweight title
Preliminary Card (bellator.com @ 6:30pm)
Adam Borics vs Aaron Pico
Heather Hardy vs Taylor Turner
Larkyn Dasch vs Valerie Loureda
Robson Gracie Jr. vs Oscar Vera
Mike Kimbel vs Sebastian Ruiz
Haim Gozali vs Gustavo Wurlitzer
Rena Kubota vs Lindsey VanZandt
Phil Hawes vs Michael Wilcox
Nekruz Mirkhojaev vs Marcus Surin
Brandon Medina vs Brandon Polcare
Whitney Francois vs Kastriot Xhema
John Beneduce vs Kenny Rivera

Fixed^

 

[Tiiimmmaaayyy]

Sucks that Bellator and UFC are both streaming now. Tight asses like me aren't going to pay for the shit. I really enjoyed Bellator being on free tv.

Hoping Chael P will get his hand raised.

 

[sparkuri]

Thank you, one less thing I've got to do tonight.
HUGE card, love it.
Rizin vs. Bellator MSG

 

[sparkuri]

I'm going on the record, Dantas beats Archuleta, somehow....

 

[GO BIG RED!!!]

damn big mistake hiring coker. fuck this ppv streaming shit. fuck bellator.

 

[sparkuri]

damn big mistake hiring coker. fuck this ppv streaming shit. fuck bellator.

Streaming content has always been the future.
Instead of paying for cable & a thousand channels you don't watch, and bouncing around from fuel to root to fox to fs1 to fs2 to spike to fightpass to ufc.com to 69.99 ppv to finding a river to watch an event, your paying $120 annually to the largest combat sports platform.
Canelo, GGG, Joshua, Bellator, Road FC Comatte Americas & other content in one place.
What's not to like?
Watch anywhere anytime, replays, worldwide sports, pays for itself with two events.

 

[GO BIG RED!!!]

you cant limit yourself to paid content only. ppv basicaly killed boxing. you have to a spot on cable just like the top sports in the world. nba, nfl, and soccer. bellator isnt strong enough to just go the ppv streaming route.

 

[sparkuri]

you cant limit yourself to paid content only. ppv basicaly killed boxing. you have to a spot on cable just like the top sports in the world. nba, nfl, and soccer. bellator isnt strong enough to just go the ppv streaming route.

Soccer is on DAZN.
The world is changing.
In a couple years UFC PPV's will be dead too, and copy DAZN's model.

 

[Wild]

I'm going on the record, Dantas beats Archuleta, somehow....

I have Archuleta in that one.

 

[sparkuri]

I have Archuleta in that one.

1000 virtual bucks

 

[Wild]

1000 virtual bucks

 

[sparkuri]

Who do you got on Rena/VanZandt?
You want some more action, huh?

 

[sparkuri]

@Carbazel interviews Darrion Caldwell before Bellator 222



View: https://youtu.be/h3n32qVPkDc

 

[sparkuri]

 

[Yossarian]

you cant limit yourself to paid content only. ppv basicaly killed boxing. you have to a spot on cable just like the top sports in the world. nba, nfl, and soccer. bellator isnt strong enough to just go the ppv streaming route.

Agreed. MMA is disappearing. This is not the right direction. It is absolutely going the way of boxing with talent scattered all over the place, and content switching providers constantly. For the UFC we need cable (ESPN), we need streaming service (ESPN+), and fightpass? Who is dumb enough to fall for that? I didn't even mention PPV, another paywall.

 

[Carbazel]

@Carbazel interviews Darrion Caldwell before Bellator 222



View: https://youtu.be/h3n32qVPkDc

Thanks for posting

 

[Rambo John J]

I hope lyoto has one last moment of glory

Or Chael humps him out

 

[Rambo John J]

Main Card (DAZN @ 10pm)
Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie - for Welterweight title (WW Grand Prix Semifinal)
Lyoto Machida vs Chael Sonnen
Dillon Danis vs Max Humphrey
Ricky Bandejas vs Patrick Mix
Juan Archuleta vs Eduardo Dantas
Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi - for Bantamweight title

Preliminary Card (bellator.com @ 6:30pm)
Adam Borics vs Aaron Pico
Heather Hardy vs Taylor Turner
Larkyn Dasch vs Valerie Loureda
Robson Gracie Jr. vs Oscar Vera
Mike Kimbel vs Sebastian Ruiz
Haim Gozali vs Gustavo Wurlitzer
Rena Kubota vs Lindsey VanZandt
Phil Hawes vs Michael Wilcox
Nekruz Mirkhojaev vs Marcus Surin
Brandon Medina vs Brandon Polcare
Whitney Francois vs Kastriot Xhema
John Beneduce vs Kenny Rivera

Pop this bad boy on the Calendar Big Daddy...or @Splinty / @BirdWatcher

 

[sparkuri]

*WE ARE LIVE*

 

[sparkuri]

Brutalized

 

[sparkuri]

That eye is too massed up, they are going to stop this thing

 

[sparkuri]

1 fight, 1 TKO.
Good feeling about the finish rates on this card.

 

[sparkuri]

Crazy scrambles!

 

[Wild]

Love Mauro. He should be in rare form for the main card.