UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero Live Thread

UFC | 06/27/2015

[Manic_Episode]

Main Card (Fox Sports 1) 10pm ET/ 7pm PT/ 3am UK

185lbs- Lyoto Machida (22-6) vs. Yoel Romero (9-1)

170lbs- Lorenz Larkin (15-4) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (20-2)

185lbs- Eddie Gordon (7-3) vs. Antonio Carlos Junior (4-1)

185lbs- Steve Bosse (10-1) vs. Thiago Santos (10-3)

145lbs- Hacran Dias (22-3-1) vs. Levan Makashvili (7-1)

FOX Sports 2 Prelims 8pm ET/ 5pm PT/ 1am UK

170lbs- Alex Oliveira (11-2-1) vs. Joe Merritt (6-0)

170lbs- Leandro Silva (17-2-1) vs. Lewis Gonzalez (10-1)

170lbs- Steve Montgomery (8-2) vs. Tony Sims (9-2)

135lbs- Danny Martinez (16-6) vs. Sirwan Kakai (11-2)

The following fights were scratched from UFC Fight Night 70: Machida vs. Romero:

CANCELLED170 lbsErick Silva vs. Rick Story Silva Visa Issues

CANCELLED135 lbsMasanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya Visa Issues

CANCELLED205 lbsNikita Krylov vs. M. Rogério de Lima Visa Issues

CANCELLED145 lbsHacran Dias vs. Chas Skelly Skelly Illness

CANCELLED170 lbsViscardi Andrade vs. Andreas Stahl Stahl Injury

[Mr Fuji]

Ironically, I was at Total Wine today and actually saw Tsingtao. I thought about picking up a six-pack but I was biased thinking it would be bad.

[Manic_Episode]

Heh, I bypassed dubs and went straight to lifetime ban.

[Mr Fuji]

Our malty and rich beer with a snappy hop finish truly defies style…Imperial Mild?...Uber ESB?... We do know for sure that it is Unforgiven and Unrepentant.

Mmm....sounds tasty indeed.

[Mr Fuji]

I guess you took “fighter bashing” to another level over there with Tanner. I think that’s why I got the dubs (alleged fighter bashing).

[Manic_Episode]

I simply said "He died of fail."

I am unrepentant.

[Mr Fuji]

Well, that was pretty much the truth. Sherdog was/is a weird place at times. It used to be pretty cool with some really good posters but somehow it became infected with way too many teens and juveniles. I don’t know how it is these days.

[Clint N. Suhks]

I don’t know.

Carlos Junior is HUGH!

[chris37]

Wow, Lorenz is incredible!

I don’t recall seeing him before, but I’m a fan now.

No clean sweep for the Brazilians tonight!

[Impy]

He was a middleweight, lots of losses recently. Last fight he moved down and looks like beast so far at 170.

[Manic_Episode]

Yeah, it was about the 3rd comment on the announcement of his death thread. Just bad timing and insensitivity on my part.

Lorenz Larkin defeats Santiago Ponzinibbio by TKO at 3:22 in round 2.

I knew someone was going down in this slug fest. Great fight.

Next up:

Main Event!

185lbs- Lyoto Machida (22-6) vs. Yoel Romero (9-1)

[Bob434]

Machida the only one I’ve heard of- and one of my favorite fighters- unique explosive style- joy to watch fight-

[Mr Fuji]

Larkin delivered!

My heart says Machida, my mind says Romero.

[okie01]

Actually, it's quite a good beer.

History: Tsingtao is a city on the Shantung Peninsula. Prior to WW I, it was a German colony.

So, now you know where the brewery and the recipe came from...

[Manic_Episode]

Yeah I only heard of maybe 2 other fighters on this card. Nonetheless it's been a great card at a great price...free!

Machida is always an exciting fighter to watch. Some of his early fights he took a lot of criticism for running too much and fighting boring fights. Since then he has stepped up his game and always brings it. Sometimes he pays for it with his consciousness but he does not fight boring fights anymore.

[Mr Fuji]

I think I might pick up a six-pack and try it the next time I’m at TW.

[Mr Fuji]

Free is always good for fights!

We’ll see if Machida can deliver for us tonight.

[Manic_Episode]

Romero certainly looks much bigger.

[Mr Fuji]

Yeah, Romero looks huge.

[Manic_Episode]

[Mr Fuji]

Elbow beatdown!