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Uhh send that note to Big Dan instead of Bronsteter, Mr. Official
I received this note from a veteran official who has been a referee for hundreds of events, including UFC events, regarding the position where Moicano was stood up:
A body triangle is a dominant position that restricts the opponent’s movement and creates opportunities for submissions, particularly the rear-naked choke.
Even without strikes, hand fighting, wrist control and attempts to secure a choke are legitimate offensive activity.
Standing fighters up simply because there are no strikes unfairly removes an earned positional advantage.
If a fighter doesn’t have an answer for the position then they stay there and get out of the position when the round is finished.
I didn’t have a problem with Big John’s standup of Kimbo and Dada from mount when both were exhausted and (off memory) I think he gave a bunch of warnings
Watching that Miragliotta call late last night was another level
Daniel Cormier was STUNNED by Dan Miragliotta’s inexplicable standup in the #UFCVegas123 main event 👀
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Terence Crawford bloodied my nose in the first 30 seconds of our spar. I was a young fighter in a North Omaha gym. Never heard of the guy they called Bud. He saw I was a southpaw, switched to southpaw too, and stuck me with one jab. I was bleeding like a stuck pig.
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Good piece on how tariffs, immigration crackdown, and Iran war are making all of this so much worse. Just punching ourself right in the teeth.
(WSJ) - The U.S. is in a desperate battle to lower the cost to build housing. It’s losing.
@WSJ $XHB
wsj.com/economy/housing/just…
When it’s about him, it’s “fake news”
When it’s about others, it sparks fury. Especially when he learns they got in on the grift too and didn’t break him off a piece
NEWS: Trump erupted after he learned Alina Habba signed a $50 million deal. He told allies she should donate a portion of that money to his future presidential library or another Trump entity. He also suggested the family should not pay out her contract.
nytimes.com/2026/10/29/us/po…
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From @WSJopinion: Leaders used to accept responsibility. Eisenhower and JFK admitted fault when things went wrong. Who does that today? asks William A. Galston
on.wsj.com/4spONKQ
Dropped our ballots off today
Walking away from the polling center, it really starts to piss you off that our tantrum-thrower-in-chief vilifies these good-hearted people and will probably try to pull more bs in a couple weeks
Send him a message with your vote
A Food Crisis Could Follow the Energy Crisis
Diesel, fertilizer, and El Niño. Two impacted by the Strait. One a weather pattern being made more intense by climate change
wsj.com/economy/a-food-crisi…
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A billionaire wanted a pardon. His family gave a $50 million deal to Alina Habba, a lawyer with close ties to President Trump. nyti.ms/4zNq59Z
Idk why anyone wouldn’t love this beautiful sport in between the ref’s “Fight!” and “Stop!” And outside of the cage, many of the people are wonderful
The big negative is there are also aspects that are completely disconnected from (1) basic human decency and (2) reality
Financial Times…Democrats have been reluctant to embrace MMA. Campbell McLaren, one of UFC’s original creators, tried during the 2020 campaign to persuade Democrats to reach out to its heavily male audience. Their response was: “We like your audience but we don’t like your sport.”
ft.com/content/56d14d34-955a…
If you saw that GOP tax cuts on tips ad, Trump also unilaterally imposed the largest import tax increase since the Great Depression and is single-handedly the reason inflation is getting worse instead of better
World class economic dumbass
#UFCEdmonton
More Nallo fights please @ufc #UFCEdmonton
Dangerous 💪
Mandel Nallo gets the 2nd victory for Canada tonight! 🇨🇦
[ #UFCEdmonton | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ]
Count me as not interested in Landwehr UFC fights anymore. It was before this fight, then reconfirmed just now
He’s a tough SOB tho
#UFCEdmonton
“About as dominant as you can be without finishing the fight. Maybe a 10-8 there?” 😂 #UFCEdmonton
Herzog was really like, “Come on Boser, give me just a little more so I can stop this fight.” #UFCEdmonton