Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32783267-20180122084929/@comment-32783267-20180127095224

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''A few week before the fight was a grueling affair as it always is. Fighters had to do various media work just like every fighters did before. They will be appearing on well-known podcasts, talk shows, sports news to give their thoughts and the ever popular embedded video series. Embedded series, where fans will make wild speculations and absurd predictions from the minute details out of their asses, are clearly their definite favorite.''

''As the fight week got closer and closer, Luke’s behavior became stranger than ever. Refusing to go outside for a roadwork or even drive around, complaining a black cat might run across him or a bird might defecate on him, and also not having a haircut.. or even shave reasoning  it might mess up his fight outcome. While many casuals were amused and hardcore fans were left bewildered, lighthearted fans on the internet actually played with it and supporting Luke’s reason to not cut his hair or shave, because everyone who have been following the fight game or the embedded series acknowledges the fact that The Art of Having a Haircut Before a Fight or (TAoHaHBaF) is too damn delicate. One little error can cause you an entire fight, like Ngannou for the latest example, and on the flipside, DC steamrolled Oezdemir in no time, which fans attributed to having a haircut before the fight... along with his GOAT level fighting skills, of course.''

''But gradually, it got worse and worse, as Rockhold called in his trainers to his house so that he could train indoors and ordered foods and supplies using their help. DC eventually stepped in and tried to talk his longtime training buddy and pal, Luke out of this and especially argued with him to snap out of the Samson nonsense. However, the effort was all for nothing as Luke ended up scaring everyone out of his personal indoor training camp after DC accidently mentioned Rockhold’s loss to Bisping, the comment that seemingly shattered poor Santa Cruz native’s psyche, resulting in a houseful of broken furniture as an aftermath.''

''The news broke out like a wildfire and many were started wondering whether the former Middleweight Champion went bananas due to accumulated stress while the higher-ups of UFC started pulling their hairs out as there is no way they could find a replacement in that short window of time and might even end up having to sack the card up as the card, besides the main event, is basically shit anyways. And the whole fiasco wasn’t helped by Rockhold basically barricading his entire household and cutting off all contact with the outside world. Luke’s close relatives, trainers and especially his AKA buddies literally had to camp outside his house, pleading the Interim title contender to come out and possibly seek some help. But nonetheless, the house was dead silent as if it were haunted, aside from occasional screaming within the household at random intervals.''

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“It’s……….TIME..!!!”

''A familiar view greeted the disembodied Santa Cruz native floating above the Octagon. It was the one and only, Bruce Buffer, announcing the main event of the night in his usual flair.''

'“… 5 Rounds for the Undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship of the World!! Introducing first.. FIGHTING.. out of the blue corner….” '

''Every night.. almost every night, Luke had this recurring dream, or a nightmare, about his failed maiden title defense that kept happening from several different point of views. ''

'“.. and the number 4 ranked Middleweight Contender in the world.. THE CHALLENGER.. MICHAEL THE COUNT BISPING!!!..”'''

It’s almost the same every night… No… It’s always the same every night as all of them ended with the inevitable knockout of Luke Rockhold.

''“What now?” wondered Luke with an annoyed tone.. “I’m sick of this.. this dream..” he complained, “Let’s just get over with it Mike..”''

Despite his barely bothered tone in his words, tonight was certainly different with Luke was actually spectating the fight from the outsider view… unbounded by the laws of the universe.

''Then, he started to see faint lines appearing everywhere from every vertices of the Octagon, the cameras, the referee, Mike and himself, subtly vibrating in accord with every motion happening at the moment. ''

''On careful inspection, Luke, in the ethereal form, steadily noticed there were many Octagons with slight variations stretching over all directions, possibly to the infinity it seemed, with each of their vertices connecting the other’s identical vertices by thin lines of vibrating strings. Within these infinite Octagons, stood equally infinite different versions of Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping, and the referee.. taking their positions awaiting the bell..''

“That’s some Interstellar shit…” Luke wondered…

<p class="MsoNormal">''.. .. ..''

<p class="MsoNormal">!!..TING..!!

<p class="MsoNormal">''The fight had begun and the fighters came into the striking range and started measuring their distances with probing attacks.. At the same time, the vibrating strings originated from the prime Octagon’s fighters began vibrating and, depending on direction, showed different possibilities and alternate takes on the recently occurred event to the endless point…''

<p class="MsoNormal">The Santa Cruz native, being already knew every little details of how the fight went on by heart, was more intrigued by the endless alternate futures of ‘What Could Have Been’s that kept shifting and changing whenever Prime Mike or him did something inside the prime octagon… with the frequency seemingly depending on the intensity of vibrating strings from their vertices…

<p class="MsoNormal">''Prime Michael started to work on his right Cross and left Hook combo, which kept missing the dodging prime Luke resulting in violent ripples that showed disembodied Rockhold the possible realities of him timing down the combo and countering Bisping. And taking advantage of the stunned Count, Luke Rockhold of many possibilities successfully defended his title by beating infinite Bispings by KOs or TKOs by strikes, punches, kicks, knees, Submission by chokes, Armbars, Kimuras, and one reality even showed Luke tapping out Michael in a Flying Triangle Armbar… ''

<p class="MsoNormal">Then… Prime Luke threw a, what many fight pundits love to call, Lazy Jab, which created vibrations in all directions so much that the possible outcomes of the fight started to get hazier… 

<p class="MsoNormal">''“What’s going on..? Is it because of that jab?? No...” said ghostly Luke in worried tone.''

<p class="MsoNormal">But after the chaotic fluctuations of strings in a brief window of time, the infinite Octagons and the endless outcomes became stable so did the results…

<p class="MsoNormal">''Before his Prime-self did something stupid like that jab again which will lead to that inevitable KO, ethereal Luke decided to peak further into the possible outcomes that resulted from successfully defending his Middleweight strap.. In one possible reality, Luke saw himself outclassing Chris ‘Old Farts Beater’ Weidman, fresh off of beating the old Cuban wrestler by decision or Flying Knee, in a rematch by Ground and Pound, or Wheel Kick though the results varied… In another, he found himself defeating Ronaldo ‘Crocodile’ Souza by various submission attacks… And he even saw a possibility of fighting the returning legend George ‘No Rush’ St-Pierre in a competitive superfight… He also noticed the future where he cleared out the entire Middleweight division, including Gastelum, Whittaker and Romero, and calling out Jon Jones who’d beaten DC to regain the title… before busting for roids.. again…''

<p class="MsoNormal">As the fight progressed in the Prime Octagon, the realities started shifting again and several futures where Luke’s successful title defenses turned into narrow or decisive defeats… But one thing remained consistent… In every possible outcome, he will beat Romero, the aging Cuban wrestler, as long as he didn’t do anything crazy and took it seriously….

<p class="MsoNormal">' “He hurt him bad.. He hurt him bad…..” ”Here’s he coming with the left…AND AGAIN.. MICHALE BISPING IS THE NEW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.. OF THE WORLD..!!!”'

<p class="MsoNormal">''The strings vibrated violently as Prime Luke was getting beat down by Prime Michael, and the future, just before disembodied Luke’s eyes, dramatically changed and he started to float along the correct timeline from this shattered timeline… His 2nd successful title defense turned into the now Champion Bisping out-pointing an old Dan Henderson in his hometown, even though Bisping’s face was a mess compared to Hendo’s. And then amidst the aggressively pulsating strings stretching to the infinity, Michael can be seen freezing the entire Middleweight division just because he wanted a big money fight.. possibly with GSP, avoiding top contenders as long as possible.. And when he actually tried to fight a top contender.. the Interim Middleweight Champion got his knees fucked up by that Cuban.. resulting in the higher ups going with the original plan of GSP superfight, where Bisping finally lost along with GSP vacating the title due to stomach problems… and leaving the entire division in a total mess.. as an aftermath… all the while Luke basically taking a time off and left the division in Bisping’s hands without even attempting to regain his former glory immediately… along with watching himself getting outclassed briefly on feet by David Branch before finally beating him.. It’s clear that the effects of Bisping’s KO was still there….''

<p class="MsoNormal">In a moment of clarity, Luke came into a realization and muttered, “Is it because of me??....” 

<p class="MsoNormal">''Now, Luke, slowly floating across himself, in a press conference for UFC 221, inspects himself from the third-person perspective.. ''

<p class="MsoNormal">''“Damn I looked.. I felt.. like shit.. even though no one can see it..” said Luke. Then, he looked into his opponent, Yoel Romero.. “Wow.. what’ve I got myself into…” and Luke looked upon and saw his episode that resulted in Cormier and his trainers running outside the house for safety and subsequently barricading himself inside the house eating whatever he had left over in the refrigerator..''

<p class="MsoNormal">''Luke has caught up with the present just now.. and sees his sleeping self in the corner of the dining room, all messed up and the disembodied Luke witnesses the way he looks now.. He looks like a mess, just like the household itself, with his unshaven beard, untrimmed hair, dirty sportswear and poor hygiene. The Santa Cruz native reassesses the entire experience that has finally led up to the present situation. He fucked it up… almost irreparably to be exact. But.. but now, he finally got his shot at redemption.. he finally got a chance to prove himself once again.. prove the world that he is the best 185-er… And staring all the way back to where it all began… he saw his cocky UFC Middleweight Champion-self approaching him, with all the confidence in the world and a bombshell in each arms, grinning at his current broken loser self.. and then pointing and gloating at the loser called Luke Rockhold sleeping in the corner… who looks like he gave up on his life…''

<p class="MsoNormal">''Luke, in his ethereal form, after a brief moment of consideration, decides to push off his former Champion-self and watches himself shriveled into nothingness right in front of him. Luke then sighs.. coming into terms with the past situation, along with the present and the upcoming future ahead… the Santa Cruz native then reenters into his sleeping self, feeling relieved at last something he haven’t felt in a long time.''

<p class="MsoNormal">…………….

<p class="MsoNormal">“Mr. White… um… We still can’t contact Mr. Rockhold.. I’m afraid,” said a UFC executive.

<p class="MsoNormal">“What did you hear from his AKA friends?” returned the Baldfather with blood rushing to his head with each passing seconds..

<p class="MsoNormal">“They .. they said he barricaded himself and.. and he will throw his bongs at them if they got too close..” answered the nervous executive.

<p class="MsoNormal">“GOD DAMMIT..!!! Are the MMA GODS forsaking us for giving us the good year for UFC in 2017?? I know the Madison Square Garden one was too good to be true and they took away Edgar and Cruz as a tribute… I’m okay with that… But.. first Whittaker and now Rockhold!?? This is just the beginning of the year for fucks sake..” lashed out Dana White..

<p class="MsoNormal">“What are you talking about.. Mr. White? MMA Gods? Tributes? .. I .. I don’t understand..” questioned the confused executive..

<p class="MsoNormal">“That’s none of your business.. but for now we have no choice but to sack the entire card in Australia.. there is no way we can find a replacement who is willing to step up this short.. And Bisping just went silent from the media recently.. It’s over.. FUCK.. it’s all ov..”

<p class="MsoNormal">!!.. ..!!

<p class="MsoNormal">“Luke!! Thank the Gods. I thought I lost you boy..” cheered Dana White, “Are you fighting, Luke? Are you ready now?”

<p class="MsoNormal">Through the phone, Luke replied, “Yes, Dana.. I’m ready…”

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<p class="MsoNormal">''At long last, the card is not lost and Luke is back. Dana looks forwards to the upcoming fight from his office, staring at through the window.. Just like they always say, the Gods give and the Gods take.. That’s how it goes. Dana, then, dials a call to one of his loyal employee, who he has trusted for a long time… the one who knows every little detail and secret related to him..''

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<p class="MsoNormal">“… Joe.. yeah, you saw the news right?.. Yup.. it’s on… yeah, come over here and help me with the sacrifice.. Joe…. It must be done now… Yes, Joe ..They give and they take..”

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<p class="MsoNormal">TO BE CONTINUED.....

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