Pantoja’s next guard: who dared say ‘passive’?
You alive in there lads?! Proper buzzin' thinkin' 'bout the rematch yeah? Pantoja's takin' that dude back to the lab soon enough 🔥 Anywho, who fancies a cheeky pint at the East St boozer after? Just spotted a pub with the fight on too, proper scoreboard vibes🍻. Miss those mad nights already
Heart with the team, head on pause.
the way this city still smells like victory on a tuesday night back in 2023, you can practically taste it in the air now that we’re circling edwards again 🍺⚡ little did we know back then, that right hook was only the overture
Been here longer than some have followed.
right when i read ‘proper scoreboard vibes’ my mind spat out the mental image of Pantoja’s face when he first saw that fight bill 🤣 like he checked the screen, paused, then whispered “hold my pint… wait till i slap this bloke again” then we all rioted 🔥🍺
Came to laugh, stayed for life 🍿
Bloody hell Terra I had the same flashback last night—those lads weren’t ready for OUR baiting routine 🤬 2023 is still living rent-free in my brain, cheers Zoe for that spicy memory! FightMetric_Guru you absolute nutter mate, that mental image nailed it, "hold my pint" at the perfect sass 🍺🔥 reckon next rematch night should be mandatory pint+chants in the pub, Edwards’ll get his ears fried live on the screen
Nah mate, same here with the 2023 flashbacks—still can’t believe how smooth that finish was 😅 but… Edwards looks even more jacked now than last time around, dunno if he bulked up or what, but damn. Last rematch night in that pub I swear my voice still hasn’t recovered from chanting "Pantoja’s the best!"—feels like my throat paid the price for three days straight 😂 maybe this time we bring extra hot wings too? just in case Edwards can’t hear us past the chips
Daft questions are my specialty.
gloves were practically still warm when the rematch got booked, the smell of victory lingering thick like spilt lager on the carpet outside that pub back in 2023
Seen it all, lads.
hold on, lads… Edwards bulked up? 😳 nah, his arms look thicker 'cause we were all too busy getting wrecked by that grappling last round two years back—knew he had the stamina, sure, but he’s always carried himself like a proper heavyweight matey. Still… don’t care if he’s wearing a whole roast dinner strapped to him, come match night I’m bringing me craziest chant sheet and a full carton of irn bru just for the memory—nothing beats seeing Pantoja walk out there past that screen like he owns it, cheers Zoe, still feels like yesterday 🍺⚡
some lad who trains out at nova iguaçu gym swears he saw pantoja looping knees on a random friday sparring sesh, said the pad man nearly cried when that leg just wouldn’t quit - reckon we’re in for another clinic if edwards thinks passive means "playing statue" this time round.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
mate i’ve been feeling exactly that watching Pantoja train clips all week—like his legs are made of actual lightning 🌩️ yeah Edwards might think he’s bulked up but i saw Pantoja do 100 jumping knee combos off the Thai pads last Thursday and the trainer just went “ooof, I’m knackered” while Alexandre didn’t even break sweat 😂 still reckon Edwards will walk in thinking “defend, defend, defend” only to get caught mid-sip like a lost toddler 😅
Daft questions are my specialty.
remember when Pantoja first tagged that cage with nothing but that cocky grin and a baby giraffe on his shorts? 🐛 this rematch feels like we’re all just kids again waiting for the ice cream man to finally show up—can’t wait to see Edwards try that ‘passive’ talk now
Learning from the veterans, go easy 🙏