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is it me but didn't the audience at the event just wasn't into it i noticed it off the bat, they weren't screaming, they were pretty tame even with lesnar won and came out he didn't cheer that loud for anyone. i have seen crowds go crazy, screaming their heads off, but the event last night when the fighters came out, and won they were pretty quite
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Post #1 8/10/08 10:42:04AM
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Interesting. I watched it on PPV and I thought the fans in Minnesota were very good. There were a lot of pops during Huerta, Lesnar, hell even The Body and Adrian Peterson. That and the fact that they did not boo that much (or at all). The fans also appeared that they appreciated the Maia/MacDonald fight even though it was a ground fight, which amazed me and I was glad they did because it was a great ground battle.
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Post #2 8/10/08 1:34:42PM
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Posted by candynuts
Interesting. I watched it on PPV and I thought the fans in Minnesota were very good. There were a lot of pops during Huerta, Lesnar, hell even The Body and Adrian Peterson. That and the fact that they did not boo that much (or at all). The fans also appeared that they appreciated the Maia/MacDonald fight even though it was a ground fight, which amazed me and I was glad they did because it was a great ground battle.
I agree, especially in the last three fights, they were going nuts.
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Post #3 8/10/08 1:36:11PM
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Posted by prozacnation1978
is it me but didn't the audience at the event just wasn't into it i noticed it off the bat, they weren't screaming, they were pretty tame even with lesnar won and came out he didn't cheer that loud for anyone. i have seen crowds go crazy, screaming their heads off, but the event last night when the fighters came out, and won they were pretty quite
WTF!?!
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Post #4 8/10/08 1:38:55PM
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I thought it was funny how they started off chanting "USA!, USA!" at the begginning of the fight then changed to "GSP!, GSP!" as soon as Fitch started getting his ass kicked. Typical.
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Post #5 8/10/08 1:50:39PM
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I heard that some fans cheered "USA, USA" During the MacDonald/Maia fight. 
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Post #6 8/10/08 2:16:26PM
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Jackelope
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Wow I'm really surprised at this thread. I actually thought the Minnesota fans were some of the best I've heard. Rarely did they boo and they always seemed to cheer at appropriate times.
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Post #7 8/10/08 2:24:38PM
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i think it was just the thread starter, seemed into it to me.
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Post #8 8/10/08 2:52:27PM
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i thought the minnesota fans were awesome.
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Post #9 8/10/08 3:53:26PM
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i was at the fights and the crowd was fantastic
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Post #10 8/10/08 4:39:04PM
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Posted by fonduktoe
i was at the fights and the crowd was fantastic
I was there too, I thought it was almost a Japanese-style crowd, if that makes sense. Minimal booing, very respectful and loud when it counted.
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Post #11 8/10/08 4:46:48PM
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That is what you should expect from the upper Midwest. Respectful and educated. I would know, I'm a Minnesotan
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Post #12 8/10/08 8:45:10PM
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Posted by Jackelope
Wow I'm really surprised at this thread. I actually thought the Minnesota fans were some of the best I've heard. Rarely did they boo and they always seemed to cheer at appropriate times.
Pretty much what I would have said.
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Post #13 8/10/08 8:47:56PM
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I wanted to go so badly... I just don't have the kind of money to spend on ground floor or lower lev seats... and I didn't want upper deck.
The fans went crazy for the home town fighters that's for sure.
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Post #14 8/10/08 10:17:15PM
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The only thing that bugged me was how quick they went from "GSP! GSP!" to "USA! USA!" to "GSP! GSP!"
Other than that, definitely one of the better crowds the UFC has seen in awhile.
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Post #15 8/10/08 10:26:59PM
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