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Sounds like the UFC is looking to do Khabib vs Ferguson with the winner to fight McGregor this summer. I think that's the perfect way to go. It also sounds like Nunes vs Cyborg. Cyborg wins this but it's the only remotely interesting fight for Cyborg out there.
I'm pretty convinced that the only way MacGregor gets back into the octagon is to fight Floyd Mayweather. & I thinks it's gonna happen. It would be the easiest 150M Floyd ever made & he'll be needing the money.
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Doesnt cyborg walk around with like 70 pounds on Nunes?
Khabib v Ferg sounds legit as hell but I hate either one of them getting derailed on their way to face Conor, particularly if its Khabib. If anyone deserves to get violently retired its Conor.
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Originally Posted by OSAThat's cause no one can even point to where Dagestan is on a map let alone what people go through there to survive.Quote:
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I don't see it for a bunch of reasons. First, $150m is like a pay cut by at least half from what he made off the McG fight, considering he owned the promotion. 2nd, Conor's not going to be taking less than Mayweather this time, not in his sport. 3rd, UFC would have to sell nearly 6 million ppvs @ $100 a pop just to pay the 2 fighters (cable/sat companies get about 50% off the top), before they get any cut at all. 4th, Mayweather isn't about to take a loss in any fight sport.Quote:
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When they say Dana was meeting with Mayweather's people, that wasn't a lie, but from what I understand, it wasn't about Floyd or MMA at all. It was about Zuffa boxing stuff and trying to get that off the ground.
Gotta wonder if Uriah is going to have the heart to hurt Vitor on the 14th. He's proven himself reluctant in the past when it comes to his 'idols'. Plus he tends to end up in trouble in the first round.
It's a strange fight, two guys who appear to be afraid to fight at times. Vitor has looked so bad his last few times out and Hall has all the talent in the world but should have been a tennis player.Quote:
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No need to worry Uriah couldn't make weight and the fight is cancelled.Quote:
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http://mmajunkie.com/2018/01/uriah-h...lfort-scrapped
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Originally Posted by BeerAndPokerNo need to worry Uriah couldn't make weight and the fight is cancelled.Quote:
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http://mmajunkie.com/2018/01/uriah-h...lfort-scrapped
$50.00 $1,122.45 Pending 4 Team Parlay
Cancelled 1/14/18 11:00pm UFC Fighting 1101 Vitor Belfort +175* vs Uriah Hall
Pending 1/14/18 9:30pm UFC Fighting 99999 Michael Johnson -185* vs Darren Elkins
Cancelled 1/14/18 8:00pm UFC Fighting 99999 Thiago Alves +170* vs Zak Cummings
Pending 1/14/18 7:30pm UFC Fighting 1802 Jessica Eye +105* vs Kalindra Faria
you know, i swear to god...
The Alves fight had also already been cancelled due to a Cummings injury.Quote:
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$50.00 $1,122.45 Pending 4 Team Parlay
Cancelled 1/14/18 11:00pm UFC Fighting 1101 Vitor Belfort +175* vs Uriah Hall
Pending 1/14/18 9:30pm UFC Fighting 99999 Michael Johnson -185* vs Darren Elkins
Cancelled 1/14/18 8:00pm UFC Fighting 99999 Thiago Alves +170* vs Zak Cummings
Pending 1/14/18 7:30pm UFC Fighting 1802 Jessica Eye +105* vs Kalindra Faria
you know, i swear to god...
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Zak...anceled-131079
Also, Whittaker is out for UFC 221 in Australia & Rockhold-Romero will be fighting for the interim instead.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Luk...-Injury-131081
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Originally Posted by Hockey GuyThe Alves fight had also already been cancelled due to a Cummings injury.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Zak...anceled-131079
yes but even a 3 way parlay there would have been severely profitable.
a two way parlay between eye and johnson isnt really even worth the risk.
good start for UFC in 2018 (from Helwani):
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Update on Uriah Hall: according to sources, he was on weight and headed to the weigh-ins this AM. That’s when he feinted. Looked scary, I’m told. Taken to the hospital. He’s feeling better and awake. Doctors are doing tests.
Was also told by two sources that the belief is Hall suffered a seizure in the midst of it all.
BOO HOO CHOI
Lol, what a fight....
Brendan Schaub called Stephens by ko in the second round, fucking sage...
I think I found verminaard's account on sherdog:
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/ea...night.3691879/
or maybe Lloyd's.
Pretty tough to go 0-5 but he did.
I don't know why Paige VanZant moved up to 125 she is too small.
Most likely she did this because she can't compete against the elite at 115 but it won't be no difference here. A nice girl who was over hyped from beating scrubs early in her career with the lopsided disparity in womans mma but now she should pull a Rousey and go do movies,etc...
Just listened to the Joe Rogan podcast with Tyrone Woodley then watched a bunch of his fights, then rewatched GSP's return. I don't think GSP could compete with that stud at his age but I would like to see it.
I don't think she's too small at all, she's just technically very sloppy and has a lot more courage than ability.Quote:
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if maia couldnt shoot safely, i mean, gsp has his work cut out for him.
Loading up huge on Stipe Miocic. Could he lose in 10 seconds? Of course. But I am not sure i have seen a better value on a fighter with him hovering around +160. I got my first bet in at +180. Francis Ngannou could be the real deal but we have no idea as the only person of note he has fought is glass jaw Overeem.
I think that fight is just a complete coin flip. He has the power to KO anyone but without a doubt Stipe is the more technical and crisp fighter. I did think Ngannou looked good against Curtis Blaydes although Blaydes is a terrible striker so Francis only had to worry about shutting down the wrestling (which he did).Quote:
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I find Stipe super likabke. Down to earth guy, still working his job as a firefighter. Sticks around home for his fight camps. On the UFC Embeddeds the best footage of him they can get is shovelling his walk and hanging a coat rack.
Khabib v Tony Ferg in Brooklyn 4/7, sez Dana.
Ferguson is gonna get rolled on. Khabibs ground game is the best ever seen
with so few potential fights worth giving a shit about, im not a fan of having the loser of this bout probably never fight conor.
Apparently the UFC has booked Moscow's 80,000 person stadium for September, right when McGregor is likely to come back. Looks like the UFC is banking on Khabib taking out Ferguson and doing a McGregor vs Khabib fight in Moscow. I fucking hope it works out, that would be insane.
i think they might give him conor there regardless, let conor get past him if he wants ferg.
Good call. Strip Conor then they can make the Khabib vs Conor in Russia either way.Quote:
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very good point
Not surprising but Khabib has opened at -200 favorite against ferg
ill be keeping an eye out for the ferg by sub/tko props, especially in the last 3 rounds.
- nurmy has never fought more than 15 minutes, and lately he's had his mouth open to breath early in round 2
- ferg has a long torso and a super dangerous guard so unless nurm is in side control, he might have problems stacking up on top to do significant damage
- the brother is hittable and ferg only gets more dangerous standing as the fight continues.
not to mention, nurm's last win over an a-list fighter was his 2014 bout with a freshly deroided RDA.
that said i dont see how this isnt going to be a great fight.
I agree. While Khabib hurts guys and makes their lives hell he isn't the best finisher and his gas tank has looked a bit iffy. He fights at a ridiculous pace and forces his opponent to do the same. The good news is that Khabib makes guys who never gas out, gas out. It will be interesting to see if Ferguson can hang in the first 2.5 rounds and how tired he gets. This fight could be very dangerous for Khabib late.Quote:
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I think the difference in this fight is going to be Stipes boxing and ability to avoid the punch. Francis is too raw compared to Stipe in all other facets. If Francis cant land that punch, I dont think he has a chance to win. Overeem didnt respect the power. He should have fought it the same way he fought against JDS and Roy Nelson.
hey so who the fuck is this random cormier is fighting? seriously this is our lhw division? where the fuck is everyone?
Here's a Don't Fuck With USADA story.
USADA tests Francisco Rivera, he pisses hot for clenbuteral. It was meat in Mexico, he says. He never told USADA he'd been in Mexico when they asked him during his piss test, but they're open to it. Tests reveal more clen than if he just ate ingested meat, but he's like, "Here's my bank card statement that shows me getting gas in Tijuana and the Costco receipt where I got all the obv tainted meat."
USADA's like, this statement looks funny, and that Costco receipt has no meat on it. We're gonna fly a guy across the country to meet you and go to a Chase bank and get a fresh Credit Card statement. OK says Francisco, who no-shows obv, his lawyer quits, and he eventually admits its all lies.
USADA gave him 4 YEARS FOR TRYING TO LIE TO THEM. If he just said he took it, or said nothing, 2 years max.
View on scribd here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/369553841/
3 big wins in a row, 2 against top 10 and one against a guy who was close to a title shot. 2 of those wins were devastating KO's. He's got massive power, this fight is dangerous for Cormier. Will be interesting to see if his chin has recovered from that last KO. Cormier probably does his thing but it's an interesting fight.Quote:
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I believe Gustafsson was dealing with some injuries so he wasn't available to fight for the title. Pretty sure he's next in line.
I worry a bit about Stipe avoiding the punch. He gets hit a lot. Perhaps he's refined his d but Overeem had him in some trouble and JDS lit him up in their first fight. I'm just hoping his crisp straight boxing lands first and hurts Ngannou.Quote:
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it really just sank in that zuffa is charging full price for 1 and a half title fights and about 3 hours of tuf fights.