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Hooooly shit. Good. Fuck Conor.
I think everyone is rooting on Khabib for this fight so that Conor v Khabib in Russia has a chance at actually happening.
Khabib is out between May and September, right? He has to fight by April and I can't imagine Dana letting his hype train take a seat until the Russia card. Conor is getting stripped.
I think within a few days we'll hear the deal is done. Too much pressure and Conor clearly does not want to fight right now.
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I don't think Dana is that enthusiastic about throwing Khabib a bone after the tiramisu debacle especially if it means taking the belt off of Conor. I think the only way Tony/Khabib happens is if Conor has agreed a super money fight (with Nate).
UFC has spent the better part of a year making their belts worthless you can't just throw the "undisputed" in there and expect that will change things. Number one question for whoever wins this fight is still going to be "But what about Conor?" just because Khabib or Tony are "Undisputed" champ instead of "Interim" champ means jack shit.
it doesn't even matter if he didn't know. He's responsible for what he puts in his body, and knowing what is and isn't restricted. There's zero distinction even if he didn't know. He still received the advantages from it.
A polygraph test isn't reliable, but I bet the UFC's gonna use that to help his case. Also, fuck Jon Jones.
Who do y'all have for Stipe v Ngannou?
I think Stipe goes to sleep in Round 1 getting caught kind of like how he got caught with Overeem. I just don't think he's going to be able to do anything to this guy, but I'd happily be wrong.
I think Stipe goes to sleep in Round 1 getting caught kind of like how he got caught with Overeem. I just don't think he's going to be able to do anything to this guy, but I'd happily be wrong.
I want Stipe to win, I've enjoyed his Embedded spots. The UFC needs to figure out how to market him because he's actually a very cool/funny guy.
Ngannou has a more marketable story/presence, scary power.
Overall hoping for a good fight, hopefully it doesn't end in the opening minutes.
Ngannou has a more marketable story/presence, scary power.
Overall hoping for a good fight, hopefully it doesn't end in the opening minutes.
I kind of feel Miocic has earned the benefit of the doubt by now but yeah my gut says this. He came extremely close to losing to Overeem and the margin for error against Ngannou is arguably even smaller. Overeem has a kind of bully mentality where he seems to get a bit lost once his main plan fails; it will be interesting to see what happens if Stipe survives a few bombs from Ngannou.
Pretty much how I see it.
Ngannou's going to be champ for a while. I just don't see anybody that can touch the guy or who wants to get into a striking match with him.
The best Stipe besides Werdum literally running into a short jab is a Stipe that imposes his will....if he does that against Francis he's going to need to be fed through a tube for the rest of his life .
Basically options aren't good. He can beat Francis probably 2 times out of 10...hopefully for him this is one of those 2 times.
Basically options aren't good. He can beat Francis probably 2 times out of 10...hopefully for him this is one of those 2 times.
Alvarez and Dustin need to be on that Brooklyn card and be ready as replacements in case tiramisu happens.
Probably not a popular opinion around here but I was wondering why Ferguson and Khabib feel so entitled. They both have nice win streaks and are fun to watch but who have they really beaten?
Tony's last 4 - Kevin Lee (2017), RDA (2016), Lando (2016), Barboza (2015)
Khabib's last 4 - Barboza (2017), Johnson (2016), Horcher (2016), RDA (2014)
They both can't draw and both only fought once in 2017.
One could argue ranking Alvarez over both of them and even Gaethje was on an 18 fight win streak before losing to Eddie.
Tony's last 4 - Kevin Lee (2017), RDA (2016), Lando (2016), Barboza (2015)
Khabib's last 4 - Barboza (2017), Johnson (2016), Horcher (2016), RDA (2014)
They both can't draw and both only fought once in 2017.
One could argue ranking Alvarez over both of them and even Gaethje was on an 18 fight win streak before losing to Eddie.
Barboza, Kevin Lee, and RDA are legit. And besides, the more important question is who is going to beat them? They've cleaned out the competition, and if Conor really wants to cement his legacy he has to take either of them or both of them on.
Seeing who comes out on top of those three is the most interesting storyline in the UFC right now.
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10 fight win streak (23–3) interim Champ in one of the strongest divisions in the company
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an as yet undefeated monster (25-0) whose supposedly never lost a round in sparring
but I'm sure UFC will still fuck up the marketing...
If the undercard is good, Tony v Khabib can do 750k.
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an as yet undefeated monster (25-0) whose supposedly never lost a round in sparring
but I'm sure UFC will still fuck up the marketing...
If the undercard is good, Tony v Khabib can do 750k.
Bummed that two great contenders get wasted but I guess I should just think of Tony as the champ.
Connor is going to return after his first divorce.
Connor is going to return after his first divorce.
Holloway, Mendes, Porier, Aldo and Eddie is a much better resume than RDA and Barboza imo.
I was thinking they made everything up to DC/Volkan terrible so you can watch the Bellator main card then switch over.
Timing wise are the Rory and Chael fights going to overlap with DC/Volkan and Stipe/Ngannou?
Bellator main card starts 1 hour earlier so sounds about right. Should finish right before.