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I can only guess how happy Dana was about the result.
England, Canada, Brazil move away. China is my new friend!
England, Canada, Brazil move away. China is my new friend!
From the other angle during the replays, it looked to me like the 4th elbow was definitely to the back of the head, but the other ones were more to the side.
Zhang is a charming talented lass but she ain't a Shevchenko or Nunes, yet. No one at strawweight has a significant advantage over all of the other contenders. Sadly Joanna should easily have her number. Hopefully they give the first shot to Rose or Suarez so we don't have to suffer through her again.
UFC 242 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV (2 p.m. ET, Sat, Sept 7th):
155 lbs.: Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier
155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
155 lbs.: Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
265 lbs.: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Curtis Blaydes
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Mairbek Taisumov
UFC 242 Prelims Card On FX (12 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
145 lbs.: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
135 lbs.: Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moraes
170 lbs.: Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen
UFC 242 Prelims Card On Fight Pass (10 a.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
170 lbs.: Muslim Salikhov vs. Nordine Taleb
185 lbs.: Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
155 lbs.: Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam
155 lbs.: Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier
155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
155 lbs.: Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
265 lbs.: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Curtis Blaydes
155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Mairbek Taisumov
UFC 242 Prelims Card On FX (12 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
145 lbs.: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
135 lbs.: Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moraes
170 lbs.: Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen
UFC 242 Prelims Card On Fight Pass (10 a.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
170 lbs.: Muslim Salikhov vs. Nordine Taleb
185 lbs.: Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
155 lbs.: Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam
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No way could they pass up on showing the Khabib and Conor fight. Also not surprised at all they kept the brawl in at the end. For all the pearl clutching, they've never shied from showing that and the dolly footage any chance they get!
I haven't seen the fight since it was on, but I never realized how much Conor was cheating in the 3rd. The knee to the head and glove holding were particularly shitty.
conor also looked a step slower in that Khabib fight than he did in his previous fights. 100 million dollars will slow most fighters down though.
Not only did they keep the brawl, but they edited in better angles of the action than what was shown live. lol
Would have preferred to have Cyborg go to PFL for one season then onto Bellator. Budd fight or a tourney then have her on a Rizin card alongside Gabi at Saitama fighting retired pro wrestlers. Bestest NYE ever!
I can't find anything to corroborate this, plus the account has no checkmark.
If it is real, Hunto is going to catch a body.
Yeah, that's what I figured. You'd have to think Hunt would go to One or Rizin.
Dana white says the event on Saturday is trending to be one of the most bought ever.... Do you believe him or he knows it's gonna do shit and is trying everything to get ppl to watch in the afternoon?
Yeah but on September 4th apparently now that I did more research on it, so I suppose that isnt included on the broadcast lol.
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Maybe every Russian and Muslim is buying the PPV and we don't know. It definitely won't do good numbers on NA and EU buys alone even if the Conor win did significantly raise Khabib's profile globally.
He is basing it off how many views Khabib's fights got on Youtube after they put them up last week
Like I'm pretty hyped for the fight but haven't heard casual fans talk about it at all
It looks like the UFC is going to finally stop BJ from fighting for them...because he's been doing street fights
He's got as much chance as most LWs. More, really. Don't know that he can stop the takedowns (probably not), but the dude is skilled as fuck and is a finisher. Khabib makes one mistake, Poirer will make him pay.
I have buddies that talked about wanting to buy the PPV but did not even know that it airs during the day (easter time).
So those plans are now shattered because of family things going on during the day.
And it really is not a great PPV (like the next one as well) on top of that.
Great main event and not much more in terms of storylines. Hoping for the upset personally but I don't think Khabib is old enough yet
for that.
I really like this card.
Khabib-Dustin is a great main event obviously.
Barboza-Felder 1 was an amazing fight, so why not run it back now that Edson is out of any potential title contention and Felder is climbing the ranks.
Islam vs Ramos is a potential gem. 17-1 vs 10-2, Khabib's boy and one of the best combat Sambo champs in the world vs a mostly dominant fighter who is one of the best BJJ practitioners in the world and has called out Khabib. Elite talents.
Blaydes-Abdurakhimov is a fight Blaydes should win with his wrestling and ground and pound, but the Russian has power in his hands and experience on his side. Or maybe Blaydes will just KO him on the feet, it is heavyweight after all.
Taisumov-Ferreira is a prime example of an opening fight of two guys who probably won't ever be in the title picture but are both good fighters who can put on a show.
Khabib-Dustin is a great main event obviously.
Barboza-Felder 1 was an amazing fight, so why not run it back now that Edson is out of any potential title contention and Felder is climbing the ranks.
Islam vs Ramos is a potential gem. 17-1 vs 10-2, Khabib's boy and one of the best combat Sambo champs in the world vs a mostly dominant fighter who is one of the best BJJ practitioners in the world and has called out Khabib. Elite talents.
Blaydes-Abdurakhimov is a fight Blaydes should win with his wrestling and ground and pound, but the Russian has power in his hands and experience on his side. Or maybe Blaydes will just KO him on the feet, it is heavyweight after all.
Taisumov-Ferreira is a prime example of an opening fight of two guys who probably won't ever be in the title picture but are both good fighters who can put on a show.
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2019 Poirier is a different animal, it's in no way an exaggeration to call this Khabib's toughest fight to date, and the toughest he could've taken that isn't Tony.
Pulling for Dustin, been a fan for years and watching him amass such an impressive winstreak of big names has been a great ride for one of MMA's good guys; but I just feel like this will be like the McGregor [and every other Khabib] fight where it's an open contest until Khabib lands that first takedown. I dunno, I think Dustin has a skillset wide and deep enough to take Khabib to a decision but I still don't see any other outcome than the Champ retaining 🤷🏻♂️
Pulling for Dustin, been a fan for years and watching him amass such an impressive winstreak of big names has been a great ride for one of MMA's good guys; but I just feel like this will be like the McGregor [and every other Khabib] fight where it's an open contest until Khabib lands that first takedown. I dunno, I think Dustin has a skillset wide and deep enough to take Khabib to a decision but I still don't see any other outcome than the Champ retaining 🤷🏻♂️
Dustin's arc has been swell. I hope he gets the W against the very tough and great Eagle, but Khabib is going to make it a tough fight for Dustin.
That's a banger! I'm happy they caved and put on a non-title fight as the headliner. It's genuinely too good a fight to put anywhere except as a headliner.
Especially when it's a football free weekend. The timing couldn't have been better.
