86Viking Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 3 hours ago, RRypien37 said: McGregor can't make 145 anymore. He was already on the verge of death the last few times he made it. they could fight at 155 then, but I think Max vs Tony is a good fight, if they dont give him a crack at khabib or he gets a suspension making him out till summer or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 UFC is slipping for sure. Cancelled their event that was slated to go head to head with Bellator. Dana couldn't bully Woodley into saving it. UFC cancels UFC 233 card in Anaheim https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/12/12/18138173/ufc-cancels-ufc-233-card-in-anaheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, bishopshodan said: UFC is slipping for sure. Cancelled their event that was slated to go head to head with Bellator. Dana couldn't bully Woodley into saving it. UFC cancels UFC 233 card in Anaheim https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/12/12/18138173/ufc-cancels-ufc-233-card-in-anaheim That's wack. Should've just done a main event of Askren vs Usman/Convington as a no.1 contender to go against Woodley. Edited December 13, 2018 by RRypien37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 definitely odd why they cancelled that event. Would have thought White would have wanted that head to head matchup vs Bellator to show everyone that UFC>Bellator. I think UFC would draw more interest still, I dont mind Bellator but they are #2 in the MMA world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Canuckster86 said: definitely odd why they cancelled that event. Would have thought White would have wanted that head to head matchup vs Bellator to show everyone that UFC>Bellator. I think UFC would draw more interest still, I dont mind Bellator but they are #2 in the MMA world It would have been on Jan 26. Bellator has the finals of their heavy weight Grand Prix that night. Fedor vs Bader. Fedor is still a massive draw. The match up vs Bader has me very interested. UFC would have had to put on a strong event to compete. I''m happy the landscape is changing, more option$ for the fighters. Ultimately it would have been nice to have all the top fighters in one company so we can see the best of the best. However, UFC refuses to respect rankings and they only book fighters that can ' move the needle'. This has traditionally been the way in 'prize fighting' but for some years there we were almost seeing MMA turn into more of a structured sport. Too bad the greed of the UFC brass has tainted that. So, it's looking like back to the old days...talent spread around the world...fun and silly freak shows..champs vs champs....etc... It's all still a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, bishopshodan said: It would have been on Jan 26. Bellator has the finals of their heavy weight Grand Prix that night. Fedor vs Bader. Fedor is still a massive draw. The match up vs Bader has me very interested. UFC would have had to put on a strong event to compete. I''m happy the landscape is changing, more option$ for the fighters. Ultimately it would have been nice to have all the top fighters in one company so we can see the best of the best. However, UFC refuses to respect rankings and they only book fighters that can ' move the needle'. This has traditionally been the way in 'prize fighting' but for some years there we were almost seeing MMA turn into more of a structured sport. Too bad the greed of the UFC brass has tainted that. So, it's looking like back to the old days...talent spread around the world...fun and silly freak shows..champs vs champs....etc... It's all still a lot of fun. The UFC rankings seemed like they shot themselves in the foot. Rankings made it seem like they were going to develop some specific type of structure for judging who is the best. Champion versus top contender, number 2 contender versus number 3 contender, and down the line we go. It seemed like as soon as the rankings became formalized they decided to do a 180 and just do whatever they felt like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Down by the River said: The UFC rankings seemed like they shot themselves in the foot. Rankings made it seem like they were going to develop some specific type of structure for judging who is the best. Champion versus top contender, number 2 contender versus number 3 contender, and down the line we go. It seemed like as soon as the rankings became formalized they decided to do a 180 and just do whatever they felt like. Yeah that's why I use the term "prize fighting".....whoever can bring in the the biggest paycheck for the org and enough for the most popular fighters. They really had a thing going. They were formalising the sport. Then they fell in love with a one trick pony 'do nothing b*tch'....then a loud mouth over rated Leprechaun. It so sad, I love the ufc to this day but the writing is on the wall, they're sell outs. IMO they are playing the short game, like a dodgy business... get that cash now. If they let the rankings decide fights ( long game) , eventually they would have been the premier company world wide. Maybe their ego has now 'shot them in the foot' ? time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 19 hours ago, Canuckster86 said: definitely odd why they cancelled that event. Would have thought White would have wanted that head to head matchup vs Bellator to show everyone that UFC>Bellator. I think UFC would draw more interest still, I dont mind Bellator but they are #2 in the MMA world #2 arguably at this point, at least going forward, is ONE Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, bishopshodan said: Yeah that's why I use the term "prize fighting".....whoever can bring in the the biggest paycheck for the org and enough for the most popular fighters. They really had a thing going. They were formalising the sport. Then they fell in love with a one trick pony 'do nothing b*tch'....then a loud mouth over rated Leprechaun. It so sad, I love the ufc to this day but the writing is on the wall, they're sell outs. IMO they are playing the short game, like a dodgy business... get that cash now. If they let the rankings decide fights ( long game) , eventually they would have been the premier company world wide. Maybe their ego has now 'shot them in the foot' ? time will tell. New ownership paid a ton. They want to recoup as much and as quick as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Now this I would pay to see. A world champ cross dressing boxer vs steroid using loud mouth business man. Prize would probably be a pound of coke. Oscar De La Hoya challenges Dana White to a three-round boxing match https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/12/13/18140145/ufc-oscar-de-la-hoya-to-dana-white-lets-get-in-the-ring-boxing-mma-news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 5 hours ago, bishopshodan said: Now this I would pay to see. A world champ cross dressing boxer vs steroid using loud mouth business man. Prize would probably be a pound of coke. Oscar De La Hoya challenges Dana White to a three-round boxing match https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/12/13/18140145/ufc-oscar-de-la-hoya-to-dana-white-lets-get-in-the-ring-boxing-mma-news It would be funny to see for sure, but doubtful it happens? Is the Bellator event tomorrow not on TV, tonights is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 12/14/2018 at 4:38 PM, Canuckster86 said: It would be funny to see for sure, but doubtful it happens? Is the Bellator event tomorrow not on TV, tonights is Wont happen. Dana has never fought, nobody would sanction him vs a world champ. Some decent fights on the weekend. Barboza unleashing some mean kicks, Machida just doing enough in a snoozer, Lee getting his mouth shut, Chandler looked good getting the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: Wont happen. Dana has never fought, nobody would sanction him vs a world champ. Some decent fights on the weekend. Barboza unleashing some mean kicks, Machida just doing enough in a snoozer, Lee getting his mouth shut, Chandler looked good getting the belt. Ya Barboza has some mean kicks, but Dan Hooker is one tough SOB. Didnt watch the 2nd night of Bellator, the Chandler fight was pure domination by him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Disappointed with Lee. Was expecting big things from him. Looked so good against Barboza and Ferguson before this. Not to take away anything from Al, top guy as well. Also, I'm not sure how Hooker is still alive. Incredibly tough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 4:13 PM, Isam said: I liked seeing deron winn man. He is a big time legit prospect. He signed with the big show.. https://mmajunkie.com/2018/12/wrestling-standout-deron-winn-signs-with-ufc-golden-boy-mma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 3 hours ago, bishopshodan said: He signed with the big show.. https://mmajunkie.com/2018/12/wrestling-standout-deron-winn-signs-with-ufc-golden-boy-mma Not surprised, he is buddies with Cormier. Sounds like a cocky guy, be interesting to see who he gets for his 1st fight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 10:04 PM, Canuckster86 said: definitely odd why they cancelled that event. Would have thought White would have wanted that head to head matchup vs Bellator to show everyone that UFC>Bellator. I think UFC would draw more interest still, I dont mind Bellator but they are #2 in the MMA world Striesand effect is real. Just rescheduled, not cancelled. UFC is still by farrrrrr #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, xereau said: Striesand effect is real. Just rescheduled, not cancelled. UFC is still by farrrrrr #1. They rescheduled UFC 233? I thought they just rescheduled some of the fights on to other cards and promised the same amount of PPV's? All info I can find is that it had to be cancelled due to no main event fight. ( well not one that would move the needle) UFC 233 canceled; bouts rescheduled. The UFC 233 fight card will not be held as scheduled Jan. 26 in Anaheim, Calif., the UFC announced Wednesday. The bouts that were due to be held that date are being moved to other dates and locations. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fighting-mma-ufc-ufc233-canceled/ufc-233-canceled-bouts-rescheduled-idUSKBN1OC03X UFC is still number one.....I don't think by as farrrr as they once were. I swear Bellator has even beat UFC in ratings head to head this year?.... But forget Bellator... read what Dana has to say about the fast growing 'monster' One Championship ... A. I will tell you what -- I will tell you what drives me crazy, what cracks me up, is we’re trying to get into Asia; so we have been working on Asia for a long time. And every time I do interviews over there, they say, “Are you guys like ONE FC? Is that what you are.” Yeah. Yeah. So it’s owned by a billionaire. And every time I do interviews in Asia, they ask if the UFC is like ONE FC. What are you guys, like ONE FC? Yeah, no. We’re like the UFC, but yeah. They’re not a minor grassroots organization. They’re a monster. Forbes has already referred to UFC and One as having a global duopoly. https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/10/17/17976862/one-championship-look-finances-mma-one-fc-losses Although One still has a way to go...they are coming on strong. http://mmapayout.com/category/promoters/one-fc// Edited December 22, 2018 by bishopshodan edit: just realised you may be being sarcastic, still bishop is happy the landscape is leveling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Lol, Jon Jones tests positive for a “picogram amounts of risidual metabolites” stemming from his failed drug test 18 months ago. As a result, Nevada athletic state commission won’t license the bout and the event is being moved to LA. I love Jones talent but imo he just juiced again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry35 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, HI5 said: Lol, Jon Jones tests positive for a “picogram amounts of risidual metabolites” stemming from his failed drug test 18 months ago. As a result, Nevada athletic state commission won’t license the bout and the event is being moved to LA. I love Jones talent but imo he just juiced again. I agree with you, he is a serial doper. The guy is just completely out of control, I don't know how anyone could ever cheer for the guy. I hope Gus drops him early and shuts him up once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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