UFC thread

[John]

How embarrassing for Paul Daley. All that talking before the fight and he barely threw a punch.

[Waffdon]

MacDonald might be my favourite fighter.

[John]

Twonk about to fight now shouted 'this is Sparta' in his opponents face at the weigh ins. Christ knows how he wasn't immediately laughed out of the room.

EDIT - He got fucking smashed. That'll do.

[John]

Alexander Gustafsson. :drool:

His hands are extraordinary. As is his fiance.

[Waffdon]

Mateeeeee, a really hope Holloway does it tonight. Should be a cracker either way.

[John]

I reckon Holloway will do it. If he does I could see him defending the belt maybe once or twice and moving up. He's already knocked off most of the divsion in the last three years.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, it's ridiculous how good he is for how young he is. I'd imagine he'd love a crack at McGregor but then McGregor beat him with relative ease with one leg.

[John]

What a fucking fight.

He was about nine years old when he fought McGregor and he's torn apart eleven fighters in a row since then. If he bulked up to make Light I reckon he would give McGregor a serious fight.

[John]

Beautiful counter uppercut in the featured prelim bout just now.

The main event tonight will either be a total shitfest or one of those mad shootouts where neither man can quite knock the other out, like Hunt v Bigfoot. Or a ten second knockout I suppose, but that goes without saying with heavyweights.

[Dark Soldier]

I still watch MMA but the amount of UFC events is fucking insane these days. Sod watching it every weekend pretty much.

[John]

They are putting on far too many events at the moment, but every card has at least one fight with the potential to be a cracker so I wind up recording them all at the very least.

The next numbered event is essential though. Cowboy v Robbie Lawler, Whittaker v Yoel Romero for the interim, Werdum v Overeem, and Pettis v Jim Miller. Every one of those could be a fight of the year.

[Waffdon]

McGregor v Mayweather confirmed.

[GS]

He's going to embarrass himself.

[Waffdon]

A loss does nothing to him. He's getting rich and that's all he cares about. Can go back to MMA without a jot in the world, though I think he's done for some reason.

Should really be putting Mayweather in an Arm Bar

[Shindig]

It does neither of them any harm unless one of them ends up dead. That's unlikely from either corner.

[Dark Soldier]

Aye and if, somehow, Mayweather loses, its just an exhibition so doesn't tarnish his record.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm actually excited.

If only because if it was going to be an MMA match then it would have been a complete blowout.

[Lewis]

Aye and if, somehow, Mayweather loses, its just an exhibition so doesn't tarnish his record.

It would.

[Dark Soldier]

Then its a good job he isn't gonna lose.

[Kikó]

Pointless and shameless.

[John]

It's a complete circus.

I concur with Waff that McGregor is probably finished. He isn't going to go from boxing Mayweather to boxing the lower classes in an actual attempt to build a later life boxing career, and he isn't going to make sevent five million for fighting Mayweather and then go back to make four million or whatever in a much harder fight in which he actually has something to lose.

Making a colossal fortune has been his ultimate end game since day one, this fulfills it, he'll walk away.

[John]

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This annoys me. Four years ago McGregor was already a two weight Cage Warriors champion and had just picked up sixty grand for a knockout of the night in his UFC debut.

[SvN]

As someone who knows fuck all about UFC other than watching CM Punk get battered a few months ago, is there any reason why this can't be an MMA match? Is McGregor strictly a boxer in UFC, or does he also grapple/kick or whatever?

[Disco]

Floyd probably doesn't want to be on the end of a horrendous pasting.

[John]

As someone who knows fuck all about UFC other than watching CM Punk get battered a few months ago, is there any reason why this can't be an MMA match? Is McGregor strictly a boxer in UFC, or does he also grapple/kick or whatever?

He's primarily a boxer, but there's a minimum level of competence in all areas required to not just immediately get blootered to death. His ground game isn't great, but he's one away from a black belt in Jiu Jitsu which is good enough that a complete novice like Mayweather wouldn't be able to cope. McGregor would have a hundred weapons Mayweather wouldn't be able to defend against, and even something as simple as a solid leg kick will fuck you up if you don't know how to check it or to at least shift your weight to limit the damage.

It would genuinely be over in thirty seconds if it was an MMA bout.

[Waffdon]

As someone who knows fuck all about UFC other than watching CM Punk get battered a few months ago, is there any reason why this can't be an MMA match? Is McGregor strictly a boxer in UFC, or does he also grapple/kick or whatever?

His strongest asset is his boxing but he'd kill Mayweather if he was only allowed using his legs in an MMA about with him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It would be another Toney-esque fight:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIYYd-v8jI

Skip to 30 seconds in.

[Spikey M]

Oh. It's being discussed in here. It's a boxing match you showers.

[Shindig]

Floyd probably doesn't want to be on the end of a horrendous pasting.

He can't guard against a ground game or leg strikes. It would take him years to train. MMA is multi-disciplined. Keeping it as boxing allows a kind of a level-playing field.

[John]

The thing finally being announced seems to have brought half the UFC roster out to say they want to be boxers too. Cristiane Justino wants to fight Cecilia Braekhus, Stipe Miocic wants Anthony Joshua, wrestling focused Wilson Reis hilariously wants Gervonta Davis, and Cub Swanson for some reason wants to fight Paulie Malignaggi.

Cristiane Justino vs Cecilia Braekhus would be a legitimate superfight in women's combat sports, but the rest of those are piddling. Stipe Miocic v Anthony Joshua sounds big on the face of it, but they have three title defenses between them and Joshua would uppercut him into the arena lights in the first round.

[Disco]

He can't guard against a ground game or leg strikes. It would take him years to train. MMA is multi-disciplined. Keeping it as boxing allows a kind of a level-playing field.

Which is basically what I said. He doesn't want to be kicked to death in 20 seconds so it has to be a boxing match rather than MMA.

[Shindig]

Muhammad Ali vs Giant Baba was all about kicking, to be fair. That was dumb.

[John]

Matt Hughes is in critical condition, having been airlifted to hospital after a 'truck vs train collision'.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Germaine de Randamie is set to be stripped of her title for refusing to fight 'Cyborg'.

This will see Cyborg take on Megan Anderson (the Invicta featherweight champion) for the title at UFC 214.

[John]

It's worth seeking out the Holm fight from earlier. The end of the fight has better comedic timing than most sitcoms.

[John]

The 'European IMMAF Championships' are on BT right now, with the first fight for some reason involving an American.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tim Hague has died.

He competed in a boxing match a couple of days ago and was declared brain dead after being knocked out but just passed away.

Was 1-4 in the UFC after tapping out Pat Barry before getting knocked out by Todd Duffee & Matt Mitrione and losing on points to Chris Tuchscherer and Joey Beltran.

Knocked out 4 times in MMA and twice in boxing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/6/19/15829648/germaine-de-randamie-reacts-i-had-absolutely-no-idea-i-was-being-stripped-of-ufc-title

De Randamie has said she had no idea that she was going to be stripped of her title despite being heavily mooted for weeks.

Her own managers even said they'd rather be stripped/let the title go before facing Cyborg.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Johny Hendricks can't even make middleweight now, came in at 188.

[Waffdon]

McGregor wants to face Khabib in Russia after Mayweather apparently.

[Baz]

Is Jonny Bones really fighting Cormier on 30th July? SkyBet want me to bet on it.

[John]

Amanda Nunes has pulled out, citing illness. The doctor cleared her to fight but she's refusing.

Joanna Jedrezczyk has apparently offered to step in if they'll make it for an interim.

[John]

That Johnson v Gaethje fight from last night. Blimey.

[Dark Soldier]

Yeah I saw it earlier. A proper war.

[John]

What the Dickens has happened to Travis Browne? I've lolled at him in the past, but he's getting cracked here by a bloke with forty odd submission wins on his record. He was a beast in the stand-up before, but he seems to have completely lost whatever skill he once had.

[John]

Pettis looked as good in that first round as he has in years.

[Waffdon]

Bisping is buzzing he doesn't have to face Romero

[John]

Whittaker will kick his cunt in anyway.

[Waffdon]

That UFC 214 card is absolutely bonkers.

[Baz]

That UFC 214 card is absolutely bonkers.Yes it is. :drool:

My boy Bones ain't gonna mess about either.

[Offshore Toon]

Woodley, Lawler and Manuwa all by KO, TWO, disqualification or submission.

Took some advice off Reddit and stuck that in a treble.

[John]

Yes it is. :drool:

My boy Bones ain't gonna mess about either.

I fancy Cormier to do him, and very much hope he does. Fight of the night, and possibly of the year, will be Lawler v Cerrone though. That's a meeting of styles and personalities which should offer up pure warfare.

[John]

Woodley, Lawler and Manuwa all by KO, TWO, disqualification or submission.

Took some advice off Reddit and stuck that in a treble.

You're probably good on Woodley, since Maia has always has trouble with wrestlers who can strike, and Manuwa, since he's fighting a nobody who got the fight through a mad knockout of someone better than him.

Lawler is a question mark though. He lost his last fight to a brutal knockout and fighters don't always come back from that. Whatever happens that ought to be a cracker.

I've money on Cormier, Woodley, and Lamas, the latter of which has already won.

[John]

Oezdemir, fucking hell. Looks like Manuwa dismissed him the same way I did.

Oezdemir's next fight will probably be a title eliminator, if not for the title itself.

[John]

Nonsense decision. Cerrone won that.

[John Arne]

0/23 takedowns for Maia. Great defence from Woodley. Pretty terrible fight otherwise.

[John]

It wasn't even great defence from Woodley, he grabbed the cage a few times, Maia just wasn't up to it.

[John Arne]

Yeah.

[John Arne]

Cormiers gonna have a stinking headache tomorrow.

[Waffdon]

Lovely. Jon Jones is the undisputed GOAT.

[Baz]

Lovely. Jon Jones is the undisputed GOAT.:nod:

Calling out Brock Lesnar too, what the hell. :D

[Disco]

High time for Baroque to bugger off back to UFC, I imagine he'll still need to serve some kind of suspension before actually getting back in the ring.

[Gray Fox]

He has 6 months from entering the USADA testing pool I believe.

[Waffdon]

Jon Jones failed another drugs test. That's him done. :(

So good as well. So, so good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

Especially after Dana was spouting that he'd never headline another UFC event again due to his fuck ups.

[Waffdon]

They were in talks of Miocic/Jones :(

[John]

It's almost impressive how big a nugget he manages to be. Even if he doesn't get the full four years I can't see White letting him back in the door. The Mayweather v McGregor fight has probably put the biggest spotlight on the UFC that there's ever been, and step forward Jon Jones to bring a massive negative story into that spotlight.

[John]

That Jeremy Stephens v Gilbert Melendez fight should have been stopped about six times. It's occasionally the referee's job to protect a fighter from himself and that's exactly what the referee should have done there. That they had the doctor in a few times and he kept waving it on shouldn't matter, it's clear that he was done.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jon 'Coke' Jones has had his B sample come back positive and the fight between Cormier has been ruled a no contest and Cormier has been given the title again.

I personally would have liked the title to have been vacated though, make him win it back.

[John]

Why? He was cheated out of it.

[John]

Little Aaron Chalmers has quickly beaten another complete flump.

[Baz]

https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2017/10/13/16458972/bigfoot-silva-glory-champion-rico-verhoeven-obligation-win-cant-blink-against-me

RIP Bigfoot. :(

[Greg]

The beard was a good move from Bigfoot.

[Waffdon]

Looking forward to Darren Till tonight. Cerrone might be too much though.

[Waffdon]

Jesus lord. Till looked fucking amazing there.

[Waffdon]

Great card tonight. I've got Bisping, Garbrandt, JJ and Masvidal. Prelims also looking good.

[Baz]

http://mmajunkie.com/2017/11/bellator-186-video-tywan-claxton-flying-knee-ko

And you’re betting against GSP? C’mon son. I mean we all want it, but there’s no chance, surely. No matter how long he’s been away, it’s still GSP! It’ll be dull and boring and Bisping will lose on points.

[Waffdon]

Joanna lost holy fuck

[Waffdon]

Jesus Christ. Three upsets, three new champions n some cracking finishes.

[John]

McGregor has jumped into the Bellator cage tonight and wound up trying to have a punch up with the referee.

The man is a roasting hot, pouting arsehole.

[Dark Soldier]

Has been since the day he entered UFC.

[John]

I've thought he was a prick since day one too, he's just big enough now that obviously feels comfortable behaving like the pikey fuckwit he's always been.

[Baz]

Man sells though. :hail:

[Disco]

He knows his audience you have to give him that.

[Waffdon]

Conor coked up :drool:

[John Arne]

I was enjoying that until Bisping got sparked out :(

[John]

Bisping should chuck it. Gastelum will be a proper fighter if he can pick a weight and stay fit at it. He's got everything.

[John]

Conor McGregor has apparently had a hell of a weekend. He's battered the son of the top man of a Dublin gang and there's now a price on his head.

[Baz]

Conor McGregor has apparently had a hell of a weekend. He's battered the son of the top man of a Dublin gang and there's now a price on his head.:cool:

Can’t wait for his biopic.

[Disco]

Only the densest criminal ever would actually put a bounty on one of the most famous Irishmen on the planet.

[John]

Yancy Medeiros v Alex Oliveira. :drool:

What a fucking fight.

[John]

Lol at Joe Rogan turning away from the Cejudo fight to watch a fight in the crowd then criticising the technique on display.

[John]

Fucking hell. :|

He genuinely might be dead. That's a deeply ridiculous shot.

[John]

That was the best event in quite a while.

[Waffdon]

Just catching up now. Fucking hell. Halloway has schooled Aldo twice now - I imagine that’s the end of the latter.

Ngannou’s finish might be my favourite ever from a punch. Holy fuck.

[John]

Ngannou is truly bonkers. It isn't often someone makes Overeem look small.

[John]

GSP has vacated again, so Whittaker is the full champion.

[John]

Frank Trigg is refereeing fights tonight. Hopefully as the sport ages more former fighters take to refereeing and judging, it can only be a good thing.

[John]

This nugget with a somehow feminine beard is proving my point that more fighters as refs would be good. He's just stood the fight up while one fighter was right on the verge of moving to a full mount.

[Baz]

GSP has vacated again, so Whittaker is the full champion.Why has he done that?

[Shindig]

Injury meaning he'll be unable to defend it in time. Ulcerative colitis.

[Baz]

Ah RIP.

[John]

Another first timer for Aaron Chalmers tonight. A thirty six year old lorry driver. It's nice that they're stepping up the level of opposition.

[John]

Lawler is basically finished. He obviously doesn't have the confidence in his chin to fight the way he used to, and his bonkers pressure coupled with a willingness to take a punch to give one is what made him.

Ponzinibbio vs Perry was terrific fun. Perry needs to somehow fight at every event.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/1/26/16938630/stipe-miocic-and-daniel-cormier-set-for-champion-vs-champion-superfight-at-ufc-226

Stipe and DC will coach TUF 27 (with undefeated light and featherweights) and then fight for Stipe's heavyweight title at UFC 226. Also a chance that they have DJ fight Dillashaw and Nunes fight Cyborg on the same card.

[John]

No chance they do three champion vs champion fights on the same card. It's a big enough hassle having one division tied up if DC manages to win, they'd be fucking bonkers to risk having six belts wind up in the hands of three fighters on the same night.

They might risk it for a historic number, if the divisions had been as they are now for 200 for example, it might have happened, but it will not happen.

Alvarez vs Diaz is a realistic co main for that event.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There are rumours that it will be DC's last fight.

[John]

So I've heard, but even then if he wins they suddenly have two vacant belts. Add that to two divisions being put on hold at a time and the whole picture is an utter shambles.

They won't do it.

[Lewis]

I saw this pop up on Facebook. How can a light heavyweight fight a much bigger and not shit heavyweight without getting ragdolled?

[John]

Cormier was undefeated at heavyweight for years before cutting down to light heavy. He's beaten a few former champions.

[Lewis]

Were any of them as good as this bloke?

[John]

No, but none of them even got near him. He's little but his wrestling is on a different level to everyone, including Miocic.

[Lewis]

Interesting. I might watch that if it happens. Unless he somehow packs three stone on by then ('It's just a lot of eating and...') in which case probably not.

[John]

He cuts to 205, so he'll just bin the cut and do a bit of powerlifting in camp. He'll weigh in about 230. Miocic will be about 250.

[John]

Tony Ferguson has fallen over and hurt himself so he's pulled out of the Khabib fight. Max Holloway has stepped in.

[Waffdon]

Four times in a row it’s been called off. Fair fucks to Max but Khabib is fucking huge compared to him. Seven days notice too.

[John]

Holloway will be ready. He said back in January that he'd step in if Ferguson or Khabib fell out, so while I doubt he's been in a full camp this whole time he certainly won't have been on holiday for three months either.

Not that it'll matter. Khabib ought to flatten him.

[Baz]

Khabib has said from day dot that Ferguson ain’t show, so I imagine Holloway will be more prepared then he ought to be on such short notice.

I reckon even if McGregor would have offered to step in, Dana White wouldn’t allow it cos they’d miss out on millions of dollars through lack of promotion.

[Waffdon]

Khabib can’t say much, he’s pulled out twice already and is the most notorious for it.

[Waffdon]

McGregor turned up in NY and has decided to go on a coke bender it seems. Picked up a guard rail and tried to smash it into Khabib’s coach.

Apparently it’s to do with Artem Lobov being cornered or something.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Conor has turned up to the UFC 223 media day and caused drama.

[Boom-Boom-18]

McGregor turned up in NY and has decided to go on a coke bender it seems. Picked up a guard rail and tried to smash it into Khabib’s coach.

Apparently it’s to do with Artem Lobov being cornered or something.

There is a video of Khabib and his team confronting Artem in the hotel.

[John]

McGregor is a fucking clown. The only fighter in UFC history to be stripped of two different belts, for a total of four belts in his career that he's given up without a single defence.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Chisea has ended up with a cut on his face and a warrant has been issued for Conor's arrest.

Apparently Artem is off the card too.

[John]

If the UFC still had the star power of Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey I reckon they'd just cut ties with him. As it is they'll put up with him.

[John]

Dana White has said he's done, apparently. I wonder how long it'll take him to go back on that.

[Boom-Boom-18]

The Rose vs Joanna fight is apparently in jeopardy due this evenings events (according to Ariel Helwani).

He has been discussing the drama on his chat show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aavAcDpbjkM

[Boom-Boom-18]

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/04/dana-white-artem-lobov-ufc-223-alex-caceres-canceled-conor-mcgregor-melee-mma-new-york-michael-chiesa

Dana White discussing the drama.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell, what a mongo.

[phonics]

Can someone link to a piece of actual writing on what's happened? I don't want to listen to a combined 40 minutes of Cokeheads/Failsons/Rogans/etc. talking to work it out.

[John]

Google it and you'll find about ten pieces of actual writing.

[phonics]

Google it and you'll find about ten pieces of actual writing.

UFC has become so mainsteam it's all SportJoe/Metro/NYPost. Where's good to read?

[Gray Fox]

Surely there's a video of it out now.

[John]

UFC has become so mainsteam it's all SportJoe/Metro/NYPost. Where's good to read?

First result.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/4/5/17203628/dana-white-conor-mcgregors-ufc-223-melee-is-the-most-disgusting-thing-ever-happened-in-ufc-history

Not a bad rundown of what's believed to have happened at this point.

The videos were out before the story was, Fox. But it's all shaky nonsense as you'd expect from the middle of a fight in which bike racks are being thrown at buses. No doubt some low man security guard will sell the security footage and set himself up for life over the next few days.

[Boom-Boom-18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=63OCvuC-GSY

You see Conor throw something and break the coach window.

[John]

Lobov will almost certainly be cut off the back of this, by the way. He's barely a prelim standard fighter and would have been out the door if Caceres had beat him anyway. Could easily be the end of his career, because who's going to want a div with a losing record and this sort of shit in his locker?

[Boom-Boom-18]

Bellator will take him. They took Charlie Ward (another fighter who got into the UFC due to being a training partner / friend of Conor).

[John]

Bellator will take him. They took Charlie Ward (another fighter who got into the UFC due to being a training partner / friend of Conor).

A completely different circumstance. Charlie Ward didn't have a losing record, although he wasn't far off, hadn't been binned for throwing heavy things at buses, and is still near the beginning of his career.

Bellator would be mad to take Lobov.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lobov is shit, he's completely one dimensional.

He's got decent power but nothing else, his boxing technique isn't even good.

[John]

His power isn't even that great. He's finished very few fights with strikes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yep. It's massively overrated.

His relationship with Conor is really weird. It's a bit like him getting a 'mate' that's pretty much like a puppy. Classic popular kid at school technique from McGregor.

[Henry]

Three fights cancelled. Fighters will sue him for facial disfigurement, loss of earnings and fuck knows what else. UFC will sue him for loss of earnings.
He'll do time and could be banned from the US after that. He'll also get a fight ban.

That'll probably eat up a lot of his money and he won't get to fight for a long time to make any back.

He dun goofed, big time. Scumbag.

[SincereTheRebel]

I applaud conor for this type of entertainment. Its like a much more entertaining WWF backstage chaos

[Waffdon]

Three fights cancelled. Fighters will sue him for facial disfigurement, loss of earnings and fuck knows what else. UFC will sue him for loss of earnings.
He'll do time and could be banned from the US after that. He'll also get a fight ban.

That'll probably eat up a lot of his money and he won't get to fight for a long time to make any back.

He dun goofed, big time. Scumbag.

He’d walk straight into WWE if he wanted to. Or Bellator.

Max Holloway declared unfit. Pettis v Khabib :face:

[John]

This has developed into a real shambles.

Pettis was given two hours to get two ounces off his weight and get in for a title fight, but chose not to weigh in again, meaning a third main event went in the bin. Then Paul Felder, who'd already weighed in on target, offered to step in but the commission wouldn't sanction it because he's currently unranked. So it looks like either back to Pettis but the fight becomes a non title three rounder, or Al Iaquinta holds them to ransom.

[Waffdon]

Al Iaquinta would be decent enough. Would have the entire crowd on side for sure.

[John]

Iaquinta gets the fight, but because he'd already weighed in at 155.2 for his original fight and had it verified they wouldn't let him try again to make the 155. As a result, only Khabib can win the belt.

This whole event is an utter shambles.

[Waffdon]

He has his boxers on, too. Bit of a joke really but whatever. Al Iaquinta winning would top this week.

In before McGregor turns up tomorrow. (Not sure he can though, he’s got a restraining order on about five people hahahahaha)

[Shindig]

McGregor will wind up at WWE within a year.

[Waffdon]

I really like Darren Till but I can’t see him winning at all after having to weigh in again this morning. Surely that’s not even remotely safe to be draining your body up until hours before the fight? The fact he offered to give Thompson all his purse just shows how embarrassed he is about it.

Just got to hope he catches him early.

[John]

Till is playing a dangerous game here. He's trying to draw Wonderboy on so he can counter him, but Wonderboy is the quicker fighter and so good at faking and feinting that Till can barely read what he's going to throw never mind get in first.

[Waffdon]

Thought that was a bit harsh on Wonderboy tbh

[Dark Soldier]

Had to give the Scousers something after last night

[John]

Wonderboy won that three rounds to two. Although not comfortably enough to say he was ROBBED.

Fucking lol at Bisping falling off his chair.

[Baz]

What’s going on with Bisping’s right eye? :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1002692438132047872

Been a while since someone knocked himself out.

[John]

Romero has missed weight, the second time in a row he's missed it for a title fight.

[John]

That main event was the best fight I've seen in quite some time.

[John]

Bellator have confirmed Mousasi v Rory McDonald for September. It's at 185 with that title on the line. Should be good.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Fantastic last night from Daniel Cormier. 39 years old and a two weight champion.

What an inspiration.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lesnar will get absolutely dicked on.

[Waffdon]

Khabib v McGregor on Oct 6th. PPV sales will be destroyed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was also announced that Nate would fight Porier at 230 (McGregor would be on 229).

But he's recently posted this:

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[phonics]

Khabib v McGregor on Oct 6th. PPV sales will be destroyed.

Not so sure, I think the hardcore will definitely get on it but I feel the casual bubble for McGregor stuff has burst post the WWE backstage looking thing. Like I literally haven't seen a story about him since he turned himself in.

[Waffdon]

Well he completely disappeared after it all kicked off. He’s not fought in ages in the UFC. It’s two of the absolute best going up against each other where there’s genuine hatred. It’ll break 2m if it happened this month. God knows what will happen in the build up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's by far the biggest fight they can make and they need it as PPV buys and viewing figures are tanking.

https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-226-results-stream-fight-card-news-highlights-miocic-cormier-holloway-ortega-mma/2018/7/27/17623400/report-ufc-226-does-380000-ppv-buys-mma-cormier-miocic-mma

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/7/31/17637266/ufc-on-fox-30-does-perplexing-lowest-rating-in-series-history

[Baz]

Khabib’ll win.

[Waffdon]

Khabib’s getting dropped inside two. Every single fight for the past few years folk have said McGregor will lose. He’s the best for a reason.

[John]

Not a chance Khabib tries to stand with him. He's mad but he's not stupid. If McGregor wins that fight it'll be in the first thirty seconds of a round, catching Khabib on his way in.

The size difference between Till and Woodley is bonkers. Woodley is big at that weight anyway, but Till looks like a light heavy already. If he beats Woodley I expect him to do a McGregor and immediately move up. He's a natural 205.

[John]

Cody Garbrandt, on the other hand, is apparently utterly stupid.

[Waffdon]

Henry Cejudo :cool:

[John]

I fucking love Justin Gaethje. He has a similar attitude to Donald Cerrone, but is somehow even more game. He has about four more years at most in him if he's going to continue with his current style, but I'll enjoy every second of it.

[Waffdon]

Far too excited for Darren Till, the horrific cunt.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Really looking forward to the Till vs Woodley fight. It's a shame the rest of the card is trash for a PPV.

[John]

Really looking forward to the Till vs Woodley fight. It's a shame the rest of the card is trash for a PPV.

It isn't trash at all. Yair pulling out damaged it, but it's still a decent card overall. Rivera vs Dodson is two of the most explosive fighters at that weight, and Zabit will put on a show no matter who he's in with.

[John]

Karolina Kowalciewicz always looks like an actor trying improv for the first time. I'd love her to do well, she's lovely.

[Waffdon]

Woodley is just too good. :(

I guess Till might move on up now.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Conor vs Khabib press conference tomorrow.

[Waffdon]

I can’t wait for him to be doubted for the 100th time in a row and drop Khabib with ease.

[Waffdon]

Sounds like Jon Jones is back soon :drool:

DC getting schooled again is going to get tiresome.

[John]

DC will be gone by then. Although he'll be keeping his commentary job so no doubt Jones will call him out at some point anyway.

[Waffdon]

He’s allowed to fight from next month. He’ll probably fight Gustafsson first though. Repeat of the first would be tremendous.

[John]

He’s allowed to fight from next month. He’ll probably fight Gustafsson first though. Repeat of the first would be tremendous.

Cormier is defending his belts once each then he's out. Said he wants to be done by March or something.

I hope they get to fight again and DC finds a way because he doesn't really deserve the asterisk.

[Boom-Boom-18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NL-n_XgSY

Press conference due to start at 10pm. Conor will probably be late.

[Waffdon]

No fans was an awful idea. Conor’s only here to promote his shite Whiskey. I think Conor knocks him out fairly early but I hope it’s a war.

Khabib shit himself when Conor was trying to get him assassinated by Putin.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Khabib will ragdoll him and tire him out with his grappling.

[Waffdon]

He’s not fought anyone close to Conor’s striking ability. Fuck, Michael Johnson had him wobbly at one point. If he’s that open against Conor, it’s over.

The fact he’s a coked up madman and his popularity on top of that, people seem to forget how fucking good he is. Look at what he’s done to all his opponents discounting Nate Diaz - everyone’s allowed a hard counter and even then he redeemed himself.

[Baz]

I hope JBJ gets one more chance to absolutely batter DC. Fat cunt.

[John]

Jon Jones has floated the possibility of going into boxing and fighting Wilder or Joshua. I reckon he was just talking for the sake of it, but it's out there now and that's how the McGregor v Mayweather fight happened so get the big top ready.

[Baz]

Jonny Bones flattening AJ would be like all my dreams coming true. Someone I love vs someone I hate. :drool:

[Boom-Boom-18]

Jonny Bones flattening AJ would be like all my dreams coming true. Someone I love vs someone I hate. :drool:

Jones is an utter scumbag.

Channel 5 are showing Bellator live at 3am. Really good card so I will be recording it to watch in the morning.

[Boom-Boom-18]

& Cage Warriors is live on BT at the moment.

[John]

Gegard Mousasi v Rory McDonald is the highest level fight currently being put on outside the UFC. This should be very good.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Conor is set to appear on the Ariel Helwani show in around one hours time - https://twitter.com/arielhelwani

Khabib is on there now. I am amazed we have got to fight week with the fight still on.

[John]

Channel 5 switching Bellator off right before the main event to show Peppa Pig was unbelievably funny.

[Dark Soldier]

Would've loved 'em to let it run and have it scar a bunch of 5yos

[Boom-Boom-18]

There is another Conor - Khabib press conference on tonight @ 11pm. Fans invited this time.

Strange time to have it (one day before the weigh ins).

[Baz]

Everytime this thread is bumped I expect the fight to be cancelled.

We are so close! :youpi:

[Boom-Boom-18]

Can't blame Khabib for wanting to push on with the press conference. Conor turning up late constantly is frustrating / predictable.

[Baz]

Apparently Conor’s whiskey is god-awful. Tastes like vanilla extract mixed with ethanol. Yet it’ll make him even richer. :huhu:

[Boom-Boom-18]

Conor and Khabib both weighed in OK.

[Waffdon]

Cheers, Geoff.

[Queenslander]

Ive decided to go halves and watch this at my brothers. UFC fights in pubs comes with such heavy ugly energy.

[Waffdon]

Reckon it’ll get ugly in the stands with the drunken Irish fans and mental Russians. Already kicking off during the weigh ins.

[Queenslander]

I wonder if the UFC are prepared for any potential brawls?

[Baz]

Conor and Khabib both weighed in OK.Its happening. :happycry:

[Boom-Boom-18]

Conor has massive balls to be taking on Khabib, this could be horrible for him.

[Waffdon]

Khabib hasn’t even fought anyway close to the level of McGregor or McGregor’s opponents.

[Ian]

So I don't care a jot about UFC in general but McGregor is an arse. What chance is there of him getting shown up?

[Disco]

If it goes past round one or two then Khabibs chances drastic go up, that's my very limited view on it.

[Boom-Boom-18]

So I don't care a jot about UFC in general but McGregor is an arse. What chance is there of him getting shown up?

There is a good chance, Khabib is the favourite going into the fight and is well known for dominating / mauling opponents.

It's a really good fight, everything about it is perfect. I am amazed Conor has taken it.

[Gray Fox]

I'd love to see a CM Punk style beating put on McGregor.

I can see him blitzing Khabib in the first round though. Should he survive that first round though it should be very very interesting.

[Waffdon]

There is a good chance, Khabib is the favourite going into the fight and is well known for dominating / mauling opponents.

It's a really good fight, everything about it is perfect. I am amazed Conor has taken it.

He’s a massive coke headed mong, but McGregor always fights whoever is put in front of him. Has backed everything he’s ever said up.

[Baz]

McGregor to win.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Anyone staying awake for the fight?

[Waffdon]

Derrick Lewis :D

How the fuck did he win that

[Queenslander]

Drago fucked himself call that stopage early on.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Wow, the last two fights have had crazy endings.

[Disco]

Anyone staying awake for the fight?

Had a couple hours sleep and going to double header this and the GP.

[Waffdon]

Ferguson will probably piss this but my god I want a Pettis win. Such a don when he’s on it

[Boom-Boom-18]

Pettis is a warrior, I have always been a fan of his.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Holy shit.

[Waffdon]

Round 2 was round of the year. Ferguson is a freak. So unfortunate.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Stop muting the post fight interviews ffs.

[Boom-Boom-18]

This is fucking crazy. What the hell is Khabib thinking.

[John]

Chaos.

[Waffdon]

That’s mental. Folk are getting murdered tonight

[Queenslander]

What a complete failure by Dana White and the UFC

[Gray Fox]

I mean the result is perfect but what followed... Holy shit.
Khabib is so fucking lucky that didn't go a lot lot worse.

[John Arne]

Fucking idiots.

[phonics]

UFC absolutely nailing stepping into the gap a PG WWE left. Everything outside the bell ringing is better than the fights.

[Waffdon]

I mean the result is perfect but what followed... Holy shit.
Khabib is so fucking lucky that didn't go a lot lot worse.

It will do later. If it hasn’t already kicked off again. Khabib is also not a very big draw so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s never fighting again. Last person to hit someone after the match hasn’t been seen since.

[John Arne]

What are you talking about? Those final 3 fights were pretty fucking good.
Edit: @Moronics, obvs.

[Waffdon]

The guy hitting Conor from behind wasn’t even the first to hit him. Khabib’s brother had already thrown a punch at him. Tremendous stuff.

Conor was outclassed throughout that but he’ll be happy it’s overshadowed.

[Boom-Boom-18]

I would love to know what is happening back stage right now.

[Waffdon]

Michael Bisping jumping the gun saying Khabib May lose his Visa :D

[Waffdon]

Three of his team have been arrested.

[John Arne]

I guess technically he could. Assaulting someone outside of the ring is probably an arrestable offense, which is reason to rescind a visa.

[Boom-Boom-18]

360K Watching the post fight press conference. Hoping Conor or Dana make an appearance.

[John Arne]

https://i.imgur.com/DThn1PX.png

[Spikey M]

Mega lulz.

[Waffdon]

It’s kicking off all over the gaff in concourses around the Vegas strip :drool:

[Boom-Boom-18]

Tony Ferguson is horrific on the microphone.

[Greg]

Yeah, no kidding. Absolute spastic.

[niko_cee]

lol at all the "this is not what we want to see" hand-wringing.

[Spikey M]

UFC is no place for mindless violence.

[Mike]

Flippin eck!

[Giggles]

Any chance that shitcunt disappears now?

[Shindig]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYZx7A-NpcM

Okay, so Khabib launches out the cage after McGregor's lot. Conor tries to leave after him, gets held by someone on the cage and then he starts smacking in response.

[Dan]

Well I'm glad I recorded that :D

I dread to think what it was like outside the venue that night. I'm almost surprised there weren't gunshots during the brawl.