The MMA Thread

[bertarapsfan]

Yeah, except Masvidal said he had a 20-pound weight cut ahead of him, so he may not even make weight. Plus, he won't have much of any time to train. I can't imagine Usman losing in these circumstances.

I think usman walks around at around 190. Something tell me Jorge has been training and laying in wait as the chances Usman/Burns fell apart were higher then usual. Which allowed him to capitalize and get the $ he wanted.
I would still give Usman a 75% chance of winning. But Masvidal has a K.O chance any time he enters the cage.
He wins and he just had the best 12 months of maybe MMA history

[The Great One]

How do u lose 20 pounds in 6 days?

[slaw]

Looks like masvidal is in!!
This is going to be a hell of a card. a Championship rematch in the 2nd fight of the night holy shit man i wish this one had a crowd

Yeah, except Masvidal said he had a 20-pound weight cut ahead of him, so he may not even make weight. Plus, he won't have much of any time to train. I can't imagine Usman losing in these circumstances.

[bertarapsfan]

Looks like masvidal is in!!
This is going to be a hell of a card. a Championship rematch in the 2nd fight of the night holy shit man i wish this one had a crowd

[Joey]

"Can I borrow your fuckin' island?" -Dana White

Love him or hate him, Dana is gon' Dana - gotta respect him for that.

[slaw]

I take Izzy as a company man. I don't know if he would if Dana offered a little extra on top. Honestly, it's amazing that Dana has avoided it for this long. Not sure what voodoo he is working.

Few reasons. Until the ongoing anti-trust litigation no one had any clear idea of what fighters were making. We now know it's ~20% of revenue. UFC also doesn't have to abide by the Ali Act, which may soon change. They also have no real competition.

I don't think much changes until the Ali Act gets amended to include MMA fighters, then, you will likely see the boxing promoters get in on the game and everything will change.

[Joey]

having all the big names is a pretty big step if that is indeed whats happening. They get Izzy & Usman onboard and D.C and Stipe are about to retire who does the UFC have left to headline big cards?

I take Izzy as a company man. I don't know if he would if Dana offered a little extra on top. Honestly, it's amazing that Dana has avoided it for this long. Not sure what voodoo he is working.

[bertarapsfan]

Ya, wouldn't be the first time there has been talk of a Fighters Union - Randy Couture and GSP each both tried to start one and they went no where.
While it's obviously good for the fighters, unless you get everyone it's tough, and I think alot of fighters are juuust selfish enough (or desperate enough) where Dana can just negotiate with a few individuals and kill the whole endeavour.

having all the big names is a pretty big step if that is indeed whats happening. They get Izzy & Usman onboard and D.C and Stipe are about to retire who does the UFC have left to headline big cards?

[The Great One]

Usman ripped Nate Diaz on twitter today. Nate Diaz is the one UFC fighter that makes no sense whatsoever. There's confidence and then there's delusion. Dude talks like he's the GOAT or one of the GOAT. He's 20-12. If you watch his fights, he's ALWAYS gassed after the 1st round. He's just a tough dude who fights like a street fighter. And just because you're tough doesn't mean you're great. He's the Ricardo Mayorga of the UFC.

[Joey]

Thats a hell of a card. All the title fights have a chance for either dude to win.
Masvidal kinda missed the boat and burns struck while the iron is hot. I imagine if Burns where to win Madvidal would suddenly want the title fight.
There may be something else brewing behind the scenes for a union of some sort of strong arm as n conor, jones, Jorge and Ceju are all "retiring" or publicly talking about poor pay

Ya, wouldn't be the first time there has been talk of a Fighters Union - Randy Couture and GSP each both tried to start one and they went no where.
While it's obviously good for the fighters, unless you get everyone it's tough, and I think alot of fighters are juuust selfish enough (or desperate enough) where Dana can just negotiate with a few individuals and kill the whole endeavour.

[bertarapsfan]

UFC 251 on Fight Island is going to be an amazing card!
Usman vs. Burns
Volkanovski vs. Holloway
Peter Yan vs. Aldo
Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
Ribas vs. VanZant

That's a BIG main card.

Thats a hell of a card. All the title fights have a chance for either dude to win.
Masvidal kinda missed the boat and burns struck while the iron is hot. I imagine if Burns where to win Madvidal would suddenly want the title fight.
There may be something else brewing behind the scenes for a union of some sort of strong arm as n conor, jones, Jorge and Ceju are all "retiring" or publicly talking about poor pay

[Joey]

UFC 251 on Fight Island is going to be an amazing card!
Usman vs. Burns
Volkanovski vs. Holloway
Peter Yan vs. Aldo
Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
Ribas vs. VanZant

That's a BIG main card.

[The Great One]

The more I watch it, the more I think Cody's KO was one of the best ever.

O'Malley's KO was better in my opinion. If I was a fighter and I knocked someone out, I would've had the same reaction as O'Malley lol.

[Joey]

The more I watch it, the more I think Cody's KO was one of the best ever.

[Joey]

Great card and did exactly what Dana wanted. Great boost for O'Malley, Sterling and Garbrandt. Dana is a happy man. I do wonder if it wouldn't have been easier for him if Nunes lost instead though ... like who else is there for her to fight? He says "there's always someone" but there really isn't at 145.