UFC Dublin October 24th

dancingchicken · 16-07-2015 3:42pm

Not me I was going for Mendes lol. I don't support fighters just because they live near me, Aldo is my favourite featherweight. I was hoping Pendred would lose the other night, I find his style so boring, he's desperate for takedowns. I wish Irish people didn't support fighters like that, we're like guaranteed 1 less good fight at every event he's on. Irish card is gonna suck

Saipanne · 16-07-2015 3:58pm

dancingchicken wrote: »

Not me I was going for Mendes lol. I don't support fighters just because they live near me, Aldo is my favourite featherweight. I was hoping Pendred would lose the other night, I find his style so boring, he's desperate for takedowns. I wish Irish people didn't support fighters like that, we're like guaranteed 1 less good fight at every event he's on. Irish card is gonna suck

You're seriously missing out. I love watching fights, but when it's a fellow countryman it's just miles better. The tension I felt during the McGregor fight was something else, as was the ecstasy of his victory.

dancingchicken · 16-07-2015 3:58pm

Deleted User wrote:

Are there any other names in the mix to headline besides Conor?

Does it need to be an Irish fighter? If theres an Irish person headlining and McGregors not even on the card its gonna be very weak. I'd like to see Diego Sanchez as main event, he's always entertaining.

dancingchicken · 16-07-2015 4:07pm

stephenl15 wrote:

Still going. It's taking place down the road for a lot of people. Why wouldn't you go. I don't agree with that at all. Just cos they're not already champions doesn't make them crappy. Are you saying Paddy Holohan is crappy?

I'm not going unless theres decent fighters on the card. If this sells out again with their crappiest fighters (again) then they will never bring their top fighters to ireland. I'm not supporting that.
*Hooligan is fun to watch I like him

brinty · 16-07-2015 4:09pm

Gunni v Maia is the main event at the moment as afr as I know

dancingchicken · 16-07-2015 4:09pm

Cereal Rapper wrote:

Did you miss his spectacle against Howard??

Typical Pendred performance. I was saying it before he was even in UFC that I hope they don't sign him.

brinty · 16-07-2015 4:10pm

we'll probably also get
Pendred
Daly
Holohan
Duffy
Amirkhani
Latifi

Eddie Gordon wants to get on this card

We'll not get anyone inside top 15

CurryFlavoured · 16-07-2015 4:13pm

Is Manuwa recovered? If so he'd be realistic, and hes due a top 10 lhw.

dancingchicken · 16-07-2015 6:04pm

brinty wrote:

Gunni v Maia is the main event at the moment as afr as I know

Where did you hear that?

.ak · 17-07-2015 9:03am

Presumably this will be in the 3arena again? Without McGregor there's no point in putting this in a stadium I take it?

Awesomeness · 17-07-2015 9:14am

.ak wrote: »

Presumably this will be in the 3arena again? Without McGregor there's no point in putting this in a stadium I take it?

Yeah its confirmed for the 3

Johnny Drama_11 · 17-07-2015 9:35am

Woulkd love to see Arnie Allen, Tom Breese, Eddie Wineland and Joe Lauzon on the Dublin card.

CurryFlavoured · 17-07-2015 9:37am

Gunni-Maia would be a winnable big name fight, but I could see it being very boring. Sounds like it was plucked from thin air though.

MartyMcFly84 · 17-07-2015 10:52am

Gunni-Maia would be a winnable big name fight, but I could see it being very boring. Sounds like it was plucked from thin air though.

I have heard it talked about as soon as Gunni signed in the UFC. Both are considered two of the the best BJJ grapplers in the the organisation.

In my opinion the top three are.

1.)Jacare
2.)Maia
3.)Nelson.

From a grappling perspective I cannot wait to see that fight. Would be great to see the ground exchanges between these two masters.

CurryFlavoured · 17-07-2015 10:56am

It would, but would there be a chance that both guys kind of cancel each other out and end up standing? In that case you'd give Nelson a great chance but I'd expect it to be boring.

stephenl15 · 17-07-2015 10:58am

Anyone got approximate ticket prices? And how difficult would it be to get tickets? This will hopefully be my first UFC event

maximoose · 17-07-2015 10:59am

Well last years price ranges were:

€50
€100
€125
€150
€175

Will be similar I'd say

MartyMcFly84 · 17-07-2015 11:30am

It would, but would there be a chance that both guys kind of cancel each other out and end up standing? In that case you'd give Nelson a great chance but I'd expect it to be boring.

I certainly hope not , but it might happen. I will be interesting to see if Gunni will follow him to the floor. I am guessing he would , as he is there to test himself against the best. That's the vibe I get off him anyway.

Richy06 · 17-07-2015 11:38am

Gunni is probably better as far as MMA goes, tbh. There's no Gi here and he has one of the best top games in the world. Maia isn't exactly gonna pull guard. Might look for the back from standing though because he'll not take him down either. His striking isn't on the same level so I think it could look similar to the Thatch fight, but it'll go on longer on the ground.

He won't pass his guard like butter like he did last weekend. Although, if he hurts him standing, the guard tend to melt like butter left out too long anyway.

EuskalHerria · 17-07-2015 6:20pm

I know they're to be ignored. However, the amount of disappointed lunatics commenting on Facebook about Conor not fighting in Dublin is nothing short of outrageous.

John_D80 · 17-07-2015 6:52pm

Richy06 wrote: »

Gunni is probably better as far as MMA goes, tbh. There's no Gi here and he has one of the best top games in the world. Maia isn't exactly gonna pull guard. Might look for the back from standing though because he'll not take him down either. His striking isn't on the same level so I think it could look similar to the Thatch fight, but it'll go on longer on the ground.

He won't pass his guard like butter like he did last weekend. Although, if he hurts him standing, the guard tend to melt like butter left out too long anyway.

I'd rather see him go in against someone he can more easily dominate on the ground. I could see him winning against Brown or Saffediene before Maia. Don't get me wrong, IMO he beats all 3 but Maia is the toughest fight for him. It would be an absolute pleasure to watch though from a grappling fans perspective.

What's Saffedienes status at the mo? Is he matched up with anyone at the moment?? He'd be a good bet to headline Dublin opposite Nelson actually. Two ranked European welterweights headlining a European card.

CurryFlavoured · 17-07-2015 8:12pm

Gunnar vs Tarec is a good shout.

dancingchicken · 17-07-2015 11:58pm

Just watched a few of Joseph Duffy's fights, that guy is a beast. I thought people were only saying he's good because he's Irish but wow he's a complete animal. Blackbelt in TKD, blackbelt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu and he's got power too. Can't wait for tomorrow night now!

jjdonegal · 18-07-2015 8:40am

dancingchicken wrote: »

Just watched a few of Joseph Duffy's fights, that guy is a beast. I thought people were only saying he's good because he's Irish but wow he's a complete animal. Blackbelt in TKD, blackbelt in Japanese Jiu Jitsu and he's got power too. Can't wait for tomorrow night now!

And an excellent boxer too. Lovely fella aswell; very down to earth and easy to talk too. Yeah I hope he puts on a display and gets a nice billing in Dublin as a reward.

but1er · 19-07-2015 1:03am

I think with bisping winding down and wanting to move back to the uk

He could certainly headline dublin

Gunner co main

Duffy 3rd last and paddy hoolhan opening

CurryFlavoured · 19-07-2015 1:13am

Bisping v Mousasi? 2 well known Europeans. Problem is that Mike might want a longer break.

DrPhilG · 19-07-2015 2:06am

Sorry but I'm kinda sick of Bisping headlining.

scudzilla · 19-07-2015 8:22am

DrPhilG wrote: »

Sorry but I'm kinda sick of Bisping headlining.

I know how ya feel BUT I'd love to see Bisping vs Hendo/Vitor headline

Fromvert · 19-07-2015 9:48am

Bisping fighting Vitor/Henderson/Machida/Mousasi
Gunni fighting Maia/Wonderboy/Saffiedine/Kim
Duffy fighting Poirier or someone on the verge of breaking the top 15

That would be a brilliant (probably asking too much) top three fights on the Dublin card. Gunni and Duffy will probably main and co-main though.

Paddy and Pendred rounding out the main card and it's a very solid main card for a fight night.

qwabercd · 19-07-2015 11:16am

Probably been asked before I'm sure but when do tickets go on sale?

Zero-Cool · 19-07-2015 11:55am

Today, 1 year ago #NeverForget

qwabercd · 19-07-2015 11:57am

sheehy83 wrote: »

Today, 1 year ago #NeverForget

Tickets have been on sale a year? Must be gone so

markcahill1985 · 19-07-2015 12:52pm

qwabercd wrote: »

Probably been asked before I'm sure but when do tickets go on sale?

Around 4th September I think

mailburner · 19-07-2015 5:50pm

would love to see bisbing machida

would be a very evenly matched fight surely

Easy Rod · 19-07-2015 6:10pm

mailburner wrote: »

would love to see bisbing machida

would be a very evenly matched fight surely

Could be great but could also be pretty poor if both fighters are happy to circle and counter punch and not really engage. I'd imagine machidas extra power would be the difference between them.

Mellor · 20-07-2015 2:16am

qwabercd wrote: »

Probably been asked before I'm sure but when do tickets go on sale?

Fight Club Presale is Wednesday September the 2nd,
Newsletter is down as friday the 4th, Which means public is saturday or monday.

That might change to wed/thur/fri though.
And there's a massive chance that it won't get very far past the presale.

JR6 · 20-07-2015 10:46am

I'm thinking about going for the VIP package this year for Dublin. Does anyone remember how much they were and what was included? Looking online it seems to be decent seats with access to a VIP lounge with free drinks/food and tickets to the after party. Is it worth the extra cash and how close were the seats? Are there are different prices for the VIP packages? Thanks!

JoeyJJ · 20-07-2015 12:25pm

They will only release 20/30% of tickets in presale I would imagine.

The amount of people in vegas that showed they are only interested in McGregor may ease demand slightly however expect it do still go very quick. People will be buying extras etc, hopefully if boardsies have extras they will sell on here for cost.

Zero-Cool · 20-07-2015 12:27pm

JoeyJJ wrote: »

The amount of people in vegas that showed they are only interested in McGregor may ease demand slightly however expect it do still go very quick.

I'd say if McGregor is even announced as just a guest fighter who will do a Q&A or something, tix will sell out the same as if he was fighting. If he has absolutely nothing to do with it, tickets should be okay to get I'd imagine.

John_D80 · 20-07-2015 1:14pm

Fight Club Pre-Sale question for the other Fight Club Members on here.

Is it possible to purchase all 6 tickets in more than 1 transaction with the same code? Or once you use the code once, is it useless? I've previously only bought 2 in one go so this was not a consideration for me in the past.

I'm hoping to be in early to get two tickets straight off the bat but knowing the way Ticketmaster operate they might not open up the better sections until later in the day so i'll be hoping I can take advantage of that fact and at least I'll have the first two if I dont get any others.

FWIW, the tickets I buy and dont myself use will be for friends who are fans. Myself and the Missus will be taking the two best ones I get. I'm not buying 6 tickets just to sell them on for profit in case anyone thinks thats what I'm at.

That_Guy · 20-07-2015 7:51pm

John_D80 wrote: »

Fight Club Pre-Sale question for the other Fight Club Members on here.

Is it possible to purchase all 6 tickets in more than 1 transaction with the same code? Or once you use the code once, is it useless? I've previously only bought 2 in one go so this was not a consideration for me in the past.

Yep it sure is. I bought 4 tickets for 189 and about two or three hours later, I gave my code to a friend who was in need and they were able to buy 2 with no hassle.

Paully D · 20-07-2015 8:37pm

Belfort wants the re-match with Bisping per his comments today. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this headline it.

scudzilla · 20-07-2015 8:48pm

Paully D wrote: »

Belfort wants the re-match with Bisping per his comments today. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see this headline it.

i'd be delighted wit that

Chase3 · 20-07-2015 9:44pm

I wrote about what the card might look like, some are more likely than others, I would be extremely happy with a card like this. Either way I expect the tickets to sell out fast.

http://talkingbrawlsmma.com/fantasy-matchmaking-ufc-dublin-2015/

John_D80 · 20-07-2015 10:45pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Yep it sure is. I bought 4 tickets for 189 and about two or three hours later, I gave my code to a friend who was in need and they were able to buy 2 with no hassle.

Awesome. Thanks for replying. Appreciate it.

stephenl15 · 21-07-2015 12:23pm

How can I give myself the best chance of getting tickets without being a Fight Club member? I'll just have to make sure I'm signed up to the newsletter then I guess and hope for the best?

MartyMcFly84 · 21-07-2015 12:27pm

How can I give myself the best chance of getting tickets without being a Fight Club member? I'll just have to make sure I'm signed up to the newsletter then I guess and hope for the best?

Join a gym that has fighters on the card?

ItsAnEasyGame · 21-07-2015 1:33pm

Chase3 wrote: »

I wrote about what the card might look like, some are more likely than others, I would be extremely happy with a card like this. Either way I expect the tickets to sell out fast.

http://talkingbrawlsmma.com/fantasy-matchmaking-ufc-dublin-2015/

Cool article, love the ambition, fingers crossed.

Chase3 · 22-07-2015 1:51am

ItsAnEasyGame wrote: »

Cool article, love the ambition, fingers crossed.

Cheers, why not hope for the best sure!

About getting tickets, the best way is to join fightclub, perhaps split the cost with a friend or two. It's the only way to guarantee tickets or good seats.

DrPhilG · 22-07-2015 10:57am

Chase3 wrote: »

About getting tickets, the best way is to join fightclub, perhaps split the cost with a friend or two. It's the only way to guarantee tickets or good seats.

Joining Fight Club doesn't guarantee either of those things.

UFC Dublin October 24th

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