who would you like to see fight?

baz123

So now that the dust is starting to settle over the awesome 'Cage Contender 5' its hard to ignore the impressive growth Irish Mma has been experiencing. More and more people are genuinely interested in Irish Mma. Some of you have even started voicing your opinions as to which fighters you would like to see go toe to toe here domestically. Thats great. Please continue-get involved-and you never know you might even make the promoters/match makers job a little easier just to get the ball rolling (for what its worth) i am really happy with the 'Liam Shannon v Cathal Pendred' re-match(it was sooo close) and great to watch-well done both fighters,i am looking forward to the re-match already I think 'Myles Price v Norman Parke' would be awesome(both fighters were unbelievable on Sat night)I am very much looking forward to seeing Joe Clarke making his irish pro debut-but against who???? If John Donnelly gets the w at 'Clan Wars' who's next for him??? And who is gonna take on Paul McVeigh after his impressive performance at the weekend??? Is he on his way to the 'WEC'??? so lets have it folks-who would you pay good money to go see slug it out?

Sid_Justice

Only name that springs to mind for Paul McVeigh is Neil Seery. If Paul doesn't get the WEC contract and he wants to fight in Ireland I think Neil would give him the best fight.

I'm not ****-stiring or trying to cause another internet ruckus but I think the Hammerhead gym guy and Will Heffernam would make a great match up. They both write really funny blog posts so I'd love to see them spar off on boards to hype it up.

I think everyone likes to watch Owen Roddy fight and Tim Murphy hasn't fought in a while, not sure if a rematch makes sense but it would be entertaining.

Clive Stauntan and someone like Emmet McNally would also be a cracker, not sure if they're at the same weight anymore etc.

A lot of "new" guys on the scene that I don't really know much about so like to be pleasantly surprised at the next one.

denballs

I wouldnt mind seeing the mods all fight the entire ufc roster......it would be funny:D

arybvtcw0eolkf

baz123 wrote: »

So now that the dust is starting to settle over the awesome 'Cage Contender 5' its hard to ignore the impressive growth Irish Mma has been experiencing. More and more people are genuinely interested in Irish Mma.

Seriously?.

But the time the title fights came on half the audience had left the building, and as much as I love the domestic MMA scene, I think its still a very local thing. With a very local following.

As for who I'd like to see, dunno tbh, I'd be a terrible match maker

pablohoney87

Ill start by mentioning fights ive already talked about in other threads.

Would love to see Mconnell vs Price
Pendred vs Richard Gorey would also be a great fight.

Other fights on my mind,
Roddy vs tim murphy 2.
Ben Davis vs Norman Parke is another one I'd like to see (Not sure if ben is fighting at lighteright or not these days though)
Gotta few more but dunno if the weights are right. Will check and get back.

cowzerp

Norman Parke earned his shot at Myles for the title, give the fans what they want to see..

Barry.Oglesby

Norman would justifiably point to beating Myles Price convincingly only a couple of months ago, but now Myles holds the title so I think that has to happen again. I'm sure Norman would want it and Myles would like a good test of his upgraded clinch and ground skills. I'd like to see that.

Davis and Parke fought not so long ago with Norman winning I don't think that's a goer.

I think KTP and SBG are training together quite a bit so Pendred and Gorey is probably not a goer either.

I think Emmet McNally is retired, and I'm not sure about Tim Murphy but I know most of his time is spent on the internet now so he might not be able to take time off .

Seery and McVeigh might be good but Neil is at flyweight now and from what I'm hearing I'd say he'll stay there, Paul is bantam.

My picks
Pendred vs. Donnelly
Loughran vs. Parkes 2, though I'd be just as happy to see this never happening if it meant these guys were successful internationally.
Oglesby vs. Burger King

cowzerp

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

My picks
Pendred vs. Donnelly

Never thought of that, Prendrad is the Champ and Donnelly is without doubt the best in the division, he needs to be beaten before anyone can claim to be the number 1 in Ireland, he might claim a different title before this and then thats the 1 all will want..

gatecrasher69er

greg and me....i cant see that happening again..we train together and we are great friends also..

as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..

as for the cc show it was 1 of the best shows iv ever been to...just the canvas was abit slippery..one time during the fight i threw a head kick and thought i was goin on my ass..lol..:)

matchmaking was 1st class..paul cowzers fight was amazing..it was the 1st time alot of my friends where at a mma show and they absolutely loved the experience.

SBG Ireland

gatecrasher69er wrote: »

as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..
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dont worry 'gsp' myles actually asked for you, so dont worry about anyone dodging

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl-beMYQ-K0

Anakin.S

gatecrasher69er wrote: »

as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..

What didn't impress you about his win? You can only fight the person infront of you and he won, if I remember right he made the other guy tap, didn't he?

gatecrasher69er

Quote:
Originally Posted by gatecrasher69er

as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..
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dont worry 'gsp' myles actually asked for you, so dont worry about anyone dodging

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl-beMYQ-K0

very good....lol..:):) myles finished the fight well which was cool but i dont c anywer were he could give me any problems..im not 1 for smack talk..:pac::pac:.. but i feel i need to say something

SBG Ireland

sure some pre fight hype always good for the ticket sales

cowzerp

The fight is a guarantee in my opinion-both fighters want it and it will sell tickets, John Ferguson knows business and will be loving this, i'd be shocked if this fight is not on in Belfast on cage contenders.

baz123

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Norman would justifiably point to beating Myles Price convincingly only a couple of months ago, but now Myles holds the title so I think that has to happen again. I'm sure Norman would want it and Myles would like a good test of his upgraded clinch and ground skills. I'd like to see that.

Davis and Parke fought not so long ago with Norman winning I don't think that's a goer.

I think KTP and SBG are training together quite a bit so Pendred and Gorey is probably not a goer either.

I think Emmet McNally is retired, and I'm not sure about Tim Murphy but I know most of his time is spent on the internet now so he might not be able to take time off .

Seery and McVeigh might be good but Neil is at flyweight now and from what I'm hearing I'd say he'll stay there, Paul is bantam.

My picks
Pendred vs. Donnelly
Loughran vs. Parkes 2, though I'd be just as happy to see this never happening if it meant these guys were successful internationally.
Oglesby vs. Burger King

3 awesome match ups Barry. The winner of 'Pendred v Shannon' would be awesome for 2011-Loughran v Parkes would be killer but seems like might not happen and the burger king one........ i hear ya man ha ha its just soooo damn tasty

gatecrasher69er

itl sure sell tickets alright....:D

as for the fight with greg and me..it will never happen!!

greg was offered to fight the winner of myles and begley and wants nothing 2do with it...so whos next in line...yep me..:)..the belt has to be defended at least once in 6months...its a rule under cc..

i can really fell this all bubbling....belfast would b electric in november..it has to happen.....:D:D

Tim_Murphy

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I think Emmet McNally is retired, and I'm not sure about Tim Murphy but I know most of his time is spent on the internet now so he might not be able to take time off .

Dude, it's hardly my fault that some peoples names keep coming up on these type of threads whilst other never do. Don't be taking it out on me!

Will Heffernan

Tim_Murphy wrote: »

Dude, it's hardly my fault that some peoples names keep coming up on these type of threads whilst other never do. Don't be taking it out on me!

Tim he is such a jealous and bitter man.

denballs

I have one

GOK WAN VS GEORGE HOOK

John Ferguson

cowzerp wrote: »

Never thought of that, Prendrad is the Champ and Donnelly is without doubt the best in the division, he needs to be beaten before anyone can claim to be the number 1 in Ireland, he might claim a different title before this and then thats the 1 all will want..

Donnelly has been offered the fight against the winner of the rematch between Cathal and Liam. My plan is for this fight to be on a bill in Dublin at the start of Febuary 2011


As for Myles v Norman it wont happen in the next show because i have Myles fighting in the UK and most likely the US before the end of the year.

John Ferguson

gatecrasher69er wrote: »

greg was offered to fight the winner of myles and begley and wants nothing 2do with it

Might be wise to get your facts right with statements like that

cowzerp

fightie wrote: »

Donnelly has been offered the fight against the winner of the rematch between Cathal and Liam. My plan is for this fight to be on a bill in Dublin at the start of Febuary 2011.

Great stuff-will be great whoever he pairs up with, him and Liam would stylistically be great though..

baz123

The winner of Liam Shannon v Cathal Pendred(rematch) 'may' be fighting John Donnelly?????? Feckin Awesome John

TEAM RYANO

neil has come back to bantamweight as he cant get a fight at flyweight
neil does not mind who he fights,
thanks to jf neil fights in mancesther against a ufc vet
then in nov fights the best up and comer in ireland rooney
so no easy fights for neil,
if any one wants to fight him at fly weight give me a call.
as for donnelly i think he gets to fight the winner of shannon and penderd
cheers andy

mark.leonard

gatecrasher69er wrote: »

as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..

It won't be Myles dodging you Norman, that's for sure. He asked for a rematch on my show not long after your first fight together, so I doubt he would have much trouble stepping back into the ring with you. Though now he has the title I would imagine you would have to wait your turn, I would like to see this fight too, I think it would be a great one.
I like the paraphrase of GSP in your post btw.

Barry.Oglesby

Re: waiting his turn- who would be the number one contender if not Norman? Who else is as dominant at 70kg than him?

I'm just playing Devil's Advocate here as I'd just love to see that fight again now that Myles is now Myles 2.0

Will Heffernan

I want to see Mark Leonard fighting again...it'd be good to have more guys active that make me look like a youngster.

mark.leonard

Will Heffernan wrote: »

I want to see Mark Leonard fighting again...it'd be good to have more guys active that make me look like a youngster.

lol - you are older than me hombre! AND older than Jesus!

Will Heffernan

mark.leonard wrote: »

lol - you are older than me hombre! AND older than Jesus!

That girl said I looked younger than you AND younger than Jesus...maybe I'm misremembering? It isn't important how old I actually am...just that I look younger than you...that's all that's important to me.

mark.leonard

Will Heffernan wrote: »

That girl said I looked younger than you AND younger than Jesus...maybe I'm misremembering? It isn't important how old I actually am...just that I look younger than you...that's all that's important to me.

Dude you had just lost a fight, we were trying to be nice!

Will Heffernan

mark.leonard wrote: »

Dude you had just lost a fight, we were trying to be nice!

So you were avoiding all the obvious stuff...that I was too old, slow, weak and pathetic to fight and sticking with the only thing I have going for me...my exceptional good looks.

racso1975

I'd like to see a mcveigh v cowzer fight.

cowzerp

racso1975 wrote: »

I'd like to see a mcveigh v cowzer fight.

Thanks for putting me at that level, but in reality Neil Seery is the no,1 Bantam in Ireland at present, he is fighting Damien Rooney who is probably no,2 in oct/nov i think on cage contender and the winner of that will have the best claim to fight Paul for the belt, thats if Paul even defends that belt at all.

Kieran81

wouldnt mind seeing the fight between paddy holohan and joe clarke originally on cc5 or holohan vs sitenkov would be tasty if it hit the mat. would like o see whoever emerges from this interesting lookin welterweight title triangle matched up against one of the upper tier uk lads , the likes of jimmy wallhead or the winner of the upcoming john maguire vs wayne murrie bout, as i reckon any matchup of those names would produce an irish winner. and while welterweights are being mentioned , any truth tom egan is fighting in the autumn time in the u.s.

Martin Walker

Most of the fights i would like to see include the guys i used to represent.
But there are some others to tho so im not too biased!!

Martin Begley vs Chris Stringer : One ive actively hunted for some years but never got booked.
Martin Begley vs Alan Hannon II: I missed the first one but i belive it was an epic back and forth battle.
Martin Begley vs Tommy Maguire III: Martin won the first fight and Tommy returned the favor in the second fight. Would love to see the trilogy completed.
Martin Begley vs Norman Parke: Simply because i belive Norman is the best Lightweight we have and Martin always wants to fight the best.

Kevin Carney vs Owen Roddy: Ive always liked Owens style and think he would bring out Kevins crazy brawler side.
Kevin Carney vs Peter Wilson: Again one ive hunted but never got.
Kevin Carney vs Shane Thomas: Nearly had this fight on three occasions but somethings always came up.
Kevin Carney vs Tim Murphy: I think Tim is the best FW we have and id like to see how far Kevin has came.

Mark Lietch vs Ryan Boyd: (HW C-Class) Think this would be a good local fight with Mark being with Red Dragon and Boyd just up the road in Ballymena.

Conor Cooke vs Pat McCallister: (WW/MW C-Class) I think this would be a good contrast in style. Conor is a top quality striker and Pat is a powerful wrestler.

Well thats our guys but heres some others:

Darren Hughes vs Peter Duncan: Tried to get this booked a couple of shows ago but never worked out. Think its on Clan Wars no tho.
Neil Seery vs Damo Rooney: This fight will answer a few questions about Damien for me. I really wanna see how he copes with Neils agressive GNP. Again i think this one is now booked.
Paul Cowzer vs Steve McCombe II: I think this would be a cracker.
Ali MacClean vs Chad Biddle: Dunno if Chad is still in the country but i would like to see two good wrestlers fight on a domestic show.
Daniel Abrol vs Hugh Brady: Havnt seen Daniel in a while last i heard he had a neck problem but i think Hugh and him would be explosive.
Lee McKibben vs John Donnelly: Lee is a good all-rounder and so is John could be interesting.
Kevin MacAlonon vs Sebastian Torres: Kevin is one of the best we have and id like to see him face someone with the reported skill Seb is said to have.


Well theres a few anyway.

Will Heffernan

You really should put some proper thought into these things before you post

Martin Walker wrote: »

Most of the fights i would like to see include the guys i used to represent.
But there are some others to tho so im not too biased!!

Martin Begley vs Chris Stringer : One ive actively hunted for some years but never got booked.
Martin Begley vs Alan Hannon II: I missed the first one but i belive it was an epic back and forth battle.
Martin Begley vs Tommy Maguire III: Martin won the first fight and Tommy returned the favor in the second fight. Would love to see the trilogy completed.
Martin Begley vs Norman Parke: Simply because i belive Norman is the best Lightweight we have and Martin always wants to fight the best.

Kevin Carney vs Owen Roddy: Ive always liked Owens style and think he would bring out Kevins crazy brawler side.
Kevin Carney vs Peter Wilson: Again one ive hunted but never got.
Kevin Carney vs Shane Thomas: Nearly had this fight on three occasions but somethings always came up.
Kevin Carney vs Tim Murphy: I think Tim is the best FW we have and id like to see how far Kevin has came.

Mark Lietch vs Ryan Boyd: (HW C-Class) Think this would be a good local fight with Mark being with Red Dragon and Boyd just up the road in Ballymena.

Conor Cooke vs Pat McCallister: (WW/MW C-Class) I think this would be a good contrast in style. Conor is a top quality striker and Pat is a powerful wrestler.

Well thats our guys but heres some others:

Darren Hughes vs Peter Duncan: Tried to get this booked a couple of shows ago but never worked out. Think its on Clan Wars no tho.
Neil Seery vs Damo Rooney: This fight will answer a few questions about Damien for me. I really wanna see how he copes with Neils agressive GNP. Again i think this one is now booked.
Paul Cowzer vs Steve McCombe II: I think this would be a cracker.
Ali MacClean vs Chad Biddle: Dunno if Chad is still in the country but i would like to see two good wrestlers fight on a domestic show.
Daniel Abrol vs Hugh Brady: Havnt seen Daniel in a while last i heard he had a neck problem but i think Hugh and him would be explosive.
Lee McKibben vs John Donnelly: Lee is a good all-rounder and so is John could be interesting.
Kevin MacAlonon vs Sebastian Torres: Kevin is one of the best we have and id like to see him face someone with the reported skill Seb is said to have.


Well theres a few anyway.

gatecrasher69er

Quote:
Originally Posted by gatecrasher69er
as for my fight for title....i know his mangement will try and dodge me...iv alot of respect for myles but i wasnt impressed by his performance sat night..

It won't be Myles dodging you Norman, that's for sure. He asked for a rematch on my show not long after your first fight together, so I doubt he would have much trouble stepping back into the ring with you. Though now he has the title I would imagine you would have to wait your turn, I would like to see this fight too, I think it would be a great one.
I like the paraphrase of GSP in your post btw.




i never said myles would be dodging me....i said his management...i know myles wants to fight me..we have even spoken bout that after the last time we fought..id be more than happy to fight..and im sure im the no1 contender for a shot..il be happy to fight anywere...belfast or dublin..i get more of an urge fighting away from home tho....:D:D...i know jf will keep him away from me for a while..

John Ferguson

gatecrasher69er wrote: »

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i never said myles would be dodging me....i said his management...i know myles wants to fight me..

Norman I told you a couple of days ago by phone that Myles would be fighting in the UK next then possibly the USA. 1 way NOT to get a fight is to call me out when i have spoken to you in private about it. I have also told you thats Myles wants the rematch with you, this is a matter of timing, nothing else.

Tim_Murphy

Martin Walker wrote: »

Kevin Carney vs Tim Murphy: I think Tim is the best FW we have and id like to see how far Kevin has came.

Thanks for the compliment but I don't think I fight anywhere near often enough to be considered the best at anything to be honest. Me Vs Kevin would be a good scrap though I reckon.

Martin Walker

Tim_Murphy wrote: »

Thanks for the compliment but I don't think I fight anywhere near often enough to be considered the best at anything to be honest. Me Vs Kevin would be a good scrap though I reckon.

You are too modest Tim. But i do agree with one thing here. You and Kevin fighting would be Epic!!

Menace2Society

Martin Walker wrote: »

Martin Begley vs Chris Stringer : One ive actively hunted for some years but never got booked.

hmmm....

Pete Duncan Vs. kev Carney / Kev Macelonin (sp)
Lee McKibben Vs. Chris Fields
Sebastian Torres Vs. Kev Macelonin
Ali Mac Vs. Domz / Maguire
Decky Dalton Vs. Kev Carney

Greg vs a top european fighter, I don't think fightin anyone over here will benifit him.

baz123

I would like to see Greg get a re-match with his last opponent in Cage Warriors. He was winning that fight and was very unlucky with the cut. Would also be nice to see him with a 'w' before the ufc comes back again

baz123

Would like to see Paul McVeigh in the wec..... some tasty fights there for him