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    #9722
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users Posts: 12,430 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    CurryFlavoured wrote: »
    Not Fitch or Davis, they were booted out.

    Fitch was cut.
    As far as Davis is concerned, from memory I think he just didn't renew his contract and left. Could be wrong on that one though.


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    #9723
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    Fitch was cut.
    As far as Davis is concerned, from memory I think he just didn't renew his contract and left. Could be wrong on that one though.

    He wasn't offered a new contract, that's what I remember. Basically the UFC didn't want either any more.


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    #9724
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,221 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Petermc83 wrote: »
    Phil Davis ??

    Ah yeah, forgot about Davis.

    He's clearly as memorable as his fights.


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    #9725
    weemcd
    Registered Users Posts: 6,419 ✭✭✭weemcd


    Josh Thompson?

    I know he was getting lucrative with his Bellator pay and ability to wear his own sponsors when he moved, compared to UFC.


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    #9726
    jjdonegal
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭jjdonegal


    I thought Fitch was involved. Cung Le was too I think. Checked their FB an hour ago and seen nothing about who it was.


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    #9727
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    It's Sterling that Off The Ball are talking to in the next hour.


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    #9728
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    It's Sterling that Off The Ball are talking to in the next hour.

    I was going to say him but he hasn't actually left yet although he seems to be threatening to.


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    #9729
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Lads I still can't believe Amirkhani has come to Ireland to train full time, has all the makings of a massive star, hopefully all the Irish fans can get behind him.


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    #9730
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Jesus sterling has never got a discretionary bonus over 6k, that's shocking considering some of the finishes he's had and not got a POTN bonus.


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    #9731
    jjdonegal
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭jjdonegal


    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    It's Sterling that Off The Ball are talking to in the next hour.

    Jesus I am an eejit. Totally forgot about it. Worth listening back to?


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    #9732
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    jjdonegal wrote: »
    Jesus I am an eejit. Totally forgot about it. Worth listening back to?

    I missed it but he's an outspoken guy so I'd imagine it would be


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    #9733
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    jjdonegal wrote: »
    Jesus I am an eejit. Totally forgot about it. Worth listening back to?

    He's still on now I'd wait and listen to it all though, he's getting torn a new one by the ufc there last contest over was 20/20 with 3k increase per fight, laughable. So he basically said if they want to play this game they can lose a future champion he's not waiting around and playing games.

    Edit: last point he made is that he doesn't have enough money to go to a doctor unless it's something really serious. That's just shocking.


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    #9734
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    ASOT wrote: »
    Lads I still can't believe Amirkhani has come to Ireland to train full time, has all the makings of a massive star, hopefully all the Irish fans can get behind him.

    Really exciting fighter but I'm not a huge fan after his fake glove touch against Duquesnoy. I know, I know, protect yourself at all times and that but it's bad form IMO. It'll take him a while to win me back over. I'm sure he'll be distraught :pac:


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    #9735
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Paully D wrote: »
    Really exciting fighter but I'm not a huge fan after his fake glove touch against Duquesnoy. I know, I know, protect yourself at all times and that but it's bad form IMO. It'll take him a while to win me back over. I'm sure he'll be distraught :pac:

    At the end of the day he bought his mam a bed out of his winnings after dropping Andy ogle in 8 seconds so it should have been forgiven after that :pac:


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    #9736
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    ASOT wrote: »
    At the end of the day he bought his mam a bed out of his winnings after dropping Andy ogle in 8 seconds so it should have been forgiven after that :pac:

    He is forgiven for the choking andy ogle part.


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    #9737
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    ASOT wrote: »
    Lads I still can't believe Amirkhani has come to Ireland to train full time, has all the makings of a massive star, hopefully all the Irish fans can get behind him.

    Look at the support Gunni gets, he'll get mad support


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    #9738
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    ASOT wrote: »
    He's still on now I'd wait and listen to it all though, he's getting torn a new one by the ufc there last contest over was 20/20 with 3k increase per fight, laughable. So he basically said if they want to play this game they can lose a future champion he's not waiting around and playing games.

    Edit: last point he made is that he doesn't have enough money to go to a doctor unless it's something really serious. That's just shocking.

    Healthcare in America in general is just crazy stuff. What Walt did in Breaking Bad is not that impossible!

    He spoke well I thought.


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    #9739
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Healthcare in America in general is just crazy stuff. What Walt did in Breaking Bad is not that impossible!

    He spoke well I thought.

    Yeah I know it's outrageous that's why I would have assumed the ufc would have contributed in some way but obviously they don't, I get better health care in my job and I don't have to have a scrap with any of my co workers haha its mental. It was a decent interview, I'm sure he has alot more to say anyway put his treatment by the ufc into perspective. If that happens to someone with his potential I feel sorry for lower and mid card guys who aren't destined for much.


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    #9740
    jjdonegal
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭jjdonegal


    ASOT wrote: »
    Yeah I know it's outrageous that's why I would have assumed the ufc would have contributed in some way but obviously they don't, I get better health care in my job and I don't have to have a scrap with any of my co workers haha its mental. It was a decent interview, I'm sure he has alot more to say anyway put his treatment by the ufc into perspective. If that happens to someone with his potential I feel sorry for lower and mid card guys who aren't destined for much.

    I'd definitely like to hear the UFC side regarding the health insurance thing. Remember reading Mark Colemans story a few months back and he said he was covered up until he left. It is now that he cannot afford to look after his health. I'd have assumed Sterling fell under the same type of structure but it appears not.

    Must source that interview tomo and listen to it; have read the article on the Newstalk website which gives a good overview of it. Interesting stuff for the wrong reasons.


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    #9741
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    jjdonegal wrote: »
    I'd definitely like to hear the UFC side regarding the health insurance thing. Remember reading Mark Colemans story a few months back and he said he was covered up until he left. It is now that he cannot afford to look after his health. I'd have assumed Sterling fell under the same type of structure but it appears not.

    Must source that interview tomo and listen to it; have read the article on the Newstalk website which gives a good overview of it. Interesting stuff for the wrong reasons.

    Yeah it would be interesting to see what the cover is like now, the roster is massively bigger than when Coleman was still fighting so that must have something to do with it, I would imagine they don't cover everyone on the roster as there's about 550 odd fighters now. Fair play to sterling anyway, if I was in his position if be doing my best to make as much as I could, fairly sure he will end up at Bellator unless the ufc give him a decent offer.


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    #9742
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Gamebred wrote: »
    They still have the GOAT there about to come back and ruin DC,and the best unknown (ish) prospect in the game Yair Rodriguez imo.

    Rodriguez's fight with Rosa was one of my favourite of 2014. Really enjoyable.


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    #9743
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Holly Holm will fight again before she rematches with Ronda, per Dana White on UFC Tonight.

    Hopefully this means we'll get to see a whole lot more of Miesha in the coming months! :D


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    #9744
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Great news for Holly.

    Dana also said he's allowing Conor to fight 155 and if he wins, defend both belts. Imagine the 1st ever 2 division champ at the same time! That will put him ahead of Bones as p4p king for me.


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    #9745
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,517 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Makwan seems happy

    ":) people are kind! Coach is amazing, training partners support you and everyone is breathing the same air. I think im in a right place!"


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    #9746
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    As per Helwani Khabib wants the winner of Pettis/Alvarez but would take a fight with Diaz.


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    #9747
    Swashbuckler
    Registered Users Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    ASOT wrote: »
    As per Helwani Khabib wants the winner of Pettis/Alvarez but would take a fight with Diaz.

    Why would he not just call out the champ? Seems odd to me.


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    #9748
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Swashbuckler wrote: »
    Why would he not just call out the champ? Seems odd to me.

    He said on the mma the last time he was on that he doesn't want to come back after two years straight into a title fight which is fair enough!


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    #9749
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,145 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    jjdonegal wrote: »
    I'd definitely like to hear the UFC side regarding the health insurance thing. Remember reading Mark Colemans story a few months back and he said he was covered up until he left. It is now that he cannot afford to look after his health. I'd have assumed Sterling fell under the same type of structure but it appears not.

    Must source that interview tomo and listen to it; have read the article on the Newstalk website which gives a good overview of it. Interesting stuff for the wrong reasons.

    Well Sterling said that they've covered for 30 days after a fight so I presume that's to cover any fight injuries. He also said about accidental insurance during training which I took to mean if they got injured during training they'd be covered as in training related injuries.


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    #9750
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,092 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Swashbuckler wrote: »
    Why would he not just call out the champ? Seems odd to me.

    I wouldn't want to jump into a fight with RDA after a huge layoff. Not for the sake of a few months when it's nearly 2 years anyway.
    Silly to risk his unbeaten run and his title potential for little gain.


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    #9751
    TimRiggins
    Registered Users Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭TimRiggins


    Interested to see what Holm/Tate will do PPV wise if its a main event on its own (I'd imagine she's only fighting because the UFC are stuck for a main event). I think Holm will draw well. Think at a push she could do 500-600k


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