UFC 205: Alvarez v McGregor (Event Discussion) - FAQ's in OP

rabbitinlights

McGregor via Decision

Paully D wrote: »

Sky customers can subscribe here at a special UFC 205 offer price of €16.99 per month (no annual contract, but minimum 2 months required)

Coming up at €25?? Any ideas?

Lukker-

McGregor via Submission

froog wrote: »

lol why did souza weigh in?

UFC paid him to be stand-in for Weidman/Romero after his fight with Rockhold fell through.

ktulu123

McGregor via Decision

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Coming up at €25?? Any ideas?

I asked them on twitter. Said the €16.99 "Early Bird" deal was over last night. I never saw a mention of an early bird deal in any of the information for that. **** thing for them to do right before the fights. I am not paying €50

wonderfullife

McGregor via Decision

Gastelum missing weight is BAD but it's not the worst thing he's done today.

His real crime is not having the decency to give Cowboy a knock on his door to explain the situation. They're staying in the same bloody hotel.

Knock on the mans door and say "listen bro, i'm struggling with this weight cut, how about i weigh in first and then you can rehydrate up a few lbs and we get it on?".

At least give Cowboy the courtesy of an option!

Cowboy is the type of guy who would have accepted the fight at 175 or 180lbs no problem. All they had to be was within 7lbs of each other.

Criminal. He should be cut for this. How many Cerrone fans have come all the way to NY or bought this PPV only to be screwed by cowardice?

That's all this was. Unprofessional? Yes 100%. But that could have been worked around if he had the decency and the balls to knock on Cowboys door at 7am and explain the situation.

Lukker-

McGregor via Submission

wonderfullife wrote: »

Gastelum missing weight is BAD but it's not the worst thing he's done today.

His real crime is not having the decency to give Cowboy a knock on his door to explain the situation. They're staying in the same bloody hotel.

Knock on the mans door and say "listen bro, i'm struggling with this weight cut, how about i weigh in first and then you can rehydrate up a few lbs and we get it on?".

At least give Cowboy the courtesy of an option!

Cowboy is the type of guy who would have accepted the fight at 175 or 180lbs no problem. All they had to be was within 7lbs of each other.

Criminal. He should be cut for this. How many Cerrone fans have come all the way to NY or bought this PPV only to be screwed by cowardice?

That's all this was. Unprofessional? Yes 100%. But that could have been worked around if he had the decency and the balls to knock on Cowboys door at 7am and explain the situation.

Dana said he's never letting him fight at 170 again. Which is odd considering he is the one suggested it to him in the first place!

Dana is kinda guilty imo for fighters missing weight. When they come into the organisation, if there is a fighter he wants to push he often tries to get them to compete at a lower weight class so they have more of an advantage. He wanted Alvarez to fight at 145, Alvarez was like 10-0 at 170 and said to make 145 he'd have to cut off a leg.

Sage too at LW, although I think he's moved up to 170 for good hopefully.

You even see it on Looking for a Fight, when he's talking to the regional fighters after they win his first question is usually "Can you make the weight class below you?". I know its often in the fighters best interest but I think it hurts the promotion long term when fighters can't make weight

Gamebred

Alvarez via Submission

https://twitter.com/MikeBohnMMA/status/797142385847336961


Interesting.

CurryFlavoured

That's weird, it should suit them better.

Lukker-

McGregor via Submission

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

That's weird, it should suit them better.

It gives them more recovery time but means fighters have to start their cuts earlier the day before, perhaps fighters aren't used to it yet.

DrPhilG

McGregor via Decision

wonderfullife wrote: »

Gastelum missing weight is BAD but it's not the worst thing he's done today.

His real crime is not having the decency to give Cowboy a knock on his door to explain the situation. They're staying in the same bloody hotel.

Knock on the mans door and say "listen bro, i'm struggling with this weight cut, how about i weigh in first and then you can rehydrate up a few lbs and we get it on?".

At least give Cowboy the courtesy of an option!

Cowboy is the type of guy who would have accepted the fight at 175 or 180lbs no problem. All they had to be was within 7lbs of each other.

Criminal. He should be cut for this. How many Cerrone fans have come all the way to NY or bought this PPV only to be screwed by cowardice?

That's all this was. Unprofessional? Yes 100%. But that could have been worked around if he had the decency and the balls to knock on Cowboys door at 7am and explain the situation.

The cynic in me wonders if Gastellum was aware of the NYC rules, i.e. the 7lb difference issue.

If he thought that a catchweight would be an option with him weighing fat and Cowboy making weight then maybe he deliberately didn't tell Cowboy. That way (he thought) the fight would go ahead AND Cerrone would have had to endure the weight cut.

Axwell

McGregor via Decision

@EagererBeaver and Wonderfullife - Cut out your childish nonsense.

EagererBeaver enough of the smart comments and constant remarks. If you don't have anything constructive to say don't reply at all or go derailing the thread.

Wonderfullife you contribute to the thread but plenty of others do and have done long before you joined. But drop the whole I contribute more than you and i put in so much time thing - its getting tiresome. This isnt a competition and there are no prizes.

If you both cant get on then just go and block each other but quit derailing the threads with your little spats and snide remarks.

Gamebred

Alvarez via Submission

Edgar is smooth and hard enough to hit but Stephens is the hardest puncher hes fought in a long time bar the shot Mendes hes not been in danger of someone with a big overhand, will be slept if he slips up once calling the upset here.

EuskalHerria

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darced

McGregor via KO/TKO

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woodley by name wooden by nature. he's such an arsehole. Il go all ferguson on your ass.. you're in new york not ferguson missouri.

suckin up to joanna as well, I hope he gets his arse handed to him big time. he's a just tea cosy for that belt, til the real champ wonderboy comes to take it home.

is it just me or does joanna come off as someone who'd be skimmin cards or robbin handbags and lovin it if she wasnt fighting, she just comes off as a c..t. id love to see her been beat too being honest but cant see it happening.

themandan6611

McGregor via KO/TKO

rusty cole wrote: »

woodley by name wooden by nature. he's such an arsehole. Il go all ferguson on your ass.. you're in new york not ferguson missouri.

suckin up to joanna as well, I hope he gets his arse handed to him big time. he's a just tea cosy for that belt, til the real champ wonderboy comes to take it home.

is it just me or does joanna come off as someone who'd be skimmin cards or robbin handbags and lovin it if she wasnt fighting, she just comes off as a c..t. id love to see her been beat too being honest but cant see it happening.

she's a bad ass, no doubt, I see her dominating and finishing within 3 rounds. Woodley is not exactly the life of the party, hope Wonderboy takes it

Swashbuckler

McGregor via Decision

Dana said Gastelum will never fight at 170 lbs again. So at least he's not cut.

Axwell

McGregor via Decision

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Dana said Gastelum will never fight at 170 lbs again. So at least he's not cut.

Didnt Dana say that last time too?

Swashbuckler

McGregor via Decision

Axwell wrote:

Didnt Dana say that last time too?

Yeah I guess Dana says a lot of things. I genuinely hope he enforces it this time. I'm not a huge fan of Cowboy but it's tough getting pulled from the biggest card ever especially when it was avoidable.

Duff

McGregor via Decision

Are they weigh-ins on YouTube or have I missed 'em?

Axwell

McGregor via Decision

Duff wrote: »

Are they weigh-ins on YouTube or have I missed 'em?

6PM ET so 11pm here

Bawnmore

McGregor via Decision

Link here for anyone looking.

Richard tea

McGregor via Decision

straight in with no bull****ting. love it

Swashbuckler

McGregor via Decision

Khabib made it up the steps without getting injured. Promising.

EagererBeaver

McGregor via Decision

I can't take these weigh ins seriously anymore but figured i had to tune in for an event of this scale. Stephens looked absolutely enormous beside Frankie.

ASOT

McGregor via Decision

There is not a hope in hell Romero is natural.

ricero

McGregor via Decision

Romero is ripped

I'm having a Yoel moment

Duff

McGregor via Decision

Romero is a bit of a tank. Natty? He must have god-genetics

Gamebred

Alvarez via Submission

ASOT wrote: »

There is not a hope in hell Romero is natural.

Absolutely clean he's been passing olympic style testing for years hes a genetic freak of nature.

cloudatlas

McGregor via Decision

I feel so sorry for Karolina, she seems nice.