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Ush1

Grand, McGregor Gaejthe please with Ferguson Nate Diaz as co-main. That would be just lovely.

ASOT

They must be paying the big bucks for that guarantee, I'd imagine none of the bigger draw Champs will be on those ppvs but we shall see.

Can't be any worse than ufc 112.

D'Agger

Ush1 wrote: »

Grand, McGregor Gaejthe please with Ferguson Nate Diaz as co-main. That would be just lovely.

And about 1 billion security staff to keep them apart

Ultimate Seduction

Ush1 wrote: »

Grand, McGregor Gaejthe please with Ferguson Nate Diaz as co-main. That would be just lovely.

Are you getting mixed up here, any combination of Conor, Tony and Gathje. **** Nate. Wouldn't mind seen the trilogy down the line but Nate has no business near a title or contender spot

Ultimate Seduction

Would love to see this introduced to UFC just to see Ali explode

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1122714737672892416?s=19

Edit: no pun intended with explode 💥

Ush1

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Are you getting mixed up here, any combination of Conor, Tony and Gathje. **** Nate. Wouldn't mind seen the trilogy down the line but Nate has no business near a title or contender spot

Diaz Ferguson would be a cracker. Couldn't give a monkeys about title shots.

Ultimate Seduction

Ush1 wrote: »

Diaz Ferguson would be a cracker. Couldn't give a monkeys about title shots.

Sadly, you're probably in the majority. Let's just make it an interim superfighter championship.

Ush1

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Sadly, you're probably in the majority. Let's just make it an interim superfighter championship.

It's sad that a fight promotion might put on entertaining fights?

Why are you talking about interim? I just said I couldn't give a monkeys about title shots. Porier is presumably fighting Khabib, what's wrong with Ferguson fighting Diaz?

xtal191

I've zero interest in seeing Nick or Nate ever fight again

ASOT

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

September 7th. Abu Dhabi. It's Khabib time.

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1122823538619101184?s=19


Khabib Vs Dustin, announcement in the next week or so.

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1122881648012324867?s=20

ricero

ASOT wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/1122881648012324867?s=20

Can't wait for that fight. Should be a good build-up between two warriors.

WAR KHABIB THOUGH, HE MUST MAUL !

ASOT

Zuffa boxing looks like it'll have matchroom involved somehow looking at Eddie & Dana's Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw23mr3F69j

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw23dbVFOeL

simongurnick

So, I'm sure UFC well get plenty of dough from the Abu Dhabi deal, but how can they put on major event over there with an eight hour time difference with EST but not even consider a big one off bout in Ireland?

Subcomandante Marcos

simongurnick wrote: »

So, I'm sure UFC well get plenty of dough from the Abu Dhabi deal, but how can they put on major event over there with an eight hour time difference with EST but not even consider a big one off bout in Ireland?

Because the event in Abu Dhabi will be at stupid o'clock in the morning to facilitate US PPV, their main source of income. You'd never get permission to have a large event that doesn't end up til 6am in Ireland, it's not even worth pretending you could do it.

ASOT

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Because the event in Abu Dhabi will be at stupid o'clock in the morning to facilitate US PPV, their main source of income. You'd never get permission to have a large event that doesn't end up til 6am in Ireland, it's not even worth pretending you could do it.

Exactly this, the Arabs will give the ufc free reign to do whatever they want. They wouldn't even be allowed blow there nose in Ireland.

Ultimate Seduction

Paulie Malinagi is working with Ray Longo on a few things ahead of his fight with Artem

ASOT

Brock's retied and the ufc are looking to do Cormier Stipe now. I'd say Brock's failed another test.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/4/30/18524770/report-brock-lesnar-to-retire-ufc-looking-at-daniel-cormier-vs-stipe-miocic-rematch

Autecher

ASOT wrote: »

Brock's retied and the ufc are looking to do Cormier Stipe now. I'd say Brock's failed another test.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/4/30/18524770/report-brock-lesnar-to-retire-ufc-looking-at-daniel-cormier-vs-stipe-miocic-rematch

Has he even served the full suspension from his last failed test yet?

Mellor

Autecher wrote: »

Has he even served the full suspension from his last failed test yet?

Yeah, he was eligible to fight since January

ASOT

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah, he was eligible to fight since January

What do you reckon Mellor? Do you think he's failed another test?

Mellor

It's possible. He was tested at the start of April. So the timing works out. He was also tested once earlier in the year.
But on the other hand, the delay in signing the fight was entirely down to Brock. He was given a contract, the UFC were waiting for him to be "ready". He never signed so presumably there was some lingering doubts.

I thought they announced a week ago they were considering Cormier v Miocic. Can't find it now with internet meltdown.

The Nal

Could be Brock looking for more money. "Im retiring".

Dana "OK well Im booking DC vs Miocic".

Lesnar "Ah ok go on then give us the original deal".

Although WWE have a show in Saudi Arabia on June 7th and Lesnar is wrestling at it so maybe makes it unlikely he would be fighting Cormier on August 7th. Although it does give him an 8 week training camp suppose.

xtal191

I bet WWE gave him a ****load of cash to stay

The Nal

xtal191 wrote: »

I bet WWE gave him a ****load of cash to stay

Apparently he got 3 million for the last event in Saudi. His match lasted 10 minutes.

Ultimate Seduction

Just listened to Mike Perry on helwanis show. Gas man, surley suffering CTE or is he just really low IQ? Listening to him talking about giving his father a hiding and tieng him up is mad

Autecher

The rumour now is that UFC refused to give Brock a high flat fee for the fight because the ppv's are online only now which would likely lower the money he gets from ppv points. They wouldn't give in so he walked away.

yourdeadwright

Autecher wrote: »

The rumour now is that UFC refused to give Brock a high flat fee for the fight because the ppv's are online only now which would likely lower the money he gets from ppv points. They wouldn't give in so he walked away.

I reckon Brock returns for a fight against Jones ,

theteal

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Just listened to Mike Perry on helwanis show. Gas man, surley suffering CTE or is he just really low IQ? Listening to him talking about giving his father a hiding and tieng him up is mad

Just dumb. I remember just after his first UFC fight, I think he was on the phone on the MMA hour while he was apparently standing outside the courthouse where he was waiting to hear the outcome of his burglary trial. Nice bloke.

The Nal

Autecher wrote: »

The rumour now is that UFC refused to give Brock a high flat fee for the fight because the ppv's are online only now which would likely lower the money he gets from ppv points. They wouldn't give in so he walked away.

I wonder what he was asking for. Stupid from Dana really. That PPV would've done huge numbers but also brought UFC back into the "casual" spotlight. McGregor and Jones aside, the last years PPV numbers have been poor.Unless theres a big star fighting the do nuttin etc.

Autecher

The Nal wrote: »

I wonder what he was asking for. Stupid from Dana really. That PPV would've done huge numbers but also brought UFC back into the "casual" spotlight. McGregor and Jones aside, the last years PPV numbers have been poor.Unless theres a big star fighting the do nuttin etc.

Other than money I don't get why Brock wants to fight at all, he is raking it in on a very light schedule in WWE. He probably just uses the UFC to negotiate a better deal with WWE.