Lukker- wrote: » Dana has denied it,
Spudman_20000 wrote: » If Ferguson vs Lee is a barn burner with a clear winner, surely Conor will be under pressure to face the winner, rather than a third fight with Nate? Ferguson and Lee really need to stake their claim to be next in line.
kwestfan08 wrote: » It's all about how they are on the mic after they win. It has to be a proper call out like Nate did when he beat Michael Johnson. That's what goes viral and gets spread around to the more casual fight fan to build interest.
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » Don't think any casuals seen that Nate rant until he was announced as RDAs replacement. Ferguson had the chance to call him out after beating RDA but he just shouted viva Mexico.. No one knows who Kevin Lee is
kwestfan08 wrote: » Maybe I'm misrembering but I seem to rememeber that rant veing everywhere the day after and not just on MMA sites. Yeah it was such an open goal for Tony that night. Why he didn't say anything is beyond me.
Useful.Idiot wrote: » Yep it was everywhere. I reckon I was fairly casual back then and it was fairly prominent on social media. I do agree the winner of Tony v Lee really need to shine on the mic to create a bit more of a buzz for a unification bout. Maybe if Nate's money demands are too far-fetched the UFC could go for the winner of that bout first if it seems like a viable alternative.
The Nal wrote: » Nate will take whatever hes given. He earned €500k from the first fight and €3m from the 2nd fight. Hes lost 11/30 fights and lost 6 of his last 12. Hes a journeyman so he'll take €5m or whatever it will be for this fight, as it'll be a title fight, or they'll just give it to Ferguson/Lee.
jcd5971 wrote: » no he wont diaz brothers are the type to cut off their nose to spite their face, so no way he fights for a low figure like 5m. diaz knows mcgregor still wants that difinitive 3rd fight, and he'll bleed them all to get it.
Fromvert wrote: » I don't have too much interest in the Diaz trilogy yet (I'll still watch it), let some time go before the trilogy. I'm sure most people would rather see McGregor fight any of Khabib, Tony, Lee, Woodley etc
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » BTW Conor will take the Diaz fight because he and his team see it as the easy option, he's a known quantity and they believe they know how to beat him now, he's also the biggest payday for a man who has always said he wanted get in, get rich and get out. The UFC also have had a terrible calendar year in terms on PPV buys, they and WME-IMG need to have a big seller before the end of the year to appease investors. This fight gives them a good gate and a good PPV sale figure, allows them to close the year with a win. Conor and Nate will take that they now they can get for it and rightly so.
Lukker- wrote: » I actually think Ferguson and Nate are similar difficulty opponents for Conor. Styles make matchups and Nate matches well against Conor. The big difference is the payday. Your making a good deal more fighting Nate.
Lukker- wrote: » Lee needs a win over decent opposition first. Chiesa was ranked 8 or 9 when Lee beat him and he's literally the only decent opposition he fought.
Whelo79 wrote: » How does anyone think Conor and/or his team see Nate as their easy fight. Nate tapped him once and took him 5 rounds in an absolute war in the second fight in which Nate came very close to finishing Conor and even closer to taking a decision.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » I personally don't think he's an easy fight, but I do think JK et Al would see it as easier than Khabib or Tony as he's a know quantity and they've already beaten him. They also have an entire boxing camp behind them so their belief in Conor's striking vs Nate who is essentially just a boxer with BJJ skills would be very high. Nate's obvious advantage over Conor is that his BJJ for MMA is several levels above Conor's on paper, but the flip side of that is Nate doesn't really do takedowns and Conor's TDD is pretty impressive, Chad aside. As long as Conor doesn't panic wrestle Nate again they should be fairly confident that it will just be another striking match like last August, if they believe that then it stands to reason they would be very confident of beating Nate after spending almost a year focusing completely on boxing.
rob316 wrote: » They can put Conor on any piece of **** card against any opponent and it'll do 1.5m buys easy.
EagererBeaver wrote: » 205, a stacked card with the title fights and culminating in McGregor's chase of history did 1.3m. Why would serving up a load of ****e and sticking him on it do 1.5m? Nate getting the fight would be a bit of a joke.
