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UFC 189 - McGregor v Mendes *READ MOD WARNING IN 1st POST*

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    #3332
    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    martyos121 wrote: »
    They need to stack this card to the brim if they want to get anywhere near to a sellout of Cowboys stadium and the max they could get in my estimation is around the 85,000 mark. This is the kind of card I'd put up:

    Aldo vs. McGregor MAIN EVENT
    Rousey vs. Tate CO MAIN
    CM Punk vs. ideally another debuting crossover athlete
    Hendricks (Texas boy for the home crowd) vs. Condit title eliminator
    Faber (might as well put both TUF coaches on the same card) vs. Sterling

    I think that would do a good job of selling tickets and moving the needle, would be the strongest UFC card ever in terms of big names for certain. Will this happen, probably not, but they need to pull out all the stops to pull off a show in Cowboys Stadium.

    Joseph Benavidez is from Texas but Mighty Mouse is fighting Dodson in September, maybe too quick of a turnaround.

    I'm sure a latino fighter would draw a big crowd from the Mexican population in Texas


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    #3333
    Davei141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    martyos121 wrote: »
    They need to stack this card to the brim if they want to get anywhere near to a sellout of Cowboys stadium and the max they could get in my estimation is around the 85,000 mark. This is the kind of card I'd put up:

    Aldo vs. McGregor MAIN EVENT
    Rousey vs. Tate CO MAIN
    CM Punk vs. ideally another debuting crossover athlete
    Hendricks (Texas boy for the home crowd) vs. Condit title eliminator
    Faber (might as well put both TUF coaches on the same card) vs. Sterling

    I think that would do a good job of selling tickets and moving the needle, would be the strongest UFC card ever in terms of big names for certain. Will this happen, probably not, but they need to pull out all the stops to pull off a show in Cowboys Stadium.

    Ah man no offence but you have free reign to do what you want and you come up with that?:D

    Keep Rousey well away unless it is vs Cyborg.

    Conor vs Aldo.
    Get Cowboy vs RDA as co- main.
    Velasquez vs Ubereem.
    Jacare vs Romero.
    Faber vs Holloway (if he wins).
    Hendricks vs Woodley.
    Matt Brown vs Gunnar Nelson. .

    Damn the possibilities for that card are crazy.


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    #3334
    Ken Shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 3,192 ✭✭✭Ken Shamrock


    Oooh fantasy cards.

    Aldo vs McGregor
    Robbie vs Hendricks
    Mendes vs Edgar (winner fights champion after the rematch which will inevitably happen).
    CM Punk vs (irrelevant in terms of drawing power)
    DJ vs Cruz

    I'd be into that anyway.


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    #3335
    Joe24
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Joe24


    Would love to see it in that stadium. Just can't see t happening though.

    The UFC are in Houston on 3rd of October for UFC 192. Would they go back to the same market 2 months later with a stadium show?

    As for dream cards:

    McGregor vs Aldo Title Fight
    Lawlor vs GSP Title Fight
    Fedor vs someone (Arlovski/Hunt/Randy Couture??)
    CM Punk vs someone (doesn't matter who)
    Hendricks vs Woodley

    That might go a long way to filling the stadium imo


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    #3336
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    McGregor vs Aldo vs Edgar (Triple Threat)
    Anderson Silva vs GSP
    Cain vs Jon Jones
    Lawler vs Hendricks
    Ronda vs Cyborg

    Easy money :pac:


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    #3337
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,156 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    Like womens football I just can't take womens fighting seriously.....watched a few of the weigh ins and chuckled a bit ......Ronda Rowsey big woopee doo :rolleyes: ....I know they're serious athletes and fight is real but does nothing for me


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    #3338
    mrkiscool2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,159 ✭✭✭mrkiscool2


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Like womens football I just can't take womens fighting seriously.....watched a few of the weigh ins and chuckled a bit ......Ronda Rowsey big woopee doo :rolleyes: ....I know they're serious athletes and fight is real but does nothing for me
    Wow! That's bizarre, Rousey is a beast! Love watching that woman fight, incredible talent!


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    #3339
    martyos121
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    Well at least my fantasy card was somewhat realistic! :pac:


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    #3340
    PM me nudes
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭PM me nudes


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Like womens football I just can't take womens fighting seriously.....watched a few of the weigh ins and chuckled a bit ......Ronda Rowsey big woopee doo :rolleyes: ....I know they're serious athletes and fight is real but does nothing for me

    Women's fights are regularly bloodbaths, what's not to love? :pac:


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    #3341
    cletus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,917 ✭✭✭cletus


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Like womens football I just can't take womens fighting seriously.....watched a few of the weigh ins and chuckled a bit ......Ronda Rowsey big woopee doo :rolleyes: ....I know they're serious athletes and fight is real but does nothing for me

    Have you watched Joanna Champion's* last two fights? If they don't do anything for you, I dunno if you're still allowed call yourself a fight fan

    * not going near that last name


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    #3342
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,156 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    PM me nudes wrote: »
    Women's fights are regularly bloodbaths, what's not to love? :pac:

    I just can't take to women doing certain sports as a spectacle (for me) and get caught up in it the way you normally do......Katie Tayler being one of the few exceptions


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    #3343
    raze_them_all_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,744 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    I just can't take to women doing certain sports as a spectacle (for me) and get caught up in it the way you normally do......Katie Tayler being one of the few exceptions


    Katie taylor has less competition than rousey ffs


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    #3344
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    cletus wrote: »
    Have you watched Joanna Champion's* last two fights? If they don't do anything for you, I dunno if you're still allowed call yourself a fight fan

    * not going near that last name

    Agree with this, Joanna champion is an absolute beast love watching her fight even though women fights don't really do it for me her and a few others would be an exception.


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    #3345
    PM me nudes
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    I just can't take to women doing certain sports as a spectacle (for me) and get caught up in it the way you normally do......Katie Tayler being one of the few exceptions

    I agree they're not as entertaining as men's fights, but Ronda and Joanna are absolute tanks and their fights are always spectacles. Just look at the numbers Ronda draws


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    #3346
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,156 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    PM me nudes wrote: »
    I agree they're not as entertaining as men's fights, but Ronda and Joanna are absolute tanks and their fights are always spectacles. Just look at the numbers Ronda draws

    Not disputing the numbers, I did say it was just me......I just can't take certain womens sports ie footballl, Rugby or fighting seriously.....as a novelty maybe but I'd have no real interest


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    #3347
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Not disputing the numbers, I did say it was just me......I just can't take certain womens sports ie footballl, Rugby or fighting seriously.....as a novelty maybe but I'd have no real interest

    I was the same when the women's division was brought in but they won me over.

    No one in the UFC comes out as focused and aggressive as Ronda.
    Her walk on is class, love watching her.


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    #3348
    Foxtrol
    Registered Users Posts: 11,101 ✭✭✭✭Foxtrol


    Davei141 wrote: »
    Jesus that is probably the worst argument of all time.

    Must be a bit embarrassing then that you were unable to correct me on a single point of it.


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    #3349
    Davei141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    Foxtrol wrote: »
    Must be a bit embarrassing then that you were unable to correct me on a single point of it.

    It makes no sense whatsoever. Cub Swanson, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier better strikers than Mendes? You live in fantasy land, not one of those would get even a quarter of the success Mendes got against Aldo. Not even Edgar was close to that success. Your opinion is based on nothing, and the fact you say he just got 1 round in that second Aldo fight ignoring what actually transpired makes me think you haven't even seen the fight or are just talking rubbish for the sake of it.


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    Mendes average striking vs the greatest featherweight of all time. Please do keep doing mental gymnastics to justify talking boll0cks.


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    #3350
    Foxtrol
    Registered Users Posts: 11,101 ✭✭✭✭Foxtrol


    Davei141 wrote: »
    It makes no sense whatsoever. Cub Swanson, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier better strikers than Mendes? You live in fantasy land, not one of those would get even a quarter of the success Mendes got against Aldo. Not even Edgar was close to that success. Your opinion is based on nothing, and the fact you say he just got 1 round in that second Aldo fight ignoring what actually transpired makes me think you haven't even seen the fight or are just talking rubbish for the sake of it.


    Mendes average striking vs the greatest featherweight of all time. Please do keep doing mental gymnastics to justify talking boll0cks.

    Care to show a picture of Aldo after the first fight???

    I’ve repeatedly said he has power and is a dangerous striker because of it but the fact that he did so much damage to Aldo and lost 4 of the 5 rounds points the fact he relies on infrequent power shots than regular combinations that score points. He’ll do that sort of damage to a striker’s face over 5 rounds but on their feet will lose the decision every time.

    So do you agree with Ken that he’s the second best striker in the division (how I was originally brought into this discussion)?


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    #3351
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,759 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Not disputing the numbers, I did say it was just me......I just can't take certain womens sports ie footballl, Rugby or fighting seriously.....as a novelty maybe but I'd have no real interest

    Ye. How dare those cheeky girls leave the kitchen. Jesus how do there husbands let them away with it


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    #3352
    moneyman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭moneyman


    Joanna is easily one of the best fighters to watch in the whole UFC IMO. Her striking is insane and she has a great personality.

    Any chance she'll be on the Dublin card? I would absolutely love her as the main or co-main. Seems a stretch though.


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    #3353
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users Posts: 6,354 ✭✭✭Wrongway1985


    Foxtrol wrote: »
    Care to show a picture of Aldo after the first fight???

    I’ve repeatedly said he has power and is a dangerous striker because of it but the fact that he did so much damage to Aldo and lost 4 of the 5 rounds pointsthe fact he relies on infrequent power shots than regular combinations that score points. He’ll do that sort of damage to a striker’s face over 5 rounds but on their feet will lose the decision every time.

    So do you agree with Ken that he’s the second best striker in the division (how I was originally brought into this discussion)?

    Thats how the judges scored it if you watched it, many at the time including myself had it 2-2 going into final round he really made Aldo work hard for his victory whatever way you look at it.

    I really dunno what you are trying to say any fighter would love these "infrequent power shots" as you put it also any time he has been to decision he has won apart from Aldo, you do actually score points for damage too ya know.


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    #3354
    Panic E
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Panic E


    .ak wrote: »
    A lot of people mock the bandwagoners

    You have to laugh at those people, with their whole year of experience now in following Mr. Mcgregor.

    Those MMA expert's who command superiority over others who are new to the thread. Bandwagoners :rolleyes:


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    #3355
    Pulse8
    Registered Users Posts: 550 ✭✭✭Pulse8


    Dana confirms they are looking at Cowboys stadium but not for the 5th

    http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/7/17/8991105/ufc-look-at-holding-aldo-vs-mcgregor-at-at-t-stadium-in-december

    Cowboys have a home game on the 19th so that leaves the 12th really, unless it's Stephens Day lol
    http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/season-schedule


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    #3356
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,156 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Early indicators/advance purchases are suggesting 189 did 700-1.1m buys on cable.
    That's not including buys from ufc.tv, youtube, console etc


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    #3357
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Mellor wrote: »
    Early indicators/advance purchases are suggesting 189 did 700-1.1m buys on cable.
    That's not including buys from ufc.tv, youtube, console etc

    That's absolutly amazing, absolutely delighted for Conor!


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    #3358
    Ken Shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 3,192 ✭✭✭Ken Shamrock


    Foxtrol wrote: »
    Care to show a picture of Aldo after the first fight???

    I’ve repeatedly said he has power and is a dangerous striker because of it but the fact that he did so much damage to Aldo and lost 4 of the 5 rounds points the fact he relies on infrequent power shots than regular combinations that score points. He’ll do that sort of damage to a striker’s face over 5 rounds but on their feet will lose the decision every time.

    So do you agree with Ken that he’s the second best striker in the division (how I was originally brought into this discussion)?

    Hahaha, how pathetic, why are you making sh1t up? I never said That.


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    #3359
    wylie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭wylie


    I worried about the Aldo fight, Conor is a great fighter with great accuracy and serious power, but he looks like he is willing to take a few digs when landing his own, i know he took a few hard hits from mendes and took them well, but its a obvious weakness i think. Also his stance is very wide, could make him susceptible to Aldo's Kicks.


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    #3360
    walshb
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    And to think Manny and Floyd shared 200 + million dollars for 12 rds of tag boxing. Glad Conor is getting a good crust!


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    #3361
    PM me nudes
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭PM me nudes


    walshb wrote: »
    And to think Manny and Floyd shared 200 + million dollars for 12 rds of tag boxing. Glad Conor is getting a good crust!

    Boxing MMA


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