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Todd is coming back to UFC after 4 years.
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I actually do want to see Justin fight Khabib before Khabib bows out. And this might happen after Tony vs Khabib.
So JORGE MASVIDAL and NATE DIAZ are fighting for the "Baddest Mother F#@4%$r" title in the main event in MSG at UFC 244.
It's one thing for fighters to claim whatever belt they are fighting for - but for Dana White to say he may actually prepare a "BMF" belt is just ridiculous.
Okay so is this "BMF" belt encompasses all weight classes? What is then the value of the actual UFC welterweight title.
While the masses want to see Masvidal and Diaz fight - the fight that needs to happen is between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington - both of them are in terrific form and one is the defending champion and the latter was till recently the interim champion.
But Usman and Colby are not giving in to UFC's demands it seems - disagreeing with the money that is being offered. Really sad.
So a main event featuring a non title event between 2 fighters who basically have a 50-50 record. While its still going to be a people's fight - I am afraid UFC is slowly going the WWE way.
Its a bit of joke and does lose crediblity of the sport. However the aim is for more fans, viewers and newbies to get into the sport.
The belt is a one off and wont be seen in other weight classes. Unless Dana white changes his mind again.
It is a JOKE if UFC approves this belt. As you pointed out - it may serve well to make fans, viewers and newbies excited but all this baddest mf'er talk should be from them and not the UFC as an organization.
And what about the fighters themselves - who have an immaculate record and who actually hold the real title? Are they any less of a bad mother effer?
Anyway it's just my opinion. It's probably going to be a good fight between two slightly above mediocre fighters.
Dana white has this unspoken rule about only headlining a five round payperview event with a belt on the line.
Which I don't understand, why cant we have a main event without a belt or interim belt on the line?
If connor comes back and wants to fight gaethje will it be a 3 round non main event fight? Or will Dana come up with another stupid belt...
Its a bit of joke and does lose crediblity of the sport. However the aim is for more fans, viewers and newbies to get into the sport.
The belt is a one off and wont be seen in other weight classes. Unless Dana white changes his mind again.
May as well tune into pro wrestling bro lmao Dana has been taking inspiration from Vince who was a pioneer of the PPV format although Boxing got there before him with Ali v Frazier om 1975
lol. Yes .
Imagine going to your family and saying Im the 'baddest mferr' champion.
One thing I will give credit to Dana is he does try to make the best fights in his sport when he can. Im sick and tired of watching mismatches in combat sports.
So the next PPV event is WHITTAKER v ISRAEL ADESANYA - UFC 243 in Melbourne Oct 5th. This is such an intriguing matchup. While I will buy the PPV just for this one fight alone - I must say I am pretty disappointed with the rest of the main card.
https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-243
The business is established enough to not go all out to entice customers, the hardcore fan like you will pay for this regardless and perhaps a casual would to, if you give both fan groups everything on one card then there is no reason to tune into events after that and they need to keep the ship steady
Tomorrow is UFC 243. While the PPV card is quite mediocre - I bought really only for 1 fight - the headline event for the Middleweight title between ADESANYA vs WHITTAKER.
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When is Diego Sanchez fighting next ? and what did you make of Matt Riddle's run, did he have world title potential if he stopped smoking weed ?
If I am not wrong Diego Sanchez has reached the end of his contract with UFC - his last fight in his contract ended with a loss to Michael Chiesa. I actually felt sad for him because he was fighting on the prelim card. This guy is a true legend and hall of famer in my book. There was time he was winning "Fight of the year" bouts in a row.
Matt Riddle is one of those "What If" classic stories, he was on a tear with 5 consecutive wins (of course I am putting aside the ones that got overturned due to his drug test failures). He was one of those rare fighters who had a terrific take down defense (comes with the territory with him being a wrestler) plus a very efficient striker. Yep he definitely had a chance at the Middleweight title in my opinion.
Actually what is Matt doing now?
I think Adesanya is probably one of the few fighters who has the speed and agility to beat Whittaker who is a one man wrecking machine. Been looking forward to this one since it was announced.
I absolutely love watching Adesanya - this is going to be such a great matchup with Bobby Knuckles. Cannot wait for thisreally to begin.
Adesanya looked so good. He is such a pure striker. Some people are saying he can take on Jonny bones but I just dont see it.
Do you think Adesanya can beat Whittaker with a KO/TKO or will it go the distance?
Adesanya looked so good. He is such a pure striker. Some people are saying he can take on Jonny bones but I just dont see it.
Adesanya is the TKO king (early part of his career) - cant actually remember him finishing off with an actual knock out though. Well I do hope this fight goes all the 5 rounds.
Whittaker is definitely a different beast so a TKO could be unlikely. But realistically as you know this could go either way.
Different weight class so not likely to ever happen. Adesanya is my type of fighter. Pure speed and agility combining to beat brute force. I just don't see anyone around who can beat him unless you get a middleweight version of Khabib who can get him to the ground. The guy is a sniper, best fighter to watch since Anderson Silva in his pomp.
Adesanya and Jon Jones both have expressed their desire to fight each other several times this year. But it does not look realistic as Adesanya normally weighs around 175 and Jon Jones around 210 and that's too much of a weight gap.
But if it were to ever happen - even the fight God's would watch it.
Israel weighted 184 on weighin day I believe. Which could possibly mean he walks around atleast 10-15 pounds higher.
IMO it isnt unrealistic that he could fight Jones after 3-4 fights.
Saturday October 12 - its Fight Night 161 with the main event featuring JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK vs MICHELLE WATERSON in the straw weight division.
Joanna is one of the few female fighters I really enjoy watching fight. In her last 4 fights she lost 3 of them - 2 to Rose Namajunas and 1 to Valentina Shevchenko.
I'd like to see how she bounces back.
It's Joanna CHAMPION! when you look at how the title has been passed around like musical chairs it just shows you what a great champion she was, the karatie hottie is no mug and it will be another great test; specifically because she needs to overcome that mental barrier once that aura of invincibility no longer exists, she's a warrior but defeat affects fighters in different ways. I still think Thug Rose is the most complete fighter in the division, her striking is very under rated; she made the foolish mistake of fighting away in Brazil, she's a very interesting character; she's not attached to the sport or glory, fighting is personal for her so am not surprised that her retirement is possible, after all what more was there to achieve when you beat one of the all time great champions not once but twice; I feel her standing in the P4P ranking was never truly recognised because those feats were worthy of a top 2 position