The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- Cannonier, Imavov, Reyes, Rosas on NOW

[Cashflow]

YO! What if GSP wins the title and Dana offers a shot to Conor?!

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

YO! What if GSP wins the title and Dana offers a shot to Conor?!

I think they'll offer the shot to Anderson first and foremost

I don't think they'd go that far off the rails with Conor at MW but who knows

 

[shogun]

I mean, Dana ain't wrong....

I knew this whole "money fight" thing got out of hand once Rose was calling for a money fight with Waterson

I want a money fight with Waterson too.

 

[illphillip]

I love how Joe Rogan and Ariel took stances on weight cutting yesterday. If there needs to be new divisions so be it, I'm not in favor of it and wish that fighters would just fight closer to their natural weight, but that's asking a lot. I'm tired of myriad of weight cutting issues that arise and Rogan is right, it doesn't make too much sense


Joe Rogan 

[emoji]10004[/emoji]@joerogan
To severely dehydrated yourself 24 hours before a cage fight is insane and has massive health and performance consequences.
12:23 PM - 3 Mar 2017


Joe Rogan 

[emoji]10004[/emoji]@joerogan
Weight cutting is the biggest problem in MMA. We need a solution where we transition towards fighters competing at their actual weight.
12:22 PM - 3 Mar 2017

Only issue with new divisions is that some of these divisions seem so thin already. I'm not sure they have the talent for it yet.

Fighters fighting closer to their weight makes far more sense. We've seen fighters move up to more natural weights and do fine.

They need to have stricter monitoring of weights by fighters. Maybe even like drug testing.

Like Hendricks, if we show up at your house and weigh you and you 220, you not fighting at 170 no time soon.

And then continue to monitor leading up
to fight. 60-30-15-7. Where you HAVE to be at a certain weight depending on your class to continue.

Which at least gives them a chance to find a sub sooner than this situation did if a fighter is way off.

 

[dman14]

forget making new divisions. fight at a weight where you are healthy and able to make weigh-ins
that simple. some guys even looking fresher with the weight (gastelum, hendricks, etc)

these guys are pros and been doing it their whole lives. if they are naturally growing and getting bigger, they just need to accept the fact that they should be fighting at a higher weight

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I agree, I've always been against more divisions it's just a big ask to change the culture

I don't like the idea of more divisions because how currently established, you can get a clearer picture of who's the best. More divisions would muddle the clarity as well as see fighters jumping everywhere. Nobody gonna be defending their belts 

 

[jewseejay]

Dana only makes it worse when he's supposed to be trying to keep Conor's price tag down

First he put a 25 million tag on Conor for the Floyd fight now he's randomly telling everyone to shut up if you're not Conor because Conor is the "the guy". You can't play this much worse

exactly how im lookin at it

like if im Connor i dont want to hear **** about **** except percentages

no, not 5 mill not 10 not 20

a percentage papi

 

[illphillip]

Crazy how this **** is in SHAMBLES post sale

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Crazy how this **** is in SHAMBLES post sale

Frettitas and Dana been getting the best of luck as per usual, i.e. TUF 1, GSP, Brock, Ronda, Conor now the sale

Can't stress this enough

Kudos to the Frettitas tbh, they probably seen this **** coming for years and cashed out their wolf tickets at the perfect time

 

[retroflashbacks]

Nice kneebar by alcantara. I thought it was gonna get stopped in the first round. What a comeback.

 

[dman14]

Dude ate a **** load off headshots
Thought red should've stooped it
If sanders didn't knee him, he probably would've finished him with gnp

at least luke gets to go home to that little firecracker becky lynch

watch luke get back to action before iuri

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Dude literally pissed that one away smh

That's gotta be some brain damage for Yuri

 

[jewseejay]

Great fight

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Elikns gotta quit with those tatts

His cuts are disgusting... Team Alpha not getting off to a good start

 

[thehealthinspector]

dude just walked away hands down and everything

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Two CRAZY comebacks .. SHEESH

Both them dudes had the W's wrapped up

 

[illphillip]

I kinda like the Anik/Dom/Rogan combo.

 

[br0keballer]

Yikes -700 fave too.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

They're flowing well now. Started off a little rough on the Fight Pass prelims

 

[royster]

Bektic blew a 3-1 lead.

 

[Cashflow]

DJ vs. Wilson Reis
Jacare vs. Whittaker

April 15th: Fight Night

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

DJ vs. Wilson Reis
Jacare vs. Whittaker

April 15th: Fight Night

That card is stacked AF for a free card

Rose vs Waterson

Who the **** is that Guy Stephens

Elliot vs Smolka

Bobby Green return

 

[Cashflow]

Timmy E! I hope he puts on another good show!

Rose and Waterson in a Money Fight!

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Sucks for Jacare/Whittaker, with a win for either it probably means little with Yoel and Anderson (possibly) ahead

Sucks for Mousasi as well if he beats Weidman, Mousasi aint getting no shot either

 

[Cashflow]

The winners of those 2 fights likely get matched up together next