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

[Vincent Van Goat]

tbh I don't believe any fight announcements or matchups right now

A. I don't want to get my hopes up
B. Realistically setting up this Fight Island seems like a stretch

 

[QU!K]

Until there’s mass testing I don’t see how Fight Island is possible.

Someone who works for the WWE tested positive for covid-19

Fighters are coming from all over the world. Many airports are shut down.

dana said infrastructure is still being built

is he going to fly a mobile hospital out there?

what about coaches and entourage?

camera crew.

refs, judges,

lets say 1 card has 5 fights on the main card and another 4 On the prelim.

18 fighters. 18 coaches. 18 cornermen, 3 judges, 3 refs, 5 cameramen, 4 cutmen, 5 ring girl

medical staff, security, family

Dana would need to fly out like 100 people

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Yeah, I said the same thing when this whole thing first started. The fact that they were able to have one show in Brazil is kind of amazing in hindsight. Amazing or amazingly irresponsible

 

[jayt1202]

Well Florida has deemed pro sports essential: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...-guidelines-allow-for-the-ufc-to-hold-events/
Still have my doubts Disney/ESPN allow the UFC to hold cards there regardless.

 

[SORIANOTRON]

Been re-watching entire careers on fightpass.

Shout out to james toney for taking that walk LOL

 

[xbiker47]

Well Florida has deemed pro sports essential: https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...-guidelines-allow-for-the-ufc-to-hold-events/
Still have my doubts Disney/ESPN allow the UFC to hold cards there regardless.

Only a matter of time now

 

[アミーゴ]

Florida going to ruin all of this for the rest of us

 

[xbiker47]

Dana trying to get a card together for May 9th

 

[OTG]

Planned May 9 Super Card

Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje - Interim LW belt
Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz - BW Belt
Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer - FW Belt
Francis Ngannou vs Jair Rozenstruik
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar
Donald Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis
Greg Hardy vs Yorgan de Castro
Alexei Oleinik vs Fabricio Werdum
Carla Esparza vs Michelle Waterson
Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza vs Uriah Hall
Vicente Luque vs Niko Price
Charles Rosa vs Bryce Mitchell

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

UFC ownership is determined. Wish Brett would try to find out what ESPN/Disney has to say about this, that's just a big a factor as anything else

 

[xbiker47]

stacked card

 

[アミーゴ]

Disney has some major issues right now

 

[buc em]

Disney has some major issues right now

How so?

 

[dman14]

espn was already losing subscribers
throw in theme parks being closed

at least the stock sort of rebounded

 

[アミーゴ]

How so?

Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He’s Fighting for Disney’s Life. (Published 2020)

The former C.E.O. thought he was riding into the sunset. Now he’s reasserting control and reimagining Disney as a company with fewer employees and more thermometers.

www.nytimes.com

 

[アミーゴ]

espn was already losing subscribers
throw in theme parks being closed

at least the stock sort of rebounded

Market is a fugazi currently

 

[buc em]

Bob Iger Thought He Was Leaving on Top. Now, He’s Fighting for Disney’s Life. (Published 2020)

The former C.E.O. thought he was riding into the sunset. Now he’s reasserting control and reimagining Disney as a company with fewer employees and more thermometers.

www.nytimes.com

Well then I would hope they push for these fights to start going down to recoup some money at least.

 

[アミーゴ]

Well then I would hope they push for these fights to start going down to recoup some money at least.

I hope so but this is pennies for them lol

 

[OTG]

 

[xbiker47]

So this fight island thing as of right now is still real and happening

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I mean, it's about as real as when they thought they could hold events at the PI. Then when they thought they could hold events in California. Don't think there's any certainties until dudes step into the cage

 

[getback]

They have a hospital on the island? What if fighter A gets his *** beat and needs some type of emergency care?

 

[jayt1202]

Ehh I'll believe it when I see it, not trying to get my hopes up for cards just to get cancelled less than two weeks out. Also hope they are taking all precautions if these fights do materialize.

 

[アミーゴ]

Also asking Bob early if he is ok with this happening might be a good idea.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

They have a hospital on the island? What if fighter A gets his *** beat and needs some type of emergency care?

Exactly what I asked when it first was announced lol