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

[Vincent Van Goat]

Well at least Aldo is clean 

 

[DCAllAfrican]

My fault. Posted in wrong thread

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey here, AMA! : IAmA

 

[phillyzphan]

Aldo v McGregor supposedly "set" for December 12 in Vegas.

They basically used Cowboy Stadium as leverage to get what they wanted.

Also Rousey v Tate won't be on the same card as Aldo v McGregor.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-c...--12-at-mgm-grand-in-las-vegas-004231499.html

 

[spiderjericho]

So they're not going to go for a business milestone and one-up the WWE?

Besides MSG, what else is there to do?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Well I don't blame them for not putting Rousey on the same card but I think they're missing out on a potentially game changing opportunity. They should go for broke and put together a mega card if they're really trying to make a footprint in the sports world. In the long run a mega card could yield huge results

I feel like they should have put the Dublin card on FOX and they should have put Rousey and Conor on the same card along with a few other big fights

I feel like they're spinning their wheels right now in the scheme of things. Sure folks are starting to hear about Rousey and Conor but the UFC and MMA are largely still not taken seriously. Of course they'll make big pay days on two different cards but the short term hit is worth it in the long term IMO

I feel like there have been a handful of game changing milestones for the UFC: First it was TUF 1, then it was Anderson, then it was GSP, then it was Brock, then it was UFC 100... now it's Rousey. Capitalize on it and put together a historic card

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
My fault. Posted in wrong thread

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey here, AMA! : IAmA

Btw, this was pretty awesome by Ronda 

[–]Knuckledork 2397 points 4 hours ago 

What is your sincere opinion about Cyborg?

How do you think your fight against Tate and hopefully Cyborg will play out assuming perfect physical and mental condition from both sides?

Do you think you would legitimately beat Floyd Mayweather in a ruleless fight?

What do you have to say about Mike Tyson's rumored return to the ring?

How do you think Fedor Emelianenko will do in the octagon after all these years he hasn't fought?

Thanks for the AMA, much love and the best of luck to you in the future.

[–]ronda_rousey87RONDA ROUSEY 4646 points 3 hours ago* 

Sincere opinion about Cyborg: she's just waiting to be offered enough money to get her *** kicked ('cuz she knowsshe'll get her *** kicked). I know for a fact she can make the weight. She consulted with Mike Dolce (my current nutritionist) before I ever started working with him and after consulting with her he said he could get her in "the best shape of her life" at 135. She then started being represented by Tito Ortiz and all talk stopped. The delay is all about money, not her weight. She made 145 pumped full of steroids. She can healthily make 135 without them. Her shows that she headlines lose thousands of dollars, and the majority of the tickets are given away because no one will buy them. She needs me. So pretty much we're waiting for her to realize that she needs to fight me before I retire or she'll never have enough money to retire. I would like me kicking her *** be my retirement fight but whether she steps up or not I'll walk away undefeated and happily ever after regardless.

Do I think I would legit beat Mayweather in a ruleless fight? Floyd is one of the best boxers of all time. He would definitely beat me in a boxing match. I unfortunately don't get into "matches". I fight for a living. In a no rules fight, I believe I can beat anyone on this planet. Boxing is a sweet science with strict rules that I respect very much and aspire every day to improve at. But you said ruleless fight, and that's my honest answer.

I'd be surprised if Mike Tyson returned to the ring but could imagine he would do it in a charity kind of capacity, and if so good for him.

Ring rust is a real serious thing that is hard to overcome and of course I wish Fedor the best but that much of a lay off would affect anyone's performance, which is why I fight so often.

 

[shogun]

I hope cyborg absolutely destroys her and the media can stop buttrkissing her and she'd disappear like Carano did. Tired of seeing her fat face in tv commercials and the only mma fighter talked about on sports shows.

 

[g money 87]

Haha someone is not a fan

 

[chino905]

What is everyone's fantasy UFC 200 card? It will fall on July of next year.

 

[QU!K]

At least 3 title fights

 

[chino905]

I wouldn't mind seeing:
Jon Jones vs Current LHW champion (Jon's comeback fight against Cormier, Evans or Gus)

Ronda Rousey vs Cyborg (Perfect timing for this fight. Ronda beats Tate at the end of this year and waits for Cyborg. Cyborg needs to fight once at 135lbs to prove she is able to make weight and perform effectively. Probably against someone like Alexis Davis, and then meet in July).

Conor McGregor vs Frankie Edgar (assuming Conor wins in December and Frankie waits until the following July).

Fedor vs Werdum II (Assuming Cain beats Werdum for the belt in December. If Werdum beats Cain again, I would match Fedor with someone else. 4 title fights is OD on one card).

CM Punk vs. Whoever

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I wouldn't mind seeing:
Jon Jones vs Current LHW champion (Jon's comeback fight against Cormier, Evans or Gus)

Ronda Rousey vs Cyborg (Perfect timing for this fight. Ronda beats Tate at the end of this year and waits for Cyborg. Cyborg needs to fight once at 135lbs to prove she is able to make weight and perform effectively. Probably against someone like Alexis Davis, and then meet in July).

Conor McGregor vs Frankie Edgar (assuming Conor wins in December and Frankie waits until the following July).

Fedor vs Werdum II (Assuming Cain beats Werdum for the belt in December. If Werdum beats Cain again, I would match Fedor with someone else. 4 title fights is OD on one card).

CM Punk vs. Whoever

Great list, my list could have some non title fights. I would prefer to see title fights but depends on how things turn out in the present, these matches could be huge

Jon Jones vs Cain potentially at HW (especially if Jones defeats DC again, they could play the angle where DC's teammate avenges the loss)

OR

Jon Jones vs Weidman at LHW for the LHW title (Weidman has long been talking about fighting Jones in Madison Square Garden)

Rousey vs Cyborg for the reasons you gave

Conor vs whoever the LW champion is for the LW title OR Conor vs TJ for the FW title

GSP's return vs Diaz or Anderson Silva

Pettis vs Aldo at LW

CM Punk vs whoever

TJ vs Mighty Mouse OR Cruz for BW title

I don't think Fedor is coming to the UFC for some reason

 

[DeadsetAce]

who do you guys think CM Punk would realistically get in his debut? someone ranked?


@ potential GSP return

 

[Cashflow]

Rousey has a hard on for Mayweather, she clearly has a huge crush on him.

 

[flyknitlvr]

Rousey looks like she hasn't had the D in years, so no surprises there.

 

[DeadsetAce]

Rousey has a hard on for Mayweather, she clearly has a huge crush on him.

Rousey looks like she hasn't had the D in years, so no surprises there.

no way she's attracted to a dude she thinks she can beat in a fight

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Wait wut

She openly talks about sex 

 

I have a feeling she's a savage breh 

 

[dewhickey]

At this moment, Rousey's is trying to draw attention to herself, and that is cool. But to challenge someone in another sport due to domestic violence, when others within your own sport are having issues, yet you are not challenging them, kind of proves the lacking of sincerity behind this tactic.

People seem to be okay with a woman getting her butt whipped, just as long as she is getting paid for it.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I always say this, like she says she can beat Cain and Floyd but she won't fight Cyborg? Because she tested positive for roids 4 years ago? Are the roids issue really that big of a divide? Come on son 

As far as her fixation on Floyd, I say keep it comin 

 anything to troll Floyd is entertainment 

 

[DeadsetAce]

I always say this, like she says she can beat Cain and Floyd but she won't fight Cyborg? Because she tested positive for roids 4 years ago? Are the roids issue really that big of a divide? Come on son 

*weebay gif*

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

BTW, Rick Story out of his fight against Erick Silva 

Neil Magny replaces, not a bad replacement though he's coming off a fight from 8/1

 

[shogun]

At this moment, Rousey's is trying to draw attention to herself, and that is cool. But to challenge someone in another sport due to domestic violence, when others within your own sport are having issues, yet you are not challenging them, kind of proves the lacking of sincerity behind this tactic.

People seem to be okay with a woman getting her butt whipped, just as long as she is getting paid for it.

She just finds any excuse to hate on him. The domestic violence angle is weird since she freakin has mike tyson in her gym watching her train but she says it's ok because it was a long time ago and he served his punishment. She also would never say anything about the ufc who didn't cut thiago silva when news of the disgusting things he's done were in the news.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

She's clearly going at him for attention and exposure. I don't blame her one bit, it's more eye balls on her, more money in her pockets for when she fights. It's actually a compliment to Floyd that she's always mentioning him, proves he's got something everyone wants and that he's relevant. Tyson and Silva aren't relevant 

 

[blackcease]

But to challenge someone in another sport due to domestic violence, when others within your own sport are having issues, yet you are not challenging them, kind of proves the lacking of sincerity behind this tactic.

Preach. She ain't saying a gotdamn thing about people like Thiago Silva because he's not famous enough where talking about him will create some buzz for her. Lame. If it's really a problem then it's a problem whenever it happens, not just when the highest paid athlete in the sports world is doing it. Disingenuous attention whoring.

And +1 on how ridiculous it is to run around saying she can beat a 225+ lb man but refusing to fight a woman at 145 lbs.

On top of that she gets mad when people talk about her looking like a dude because of the muscles, but turns right around and slanders cyborg by calling her a man and referring to her as "he" in multiple interviews.

She's a huge talent, but more often than not I find myself not wanting to hear or see any thing from her unless it's in the cage. She's just a clown in so many ways.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Most of the elite of their sport do and say clown things. Say all sorts of irrational and hypocritical things. Ronda's no different