MMA news thread - Page 69

Oh yeah. Pettis would've been another good one. But yeah he's out. Like Edgar was. And Aldo.

If Conor does indeed stomp Nate fast like he did Aldo...a lot of the public gets satisfied seeing Nate get stomped...and Conor's run/legend just grows that much further. Really don't see much of a downside

On February 25 2016 18:09 Spitfiree wrote: I was gonna suggest Pettis as well, but he s on a 6 months medical suspension after Alvarez fight as far as i remember Problem i have with Nate fight is, that its not gonna be interesting, McGregor will stomp him hard and he s about 10 times smarter so the " trash talk " coming out of Diaz's mouth is just sad. He s not even in a position to trash talk, there s nothing he could say that would matter

Actually I saw McGregor noticably angry for the first time in their verbal confrontation, Connor absolutely trashed him however the repeated accusations of using PEDs got to him.

I think they went with Nate because honestly, what Conor is doing now is really crazy anyway - 99% of fighters in that same situation would pull out already (Mendes, Diaz). He can fight Pettis another day and I think they're saving that one for later.

- Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic rebooked for UFC 198 main event on May 14 in Brazil.

- Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman on June 4th.

- Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber on June 4th.

- Alistair Overeem vs. Andrei Arlovski headlines UFC Rotterdam.

- Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson on June 18th.

On March 05 2016 01:12 PuertoRican wrote: - Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic rebooked for UFC 198 main event on May 14 in Brazil. - Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman on June 4th. - Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber on June 4th. - Alistair Overeem vs. Andrei Arlovski headlines UFC Rotterdam. - Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson on June 18th.

So many fights to look forward to!

Reem vs Arlovski will be fuuun

Feel bad for Faber, he s gonna get demolished again , forever the gatekeeper :/

Can't wait to see Wonderboy vs McDonald.

Wonderboy vs McDonald should be an excellent clash of styles.

On March 07 2016 10:18 Minsk wrote: Wonderboy vs McDonald should be an excellent clash of styles.

I really wonder what the odds will be. I have trouble calling the favorite. I think i would bet on Wonderboy tho.

On March 12 2016 07:49 Floofy wrote: Show nested quote + On March 07 2016 10:18 Minsk wrote: Wonderboy vs McDonald should be an excellent clash of styles. I really wonder what the odds will be. I have trouble calling the favorite. I think i would bet on Wonderboy tho.

Id guess wonderboy would be a slight favourite.

But yeah it will be quite fun to watch, tactician and game plan against massive skill

So Nate vs GSP @200 ?

- Jon Anik said he'd get a "209" tattoo if Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor. Welp, he's a man of his word...


- Derrick Lewis has agreed to take on Gabriel Gonzaga on April 10 as Ruslan Magomedov is out with a knee injury.

- Dustin Poirier vs. Bobby Green set for UFC 199.

- Matt Mitrione leaves the UFC and signs with Bellator for a six-figure purse. He's also expected to be a color commentator for their upcoming kickboxing shows.

Nice for Mitrione : ). They should give him a rematch with Kimbo as a welcome present.

Belltor is making great moves, signing:

Phil Davis, Koscheck, Thompson, Henderson, Wanderlei and probably Fedor, Chael and Rory since he says he is not happy with his payment and he has only one fight in his contract.

- Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall at UFC 198.

- Shogun Rua vs. Corey Anderson added to UFC 198.

- Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne at UFC 200 in Las Vegas.

- Gegard Mousasi vs. Derek Brunson at UFC 200.

- Renan Barao vs. Jeremy Stephens on May 29th UFC Fight Night.

http://uk.ufc.com/news/Cyborg-Makes-Octagon-Debut-at-UFC-198

So how is she gonna pass the tests? :D

On March 28 2016 19:55 Spitfiree wrote: http://uk.ufc.com/news/Cyborg-Makes-Octagon-Debut-at-UFC-198 So how is she gonna pass the tests? :D

It's in Brazil, baby!

- Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor #2 (welterweight) at UFC 200.

- Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo #2 for interim 145 title at UFC 200.

- Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne at UFC 200.

- Derek Brunson vs. Gegard Mousasi at UFC 200.

- Joe Lauzon vs. Diego Sanchez at UFC 200.

- Takanori Gomi vs. Jim Miller at UFC 200.

- Donald Cerrone staying at welterweight, fighting Patrick Cote in Canada.

- Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt scheduled for UFC Fight Night 88 main event in May.

- John Lineker returns in his hometown, meets Rob Font at UFC 198.

- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Neil Seery added to UFC Rotterdam.

- Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith at UFC 198.

- Despite 6-2 record, UFC releases heavyweight Jared Rosholt.

UFC 200 gonna be packed up quite nicely, how much time will RDA be off ?

Lawler and RDA for UFC 200 would be great

On March 31 2016 11:31 Spitfiree wrote: UFC 200 gonna be packed up quite nicely, how much time will RDA be off ?

You'd think UFC 200 would be the best of the year, but UFC 198 is better on paper.

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UFC 198

Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum (c) vs. Stipe Miocic
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza vs. Vitor Belfort
Middleweight Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall
Light Heavyweight Mauricio Rua vs. Corey Anderson
Welterweight Demian Maia vs. Matt Brown
Light Heavyweight Patrick Cummins vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Welterweight Warlley Alves vs. Bryan Barberena
Lightweight Francisco Trinaldo vs. Yancy Medeiros
Middleweight Thiago Santos vs. Nate Marquardt
Welterweight Sergio Moraes vs. Kamaru Usman
Featherweight Renato Moicano vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Bantamweight John Lineker vs. Rob Font
Catchweight (140 lbs) Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith

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UFC 200

Welterweight Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor
Featherweight Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
Heavyweight Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne
Welterweight Johny Hendricks vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi vs. Derek Brunson
Lightweight Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Lauzon
Lightweight Takanori Gomi vs. Jim Miller
Lightweight Sage Northcutt vs. Enrique Marín
Women's Bantamweight Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena
(more to come)