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General MMA Chat/News mk3 - **No Spoilers Use Event Threads**

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    #3662
    ricero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    dulux99 wrote: »
    How is it a great fight?

    Silva, who has repeatedly popped for PEDs, hasn't fought in two years and in his last outing looked slow and cumbersome.

    Adesanya is the biggest prospect in the UFC at the minute. I don't understand how people think it is a good fight. Silva is 43 and by the time the fight comes around will be almost 44. This is just a classic case of the UFC propelling someone off an old guys name, and is not a competitive fight.

    The old vs the new I love it.

    Won't count the crafty veteran old man Silva completely out of this one. Still has tricks up his sleeve.

    Interesting card shaping up for UFC 234.


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    #3663
    dulux99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭dulux99


    ricero wrote: »
    The old vs the new I love it.

    Won't count the crafty veteran old man Silva completely out of this one. Still has tricks up his sleeve.

    Interesting card shaping up for UFC 234.

    As a spectacle I understand the allure of old Vs new. But as a sporting contest it's not a good fight.


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    #3664
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users Posts: 7,068 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    They feed the old to the new in the UFC


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    #3665
    Ultimate Seduction
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    His best win is Brunson. He's going backwards fighting Silva! Would rather see him face a top 5 guy for a shot


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    #3666
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Yeah if he fights Silva he doesn't, or shouldn't, move in the rankings at all. It's a way for to UFC to justify giving him a title shot without him actually earning it.

    Put him in with Weidman, Jacare, or Romero and if he can beat one of them, then you can talk about him figthing the winner of Bobby vs Kelvin when he's actualy earned it.


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    #3667
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    He's fighting Silva because the UFC, learning from past mistakes, are trying to slowdown/prolong his push. He doesn't need a title fight to get the spotlight or become a star.


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    #3668
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,735 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Khabib just signed a $1m deal with Gorilla Energy, sorted out a few of his team mates also
    Fair play to him, biggest deal for any Russia sports star ever apprently.



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    #3669
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,791 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    ASOT wrote: »
    Khabib just signed a $1m deal with Gorilla Energy, sorted out a few of his team mates also
    Fair play to him, biggest deal for any Russia sports star ever apprently.

    https://twitter.com/DenisGeykoRT/status/1067120445206482944?s=09

    Fair play to him, reminded me of Garth from Wayne's world in those pics.

    [IMG]https://productplacementblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Reebok-Mens-Apparel-Wayne’s-World-1.jpg[/IMG]


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    #3670
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,264 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    ASOT wrote: »
    Fair play to him, biggest deal for any Russia sports star ever apprently.
    I'd say that's just Ali's BS tacked on.
    Maria Sharapova was highest paid female in sports. Sponsored by huge brands. She was definitely getting more that.


    Edit:
    Google suggest she got $70m from Nike.


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    #3671
    Ultimate Seduction
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    ASOT wrote: »
    Khabib just signed a $1m deal with Gorilla Energy, sorted out a few of his team mates also
    Fair play to him, biggest deal for any Russia sports star ever apprently.

    https://twitter.com/DenisGeykoRT/status/1067120445206482944?s=09

    I'm not familiar with Russian sports star deals but 1m is peanuts. Maria Sharapova has several deals several multiples of that. I'm Shure a few footballers do to.


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    #3672
    JJayoo
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    From the Twitter link

    "Russia-based, not just Russian. Sharapova permanently lives in US since she was 7"


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    #3673
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Still think that's poop. The likes of Akinfeev, Kokorin, and Dzagoev are huge stars in Russia with multi year deals with sportswear manufacturers.


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    #3674
    dulux99
    Registered Users Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭dulux99


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Still think that's poop. The likes of Akinfeev, Kokorin, and Dzagoev are huge stars in Russia with multi year deals with sportswear manufacturers.

    Not to mind Sergey Kovalev who's been in some massive fights over the years. Andrei Arshavin was also one of the hottest prospects in football for a few years, footballers get some insane endorsments.


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    #3675
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,735 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Just reposting what's in the tweet lads no need to shoot the messenger haha


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    #3676
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Oh jaysus, I'm more calling bull**** on Ali (or whoever tweeted it), not having a go at yourself.


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    #3677
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,735 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Oh jaysus, I'm more calling bull**** on Ali (or whoever tweeted it), not having a go at yourself.

    I'm joking I should have used :pac: or soemthing, I taught the haha at the end would be sufficient.


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    #3678
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    ASOT wrote: »
    I'm joking I should have used :pac: or soemthing, I taught the haha at the end would be sufficient.

    It's early, I can't be decyphering your intent at this hour :pac:


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    #3679
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    What do people think of the new layout of the UFC site?
    Preferred the older version without having to scroll through the fight card.


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    #3680
    yourdeadwright
    Registered Users Posts: 20,729 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
    His best win is Brunson. He's going backwards fighting Silva! Would rather see him face a top 5 guy for a shot

    UFC will promote the sh*t out of the fight as the Old versus the New , and how he is the man to take over Anderson's throne as the flashy exciting middle weight ,

    The commentator will mention how he is so like Silva in his youth about 50 times during the fight, The new Anderson will be born

    Causal fans will love it ,and a new star is born


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    #3681
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    If you ever needed more proof that Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are two complete and utter morons, watch them on Rogan talking about the American missionary who was killed by the indigenous tribe on the island in the Indian Ocean. Absolute ****tards.


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    #3682
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 18,031 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Ultimate Seduction wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with Russian sports star deals but 1m is peanuts. Maria Sharapova has several deals several multiples of that. I'm Shure a few footballers do to.

    For an energy drink its fairly big I'd say. Mcgregor's deal with Monster up until recently was only 50k a year.

    Its money for jam anyway, you just making the odd instagram post about them and pictures of you with their product.


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    #3683
    ricero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    If you ever needed more proof that Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are two complete and utter morons, watch them on Rogan talking about the American missionary who was killed by the indigenous tribe on the island in the Indian Ocean. Absolute ****tards.

    Not a brain between them. Brendan Schaubs opinion changes like the weather.

    He's a talking head.


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    #3684
    VW 1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭VW 1


    Callan loves to waffle on quoting professors and authors etc etc and more often than not is revealed to be talking in no more than soundbites when he speaks to anyone with any knowledge.

    I think i managed to listen to two or three of their podcasts before permanently unsubscribing.


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    #3685
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,152 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Schaub mightn't be the sharpest tool in the box when it comes to stuff like that but in general I do find him funny


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    #3686
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    If you ever needed more proof that Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are two complete and utter morons, watch them on Rogan talking about the American missionary who was killed by the indigenous tribe on the island in the Indian Ocean. Absolute ****tards.

    Throw up a link there.


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    #3687
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    If you ever needed more proof that Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are two complete and utter morons, watch them on Rogan talking about the American missionary who was killed by the indigenous tribe on the island in the Indian Ocean. Absolute ****tards.

    Throw up a link there.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p60S-Rfk2Gs


    "Satanists"

    "They can't be that isolated if it's in a bay"


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    #3688
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Jesus those two are retarded.


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    #3689
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    It looks like Andre Fili will be Kron Gracie's opponent in January. Rachel Ostovich is still fighting Paige in January too, she got a second opinion from another doctor and is cleared to fight.


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    #3690
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    Kron gon snatch that long neck up real quick.


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    #3691
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,415 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    cliggg wrote: »
    It looks like Andre Fili will be Kron Gracie's opponent in January. Rachel Ostovich is still fighting Paige in January too, she got a second opinion from another doctor and is cleared to fight.

    PVZ has proven that, limited as she is, she's tough and talented enough that she deserves her place on the roster.

    Ostovich has nothing though. She was poor on possibly the worst TUF in history.

    Still, best looking fight, probably ever, in the octagon.


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