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billybonkers

Hmmm

dashoonage

https://twitter.com/mmateamdagestan?lang=en


lolz...

ricero

Gus vs Volkan for ufc 227

JoeyJJ

Paully D wrote: »

Looks like Conor may have signed to fight Khabib based on the MMA Degastan (I know, I know, but generally a good source on those fighters) latest tweet.

Gonna be hard to get tickets, I booked flights and accomo over a month ago.

dulux99

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Gonna be hard to get tickets, I booked flights and accomo over a month ago.

Not if its in Vegas it won't. The new arena is massive.

Joekers

dashoonage wrote: »

Should be ya. Most of it is floating around already though.

Would you have a link by any chance?

Mellor

dulux99 wrote: »

Not if its in Vegas it won't. The new arena is massive.

It's only slightly bigger. Up to 20k from 16k. Same size MSG in New York.
Demand here will be bigger than the Aldo fight. I can see demand eating up those extra seats. At least in the $200-600 range. The $1k+ floor seats will be easier to pick up

Paully D

Whittaker/Gastelum almost finalised for sometime near the end of the year, per Ariel.

ASOT

Paully D wrote: »

Whittaker/Gastelum almost finalised for sometime near the end of the year, per Ariel.

Coaching TUF 28.

xtal191

Paully D wrote: »

Whittaker/Gastelum almost finalised for sometime near the end of the year, per Ariel.

Thank **** Weidman didnt get the shot

Paully D

https://twitter.com/davemmadden/status/1016072967548047362?s=21

:pac:

Subcomandante Marcos

Paully D wrote: »

https://twitter.com/davemmadden/status/1016072967548047362?s=21

:pac:

You know that's fake right? It's not even close to looking like a legit tweet. The font isn't even right.

Paully D

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

You know that's fake right? It's not even close to looking like a legit tweet. The font isn't even right.

No way, really? :pac:

Subcomandante Marcos

Interested to see how Mendes does this weekend after two years out. Should have the beating of Jury but it's a long lay off to come back from at the wrong side of 30.

martyos121

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Interested to see how Mendes does this weekend after two years out. Should have the beating of Jury but it's a long lay off to come back from at the wrong side of 30.

His chin is probably gone too but at least Jury won’t take be able to take advantage of that. Money Mendes on points in a boring fight is my prediction.

Lukker-

martyos121 wrote: »

His chin is probably gone too but at least Jury won’t take be able to take advantage of that. Money Mendes on points in a boring fight is my prediction.

2 years is a decent amount of time to let the chin recover

Lukker-

Just wondering will he look the same now he’s off the skin cream

Lukker-

Just wondering will he look the same now he’s off the skin cream

martyos121

Lukker- wrote: »

2 years is a decent amount of time to let the chin recover

It doesn’t always recover. Depends on the condition of it obviously, but usually once it’s gone, it ain’t coming back no matter how much recovery time you give it.

MagicIRL

D'ya remember when Fury Jury was the next big thing? Even touting his own form of grappling - Jury Jiu-jitsu :rolleyes: Then he met Cowboy and was absolutely schooled both on the feet and on the ground.

For whatever reason that's stuck in my head whenever I think of Cowboy. That and his super saiyan combo on Rick Story. :cool:

ricero

Was thinking today that with Cain Velasquez back healthy and hopefully back fighting this year i would love to see him fight Stipe at the end of the year.

Lukker-

I'd love to see Cain back too, but DC seems to be the only one who can make it through AKA's fight camps in one piece.

ricero

Was listening to Brendan Schaubs podcast today and he said he heard a rumour that Holloway may have had a mini stroke.

Scary stuff if true.

ASOT

Lukker- wrote: »

Just wondering will he look the same now he’s off the skin cream

Looks great to be fair

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkedZ11AJcH/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=jxdfaywvvcd

Lukker-

ASOT wrote: »

Looks great to be fair

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkedZ11AJcH/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=jxdfaywvvcd

Yeah he does, the thing about growth hormone is the effects don't really wear off.

I was more wondering about his conditioning, will it still be the same. He's an explosive wrestler, and you need a serious gas tank to maintain that in MMA.

I like Chad though, it's nice to bring another contender for 145.

Paully D

Good read on the recent UFC TV deal negotiations:

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2018/07/09/Media/Media-deals.aspx

Easy Rod

ricero wrote: »

Was listening to Brendan Schaubs podcast today and he said he heard a rumour that Holloway may have had a mini stroke.

Scary stuff if true.

Brendan Shaub “heard a rumour” is only one step above “Dana said”.

Roki Vulovic

Schaub is a fool. I don't see Velasquez doing much from here on out. Getting on in years and his body is broken down. May not even make it through a training camp. Stick a fork in him. He would hold the belt hostage if he won it because he is so injury prone.

tommyboy26

https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1016851993858658304

the champ champ at his finest:P:D:D:D

Useful.Idiot

martyos121 wrote: »

It doesn’t always recover. Depends on the condition of it obviously, but usually once it’s gone, it ain’t coming back no matter how much recovery time you give it.

Is his chin gone though? I don't think his lights have ever been fully put out. Against Conor it was a last shot out of an accumulation of strikes that crumpled him against the fence when he was bolloxed and it was a TKO. The Frankie shot was a super clean left hook that took him out for a second but he seemed to recover almost instantly after the stoppage. Don't know if that necessarily means he's chinny now?