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https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/837797619459973120
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# ? Jun 22, 2024 04:13 |
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eric posted:They're going to reschedule the fight and if Khabib can't make it the 2nd time Ferguson will fight Conor. Hasn't khabib pulled out of one of their earlier scheduled fights and Tony the other? Khabib is up 2 rounds to one on the judges score card. If Tony pulls out of the next one, we've gotta make a fifth and final round.
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lol
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Maia says that the UFC told him he would not get a title shot if he didn't stay active.
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Dodson offered to step in, tferg turned down any replacements don't wait for your title shot ferg, it won't come
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Georges rules
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Rigel posted:Maia says that the UFC told him he would not get a title shot if he didn't stay active. they scumbags
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john dodson trying to fill in for khabib might be the craziest fighter campaigning for a replacement slot I've heard
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Tony Ferguson said he turned down replacement offers because they would not be fighting for the interim title, and it would be for less money.
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Both gsp and bisping own
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Rigel posted:Tony Ferguson said he turned down replacement offers because they would not be fighting for the interim title, and it would be for less money. i get it. good. as far as i'm concerned make tony the default interim champion and have dodson be his first defense or whatever. i want to see who cares about the sanctity of the interim belt. also lmao and gsp / bisping
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Rigel posted:Tony Ferguson said he turned down replacement offers because they would not be fighting for the interim title, and it would be for less money. [In Khabib voice] This is number one bullshit.
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manyak posted:Yeah thats a reason in favor of the new weighin rules though Ah I misread the original post as early weighins being bullshit, I'm so embarrassed ![]()
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Didn't Sage drop down to 155? Just have TFerg beat the poo poo out of him
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The UFC has announced a long-term deal with T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC is now an anchor tenant of the arena, and no UFC bouts can be held in Vegas outside of that arena. The UFC will also have priority scheduling, meaning other events and shows would have to verify that the UFC doesn't want the arena for that date. In exchange for this, the UFC agreed to a minimum of 4 events a year at the arena, but they'll probably have a lot more events there annually than just 4.
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manyak posted:Yeah thats a reason in favor of the new weighin rules though Yeah. I may be in the minority, but I'd really kind rather see guys fighting closer to their walking around weight anyway.
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Liquid Communism posted:Yeah. I may be in the minority, but I'd really kind rather see guys fighting closer to their walking around weight anyway. There really isn't a good way to enforce that.
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lol, that strawweight fight on fightpass has been elevated all the way to PPV. https://twitter.com/ABCnation115/status/837805207199219712
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SquirrelGrip posted:Dodson offered to step in, tferg turned down any replacements Wait, John Dodson? The small-ish bantamweight? I guess he probably walks around at 155?
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I'd rather have no fight replacement than a lovely WMMA straw weight fight promoted to the PPV. Rigel posted:lol, that strawweight fight on fightpass has been elevated all the way to PPV. Yuck. Good for them but yuck.
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At one point does it become economically viable to have a backup fighter for PPV headlining bouts and or title fights? At what point is it worth it for the fighter to go through a camp to potentially fight two different fighters and say, get their show money if they don't fight?
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Rigel posted:lol, that strawweight fight on fightpass has been elevated all the way to PPV. Good for them and also, RIP LordWafflebeard.
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threeagainstfour posted:[In Khabib voice] This is number one bullshit. [in Khabib Voice] ow my knee
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[in khabib voice, after spending 20 minutes trying to get some grapes which are just out of his reach] the grapes are afraid of me.
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[in khabib voice] please, you must give up. I have to fight for (suddenly in dubbed voice) a good deal on Monster brand energy drinks, to speed my recovery from almost fighting.
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lol
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I blame LobsterMonster
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JaySB posted:At one point does it become economically viable to have a backup fighter for PPV headlining bouts and or title fights? At what point is it worth it for the fighter to go through a camp to potentially fight two different fighters and say, get their show money if they don't fight? seriously. just see if there's anyone in the top ten who will be prepared to cut weight for 5k or whatever and if needed gets a nice little bonus win or lose.
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Work Friend Keven posted:[in khabib voice, after spending 20 minutes trying to get some grapes which are just out of his reach] the grapes are afraid of me.
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Marching Powder posted:seriously. just see if there's anyone in the top ten who will be prepared to cut weight for 5k or whatever and if needed gets a nice little bonus win or lose. Why would Tony take a fight that isn't the title fight he was booked for, for vastly less money, and just as much risk of getting injured or a medical suspension? Tony was polite in his tweet to Khabib but if someone couldn't handle their poo poo and just cost my family on the order of a million dollars I'd be loving steamed.
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Memento posted:Why would Tony take a fight that isn't the title fight he was booked for, for vastly less money, and just as much risk of getting injured or a medical suspension? i was discussing having a replacement, who is also a contender, who is also able to step in and keep the title fight alive.
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Memento posted:Wait, John Dodson? The small-ish bantamweight? I guess he probably walks around at 155? get frank edgar on the phone.
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Didn't he just start training again after some surgery?
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Work Friend Keven posted:[in khabib voice] please, you must give up. I have to fight for (suddenly in dubbed voice) a good deal on Monster brand energy drinks, to speed my recovery from almost fighting.
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Marching Powder posted:i was discussing having a replacement, who is also a contender, who is also able to step in and keep the title fight alive. Gotcha, that makes sense. The thing with that is that if you set a precedent for having a back up for title fights, you're incentivising the rest of the top ten to be on weight every title fight in case of a drop out. And with the UFC treating fighters like they do, they wouldn't bother paying anyone for it and just rely on the fighters to do it themselves, endangering their health every time for probably nothing.
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Memento posted:Gotcha, that makes sense. The thing with that is that if you set a precedent for having a back up for title fights, you're incentivising the rest of the top ten to be on weight every title fight in case of a drop out. And with the UFC treating fighters like they do, they wouldn't bother paying anyone for it and just rely on the fighters to do it themselves, endangering their health every time for probably nothing. true, but it's happening so often nowadays if i was a top 10 fighter who doesn't really deserve a shot i'd be on weight every title fight.
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Or you could just have one or two guys under contract to be on weight and ready as a backup.
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JaySB posted:Or you could just have one or two guys under contract to be on weight and ready as a backup. i wouldn't do that unless i was compensated and fighters now have to pay for fightpass
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Marching Powder posted:i wouldn't do that unless i was compensated and fighters now have to pay for fightpass yeah plus if you really want to be ready as replacement that would realistically mean a camp and a good chunk of time not looking for an actual fight.
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# ? Jun 22, 2024 04:13 |
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Marching Powder posted:i wouldn't do that unless i was compensated and fighters now have to pay for fightpass and that was Fertitta era UFC. The current owners are trying to cut costs anywhere they can, so it's definitely not gonna happen anymore
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