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Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/915014810458316801

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Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

I'm kind of hoping one of the networks goes big and pays for all the numbered events. I wonder how much you'd have to offer to get the UFC to end PPV.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Looks like someone has no loving clue about how much they are really worth to the UFC.

https://twitter.com/criscyborg/status/915342923520131072

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/915713720180977665

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

It's possible that dana tossed dj some pathetic version of ppv points to soothe his pride. Like, "ok champ, we'll give you 2 cents per buy after 100k buys, deal?"

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/CatZingano/status/916022985487654912

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

I'm glad UFC 216 is not in California.

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/916037734233399296

edit: lol

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/916038809493454848

Rigel fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Oct 5, 2017

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Half hour in, here's who successfully weighed in so far:

Ray Borg, Mighty Mouse, Vannata, Duquesnoy, Botelho, Leites, Schnell, Dunham, Faria, Stamann, Godbeer, Derrick Lewis, Borella, Green, and Dariush

We're waiting on 11 fighters, on the main card both sides of the main event have not weighed in yet, and Werdum hasn't woken up and strolled down to the scale yet.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Tony Ferguson made weight, waiting on Kevin Lee to finish his huge weight cut.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Werdum woke up, and some random prelim fighter also weighed in. 8 fighters left, including Lee

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Triticum Guzzler posted:

how long is the window to weigh in? has golf commentary started yet?

2 hours, I think. There's at least another hour left.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Hoop of shame is out for Pearl

edit: she's weighed in. There are only 2 fighters left with 22 minutes remaining. Kevin Lee and Nik Lentz

Rigel fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Oct 6, 2017

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Nik Lentz is out, he had medical issues with his weight cut and the bout is cancelled. We're only waiting on Kevin Lee now.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

5 minutes left

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Skip My Posts posted:

you think hes playin games or is he about to miss weight lol

He wouldn't delay rehydration for 2 hours as a joke.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Kevin Lee is about to weigh in with the towel

edit: maybe. The commission is in the room with the towel.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

156. Kevin Lee missed weight

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Nevada said they will give Kevin Lee another hour if a doctor approves it.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

I.N.R.I posted:

arent u allowed 1lb?

no, its a title fight

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Most AC's do not allow another hour. (I think Texas does, maybe couple other states), but of course Nevada is the most promoter-friendly state in the nation.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Skip My Posts posted:

so its not a title fight for Lee now even if he makes it?

It'll be a title fight if he makes it. I'm going to assume a UFC doctor will give a thumbs-up and he'll cut that last pound.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Looking back at it, perhaps the tiramisu was a mistake.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

I'm sure this will come as a shock to everyone, but the Nevada doctor has cleared Lee to cut one more pound

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Poirier is very salty.

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/916363751196168192

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/916364198124408832

https://twitter.com/DustinPoirier/status/916364534666932224

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

The Dave posted:

I wonder if anyone at work is wondering why I have a live stream of a scale on my screen right now.

"Oh, that? I'm waiting to see if a cage fighter is able to weigh in at 155 pounds or not. Why do you ask?"

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Apparently Kevin Lee has about 20 or so minutes left. The hour didn't start until the doctor gave the thumbs-up

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

15 minutes left.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Kevin Lee is back in the room, towel is out

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

154.5!

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Furguson was already going to be the favorite, but now he's got to be the heavy favorite.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

"According to my watch it was 11am" lol

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Tezcatlipoca posted:

Why are you watching his fights? Why do you feel the need to kick every dead horse you come across?

Its a bit. Kevin is playing a very amusing character, and his takes shouldn't always be taken seriously.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Le Saboteur posted:

Dana seems to want him to continue to fight out his streak at Flyweight too, he said after the Borg fight there isn't really a superfight on the horizon and he thinks MM should add a couple more wins to his streak before considering it.

I imagine they want to see how TJ/Cody plays out, then see if Cruz wins against Riviera and go from there. If Cruz becomes champ again thats probably their most marketable super fight for DJ considering the history.

From a business point of view I think it makes sense. If they did the mighty mouse superfight now, maybe it'd be an average PPV, but we're not talking about a massive payday here. Only the hard-core fans are asking for this fight. If you think there might be something there, then we're only in the very beginning of the "hype-building" phase. If Mighty Mouse wins 2 or 3 more fights while constantly facing questions about beating the 135 champ, then the hype might build to something that somewhat-casual fans would be very interested to see. We're nowhere near the hype peak. This goose still needs a bit more fattening up before we kill it.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Henry Cejudo did not break his ankle, but he did get burns on his foot and he lost his 2008 Olympic gold medal in the fire

https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/10/16453918/henry-cejudo-suffers-burns-loses-gold-medal-in-california-wildfire

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

I.N.R.I posted:

he should get a chance to appeal once they decide on the length of his ban, but i dont think theyve done it yet. he can also file a dispute with CAS, the court of arbitration for sport which most likely will be public if he does. but i doubt he will do that cos in a case like his its basically a civil lawsuit where you dont necessarily get anything at the end of it

He can't appeal to CAS. The agreement between UFC and USADA specifically departs from the WADA code on that, which is why the UFC is not a WADA signatory. His appeal would be to US arbitration.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

Mark Hunt is not happy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaFfEoCgaaH/

quote:

markhuntfighter@danawhite u peice of poo poo motherfuker why u fuckers pull me from the fight u getting another lawsuit u fuckwit u can kiss my rear end u bald headed prick🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 u put that chicken poo poo bitch in get hosed cocksucker

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016


https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/919085912763482112

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

The Dave posted:

I need to find a bar at 3pm that is showing both college football and ufc, hopefully that's not too hard.

Its a fightpass card, so its probably going to be very hard.

Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

If I was retiring and really for sure intended to retire, I would publicly announce "look guys, I am done. I'm never fighting again. USADA is going to test me in case I hypothetically un-retire which I understand, so I'm telling the world right now, I plan to take TRT, maybe some steroids and whatever else my doctor tells me to take. I promise you I competed clean, but I am going to fail the poo poo out of my next test, so I'll just make it easy on USADA and let them know the date of my next doctor's appointment, so they can just show up and watch me get injected with this stuff, I'll accept the 2 year suspension because I'm not coming back anyway, and we can just dispense with the stupid tests."

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Rigel
Nov 11, 2016

He probably didn't get PPV points, but Mighty Mouse did get a PS4.

https://twitter.com/CapcomFighters/status/920824249865998336

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