I still can't believe Jose F'ing Aldo is the underdog.
I got in with $200 when he was +150, the odds have since tightened a bit, but he's still +130. Yes, he CAN lose, Conor has a deadly left, but fucking christ, this is scarface we're talking about, he hasn't lost a fight in over 10 God Damned years, so why do people think he is more likely to lose? [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
I still can't believe Jose F'ing Aldo is the underdog.
I got in with $200 when he was +150, the odds have since tightened a bit, but he's still +130. Yes, he CAN lose, Conor has a deadly left, but ****ing christ, this is scarface we're talking about, he hasn't lost a fight in over 10 God Damned years, so why do people think he is more likely to lose?
Yeah man, I owe you some beers for cluing me in on that line, win or lose [Reply]
An Asian fight promotion based in South Korea (Road FC) is jumping into the bidding for Benson Henderson. They stated publicly that they would pay him $200,000 per fight. He was making 48/48 (plus $15,000 from Reebok) with the UFC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
An Asian fight promotion based in South Korea (Road FC) is jumping into the bidding for Benson Henderson. They stated publicly that they would pay him $200,000 per fight. He was making 48/48 (plus $15,000 from Reebok) with the UFC.
He's really not even making 200k per fight? That's crazy. [Reply]
lol, Conor said that after he KO's Aldo (in the first round), he wants to fight the winner of RDA/Cowboy to become the champion of two weight classes. [Reply]
The UFC talked business with Ronda this week (they usually wait a few weeks to let fighters mentally recover), and Dana confirmed today that Rousey will have an immediate rematch with Holly Holm. Date is not yet known, but I'd bet a decent amount of money that it'll be UFC 200. [Reply]
Originally Posted by IA_Chiefs_fan:
Normally, I can't stand cocky assholes. For some reason though, I can't get enough of this crazy bastard. :-)
Even though it would hurt me financially if he takes down Aldo, I don't think I can lose either way because Oh My God would this story become amazing if he takes down Aldo. There is no one in all of professional sport who is a better shit-talker than McGregor.
edit: I think the Irish accent helps his likability a lot. If he had some tough-guy New York demeanor people might not like it as much, but we can't get enough of this angry confident Irish dude. [Reply]
On the outside he does look to be getting into Aldo's head. Some of the shit Aldo lets him get away with without even a response is questionable. [Reply]
Aldo is now at +115! At this rate, the fight will be a toss-up by the time John McCarthy yells "let's get it on!".
Feeling real good about jumping in big when Aldo was at +150. Again, yes, McGregor can win he's a very special and unique striker, but it looks like a lot of smart money has been flowing to Aldo lately. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
Some of Ronda Rousey's teeth were knocked loose in her fight, and she says she may need 6 months to heal.
This reminds me of Silva after the Weidman fight. You could tell Silva just didn't want to fight him again, and I don't think Rousey wants Holm for the second time either. [Reply]
