Originally Posted by alnorth:
The UFC is reportedly checking with Derrick Lewis to see if he wants to take a short notice championship fight next month against DC in MSG.
The UFC's MSG card had been set, but I assume they are now doing this after the fanbase took a bit wet shit all over that card on social media, making it clear that it won't sell worth a damn unless they do something. (They could just simply open up the 165 division, move 170 to 175, and make the Diaz fight for the inaugural title, but the UFC doesn't want to do that.)
He barely had the conditioning to go 3 rounds, much less 5. Don't think that'll change with the time he has to train. [Reply]
The UFC is out for the next 2 weekends and Fightpass has absolutely nothing for the first time since they started, but we've got other promotions stepping in to fill the void.
For the first time in a while, I'm actually kinda looking forward to Bellator. They are having both of their semifinal heavyweight grand prix fights this weekend.
Friday
8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 207, Mitrione vs. Bader
This is a top-heavy card. The last two fights are going to be fun, but the rest of the card is prospects and guys I never heard of.
Saturday
8pm - (NBCSN) - PFL 9
The opening round of the PFL's playoffs in their lightweight and light heavyweight tournament. I assume you can see more fights before the TV broadcast on Facebook as usual.
8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 208, Fedor vs. Sonnen
I would watch the PFL except..... they had the bad luck or made the bad decision to compete with what is a very good Bellator card. The last 4 fights should all be worth watching.
Dana White admitted that UFC 229 will not break 3 million buys, but it will break their record and go well over 2 million buys.
He also changed his mind on possibly stripping Khabib and now says that it absolutely will not happen. He thinks Khabib ought to be suspended between 4 and 6 months, and get a $250K fine.
Originally Posted by alnorth:
The UFC is reportedly checking with Derrick Lewis to see if he wants to take a short notice championship fight next month against DC in MSG.
The UFC's MSG card had been set, but I assume they are now doing this after the fanbase took a big wet shit all over that card on social media, making it clear that it won't sell worth a damn unless they do something. (They could just simply open up the 165 division, move 170 to 175, and make the Diaz fight for the inaugural title, but the UFC doesn't want to do that.)
lol.... this is actually going to happen. God bless our dumb sport.
BREAKING: Per Dana White, "the fight is done" between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York.
Originally Posted by alnorth:
Dana White admitted that UFC 229 will not break 3 million buys, but it will break their record and go well over 2 million buys.
He also changed his mind on possibly stripping Khabib and now says that it absolutely will not happen. He thinks Khabib ought to be suspended between 4 and 6 months, and get a $250K fine.
He shouldn't have even considered stripping him of the title. It irritates the hell out of me how he laughed off Conor's shit, not a fucking thing happened to him, but he was considering stripping Khabibs title, wants him suspended, and wants him fine a quarter of a million. Fuck Dana. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Should have him fight Jon Jones lol. Let's get that shit done
I think they still want to do DC vs Brock for mega-$$$, and that would be harder to sell if DC loses to Jon Jones first. Brock Lesnar is not eligible to fight until January, and DC has repeatedly said he's retiring in March.
So, I think they are squeezing as much money out of DC as they can. Give him this easy fight, hype up the fight against Brock in January, and then win or lose maybe they can then cash out and throw him at Jon Jones in March. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
I think they still want to do DC vs Brock for mega-$$$, and that would be harder to sell if DC loses to Jon Jones first. Brock Lesnar is not eligible to fight until January, and DC has repeatedly said he's retiring in March.
So, I think they are squeezing as much money out of DC as they can. Give him this easy fight, hype up the fight against Brock in January, and then win or lose maybe they can then cash out and throw him at Jon Jones in March.
What was DC talking about when he said they asked him to forfeit his belt? [Reply]
Derrick Lewis winning the HW title on 4 weeks notice with, maybe a 2nd-round KO (his cardio is gone after 3 rounds) would be the most dumb, hilarious, and chaotic outcome imaginable. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
He shouldn't have even considered stripping him of the title. It irritates the hell out of me how he laughed off Conor's shit, not a fucking thing happened to him, but he was considering stripping Khabibs title, wants him suspended, and wants him fine a quarter of a million. Fuck Dana.
He basically praised Conor for what he did...he's a dipshit hypocrite. [Reply]
