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1 minute ago, wandshogun09 said:

That was a sweet sub. Him and Pitbull are already going back and forth. Love it. That’s a hell of a fight for 2021. 

Indeed. 

Pitbull has to beat Sanchez first though. I'm actually really looking forward to that fight as well. 

1 hour ago, Guy Bifkin said:

Caught out the commentary team too!

A rear naked choke would probably catch out those lot 😉

26 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

was announced on this week's Weighing In podcast that Bellator are in the process of sorting out a rankings system, about time!

I only flick through that podcast most weeks, but I did hear that part. 

I immediately thought of you 😄

"He's tapping"

Coker on why he didn't sign Werdum:

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“His goals and his desires were different than our goals and our desires,” Coker told MMA Junkie after the Bellator 253 ceremonial weigh-ins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. “I’m happy for him. If we wanted him to be here and have a fight with Fedor, we could do that. But that’s really probably the only fight that we’d be interested in. I think he was looking at a longer-term deal – multi-year, multi-fight.

“If you look at our roster and the fighters that we’re signing and the direction of the company (and) where it’s headed with the bluechip prospects and building the next crop and buying some free agents like Corey Anderson and sprinkling in some talent, I just think Fabricio has a better home there than he would’ve here.”- - https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/11/mma-news-scott-coker-why-bellator-turned-down-fabricio-werdum

 

They have also parted ways with Rampage, thank fuck. 

I can't wait for this card. 

Jason Jackson is a favourite of mine, so I hope he runs through Bendo. 

The Main Event is one of the most interesting fights Bellator have put on all year. I'm picking McKee, but part of me hopes Caldwell wins, purely because it would make King Kyoji's wins over Caldwell seem more impressive. 

@Egg Shen

I've been waiting for you to watch this show. I wanted to update my profile picture, but for obvious reasons, it would have spoilt the result of one of the fights for you. 

I hear the 48-47 scorecard to Felder was an absolute disgrace. 

He was scheduled to fight next weekend on Sky. 

Brook did some good work in the opening rounds. 

However, as the commentators said, Crawford is a slow starter, similar to Loma and Usyk in that regard. You just knew that Crawford was going to adjust eventually, and he did. Although I did expect the bout to last a bit longer. 

I like how Bellator's main cards only run for 2 hours. 

I don't like MMA shows to run longer than 3 hours, especially in the current climate where we are bombarded with fights every weekend and the sport is a bit overexposed. And given that Bellator is running weekly shows at the moment, and have a smaller roster than the UFC, it makes sense for them to run shorter main cards. If they ran 3 hour cards, the viewers would have to endure a lot more filler and regional talent, more so than they do already. 

Let's hope for more shows like Bellator 251 in the future. Next week's show looks very promising on paper. 

I have a soft spot for Brook. 

Hence I haven't bothered following the build-up to tonight's fight. I don't even want to entertain the possibility that he might pull off the upset, because I am very certain I would just end up disappointed. 

I think Crawford stops him somewhere between rounds 6 and 10. 

Ed Gallo wrote the following just before Amosov fought Storley:

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His (Storley's) top game is promising. Storley utilizes the leg mount, cross-wrist and Iowa rides on top, keeping an anchor on at least one leg to begin to set up dangerous ground and pound positions. On top he has a nice feel for keeping his opponents flat, this is the strongest part of his game at the moment.

If a wrestler really is the stylistic ideal to beat Yaroslav Amosov, I do believe that Storley will be a better test than Ed Ruth was. He is much more intentional about getting to his attacks, and Amosov did give up a few positions throughout the fight. From what I’ve seen, Storley’s top game is much more developed and control-focused at this point - he may be able to make those opportunities count. - https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/11/12/21558365/wrestling-breakdown-undefeated-welterweight-yaroslav-amosov-defeated-ed-ruth-bellator-mma

 

He wasn't wrong. 

Still, I am very excited about Amosov's career going forward. 

Fedor vs Werdum 2 is not happening now:

Werdum:

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“I didn’t close the deal with Bellator because they wanted me to rematch Fedor Emelianenko in my first fight. I respect Fedor a lot. I can’t say he turned the fight down, but this negotiation with Fedor didn’t go through because of their side. Bellator wanted that to be the first fight to cause an impact, then we would close a deal for four or five more fights.

“I’ve also heard that Ali Abdelaziz (Werdum’s manager) has been talking with the PFL and I might join their tournament. I don’t know if people know it that well in Brazil, but it’s like a tournament. You enter, you fight four times and if you win those four fights, you win one million dollars, plus your purse. You win the purse that’s been previously established and the one million dollars. That made me pretty interested. It’s good, right?” - https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/11/13/21563179/43-year-old-fabricio-werdum-negotiating-with-pfl-sees-himself-fighting-two-more-years

 

18 hours ago, wandshogun09 said:

Alexandr Shabliy has signed with the UFC.

Apparently he had a claim to being the best fighter outside of the UFC. I've seen a few of the Fight-Site lads rave about him. 

Certainly one to keep an eye on. 

1 minute ago, wandshogun09 said:

I’d still prefer him over Corey Anderson though.

You'd probably prefer the corpse of the Yorkshire Ripper in Bellator over him 😉

But aye, Anderson does nothing for me either. I only wanted him signed so that Nemkov has someone decent to fight after Davis. 

I agree about Mighty Mouse btw, I would like to see him in Bellator. 

4 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

I did some reading about the Asakura/Horiguchi thing - I didn't know their fight was non-title! It seems Asakura's most recent fight was non-title as well. Seems an odd thing for a promotion to do. Makes sense for pro-wrestling, as there's only a story to push, plus they have matches way more frequently than real fighters do, but in proper sporting competition? I don't see the point of it.

It's a Japanese thing. 

Gomi lost to Aurélio in Pride while LW Champion, but the fight was non-title, so he remained champion. A ton of Fedor's fights in Pride while he was recognised as their HW Champion were also non-title. 

Horiguchi vs Kai 2 was only confirmed in the early hours of this morning. 

As for Anderson, I am glad to hear that Coker and co are not interested in signing him. Bellator have relied too much on nostalgia acts over the years. I don't mind the odd Fedor or Cyborg fight, but I am happy they parted ways with Nelson and Mir, and I hope they don't use Manhoef and Rampage again. If those lot want to fight elsewhere, possibly in Rizin, One, or one of those daft Bareknuckle promotions, then fine, go nuts. But I would rather they not clog up Bellator's main cards in 2020.

Bellator have recently invested in a lot of young talent from England, Eastern Europe and the LFA promotion in the US. I would much rather those fighters feature on Bellator's main cards instead. 

3 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

i dont know if Bellator has any association with Rizin anymore. Horiguchi obviously vacated his belt, and with Covid i cant see anyone going over for New Years.

Last I heard, Bellator's door is still open to Horiguchi. 

In an ideal world, he sparks Asakura on NYE and then fights Archuleta in Bellator next year. 

That was a really good show. 

Pitbull and Sanchez both looked stunning. 

Amosov was lucky to get the decision over Storley. I just about scored it in his favour, as I had him edging round 1, but I wouldn't have really argued had Storley been given the decision. 

Fedor might be fighting Werdum next. Werdum will sign with Bellator if the fight gets made. 

And aye, there will be a big NYE card in Japan.

Main card bouts start at midnight. 

Bit nervous about the Amosov vs Storley bout. Coker and the Bellator matchmakers aren't giving Amosov a particularly easy time this year. Storley is a high-risk, low-reward, match-up for him. 

I don't get the raging boner that some get over Pitbull, but I hope he sparks Carvalho. 

7 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said:

Where did you watch that Jim?

A perfectly reputable website 😉

Watched this the other day. It's a decent run through of Lewis's career, helped along by an impressive array of talking heads. 

While he wasn't invincible, I'd still take prime Lewis over the top 3 heavyweights of today, especially Joshua and Wilder. 

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Canelo Alvarez has come to an agreement to face unbeaten Callum Smith in December on DAZN in Texas. ESPN Deportes is reporting the news of Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and WBA Super World super middleweight champion Smith (27-0, 19 KOs) reaching a deal for a fight that could be taking place on December 19th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Hopefully Gallagher will stop moaning for a few months now.