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  1. Doesnā€™t seem like 5 minutes since Mark Coleman was running into fire and saving his parents lives. Heā€™s already back in the gym!
  2. Yeah, the fight itself is probably gonna be a lot of fun. Especially if they decide to trade leg kicks. Martinez has been great to watch recently so, looking at it from his point of view, Iā€™m happy for him that heā€™s getting a big fight like this. But from the POV of being an Aldo fan, and Iā€™m much more of an Aldo fan than a Martinez fan, itā€™s definitely not the fight Iā€™d have chosen for Aldoā€™s comeback. Like you, Iā€™d rather he stayed retired but if he insists on coming back, this isnā€™t a fight I was clamouring to see. Apparently Cruz was the rumoured opponent at some point. Iā€™d have been more up for that, to be fair. Both are at a similar stage in their careers, both legends of the lighter weight classes, both former UFC and WEC champs that never crossed paths etc. Even at this point, I think itā€™d have been a cool fight. Kind of like when Big Nog fought Randy Couture years ago.
  3. Well fuck. Not sure how to feel about this oneā€¦
  4. I donā€™t know. Would it really shock you if they didnā€™t tell him that? This is a company where fighters have found out theyā€™re challenging for a world title via social media. They donā€™t always bother to clue the fighters up. Mokaev tweeted this last night though; I think this is what weā€™ll see now.
  5. Couple of things I like on this card but, on the whole, even the Euro friendly start time isnā€™t polishing this turd.
  6. It is but itā€™s not surprising either. Not saying I agree with Erceg getting the shot over Mokaev, by the way, just speculating on why they went that route. And I do think it mightā€™ve been as simple as looking at both their last fights and going with the guy who got a highlight reel KO over the guy who won a lacklustre decision. Right or wrong, oneā€™s gonna look better in the promo than the other. Another factor could be that they probably wanna have Mokaev in a prominent position on that Manchester card. Itā€™s only a Fight Night so thereā€™s every chance he might headline that one, which would be big for him on home soil. And say he headlines against a Royval in a title eliminator and wins, heā€™d likely be getting the winner of Pantoja/Erceg by the end of the year anyway. At 23, thereā€™s really no big rush with Mokaev. If anything, I think the more fights he gets in before the title shot the better. I know he wants to break that record as the youngest UFC champ and I get that, but based on what weā€™ve seen in his last few fights, I donā€™t think heā€™s anywhere near ready for Pantoja. A 5 rounder against Royval or something, with home support in Manchesterā€¦itā€™s only one fightā€™s worth more experience but I think it could benefit him. If he could finish a guy like Royval (who just beat Moreno) itā€™d be a big boost. Even if he wins a decision, heā€™s got that first taste of 5 round experience. Could actually work out better for Mokaev this way. If Pantoja beats Erceg (I expect he will but weā€™ll see) then Mokaev challenging Pantoja towards the end of the year is probably gonna go down in Vegas and heā€™ll have had more prep time. If he got the call for this 301 card heā€™d be going into hostile territory and facing Pantoja in Brazil in just 6/7 weeks from now. Time is on Mokaevā€™s side here.
  7. Yeah possibly. Might just be as simple as they like Erceg as well. Then Mokaevā€™s last fight being a bit crap made the matchmakers decision easier. Mokaevā€™s mentioned fighting Royval a few times on the rumoured Manchester card, Iā€™d be up for that. Although it might make more sense to put that on the same card as Pantoja vs Erceg incase someone pulls out. While weā€™re on the subject of that Brazil PPV, I canā€™t remember who it was but it was a well known journalist tweeted that thereā€™s rumours of a co-main for that card which ā€œeveryoneā€™s gonna loveā€. Weā€™ll see. But looking at the card in its current form, yeah, it definitely needs somethingā€¦
  8. I thought itā€™d be Mokaev next given heā€™s higher ranked, undefeated etc and Mokaevā€™s taken to Twitter to complain about it. But I think this all comes down to how both looked in their last fights. Erceg got the one punch KO over Schnell whereas Mokaev won a dull and unconvincing decision over an Alex Perez who was coming off a long layoff. I could swear Mokaev was calling out Royval on social media after that fight as well.
  9. I like Chito and I dislike Oā€™Malley but this is fucking weak from Chito and Parillo. ā€With no clock? Chito goes to jail for murderā€. Based on fucking what exactly? šŸ¤£ I kind of get the delusion from Chito because heā€™s the guy in there and I guess some fighters almost have to lie to themselves in these situations. But Parillo as the coach should be the level headed one talking sense yet all heā€™s got is his ā€˜well if this was a street fightā€¦ā€™ shite as a coping mechanism.
  10. Never saw this one comingā€¦ I actually like it though. No doubt thereā€™ll be some moaning because Erceg isnā€™t that well known but those same fans are also always moaning that the Flyweight title picture is constant rematches. At least this is a fresh fight and Erceg has looked good in the fights Iā€™ve seen. Sod it. It is gonna be a bit weak if this ends up headlining 301 but, by throwing Alex Pereira on 300, they havenā€™t left themselves with a lot of options. Good fight though.
  11. Yeah Iā€™ve said it before on here but when you look at the range of different personality types heā€™s had dealings with in MMA, and not all of them were known for being easy to deal with, itā€™s actually amazing that not one of them seem to have a bad word to say about him. From Diaz to Rousey to Fedor to Semtex to Tito to Kimbo to proper old schoolers like Shamrock and Gracie etc. Then you see this and realise heā€™s had this long standing relationship with Melendez dating all the way back to the very first Strikeforce show in 2006! Iā€™m sure he has his moments behind the scenes but, by fight promoter standards, the manā€™s pretty much a saint. For him to be around so long and deal with so many established names and some difficult characters and not really have any bad stories attached to his name tells you how respected he must be.
  12. I couldā€™ve gone to that Magnificent 7 card. I was at the first one in 2010 or whenever it was, the night Enzo got ironed out by Frenkel in horrifying fashion. A couple of mates are going to tomorrowā€™s show and I kind of wish I was as well now but family stuff scuppered it.
  13. Yeah just saw that myself. Sadly his dog died but what a man. A genuine hero.
  14. Also might be a case where Masvidal isnā€™t free to fight MMA anywhere else. Not sure what his contract status was with the UFC when he ā€˜retiredā€™ but he might still technically owe them fights if he wants to do MMA again. No interest in it myself.
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