jimufctna24 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Aye, I forgot about Miocic. I would rather have DC vs Miocic 2 than Jones vs DC 3 (at LHW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Imagine if they were waiting until after UFC 235 to announce Jones vs DC III only for Smith to somehow win? The fact that Dana's saying they have the fight and date set already but aren't talking suggests it's either Jones (and they're waiting on him beating Smith) or it's Brock, and there's some sort of paperwork they need to finalise before announcing. If it was Stipe they'd likely just announce it now, wouldn't they? Why wait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 20, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yeah I think itâs got to be Jones or Lesnar. Maybe the hold up with Brock could be WrestleMania? Is it looking like Brock is working Mania this year? He will be, wonât he? I can see him taking a little break from WWE after that and going into camp for a fight with DC on the big July PPV. That would work out nicely and allow Brock to get a 3 month camp in after Mania. Or failing that, yeah Jones 3 if we must see that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 They are said to be reluctant to confirm the date and opponent due to DC's injuries. So aye, plans are seemingly very tentative. I wouldn't be surprised if they are waiting Brock or other things as well. Dana: Quote âNothing can be released until heâs healthy and we know heâs ready to go,â White said. âUntil he gives me the call that heâs ready to fight againâŚno.â Oh, and GSP is heavily rumoured to be announcing his retirement tomorrow.  Negotiations are said to have failed for a bout between him and Khabib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfogg1991 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Gsp is doing a press conference tomorrow to announce his retirement. He wanted kabib but as that isn't going to happen he's retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted February 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 21, 2019 DC is a smart guy; it'll be Brock. Stipe and Jones both beat him in my opinion. Brock is an easier fight for big money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 21, 2019 Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier is on for UFC 237 in Brazil in May according to MMAJunkie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said: Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier is on for UFC 237 in Brazil in May according to MMAJunkie. Considering this may very well be his retirement fight I'm pretty disappointed in who his opponent is. I figured we'd get a decent name for that fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted February 21, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 21, 2019 yeh thats pretty disappointing. Fight wise it'll be a good one but i thought they may try and bust out some legacy type fight for the occasion. Anderson just seems down to fight anyone though, gotta love that about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted February 22, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2019 https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/2/21/18234459/two-division-champion-amanda-nunes-rules-out-fighting-at-ufc-237 I don't know if it's due to poor ticket sales, or they were hoping Nunes Vs Holm would be a draw locally in Brazil, but the UFC have moved the event from the larger 45,000 seater stadium on Curitiba to an arena in Rio. Thinking about it, tickets probably aren't even on sale yet. Plus, the show has Anderson Silva and likely Jose Aldo on it, both bigger draws than Amanda Nunes, so losing her off the show is unlikely to be the reason they've moved it. Who knows, but it feels like it'll be a fairly packed card all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Would have been the perfect venue for the rematch between Nunes and Cyborg really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted February 23, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2019 looks like we're getting Holloway/Poirier for an Interim Title at UFC 236 in April. Apparently Tony turned it down with Holloway. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 23, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2019 Fucking awesome fight that. And itâs actually got more background to it than a lot of people might initially realise as itâs a rematch. They fought all the way back in 2012. It was Hollowayâs UFC debut and only his 5th pro fight. Poirier was 11-1 but hadnât really done much yet. Poirier won by submission in a round with a mounted triangle/armbar. But as short as the fight was I clearly remember thinking that Holloway looked like a real talent even from that 3 minutes or so. And he was only 20 years old at the time. Itâs pretty cool that theyâre fighting again now at this level and with such high stakes when you look back at that first fight. Canât wait for this fight now. I went to sleep last night not even thinking about this at all and now, just like that, itâs my most anticipated fight of 2019 so far. Guess Ferguson is going to sit out and wait for Khabib. Canât blame him really, he earned that shot over 2 years ago when he beat Kevin Lee and then he solidified that with the Anthony Pettis bloodbath win in October. But sitting out rarely works out and with this Holloway vs Poirier fight being an interim title fight, the winner of this is surely going to leapfrog Mad Tony. And I wonder what happens at 145 now, with Max taking this fight. Does he relinquish the 145 belt, do they strip him? They shouldnât but with this being an interim fight, you have to assume that locks Max in at 155 for at least 2 fights - Poirier and then if he wins that Khabib. Unless he can beat Poirier, then go back down and squeeze in a 145 defence before Khabib comes back. So many questions. Probably be another interim at 145 with some combination of Edgar, Volkanovski, Ortega, Aldo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 As stoked as I am to see this fight, it's another instance where they're fucking up a division to possibly create another stupid "champ champ" situation. It won't be long before we have more champions holding two belts than just holding the one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 23, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2019 Youâre absolutely right but in this case at 155, theyâve got to do something because it looks like Khabib might sit out most of the year until his teammates suspensions are served. This is one of the rare times when an interim belt kind of made sense but because they always do it, it does feel like a case of âthis shite again?â I donât have an issue with Max going up either. Even if itâs a permanent move (which it probably isnât) as heâs done pretty much all there is to do at 145 and the cut is clearly a struggle for him. Now seems a perfect time to move up to 155. So while the situation isnât ideal, with the 155 belt being on ice and Khabib and Ferguson on the sidelines, the division needs to move on and this is as good a fight as they couldâve made given the circumstances. To be honest, Iâm just glad that if they insisted on another interim title, theyâve at least included Poirier in it and not done McGregor vs Cowboy for the interim belt like the rumour suggested. Poirier deserves this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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