jimufctna24 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Ah right. It'll be a shame if that fight doesn't happen. I was really looking forward to it.  Still, I have the Main Event I wanted, so I can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted September 27, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 Weidman vs. Romero has just been made official. Â This card is something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The amount of people who don't get this is staggering. Reading a ridiculous amount of complaints on social media about Khabib getting passed over. Â On sporting merit, yeah, hard to go past someone with Khabib's record. But UFC and prize fighting is a business first and foremost, and Conor makes way more money for the UFC than an unknown Russian coming in to rag doll Alvarez for 5 rounds. And as a reigning champion, with a win over a former lightweight title challenger- at welterweight, no less- Conor has a sporting merit argument of his own. Â Then people saying Conor should be defending the featherweight belt. After this, he should, yeah, but if he fights early 2017 for the 145 crown, the gap between beating Aldo in 13 seconds and having a title defence is very similar to the ones of GSP, Velasquez, or Aldo himself. Conor has just taken a bunch of fights in the time some champs just sit on the shelf. It'll be 4 fights from December 2015 to November 2016. No champ is that active. Â Give people super fights and they still complain. I know it doesn't really apply to people here, you're all sound folk, but just had to vent and let you all know about the idiocy going around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Fuck yeah! Imagine if Cerrone vs Lawler had held together too! Â So what time is this press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimufctna24 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The amount of people who don't get this is staggering. Reading a ridiculous amount of complaints on social media about Khabib getting passed over. Vocal minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Edit = accidental double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The amount of people who don't get this is staggering. Reading a ridiculous amount of complaints on social media about Khabib getting passed over.  On sporting merit, yeah, hard to go past someone with Khabib's record. But UFC and prize fighting is a business first and foremost, and Conor makes way more money for the UFC than an unknown Russian coming in to rag doll Alvarez for 5 rounds. And as a reigning champion, with a win over a former lightweight title challenger- at welterweight, no less- Conor has a sporting merit argument of his own.  Khabib knows he's up there as far as title shots go, so either way he'll likely be fighting Alvarez, which is what he was originally offered (except Alvarez will be coming off a win over McGregor), or he'll get to fight Conor and make some decent coin.  It's a situation where literally no one loses really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Â Â The amount of people who don't get this is staggering. Reading a ridiculous amount of complaints on social media about Khabib getting passed over. Â On sporting merit, yeah, hard to go past someone with Khabib's record. But UFC and prize fighting is a business first and foremost, and Conor makes way more money for the UFC than an unknown Russian coming in to rag doll Alvarez for 5 rounds. And as a reigning champion, with a win over a former lightweight title challenger- at welterweight, no less- Conor has a sporting merit argument of his own. Khabib knows he's up there as far as title shots go, so either way he'll likely be fighting Alvarez, which is what he was originally offered (except Alvarez will be coming off a win over McGregor), or he'll get to fight Conor and make some decent coin. Â It's a situation where literally no one loses really. Agreed. I'm massively looking forward to this. I'm actually in America right now, I dearly wish my trip was in November so I could attend the show, but it just doesn't line up with work. Â Khabib will get his turn, but until then let's strap ourselves in and enjoy the Conor show. Â Glad Weidman got his NYC spot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted September 27, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 What a fucking card...quite easily by some distance the greatest card ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted September 27, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 Let's not forget that Khabib can't stay fit for 5 minutes. Â Yeah he's got a crazy record but he hardly ever fights. It's hard to keep momentum going when you're that inactive. Especially when there's a UFC show every week. It's harsh on him but he can hardly be surprised that there are fights that'll make bigger money that don't feature him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted September 27, 2016 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 Wow. Fair play to UFC, they've got their head in the game now. Let's just hope nobody hangs themselves in a jail cell, or gets struck by a bolt of lightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Cracking card! Let's just hope it, largely, stays in tact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted September 27, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 In his only fight in 29 months he beats Darrell Horcher, then complains about being passed over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted September 27, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2016 In his only fight in 29 months he beats Darrell Horcher, then complains about being passed over. Â That's what I was trying to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 200 had 3 title fights scheduled, Jones fails. Â Bellator had 3 title fights for their first PPV, card falls apart, PPV cancelled. Â Strikeforce has 3 title fights, 3 boring decisions and their marquee signing gets beat off the now free agent Jake Shields (Diaz brothers and Mayhem get them kicked off CBS) Â UFC 33, 3 title fights all boring decisions, main event doesn't air as they ran out of PPV time. Â Just kidding but they should maybe stick Joanna on the prelim main event break it up a bit (they would have to start earlier though just in case the fights all went the distance, or have the prelims with just 3 fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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