Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 5, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 5, 2021 Yeah I think Zombie should beat Ige but it’s one of those fights that you just know will be chaos however long it lasts. Even if it turns out to be a KZ squash/showcase, it’ll be a fun one. While we’re on the subject of fight announcements, Demian Maia vs Belal Muhammad has been added to 263 in June. That’s the card with the Figgy vs Moreno 2 headliner. Could be a tricky one for Belal, even a 42 year old Maia is no picnic. But I like that they’ve given him another big name. He didn’t get what he wanted with the Edwards rematch but this is still a nice opportunity and, if he can pull off a win it’ll be the biggest of his career to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 15, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 15, 2021 id heard the plan was for De La Hoya to fight an ex-UFC fighter in his boxing come back, i wasnt expecting this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jimufctna24 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Blachowicz vs Teixeira is confirmed for September 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 23, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2021 Sounds like they’ve abandoned any plans to do Ngannou vs Jones as well. Looking like Ngannou vs Lewis 2 is next 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 23, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2021 dunno how reliable this source is, but its saying its Adesanya/Vettori next: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 23, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looking like Tyron Woodley has been released from the UFC. Next stop, Triller and a whooping in the boxing ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 So after 6 years away it finally looks like a Nick Diaz return is on the cards and what does the UFC want to do? A Robbie Lawler rematch? A Carlos Condit rematch? A fight with Jorge Masvidal to avenge little bro Nate? No. Khamzat Bastard Chimaev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 Sort of makes sense, after a fashion. They want to wring out the last vestiges of his "needle-moving", so they'd rather give it to a guy on his way up, rather than waste it on a one-shot with Masvidal, who'd probably beat him, or Lawler or Condit, whose best days are behind them. From a marketing point of view, it's not too bad an idea. From a fan's perspective, it's fucking keech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 Yeah I get why they’re interested in it. I don’t have a big problem with it if it ends up getting booked. But I’d kind of hoped that a) they wouldn’t just throw Diaz straight to the wolves immediately, b) they’d match him up with someone else relatively late in their career given that he’s been inactive 6 years and c) I was hoping to see Chimaev get put to the test by one of the top guys next. Considering we were supposed to get him vs Leon Edwards I expected him to be thrown at a top ranked guy. I know they’re mostly all booked now but something like Chimaev vs Chiesa would’ve been good. I get that he gains more from a win over a name like Diaz but it’s not as interesting a fight to me given the layoff and where they both are in their respective careers. And I don’t even know how much of today’s UFC fanbase even watched when Nick was fighting so the supposed gains for Chimaev might be inflated anyway. To a lot of the current fans, Nate’s probably a bigger star than Nick and that’s understandable after those big fights with McGregor. I don’t know. I don’t hate it but I don’t like it that much either. And I’m not sure Nick even takes this fight. He’s been mega choosy when it’s come to fights he’d be up for returning for over the years. We’ve literally only seen him against GSP and Anderson Silva in the last 8 years. I’m not sure he’ll fancy coming back if all they’re offering is a fight where the up and comer stands to gain everything off his name and if he wins it’ll just get chalked up as ‘LOL Chimaev’s shite, Diaz beat him after 6 years off’ or whatever. Dana’s been offering Diaz fights on and off for years, Diaz finally shows interest in a comeback and they try to make a fight he probably doesn’t accept. Ah fuck it. Who knows with Diaz. Maybe he loves this matchup. Or maybe he just disappears in a big cloud of weed smoke for years again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 Spot on Wand. After all these years off, throw him in with a Perry or Lawler to see how the land lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 That wife-beating sack of shit Perry doesn't deserve the extra cash that match would bring, though. wand's right in that the best matches to make are Lawler, Condit, or Masvidal. I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Ponzinibbio either, but that's really unlikely to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted April 27, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 27, 2021 i quite like it 🤷🏻♂️ there's something about Chimaev's personality meshing with the Diaz' brothers that appeals to me, it could spark abit of a 2-3 fight rivalry too. Fightwise it could be bad for Diaz, but theres worse places for him to be than on his back against a guy like Chimaev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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