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[Egg Shen]

Saying that, I just posted this in the McGregor thread:

Edwards/Diaz II at 300? There'd be uproar about legitimacy, but I think 300 can be seen as an anomoly, we gotta expect some mental curveballs.

[Bus Surfer]

Speaking of mental curveballs, there is a little bit of chatter about Tom Aspinall v Alex Pereira for UFC 300. Nothing from official sources, but I've seen it pop up in a few places. 

Barmy. 

[wandshogun09]

Again, I don’t think I want it ? they’re obsessed with doing these fights now before they even feel big. I love a cross-divisional fight from time to time but seeing talk about fights like this and Edwards vs Makhachev and stuff, it all feels a bit desperate. They’ve gone from not seeming keen on giving us these kind of fights to spamming the bollocks out of them. 

Rushing and forcing these ‘Superfights’ before anyone’s even really had time to think about them, much less clamour for them, is a big reason why they don’t have any fights on the horizon now that feel genuinely huge. It’s almost becoming the equivalent of when WCW would give away first time matches like Hogan vs Sting and Hogan vs Goldberg on Nitro instead of building them for a massive PPV. I get you can’t ‘build’ fights the same way because you can’t predetermine and guarantee the outcomes you want. But am I alone in feeling cold on these types of fights now?

All that said, I can see it happening because they don’t have much else in the way of big fights that they can throw at 300 really. And the clock is ticking. 

Edited December 31, 2023 by wandshogun09

[Egg Shen]

Here's a sad Twitter thread. Anymore to add?

 

[wandshogun09]

For those who aren’t on Twitter the guy lists…

5) Tyron Woodley 

4) Renan Barao

3) Johny Hendricks 

2) Tony Ferguson 

1) BJ Penn 

A pretty fair Top 5 when it comes to sad downfalls. Although I’d have definitely put Shogun in there instead of Hendricks. Penn, Ferguson and Barao would certainly make my list. Just horrific declines. I’d also throw in Rashad Evans, Chuck Liddell, Big Nog, Edgar, Gomi. There’s a bunch. Then there’s more obscure ones for me like Tyson Griffin and Karo Parisyan who seemed like they had incredible careers ahead of them but burned brightly for very short periods of time. There’s so many. I’d have said Cro Cop as well given how his first UFC run went but he turned things around and ended his career on a real positive. 

 

Edited January 2, 2024 by wandshogun09

[Egg Shen]

I think I might put Chuck Liddell close to the top, the actual downfall of the UFC run was bad, but Chuck was in at a high level, and it felt like it was more a durability issue rather than his actual skills. Throw in the comeback against Tito Ortiz though and it bumps it right up there, one of the saddest moments ever in the sport.

[Egg Shen]

Mark Coleman is in a bad way after a house fire:

 

[Egg Shen]

Mark Coleman is on the mend, but this video is heavy. Dont feel quite right to be looking in on a private moment like this but here we go:

 

[wandshogun09]

Yeah just saw that myself. Sadly his dog died but what a man. A genuine hero. 

[David]

A proper legend inside and outside of the cage. Didn't think twice about putting it all on the line.

[TildeGuy~!]

 

[Egg Shen]

After a weekend of watching a couple of MMA mainstays painfully fight way past their best, Jack Shore has bucked the trend and bowed out at 29 years old. Good on him.

 

 

[wandshogun09]

Yeah bit of a surprise that but if he’s not 100% in, it’s better to get out early while he can still make a career doing something else. Fair play. Seems a good lad whenever I’ve dipped into his podcast. 

Edited December 11, 2024 by wandshogun09

[Egg Shen]

Remember something being touted a while back called The Global Fight League? Well they've announced details about launching next year, look at it this rogues gallery of a roster.

[Egg Shen]

Wait! I just noticed Wanderlei Silva on the list.

This can't be a real thing.