DJM Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 Dana is going to try to talk him into another fight with McGregor isn't he? Maybe ask Khabib to go easy on him this time. Sadly, no one at 155lbs at the moment looks like an interesting fight for Khabib. Justin Gaethje Dustin Poirier Charles Oliveira Conor McGregor Tony Ferguson Dan Hooker Rafael Dos Anjos Paul Felder Diego Ferreira Al Iaquinta That is the top 10 fighters at 155lbs. Khabib has beaten the #1, #2, #4, #7 and #10. Oliveira could be an interesting fight, but you would not think it is anything Khabib would rush out of retirement for. There is always the talk of a fight with GSP, but GSP has only fought once in 7 years (in 2017)! Khabib has little to gain from the fight. If Khabib wins then he has beaten someone who was once a WW great, but hasn't done anything for years and is nowhere near his prime. If GSP wins, then Khabib loses a lot of his mystique, his unbeaten record and has lost to someone who is not active or relevant in 2021. Quote
Kfogg1991 Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 I think the offer of the GSP fight for his 30th and quite possible last professional fight in the UFC would be tasty enough to possibly persuade him to do it but like you said there is nothing really testing for him to break that promise he made to his mum and dad within the top 10 ranked lightweights. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 15, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Zebra Kid Mark said: Let's do it! And for added fun, rather than just say a fighter with no background, we could give the narrative on where we think they got to the title. i'll start a thread Quote
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted January 15, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 15, 2021 Honestly, I'd love to see Khabib beat Conor again. Mostly to shut up all the people saying it was a fluke, or that Conor wasn't ready, or whatever shite is popular to say. Plus I like to see Conor lose. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 Ryan Hall finally has a fight. Fights Dan Ige on March 13th. https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/14/22231675/report-ryan-hall-fight-dan-ige-march-ufc-mma-news Quote
Dzeko10 Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 Going back to the Nate Diaz return fight discussion... With Nick supposedly fighting this year aswell you don't reckon they would have them both fight on the same card? Quote
Zebra Kid Mark Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Dzeko10 said: Going back to the Nate Diaz return fight discussion... With Nick supposedly fighting this year aswell you don't reckon they would have them both fight on the same card? As close as they are, I think neither one will want to be the co main event to the other. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 They missed a trick a few years ago. UFC 209 should’ve been in Stockton with Nate vs McGregor 3 and Nick vs Lawler 2 as co-main. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Dzeko10 said: Going back to the Nate Diaz return fight discussion... With Nick supposedly fighting this year aswell you don't reckon they would have them both fight on the same card? that could be great, that's killing two potential PPV headliners with one stone though. I dont have high hopes for eithers return though, especially Nick. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 There’s going to be an announcement on Khabib’s future today. I bet he’s convinced him to fight again. He’s clearly banking on Khabib vs McGregor 2. I’ll piss myself if Khabib agrees to come back for one more fight and then Poirier sparks McGregor next week and kills it dead ? Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 Sorry for the double post but yeah, Volkanovski vs Ortega is now confirmed for UFC 260! Hopefully they’ll get that Miocic vs Ngannou rematch finalised now. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 16, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, wandshogun09 said: There’s going to be an announcement on Khabib’s future today. I bet he’s convinced him to fight again. He’s clearly banking on Khabib vs McGregor 2. I’ll piss myself if Khabib agrees to come back for one more fight and then Poirier sparks McGregor next week and kills it dead ? im not so sure, Dana mentioning the co-main leads me to believe that next week will either be two eliminator fights, or they'll stick the belt on the McGregor fight and Hooker/Chandler will be the no.1 contender fight. 3pm Eastern is 8pm our time too, so i guess it'll be at the start of the main card. Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 17, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 17, 2021 Get in. That and Volkanovski vs Ortega is quite a double header. Quote
jimufctna24 Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 Fedor is being treated for COVID in a Russian hospital - https://www.rt.com/sport/513220-fedor-emelianenko-coronavirus-hospital/ From his IG page: Quote "Thanks to all who are genuinely concerned for my health "I feel fine, I am going into recovery. I'm grateful to the doctors and medical staff for their care and hard work." Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 22, 2021 Paid Members Posted January 22, 2021 One Championship might be worth a look on April 7th: Quote
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