MMA General Discussion and Fight Announcements 7.0

[Avs_19]

Official: I ain't going.

Typical UFC giving Canada **** cards. The best fight on the card is Melendez vs Stephens. Haha

Tough to blame the UFC here. The main card was going to be the two title fights, a potential #1 contender HW fight, Melendez/Stephens, and Magny/RDA. They're also still trying to keep Ngannou on the card.

 

[tmurfin]

I'd selfishly like to see them pull Lewis from that fight so I can watch Ngannou/Lewis live. That's the fight a lot of people wanted them to make to begin with before Lewis lost to Hunt.

Oh no doubt I'd love to see it, don't see Lewis biting on that one though, especially after his last go with Mark Hunt.

 

[tmurfin]

Tough to blame the UFC here. The main card was going to be the two title fights, a potential #1 contender HW fight, Melendez/Stephens, and Magny/RDA. They're also still trying to keep Ngannou on the card.

Yah the card itself is actually "decent", the UFC is just struggling to maintain pace at this point for a ton of reasons, injuries, disputes, title hold ups, etc. They had a crazy run last year and even the beginning of this, it was bound to dry up somewhat.

 

[dss97]

Tough to blame the UFC here. The main card was going to be the two title fights, a potential #1 contender HW fight, Melendez/Stephens, and Magny/RDA. They're also still trying to keep Ngannou on the card.

Nunes vs Schevcheko should be a competitive fight, I just don't find WMMA very entertaining most of the time.

Don't care for watching DJ at all.

RDA vs Magny has potential.

Overall, it's a bad card imo.

 

[kurt]

Official: I ain't going.

Typical UFC giving Canada **** cards. The best fight on the card is Melendez vs Stephens. Haha

Always wait until the last minute and buy secondary market tickets.

 

[m9]

Always wait until the last minute and buy secondary market tickets.

Absolutely.

The price never goes up, at worst it stays the same. But way too often the costs will go down a ton.

 

[kurt]

Absolutely.

The price never goes up, at worst it stays the same. But way too often the costs will go down a ton.

Often tons of tickets given away for free if you're around the arena in the days leading up to the event, too.

I've never paid full price for tickets and been to half a dozen events. Always floor or very low lower bowl seats.

 

[m9]

Often tons of tickets given away for free if you're around the arena in the days leading up to the event, too.

I've never paid full price for tickets and been to half a dozen events. Always floor or very low lower bowl seats.

The tickets in Vancouver have gone down for every event. Vegas is a bit more difficult because they frown on scalpers inside the MGM or Mandalay, but it will be way easier outside of T-Mobile since it's outside and they don't care.

The only time I've paid full-price is for the Seattle cards, simply out of convenience and I didn't feel like dealing with it once I got there.

 

[Rocko604]

Ferguson/Lee winner likely not getting title shot. Conor wants Nate trilogy fight. http://mmajunkie.com/2017/08/dana-white-tony-ferguson-kevin-lee-interim-title-conor-mcgregor-next

 

[Kitten Mittons]

He wants money. Neither Lee or Ferguson provide any real $$$. I would love to see Nate fight Ferguson, win and then fight McGregor. But I'm sure he didn't want to risk losing and missing his chance.

 

[m9]

Of course it will be the trilogy fight next, makes the most sense. Probably in December or the Super Bowl card.

 

[Rocko604]

I'm good with a trilogy fight as long as the belt is on the line.

 

[La Masse]

I'm good with a trilogy fight as long as the belt is on the line.

Yep this makes probably the most sense business wise.I wonder if either Nate or Conor has the advantage at 155lbs. The only sample we have of Conor at 155 in the UFC is his last fight against Eddie where I'm not even sure he missed a punch

 

[m9]

I like Conor in the 3rd fight. He's been training for the biggest fight of his life, Diaz hasn't. It's the perfect fight for both guys.

 

[Sheppy]

I like Conor in the 3rd fight. He's been training for the biggest fight of his life, Diaz hasn't. It's the perfect fight for both guys.

I'd like to see it at 155, not where Conor adds a ton of muscle and limits his gas tank.

 

[m9]

I'd like to see it at 155, not where Conor adds a ton of muscle and limits his gas tank.

It will be at 155lbs, for sure.

 

[Rocko604]

I know I said I was fine with Diaz 3 being for the belt, but I've started to move away from that. Nate does not deserve a title shot. But, this fight needs to happen. Nate does not care about the belt anyway, so either make it a non-title fight, or have the fight at a catchweight of 160lbs so it's not a true LW fight. That way if Conor loses, his LW title is still in tact and he can then fight the interim champion.

 

[Avs_19]

I know I said I was fine with Diaz 3 being for the belt, but I've started to move away from that. Nate does not deserve a title shot. But, this fight needs to happen. Nate does not care about the belt anyway, so either make it a non-title fight, or have the fight at a catchweight of 160lbs so it's not a true LW fight. That way if Conor loses, his LW title is still in tact and he can then fight the interim champion.

Conor should have to defend his belt in his next fight so Nate might not deserve the next title shot but he should get it if that's the fight they make.

 

[m9]

I know I said I was fine with Diaz 3 being for the belt, but I've started to move away from that. Nate does not deserve a title shot. But, this fight needs to happen. Nate does not care about the belt anyway, so either make it a non-title fight, or have the fight at a catchweight of 160lbs so it's not a true LW fight. That way if Conor loses, his LW title is still in tact and he can then fight the interim champion.

Having a catchweight to prevent Conor from losing his belt makes no sense to me.

While I don't think Nate deserves a title shot through traditional means, he does deserve to fight Conor McGregor.

Conor just happens to have the belt in this case, so put it up for grabs.

 

[Moncherry]

Conor actually returning to the UFC and still not defending his title is absurd. There's no merit to being a champion if you never ****ing defend it. If you need to have another 'money fight' against a guy who doesn't deserve a title shot then go ahead, but ffs at least defend it against someone.

 

[tmurfin]

Conor actually returning to the UFC and still not defending his title is absurd. There's no merit to being a champion if you never ****ing defend it. If you need to have another 'money fight' against a guy who doesn't deserve a title shot then go ahead, but ffs at least defend it against someone.

Yup. 155 is the only place it happens.

 

[Rocko604]

I guess in the end, no one is going to care if Diaz gets a title shot, safe for maybe the Ferguson/Lee winner. But they're still fighting for a belt, and will get paid accordingly and will just have to wait longer to unify the two. No big deal really.

After all, Hendo got an undeserved title shot because Bisping was ducking Romero.

 

[MD thaivuN]

from a promotional standpoint, I'd say book Mcgregor vs Diaz, then, if Conor wins (which is no guarantee), have him do a TUF season with the winner of Ferguson vs Lee (in an attempt to increase interest via guaranteed trash talk). And while all of this is happening, pray that Khabib can manage to fight once or twice to rebuild interest in him.

 

[m9]

from a promotional standpoint, I'd say book Mcgregor vs Diaz, then, if Conor wins (which is no guarantee), have him do a TUF season with the winner of Ferguson vs Lee (in an attempt to increase interest via guaranteed trash talk). And while all of this is happening, pray that Khabib can manage to fight once or twice to rebuild interest in him.

The days of needing to build a McGregor fight are over, there is no need to tie up the resources in TUF for that fight.

 

[tmurfin]

Did anybody even watch his TUF coaching gig? I didn't. You put him and Kevin Lee on a world tour and sparks will fly.