DreamBroken Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I've always liked Jose Torres (great UFC debut), and he's someone who fought at bantamweight before so I thought he could stay... but he posted he got cut without even the chance to bump up. He and Bibulatov were both coming off just their first losses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 46 minutes ago, DreamBroken said: I've always liked Jose Torres (great UFC debut), and he's someone who fought at bantamweight before so I thought he could stay... but he posted he got cut without even the chance to bump up. He and Bibulatov were both coming off just their first losses too. I think the reason he wasn't allowed that opportunity is he was losing the Brooks fight before Brooks had to bright idea to do a rolling Northern Lights Suplex in a real fight. Alex Perez absolutely torched Torres in his next fight out. They brought him in from Titan FC after those amazing finishes to be an elite prospect at flyweight and through two fights, he was anything but that. I think there is an adjustment period when you go from fighting randoms to UFC competition even at 125, but it's clear their adjustment period was two fights. So he probably was on the way out anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Looks like Cejudo vs. Dillashaw at UFC 233 is official but it will be Dillashaw competing for the flyweight title and not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Looks like Cejudo vs. Dillashaw at UFC 233 is official but it will be Dillashaw competing for the flyweight title and not the other way around. Surprised it's for the Flyweight title with the talk around the division getting scrapped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 My gut reaction is that they assume Dillishaw is gonna win and hence they want to take this chance to be able to push him as a two division champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 Whittaker vs. Gastelum is finalized for UFC 234 in Melbourne on 2/9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AxB Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Where is this Conor vs Cowboy talk coming from? Is it just some nobody speculating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, AxB said: Where is this Conor vs Cowboy talk coming from? Is it just some nobody speculating? Cowboy posted on Instagram of a pic of himself next to a pic of Conor and wrote "just waiting on him", so I think that fueled the speculation from there since he wants to go back to lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, DreamBroken said: Cowboy posted on Instagram of a pic of himself next to a pic of Conor and wrote "just waiting on him", so I think that fueled the speculation from there since he wants to go back to lightweight. After the 25th anniversary show, he said backstage that the UFC already had an opponent in mind for him. That plus the instagram stuff is fueling the McGregor talk. Okamoto hasn't confirmed or denied it (w/ the caveat that McGregor is still subject to discipline at his 12/10 Nevada commission meeting) so take of that what you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elsalvajeloco Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 UFC is apparently trying to get Kron Gracie on UFC 233 in Anaheim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The world needs KRON. I wish he were a regular for RIZIN but I wouldn't be shocked if he could rise above the pack at featherweight in the UFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 You would think this would end with Nazi Swastika tattoo guy Andrea Lee married but nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jiji Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Would be fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It would be...right up until the moment Alistair gets cold-cocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 58 minutes ago, Execproducer said: It would be...right up until the moment Alistair gets cold-cocked. All part of the fun because Alistair can kick Derrick in the body and we have this cat and mouse game where either Alistair gets too anxious and gets caught coming in or Derrick takes a shellacking trying to cover up his ribs. You're literally getting a pro wrestling match story being told in an MMA fight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 UFC won't be re-signing Sage Northcutt. Dana said he needs "some work" and he could do that elsewhere, then they'll see where he's at in a few years. I am surprised as even though he needed a lot of managing and wasn't living up to their giant hype, he still came off like a potential big star and got pretty big crowd reactions. I also wonder what role Sage's daddy played in this. He was a guest at a recent One show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Oyaji said: UFC won't be re-signing Sage Northcutt. Dana said he needs "some work" and he could do that elsewhere, then they'll see where he's at in a few years. I am surprised as even though he needed a lot of managing and wasn't living up to their giant hype, he still came off like a potential big star and got pretty big crowd reactions. I also wonder what role Sage's daddy played in this. He was a guest at a recent One show. I don't think his dad had anything to do with. They were down on him when he had that rough patch at welterweight losing to Barberena and Gall. I think the issue is he's not dominating the fighters he needs to walk over. He looks great against Quinones in his first fight at Team Alpha Male, then has a poor performance against Thibault Gouti that could have been scored for Gouti, and then gets dropped by Zak Ottow only to come back and win that. Before that, between the losses at welterweight, he had that pedestrian showing against Enrique Marin of all people. You can't be struggling to beat Enrique Marin. I think they see promise and he definitely can draw on TV, but the issue is right now he is a mid to upper mid level regional fighter in the UFC. They bring some of those guys in all the time as replacements or short notice opponents or throw them in to lose on the Tuesday Night Contender Series to the folks they wants to put over. They don't have high expectations for them like a Sage Northcutt and it's even awesome when those guys (or girls) turn into something eventually which has happened several times over the years. The fighters who have turned into pleasant surprises (Anthony Smith or Alex Oliveira types) are easy to book especially if their fun to watch and fan friendly. Sage has a lot of those characteristics, but minus the pleasant surprise element. He had a big step forward with the Quinones bout and then preceded to take a bunch of steps back against Gouti and Ottow in fights set up as showcases. At this point of his career, it would probably be best to see if he will sink or swim outside the UFC. If he does get some seasoning in orgs where the proverbial light turns on, they will sign him if an opportunity presents itself. In my estimation, they would like Sage to be at least on the Jake Matthews level. Besides against Andrew Holbrook in a weird, uneven performance, Matthews has only lost to James Vick and Kevin Lee. So that's a top contender and a UFC title challenger. He had that great fight with Johnny Case which he could have easily lost. I don't think Sage wins that type of fight especially if it's a prospect more skilled than him like what was the case (no pun intended) for Matthews against Johnny Case. Didn't happen in the Gall fight even though he was tagging Gall. He can come back against Zak Ottow because Ottow is a high level fringe UFC fighter. By the time Ottow's UFC tenure ends, Ottow's UFC record will be either at .500, a little bit below .500, or at best a win over .500. If Sage was at the Jake Matthews level where he thoroughly and soundly beats mid to lower level opposition without trouble, he would be a UFC fighter for life. But as is? They feel like they can afford to lose him even if a PFL or Bellator wants to sign him long term to remedy their sagging ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AxB Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Is Covington vs Woodley official yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, AxB said: Is Covington vs Woodley official yet? No. It will probably land on UFC 235 in Vegas if I had to guess. I could also see it being on ESPN if the UFC feels they need to get ratings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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