MMA Live Event Discussion Thread, Summer Thru Fall 2025

[Elsalvajeloco]

[jaedmc]

Man this card is got some killer stuff on it. 

 

[jaedmc]

Goddamn Wellmaker/Ewing was a battle and a half. Sign me up for the Ethyn Ewing fanclub that dude is a fucking dog. I don't think anyone was ready for that level of boxing 

[jaedmc]

Bo Nickal via.... head kick? Sure, why not.

FRICK YOU MOTHER FRICKERS?!?!?

This guy. 

[Elsalvajeloco]

If Nickal was gonna do that, it was gonna be against someone like Rodolfo Vieira.

[The Natural]

Fancy...And New X2: Makhachev and Zhang.

[The Natural]

Holy shit, first main card fight only goes 16 seconds. Dariush gets faceplanted from a punch to the ear by Saint Denis.

[jaedmc]

Awwwww sorry Beneil. I was  looking forward to that fight and it was... apparently the 6th shortest UFC fight?

[The Natural]

First time Leon Edwards has ever been knocked out by Carlos Prates in R2. Last fight was the first time he ever lost by submission to Sean Brady. That's three losses in a row now.

[twiztor]

Carlos Prates 4 Title Shot

[jaedmc]

After a rough patch for the crew, Carlos Prates is trying to save the year for the Fighting Nerds. 

But if bro doesn't like grappling he better hope Jack Della pulls one off on Islam. That shit talk won't phase Machachev.

 

[The Natural]

6 minutes ago, twiztor said:

Carlos Prates 4 Title Shot

Good seeing you, pal.

[The Natural]

Man, Michael Morales ran right through Sean Brady. 19-0. 3 main card fights, all 3 ending early by KO.

[jaedmc]

And just like that, Carlos Prates' hopes of getting a face off with the champ tonight evaporates.

[The Natural]

If the two title fights finish fast, this will be one of the shortest UFC shows ever.

[jaedmc]

2 minutes ago, The Natural said:

If the two title fights finish fast, this will be one of the shortest UFC shows ever.

According to my quick math we've had 10:11 worth of action so far. And I think the shortest cage time is around 19 minutes. So it's on the table.

 

[waffle]

Poor Mackenzie Dern. 

[The Natural]

5-0 for Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili. Surprised it was so one sided. Shevchenko still the UFC Women's Flyweight Champion.

[The Natural]

Great seeing Georges St-Pierre in attendance. My pick for the #1 greatest MMA fighter of all time.

[waffle]

Shev/Weili is a reminder oh yeah some of these fighters are actually fighting at the correct weight class. 

[jaedmc]

Earlier in the night Joe Rogan said the following: "Sean Brady is the most devastating grappler in the UFC." 

And Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier went completely silent and no more was said on the issue. 

[The Natural]

Islam Makhachev wins the UFC Welterweight Championship in a one sided fight, he's a two weight UFC champion, the 11th fighter to and ties Anderson Silva for most consecutive wins in UFC history on 16.

Edited November 16, 2025 by The Natural

[waffle]

If Oliveira wasn't stripped of the title vs. Gaethje for missing weight, Islam Makhachev would've been the first fighter to beat a reigning champ of three different weight classes (FW, LW, WW).

[zendragon]

Exciting prelims and early main card and then 10 rounds of domination in the main events. I wonder if Zelli was having any trouble making strawweight? If she didn't think she was going to be able to comfortably make it and instead chose to move up this could kinda leave her without a proper weight class.

[zendragon]

Yall see Dillon Danis get whooped by all of Kahib's family?