Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Yeah, they're going to pocket the third fight and move on. That would be the smartest thing they can do. Give Nate some gimmes at 155 and go for McGregor-Aldo II. Win or lose for Conor, you still have that fight. The UFC has to work out a deal with GSP. That might come sooner than later, but I think they might wanna see how McGregor recovers from possibly a broken foot. There is a PPV in Toronto. You don't have to put McGregor in there to get pop a good buyrate if GSP is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 McGregor needs to defend his belt or relinquish it. Those are his options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Just now, TheVileOne said: McGregor needs to defend his belt or relinquish it. Those are his options. As the biggest draw in the sport and the ball back in his court, I doubt those are his only options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Elsalvajeloco said: As the biggest draw in the sport and the ball back in his court, I doubt those are his only options. These are the options Dana White set beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Just now, TheVileOne said: These are the options Dana White set beforehand. But they ain't the only options. We got two fights with Conor McGregor THIS YEAR against a guy who last year was a non factor in a DIFFERENT division for 11 of those 12 months. These fights didn't happen because they made sense. So no, those ain't the only options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 We already have a nonsense interim title at featherweight and Max Holloway is 9-0 without a title shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Also you know Vince has ideas as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 minute ago, TheVileOne said: We already have a nonsense interim title at featherweight and Max Holloway is 9-0 without a title shot. Yeah and Conor McGregor is by far the biggest draw until Ronda comes back. You want fighters to have leverage? Conor has a lot of leverage even after the debacle in April. That says a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: We already have a nonsense interim title at featherweight and Max Holloway is 9-0 without a title shot. We also have Tyron Woodley expressing more interest in taking a catchweight money fight against Nick Diaz and calling out GSP instead of defending against Wonderboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 For Woodley, it's either Wonderboy or GSP. Nick is adamant that he only wants big fights, and he is a bit flaky when it comes to choosing fights. He hasn't won a fight in about five years. So yeah, he isn't fighting Woodley unless someone gets hurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, J.T. said: We also have Tyron Woodley expressing more interest in taking a catchweight money fight against Nick Diaz and calling out GSP instead of defending against Wonderboy. And that's absolute garbage. I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thank god Joe Silva is the matchmaker so he can do a ton of things you hate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Apparently Tyron Woodley and Conor McGregor are the matchmakers now and not Joe Silva. Dana White on FS1: "We're definitely not doing this a third time *right now*." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: Apparently Tyron Woodley and Conor McGregor are the matchmakers now and not Joe Silva. He has the final say, and we've gotten a ton of fights that didn't make sense at the time actually happening (Cormier-Gus, Lawler-Condit, both Diaz-McGregor fights, Lawler-Woodley) in his divisions. They all turned out pretty damn eventful, if not awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Conor's foot isn't broken apparently, but his shin is pretty beat up right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Nate is on FS1 and looks like he got jumped by four and five guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Casey Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Diaz says he won't be fighting again until the 3rd fight happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Casey Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, TheVileOne said: We already have a nonsense interim title at featherweight and Max Holloway is 9-0 without a title shot. Dana White said Diaz/McGregor 3 won't happen right away, but if it does, Max Holloway called out Jose Aldo for UFC 205 at MSG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Dom Cruz talked mad shit about Cody on the Post Fight show, but the dude backs up his smack with wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AxB Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Usually when a Diaz brother loses on points, they then pull out the 'Look at his face, look at my face' argument to say they should have won. But not this time. Usually when one man has that much of another man's blood all over him, it's because he just murdered and dismembered the other man. Not narrowly outpointed him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, AxB said: Usually when a Diaz brother loses on points, they then pull out the 'Look at his face, look at my face' argument to say they should have won. But not this time. Usually when one man has that much of another man's blood all over him, it's because he just murdered and dismembered the other man. Not narrowly outpointed him. Nate Diaz is about as tough as a man as there is in the UFC. Conor hit him with some massive shots in the first two rounds, his front leg was pretty much destroyed, and his face looked like it was ran over by a lawnmower. At the end of the fight, I think I would have scored the fight for Diaz. With some time to think about it, this fight was probably a draw, because that 2nd round was about as even as fights get. McGregor knocked him down twice, but the last minute and a half Diaz straight up battered him. McGregor was masterful for the first round and a half. He was super patient, used leg kicks, and was super accurate with his punches. The first fight he fought at a strange distance where he couldn't land anything without lunging in and it made him less accurate and really sapped his energy. He was loading up, throwing huge hooks, and couldn't land in combination. In the second fight he was much more controlled, and was able to smash Diaz with some huge shots that would have knocked out most fighters. McGregor's gas tank is still a huge problem, but he showed that he learned from his mistakes and has the determination to keep pushing when he is dog tired. I think the fourth round was the most telling of the fight. McGregor was exhausted, Diaz couldn't see, so they decided they would clinch and dirty box. This was a great fight, and I have no idea who would win the rubber match. If McGregor follows up one one of those big punches he may finish Diaz, but if he gasses while Diaz' face isn't covered in blood he could just as easily be finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Apparently the Judge who had it even gave Diaz a 10-8 in the third. Which, I mean, Diaz clearly won the round, but it wasn't a one-sided destruction or anything. If that's a 10-8, arguably the first should have been 10-8 McGregor. But the second, fourth and fifth were all tricky to score. I have seen (stupid) people suggesting Diaz jobbed on purpose to guarantee himself a third big payday. I don't buy it. If he wanted to take a dive, he'd have taken a dive. Not stayed in there trying to win for all 5 rounds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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