All These Fight Announcements Spell Doom for UFC 316

[JoeRowe]

Is the UFC going to convince Dricus to turn around on 4 months notice? Not a chance. Can they get Merab to fight again on a 5 month turnaround? Doubt it considering he just did a 4 month turnaround & probably wants a break. Jones vs Aspinall? LOL. Ilia vs Islam? Nah they're saving that for IFW(317). So what is UFC 316, probably in Chicago, going to get?

Pantoja vs KKF for the FLW Title, & Pena vs Harrison for the WBW Title.

Hopefully they can get a great feature fight and some depth underneath it. Which is very plausible if it is in fact in Chicago, as previous Chi-town cards(225 & 238) have been incredibly deep.

 

[Aurelian]

Pantoja is scheduled to fight KKF at 314, according to my betting website and Pantojas wikipedia. This is the wiki source.

https://www.mmanews.com/news/ufc/alexandre-pantoja-vs-kara-france-ufc-314/

It doesn't look official though, which is weird.

 

[tornado362]

Pantoja is scheduled to fight KKF at 314, according to my betting website and Pantojas wikipedia. This is the wiki source.

https://www.mmanews.com/news/ufc/alexandre-pantoja-vs-kara-france-ufc-314/

It doesn't look official though, which is weird.

Dan hooker said the other day he expects KKF and Volk to fight on 314. But Dana seems to have revealed the full main card without Pantoja which is odd

 

[Doctor Grudge]

If they dont have big title fights then that means the undercard they can put on fights with well known contenders to make up for it. For instance, they could put Jiri, Poirier, Holloway on the undercard.

Also, 5 months is more than enough time for Merab to take another fight if he wants.

 

[tornado362]

If they dont have big title fights then that means the undercard they can put on fights with well known contenders to make up for it. For instance, they could put Jiri, Poirier, Holloway on the undercard.

Also, 5 months is more than enough time for Merab to take another fight if he wants.

Pretty sure Merab vs Yan 2 and O’Malley/sandhagen are targeted for this card. At least that’s what the rumours are

 

[Ronald Ringpiece]

I think 316 will be Topuria vs Islam. They are two massive stars. It's a blockbuster fight and can hold a full card on it's own.

I can't see them putting that as co-main to Jones vs Aspinall, especially when they'll be paying Jones so much to fight. It'd be PPV points paid to 4 fighters on the same card which I don't think they'll do. A bit like when McGregor fights. The undercards are usually a bit shit as they don't need to stack it to sell and they're already paying him millions.

 

[David Street]

Is the UFC going to convince Dricus to turn around on 4 months notice? Not a chance. Can they get Merab to fight again on a 5 month turnaround? Doubt it considering he just did a 4 month turnaround & probably wants a break. Jones vs Aspinall? LOL. Ilia vs Islam? Nah they're saving that for IFW(317). So what is UFC 316, probably in Chicago, going to get?

Pantoja vs KKF for the FLW Title, & Pena vs Harrison for the WBW Title.

Hopefully they can get a great feature fight and some depth underneath it. Which is very plausible if it is in fact in Chicago, as previous Chi-town cards(225 & 238) have been incredibly deep.

Dricus asked for the quick turn-a-round he wants to make the money in the next couple years than retire.

So great fights coming up.

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[RockyLockridge]

Is the UFC going to convince Dricus to turn around on 4 months notice? Not a chance.

but he's done it several times?

Dan hooker said the other day he expects KKF and Volk to fight on 314. But Dana seems to have revealed the full main card without Pantoja which is odd

they will save pantoja for brazil i think, which, I THOUGHT was may/june

 

[TheMoa]

but he's done it several times?

they will save pantoja for brazil i think, which, I THOUGHT was may/june

The card planned for Brazil in the first semester fell apart. It would be a fight night (no belt), but no deal was closed.
If they make something happen in Brazil this year, it'll be on the later half.

 

[RockyLockridge]

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The card planned for Brazil in the first semester fell apart. It would be a fight night (no belt), but no deal was closed.
If they make something happen in Brazil this year, it'll be on the later half.

I See thanks for that update!

But i also think they could do pantoja Vs merab it's a possibility

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Is the UFC going to convince Dricus to turn around on 4 months notice? Not a chance. Can they get Merab to fight again on a 5 month turnaround? Doubt it considering he just did a 4 month turnaround & probably wants a break. Jones vs Aspinall? LOL. Ilia vs Islam? Nah they're saving that for IFW(317). So what is UFC 316, probably in Chicago, going to get?

Pantoja vs KKF for the FLW Title, & Pena vs Harrison for the WBW Title.

Hopefully they can get a great feature fight and some depth underneath it. Which is very plausible if it is in fact in Chicago, as previous Chi-town cards(225 & 238) have been incredibly deep.

If it’s Chicago you are getting Peña. That is her hometown

 

[Koala]

Main event: either Topuria vs Makhachev or Jones vs Aspinall (the other one being for 317)
Co-main: Pantoja vs KKF or Harrison vs Pena
Third fight: TS eliminator at 155 or 265, like Gane vs Pavlovich or Holloway vs Tsarukyan
You can still have a great card

 

[RockyLockridge]

Is the UFC going to convince Dricus to turn around on 4 months notice? Not a chance.

Dricus does it often so im not sure why there's "Not a chance"

 

[Fergelmince]

Same thing happened to UFC 301. The UFC blew their wad in the first few PPVs of the year.

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

Nobody fights more often than Pereira.

Alex Pereira and Alex Pantoja are the only fighters who matter to me.

DDP is an awkward imbecile by comparison; Ilia Topouria is a disappointment, if he's trying to move up. If Topouria stays at FW, then he's in the trio with Alex and Alex; if not, Topouria is going to get exposed. He's too short to move up.

Ironically, Topouria might beat Makhachev, because Islam is chinny, but Topouria not going to do well with more solid fighters. For example, I think a mid-level lightweight, like Drew Dober, would be too big, and would fuck-up Topouria.

 

[markys00]

If it’s Chicago you are getting Peña. That is her hometown

Where are ppl even getting Chicago from? Doubt they wouldn't put Belal there

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Nobody fights more often than Pereira.

Alex Pereira and Alex Pantoja are the only fighters who matter to me.

DDP is an awkward imbecile by comparison; Ilia Topouria is a disappointment, if he's trying to move up. If Topouria stays at FW, then he's in the trio with Alex and Alex; if not, Topouria is going to get exposed. He's too short to move up.

Ironically, Topouria might beat Makhachev, because Islam is chinny, but Topouria not going to do well with more solid fighters. For example, I think a mid-level lightweight, like Drew Dober, would be too big, and would fuck-up Topouria.

I like Drew

But he just got pieced up by a FW pretty badly, in an area he should’ve hung very well in

Ilia beats Jean Silva soundly imho


And mmath don’t work so I may be wrong

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

I like Drew

But he just got pieced up by a FW pretty badly, in an area he should’ve hung very well in

Ilia beats Jean Silva soundly imho

And mmath don’t work so I may be wrong

Good rebuttal.

Me? I'm never wrong.

Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Four months sounds reasonable, tbh

 

[JoeRowe]

If it’s Chicago you are getting Peña. That is her hometown

Correct. That's why I listed her name in the post.