General MMA discussion and future lines - August 2016

[Joseph Budden]

Is that fight even confirmed, thought they where doing goat-aldo 2

Not confirmed, just lines based off hyptothetical matches. They do this after every Conor or Ronda fight. Feel bad for people who bet on Conor vs Edgar at the beginning of the year and had their money tied up all year

 

[PuertoRican]

 

[Tebowned]

bovada just posted conor/alvarez lines
conor: -185/1.54
alvarez: +150/2.50

I like Alvarez @ anything better that -125 tbh.
I see Alvarez using a similar gameplan he used versus Chandler in the second fight and RDA to an extent with more clinching and wrestling. Circle circle circle and not get cut off.

Alvarez is physically stronger than nate and has way better takedowns.

 

[plekz]

alvarez would need to stay away from conor's power for like 8 minutes, after that he can go to town on him all he wants. would rather see cerrone v conor happen though, as i think cowboy kicks the shit out of conor.

 

[EzFlyer]

if conor gets the 155 shot over ferguson, i'll be annoyed.

if he does and isn't stripped of the 145 belt, i'll be seriously pissed off.

this crap needs to end.. holloway at 145 and ferguson at 155 are soooo deserving of titleshots. and they're damned fun to watch. especially ferg. dude doesn't have boring fights. wtf does the ufc want...

 

[iGnP]

I'd def pay to see Conor vs Cowboy.

 

[waiguoren]

if conor gets the 155 shot over ferguson, i'll be annoyed.

if he does and isn't stripped of the 145 belt, i'll be seriously pissed off.

this crap needs to end.. holloway at 145 and ferguson at 155 are soooo deserving of titleshots. and they're damned fun to watch. especially ferg. dude doesn't have boring fights. wtf does the ufc want...

Khabib deserves the shot first imo. 23-0 and mauled RDA.

 

[EzFlyer]

Khabib deserves the shot first imo. 23-0 and mauled RDA.

i would be ok with that, too

 

[Joseph Budden]

if conor gets the 155 shot over ferguson, i'll be annoyed.

if he does and isn't stripped of the 145 belt, i'll be seriously pissed off.

this crap needs to end.. holloway at 145 and ferguson at 155 are soooo deserving of titleshots. and they're damned fun to watch. especially ferg. dude doesn't have boring fights. wtf does the ufc want...

They want over a million PPV buys, which is what Conor brings and those other guys don't even come close to.

Prepare to be pissed. If Conor wants the LW title shot (even though I genuinely dk wtf hes gonna do next) he'll get it for sure.

 

[EzFlyer]

They want over a million PPV buys, which is what Conor brings and those other guys don't even come close to.

Prepare to be pissed. If Conor wants the LW title shot (even though I genuinely dk wtf hes gonna do next) he'll get it for sure.

as long as he's stripped of 145, that's fine.

 

[Joseph Budden]

as long as he's stripped of 145, that's fine.

Yeah his leverage is a bit much if he gets to keep the FW title and fight someone else again. Sadly, its probably a very real possibility

 

[Agent Mulder]

Yeah his leverage is a bit much if he gets to keep the FW title and fight someone else again. Sadly, its probably a very real possibility

Yeah he will keep it. He wants to be a 2 div champ so I dont doubt that for a second.

 

[plekz]

so ufc decided not to match bellators offer to rory mcdonald. meaning rory mcdonald is now a bellator fighter.

 

[piglord]

ufc will do everything in their power to avoid khabib vs conor.

 

[Joseph Budden]

ufc will do everything in their power to avoid khabib vs conor.

Agreed. The Russian market is a big one and Khabib could be a star there. Might hurt that star power when Conor KOs him within 2 mins

 

[plekz]

i understand why ufc let rory go, from a ''asses in seats'' perspective, but that really also confirms that this ''sport'' is still a fucking spectacle, and the notion that it belongs in the olympics is fucking laughable.

i hope 2017 is the year we see a union formed for real.

 

[PuertoRican]

Andrey Koreshkov will beat Rory MacDonald when they fight in Bellator.

 

[Joseph Budden]

i understand why ufc let rory go, from a ''asses in seats'' perspective, but that really also confirms that this ''sport'' is still a fucking spectacle, and the notion that it belongs in the olympics is fucking laughable.

i hope 2017 is the year we see a union formed for real.

? How does it confirm this is a spectacle? All it confirms is the UFC has real competition on the market again. Free agency is good for the sport.

A union isn't going to change Rory Macdonald going to Bellator lol

 

[null]

Andrey Koreshkov will beat Rory MacDonald when they fight in Bellator.

I agree, but I think they will give Rory an easier fight or two first and baby him a bit to get the most out of their investment.

 

[Joseph Budden]

whoaaaa Koreshkov is legit, but Rory is gonna win that fight handily if thats whats first.