Lombard v Rory

[MacPherson911]

the best idea woulda been to put Hector in there with Matt Brown in a few weeks. Now they're gonna lose a potential challenger and Matt Brown still doesn't have an opponent.

 

[SpiderCrawl]

You're right, top contenders shouldn't fight each other to earn a shot at the title, scrap Gus/Rumble aswell....

 

[Jesse aM]

Hendricks/lawler 3 is happening. Rory vs Lombard sets up the next challenger. Makes perfect sense. You also have Kelvin coming up

 

[theanticool]

I don't think it really matters. With the way WW is being booked, the winner of Lombard-Rory won't get a title fight until late 2015 anyway. That's plenty of time to get build up another contender (Gastelum-Woodley is a huge fight, Condit is coming back, Mein-Alves could be important if Mein wins, etc).
Also, I'm sure they'll find someone for Brown.

 

[MacPherson911]

You're right, top contenders shouldn't fight each other to earn a shot at the title, scrap Gus/Rumble aswell....

yeah I actually think we should do away with title fights too, determine the champs the way college football used to do, via AP poll.

 

[whimsical1]

Lawler-Hendricks 4 will be forthcoming, so both guys will have plenty of time to rebuild momentum towards a title shot.

 

[omawho402]

Lawler-Hendricks 4 will be forthcoming, so both guys will have plenty of time to rebuild momentum towards a title shot.

Pretty much dude. This immediate rematch stuff is BS. Lawler had to work his way back to a shot, but the UFC lovesssss hooking Hendricks up. He must be in that good old boy's club.

 

[Fight Professor]

Yes because GSP is not likely to return if Rory wins.

 

[CarloSpcyWeiner]

Lombard vs Hendricks and Rory vs Lawler. The right match ups to make.

 

[JKS]

You gotta have the contenders face each other

 

[CarloSpcyWeiner]

You gotta have the contenders face each other

 

[TrueBias]

Lombard vs Hendricks and Rory vs Lawler. The right match ups to make.

I like that better. Since that one asshole is talking about contenders not fighting each other...

 

[ReadWrite]

The contender argument is a failure when a fighter is denied a titleshot he was promised.

Recontender fights. Good one.

 

[Spycho]

It suits them right that they have to fight; both of them were talking themselves into title contention two fights ago. It will be a good scrap and I'd rather watch this than Lawler-MacDonald 2

 

[HelloJapan]

Great idea.

 

[Selukrid612]

The UFC doesn't want Lombard as a contender, which is why they're giving him the worst stylistic match-up for him in the division.

 

[Tarbender]

yeah I actually think we should do away with title fights too, determine the champs the way college football used to do, via AP poll.

lmao....could you even begin to imagine?

 

[MMAFan232]

The fight makes perfect sens

 

[CerebralKnievel]

You're right, top contenders shouldn't fight each other to earn a shot at the title, scrap Gus/Rumble aswell....

There's no point responding to these brain clogs. They're the type who complain that when a guy is signed to a top contender fight he's "being thrown to the wolves," and then when the same guy is signed to a relative unknown who's 1-0 in the UFC he's being overlooked or somehow otherwise held down by Zuffa.

Fights are fights. Out on great performances and you'll get to that title shot. This is a great matchup to determine a strong #1 in the division.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Rory has already proven he deserves a shot. Lombard too until the long lay off and poor performance against Burkman.

The only people who felt that was a poor performance are neophytes who think Burkman is some kind of scrub.