News RDA vs Moicano (160 lbs catchweight) is on

[RockyLockridge]

why would it be 5 rounds?

 

[markys00]

I'm just hoping for moicano to win so we can get another all time great post fight speech. It was absurdly good.

 

[JonnyboyATL]

Messed up my week, can't stand watching tape and making notes for every fight but you gotta do your homework if you're betting...

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

This was entirely Dana & Shelby's doing.

You don't know that. If he really wanted it he could have done what he needed to do to make it happen - RDA would be the biggest feather in his cap if he had won (regardless of catchweight or RDA being past his prime).

 

[jaberwock555]

 

[TITS]

Moicano is good but how is any unranked fighter not named Nate Diaz on a PPV co-main?

Are you kidding? They had Alexa Grasso vs Marcy Barber as a PPV co-main not too long ago. At least RDA was a world champ and Moicano had a lot of hype a fews ago.

 

[NoSmilez]

lame

 

[Just Creed]

And now you're gonna have goofs all over social media claiming Islam bailed lol...



This was entirely Dana & Shelby's doing. They won't wanna risk losing Islam fighting in Abu Dhabi later this year for the title. UFC wants that arab money!

2nd time Islam has ducked RDA, it's just pathetic by this point

 

[gaffbyknees2]

why would it be 5 rounds?

Yea this ... Original fight was a co main and obviously not for a belt so again why 5? Not that i'm complaining, just curious.

 

[Goldentrophy]

Honestly, fuck whoever is responsible for not letting the Islam fight proceed. Whether that's the promotion or Islam's team, or whoever else. It was pretty clear that both fighters wanted it as well as most of the fanbase.

That said, this was definitely my #2 pick and an interesting fight stylistically. I don't hate it. Definitely more competitive.

Coach Javier has more important things on his mind at the moment, granted Khabib is more Islam's coach.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Would've preferred RDA vs Islam but UFC gonna UFC

Can I ask why? That wouldn't be much if a fight. Or do you wanna see old man RDA die that badly?

 

[CorninginChristianburg]

Terrible take

Oh my bad. No the UFC will let him sit around indefinitely waiting for the day when Tony Ferguson will agree to fight him.

 

[TITS]

And now you're gonna have goofs all over social media claiming Islam bailed lol...



This was entirely Dana & Shelby's doing. They won't wanna risk losing Islam fighting in Abu Dhabi later this year for the title. UFC wants that arab money!

Both sides are getting annoying. Everyone should just be glad the entire fight didn't scrapped altogether, and RDA vs Moicano should be fun.

It was never RDA's or Islam's final decision to make anyway.

 

[Habib The Eagle]

Wtf fuck happend to the islam fight

Was so hype for that one. I never learn my lesson, always get carried away.

Fuuuuck

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Wtf fuck happend to the islam fight

Was so hype for that one. I never learn my lesson, always get carried away.

Fuuuuck

Don't be sad. At least now we will get an entertaining fight. RDA against Islam would not have been competitive. Wouldn't have been entertaining either.

 

[Habib The Eagle]

Don't be sad. At least now we will get an entertaining fight. RDA against Islam would not have been competitive. Wouldn't have been entertaining either.

You're right but i like to see Islam compete, his grappling is next level.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

why would it be 5 rounds?

Because RDA vs Fiziev was originally a main event of a fight night that had to get moved, so they kept it five rounds.

 

[Safton]

Coach Javier has more important things on his mind at the moment, granted Khabib is more Islam's coach.

Yeah. Some people were suggesting that someone (Khabib, Ali, Javier, whoever) talked him out of it since he already had the title shot secured.

 

[ZipZito]

I like this match-up. Suits where both guys are in their careers, respectfully. I see Moicano taking this, 2nd round tko.

 

[Poirierfan]

Talk about a weak ppv.