The Trenches, Episode 29 Poll: Conor and Khabib, did they go too far in their Twitter beef?

[JayPettryMMA]

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Sherdog Main Page writers Ant Walker and Jason Burgos want to talk things over and answer your questions on a Live Video Chat series titled "The Trenches," airing Thursday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.

We also want your thoughts on a poll posted in this thread, with this week's poll question asking the following:

Conor and Khabib, did they go too far in their Twitter beef?

Chime in on the conversation by voting in our poll or posting any fight questions you have.

Ant holds over 15 years of martial arts experience, training in multiple styles including Boxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu and Krav Maga, and also coached amateur MMA fighters. A former Sherdog Radio Network personality and current contributor to Sherdog.com, this self-described "gym rat" seeks to impart his knowledge and discuss all things MMA with his fellow community members.

A journalist by trade, Jason has also co-hosted and produced multiple podcasts (including the "Fight Strength Podcast" with American Top Team trainer Phil Daru) over the years. He has contributed for several publications, and was a Senior Editor for MMASucka.com before landing at Sherdog. Along with his plethora of articles based on his exclusive interviews, Jason frequently covers live events for the site, chronicling the happenings with his growing photographic talents.


The Trenches Episodes:

Spoiler

The Trenches, Episode 28: Mexican Wrestling Cain
The Trenches, Episode 27: 3 Piece and Soda
The Trenches, Episode 26: Conor McGregor vs. The Phone
The Trenches, Episode 25: BJ Penn's Legacy
The Trenches, Episode 24: UFC 235
The Trenches, Episode 23: The Retirement of GSP
The Trenches, Episode 22: UFC vs. Bellator Doubleheader
The Trenches, Episode 21: Adesanya vs. Silva
The Trenches, Episode 20: The Licensing of Jon Jones
The Trenches, Episode 19: The NSAC Hearings
The Trenches, Episode 18: UFC Brooklyn
The Trenches, Episode 17: Welterweights and Title Shots
The Trenches, Episode 16: Looking Ahead in 2019
The Trenches, Episode 15: The UFC 232 Debacle
The Trenches, Episode 14: UFC returns to Milwaukee
The Trenches, Episode 13: The GOAT Featherweight
The Trenches, Episode 12: Greg Hardy and Rachael Ostovich
The Trenches, Episode 11: Anderson Silva vs. The Next Anderson Silva
The Trenches, Episode 10: Golden Boy MMA
The Trenches, Episode 9: What's next for Conor?
The Trenches, Episode 8: The death of the Flyweight division
The Trenches, Episode 7: Cormier defends against Lewis
The Trenches, Episode 6: The Trade
The Trenches, Episode 5: Eddie Leaves the UFC
The Trenches, Episode 4: UFC 229 Brawl
The Trenches, Episode 3: Leading up to UFC 229
The Trenches, Episode 2: The Rise of Gegard Mousasi
The Trenches, Episode 1: UFC 229 Presser

Ask Ant Articles:

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Ask Ant 3/30: The Masked Cain Edition
Ask Ant 3/22: The Cord Cutting and Fence Grabbing Edition
Ask Ant 3/16: The Whole Picture Edition
Ask Ant 3/9: The Whiskey Warriors Edition
Ask Ant 3/1: Pulsing, Picograms and PFL Edition
Ask Ant 2/23: Farewell to GSP Edition
Ask Ant 2/16: UFC on ESPN 1 Edition
Ask Ant 2/8: UFC 234 Edition
Ask Ant 2/2
Ask Ant 1/18
Ask Ant 1/12
Ask Ant 1/5

2018
Ask Ant 12/28: UFC 232 Edition
Ask Ant 12/14
Ask Ant 12/7
Ask Ant 11/30
Ask Ant 11/16
Ask Ant 11/9
Ask Ant 11/2: UFC 230 Edition
Ask Ant 10/26: MMA Trade Edition
Ask Ant 10/19
Ask Ant 10/12
Ask Ant 10/5
Ask Ant 9/27
Ask Ant 9/21
Ask Ant 9/14

Thank you, and please be respectful. We appreciate it.

 

[YellowBanenoo]

How would Gaethje do against Khabib

 

[Rondas Pillow]

What’s the meaning of life?

 

[Glove]

Do you see the UFC organization finally rid themselves of the Reebok contract and allow the fighters to market and profit off of their sponsors like they used to.

 

[Frank McEdgar]

Respect to Barboza for not complaining about the eye poke form Justin Gaethje, but it may have cost him the fight. What's your overall opinion on this issue and what changes could possibly be made to prevent these situations?

Which fighter was more deserving of the "Knockout of the night" bonus? Gaethje or Emmett?

 

[Bboy]

What are your thoughts about illegal strikes that land during the finishing sequence? Like KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel where Noons pretty much had Gurgel out before landing a questionable knee. Same with Melvin Guillard vs. Evan Dunham where Guillard landed a questionable knee at the end even though Dunham was pretty much done.

 

[Martialbeef]

Does Bare Knuckle Boxing have any potential at all? I feel inclined to tune in to the Lobov fight.

 

[Marc A]

Why are the top fighters filled with extreme ideas

Aliens
Women finish men in bedroom only
Demons

Etc

 

[dembones22]

@Turtlejuice

 

[ferrari]

Can i ask questions for the show here?

 

[dembones22]

What is the future of the men's bantamweight division and what is your opinion on the surging upstart org ONE FC ??

.

 

[eon001]

Opinions on John Oliver WWE rant and how it could effect the UFC if it works.
just for some context, I already created a thread about it.
https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/john-olivers-wwe-rant-can-it-effect-the-ufc.3938831/

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Opinions on John Oliver WWE rant and how it could effect the UFC if it works.
just for some context, I already created a thread about it.
https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/john-olivers-wwe-rant-can-it-effect-the-ufc.3938831/

23 minutes, cliffs dude. If we're going to talk about it on the show, hit us with something specific about it.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Can i ask questions for the show here?

I'm not sure you're going to last through the week, but you can try.

 

[drbolony]

Does the extended UFC/ESPN deal benefit ranked fighters who aren't considered stars? Will overall fighter pay be raised (however slightly) as a consequence of the guaranteed 500,000 ppv payout from ESPN?

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

What the heck is going on with Ken Shamrock? He seems to driven into some underworld far lower than anyone of us, even @Rex Kwon Do , would have dreamed.

 

[ferrari]

Prime Injury-Free Dominick Cruz vs Prime Jose Aldo at 145 - One of the most overlooked potential superfights that never happened with both fighters having shown interest about it. Who would have gotten it done and how?


Which one would be worse for BJ Penn ? A win against Clay Guida which will probably give him a sense that he can be still a world champion and "motiave" him to go for a few moer fights or a loss which will continue to make his record even worse and which will hurt him legacy even further.

 

[Turtlejuice]

@Turtlejuice

 

[eon001]

23 minutes, cliffs dude. If we're going to talk about it on the show, hit us with something specific about it.

Unfortunately I can't view the vid in it's entirety because it's region locked to North America. The basic gist is Vince Mcmahon has the same business practice's as Dana.

*Shitty health care

*Hides behind independent contractor lie to marginalize fighters.

The whole thing centered around heath care and under pay. Oliver seems to want to rally fans to basically change Vince's mind buy chanting at wrestlemania.

There first 2:30 mins sums it up.

Leslie Smith has tweeted about it.

 

[TjDillashawCombo]

Is he related to Johnny Walker?