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Apparently the other option they were considering for him was Tony Ferguson. In that sense, I think fighting Nate is a better option.
this fight for dustin is a lose lose
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A title shot was far from guaranteed for Dustin. This fight is actually the best way to cement his name at the top of the division, and definitely presents the best avenue to make a Conor rematch compelling. It's an easier match than Tony and will get him more exposure.
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Maybe you’re right, but I assume that is not necessarily true. It depends on Poirier’s contract…does he get a cut of the PPV? Does he have that on his contract…GSP had this, Conor obviously has this, and Brock too, but Poirier?
Maybe they make a separate contract for a specific fight with clauses where guys get a cut of the PPV revenue despite their respective contracts not necessarily including such clauses? Regardless, that’s a fun fight, but TS is somewhat right: kind of a risky fight for Poirier, as Nate is not that good a matchup for him and losing the fight could cost him his title shot.
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I am pretty sure he'll probably fight under the terms of his current contract.
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Diaz will draw in casuals for sure, beating Nate gets Dustin’s name out there
Ya, but he's a pretty 19-11 fighter. Very dangerous fight for a style like dustins. Boxer v boxer is Nates game.
or getting the title shot would of paid a lot more.
until conor is standing in a cage talking bout conor is a waste of time.
but if he doesn't sherdog will say how could he not finish a guy who is coming out of retirement.
doesn't mean dustin getting a bigger pay day. it the co main so he wont get ppv points when he should be fighting khabib instead.
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You are dumb. Conor lost to nate, conor didn't finish nate. If Dustin does the same thing the "conor lovers" won't say shit. Also where the fuck does it say you don't get ppv for being co main event? You get ppv if it's in your contract. You could be the first fight or anywhere on the main card and you'll get ppv if your contract says you'll get ppv
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I'm not saying Nate has no chance, I actually voted for him in the poll, but if Dustin is not confident enough in his skills to beat a gatekeeper then he is not championship material imo.
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If you keep it generic like that probably a title fight is worth more. But if you put Diaz or McGregor as the "guy coming out of retirement" then that fight is worth more.
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Think so? Legit question. I'm sure you can negotiate PPV points, but didn't Dustin just sign a contract?
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If it's for a huge, high profile (money-generating) fight, you can bet that the brass will be willing to offer something beyond the contract.
I HIGHLY doubt that Dustin took this fight on his normal salary. He was given a serious incentive.
conor lovers call khabib a bum for not finishing the 11th ranked guy so the same conor lovers will say the same thing about dustin if he doesn't finish nate who is coming out of retirement to fight.
ufc has said only main event get ppv points. im sure dustin doesn't have that in his contract since he never been a main event to a ppv. if dustin cant get it there no way nate does 2.
it not like dustin getting a huge raise to fight a guy coming out of retirement. if he was fighting khabib than a different story.
