News Vicente Luque is the backup for Usman vs Covington

[KazDibiase]

 

[TheHitMan]

I think Luque offers possibly the greatest challenge to Khamzat Chimaev, over anyone else in the division.

Luque is tougher than Usman, better submissions, just dirtier in the trenches.

 

[Pechan]

I wonder if they get the fighters to agree to fight the backup before getting one, imagine months preparing for Usman an then in 24 hours notice you have to fight a deadly striker with great BJJ...

 

[StoneColdSteveAustin]

Sorry Leon Edwards not one person cares about you

 

[MeatWagon06]

Nice gig. Get paid to go to NYC and watch the event, with the possibility of getting to fight for the title.

 

[svmr_db]

 

[Lucas Motta]

Not a bad job for Luque, being paid his show money to simply weigh in and if shit happens he gets to fight for the title.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

what the

 

[Timewave zero]

Fuk

 

[Alexander_GOATanovski]

Per Okamoto, Edwards was offered the role of back up first but decided to stay home to train for the Masvidal fight next month.

 

[Phisher]

Per Okamoto, Edwards was offered the role of back up first but decided to stay home to train for the Masvidal fight next month.

Which is the reasonable play if this nonsense were actually a real sports league.

Expecting a guy to play back up and go into what could be his only title shot on short notice is asinine, especially after he's already got a money fight with a big name guy lined up, which he'd also be compromising by interrupting his camp to go cut weight and sit around as a back up.

How the UFC gets away with this crap without any real scrutiny is mind-boggling.

 

[Phisher]

Sorry Leon Edwards not one person cares about you

The UFC gave him Nate and then Jorge and offered him the back up spot first, so in spite of all of the shit talked about him being irrelevant by idiots on the internet, the promotion is quite willing to put him in high-profile fights.

 

[Last Falconry]

Usman vs Luque is the fight that should be happening this weekend anyway. So dumb

 

[A.S. Deep]

If Edwards beats Masvidal, the UFC will probably make him face Khamzat for a TS.

Jesus, Edwards is gonna have one of the hardest roads to a TS ever.

 

[jitzmonkey]

Which is the reasonable play if this nonsense were actually a real sports league.

Expecting a guy to play back up and go into what could be his only title shot on short notice is asinine, especially after he's already got a money fight with a big name guy lined up, which he'd also be compromising by interrupting his camp to go cut weight and sit around as a back up.

How the UFC gets away with this crap without any real scrutiny is mind-boggling.

Very good take!

 

[Simple Southerner]

Luque vs usman confirmed lol

 

[NickDiaz]

Luque vs. Colby


Usman hand is messed up


Tricky way to get Colby to fight <Lmaoo>

 

[Yoctogram]

Usman vs Luque is the fight that should be happening this weekend anyway. So dumb

He lost to Wonderboy, lost to Leon Scott. He's only beat fringe gatekeepers. He would probably get slept by a jab, like what happened to Burns.

 

[campbecc]

Does that mean that it's in the contract that Usman or Colby must fight him if the other pulls out? Otherwise I don't see them taking the last minute fight, especially not Colby because he could lose his title shot.

 

[Kos Fan]

That’s a legit backup. Luque VS anyone in the top 5 would be fun.