Worldwide MMA Lounge Chat, v.1

[Kryptt]

Whoa!

 

[ferrisjso]

The only reason this makes me happy is if it means they are keeping the Bellator brand around.

I've said many times if PFL kills Bellator they are killing themselves.

Its a belt wasn't looking for the Mona Lisa or anything. As long as it keeps your pants up we're all good.

 

[MMAddict21]

This belt is ugly as sin good fucking lord.

 

[TITS]

Future property of Johnny Eblen.

 

[Superzorro]

Ngl the only time in my life I really cared what a belt looked like was when I was a WWE fan as a kid.

 

[STAY GOLD]

This week we have PFL vs Bellator, UFC Mexico, KSW Epic, ACA, Rizin, LFA, CW, CES, Fury FC, FFC, AMC Fight Nights, ONE, LUX, UWC, Budo Sento, Naiza, Pancrase, FCR, RCC, A1 Combat and some more things. Lots of events

Combate Global is back.

 

[PurpleStorm]

This week we have PFL vs Bellator, UFC Mexico, KSW Epic, ACA, Rizin, LFA, CW, CES, Fury FC, FFC, AMC Fight Nights, ONE, LUX, UWC, Budo Sento, Naiza, Pancrase, FCR, RCC, A1 Combat and some more things. Lots of events

We'll watch a lot of it. Along with the Lithuanian Tractor Throwing Regionals, Edmonton Rodeo Horse Jiu Jitsu Quarterfinals and the Phoenix Doritos Power Eating Fight Championship.

 

[skylolow]

The only reason this makes me happy is if it means they are keeping the Bellator brand around.

I've said many times if PFL kills Bellator they are killing themselves.

Its a belt wasn't looking for the Mona Lisa or anything. As long as it keeps your pants up we're all good.

I think the only way they keep the Bellator name after this year is if they are able to work out separate media deals for Bellator labeled events.

Otherwise why confuse your fan base. They'll probably just rename it like PFL Champions series or something along those lines. It will be for fighters that aren't in the tournament for various reasons, mostly because they look at themselves as being above a tournament/just ran its course for them (ie: Ray Cooper, Alvarez and Chandler back in Bellator days, etc), and veterans.

 

[Kryptt]

Lithuanian Tractor Throwing Regionals,

Wait they are throwing tractors? Must be a Sherdawg outing an I didn't get an invite....

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Not a bad looking belt. But this event has gone from bad to worse. The most interesting fight is nemkovs and it's not even for a belt.
All three of the interest champion vs champion matches are not happening Cyborg/Larissa Jackson/mago pitbull/pinedo

 

[jeskola]

Tyson to award belts to PFL vs. Bellator winners

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson will award the winners of the top three fights at PFL vs. Bellator: Champs a specially made Champion of Champions title belt.

www.espn.com

Mike Tyson to give custom belts to PFL vs. Bellator winners​

Mike Tyson will present three winners a custom championship belt Saturday at the PFL vs. Bellator: Champs card in Saudi Arabia, PFL chairman Donn Davis told ESPN on Wednesday.

Tyson will be in attendance for the event in Riyadh, which will pit some of the best fighters from PFL against some of the best from Bellator, including three bouts involving champions from each promotion. Tyson will award the winners of the top three fights the specially made Champion of Champions title belt.

"I called Mike two weeks ago, because I thought there was nobody more fitting to award the first ever in combat sports belt that goes to a champion beating a champion than the greatest champion of all time in Mike Tyson," Davis said.

PFL acquired Bellator in late 2023, and this is the first event that will have fighters from both promotions competing against each other.

"I'm really looking forward to this because this is the unification of the two champions of different divisions and different organizations," Tyson told ESPN.

In the main event, PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira will face Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader. The winner, Davis said, would lead the sweepstakes to be Francis Ngannou's next MMA opponent in PFL.

Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion who is coming off a boxing match against Tyson Fury, is slated to box Anthony Joshua on March 8 in Saudi Arabia. Davis said Ngannou will be cageside Saturday to watch the PFL vs. Bellator card.

"We think if there is a great showing in this heavyweight bout, they've earned the shot and Francis would accept that shot," Davis said.

Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will face reigning PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay in the middleweight co-main event. The other winner who will get a Champion of Champions belt will come from a featherweight matchup between Bellator 145-pound champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and Gabriel Braga, PFL's featherweight runner-up in 2023. Freire's original opponent, PFL featherweight champ Jesus Pinedo, was forced out of the fight due to injury last week.

The Champion of Champions belt has a ring fastened in the front of it that the winners can take off and wear, much like champions in other sports. The idea was a collaboration among Davis, PFL CEO Pete Murray and Ngannou, Davis said.

"What we saw was other athletes who won championships could wear their ring," Davis said. "I win the NFL, I get my ring from the Super Bowl. I win the World Series, I get my ring. And fighters, they can't always take their belts out. You can't just walk around with your belt."

 

[OLD RED]

A win in his next fight either sets up a rematch with Bader for the HW belt (if Bader wins his fignt taking place the same night) or maybe even a mega fight against Francis Ngannou. Either way Nemkov looks lightning fast. Looking forward to his 5th consecutive win since becoming the champion.

 

[kingmob6]

I think he is going to dismantle Bader.

 

[BFoe]

WAR NEMKOV. I think he‘ll look good at HW. Hopefully he fights Ngannou with a win.

 

[BowserJr]

Intradasring

 

[AfroBanana]

Can’t tell if that’s Jeff Monson or TRT Fedor because of the 15 year old android phone this is shot on.

Nemkov looking sharp!

Bader is the fighter I think might lose to a PFL guy the most via KO.

 

[23rd Century Sweetheart]

So is Kai getting courted by UFC or is he mainly visiting to be a training partner

 

[Kryptt]

 

[Gio]

 

[NicholasJBasile]

A win in his next fight either sets up a rematch with Bader for the HW belt (if Bader wins his fignt taking place the same night) or maybe even a mega fight against Francis Ngannou. Either way Nemkov looks lightning fast. Looking forward to his 5th consecutive win since becoming the champion.

I still find it impressive how he was able to make such strong adjustments so fast in his rematch with Corey Anderson to get such a dominant performance after almost losing in their first bout. I'm excited to see how he looks going forward.