Hehe. Good old rock/paper/scissors. That's why MMA is so interesting. The old adage that "styles make fights" is so true. It's never as simple as A > B and B > C so A > C.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
They can all technically beat one another under the right circumstances but in most instances Conor would be at the bottom of the pecking order since both Tony and Khabib are far more versatile and multi-dimensional in their fight skills..
Agreed. Khabib with the best chance of beating the other 2 imo. He's just so fecking dominant.
When did he call black people monkeys?
He called Floyd's security juiced up monkeys.
I think it was more a poor choice of word rather than any racial connotation.
They were white!
That's just Dana being overly safe. Conor could've easily come out and given a few words like Khabib did but I guess the cash cow needed a bit of extra protection in case he gets himself arrested again.
Ah i remember it now he was talking about the Rocky movie.
This is interesting. Think Conor realised the game was up at that moment.
My bad. I just saw him do it in the press conference thing they did in the ring.
In general, I've always seen Floyd's security as a mix of white and black.
Either way, like I said, not really racist. A bit stupid at times.
After Saturday it's obvious that's his fight plan. He needs the opponent to come at him while ignoring their own fight plan giving him the opportunity for his left.
How hard is it to spell Conor ?
Are there Conor fan boys in here ? I can't find one.
Nobody feels sorry for Conor. Everybody knows what he is. Nobody defended him for the bus incident but loads seem to use it as a reason to defend Khabib's actions.
Khabib ? A man with principles? Are you for real ? You really need to brush up on your mma knowledge or lack of. He's a prick of the highest order.
As is Conor.
I think like that as well or I would have thought so 12 months ago when Conor was actually in shape.
Actually agree with this, which is weird.
So Dana White already softening his stance, saying he understands why khabib was so riled up and just lost control in the heat of the moment.
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Tbf he didn't say "in here" but there undoubtedly are some. Quite amusing to look back a few pages and see comments like "Khabib has no chance on the feet" and my favourite "I don't see how (McGregor) doesn't ko him in round one".
Rockhold just said on Helwanis podcsst that Khabib won't accept a rematch unless he gets the "biggest paycheck in MMA history"
John Kavanagh live on JRE now
Too right. How many guys did Conor give a rematch to? None.
He should agree to a 50/50 split but on the condition that every illegal hold, grab or strike by Conor is financially penalised with the money going to khabib.
The UFC will definitely do the rematch at some point since one event with Conor and Khabib will earn them what 6 other PPV events without them would.
Unless McGregor is serious about the lightweight belt, which I would doubt, he should move on from Khabib. I thought it would be one sided, but I was only half correct as I thought McGregor would dominate. We absolutely have to see Khabib fight Ferguson now. McGregor should fight Anderson Silva, be nothing if not entertaining...
Is that really true though? I don't think I've heard any fan say they want a rematch and most fans want Ferguson-Khabib. I think Conor's drawing potential is directly linked to him actually knocking people out. When he gets completely dominated in his one fight in two years, I think his star is on the wane.
Conor should fight someone like Kevin Lee. No more hollywood fights until he proves he is up for it. Lee would be the ideal stepping stone to justify a match between the Tony / Khabib winner.
The UFC cares about making money so they will be incentived to get Conor back into the Octagon sooner rather than later. The PPV buys when he fights are somewhere in the 1.6 - 2m range compared with about 300-400k for the average non-Conor card. Ultimately it’s a necessary business decision for them to make money.
Any and every fight McGregor is going to sign up for will be pure Hollywood though, we know this. Diaz McGregor II was one of the best fights the UFC has had in recent years and had no title implications as it was at 170. Not sure the casuals that tune in in their drones for McGregor fights want to see Kevin Lee.
Feel we should all be discussing Khabib now anyway, what an absolute animal he is. Ferguson is absolutely the fight to do next but UFC will probably be tempted to do the McGregor rematch as it would be a bigger fight.
Who does Khabib want next? Another huge payday with a rematch or far less money for much more risk against Tony?
He just fought in the biggest fight of all time after losing to Floyd. He had one of the biggest fights if all time v Nate after comprehensively losing the first.
Just seems like wishful thinking to me
Like I said, that was all dependent on Conor being top dog, which he clearly isn't now. Personally I bet his PPV pull for the future will be much lower than it was in the past. I think Khabib-Ferguson will outdraw whoever Conor fights next.
A lot of casual fans like myself have no more interest in paying for Conor fights either at home or at sport bars. Khabib-Ferguson is what more fans want.
He quits the UFC and joins Bellator, and offers to fight Dillon Danis for free.
Conor could fight me next and he'd draw twice as much as Khabib v Tony.
I don't think so, McGregor has had more PPV's than Khabib and Ferguson combined... One thing McGregor is undisputed best in the business at.
true.John Kavanagh has spoken for two minutes of this podcast. Then they've spent 20+ minutesnon cutting weight with the other dude.
Jesus Joe, talk about the fight!
Jesus Joe, talk about the fight!
On other news Kavanagh is on JRE right now alongside some bro science nutrition fraud.
30 mins in after the biggest fight in the history of UFC he has completely ignored McGregors fecking coach and has rambled on about red meat.
He actually turned away from Kavanagh to continue the conversation at one point!
Edit beaten to it
30 mins in after the biggest fight in the history of UFC he has completely ignored McGregors fecking coach and has rambled on about red meat.
He actually turned away from Kavanagh to continue the conversation at one point!
Edit beaten to it