Yan is the only one who can save that division.
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What a load of bull. The contender should be Sterling or Sandhagen.
I think Yan gonna hurt Aldo.
Yan vs the winner of Sterling vs Sandhagen (they fight next Saturday
) gonna be epic.IMO Sterling X Sandhagen should be for the belt... winner is uncrowned champion.
Can Yan really be the champ by beating Faber and Aldo ? Well, he can, but maybe not in the fans's eyes...
Can Yan really be the champ by beating Faber and Aldo ? Well, he can, but maybe not in the fans's eyes...
Absolutely.
Feel like Sandhagen is a better version of prime Cruz
Anderson Silva writing on his IG account that he wishes to fight McGregor... what would you make of that bout? Not sure myself about it
Another gimme fight for McGregor who'll win and say "I'm the P4P GOAT" blah blah blah. I can already see this happening.
Hes far too big. Where has the shame gone of calling out smaller fighters?
I'm surprised he's not had some LHW's doing the same... he breaks a lot of the fighter's code with his antics, and if he's not making you money, but mentioning you in a critical fashion, I'm pretty sure a fair few would just like to give him a hiding in the octagon, or not.
It's prizefighting after all. I'm all in for Anderson X Conor just because it would be something crazy and I want to see what happens.
Conor has no bussiness being in the lightweight or welterweight title pictures anyway
Conor has no bussiness being in the lightweight or welterweight title pictures anyway
I see what you mean, but I don't get any pleasure seeing AS fight any more. He should stay away now.
Every time he fights I fear he is going to break his legs. It almost happened against Cannonier
It seems to me that AS wants to keep fighting to pull a BJ penn and tarnish his legacy. Not the same fighter sadly for a long long time
I don't think he is.
Take his recent losses really. The Weidman ones were the end of his dominance really and that was eventually going to happen if he kept fighting. Bisping was a close fight, DC he was a VERY late replacement and didn't really take any damage, he beat Brunson (although in fairness probably should of been given to Brunson!), Adesanya was possibly one of the most dull fights ever that for some reason people make out was some classic so that didn't damage him and he got injured inside a round Vs Cannonier.
He's no where near what he was of course but he's definitely not near Penn's level. I think he wants fun payday fights and McGregor is one for him at least. It doesn't really bother me at the moment but you just know if Conor wins the UFC would have him as a number 1 contender for something
I think AS vs McGregor is a fight both parties will like.
McGregor will have a chance since this is not peak Anderson Silva and it will more likely be a striking contest. If he wins, it gives him good bragging rights and increases his value as a top fighter. A loss will not hurt as badly because he's up against a GOAT in a higher weight class to what is natural for him IMO. Also a loss to someone like Usman is a lot more damaging as it will highlight his weaknesses more than a fight with AS will.
I think AS will also enjoy the fight a bit more and it's also a good payday for him. At this stage of his career, these are the kind of fights that will probably suit him more as he's not really bothered about reputation anyway.
McGregor will have a chance since this is not peak Anderson Silva and it will more likely be a striking contest. If he wins, it gives him good bragging rights and increases his value as a top fighter. A loss will not hurt as badly because he's up against a GOAT in a higher weight class to what is natural for him IMO. Also a loss to someone like Usman is a lot more damaging as it will highlight his weaknesses more than a fight with AS will.
I think AS will also enjoy the fight a bit more and it's also a good payday for him. At this stage of his career, these are the kind of fights that will probably suit him more as he's not really bothered about reputation anyway.
Conor v Anderson would be a joke, just as DC v Anderson was a joke.
Dana needs to pull his head out of his arse and get back to making proper fights among contenders in divisions who have actually worked their way up the rankings.
Dana needs to pull his head out of his arse and get back to making proper fights among contenders in divisions who have actually worked their way up the rankings.
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Prelims (6 p.m.) on ESPN+
Chris Gutierrez (14-3-1) vs. Vince Morales (9-4)
Louis Smolka (16-6) vs. Casey Kenney (13-2-1)
Tim Elliott (15-10-1) vs. Bradon Royval (10-4)
Jamahal Hill (7-0) vs. Klidson Abreu (15-4)
Daniel Rodriguez (11-1) vs. Gabe Green (9-2)
Katlyn Chookagian (13-3) vs. Antonina Shevchenko (8-1)
Main card (9 p.m. ET) on ESPN+
Mackenzie Dern (7-1) vs. Hannah Cifers (10-4)
Roosevelt Roberts (9-1) vs. Brok Weaver (15-4)
Billy Quarantillo (13-2) vs. Spike Carlyle (9-1)
Blagoy Ivanov (18-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (14-1-1)
Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) vs. Gilbert Burns (18-3)
Prelims starting in 45 minutes!
Chris Gutierrez (14-3-1) vs. Vince Morales (9-4)
Louis Smolka (16-6) vs. Casey Kenney (13-2-1)
Tim Elliott (15-10-1) vs. Bradon Royval (10-4)
Jamahal Hill (7-0) vs. Klidson Abreu (15-4)
Daniel Rodriguez (11-1) vs. Gabe Green (9-2)
Katlyn Chookagian (13-3) vs. Antonina Shevchenko (8-1)
Main card (9 p.m. ET) on ESPN+
Mackenzie Dern (7-1) vs. Hannah Cifers (10-4)
Roosevelt Roberts (9-1) vs. Brok Weaver (15-4)
Billy Quarantillo (13-2) vs. Spike Carlyle (9-1)
Blagoy Ivanov (18-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (14-1-1)
Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) vs. Gilbert Burns (18-3)
Prelims starting in 45 minutes!
This event will have a 25 ft Octagon (as opposed to the usual 30). WTF.
Morales legs in absolute bits after that, just got tenderised for nearly 2 rounds.
They used to use the smaller octagon quite a lot. Its not a new thing
Oh.. there's an event tonight?
Wasn’t Anderson vs DC a last minute fight after the Jon Jones fiasco?
Yup, Fight Night with Woodley Vs Burns as the main. Dunno if I'll stay up to watch it all but thought I'd catch some of the prelims.
Looks like it was designed by John Dodson.
Yes. Anderson just happened to be in town and Dana called him to fill in. Still, it was a bit of a farcical fight since DC was clearly heavier, better prepared and conditioned. Anderson was literally there on holiday.
Good long day with the wife and kids, time to chill out with a bottle of cognac and fight night woop woop
Come on! Nicely done by Jamahal.
Green been eating a lot of shots to get in but daym he persistent
He took the fight like on a half week notice, so fair play to him for making it a entertaining fight.
That he did! Top man.
HEY!!! HEY!!! HEYYY!!!! HEY! HEY! HEYYYYY!!
Shevchenko sisters next
Shevchenko sisters next
looking tough already
needs to escape this
lasted the round
needs to escape this
lasted the round
God bless Valentina is not on her sister's corner.
Loving to see Chookagian smashing Antonina too.
Loving to see Chookagian smashing Antonina too.
Big Rig Mackenzie is back. Nice to see.
ps. made it look easy as soon as it went to the mat.
ps. made it look easy as soon as it went to the mat.
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Beautiful submission!
Billy Quarantillo vs "Alpha Ginger" Carlyle next. FOTN potential.