MMA Thread

I'm more excited about Brunson than Hall. Only loss in the UFC was against Romero and he almost had him KO'd. He should be ranked #7 and Hall should be ranked #10...not the other way around.

That was a quick choke

Bang! That's what I was talking about. Brunson deserves a step up in competition for his next fight. Not a title fight (even though Bisping isn't much of a champ), but someone in the top 5. Hell if Hendo knocks out Bisping again next month and retires I hope they do a tournament.

Lol

I saw somewhere on twitter this morning that McGregor vs. Alvarez at UFC 205 got leaked on Joe Rogan's fight companion last night. Anyone else seen or heard this?

It's been brewing in the rumor mill for awhile now that Alvarez vs McGregor will be the headliner for the MSG card but the biggest problem in negotiating is Dana wants McGregor to relinquish the featherweight belt and he doesn't want to. As for what Rogan said..

"‘I know a little something that I wish I could tell, it’s a interesting fight, man,’ said Rogan when asked about the Alvarez rumour. ‘If it happens… allegedly at Madison Square Garden. If it happens… allegedly in a couple of months.”

Rogan just about confirms McGregor will be bidding for history in his next fight

I love me some Conor McGregor, but that is not a good fight for him.

Yeah I don't see that fight ending well for McGregor. I mean Conor definitely has that 1 hit KO power but Alvarez can take a hit and he's a hell of a grinder. If Nate Diaz put enough pressure on McGregor to tire him out Alvarez is going to the same x10.

I don't know though.. since the time McGregor became relevant he always proves me wrong when I pick against him (except against Dennis Siver, picked McGregor to win that one because seriously... it was Dennis Siver). Every other fight I picked him to lose and he wins. Then I pick him to win vs Diaz in their first fight and he get's his ass beat. Pick him to lose in their second fight and he wins!

edit: Also Aldo apparently wants Pettis at MSG instead of Holloway. Goes without saying Holloway isn't to happy and I can't blame him Furious Max Holloway: Jose Aldo is running scared

grumblethorn said:

I heard the biggest issue, outside of the title relinquishment is that alvarez is holding out for a payday similar to Connor's 3 million show for UFC 202.

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Haven't heard that one but I wouldn't blame him. Seeing Nick Diaz make 2 mill and McG 3 mill I would expect the same especially when a belt is online and holding a big event like MSG.

Legacy FC and RFA merge to create new Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion

Pretty big move. I'm happy for Mick. For years he has been telling the Houston MMA that he isn't the match maker, and now he finally takes a position as one with the UFC.

Shano said:

I don't know though.. since the time McGregor became relevant he always proves me wrong when I pick against him (except against Dennis Siver, picked McGregor to win that one because seriously... it was Dennis Siver).

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Don't be hating on Siver, he is (was?) a solid gatekeeper for the top 10. It was just a completely ridiculous mismatch, McGregor had such an absurd reach advantage over Siver that he could just put his hand on Siver's head and hold him out of punching range.