sexbelowsound Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Conor on form. "Who the **** are you??" ruined Jeremy Stephens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 5, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2016 UFC middleweight Josh Samman dead at 28 Just sad Quote A sad day for the mixed martial arts (MMA) community. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Josh Samman passed away this week, several days after he was found unconscious alongside his roommate, Troy Kirkingburg, inside their South Florida apartment. Kirkingburg, who worked as an MMA ring announcer, was pronounced dead shortly after their discovery. While initial reports pointed to a drug overdose, Samman’s mother issued a statement on Monday suggesting otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2016 And still...... Some cracking fights this past weekend. The only real snoozer was the first fight on the prelims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 10, 2016 Jimi....never knew he had it in him! Boom! As if OSPs game plan was to stand and bang with him though. Went to the ground once and dominated him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 F*ck Nevada It does seem as though Nevada has opportunistically tried to cash-grab with a disproportionate fine, and they'll lose out in the mid to long term. Dana White announces that we may have seen the last of Conor McGregor in Las Vegas Conor McGregor went 4-1 in the fight capital of the world. His 2014 knockout victory over Dustin Poirier paved the way for a fruitful relationship with Las Vegas but it appears as though that relationship is over. On Monday, McGregor was hit with a ludicrous $150,000 fine and 50 hours of community service for his part in the bottle-throwing exchange that closed out the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference in August. The Nevada State Athletic Commission came in for massive criticism for what many perceived as an act of needless muscle-flexing and money-grabbing. And while 'The Notorious' took the opportunity to put his own spin on the punishment, it seems as though Monday's hearing has strained his association with the NAC beyond repair UFC president Dana White, in an interview with The Herd with Colin Cowherd, revealed that McGregor has told his bosses that he doesn't want to compete in Nevada any longer after the way he was treated by the commission. "Conor McGregor hit me up yesterday and said 'I don't ever want to fight in Nevada again!'" White said. "Now how does that make sense for the state of Nevada, that you're going to fine this kid and Nate that much money? It just makes people not want to come fight in our state. And that's not a good thing. "Guess what? Conor McGregor doesn't need Nevada... He could fight in Iowa. We could put his fight on an island off the coast off anywhere. It just makes no sense." McGregor has earned the state plenty of money in his short time in fighting there, having headlined four of the top five MMA gates in Nevada's history. But the Irishman's desire to move away from Las Vegas is nothing new. Prior to being pulled from UFC 200, McGregor told SevereMMA that he wanted to start fighting more often on the East Coast of the USA. "**** Vegas. **** Vegas serious. I want East Coast next. If they don't give me Ireland, give me East Coast next. I'll go back to Boston, I know they're lobbying for New York, we had a great time when we went to Boston and the East coast, it's not as far, it's a five hour flight." MMA in New York has been legalised since that McGregor interview and he will be one half of the promotion's first ever event in Madison Square Garden when he meets Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title next month. Hopefully the $150,000 payday was worth it because the NAC could well have cost themselves a lot more money down the line with this decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2016 Looks like Rhonda is back. All I want to see is her in the ring with Cyborg; Lets see how long she hides away after that one! clicky Quote Former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is returning to the octagon when she tries to reclaim her title at the year-end UFC 207 card. Rousey's long-awaited return will take place at UFC 207 on Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when she challenges Amanda Nunes. UFC president Dana White made the announcement Wednesday on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" show on FS1, ending speculation about Rousey's future. "Ronda Rousey has been the biggest, baddest female fighter on the planet since we got into women's fighting," White said. "Ronda had a bad loss, obviously, lost her title -- she's still Ronda Rousey at the end of the day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I'm surprised she's coming back, hopefully she's spent this last year working her stand up. It's going to be everyone's gameplan against her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) I saw a clip of her doing some striking routines a few months back and even as a complete novice of any martial art, her punching was dreadful there. She's never, ever going to be a good striker. She's an awesome judoka. But the womens UFC is starting to get better all round fighters and Ronda can't keep up with that. Throw her in with Cyborg and she'd leave very quickly and permanently less pretty. Edited October 13, 2016 by Chindie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Some people don't like getting hit in the face, in that psychologically it makes them crack. Brock had this problem too. Would love to see Nunes lay her out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2016 Nunes wont faze her IMO. She is still a good fighter, and there is a big difference between knowing to keep her on her feet and actually keeping her on her feet. That being said she will be fast tracked to face Cyborg, her only hope is that they enter a higher weight division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 15, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 15, 2016 Omoplata and rear naked choke. Thats pretty dope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Faaaaccckkkkkk that was nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2016 Missed weight galore for Alves (fight still on) and Gastelum (Fight canceled) So no Cowboy this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2016 How many times has Gastelum missed weight now? It's unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted November 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Chindie said: How many times has Gastelum missed weight now? It's unacceptable. 3rd time. White said (again) that he's done at 170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Mcgregor is so entertaining at his press's conferences. Alvarez looks petrified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Mcgregor is so entertaining at his press's conferences. Alvarez looks petrified Dana looks genuinely terrified at the face to face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 You would think mcgregor is Dana's boss. It's laughable really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: You would think mcgregor is Dana's boss. It's laughable really. In some respects the fighters are. Without big draws like McGregor, Dana and the UFC wouldn't make the money that they do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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