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Dana pretty scathing on Nunes in the post fight presser.... "it was 10% physical and 90% mental". Also said he would never main event Nunes again.
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He also said that about Jon Jones and, well, look what happened with that.
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I can't really take Dana's word. She'll main event again, if there isn't a big enough fight to dethrone it.
But, if all these reports of Nunes being completely fine are true, the belt needs to stripped off of her.
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As expected, the Australian sports media is all over the Whittaker vs Bisping match up but it's getting me very excited. Seems as though the ufc want a November fight but Whittaker doesn't want to fight in November, needs time to recover from two straight camps and the dodgy knee.
Whittaker has been very active, so he definitely deserves a break. The next Australian UFC cars is in Sydney in November, however that is just a fight night.
Here's what I'd do personally: The new Perth Arena. Australia Day weekend. UFC PPV. Whittaker v Bisping for the title. Build up that Australia v England rivalry. That'll be a sell out for sure.
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There's a lot of money to be made if they do it like that. No doubt that it will do massive PPV buys in Australia and England, and also sell out the arena, easy. Just look at Melbourne for UFC 193, for example. Dana is quite keen on the idea of the title being defended here, in a fight that would have been on the 193 card. He also is a big fan of the Australia v England rivalry, it seems, so he'd be mad not to see dollar signs there.
That narrative doesn't have to cater to the US market, as if they are a UFC fan, they'll buy that card regardless. They just need to build the card right. Chuck Mark Hunt on it for a farewell fight (I don't see him doing more than 2 more fights in the UFC), against Werdum, Dos Santos or someone who is a draw, have Megan Anderson on it. The card could be stacked if they play their cards right.
I just want to see Rockhold fight Bisping again in a rubber match. That's probably my second most must-see fight. But he'd have to hope Bisping drops the belt first, otherwise he would have to fight and beat Mousasi (which would be an amazing fight).
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Aw that sucks. He deserves a good deal, glad he got one, even if it's not at UFC.
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Bloody Elbow or MMAjunkie for me, mostly.
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I'm honestly undecided who is going to win this. I think McGregor is to confident in that the fight is likely going to go more than 4 rounds. He's going g to have a much harder time knocking Floyd out than he thinks. But Mayweather is getting older, and has glass hands. Mayweather also didn't seem as confident at the press conference as I would have expected. Far more subdued.
None the less, this is going to be a great fight. Quick or long, it will be epic.
McGregor slaughtered Mayweather today. And if the Toronto crowd was overwhelmingly in favour of McGregor, just wait until tomorrow's press conference in New York. McGregor is doing a fantastic job selling this fight. I'm actually starting to consider getting it, but $130 AUD is a bit steep though.
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Not he didn't. And that was hilarious. But McGregor certainly is doing a good job at his job.
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I was thinking about this fight - you know, Mystic Mac might actually have a shot. Why - unlike UFC, he doesn't have to worry about being knocked out. He only needs to worry about not gassing by throwing freshies. He can take punishment, whereas I am not sure FM can these days.
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Oh man was the New York presser funny.
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Really enjoyed the London one. I don't know why but Floyd's money money money really irks me. Maybe I'm jealous I don't know but when he was running in the fact his watch costs 1.3 million dollars I'm just sat there thinking about the old joke of the guy getting his arm ripped off and crying about the watch not his arm.
I'd love to see Conor win but I just don't see it happening though.
I'd love to see Conor win but I just don't see it happening though.
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So Stipe Miocic v Cain Velasquez is apparently set to headline UFC 216 in October. Hopefully Cain can make it to October without injuring himself, as I have no doubt that he'd win that fight as long as he's healthy.
Also in the works is Holloway v Edgar/Swanson for the November MSG card. The co-main for that card is currently expected to be Garbrandt v Dillashaw, another great fight that I'm looking forward to.
Speaking of that MSG card; Brock Lesnar has re-entered the USADA drug testing pool, with it rumoured he could be making a return to the Octagon as early as the November MSG card as he's not interested in the WWE anymore. I personally don't see it happening, as he retired from MMA just a couple of months ago, and it doesn't make sense for him to backflip on such a big decision like that.
Also in the works is Holloway v Edgar/Swanson for the November MSG card. The co-main for that card is currently expected to be Garbrandt v Dillashaw, another great fight that I'm looking forward to.
Speaking of that MSG card; Brock Lesnar has re-entered the USADA drug testing pool, with it rumoured he could be making a return to the Octagon as early as the November MSG card as he's not interested in the WWE anymore. I personally don't see it happening, as he retired from MMA just a couple of months ago, and it doesn't make sense for him to backflip on such a big decision like that.
