MMA Talk

Edgar is hurt, so he couldn't take the fight. Aldo got slaughtered, so I don't think that would've happened anyway. I know Cerrone got destroyed by RDA, but I think he should've gotten the fight over Diaz. Granted, I think they picked Diaz because the build will be much better & both Diaz and Conor can talk people into buying the fight. Don't see that with Cerrone.

It's a huge gamble, because if Diaz wins (I don't think he will), that takes a LOT of momentum away from Conor and like him or not, he's the UFC's biggest draw right now. They can't afford to lose that.

He's a very unique fighter, because we haven't seen someone in a long time win a title, then immediately fight for another title, then, had he beaten RDA, would've challenged Robbie Lawler for the WW title.

Love him or hate him, he's great for the sport.

This is what UFC does. Builds up stars and then when they lose its basically over. I feel like Rousey will fight Holm now with the winner getting Tate. McGregor is another story, that fight was so weird its like he wasn't trying in the second round.

Tate is tough as shit. She takes a beating and keeps going. It was a bad match up for Holms, but props for taking the fight and not waiting. The UFC still can go with the Holms/Rousey rematch or Tate/Rousey 3. Dana said in the post fight show that Rousey wasn't watching the fight, which I don't believe, but ok. Conor better stick to 145 or maybe 155. He was rocked by Nate, and Nate doesn't throw bombs like Lawler, Hendricks, Woodley, Lombard, and McDonald. Conor has no ground game, so he needs to stand and bang. Be a man and fight Edgar, then rematch Aldo. If he wins both, then move to 155, but that could still be rough for him.

Loved the different promos they ran for Jones/DC. I think Jones will kill him this time. DC is all talk, and was getting beat at his own game against Jones. I think Jones will finish him this time, and take back what he never lost.

That was scary embarrassing some of the people's arguments against legalizing it. One lady even resorted to looking at tweets on her phone, reading some from a "famed MMA coach in Glendale, who should be ashamed of himself." Yeah, she read from a parody account of Ronda Rousey's coach.

Another person compared MMA to gay porn.

Another, who was very 'Roseanne-esque' was super loud yelling how she didn't care if she loses the vote, MMA leads in domestic abuse & that's good enough reason why it shouldn't be legal.

Some who defended it were amazing. I tweeted a quote said by Hon. Phillip Goldfeder saying "You're entitled to your own opinion, but not entitled to your own facts." Less than a minute later, he had favorited it, haha. So all these people were on their phones as this was happening.

GREAT DAY FOR THE SPORT OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!!

Conor McGregor tweeted out he is retiring. All the MMA reporters are saying so far this is legit. Some originally thought it might be his way of getting more $$$$$

I'm not buying it.

UFC star Conor McGregor, who made waves this week in the UFC world when he announced his retirement on Twitter, has issued the following statement on his status:

I am just trying to do my job and fight here.
I am paid to fight. I am not yet paid to promote.
I have become lost in the game of promotion and forgot about the art of fighting.
There comes a time when you need to stop handing out flyers and get back to the damn shop.
50 world tours, 200 press conferences, 1 million interviews, 2 million photo shoots, and at the end of it all I’m left looking down the barrel of a lens, staring defeat in the face, thinking of nothing but my incorrect fight preparation. And the many distractions that led to this.
Nothing else was going through my mind.
It is time to go back and live the life that got me this life.
Sitting in a car on the way to some dump in Conneticut or somewhere, to speak to Tim and Suzie on the nobody gives a f–k morning show did not get me this life.
Talking to some lady that deep down doesn’t give a f–k about what I’m doing, but just wants some sound bites so she can maybe get her little tight ass a nice raise, and I’m cool with that too, I’ve been giving you all raises. But I need to focus on me now.
I’m coming for my revenge here.
I flew an entire team to Portugal and to Iceland to make my adjustments in preparation and fix my errors I made with the weight and the cardio prep.
With the right adjustments and the right focus, I will finish what I started in that last fight.
I will not do this if I am back on the road handing out flyers again.
I will always play the game and play it better than anybody, but just for this one, where I am coming off a loss, I asked for some leeway where I can just train and focus. I did not shut down all media requests. I simply wanted a slight adjustment.
But it was denied.
There had been 10 million dollars allocated for the promotion of this event is what they told me.
So as a gesture of good will, I went and not only saved that 10 million dollars in promotion money, I then went and tripled it for them.
And all with one tweet.
Keep that 10 mill to promote the other bums that need it. My shows are good.
I must isolate myself now.
I am facing a taller, longer and heavier man. I need to prepare correctly this time.
I can not dance for you this time.
It is time for the other monkeys to dance. I’ve danced us all the way here.
Nate’s little mush head looks good up on that stage these days. Stuff him in front of the camera for it.
He came in with no s–t to do that last one. I’d already done press conferences, interviews and shot the ads before RDA pulled out.
Maybe I’ll hit Cabo this time and skull some shots pre-fight with no obligation.
I’m doing what I need for me now.
It is time to be selfish with my training again. It is the only way.
I feel the $400million I have generated for the company in my last three events, all inside 8 months, is enough to get me this slight leeway.
I am still ready to go for UFC 200.
I will offer, like I already did, to fly to New York for the big press conference that was scheduled, and then I will go back into training. With no distractions.
If this is not enough or they feel I have not deserved to sit this promotion run out this one time, well then I don’t know what to say.
For the record also –
For USADA and for the UFC and my contract stipulations –
I AM NOT RETIRED

This whole thing was a promotion in itself. Publicity for the card. I totally get that he doesn't want to be at a million different places leading up to this fight, but that's what they also pay him for. Still happy he had Dana sweating for a day or two. Then again Dana was probably in on it the whole time.

I truly hope Diaz wins again. Then what, Dana's golden boy is damaged even more & has to go back & be the champion in a division he should've stayed in originally. I really enjoy Conor as a fighter, but he became a spectacle too quickly.

Holy smokes, Stipe just KO'd the fuck out of Werdum. You could hear a pin drop in Brazil. Really happy for Stipe, been a long time coming for him. Werdum just didn't look good at all & Stipe rushed him.

Jacare picked apart Belfort & I assume he's next in line for the winner of Rockhold/Weidman.

Cyborg won, but Leslie Smith didn't quit. It was stopped early. I fucking can't stand Cyborg to begin with. She's a great fighter, but she's been so roided up over her career & to think she's only been busted once is a little suspect. She said she wants to continue defending her Invicta title & also fight Catchweight in UFC.

WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU FEED YOUR 135 WOMEN TO CYBORG WHEN SHE CAN'T EVEN MAKE THE WEIGHT? So dumb.

Never was a Rockhold fan in Strikeforce, always thought he was average, still do. Not a Bisping fan either, but good for him. I'll always remember him for getting the sht knocked out of him by Henderson. Earned the title shot off a win against Silva, in which Silva had him beat.