The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- O’Malley v Vera on NOW

I hope he's joking about his weight but since he failed his drug test, Overeem has gotten smaller and lost a lot of muscle tone. 
 
Holloway is fighting again. He's replacing Korean Zombie on Fight Night 53.


There's no one else for him to fight unless he wants to wait. Weidman is fighting Belfort. Kennedy, Jacare, Mousasi, Romero all have fights. And Bisping is more than likely gonna fight Rockhold. So Dollaway is the only top 10 fighter available.

I really hope that Overeem was joking when he tweeted out that he weights 210 lbs right now. 
Max earned my respect at UFC 172. Had it even going into R3 and he dug deep for a sub. Tapping Fili is no easy proposition. Apparently Holloway was battling the flu bug fight week too.

Need to see a rematch against Bermudez. Looking at Max's resume, losing to KoD and Diamond is no shame.

Usually don't like those "stay busy" matchups. I get the rationale, however. Dollaway is severely over-matched. Machida has everything to lose and little to gain.
 
I completely agree but I get why Machida wants to stay busy. He's already 36 and wants to be champion again so he needs to keep fighting and beating top 10 to get his name back in the title picture.

But with UFC constantly flip flopping on match ups Machida may end up getting Rockhold like he wanted. Right now the plan according to Dana, is for Machida to fight Rockhold next. No date for the event but more than likely its gonna be in Brazil.
 
I completely agree but I get why Machida wants to stay busy. He's already 36 and wants to be champion again so he needs to keep fighting and beating top 10 to get his name back in the title picture.

But with UFC constantly flip flopping on match ups Machida may end up getting Rockhold like he wanted. Right now the plan according to Dana, is for Machida to fight Rockhold next. No date for the event but more than likely its gonna be in Brazil.
Rockhold is making himself an alluring contender with willingness to fight anybody. Avenge the Vitor loss, he calls it a fluke of sorts. Attempt to shut up Bisping. Luke and Machida is essentially a title eliminator. Rockhold's sick sub at 172 on Timmy still stands out to me, reverse triangle kimura. Then eating chips at the post-fight presser with Bones.
 
Rockhold didn't really want the Machida fight. That's why he was campaigning for the Bisping fight. He was saying he either wanted Belfort or a title shot. When he realized he wasn't getting either he wanted Bisping even though UFC was trying to make his match up with Machida.
 
Rockhold didn't really want the Machida fight. That's why he was campaigning for the Bisping fight. He was saying he either wanted Belfort or a title shot. When he realized he wasn't getting either he wanted Bisping even though UFC was trying to make his match up with Machida.
In fairness, Rockhold was calling out Bisping in April. This isn't a new rivalry, at least for Luke.
 
Rockhold literally trying to harness the testicular fortitude of the mighty Tiger.

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^What would make anyone decide that they wanna grab an animal's nuts? That **** is just weird to me.
In fairness, Rockhold was calling out Bisping in April. This isn't a new rivalry, at least for Luke.
Yeah I know. He's been calling out Bisping for a while. Rockhold was willing to fight anyone after he lost to Belfort. Now he's on his 2 fight win streak and he's been saying he only wants Belfort or a title shot. They tried to give him Jacare and Kennedy and he said he already beat them in Strikeforce. In my eyes losing to Belfort then beating Bostch and Phillipou doesn't warrant a title shot. He fought one guy in the top 5 and lost. That's why I was more in favor of a matchup with Machida than one with Bisping.  
 
wow really ? lol

that suuuuuuuuuuuuux. joe soto is gonna get destroyed.
the dude is making like $8k/$8k to get destroyed in a title fight 
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 Nate Quarry like beating tomorrow. Feels Bad for dude. I beat Dana going to give him the pep talk of his life, so his manager doesn't negotiate a better back door paycheck. 
 
Wow. Dillashaw fighting Joe Soto now for the title. Honestly I have no clue who Soto is.
wow really ? lol

that suuuuuuuuuuuuux. joe soto is gonna get destroyed.
the dude is making like $8k/$8k to get destroyed in a title fight :lol:  Nate Quarry like beating tomorrow. Feels Bad for dude. I beat Dana going to give him the pep talk of his life, so his manager doesn't negotiate a better back door paycheck. 
I'm not saying Soto is going to win, but his BJJ is nice. The T.J. love is strong on NT, not that I'm opposed. TAM supporter all the way.
 
TJ says Barao was scared.. says his management wanted the rematch more than he did. He's never missed weight his entire life, but chooses to now. This is gonna get interesting..

Can't believe that they threw in dude from the undercard to the main event on this notice. Card got destroyed in 2 seconds. Dana needs to make this event free to watch. :smh:
 
TJ says Barao was scared.. says his management wanted the rematch more than he did. He's never missed weight his entire life, but chooses to now. This is gonna get interesting..

Can't believe that they threw in dude from the undercard to the main event on this notice. Card got destroyed in 2 seconds. Dana needs to make this event free to watch. :smh:
I knew this was coming, prefer Dillashaw not play that angle.

Not to mention the Jorgensen fight got pulled, because the UFC couldn't find an opponent when Cejudo missed weight.
 
Barao got his brain rattled 2 months ago and they booked him in a rematch already. That just shows how desperate they were for main event fights. But when UFC offers you a title shot, you can't turn it down cause they'll keep saying you had a chance and turned it down, then pass you over.

Remember Machida was in line to fight Jon Jones again after Hendo at 151. When Hendo pulled out and 151 got cancelled and they asked Machida to face Jones at 152 on short notice and he said no. After that Machida had 2 #1 contender matches and won but still got passed over for Sonnen and then Gus. Same thing is happening with Raphael Assuncao now. He didn't take the first Barao fight cause he wanted more time to recover from surgery, so they passed him over this time and gave Barao the rematch.
 
 
Barao got his brain rattled 2 months ago and they booked him in a rematch already. That just shows how desperate they were for main event fights. But when UFC offers you a title shot, you can't turn it down cause they'll keep saying you had a chance and turned it down, then pass you over.

Remember Machida was in line to fight Jon Jones again after Hendo at 151. When Hendo pulled out and 151 got cancelled and they asked Machida to face Jones at 152 on short notice and he said no. After that Machida had 2 #1 contender matches and won but still got passed over for Sonnen and then Gus. Same thing is happening with Raphael Assuncao now. He didn't take the first Barao fight cause he wanted more time to recover from surgery, so they passed him over this time and gave Barao the rematch.
Machida put on a stinker against Hendo. Didn't deserve a title shot
 
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no one knows who soto is... either he'll pull off the most massive upset in recent memory or he'll get destroyed like he's supposed to. card should be scrapped 
 
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