2024 MMA General Discussion and Fight Announcements

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

MMA has a new retirement home, I really wonder who is paying for this

 

[Taytro]

MMA has a new retirement home, I really wonder who is paying for this

An almost 50 year old Wanderlei? Interesting. Pretty significant roster though, a lot of names that I used to look forward to seeing fight. I'll tune in for a few cards for sure.

 

[pistolpete11]

That is a pretty impressive list of names. I don't really care to see many of them fight any more and I don't think other people will either, so this will fail, but nonetheless, from a name recognition standpoint they did about as well as they could.

Part of me also wonders, though, how many of them actually will fight? Or did they just get paid to be put on the poster and don't have any intention of fighting?

 

[CDJ]

Oh I will absolutely gamble on those fights

 

[16Skippy]

That is a pretty impressive list of names. I don't really care to see many of them fight any more and I don't think other people will either, so this will fail, but nonetheless, from a name recognition standpoint they did about as well as they could.

Part of me also wonders, though, how many of them actually will fight? Or did they just get paid to be put on the poster and don't have any intention of fighting?

I see a lot of names that I thought were with PFL/Bellator. Were they finally able to get released? Hopefully they actually get paid this time lol

 

[End of Line]

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

Izzy vs Imavov, Shara vs MVP, Royval vs Kape all announced

 

[MMC]

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

I watched Gastelum-Adesanya just tonight of all things.

 

[MMC]

Vitor Petrino moving up to HW to fight Diniz

 

[CDJ]

Vitor Petrino moving up to HW to fight Diniz

better bring his wrestling shoes

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

Ok. I watched Mark Hunt vs. Bigfoot Silva 1. f*** me what a show.

 

[MMC]

 

[bov]

On paper, one of the best fight nights in recent memory.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

They'll be going under within a year if they keep messing everything up this badly. They have to be hemorrhaging money.

 

[MMC]

 

[Bunk Moreland]

RIP Bellator

 

[MMC]

RIP Bellator

These changes will vastly improve the product

 

[Taytro]

These changes will vastly improve the product

I really liked the novelty of the season format but can definitely see why they're changing.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Can't have a major promotion that only has its championship fights once a year.. also elbows.

 

[bov]

Bellator >>>>PFL but that situation was untenable so hopefully it brings about a positive change now that it's over. The point system, the laughably dumb live stats, quality of product... PFL needs to step it up in a big way if they want to compete with the big boys.

Hopefully we see some of the Bellator talent come over to the UFC, I do wonder about the testing pool with some of these guys but nonetheless, a lot of them deserve better and I hope they can become more active somewhere.

 

[MMC]

Bellator >>>>PFL but that situation was untenable so hopefully it brings about a positive change now that it's over. The point system, the laughably dumb live stats, quality of product... PFL needs to step it up in a big way if they want to compete with the big boys.

Hopefully we see some of the Bellator talent come over to the UFC, I do wonder about the testing pool with some of these guys but nonetheless, a lot of them deserve better and I hope they can become more active somewhere.

They still have all the fighters, I think they were fine letting Pitbull go because he’s old anyways but I don’t see them letting guys like Mix go

 

[MMC]

Can't have a major promotion that only has its championship fights once a year.. also elbows.

Yeah, like Taytro I also liked the PFL tournaments. But I think making them primarily for money + boosting your stock as a fighter by putting a nice win streak together is much better than making it centered around the belt