Avs_19
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Excellent. Get him a proper fight though.
I can't recall something like this before. I wonder if something is up with on of Gaethje and Khabib to make them do this.
Unless the idea is to have Chandler there to talk trash to whoever wins to try to set up the follow on. Idk, something seems off.
Glad he signed with the UFC. I was pretty confident it was going to happen just by the way Dana talked about it.
I don't like him being the backup for Khabib-Gathje, though. I'd much prefer Tony if Gaethje drops out or Poirier if Khabib does.
The tide seems to be shifting more towards the fighters. More and more of them are telling the UFC to go pound sand, they sit out a little bit, and then they get what they want. Nate did it. Masvidal did it. Jones seems to be in line for what he wants. I have a feeling Tony-Poirier is going to eventually happen. I'm sure Conor and Cejudo will be back eventually. I don't know if it is the pandemic or the lawsuit or what, but the UFC seems more likely to cave on stuff now than ever.Sounds like from what Ariel said in his last podcast Tony stuck to his guns in telling Dana he only wants the Poirier fight. I think Dana's plan once things fell apart with Dustin was to make Ferguson vs. Chandler on the same card as Khabib vs. Gaethje but Tony wasn't interested.
I don't think higher in the rankings, but I agree I'm not super excited about a Maia matchup. I want Luque. He'd probably be favored still, but it would be a tougher test than Maia IMO. Maia is a really easy style matchup for him IMO.Am I the only one who has zero interest in a Chimaev/Maia fight. I understand not super fast tracking the kid, but after what we just saw I'd prefer to see him fight someone a little higher in the rankings. Maia is extremely vanilla, and a guy I think we'd all expect Chimaev to run right through. I'd prefer to see his next fight against someone he isn't -500 against.
I don’t wanna see Robbie fight anymore
Am I the only one who has zero interest in a Chimaev/Maia fight. I understand not super fast tracking the kid, but after what we just saw I'd prefer to see him fight someone a little higher in the rankings. Maia is extremely vanilla, and a guy I think we'd all expect Chimaev to run right through. I'd prefer to see his next fight against someone he isn't -500 against.
I just checked out of curiosity and I stand corrected. Maia is currently ranked 6. That's actually a pretty reasonable matchup rankings wise. I guess the fight just doesn't excite me.
I don't think higher in the rankings, but I agree I'm not super excited about a Maia matchup. I want Luque. He'd probably be favored still, but it would be a tougher test than Maia IMO. Maia is a really easy style matchup for him IMO.
Dana said at the UFC 253 presser that Chimaev will main event a card against a ranked opponent. Wouldn't say who it was, though.
Conor McGregor: I'm boxing Manny Pacquiao
Manager is saying the talks are real too
He’s probably gonna get his head taken off
Are people still interested in this fight? Maybe I'm in the minority but I couldn't care less about this matchup.
Fantastic news if true. An actual relevant fight with two guys who actually dislike each other. I have zero interest in seeing him throttle Diaz again.Colby saying they are targeting a Masvidal fight in December