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Posted
22 hours ago, KingTubb said:

Feels weird that the Gaethje/Khabib fight is Saturday... 

I feel like this fight should be everywhere, especially since it'll be one of Khabib's last fights.

 

 

 

Wait that's this weekend!? Shit how did I miss that? 

Posted
1 minute ago, Abbachio said:

Wait that's this weekend!? Shit how did I miss that? 

Cause the UFC doesn't think Gaethje is a star, is betting on him losing so that Conor/Khabib 2 can go down in March. 

 

But they might be nervous that Khabib will actually lose, so they don't want him getting beat with a huge audience so the fight in March still sells gangbusters. 

 

Don't mind me, I'm just trying on my tinfoil hats over here. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I had a feeling Khabib would retire. It's a shame to see him go, but I completely understand his position. @MaxxDo you think they make Adesanya/Whitaker 2 now?

Personally no. Dude smoked Whittaker. He has no reason to fight him again. Whittaker wasn't bad pre Israel or bad after. Israel just forces fighters to do stupid things. 

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I don't disagree with you. That said, since the Fertita's sold it, the UFC has been  more about less about merit. I mean look at the bullshit they pulled with Leon Edwards. They pulled him from the rankings for "lack of activity." Dude hate a fight cancelled due to COVID and more importantly Ortega didn't fight for two years and was still on the rankings. Edwards is in the same position Usman was before he snagged the belt. He's really good, not well known, so no one ranked above him wants to fight him. 

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6 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I don't disagree with you. That said, since the Fertita's sold it, the UFC has been  more about less about merit. I mean look at the bullshit they pulled with Leon Edwards. They pulled him from the rankings for "lack of activity." Dude hate a fight cancelled due to COVID and more importantly Ortega didn't fight for two years and was still on the rankings. Edwards is in the same position Usman was before he snagged the belt. He's really good, not well known, so no one ranked above him wants to fight him. 

It's all about points of control. 

 

-contracted workers

-no outside sponsorship 

-they say who is. Or isn't in the rankings 

-using Rankings to value a fighter even though it means shit for outside org Champs or former Champs coming in. 

 

It's all a game of how Dana can control the game as much as possible. 

Posted
5 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I don't disagree with you. That said, since the Fertita's sold it, the UFC has been  more about less about merit. I mean look at the bullshit they pulled with Leon Edwards. They pulled him from the rankings for "lack of activity." Dude hate a fight cancelled due to COVID and more importantly Ortega didn't fight for two years and was still on the rankings. Edwards is in the same position Usman was before he snagged the belt. He's really good, not well known, so no one ranked above him wants to fight him. 

He's booked for main event with Khamzat on the last card of the year now.

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