Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 54. (Read 99764 times)

The latest on UFC 304 Aspinall vs Curtis 2. Contains Dana's take.

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

Finally! I love the card already.

Why not jus accept that Duelbits got a nice piece of pie with that McGregor return to UFC, and move on to upcoming event? I dont want to speculate much his return, future in sports and etc. I find it better to discuss him in a separate topic, something like business and McGregor, as I dont see him as a promising athlete anymore. We should not expect much from him after a 3 year pause. He is not a Jon Jones

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

That confuses me for a long period also. For me it is obvious that Conor has no motivation or interest to fighting anymore. It is kind ambitious that are pushing him all the time. He is in a trap of his image. He can't fall flat on his face. He must keep his badass, biggest mouth, money hype image. But in his last fight we see a boring guy who is not hungry anymore. How much tickets cost for McGregor vs Chandler? I have heard that around 2k and they were sold out instantly. I would never ever pay so much to look on a fighter who isnt in his prime, isnt motivated. Instead I would better buy a licensed dvd (if there are such) with his past fight during prime.

He has too many fans. I don't know why but besides kids, adults are his fans too. I know a person who is a well-grown adult and is still his fan till this day and thinks he is the coolest person in this universe. There are many like him. By the way, I'll never forget Dana White's face when he says word Connor. He can't hide his smile.

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

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Once again I am amazed to see Barboza fighting. I think I have been observing him fighting forever. He was fighting when Cerrone was in prime, Ferguson, Khabib. To bad he did not get top opponents today. I think will fit well in current top11-top15. In fact, by looking on him, he does not look old somehow, nor tired from sport.

I wouldn't go as far as to say he doesn't want to fight. He's an odd guy and it's hard to figure what's his ultimate goal, if there's any. He had a very intensive career when he was in his early twenties, fighting very often, which resulted in him reaching for the belt at only 23. From that perspective, it's hard to blame him if he wants to slow down and cherry-pick the few fights he has left in him. But then again, he wasted a lot of time being suspended and was inactive for like 3 years when he was bulking up for the heavyweight.
I think he became conscious of his age and the fact that he didn't have much time left in the sport, so he eventually got himself together and decided to come back. He fought Gane in March 2023 and was scheduled to fight Stipe in Nov 2023, two fights in a year is what you'd normally expect from an active fighter. Unfortunately, he got injured and that's beyond his control.
He's probably not as confident as he once was, likely due to most of his latest light-heavyweight bouts being won by decision rather than finishes, with some fights being very close ones. So I don't expect him to agree to fight anyone on short notice, he'd probably require a minimum of 6-7 months to prepare.
As for him being scared of fighting Tom - right now it might look like it, but I've seen some analysis explaining that it makes sense for him to wait till Tom has 1-2 more high profile fights to get him much more hyped-up, so if the fight actually happens, it'll be huge. To be fair, there aren't any better options for Jones, other than maybe Alex Pereira.

So, to summarise, the best option for Jones, money and legacy-wise is to: fight Stipe first (he will be rusty after the injury and Stipe should be easy + still have a name), next: Alex Pereira (if he doesn't lose until then), in a meantime, Tom could beat Gane + maybe one other guy and get more recognition so they could do a mega-fight: Jones Vs. Aspinall. Then he could retire.