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But it's not confirmed that Shavkat will be fighting Leon next, is it? If not, Islam could fight say Gaethje next and then Leon straight after. I'm sure Leon wouldn't mind waiting a bit as, unlike a fight with Rakhmonov, that would be a big money fight.
And the UFC could match up Rakhmonov with Belal, and whoever wins will get the next title shot.
Seeing Islam Vs Shavkat would be amazing, but I'm not sure if Islam would still want to move if Shavkat was the champion. Clearly, he sees Leon as an easy opponent.


I'll say yes, but there are plenty of other fights I prefer to see instead. I consider Conor effectively retired, he has a completely different energy than he had in his prime. This will probably be a deciding fight for him, if he gets defeated easily by Chandler, I don't think he'll step into the octagon ever again. Chandler will be a big favourite, but I've heard some commentators saying that out of all the top fighters in the lightweight, Chandler's style suits Conor the most.

McGregor at the fight roster for UFC 300 is fine...  I mean he's still a draw so why not.  But McGregor headlining UFC 300 would be a fcked up decision by the UFC.  But dunno, it's just McGregor hasn't agreed in signing up for a match unless he's the main event.  We'll see if that changes for UFC 300, if he really is in the roster.  But if he agrees to fight but not be the main event then I guess that's the time when we're seeing McGregor's luster starting to dim imho.

We've already seen a few athletes redeem themselves after a downfall but I don't think McGregor will be one of them.  In a young man's sport like MMA, it's too late for him.

Is anyone really interested in seeing McGregor vs Chandler fight? First of all this is not the best match-up for return after 2 year pause and injury. Also Chandler would drag Conor to deep waters easily imho. Third reason, is Conor really able to compete on top level as others right now? I think he is not a match for anyone on top15 right now. Maybe RDA, that is too old for lightweight, can give him a close fight, other will outstrike or submit hit.

No problem Dude, I am happy to help, and I agree this is a great move I think many will be delighted with what Islam Makhachev wants to do, he is truly a great Lightweight, and if he has dominated that division then he is really ready in climbing up the division, and the Welterweight against Leon Edwards is a sure good fight but what if Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Leon Edwards then we will see an Islam Makhachev, VS Shavkat Rakhmonov, and that in my opinion will be more awesome than with Leon Edwards,


I agree I think we would need that kind of thing, but perhaps the UFC has already provided that kind of specialist for the fighters well we haven't seen it because they are off-screen, but I think that is a good suggestion we will never know if they got mental problem after they have a fight on the UFC so there is something that will check their sanity annually,


Actually, it is not yet officially announced but the is speculation that Conor McGregor will be fighting Michael Chandler in the UFC 300, and that Conor McGregor has deleted something that hints a UFC 300 that is on their way and he is on that fight card,

https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/12/21/6584b81c268e3e5f7b8b45b5.html

That is what makes difference between UFC fan and just a guy who watch sports. Some people just see number on the paper, some just watch last fights and make their final conclusion. That what makes me angry when watching event life. I've heard multiple times, when an old looking guy enters the ring or octagon, younger generation quickly start to say "oooh, look at this grandpa, he sucks, he's gonna get this ass kicked now". And this guys turns to be someone who previously had smth like 20-1 record.


Cant wait when Tony gonna enter hall of fame and put on that fancy jacket

People don't care that Tony lost against legends, people care that tony lost 7 games in a row and this happened when people started saying that he should retire.
You misunderstood me, I didn't say a word shame in a bad way. I love Tony, he is one of my favorite fighter. I said shame in a way that as I said above, it hurts me a little to see him losing many fights in a row.
The involvement of David Goggins, the mentality that he had in this fight, the hype, all were great but loss in the end? When we will see Tony's comeback? After 8 loses, 9 loses? That's why people say it's a shame for him to continue fighting but they say it in a good way, that they, like me, want to see the legend with legendary records.
If he wants to continue fighting and it's the only way to feed his family, I am not here to judge. Tony is one of my favorite fighter and I would always watch his fights.

Well, Dana White as always would love to see McGregor fight in the UFC once again. He's the biggest cash cow ever in MMA history so he will be welcome anytime. The only question is if McGregor still wants it. He's all just talk but he might not want to go into 2 to 3 months of high-level training. And he's too rich right now, there's no more hunger in him except maybe for a Khabib rematch.

There's nothing final for UFC 300 yet. There's still plenty of time so it's also possible McGregor will be part of it. So far, the names mentioned by Dana are Sterling moving up to featherweight against Calvin Kattar, Jiri Prochazka against Aleksandar Rakic and Bo Nickal against Cody Brundage. Shame on Dana for depriving Aljamain of a rematch against O"Malley.

I keep seeing all these social media posts saying that McGregor is going to fight in UFC 300. Is this official yet? I thought the news wasn’t released yet but I’m seeing a lot of Conor McGregor at UFC 300 posts… I hope we do get to see him fight sooner than later. He isn’t exactly getting any younger and seems to be switching his focus to politics.

That is if Tony Ferguson Agrees to retire which is impossible for sure as Tony Ferguson is searching for blood when fighting I really see him as a violent individual and for sure craves a fight for sure he is addicted to fighting and if the UFC considered him to retire I think Ferguson will just sought other fight organization like PFL to give him a chance, but let's just hope and see,


Dana White is devising something or advertising something this this platform for sure all of the said business partners are involved in this raffle kind of event and it is surely just limited I may be too late for this, and what I want was only the UFC, maybe a little WWE, but power slap no sir,

And speaking of Islam Makhachev he might really be aiming for the Welterweight division which is something great for him as he is now the pound-for-pound great but that is for the time being as Jon Jones is not around for sure they will eventually change that after Jones return,


Well upon his training with Goggins, I really think it helped him just a little for sure that is what the purpose of his training for and he said in the interview that he was happy with David Goggin's advice and this is truly a remarkable experience for him I think there is a lot of possibilities that he really is recovering if not physically for sure mentally, but I wish he would see his state of calmness and retire now,

Thanks a lot. Moving up would be a good move. I'm sure he would get the title shot against Leon straight away, that's unless the UFC did not approve the move and wanted him to stick to the lightweight only.
Looking at things from his perspective, he dedicated all his life, including childhood, to fighting and probably wants to achieve greater things than just having one fight a year. He's in his prime and this is the time to make a push to build a legacy.
I think he should be fighting Gaethje next, then move up to fight Leon then pick the best fights in either weight class.
I have my doubts if he would make the cut for the featherweight, that could be a bit too much for him, but it would be great to see him against Topuria, who, I think, has a big chance of de-troning Volk.


That's pretty bad if true. It raises a question if the UFC should be introducing some psychiatric screening for the fighters. Hope he gets his head sorted.

Aldo and Tony have two different kind of mental problems. If Conor made Aldo mad and planted a seed of hesitation in his head. Then Tony's madness is fighting demons in his head. The guy is simply crazy. If he wasnt so popular, he would be in lunatic asylum long time ago. https://www.attacktheback.com/a-detailed-timeline-on-tony-fergusons-mental-health/ this is an old article, but read what crazy stuff he did, and that was only 4 years ago. He has visited treatment facilities, but they did not cure him completely.

Tony really blew my mind. If he still has a bad mentality then Tony could choose not to fight for some time. Tony is already considered a UFC Legend by MMA fans. He's not like some of the younger fighters who are still pursuing a career in the UFC so you can say this happened (losing) because the fighter didn't have a good mentality going into that fight. There are several fighters I have seen who have lost mentally, like Jose Aldo when he fought McGregor before. The trash talk that McGregor threw really made Jose Aldo mentally down, resulting in the fastest victory in the fight for the belt in UFC history.

Well, I really don't watch the power slap but every now and then, and if there are no available UFC events I can not help but look at the power slap but just  a hint of what just happened but just like you I really don't watch the power slap of Dana White and I really don't enjoy watching it,


Yes, it was posted by TopTort777 in this thread if you missed the video link here it is https://www.thescore.com/mma/news/2797595 Islam Makhachev has hinted at something that I think he wants maybe Leon Edwards, I think Islam Makhachev needs to really fight in a different division if in his division he is dominating it, then he really needs to move into another division, I think he can dominate the Featherweight as well, so if he can clear the Welterweight then he can surely get 3 belts next year, that is if he can defeat Shavkat Rakhmonov,


If in some cases Reece Street and Tony Ferguson could fight I would surely consider Tony Ferguson to win this one, as Reece Street is fighting to lose, while Tony Ferguson has the fashion and is technical with his movement I was curious about Street's fighting style so I have watched a couple of his fights and it is not really looking smooth and throwing without remorse for himself while Ferguson is likely have the boxing skill and his kicks is still there with his Paddy Pimblett fight getting this fight in a decision so for sure Tony Ferguson still has it in him fighting the younger Pimblett,

The prizes are OKish, but some of them, like an entry to a Power Slap, is something I'm completely not interested in and wouldn't go there even for free. Also, I think there will only be 12 winners and the giveaway is international, so chances of winning are so small, that giving up your email for potential spam is not worth it.


Did Islam, or anyone from his team actually hint that he would be interested in moving up? It would make sense if he defeats everyone in the lightweight, he's allegedly one of the strongest (physically) fighters in his class and I don't think he would have any significant height/reach disadvantage, so why not? I like the idea.

I guess Tony should fight him next to see whose losing streak is the strongest 

There is Rizin 45 on December 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM But I think you gonna watch fireworks than those little kids fight

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Actually, I think that the bad beating that he got against Justin Gaethje, actually made him fear for his body. Now he is not as fearless as he was before. It suddenly looks like he's starting to worry about himself. Which is definitely not bad. But when you are going up against the best, you need that fearlessness in yourself. What I am trying to say is that the meeting had a lot of effect on his mental. So he probably might not have actually recovered from that totally. And at the same time, he is also getting pretty old. Age is inevitable.

I will also pass, it seems the giveaway is not that juicy and I am not really interested in it, what I want is to have an event this week, but because of the holiday season it is clear that we are having a hiatus at the moment, but it was clear this is to get subscription,

Looking at Islam Makhachev right now he looks huge clearly he is readying himself to get into the higher division, and that will be the Welterweight division but for sure as Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov are at the bottom and getting ready for their title shot I think Islam Makhachev is great in this division and maybe after that going down to reclaim the Featherweight to Alexander Volkanovski, for that triple belt,


WOW! good find for sure, this is the 1st time I have seen that guy and I think his nickname was great not because he looks like Freddy Krueger but because his record was really a Literal Nightmare, looking at his records and seeing that his fight organization is not also well-known or doesn't have any details at all, and all of his  amateur wins those fighters that he won doesn't also have a great record aswell,

And the thing is the UFC cannot not give him a new contract because he's still such a draw.  If the UFC refuses him a new contract he could just go to another organization like the PFL and be a draw there anyway.

So yeah...  Even though Ferguson is on a 7 fight skid, he still has leverage on the UFC and he knows it. 

Anyway, this three week lull sucks and there isn't any PFL events going on too or Bellator.  :/

Here's a teaser for what's up for 2024 in the UFC.

UFC Announces 2024 Event Schedule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILbWbtTDfqU

It's a partial schedule but it looks like it's gonna be another good year of fights in the UFC.  Can't wait.

I understand that clearly, as well as most of other posters here. During previous years, every time Tony fights, we are worried about him more than any fighter of the card, main and co-main event. You cant imagine how many times we wished him to retire after the fight, but he keep on upsetting us. But if you look at any legendary fighter, that continued to fighter after peak age, then his record is more or less same as Tony - perfect or dominant record starts to look like 1:1 ration.

I just dont understand why you have used the word shame. We dont know what is in his head. What if he keep on fighting, if that is the only think to do to feed his family? I see nothing shameful of working. What if he just wants to fight in UFC. There are guys who does not care about their record (like the guy that I've posted above).

It's clear what you mean but I talk from a different perspective. I think about Tony Ferguson as a legendary fighter. When I was watching him, he was winning fights in a row and that was beautiful. He become a legend because he was fighting and beating his every opponent. Then, we saw that he got weak, lost speed/technique and aged as well. Then he started losing, lose after lose. When I look at his statistics now, it's 26-10 (W-L). This is not the statistics that you expect from a legend. That's why I say that it's shame for him to continue fighting. If he continues fighting, soon his statistics will be 26-11 (W-L), 26-15 (W-L), 26-20 (W-L), that's what I don't want to see, do you understand? Thanks.