this is a long term experiment for him, if he can win at 155 he can ditch 145 and the weight cutting problems he faces
now if he gets destroyed then you gotta wonder what dana was doing
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this is a long term experiment for him, if he can win at 155 he can ditch 145 and the weight cutting problems he faces
now if he gets destroyed then you gotta wonder what dana was doing
LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
@LinusCaldwell what you think?
To be honest I feel like RDA would smother him against the cage and keep him on the ground. They both are southpaw and the only advantage I see for Conor is really movement. I feel like Conor will constantly be circling the cage trying to attack and keep RDA at bay. Conor can not afford to get beaten and KO in the "similar" fashion Ronda did meaning he gets outclassed and knocked out because he would then be putting that 145 belt on hold for at least 6 months and Dana and co would not be happy.
For the Holms fight I feel like she can out muscle Tate. But it will be pretty scrappy and both will win more fans. This is a good fight for UFC women's bantamweight title because people like and respect both these fighters and the fans will cheer whoever wins.
you also gotta be happy for tate, she was in limbo land with no potential upcoming fights
as long as holm keeps it standing she'll easily win
So UnThotful
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LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
You right George Karl still there
firemanBk
The Manslayer
Dana has no say. Conor is in with Lorenzo and Frank. He's above Dana on the pecking order now. Everybody thinks Conor is Dana's pet but that's not the case. It used to be but once McGregor started talking about co-promotion and 9 figure contracts Dana was done with him.this is a long term experiment for him, if he can win at 155 he can ditch 145 and the weight cutting problems he faces
now if he gets destroyed then you gotta wonder what dana was doing
Stupid move by the UFC IMO. They're gonna piss off a lot of fighters with this move. I know Connor is confident he can walk through RDA but 
Frankie is getting screwed out of a title fight, if Connor ends up getting destroyed and put on the shelf, the FW division gets stopped dead in it's tracks.
Frankie is getting screwed out of a title fight, if Connor ends up getting destroyed and put on the shelf, the FW division gets stopped dead in it's tracks.
That division is dead regardless dude. Nobody gives a fukk about Chad anymore, Connors cleaned that division out, Aldo's cleaned that division out, we dont dont need to see Frankie clean it out.Stupid move by the UFC IMO. They're gonna piss off a lot of fighters with this move. I know Connor is confident he can walk through RDA but
Frankie is getting screwed out of a title fight, if Connor ends up getting destroyed and put on the shelf, the FW division gets stopped dead in it's tracks.
Connors already KO'd Aldo, Aldo's already beaten Frankie, all 3 have pretty much beaten everyone else.
You do the Connor vs Frankie fight and then what? Max Holloway?
When the only interesting fights left are a couple rematches, your division is dead
If what you say is true why not vacate the FW belt and have him move to 155 permanently? This whole idea that he'll be fighting four times a year, twice in each division is absolutely ludicrous. Unless he wins every fight going forward in under 30 seconds it ain't happening.That division is dead regardless dude. Nobody gives a fukk about Chad anymore, Connors cleaned that division out, Aldo's cleaned that division out, we dont dont need to see Frankie clean it out.
Connors already KO'd Aldo, Aldo's already beaten Frankie, all 3 have pretty much beaten everyone else.
You do the Connor vs Frankie fight and then what? Max Holloway?
When the only interesting fights left are a couple rematches, your division is dead
Stupid move by the UFC IMO. They're gonna piss off a lot of fighters with this move. I know Connor is confident he can walk through RDA but
Frankie is getting screwed out of a title fight, if Connor ends up getting destroyed and put on the shelf, the FW division gets stopped dead in it's tracks.
Yeah and? what will the fighters do about it?
Sure Frankie should get a shot, and he will just not now bigger fish to fry
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Yeah and? what will the fighters will do what about it?
Sure Frankie should get a shot, and he will just not now bigger fish to fry
I agree with this. The UFC doesn't have an actual system for how they determine contenders so while I feel for Frankie but getting title shots in UFC is never a sure thing.
They've been doing this since the days of telling Chuck who was clearly #1 to wait so they could milk Tito vs Ken Shamrock
Frankie might as well call for Aldo on a FOX card and try to get a win over him IMO it would boost his profile
Yeah, well....lets see him try and fail breh. This is the kinda shyt Anderson should have been trying to do but he was always a cherry picker.
pez
All Star
You just HAVE TO love CONOR, man. After the last fight everyone thought Conor would be like ::woah:: but he's not wasting time and putting himself on the line again. That's a real fighter. He's got guts.
pez
All Star
Yo, Conor wants to try to fight 4 times a year and defend 2 belts. fukk it, let him TRY! Why not? If he can't make it, they'll strip him. How can anyone hate on Conor's fukkery? It's awesome and exciting. Frankie'll fight for the FW title in June after Conor's March LW fight. If anyone else is FW champ, Frankie has to wait that long anyways.
Yup Anderson missed a great opportunity after he tore Forrest Griffin up. I know he said he didn't wanna end up fighting Machida but up until Jones emerged I don't know that there was anyone at 185 nor 205 who woulda beaten him then.