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[Big Boss]

 

[TheNatureBoy]

That's cool that he might be taking time off for his family after being so active, but if it does happen it can dead all that nonsense about him holding and defending two belts if he were to beat Eddie . Can't keep divisions on hold like that.

 

[TheNatureBoy]

WSOF 33 goes down tonight. I haven't watched any of their events in awhile, but Justin Gaethje is fighting in the main event and he's always entertaining to watch. Will at least check out his fight.

 

[LinusCaldwell]

If Conor goes ghost after this fight UFC gonna really pray Ronda comes back

Aldo will be the real champ after Nov and the lightweight belt goes up for grabs again. Conor gonna demand at least double/triple his fight fee on his return

 

[Willy Waffle]

i knew about this from the interview with connors girl. it makes sense as to why he's been this active as well.

don't matter he ain't beatin alvarez so, all that 2 titles in 2 division shyt

 

[So UnThotful]

WSOF 33 goes down tonight. I haven't watched any of their events in awhile, but Justin Gaethje is fighting in the main event and he's always entertaining to watch. Will at least check out his fight.

Not anymore,his opponent got rushed to hospital for high blood pressure and headaches and the fight is off

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Not anymore,his opponent got rushed to hospital for high blood pressure and headaches and the fight is off

, guess I won't be watching the card now.

 

[jackswstd]

I bet they let him keep both belts while on hiatus and just create interim titles.

 

[The Infamous]

 

[Big Boss]

I bet they let him keep both belts while on hiatus and just create interim titles.

 

[jackswstd]

GSP might actually have a shot now.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Will Brooks: ‘Scumbag’ Oliveira was just ‘looking for an advantage’ with missed weight
When Will Brooks left UFC Portland, he didn’t just take a bad loss with him. For only the second time in his career, Brooks was on the wrong end of a fight, and this time it came with a broken rib and a nasty grudge. Brooks’ opponent, Alex Oliveira missed weight by almost six pounds. The Brazilian fighter, who has bounced between welterweight and lightweight in the UFC reportedly had problems with his weight cut following the long flight from Brazil to Oregon.

But, for a notably large lightweight to end up that far off the mark raised some questions: not just as to whether he should fight at lightweight, but as to whether he was really doing all he could to make weight? It seems Will Brooks feels his opponent wasn’t just not trying, but intentionally missed to get a competitive edge.

That’s what he told Brett Okamoto on ESPN’s 5ive Rounds podcast (transcript via MMA Fighting):


"I think those guys are scumbags.” Brooks said of Oliveira and his team. “I think they're unprofessional and I think they're cheaters. In my opinion, at the end of the day, I think they purposely missed weight. I think they did that on purpose. I think they were looking for an advantage.

"For you to miss weight by five, almost six pounds -- that's something different. In my opinion, you didn't even try. You're looking for an advantage. And then during the weigh-ins and you're doing all this stuff, you guys aren't acting professional like you really wanted to make the weight. They were in the back dancing and laughing and doing all this other stuff, acting like everything was cool, which I guess everything was cool. They accomplished their goal and got their advantage."

And while Brooks may have had misgivings about Oliveira’s weight cut and his team’s intentions, he explained that he was unaware of the UFC’s tendency to award fighters their win bonuses as well as their show money when opponents drop out of bouts at the last minute. It’s not official policy, and as such Brooks felt that he couldn’t pass on the opportunity to get both parts of his purse, just because his opponent had failed to meet their agreed fighting weight.


The eventual result of the bad weight cut, pre-fight exchanges, and post-fight taunting appears to be a lingering animosity. And it’s left the former Bellator champ still set on keeping the Brazilian fighter out ATT’s Coconut Creek gym, where Brooks trains full time.


"I hold grudges when it comes to things like that,” Brooks explained, referencing the pre and post fight incidents. “If they think they're going to come into ATT, you know, they'll have a fukking problem with me. Excuse my language but I'm not gonna sit around and let those guys be in my building. I've earned that time. These guys come and go. I'm a guy that has earned that opportunity to be here at all times.

"I'm not gonna sit here and be like, 'Oh, it's OK for you to disrespect me, come into a building where I've earned my space.' So, yeah, in the gym, if they're allowed to be here, am I going to associate with them? No. Am I going to look for another opportunity to compete against them? I'm definitely going to take that opportunity and I'm going to make him bleed. I'm going to hurt him."

A rematch would be a great fight for both guys, and I'd definitely like to see it

 

[trick]

A rematch would be a great fight for both guys, and I'd definitely like to see it

Same, it's cool to see rivalries and stories behind fights in MMA. On another note, did you know that Will Brooks's full name is Willie Love Brooks?

 

[FrankyFourFingers]

Breh had no love for him

 

[FaTaL]