Anthony Pettis moving down to featherweight.
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I don't undertsand what happened to him at LW. USADA? The guy has lost three on the bounce after looking incredible.
He got figured out then lost his confidence along with his marbles. You can see that in the changes he's made with his camp and now his division. Well that or usada...
Shit just got way tougher in the last years. I wouldn't even have him top10 at lightweight.
Featherweight without Conor is there for the taking, so moving down is a wise decision and hopefully pays off.
Featherweight without Conor is there for the taking, so moving down is a wise decision and hopefully pays off.
Pettis would be good at FW. Probably number 1 contender behind Aldo/Edgar at the moment.
If I was told I had to fight Lawler I would genuinely cry for days. Feck that.
That short clip didn't do the moment justice.
His delivery was like every murderer you have ever seen on a prison show
His delivery was like every murderer you have ever seen on a prison show
I'm too scared to even play the video... Just look at those eyes... He clearly wants McGregor soul because he hasn't got one of his own
This Lawler clip has been doing the rounds and it's funny to read the reactions to it.
Has Conor said a word back? He's usually got a whole bunch of wise-cracking craic for moments like these... does he want to poke the hornets nest, or leave this one well alone?
I think Conor gonna keep his mouth shut for this one. No point answering because everything Ruthless said its true. Wouldn't have been pretty.
If he beats Nate in the rematch, i can see him being more of his old self and call out Lawler.
Personally I'm intrigued to see this version of Conor, with enough time to properly gain new weight and muscle (and get used to carry it around), and not just rush it eating like crazy.
If he beats Nate in the rematch, i can see him being more of his old self and call out Lawler.
Personally I'm intrigued to see this version of Conor, with enough time to properly gain new weight and muscle (and get used to carry it around), and not just rush it eating like crazy.
Chad Mendes alledgedly popped. USADA changing the game.
Guess it's a good sign that people are getting caught.
Interesting. You can see huge differences in some of the fighters.
It's crazy when you look back at the last 2 years of peoples records who were solid fighters. More losses than they've had in their entire career.
I wonder if Faber will have anything to say, since he was quick to imply that TJ was on the juice while he was at Team Alpha Male.
Cruz wil have a field day with it I bet. Faber really fecked up accusing TJ of PEDs with this coming out people will assume that whole gym is on them probably.
"You're in the octagon, by the way"
I'm in the Diaz Brothers camp on PEDs - as in, virtually everyone is on them.
Including them, and their buddy Giblert.
I doubt they are on anything more than bongs. They are cardio freak vegans. There's no sign of muscle mass on them and their bodies don't have that hardened look.
Maybe, but their physique isn't really a guarantee that they aren't on something, especially when 2 of their guys in such a small team have already been busted.
Well anything is possible, but I know Nick roles with the Vegan posse who are active about calling others out about being on steroids, which would be flat out idiotic if he himself was on them. When I think of UFC Ped use, I think of the Brazilians, Sonnen etc. Fighters whose physiques have that hardened look because they are on anabolics.
The fact people are still being busted, despite the new more stringent testing, should tell you how necessary steroids are.
You don't just walk into the UFC. You have a career before that. A career where testing is minimal to nothing and therefore only an idiot wouldn't use PED's. You can't go from fighting at the dog park on PED's to fighting at the heighest level without them. If your family are dependant on you earning a £8,000 pay cheque for beating up a gypsie on the UK circuit, wouldn't you take steroids, knowing the gypsie is going to be on them? As your career develops you can't suddenly stop taking PEDs. So virtually everyone in the UFC would be on them.
You don't just walk into the UFC. You have a career before that. A career where testing is minimal to nothing and therefore only an idiot wouldn't use PED's. You can't go from fighting at the dog park on PED's to fighting at the heighest level without them. If your family are dependant on you earning a £8,000 pay cheque for beating up a gypsie on the UK circuit, wouldn't you take steroids, knowing the gypsie is going to be on them? As your career develops you can't suddenly stop taking PEDs. So virtually everyone in the UFC would be on them.
In bodybuilding circles they say if its too good to be true, it usually is. Nearly every fighter in the UFC looks like a fecking spartan. Yet even the crap physiques gets popped.
Maybe the UFC need to set up sort of program to help get fighters off it when they first sign them up, because long term, it will reflect badly on the sport.
This is a great point. You'd expect most new fighters will be getting popped in future.
Maybe the UFC need to set up sort of program to help get fighters off it when they first sign them up, because long term, it will reflect badly on the sport.
That was out of line. Talking shite to someone who is still reeling from being knocked out. He had the perfect opportunity to keep it classy and he blew it."You're in the octagon, by the way"
Can't blame him though. He got the first 'out cold' knockout of his career so he wouldn't know how to behave. And I'm saying that as someone who is always supporting him.
Since Jon Fitch tested positive, I don't believe any of them.
I don't really care that much though.
I don't really care that much though.
They are all on it.
Uriah Hall vs Anderson Silva apparently made for UFC 200 according to Chael Sonnen.
Man's about to get a ban
Man's about to get a ban
Chael crying on his podcast would be gold.Rockhold refused to shake his hand and told him to feck off.
He shook it once even after Bisping was being a massive cnut with his celebration. Bisping was out of order.
They were both out of order - Rockhold before the fight and Bisping after. I'm looking forward to Bisping's next fight when he gets smacked back down into his natural spot of around 5th in the division.
I always find it funny how people are surprised that people who fight for a living might be quite angry people and get caught up in the heat of the moment. I'm not arsed who's out of order I'm sure they've both been dicks at time and it seems they really don't like each other. I found Bisping funny as feck in the post fight stuff whilst others probably thought he was a dick.
Who the feck isn't disrespectful before a fight?
And I think Bisping has found his mojo and seems willing to go at it with anyone. The Anderson win seems to have worked wonders for his confidence and he showed it against Rockhold. I think he beats Rockhold and Weidman a least. Jacre would be a problem and Romero is dangerous though.
Plenty of other fighters have had bigger wins and have been able to not make a complete dick out of themselves. And it doesn't help that he keeps banging on about how much hes grown as a person and how much of an average and humble guy he is.
Rockhold was definitely. He seemed annoyed that he even had to face a fighter of Bisping's calibre.
I only want to be entertained before and after fights, and Bisping sure as hell entertained me post-fight. I don't know these people in real life and don't care what they do outside the cage as long as they fight like warriors inside it.