The MMA thread

EdWeatherall said:
Across all fighting sports - needs to be greater checking of weight in lead-up, principally to stop this extreme cutting they go through
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Agreed. Its lunacy to allow fighters to do this to themselves just to make weight. They should do weigh ins a week out or the like.
 
RobinLFC said:
As someone who wasn't around during GSP's first stint in the UFC: wouldn't he make more chance when fighting in his original division (welterweight) instead of in a division higher against stronger and bigger fighters? Or has he become too big to make the cut to welterweight?

I'd imagine he would've gone for a WW fight against Conor if possible.
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They said in the press conference they wanted him to return to a title fight so it was a big return. I'd guess GSP had a lot of sway in it. Bisping was right what he saod, GSP picked Bisping cos he thinks he's an easier fight than Woodley would be.

justboy68 said:
Ferguson is very popular amongst the folk on here so I don't think that's the best example and I've not seen anyone defending Khabib here for missing weight and having to pull out. Just that the people around him and his team need to take a hard look at themselves as this is happening again and again at that camp.
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Again maybe not defending him but there's not really much criticism of the fighter himself for missing weight was my point. Khabib has been spoken up on here and by various other MMA fans and is a fan favourite. If it was another less popular fighter they'd be slated for it. I'd suggest Khabib is more popular than Ferguson as well so if the roles were reversed I reckon Ferguson would get plenty of shite.

I don't even dislike Khabib or anything either I just find it slightly funny how people will criticise anything but him for this. People talk about people like McGregor or Bisping holding up a division and what not, Khabib always being injured or not making weight doesn't help anything...but it's 100% the UFC fault.
 
The MMA online fanbase is the worst of any sport though.
Already Sherdog have threads and posts about how McGregor taking time off is as bad as Khabib.
Conor has broken that forum. They move from great hope to great hope in their desperation to see Conor destroyed and exposed and it's completly shameless.
I like Tony and in a fight with Conor I would have it 60-40 in favour of Conor due to Tony's inferior striking and he has been slapped about by worse boxers then McGregor. On that forum though he'll be the overwhelming favourite just so they have a reason to post anti Conor thread after thread.
If Conor beats Tony then Khabib is straight back to being the darling of the 155 division.
 
Imagined it was Hendricks or Gastelum missing weight instead on Khabib. The mma world would break.
 
Raoul said:
Agreed. Its lunacy to allow fighters to do this to themselves just to make weight. They should do weigh ins a week out or the like.
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Yup

Should be a bit of weight loss. But they should walk round close to their fighting weight 24/7
 
What time will Woodley vs Wonderboy start? A bit earlier now that the Khabib fight is off?
 
Unbelievable, Alcantara was getting hammeredth

I thought there was a case for it being stopped with all that damage he was taking...fair play to him.
 
Great first two rounds atleast.
If this gets a KO, it might be KO of the year :)
So many fancy kicks.
Hoping for the Swede though
 
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