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I am rooting for McGregor, but Aldo seems unbeatable. If I had to pick I think Aldo wins. McGregor can't do what he did with Mendes and expect to survive against Aldo.

I am rooting for McGregor, but Aldo seems unbeatable. If I had to pick I think Aldo wins. McGregor can't do what he did with Mendes and expect to survive against Aldo.

As always streams appreciated though I may go out for this

McGregor was very lucky that Mendes gassed out and they were stood up.

On a side note the Edgar/Mendes fight delivered IMO. Edgar is one of my favorite guys to watch. Just relentless.

Who else you like tonite Pavel?

Weidman-rockhold could headline a ppv itself, I think it will be a great one, but give me weidman. Think this will be a war though.

Faber-Saenz was excellent. Id give it to faber 29-28

You would root for mcgregor

Holy ****. McGregor just wrecked Aldo. Unreal

Holy sht

Well that's 2 for 2 where I've been way off. Note to everyone bet against who I like. Further to that point I think Fabricio Verdum is extremely lucky to be champ. Super lucky knee against Mark Hunt and then an unusually under prepared Cain.

I will say congrats to Rockhold. I really like that division as a whole.

Well that's 2 for 2 where I've been way off. Note to everyone bet against who I like. Further to that point I think Fabricio Verdum is extremely lucky to be champ. Super lucky knee against Mark Hunt and then an unusually under prepared Cain.

I will say congrats to Rockhold. I really like that division as a whole.

How long do ufc fighters train for a specific fight against an opponent? I know there Are many variables, but I want to say almost a year for a big fight? I'm completely ignorant to the sport

Wow, can't believe McGregor won that quickly!

You would root for mcgregor

Obviously I can see why he's disliked but I find the dude entertaining as **** and he gives great promo.

The grabbing Aldo's belt at the one press conference was one of the best things I've ever seen.

Well that's 2 for 2 where I've been way off. Note to everyone bet against who I like. Further to that point I think Fabricio Verdum is extremely lucky to be champ. Super lucky knee against Mark Hunt and then an unusually under prepared Cain.

I will say congrats to Rockhold. I really like that division as a whole.

How long do ufc fighters train for a specific fight against an opponent? I know there Are many variables, but I want to say almost a year for a big fight? I'm completely ignorant to the sport

Camps are typically about 6 weeks. That's super intense specific training. Prior to that most keep in shape and still train but not at the super intense level of a camp. Some fighters, like Jon Jones for instance, really only took camp seriously and would party/do other things.

For the Cain Valasquez example I gave above, he was a guy that was known for his insane cardio, ability to constantly push the pace, and never gas out. When he fought Fabricio Werdum it was two fold. 1. Fabricio had been training I the altitude of Mexico City and 2. Cain didn't take him all that seriously. So then you had a guy that is known for those things above be dead tired by the 2nd round and basically diving into guilotines begging to get finished.

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I get the strong feeling that Conor McGregor is sort of the real-life incarnation of Mickey from 'Snatch'.

Good free card on Fox tonite.

Dos Santos-Overeem is on right now. They didn't do much in the first round but Overeem busted JDS nose open late.

Good free card on Fox tonite.

Dos Santos-Overeem is on right now. They didn't do much in the first round but Overeem busted JDS nose open late.

Diaz **** talking McGregor was priceless. That would be a hell of a fight just from the build up stand point. Plus Diaz always puts on a good show.

If the options are Edgar, Aldo, Dos Anjos, or Diaz, I would rank them:

Aldo
Dos Anjos
Edgar
Diaz

Seems like Aldo isn't getting an immediate rematch, though. Would like to see the two of them go longer than 13 seconds; that's the best match.

I think the biggest moneymaker would be letting him hold both belts and try to win the 155 against Dos Anjos.

If the options are Edgar, Aldo, Dos Anjos, or Diaz, I would rank them:

Aldo
Dos Anjos
Edgar
Diaz

Seems like Aldo isn't getting an immediate rematch, though. Would like to see the two of them go longer than 13 seconds; that's the best match.

I think the biggest moneymaker would be letting him hold both belts and try to win the 155 against Dos Anjos.

I tend to agree with that order. Although 155 might not be the smartest decision for him. He's optimal speed with power at 145. Although with new proposed weight cut rules he might have to move up.

Edgar would be super entertaining from the actual fight perspective. Build up would be all Mcgegor again.

Diaz might be fourth now but I bet if you give those guys a year of build up that PPV would be one of if not the highest selling ever. That would be the peak of **** talking.

Given what dos Anjos did last night to Cerrone, I would reconsider the 155 too.

Diaz would get smoked by McGregor I think. If he tries to stand up and throw with him and take the punches he took last night only instead of johnson it's Mcgregor throwing them, Diaz won't remember his name for months afterwards. That's the most entertaining buildup but worst fight by a good margin.

I assume what they wind up doing is having mcgregor fight Edgar, rehabilitate Aldo with a non-Mendes fight (there's no point in another Aldo-Mendes fight), and then if both Mcgregor and Aldo win, you hve the Aldo-McGregor rematch.

What do you think they do in the heavyweights? I think maybe you have Overeem fight the winner of Velazquez-Werdum, and the loser of the that fights the winner of Arlovski-Miocic, who in turn gets a title shot.-

I just don't think Werdum is that good. I said this before but he got super lucky against Hunt and then Cain didn't seem to take him seriously and majorly under-prepared. Overeem would be very interesting because his stand up/striking is amazing. Hopefully Overeem learned from Bigfoot that he has to take everyone seriously.

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Also will make for an interesting card at UFC 200 in July depending on what happens in those two fights. Imagine Rousey gets the winner of Holm/Tate. UFC has to be hoping its Holm that wins that fight because I don't think anyone is too excited for another Rousey/Tate fight.

If McGregor wins, he could fight anyone at 145 (Aldo, Frankie), and anyone at 155 (Dos Anjos rematch, Pettis, or Nurmagomedov). A Loss and they can just have him defend the 145 belt against Aldo or Frankie.

I can't wait until Jones comes back. Dude has gotten pretty ripped since his cocaine incident. Also, I'm hoping for a McGregor win but Dos Anjos is a monster. He actually has striking power and grappling - with a bigger weight class it could pose serious problems.

McGregor's response to Mayweather is just so perfect.

Wow, Northcutt outright quit there. Dana has to light him up publicly.

Dude is a 3 stripe purple belt in BJJ and taps there? wtf...

Pretty decent card overall.

Re Northcutt @count2infinity , he just is inexperienced and panicked, I think. Either that or he lacks the balls to go far in UFC, time will tell.

--slappybrown, Internet Tough Guy saying a UFC fighter has no balls