I've missed a number of them because life lately. I love the sport but I kinda miss the time when they spaced these things out more.
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I've missed a number of them because life lately. I love the sport but I kinda miss the time when they spaced these things out more.
Majority of people did, Paige was a +110 underdog on the betting lines
Obliterator
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Can't say I disagree. I think the perfect amount would be 1 PPV, and 1 Free card per month. That gives us only 24 total events per year, compared to the current 42 events we had in 2016. If they went that route they could ensure every single card was stacked all of the time. Maybe on a few months do 2 free cards and 1 PPV. 30 total events would probably be a nice number
Totally. That'd be so much better, the card would be way more stacked and fans would get a chance to breathe a bit. Like I kinda miss that "Oh shit, UFC is on tonight, I can't wait" feeling when it only happened once a month or so.
Even Bellator feels like they're doing more and more stuff lately. Maybe it's my imagination though.
Obliterator
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Jesus Christ these MMA journalists are so damn annoying. Why do they insist on asking Paige every single time she fights "Oh are you leaving, you have SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES!!!"
Embarrassing. The girl has said, and does say she plans on fighting for a long career.
Embarrassing. The girl has said, and does say she plans on fighting for a long career.
Obliterator
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Sage will win that fight but I'm all for it. Get one last PPV payday off of CM and let Sage get a victory. I still think Sage should take a full year away from the cage and do nothing but train though, his ground game is just way way too poor for this level.
On a good note it looks like Michael Chiesa wants to legitimately help Sage, and if Sage was even kind of intelligent or wants to take fighting seriously he should take him up on this offer
https://twitter.com/MikeMav22/status/810321160411881472
Also in the WTF picture of the day, apparently Sage is gonna start hanging out with the Diaz bros? Lol this is a brilliant reality show in the making. Let them turn Sage full Heel like he was starting to turn in this fight. Heel Sage is best Sage
pixelation
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Sage will win that fight but I'm all for it. Get one last PPV payday off of CM and let Sage get a victory. I still think Sage should take a full year away from the cage and do nothing but train though, his ground game is just way way too poor for this level.
On a good note it looks like Michael Chiesa wants to legitimately help Sage, and if Sage was even kind of intelligent or wants to take fighting seriously he should take him up on this offer
https://twitter.com/MikeMav22/status/810321160411881472
Also in the WTF picture of the day, apparently Sage is gonna start hanging out with the Diaz bros? Lol this is a brilliant reality show in the making. Let them turn Sage full Heel like he was starting to turn in this fight. Heel Sage is best Sage
lol!!, i wonder what the Diaz's were saying to him.
Haunted
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aw yeah the page n sage show, here we g-
oh...
oh no.
Nah, this was expected, at least Mickey Gall winning on the ground. Guy does have solid wrestling. Dan Hardy call-out is pretty... strange. Doesn't seem like a strong gimmick fight, should've gone and fed Gall another low ranker to build him up and pave a road to legitimacy now that he's a "known" name.
oh...
oh no.
Nah, this was expected, at least Mickey Gall winning on the ground. Guy does have solid wrestling. Dan Hardy call-out is pretty... strange. Doesn't seem like a strong gimmick fight, should've gone and fed Gall another low ranker to build him up and pave a road to legitimacy now that he's a "known" name.
Guy in the bottom right is clearly translating for Sage.
Rumblebones
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Rogan is the ultimate goof. He's trying to defend his previous comments about Ronda being a "once ever" athlete.
Some of the responses are funny as hell. Especially the legit ones that have him moving goal posts from "athlete" to "fighter."
For those unfamiliar with Rogan's love for Ronda...
Some of the responses are funny as hell. Especially the legit ones that have him moving goal posts from "athlete" to "fighter."
For those unfamiliar with Rogan's love for Ronda...
Ninja Scooter
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If he keeps getting starched by better competition there is no guarantee he's going to improve.
Rogan's a moron. Also made a bunch of tweets recently about having "no opinion" about Russia hacking the DNC and then posted a bunch of RT articles refuting the CIA and FBI, and retweeted alt-right memes about it.
I think Rogan's starting to lose it. He went from healthy skepticism to unhealthy skepticism in the last year. He used to be able to have people from all walks of life and engage them from a place of curiosity, but lately he's been having crazier people on his podcast. Like when he had that UofT prof Jordan Peterson on. I'm from Toronto, locally, he's a bit of a crackpot, it's painful that the MRA are championing him.
I think hear just getting exposed by his ground game. He was never a wrestler in high school and it's not like he's been doing jiu jitsu for 5 years.
I don't think every single fighter needs to go to Greg Jackson or some mega camp but he clearly needs to go to Renzo Gracie or Erik Paulson type and really focus on his ground game. Wonderboy is a great example of a father son coach team knowing they need some outside help and it showed with his toughness against Woodly.
Honestly I don't know why the UFC is against bringing in more fighters around his level for him to fight. Dude has clearly showed that he is a draw. Not one person last night bought tickets to see Eddie Wineland fight but I'm sure plenty of people shows up because of Sage.
Agreed. Used to really like listening to his podcasts but over the last 2-ish years he's lost it, it's telling that if you browse his Reddit, Twitter, or Facebook pages probably 80 percent of the commenters are some brand of Trump supporter or at the very best Bernie or buster.
Not to mention every fight companion now has that absolute nut Eddie Bravo actively peddling things like pizzagate and Sandy Hook hoax conspiracies with Rogan doing nothing to refute him.
He'll always be my go-to person to listen to about anything MMA but that's pretty much it at this point.
Yup, I love Kevin Smith so tuned in for that one, even Smith was getting pissed with him at points, when he kept describing Hilary using examples of behaviour Trump is known for and Kev was like "we still talking about her?"
Rogan is clearly right leaning, he is buddys with Dana ffs.
Rumblebones
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lmao
parrotbeak
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Rumblebones
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I hope the Dark Sage Saga begins with him moving to Stockton to become one of the Skrap Pack.
He'll come back smashing dudes with slick boxing and submitting panic wrestlers from his back.
Dark Sage would be a complete and total menace the likes of which have never seen. He'd make the Diaz brothers look like well behaved school children and Krazy Horse like a well-adjusted adult.
Dark Sage's reign of terror would only come to an end when ageing champion Georges St Pierre finally makes his comeback to the UFC octagon as a favour to Sage's loving father.
And after a long and arduous battle, the old and battered champion succeeds in not only beating Dark Sage, but also manages to redeem him through love, understanding, and ol' fashioned asskicking.
It would be at this point Dark Sage would become Ultimate Sage, a warrior with the most well-rounded and fine-tuned game in the sport of MMA. The most dominant champion in UFC history.
Brerlappin
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He's slowly moving over to the dark side. Darth Sage is coming
Rumblebones
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Sage with a buzz cut and in a black shirt and prone to engaging in brawls would have everyone shook.
Maklershed
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Get a tattoo of a diamond on the throat, etc.
Sato Koiji
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Cris Cyborg Gets Emotional During Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJA8Lg-bZXk
She seems awfully emotional about issues ; especially about things Ronda has said. Rondalol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJA8Lg-bZXk
She seems awfully emotional about issues ; especially about things Ronda has said. Rondalol
Reaching out to media because she's too heavy to make weight. Cry me a river.
Watched that whole bit on ESPN the other day. Just feels like a lot of excuses.
juliushandle
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I think The Lab in Arizona would be a great fit for Sage. Benson Henderson is a religious dude and the team is full of top notch grapplers like world champion McKenzie Dern, who like Benson, regularly compete in grappling tournaments along with MMA. Plus, Sage's dynamic striking would benefit their team as they don't have anyone explosive like Sage.
Sage is a gold mine though, win or lose. It's no wonder teams and fighters wanna work with this kid. UFC really should sideline him and have him do nothing but grapple for like a year. Heck, make a reality show from it. Follow Sage through training, grappling tournaments, etc. Better yet, throw Paige in there too. Follow the 2 as they train with different teams cross country and do stupid corny reality show shit in between.
Sage is a gold mine though, win or lose. It's no wonder teams and fighters wanna work with this kid. UFC really should sideline him and have him do nothing but grapple for like a year. Heck, make a reality show from it. Follow Sage through training, grappling tournaments, etc. Better yet, throw Paige in there too. Follow the 2 as they train with different teams cross country and do stupid corny reality show shit in between.
Looking back at that fight, Paige is just too wild. Shes not particularly precise with anything she does. She throws a low of weak kicks that don't carry momentum.
I don't feel like any one part of Paige's game is all that strong. Because of it, Sage should have more of a future, but men's MMA is still far more competitive than women's.
They both still have a future, but I honestly think PVZ has more work to do. They both should probably take one fight a year over the next 2 years while developing their skills. I don't believe in fighters outright disappearing for a couple years.
I don't feel like any one part of Paige's game is all that strong. Because of it, Sage should have more of a future, but men's MMA is still far more competitive than women's.
They both still have a future, but I honestly think PVZ has more work to do. They both should probably take one fight a year over the next 2 years while developing their skills. I don't believe in fighters outright disappearing for a couple years.
Dana, is that you?
biosnake20
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Michelle Waterson only made 15k to show up and 15k to win. jesus christ ufc
Glass half full: easiest 30K she's ever made
- She was signed specifically to fight Honda.
- She told them she could make weight.
- The UFC hired a top teir nutritionist for her.
- She could have made more money in that 1 fight than all of the fights for the rest of her career combined
but she wanted to look like the fucking hulk and walk around at 190 and powerlift like she was gonna be Eddie Hall.
She can cry all she wants in her weight cuts and beg Ronda to come up to fight her but she was the one that had to lose the weight and extra muscle.
That shouldn't even be legal. What the fuck.
-No health insurance
-Paid $30,000 for a main event spot
-Always the potential for a career ending injury
-Lucky if your career lasts 10 years
Come to the world of MMA, where the Billion dollar lead promotion will pay significantly less than what most meter maids make in a year.
Ninja Scooter
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THat was her first fight of the year, right? In this new "no sponsors" UFC, I don't see how these guys survive. I have to assume they train or work at gyms during their off time?
For real. She has even blamed their nutritionist, while her previous guy had her eating 4 grapes and a sliver of salmon.
Complaining when setting yourself up to HAVE to lose at least 30 lbs is complete bullshit.
Yup this was her first fight since July 12, 2015.
Someone like Waterson could probably host her own classes and whatnot, but that's probably not much money at all either. She's at Jacksonwink so I dunno if they'd pay her to be a sparring partner or something like that.
Sato Koiji
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Undisclosed bonuses guys. They dont want you to know what they truly make.
Conor said he made 25 million dollars for UFC 202. I dont see that number anywhere for a reason...
Conor said he made 25 million dollars for UFC 202. I dont see that number anywhere for a reason...
OpinionatedCyborg
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Yeah, it's a great way to control your employees and underpay them.
No one knows what people are actually making, so Dana can just say he gives out sweet bonuses (which he sometimes does) to hush complainers and keep fighters guessing their actual worth. It's way less expensive than actually dealing with a union, and Dana gets to look like the good guy to fans.
Carny shit.
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