Article I saw on Twitter said the main issue was criminal record but yeah, I can see it being too risky taking him there, especially if they're trying to make the Saudis a major business partner
Never seen Ankalaev say he'd ONLY fight at Abu Dhabi. We always see fighters push for the date/place they want then they end up fighting somewhere else. Not sure what card they'd put Alex on soon though. we've got Islam and Conor for the June cards, Tom and Leon for UK in July, Izzy for...
That was normal time. Japan and Australia can usually put cards on Sunday afternoon to match normal US times. Perth is a little more difficult plus this time will be in winter so I'm interested to see what they do. Main card would have to be 10am to be at the normal time.
A lot of venues/cities wouldn't give them permits to operate at that time. At least with those times public transport should be running when people are leaving.
He could be trying to delay hoping for a card in Spain but doesn't look like there's one happening any time soon. Glad he turned it down as it's too early for Volk to return and he would have jumped at the chance if offered. Hopefully they can make Topuria vs Max in September and Volk can get...
Would be the last fight on Conor's contract. He may not want to be stuck under a champions clause. Not sure if a BMF belt would keep him under contract.
He's got 2 fights left on his contract so most likely his plan is to get those done then cash in with a Saudi payday or 2. He may not even want a title fight as a win would get him stuck under a champions clause.
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