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The guy's trying to get a top 5 opponent and doesn't want to risk it by fighting a good opponent further down the ranks. A loss against RDA would be a huge blow to his standing whereas a loss against a top 5 guy at lightweight wouldn't throw him back too much, he'd still get the chance to...

I respect that. He recognizes that a guy from his division has earned the fight, especially more so than the champ from a lower weight class who has never fought at light-heavyweight and has only defended his own title twice. That's how it should be. If you've got competition at your weight...

I feel like some commenters didn't get the idea of the thread given they're naming Lawler vs Askren or Cruz vs Cejudo, which were both very questionable stoppages, especially the former. Covington vs Usman came to mind immediately for me. I believe Garbrandt also tried to protest the first KO...

Ironically, this comment section sounds just like the gossip you'd expect under a tabloid article of some C-level celebrity who has gotten a bit chubby lol. Not gonna lie, I've never seen the appeal in head tattoos personally either, but I hope Lee enjoys it, this must've been expensive and a...

Isn't that basically what Bellator did and what De La Hoya tried with his pathetic little promotion? I'd honestly prefer if legends of the sport learned to read the signs and understand when it's better to step away and protect their health. This kind of division would encourage them to do the...

I really don't get how some people already want to see O'Malley vs Vera 2? How does that make any sense? This wasn't a title or a legacy fight. Vera is in the best position after beating a hyped prospect like Sean despite the fact that he lost to Song Yadong earlier this year. Hardly anyone...

Why would he take the risk of fighting a dangerous competitor when he's done enough to earn the rematch vs Adesanya? Calling Israel out is the right thing to do for him, although he made a mistake by waiting too long after his last win as we get this whole Blachowicz vs Adesanya nonsense now...

I can't help but feel that people who link a sports competition to such domination and emasculation fantasies have some kind of fetish they seek to indulge

Same thing. You ban it by imposing tough sanctions on people who do it. Let me think of some examples of undeniably disrespectful, unsportsmanlike conduct we've had after finishes... Stuff like throwing pokeballs at them, flipping them off, running over to wipe blood off their forehead and lick...

Hopefully they'll just start sanctioning such behavior and we don't have to see anything like that in this sport ever again. It's not even a new issue, just a new version of an old one

That's your personal opinion, I guess. Good for you, although not a good sign for your own self-worth if you feel like that in general. Cheers

I take it you feel personally attacked because I don't respect him, otherwise you wouldn't send me such a petty reply now, would you?

Not the first time he posts such extremist crap in Russian either, it just usually flew under the radar cause so far it's never been anything that related to Western countries. Lost any respect I had for him because of it years ago.

Just wtf is this thread, seriously

Serra vs GSP Bisping vs Rockhold Askren vs Lawler Those are the first ones to come to mind. I'm also inclined to add Masvidal vs Askren as it was literally a hail mary move that won the lottery. It was a great choice and we have to give Jorge credit for it, but people make it seem like he...

I wouldn't say they're phasing out wrestlers in general, but they're definitely trying to get rid of every fighter that's broadly considered boring. Remember Elias Theodorou? They waited for the moment he finally lost a fight to cut him even though he had a positive UFC record and had just...

I never crap on other people's taste in sport and I'm certainly not a Khabib fan, but from my personal perspective, the irony of a Baseball player calling another sportsman boring is a hilarious thing to hear

She has every reason to say that, she laid it out straight and simple. And speaking up about it like that has helped plenty of fighters raise their stock before, so I get why she's doing it. I think the comments of those who have an issue with what she's trying to do here clearly show that these...

Has to be McGregor to the FW belt. His rise to the top went about like a movie script, and it's certainly part of why he has become such a huge name of the sport. It was fun to watch unfold as with every victory his stock grew bigger and before you knew it the guy went from an MMA attraction to...

Dude's just crazy, with certified mental health issues. I don't remember any of his interviews making much sense, but in the end you at least always get an idea of where he's coming from overall. In this case, my best guess would be this is him trying to provoke Khabib into one last fight...