This week its all on Fightpass, so lets see what you get for your subscription...

Friday

5pm - (Fightpass) - TKO 42

This is a local Canadian promotion thats fairly high level, and this show is no exception. Judging by tapology rankings, this looks like a pretty good card by B-level local promotion standards. If you don't like basketball, this is a decent alternative.

Saturday

12:45pm - (Fightpass) - UFC Fight Night, Werdum vs. Volkov

I subscribe to fightpass because I'm a crazy UFC fan and I gotta have the early prelims sometimes. Many months I probably don't get my money's worth, but its cards like this which make it worth it. This would not be a bad card on free TV, so its a really good fightpass only card. The 4 fights on the main card are pretty good, with a decent main event.

After this event, we've got nothing until the next PPV in 3 weeks.

Here's Werdum practicing for the WWE

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The main event is set!<a href="https://twitter.com/FabricioWerdum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FabricioWerdum</a> (and his chair) face off with <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexDragoVolkov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlexDragoVolkov</a> 😂<br>The main event is SET for <a href="https://twitter.com/UFCFightPass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UFCFightPass</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCLondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFCLondon</a>! <a href="https://t.co/C0snfTL6iz">pic.twitter.com/C0snfTL6iz</a></p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/974697469777883136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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And just like that, Werdum's title hopes are pretty much dead for a while.

That HW Russian contender looked good.

Does UFC even do freebies on Fox Sports anymore?

Cant even remember the last card I watched

yes, frequently. They are dark for most of March. Fightpass-only cards are the rare, weird exception.

If you've been waiting for a decent card to buy, UFC 223 will be the one.

Texas strikes again with their insanely low marijuana threshold. Niko Price, Curtis Blaydes, and Abel Trujillo all tested positive in Texas, are suspended 90 days, and wins by Price and Blaydes were overturned to No Contest.

USADA told the media that they are not suspending any of them because they all tested below their threshold.

2.5 weeks until a fantastic UFC PPV, as for this weekend there's a lot crammed into Saturday on Fightpass

Friday

nothing

Saturday

1pm - (Fightpass) - Cage Warriors 92

This is a full card of 13 fights at London's O2 arena, so this should go about 6 hours or so. Judging by Tapology rankings, this is a very good card by local promotion standards, almost every fight has one or both fighters regionally ranked top 25 in the UK. This promotion is basically the UFC's European feeder B-league so there are legit prospects here.

7pm - (Fightpass) - Invicta FC 28

Right after Cage Warriors winds down this will be starting up, there might be 4 or 5 legit prospects the UFC is interested in (as well as a couple demoted fighters that they probably are not), especially in the main event title fight since they badly need good strawweights. The fights that really matter won't start until about 9 or 10pm though, the first few fights are pretty much debut vs debut or 1-0 vs 1-0 entry level garbage.

If that summary doesn't get you excited for Invicta on Saturday, how about a special appearance by Elias Theodorou as their "Ring Boy"? Huh? Eh? Not so much? Didn't think so. He's a funny dude on twitter though, I wish him the best in his next fight.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InvictaFC28?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InvictaFC28</a> is going down Saturday on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCFIGHTPASS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFCFIGHTPASS</a>! Stacked card from top to bottom + the debut of <a href="https://twitter.com/EliasTheodorou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EliasTheodorou</a> as <a href="https://twitter.com/InvictaFights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@InvictaFights</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RingBoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RingBoy</a>!<br><br>What more could you ask for?!?! <a href="https://t.co/22zPBkMSwM">pic.twitter.com/22zPBkMSwM</a></p>&mdash; UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) <a href="https://twitter.com/UFCFightPass/status/975869718438359040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The UFC is moving on from DJ vs. TJ, for now. Mighty Mouse is hurt and rehabbing a shoulder injury, and the UFC doesn't think he'll be back in time for the big July card so they are going to make TJ defend his BW belt against someone else.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dana White: Demetrious Johnson vs. T.J. Dillashaw isn’t happening <a href="https://t.co/GNIEGKFjB9">https://t.co/GNIEGKFjB9</a> <a href="https://t.co/6spqspRq97">pic.twitter.com/6spqspRq97</a></p>&mdash; MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/976982765773127691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Oh hey, this is a sweet headliner

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/CTaylor_96?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CTaylor_96</a> reporting that <a href="https://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WonderboyMMA</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/darrentill2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@darrentill2</a> will headline <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCLiverpool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFCLiverpool</a> (May 27th). What a fight! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MMA</a> <a href="https://t.co/mq4dapTWbo">pic.twitter.com/mq4dapTWbo</a></p>&mdash; Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) <a href="https://twitter.com/Farah_Hannoun/status/976980626531389440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Putting this up now because Alaska has another Wednesday card, but there's not much going on this week.

Wednesday

11pm - (Fightpass) - AFC 138

This card is utter garbage, even by AFC standards. We've got a lot of pro debuts, guys with losing records fighting other guys with losing records, and the main event is some dude from Oklahoma vs some fat guy from Alaska.

Saturday

8pm - (Fightpass) - Glory 52

Don't like kickboxing? Too bad, we have no MMA this weekend.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LMFAO!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamKhabib</a> reviews movies <a href="https://t.co/WbXG6zTyql">pic.twitter.com/WbXG6zTyql</a></p>&mdash; Dana White (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/978414081173544960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Khabib and Tony Ferguson had a hilarious shittalk session on a conference call. The call is an hour long, but they have the funniest parts transcribed here

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/3/2...onference-call

Question, seeing as there are all sorts of reports that Fox is telling the UFC to shove it for their TV asking price and is supposedly going to replace them with the WWE...where will the UFC go since their asking price is pretty outrageous.

To the highest bidder, which will probably still be FOX because they are trying to get FS1 off the ground and still need live content for their 3 or 4 networks. If WME had to settle for $200MM/yr instead of the $400MM/yr they were dreaming of a few years ago, who gives a shit? I'm not one of the investors.

All that said, the Fertitta brothers look like geniuses now. They had a lot of experience with the dark days before TUF, and amongst all the highs and huge PPV successes, they probably also remember bad years and that the revenue can and will take a dip.

So they built up new stars, prettied up the product with Reebok, got USADA testing, made it look like a new huge sport on the rise, sold it, and got the **** out. It is clear now that WME massively overvalued the UFC, and are now experiencing the drop that the UFC always seems to go through every few years.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if a few years from now the UFC has a couple more tough years, Conor is gone, no new stars, etc and WME sells the UFC back to the Fertittas for a fraction of what they paid? Then they could go back to work building it up again for the next buyer.

Tony Ferguson is hurt and out of the LW title fight. He's probably also going to be stripped of the LW interim belt because Max Holloway will fight Khabib on only 6 days notice for the real title. (Dana still wants to strip Conor, obviously)

This is not an April Fool's joke.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m told Holloway is still in Hawaii, UFC making flight arrangements being made now. Khabib already in Brooklyn, as he was scheduled for a media day. Ferguson injury happened last Thursday, MRI this weekend showed torn knee. Heartbreaking.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/980579804591214593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I promise you this is not an April Fool&#39;s joke. Ferguson out, Holloway in at UFC 223.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/980579138103750656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Holy crap. Hope Holloway is in fight shape

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If Holloway wins, he would be champion of both 145 and 155. That seems rather.... unlikely against Khabib with no fight camp.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m told the injury to Tony Ferguson was literally caused by a trip. The freak accident of all freak accidents. He was walking, saw someone he wasn&#39;t expecting to see, veered sharply to say hello and tripped.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/980581292503744512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The Blessed Era is the best era.

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UFC website is already updated. Max Holloway vs. Khabib

This fight is ****ing cursed.

I was looking forward it to so much. So much.

So was I, I'm a big Khabib fan, but I really like Holloway too. It should be a good fight. Uncle Dana claims he'll never make the fight again but if Khabib wins he'll have to book Ferguson as the challenger. He just talks out his ass so much it's ridiculous.

So Max wasn't going to fight until the fall due to his foot/ankle injury but he's fighting now....?

Uhhhh...

UFC and MMA in general are experiencing a problem that wrestling promoters use to have and Vince would even ask to this day..how do you make a star if you can't work the finish?

A couple of losses and your rising star is toast. If you are left with no stars you have no product.

Throw some fights lol

LOL

These fools pull out more times than I do with my dick.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 2, 2018

Lol these guys can't even make it to war..

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 2, 2018


They winging this whole shit

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 2, 2018

Says the two guys that haven't fought in a year and a half

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Matt Brown is hurt and out of his co-main fight with Carlos Condit on UFC on FOX 4/14. Alex Oliveira will replace him on 11 days notice.

yeah, I liked Nate Diaz, but his antics are starting to wear thin with me. If you have decided to retire and make money as a marijuana/BJJ celebrity thats fine, nothing wrong with that, but stop shitting on other fighters as if you are coming back any day now.

Well, we finally made it. After a long drought where we had European kickboxing or Alaskan smokers Wednesday on fightpass, or putrid unwatchable cards in the middle of the day on FS1 (or more recently, no UFC at all), UFC 223 is this weekend.

I'm normally not this hyped about what honestly is just a pretty good PPV in normal times, but it has been a very long time since we had a card this good on paper (barring injury or weight cut disasters), and looking ahead it'll be a while before we have another good PPV.

Friday

6pm - (Fightpass) - Titan FC 49

Judging by tapology rankings, this is very good by B-level promotion standards, which probably shouldn't be surprising since Titan is arguably the best of the 2nd-tier promotions. Oh, but Bellator has something going on, lets take a look at that...

7pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 196, Henderson vs. Huerta

Yuck. This card is ****ing terrible by Bellator standards. Its on tape delay so all the fights will be spoiled on twitter before this starts. Its got Benson Henderson at the top, and at this point it looks like they are trying to salvage what is now clearly a bad free agent signing by just throwing some random dude at him. Looking at the rest of the card, judging by tapology rankings this is miserable, many local promotions have better cards than this, including Titan FC. So if you have Fightpass, go watch that. If you don't.... then maybe watch baseball I guess? Or catch up on your DVR'd shows that you promised you'd watch one day, well I think that day may have arrived.

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:15pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 223, Khabib vs. Holloway

Hell yeah. Every fight on the main card is good or at least interesting if you think Holloway has no chance. The prelims have 2 compelling fights important to their divisions, and the early prelim even has a couple fun fights out of 4 scheduled. This is a very good PPV by UFC standards, which perhaps looks even better than it is considering we're in the middle of a tough stretch where the UFC seems to be holding everything back for a July blowout.

After this weekend, the rest of the spring and early summer will be at least a little bit less miserable as the UFC changes strategy from "lol, we're not competing against the super bowl or the NCAA tournament, we'll show nothing worth a damn" to "we're holding back the good stuff for July, but eh, for now we'll start throwing one or two good fights at our fans every card until July".

per ESPN, the UFC has scheduled a rematch between BW champion TJ Dillashaw and the #1 contender Cody Garbrandt for UFC 227 August 4th in LA.

So, that obviously means TJ vs. DJ wont happen this year, if ever.

I'm cool with that. I can't wait to see the Cody rematch.

yeah, this isn't a surprise. I'm not sure where the "owe a favor balance" is, and if the UFC owes the WWE, or (probably) if this is just a one-shot thing as payback for letting Rousey go.

The UFC wont be able to waive the 6-month wait this time though, so maybe they plan to use him for their big December card. Lesnar will have to enter the USADA testing pool for 6 months before he can fight.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">According to multiple sources, this isn’t promoter talk from White. UFC is confident Lesnar will be back after his WWE duties are wrapped up on Sunday. A deal is in place. Key now is to finalize it. <a href="https://t.co/ttaxduf15J">https://t.co/ttaxduf15J</a></p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/981712620544765953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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A lot of people on the internet are saying that Brock Lesnar is still suspended since he retired without serving it out and he'd have to serve out his 1 year suspension if he unretires. This is true, but they are missing a key detail. Someone on Lesnar's team was smart enough to have this all planned out so that he'd be able to come back in 6 months if he ever wanted to.

According to UFC/USADA rules, your suspension gets frozen when you retire, but he had already served out 7 months of it and had only 5 months to go when he retired. This was by design, he intentionally waited and allowed himself to remain in the USADA testing pool as a suspended fighter until he got under 6 months, then he retired to get rid of the hassle of random testing back when he wasn't sure if he'd fight again but wanted to leave open the option. There was no point to fully serving it out because he was going to be sidelined for a mandatory 6 month waiting period anyway. So yeah, he'll serve out the last 5 months of his suspension at the same time that he's doing the mandatory 6 month wait while being tested.

Conor McGregor lost his shit at the Barclays center in New York just now. Threw bike racks and barricades at a bus carrying fighters, Michael Chiesa's face got cut, and the NYPD are probably arresting his dumb ass. Few details right now.

As it was unfolding it went from "oh, I guess they are hyping a future fight with backstage drama or something" to "wait no, he's just simply committing crimes now" in less than 10 seconds.

I really hate that guy

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Conor McGregor is making his presence felt here in NYC. Felice Herrig just posted this clip of him on IG going a little wild. �� <a href="https://t.co/arvUJF1pV2">pic.twitter.com/arvUJF1pV2</a></p>&mdash; Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeBohnMMA/status/981953467769114625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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wtf was he mad about?

Conor is a dumb ****...hope Chiesa can still fight.

Probably Holloway and Khabib talking shit. Khabib said something like "Conor is not a real fighter, he's an actor. If he wants to keep his face looking the way he does he will never fight me."

Me too, Chiesa is a very good blue collar type fighter, I'd hate to see someone who makes his living fighting get it ruined by someone who males their living being controversial.

It was apparently about the altercation Khabib had with Artem Lobov backstage, which Khabib handled quickly and quietly I guess.

Artem Lobov is now off the card because he was part of the crew that stormed Barclays with Conor. Chiesa's status is still unknown, but Dana said his face got cut up by glass. Rose Namajunas was nearly hit by thrown objects and was upset, Dana White went straight to her hotel room after a quick interview to talk to her and that fight is still on.

....aaaaaand video proof that Conor McGregor was the guy who injured Chiesa. He probably didn't intend to get him, but Conor's the one who smashed the window in. Chiesa's gonna get some of that Mayweather cash.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">yoooooo... first time seeing this one. Conor has legit lost his mind. <a href="https://t.co/XcLFd2FIMo">pic.twitter.com/XcLFd2FIMo</a></p>&mdash; caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/981984469052739584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So..isn't cutting 30lbs in 4 days an extremely dangerous thing to do?

Wow. That is so stupid and outlandish it seems like a WWE stunt.

Yeah connor may have actually ****ed up this time. Warrant out for his arrest

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There's a long 9 minute interview floating around out there on facebook. Dana White is pissed, but he had to stop short of saying, on camera, on the record that Conor is done fighting in the UFC because thats not his call. Everyone is probably going to be calling up his bosses at WME after this weekend is over.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dana White: Conor McGregor’s UFC 223 melee is the ‘most disgusting thing that has ever happened’ in UFC history (<a href="https://twitter.com/shaunalshatti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shaunalshatti</a>) <a href="https://t.co/ohhC1gG7Ba">https://t.co/ohhC1gG7Ba</a> <a href="https://t.co/H3tVudLuk9">pic.twitter.com/H3tVudLuk9</a></p>&mdash; MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/981987518517260292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Connor McGregor would just be another star the UFC lost...they are quickly losing all of their stars and without them they don't make money.

The WWE will also call him up in minutes if he becomes free and available.

ESPN reporter got the full interview up

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Very dangerous but UFC doesn't care.

My fandom of UFC is kind of waning, they just seem to have a bunch of Jags.

So.... the WWE doesn't want him then?

I think the WWE has interest in big name people, they always do.

Rousey is flopping hard right now though, she looks uncomfortable and can't cut a promo for shit.

Connor would probably thrive there if he could learn to not swear every other word and how to work a decent match.

And that comment wasn't about him persay, it was about how the vast majority of their roster are literally dudes that don't draw. As good as Mighty Mouse is, no one gives a shit.

LMAO What? Rousey is doing just fine.

I guess the cuts were superficial. If he makes the walk, then Chiesa will probably get a nice pop from the crowd.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Chiesa is planning on fighting Saturday, I’m told. He’s out of the hospital and back at the hotel to begin his final weight cut.</p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/981997168172195841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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She's doing so poorly if you told me she and them were having her bomb on purpose I'd ****ing believe it.

But they paid her so there's no choice but right now she needs serious seasoning. Her pal Shayna Baszler is better than she is by leaps and bounds.

Rousey was always an unlikable shit with a bizarre off-putting personality, but her fans overlooked that as long as she kept winning. Then she ran into a couple fighters who knew how to throw a punch and...

LMAO So someone who's had 2 1/2 more years of training is better? Well no ****ing shit.

In reality I don't blame her nearly as much as I blame the WWE for all this, who puts an unseasoned performer in a big Mania match?

But honestly you'd think she'd catch on faster than this. Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone had basically no training and never looked this bad. Angle picked it up in a hurry you'd think with her background she wouldn't look like she has no idea what to do.

Of course I'm sure they'd fire back "we can't put her in NXT".

She's not there to be a good professional wrestler. She's there for WWE to say "look, we have Ronda Rousey on our show" while they're in negotiations for a new TV deal.

Before she started getting famous, Rousey was a moderator for a large Pokemon internet forum. Seriously. Thats the introverted personality the WWE now has to work with.

She only made a ton of money mostly on merit because she was a pioneer who kept winning, and well-executed judo throws are cool to watch, so thankfully the UFC didn't need her to help them sell the fights.

They have a long while before that deal is up like nearly a year..also Fox is about fedup with the UFC so the WWE is actually going to have options so at the very worst for them they stay on USA for way more money.

Yeah, it's no bueno

I assume the WWE is paying her for more than that. Her name gets her only so far.

Really? I did not know this...

Hopefully if they pluck anymore MMA guys they realize they need ones with personality.

Anyone as heartbroken as me about Tony vs Khabib

To give her an ounce of credit for the show, she does have a pretty good angry face when its time to look mean or intimidating, so there's that. If you need her to open her mouth and say something though, then you are in trouble.

I was really hoping to see the Eagle put the el smasho on the Boogeyman.

I have accepted that the MMA Gods do not want that fight to happen. They tried 4 times now, its going to take a lot for Dana to make a 5th attempt. I'm now very interested to see if Holloway can make it competitive.

All they would have to do is book her like Brock, and she'd be fine. Give her a mouthpiece like Heyman, beat the shit out of the girls before putting them in an armbar, and wear her mean face while doing it.

It's Conor,

Generally yes, but it all depends on hydration levels and weight

Me too, I hate Tony the weirdo

Dana ain't gonna do shit to Conor, everybody knows that.

Chiesa is still going to fight.

If he's having trouble with the cut, then the UFC and New York should just sanction the fight at a catchweight. Everyone will understand.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chiesa intends to fight. Whether he will or not, and what weight it will be at, nobody seems to know at this point. He lost hours of cut time. Several facial cuts, on bridge of nose and hairline, I&#39;m told. The guy is at the hotel though, cutting weight, trying to fight.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/982000783486062594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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what does a few cuts on the face have to do with weight