He's literally the biggest white trailer park trash idiot on this site. Rumor is his dad ****ed a pit bull and the pit bull had him. So good luck getting any answers out of him

They already shot the angle for Cormier vs Lesnar. If they pulled Cormier, a 2 division champ, from the fight no reason, then they would kill any credibility that both divisions have.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Dustin Poirier has suffered an undisclosed injury, per multiple sources. He is off UFC 230 co-main event against Nate Diaz in New York.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1049834626007490560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nate Diaz definitely off UFC 230, Dana White tells me...</p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) <a href="https://twitter.com/latimespugmire/status/1049869059456557056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Uhh... Poirier vs Diaz is now off.

If Ferguson comes in to "save the day" on the MSG card for the LW interim title against Diaz.... that'd just be perfect, right?

OK, thats just a little too freaky, I hope Poirier legit got injured and that he didn't get smacked on the knee by a mysterious UFC employee with a lead pipe.

https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/sta...34626007490560

Why doesn't Brock Lesnar just get roided up and fight everyone?

Brock and his roids vs DC and Jones

Just a quick reminder, the semifinals for Bellator's Heavyweight Grand Prix is this weekend on Paramount. Mitrione vs. Bader tonight, Fedor vs. Sonnen tomorrow night.

Also tonight, the co-main is a trashweight fight between Roy Nelson and some Russian I never heard of before.

What channel?

The fact that multiple guys can rush the cage and enter so easily is concerning.

Paramount Network, it used to be Spike, whatever that channel is for you.

The co-main and main events will probably start around 9 or 9:30pm tonight. The other fights aren't worth going out of your way to watch unless you have nothing else to do.

Tomorrow night's card will be better and probably worth watching when it airs at 8pm.

This whole "Conor threw the first punch!!!!" shit is stupid as hell.

Khabib's team jumped the cage and was going after him, are you ****ing serious? As Chael Sonnen said, if you wait for the other guy to throw the first punch in that situation when they are obviously going after you, then you are just a sucker. Khabib's team wasn't supposed to be there, as soon as they jumped in, Conor obviously had to assume they were going to attack him.

I'm just addressing the security issue.

yeah, I know, but there are a lot of idiots on the internet who are yelling about how Conor threw the first punch, as if that is supposed to be the end-all, be-all of who was "at fault" for the brawl in the cage.

I agree, but when the UFC slaps the wrist at someone chucking a dolly at you and injuring people. Fighters might assume it is fair game for those antics.

Side note.

For the mma to succeed I think we need the fall of UFC to happen. Or quit allowing them to buy up everything.

10-4

Paramount

(formerly Spike)

never watched Bellator before just turned it on is that Kimbos kid ?!?! wow looks just like him in the face.

yeah, that was him. Bellator deserves to be supported, they are putting pressure on the UFC to not put on cards that are total shit.

even has the gas tank like his dad to lose to a can lol

Sergei Kharitonov was pretty awesome in the PRIDE days.

Here he is bludgeoning Semmy Schilt. Of course this was like 15 years ago so he's a bit older these days.

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For those who may have missed the fight last night, Bader crushed Mitrione with a very lopsided decision. He won every round, got 2 10-8's from 2 judges, and 3 10-8's from the 3rd judge. The more fun and interesting fight card is tonight.

That Copeland fellow knocked that poor fool clean out.

Fedor vs. Sonnen coming up next!

edit: looks like the last emperor still has a little pop in his glove!

Fedor is still a beast

What a sloppy shit fest that was. LMAO

More exciting than the Conor fight by far

He destroyed him, I'm not sure Sonnen had one punch to the face.

Love Fedor

Yep same here. I went to The Real Deal Pride fight and watched him fight Mark Coleman in Las Vegas. Looking back now, that card was stacked.

I will say this for Sonnen: he gave it everything he had. But, in this tournament, he's just a middleweight trying to fight heavyweights.

I think Darth Bader has this in the bag

I've always been a fedor fan

Anyone else switch to the Crawford fight?

That's how you finish

He might be the pound for pound best in the world right now. Hopefully they can put a fight together with Errol Spence.

It wasn't a total loss for Chael P. Sonnen. He did get a chocolate cake.

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LOL Conor....

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We only have the PFL this week for decent MMA on TV.

Saturday

noon - (Fightpass) - Glory 60

Kickboxing

3pm - (Fightpass) - Cage Warriors 98

Top MMA B-League in Europe, this card is about average for them

6pm - (NBCSN) - PFL 2018 #10

Middleweight and Welterweight playoffs.

2:15am Sunday - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 300

Really, really bad MMA in the middle of the night

Luke Rockhold is out of UFC 230. Rumor is they might pull Jacare from his current fight and run Weidman vs Jacare.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Weidman vs. Jacare is done, per Dana White. UFC trying to keep David Branch, who was scheduled to fight Jacare, on the card. Jared Cannonier is a possibility, but not done.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1053436595800395777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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There's nothing on fightpass, but the UFC returns this week from Canada. There is literally no other MMA other than foreign PPV's at odd times and streams of very small shows.

Friday

nothing

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Volkan vs. Smith

The prelims are not very good at all, so you may want to watch college football and wait until 9pm for the main card, which is pretty decent, at least about average. Its not that the main event is compelling (its not), but all 6 fights on the card fall into "huh, I've heard of that guy" or "oh, not bad". So we've got 6's and 7's for the whole thing instead of a bunch of crap followed by a great main event. Also, Conor's buddy (who would have been cut a LONG time ago if he was just some random russian) is in the co-main if you care.

UFC and ONE FC are close to completing the first "trade" in MMA history.

Cejudo also wants to move up to 135, so it looks like the UFC is going to shut down the flyweight division.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: UFC, ONE Championship close to trade involving Demetrious Johnson and Ben Askren. Potential history in the making for MMA -- <a href="https://t.co/HllP7dY0of">https://t.co/HllP7dY0of</a></p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1055144938722258944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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What the ****....

https://media1.tenor.com/images/469b...itemid=5106475

At least the Ben Askren fans can stop whining now about how he's really the best welterweight in the world. We'll find out.

ONE FC has also signed Eddie Alvarez. So, maybe they are trying to break into the US market? That will be hard because the time zone difference is rough.

It's too bad that match with Johnny Hendricks can't happen. I guess they can re-sign him but I doubt that happens.

This looks like a win-win-win-win for all 4 sides.

Askren had retired and flat-out said he wouldn't fight again unless he was in the UFC.

DJ is gonna get PAID if he wins the ONE title, they like smaller fighters in Asia and ONE will promote him.

The UFC wanted to close the Flyweight division for a while, and they now have a new highly-anticipated WW contender.

ONE gets rid of the malcontent who didn't want to fight for them anymore and gets a new star they can build around.

edit: DJ's coach is apparently a VP at ONE FC.

Can I Askren drop to 155?

I would pay ANYTHING to see him vs Khabib.

Khabib could fight him at 170...he'd have no problem making weight there.

Let's gooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Frankie Edgar is out. Yair Rodriguez will fight the Korean Zombie on short notice

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Frankie Edgar out of UFC Fight Night on Nov. 10 in Denver against Korean Zombie ... Yair Rodriguez in, on short notice, per Dana White. Full story coming to ESPN shortly.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1056007145332731905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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lol

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey BOSS, time to unblock me ;) <a href="https://t.co/563Pr51MbC">pic.twitter.com/563Pr51MbC</a></p>&mdash; Ben Askren (@Benaskren) <a href="https://twitter.com/Benaskren/status/1056253914700488710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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All right then, UFC 230 is this weekend, and there's nothing else from any major promotion. So, as usual, we need to see if this is a top-heavy card or if its reasonably stacked...

Friday

6:30pm - (Fightpass) - Glory 61

Kickboxing

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:15 pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 230, Cormier vs. Lewis

OK then, so the main event is obviously very interesting. Cormier is going to be the heavy favorite and have a lot more cardio, and he'll definitely win if it gets to the championship rounds because the black beast gasses out horribly, but.... can he get that early shocking knockout?!? Maybe! Thats why we watch this stupid sport.

Anyway, the rest of the main card is pretty good. Its not incredible, but it IS pretty good, of the other 4 fights, two of them are going to be very critical to the future of their weight classes.

Then you look at the prelims and you think...... eh. Yuck. Actually, the prelims are really bad, even for a card where you think the UFC is top-loading it, the undercard is not great at all. They usually give you at least one good fight, but I do not care about any of these prelims at all, not even the feature prelim.

So, the PPV is pretty good, but the prelims are crap. I'm an addicted fight fan so I'll watch all of this shit, but you should probably only think about watching the PPV and figure out something else to do with your free time before 9pm central.

edit: in case its not clear, the other "good" fights in the PPV are the first fight and the co-main. The other two fights before the co-main are just whatever.

This fight is going as expected so far.

I'm not watching it...what's going on.

The two time olympic wrestler easily beat the guy with no gas.

I'm so happy for DC.

Me too. Watching his two little kids each walk out with a belt was adorable.

One more big money fight against Brock and then thats a career? Yeah, DC deserves that,

Do you think he could be tempted into another shot at Jon Jones after he gets his Brock $$$?

Pretty sweet fights on free TV this weekend. The UFC is making a big deal about their 25th anniversary in the city where they started, and they definitely delivered.

Friday

9pm - (Fightpass) - Friday Night Fights

Muay Thai

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, The Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez

The prelims are pretty good, and the last four fights on the main card are great. Hell, Cowboy is only the co-main. The Korean Zombie is finally back after almost 2 years following a bad injury, which was a real shame because he is very fun to watch. Yair Rodriguez will have the challenge on short notice of trying to kill this undead monster who walks right through chin shots like they were nothing.

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Ben Askren's first match will reportedly be against Robbie Lawler at UFC 233 January 26th

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now <a href="https://twitter.com/FloydMayweather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FloydMayweather</a> says he never agreed to fight in RIZIN Um, OK. <a href="https://t.co/biEvqp7MtT">https://t.co/biEvqp7MtT</a></p>&mdash; Kevin Iole (@KevinI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1060245350315741184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The UFC is eliminating the entire Men's Flyweight division. Some will be given a chance to move up to 135, while the rest will be released.

All right, my 2 favorite fighters (Cowboy and the Korean Zombie) are both up tonight. This should be fun.

Don't see instant replay in the UFC very often.

Yeah, that was egregious. That ref clearly and obviously ****ed up in that fight.

**** that guy, mistakes happen, refs can and will blow calls in fights, but during that replay he was only interested in desperately convincing the Colorado AC that his call was right when he obviously blew it. If your ego is too big to admit to a mistake on replay, then you should not be a UFC ref.

Korean Zombie is looking really, really good.

Goddamn, Korean Zombie's fights are so ****ing fun to watch. I wish he was able to stay healthy.

Johny Hendricks tried bare knuckle boxing last weekend and got TKO'd

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Johny Hendricks is stopped in the 2nd round! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WBKFF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WBKFF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WBKFF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wbkff</a> <a href="https://t.co/JPtReRyBAr">pic.twitter.com/JPtReRyBAr</a></p>&mdash; Dave Madden (@DaveMMAdden) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveMMAdden/status/1061132281161560064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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News on NICK Diaz (not Nate)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: The UFC is close to finalizing Nick Diaz&#39;s return to the Octagon, per Dana White. The fight is Jorge Masvidal at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas. Diaz&#39;s first appearance in more than four years. Story coming soon to <a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPN</a>.</p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1063214206495780864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Got a couple of fun UFC fights this weekend, and in other news UFC.com completely redesigned their web site, which is going to take a while to get used to.

Friday

7pm - (Fightpass) - Invicta FC 32, Spencer vs. Sorenson

Usually with Invicta you know what you are going to get, a bunch of newcomers and maybe a couple top prospects.

This card is one of the exceptions, this card is fantastic by Invicta's very high standards. All 4 fighters in the last two fights are top prospects who are probably close to the UFC, and below that you have several other legit prospects and ex-UFC fighters.

Saturday

3pm - (Fightpass) - Cage Warriors 99, Webb vs. Radcliffe

This is the top B-level promotion in Europe, but this particular card is pretty bad. You should probably watch college football instead.

7pm TV - (6pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

The main card is pretty good, with a great final two fights. Darren "the Damage" Elkines and Neil Magny are both fun to watch, so you'll at least want to tune in for the end. The prelims.... not so much, its all prospects and guys you probably never heard of.

Wow.... they really need to cancel this fight. Its not just that she missed weight by 2 full pounds, but she was a zombie who could barely walk and stand.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO: Cynthia Calvillo misses weight at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ufcargentina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ufcargentina</a> weigh-ins. <a href="https://t.co/UamGpVFSzv">pic.twitter.com/UamGpVFSzv</a></p>&mdash; MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1063410664629141505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Weight cutting is the ****ing worst...

Its a shame because Cynthia is one of the few strawweights who is kinda fun to watch, but yeah. Its the 2nd time she missed weight that I remember, and this one was egregiously bad. She either needs to hire a nutritionist or go up to 125.

She's only 5'4" though, so its probably bad eating habits. She needs to be more disciplined and stay closer to wait during the offseason.

2nd domestic violence incident we've had this year. This time, the fighter was hospitalized with a broken orbital bone and her fight in January is probably off.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UFC&#39;s Rachael Ostovich Attacked, Hospitalized <a href="https://t.co/PvDxsk2HsK">https://t.co/PvDxsk2HsK</a></p>&mdash; TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports/status/1064385282802425856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So it says it was someone close to her, but doesn't mention who it might be. You think it was a boyfriend/SO?

yep

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rachael Ostovich granted temporary restraining order against husband Arnold Berdon (<a href="https://twitter.com/marc_raimondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marc_raimondi</a>) <a href="https://t.co/qUeagJPSdw">https://t.co/qUeagJPSdw</a> <a href="https://t.co/LcrFSeUYhC">pic.twitter.com/LcrFSeUYhC</a></p>&mdash; MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/1064994317108940805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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UFC is making a big investment in China

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UFC building a 93,000-square-foot Performance Institute in Shanghai, China to find and cultivate talent. The one in Las Vegas is 30,000. And I’m told Mexico will get one next. <a href="https://t.co/a9YzCTw1Y8">https://t.co/a9YzCTw1Y8</a></p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1064728616926212096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Oops

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Video: Amateur fighter injures both legs during post-fight celebration <a href="https://t.co/6g3hmlWDPx">https://t.co/6g3hmlWDPx</a></p>&mdash; Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) <a href="https://twitter.com/BloodyElbow/status/1065258610484305925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2018</a></blockquote>
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