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Hoe sal Mayweather vs. McGregor vorm die toekoms van kruisgevegte?

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Deur: Rich Bergeron

Fight News Unlimited is deeglik bewus van die term “MMA vs. Boksdebat.” Ons het 'n hele radioprogramreeks oor die onderwerp gehad, kulmineer met 'n volwaardige argument tussen Iceman John Scully ('n Voormalige Pro-bokser en huidige boksafrigter) en Ken Shamrock ('n Pro-stoeier, UFC Fighter en MMA-afrigter). Die kantelpunt was toe vroue in boks en MMA. Shamrock het hul pogings ondersteun terwyl Scully die argument aanvaar het dat hy nie wou sien dat 'n vrou met die vuis in die gesig geslaan word nie.

Vanaand is ons op die punt om die grootste corsover-geveg in die geskiedenis van gevegsport te beleef. 'n Jong, honger, hondsdol MMA-gevegte uit die gemene strate van Ierland staar 'n braaf Amerikaner in die gesig wat uit sy aftrede kom na 'n professionele boksloopbaan vir die eeue. Die ervaring bevoordeel die kundige in sy vak, die mees talentvolle verdedigende vegter in die moderne era van boks. Floyd behoort na die oorwinning te beweeg, en die uitklop wat hy voorspel is iets wat baie aanhangers en spekulante in die 6de tot 7de rondte plaas.

McGregor kan wen in enige scenario waar hy die finale klok sien, of die besluit hom bevoordeel of nie. Al wat hy hoef te doen is om te vermaak, stoot Floyd na punte wat hy nog nooit tevore gedruk is nie, en kom onder Floyd se vel in. Al is dit in 'n verloorpoging, Conor moet 'n karakter wees wat nog 'n geveg kan verkoop. Floyd het herhaaldelik in pers-toergeleenthede gesê hy sal volgende met Conor in die Octagon veg. Dit is duidelik Mayweather wat net probeer dink oor die groot prentjie, maar 'n eensydige klop van McGregor sal aanhangers nie te veel oor 'n Octagon-gesig laat praat nie. Sommige spekulante hou vol dat Floyd doelbewus die gas sal afblaas en McGregor syne sal laat kry 12 rondtes van aksie. Hoe meer Floyd Conor soos 'n nar laat lyk, al, hierdie benadering kan op die lang termyn geen vegter goed doen nie.

Conor kan beslis sy eie uitklophou van Floyd Mayweather in die eerste vier rondes haal, soos hy voorspel het. Dit is binne die moontlikheid. Tog sal die groot uitklophou hoe dit ook al gaan, wees hoe Conor sy besigheid na hierdie geveg hanteer.

 

McGregor Sports and Entertainment het 'n handelsmerk geword wat selfs Dana White die ander aand by die laaste perskonferensie met 'n handelsmerkhemp verteenwoordig het. Ek het aanvanklik teleurgesteld gevoel dat White geen ander UFC-vegters op die onderkaart van hierdie megaboksgeleentheid geplaas het nie. Hoe meer ek oor die benadering gedink het, al, hoe meer ek my verbeel het dat White meer daarvan op die pad wil doen, maar net as McGregor die wêreld kan skok of ten minste die appelkar van boks op een of ander klein manier kan ontstel.

 

Veelvuldige boksers skree vir 'n kans om 'n MMA-vegter in kruisgevegte by elke groot afdeling te trotseer noudat May/Mac die tafel gedek het. David Haye en Anthony Joshua is net twee swaargewigte wat belangstelling in boks MMA-vegters uitspreek. Joshua sou selfs die hok ingaan as geen voorleggings toegelaat word nie. Tony Bellew wil 'n geveg met Michael Bisping hê. Roy Jones jr. wil Anderson Silva beveg en hengel nou al jare na daardie geleentheid.

 

Die regte oorkruising wat Conor kan benut, is een wat ek vrees hy sal nie benut nie, al. Daar is geweldige potensiaal om die soort geld te kry wat professionele boksers maak om die oorskakeling na MMA-vegterkontrakte te maak. Daar is baie bespiegelinge oor hoe White kan wegkom daarmee dat die UFC 'n bokswedstryd mede-promoteer wanneer die UFC se bestuurstaktieke nie voldoen aan die standaarde wat in die Ali-wet uiteengesit word nie., wat sekere noodsaaklike beskerming vereis, moet aan professionele boksers verleen word.

 

Eerder as om terug te keer na die sport van MMA na hierdie geveg en al die kontant en pryse vir homself op te eis, Conor behoort die stygende gety te wees wat alle bote ophef. 'n Ware held van sy sport sal sorg dat hy nie die enigste een is wat geld maak nie, want hy het gehelp om MMA op die regte wêreldverhoog te plaas met sy vertoning vanaand. Hy kan 'n ongelooflike spreekbuis wees om die manier waarop alle vegters sake doen, te verander. Die UFC en Dana White is berug gulsig wanneer dit kom by die beheer van belange in hul vuisvoos werknemers. Dit is wat die voortslepende antitrust-geding teen die maatskappy so ingewikkeld maak.

 

Soos sekere vegters wat nie van die UFC se kontrak hou nie, bied springskip vir Bellator, White en die UFC het gereageer met die Instant Ultimate Fighter-konsep: Die Contender-reeks. Elke week kry 'n nuwe vegter 'n kontrak. Die weermag groei altyd, is hul ooglopende benadering hier. McGregor kan die aanklag lei van groter as lewensvegters wat nee sê vir die UFC en terugveg teen die maatskappy se drang om vegters so min te gee in ruil vir sulke groot pogings.

 

Vanaand se geveg kan dalk bepaal of White en die UFC ooit nog 'n kruisgeveg bevorder of nie. Elke keer as hulle dit doen, al, dit sal waarskynlik net een MMA-vegter vs. 'n bokser en nie 'n gestapelde kaart nie. Op hierdie manier kan hulle elke gebeurtenis 'n groot gebeurtenis maak, selfs al blyk dit 'n grap te wees soos baie voorspel vanaand sal blyk te wees.

 

Dit gaan alles oor hoe McGregor die nadraai in my oë hanteer. Sal hy optree en uitspreek vir die ander vegters wat hul UFC-kontrakte in die wiele kry? Sal hy daardie boksgeld op die tafel kan kry vir homself en sy mede-vegters in die UFC en regoor die MMA-landskap? Sy opsies sal sekerlik selfs in 'n mededingende verlies toeneem, wat maak afgaan deur KO, DQ of skewe klop die enigste maniere waarop hy nie soos rose uitkom nie. Maak nie saak wat gebeur, hy moet die aandag konstruktief gebruik om beide sportsoorte te verbeter.

 

Die debat kan opgelos word, maar ek glo die toekoms hou 'n kans vir 'n nuwe toernooi-formaat. Eers is daar 'n boksgeveg, dan 'n MMA-geveg. Ses weke uitmekaar, albei vegters het ses maande om voor die eerste geveg te oefen. Dit is die volgende logiese stap, en daar sal 'n bokser wees wat die uitdaging aanvaar.

 

Mayweather kan die puriste beïndruk met óf 'n sloping oor 12 rondtes of 'n KO binne die afstand. McGregor hoef net dapper te oorleef om meer koppe te laat draai en meer gewildheid te kry. As hy wen, kies hy sy eie lot en laat 'n ton kenners en kritici hul woorde eet. Die vraag is wat volgende gebeur? Sal die debat opgelos word wat ook al aan die einde van die nag gebeur?

 

VET KANS….

 

McGregor kan 'n groot hand hê in wat ook al volgende vir die oorkruismark uitskud. Sal dit aantreklik en winsgewend wees in die maande en jare wat kom, of sal hierdie geveg afgaan as 'n gier wat die meeste aanhangers bitter teleurgesteld gelaat het? As dit McGregor meer bekend maak as wat hy reeds is, dit is 'n wen, so ek sal graag wil sien hoe hy daardie wen iets beteken. As hy 'n manier kan vind om al die vegters op die UFC-lys te help om meer van die geld op die tafel te kry, Ek is in sy hoek.

 

 

 

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LFA LAUNCHING PAD: LFA SENDS 9 FIGHTERS TO UFC IN 30 DAYS

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THE SUMMER OF LFA

LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC:
TITLE SHOTS, BONUSES and RECORD BREAKERS
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS:
LFA SET TO VISIT 4 STATES IN 4 WEEKS
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (VVO) has had a busy summer. In last month’s newsletter, it was reported that LFA alum accumulated $200,000 in UFC bonus money in the month of June, former RFA headliner Zach Freeman secured an “Upset of the Year” nominee in New York City, and three inaugural LFA titles were awarded to get the summer started.

LFA LAUNCHING PAD
The summer continued to heat up in July. The UFC hosted 5 events along with the first 3 episodes of UFC President Dana White’s new weekly web series titled “Dana White’s Dinsdag Night Contender Series” throughout the month.
The number of LFA alum that participated in those events was staggering. 19 fighters that have fought for LFA or the two promotions that merged to create it (RFA and Legacy FC) competed in the UFC. UFC 213 headliner Valentina Shevchenko would have made that 20 vegters, but Amanda Nunes withdrew from their title fight on the day of the fight.
The presence of LFA alum on Dana White’s new show was just as impressive. In the first three episodes that aired in July, 17 van die 30 mededingers (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. VVO” wedstryde. The most impressive stat, egter, is the fact that an LFA fighter was signed by Dana White off of each episode.
That trend carried over into August with a fourth LFA fighter being signed to the UFC off of the fourth episode of “Dana White’s Dinsdag Night Contender Series”. The four LFA stars signed off of the show so far are Boston Salmon (week 1), Sean O’Malley (week 2), Geoff Neal (week 3), and Julian Marquez (week 4). There are currently 32 fighters from LFA scheduled to compete on theDinsdag might summer series. LFA also currently has 19 alum ranked in the latest UFC fighter rankings.
LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC
While former LFA fighters impressed in the UFC last month with the sheer number of participants, what they accomplished in those bouts is even more important. Perhaps the biggest shining star of the bunch was former RFA featherweight champion Brian Ortega. Die man wat bekend staan ​​as “T-City” improved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 in die wêreld.
Ortega did this by breaking his own UFC record at UFC 214 on July 29th. Going into his bout with fellow unbeaten star Renato Moicano, Ortega held the UFC record for most consecutive third round finishes. He extended that streak by submitting Moicano in the final frame with a $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus winning Guillotine Choke.
The following Saterdag by UFC Fight Night 114, RFA great Dustin Ortiz broke another UFC record to secure his own $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus. Ortiz accomplished this feat by knocking out Hector Sandoval in 15-seconds to record the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history. His teammate and former RFA flyweight champion Sergio Pettis happened to headline the same card. Pettis won his marquee bout against Brandon Moreno unanimously in a pivotal battle between two Top 10 ranked UFC flyweights.
The UFC will be off for the next few weeks, but September looks to be just as big for the LFA greats competing inside the famed UFC Octagon. UFC 215 op September 9th will feature two LFA alum challenging for UFC world titles. Legacy FC great Ray Borg will headline the card for a shot at the UFC flyweight title, while Shevchenko will finally get a crack at the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event. Seven other LFA alum have UFC bouts already announced for next month as well.
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS
LFA started August with the first title defense in the promotion’s history. Two of the inaugural LFA champions that were just crowned in June (Eryk Anders and Roberto Sanchez) have already made their UFC debut, but LFA featherweight champion Kevin “Angel of Death” Aguilar was able to defend his title in the main event of LFA 18 die afgelope Vrydag. He did so by sweeping the scorecards against a very game challenger in #1 contender and world-class BJJ black belt Justin Rader.
LFA is now set to end the summer with four shows in four weeks in four different states. The quadruple-header starts next week in South Dakota at LFA 19. The promotion then heads east to Minnesota the following week at LFA 20. LFA kicks off first day of September in Missouri at LFA 21. Then the final leg of the four week trip will go down in Colorado at LFA 22.
VVO 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues plaasvind Vrydag, 18 Augustus by die Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Die Mount Rushmore Staat” four times before the merger. VVO 19 is headlined with a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud (11-3) and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Stout seun” Rodrigues (20-7).

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VVO 20 – Curry vs. Barnes plaasvind Vrydag, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA en Legacy FC gasheer vir 'n gekombineerde nege gebeure in die “land van 10,000 mere” voor die samesmelting. VVO 20 is headlined with a welterweight showdown between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes.
LFA 21 – Noblitt vs. Branjão plaasvind Vrydag, September 1st at the Branson Convention Center in Branson, Missouri. The event will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Missouri. RFA visited the “Show Me State” four times before the merger. VVO 21 is headlined with a light-heavyweight battle between undefeated American prospect Kyle James Noblitt (8-0) and undefeated Brazilian prospect Antônio Paulo “Montanha” Branjão (4-0).
VVO 22 – Heinisch vs. Perez plaasvind Vrydag, September 8 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visited “The Centennial State” eight times before the merger. VVO 22 is headlined with an LFA middleweight title fight between Colorado’s own Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch (8-0) and Brazilian dynamo Markus “Maluko” Perez (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 namiddag. EN / 6 namiddag. PT.
In September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) begin in Januarie 2017. RFA en Legacy FC het die loopbane van meer as stapel gestuur 100 atlete wat die toppunt van MMA bereik deur meeding in die UFC.
Besoek LFAfighting.com vir bout updates en inligting. LFA is op Facebook by Legacy Veg Alliance. LFA is ook op Instagram by @LFAfighting en Twitter by @LFAfighting.
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FNU Gevegsport Wys: UFC 214 breakdown, Nobody Likes Dana White, Tom and Tony break down Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga

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This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.

Tom and Tony Talk Shop:

Rich Wraps it Up:

 

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Psychic Tom Predicts Win For Mark Hunt; Rabble Rousin’ Rich Opens the Show with Demetrious Johnson vs. Dana White Rant; Tony the Tornado rips Stevenson/Fonfara on this week’s FNU Combat Sports Show

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Rich Bergeron opens this week’s FNU Combat Sports show by giving his unique take on the Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson feud with the UFC brass, namely Dana White. Upon refusing to take a fight with T.J. Dillashaw without getting certain assurances and conditions met, many fans on social media insisted DJ was running scared. Even Dillashaw took the opportunity to blast the move by the flyweight champ as “chickenshit.” Dana White even reportedly threatened to shut down the entire flyweight division if Johnson refused to fight TJ. “Mighty Mouse” didn’t blink and didn’t cave to the organization’s demands, and Rich explains in his opening dialogue why DJ should be respected and given the benefit of the doubt for his decision rather than being criticized and dragged through the mud for standing up for himself.

 

During the rest of the broadcast, Tony “Die Tornado” Penecale details his night out at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for a fight card headlined by Hank Lundy. He also recaps Fonfara vs. Stevenson II and calls the fight “a disgrace.”

 

“Psigiese” Tom Padgett chips in with some post-fight analysis of Aldo vs. Holloway. He also predicts Mark Hunt will benefit from home cage advantage in his battle with Derrick Lewis this weekend at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand.

 

There’s also an update on Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC and Brock Lesnar and lots of other fight previews and recaps. Listen to the whole broadcast to catch up on what’s new in combat sports this week.

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FNU Gevegsport Wys: “Raging” Al Goes Off on Dana White, Klitschko vs. Voorskou van Joshua & Gebeurtenis Herhalings

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It’s an early installment of the FNU Combat Sports Show this week since Co-host “Tornado” Tony Penecale will be busy in his role as the Phillies Superphan tomorrow night at the NFL Draft. We discuss “Raging” Al Iaquinta’s tirade against the UFC and Dana White, recap Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108, and preview the big heavyweight boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua on Saturday. We also discuss the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter and last week’s boxing events.

 

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Raging Al Iaquinta Interview By Ariel Helwani is Must See TV

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Deur: Rich Bergeron

UFC Lightweight Contender “Raging” Al Iaquinta (13-3) is certainly solidifying his nickname these days. From his dismantling of UFC Legend Diego Sanchez last Saturday night to his public disagreements with the most popular MMA league on the planet, Iaquinta is putting it all on the line lately.

 

Despite the fact that Iaquinta is on a five-fight win streak in the Octagon and has two more fights left on his UFC contract, he told Ariel Helwani in the above interview that it is “probable” he will not be fighting again in the near future.

 

Iaquinta’s self-imposed hiatus from the UFC has nothing to do with a lack of love for the sport, al. He’s just fed up with the politics and sick of being singled out for speaking his mind about fighter pay and other issues. He covers everything from weight cutting to the Reebok deal and unionization of fighters in the interview with Helwani. He also insists he would enjoy being fully involved in efforts to fix all these issues.

 

Perhaps the most outrageous and entertaining aspect of the interview is how Al rips UFC President Dana White. Using just as many expletives as “Die Baldfather” himself likes to employ when he’s angry, Iaquinta gets most animated about White calling the plane ride home the best part of UFC Brooklyn. Iaquinta goes on to point out that White never had an injury in the sport of MMA and should keep his mouth shut about certain aspects of fighting that he has no clue about.

 

That part of Iaquinta’s argument sounds almost identical to the sentiment we shared here on Fight News Unlimited over a year ago with our “Open FU” to White. Back then we were criticizing the UFC President for his treatment of Holly Holm and her management team.

 

Listening to the Helwani interview is all the more entertaining and interesting if you can imagine a fighters’ association with Iaquinta as the president. It would be the best development possible to pay White back for all his own brash, in your face, tell-it-like-it-is ranting over the years. It would be fighting fire with fire, and listening to both of these characters argue with each other would be astronomically better than any of the debates that made up the chaotic 2016 Presidential Election in the United States.

 

It is highly unlikely that Iaquinta would be able to take on such a prominent role in such an association before his UFC contract officially runs out, al. Steeds, it is one of the most opportune times in the history of the sport of MMA for fighters to learn how to band together and exercise their solidarity to generate serious change. From the Reebok deal’s flaws to the new UFC owners taking a more insensitive corporate approach to management to the McGregor vs. Mayweather fight purse talks, there are a lot of motivating factors in place right now to force a major development on the union/association front.

 

En “Oom Dana” can “go F$%k himself” (as Al Iaquinta might say) if he thinks he can stop that train from rumbling down the tracks. More fighters need to learn from Iaquinta and follow in his f-bombing footsteps if anything is really going to get better in the near future. Whether it involves foul language or not, al, the argument for change needs to generate more commentary from the fighters who are directly experiencing the difficulties of getting by on a typical MMA fighter’s salary. The days of keeping your mouth shut and staying in line to make sure you get the best fights and the best opportunities for extra income are coming to an end. It’s truly time for more shortchanged fighters to knock the silver spoon out of Dana White’s mouth and get to work on improving the status quo by any means necessary.

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FNU KOMBAT SPORTSKOU: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

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Tony Penecale (verlaat) and Lou Duva (reg) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 wêreldkampioene, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: boks. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

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Mayweather vs. MacGregor Hype Reaching New Heights

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Deur: Rich Bergeron

Can a pro mixed martial artist beat a pro boxer is the kind of question that started the UFC in the first place, but now the wildly popular fight league seems to be trying to avoid that question entirely when it comes to a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

Though recent reports indicated a deal was in the works with only a third party failing to agree on terms (most likely the UFC), it seems that the UFC brass knows this could be a lose/lose situation for the promotion. For one, Conor is almost guaranteed to lose the fight. Secondly, the purse he will command should be extremely hefty, which will mean he will demand the same kind of money for every fight after this one. This is why UFC President Dana White put his ceiling at $25 million for McGregor to fight Mayweather.

 

The UFC could end up paying dearly for letting this fight happen. It could make McGregor much too popular and shift the balance of power from the UFC bosses to their star employee. Conor will be the one calling the shots from here on out if this boxing match happens, especially if it ends up being a $100 million payday for “Mystic Mac.”

Just consider this segment on UNDISPUTED, starring Shannon Sharp and Skip Bayless:

 

The inevitable loss for McGregor would really be a huge win for the cocky, arrogant and outspoken fighter who seems like he actually believes he can pull off a miracle win. Even if he’s knocked out, beaten by a wide unanimous decision, or disqualified for engaging in illegal strikes, Conor stands to make enough money to potentially retire from MMA for good. It’s either that, or he could just continue in MMA with the stipulation that no fight purse in his future be any less than what he makes for the Mayweather bout. If Conor even shows the slightest bit of skill in the boxing ring, he could also end up being the combat sports version of Bo Jackson and maintain a career as a two sport athlete in the future. All of this is simply bad for the UFC as a whole, as they will at best have to share one of their top talents and will have to pay him outrageous fees to keep him fighting in their Octagon.

It would be much much smarter for Conor fans to play some casino games at คาสิโน MarathonBet than it would for any of them to put down money on their hero to win this fight. Whatever odds this fight does finally generate in Vegas, McGregor is sure to be a huge underdog that will tempt his fans to make the bet on the slim chance of a huge payout. It just isn’t a good idea considering the lack of experience Conor has as a boxer and the invincibility of Mayweather in the final years of his boxing career.

What is crystal clear is that Mayweather wants only one fight to leave the comfort of retirement, and McGregor is the only man who will face him in that fight. The fact that this should be a walk in the park is not lost on Floyd. There’s no downside to trouncing McGregor. Floyd has been itching to prove MMA fighters as a whole don’t have the punching power or prowess that a boxer of his caliber has. He will no doubt get his chance, but don’t ask the UFC to pay astronomical record numbers to facilitate a fight of this magnitude if it means raising the fight pay bar to a level they can never recover from if they want to keep their ultimate superstar on the books.

 

McGregor can talk all he wants, and sports pundits will eat it up like candy. People will either have some insane belief that he can pull off this walk on water routine, or they will want to pay to see his ego crushed in defeat. Óf manier, this bout could reap huge rewards for both fighters. People WILL pay to see it, even if it does prove to be a complete and utter disappointment.

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FNU Gevegsport Wys: MacGregor/Mayweather Talks; Soccer Headers as Dangerous as Heavyweight Boxing; UFC-herhalings en voorskoue; Fedor vs. Mitrione Bellator Preview and Predictions

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Tony, Rich and Tom come back from a week off with a ton of stuff to talk about. From the controversy of Holly Holm’s UFC 208 main event title fight with Germaine De Randamie to the upcoming battle between Matt Mitrione and Fedor Emelianenko, we cover a wide range of past and upcoming MMA events. We also look back at Ivan Barnchyk’s masterful comeback last weekend against Abel Ramos in a thrilling boxing match. We also go over the upcoming week’s boxing schedule. We also update the Mayweather vs. MacGregor negotiations with a big surprise: The UFC is the big stumbling block at this point. Additionally we discuss the recent study showing soccer players can suffer the same damage as heavyweight boxers after long careers in the sport where heading soccer balls repeatedly can bring on CTE in retired players. We also spend time discussing Brock Lesnar’s retirement and GSP’s imminent return.

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FNU Gevegsport Wys: Mark Hunt like UFC, Dana White en Brock Lesnar; Mayweather bied Conor $15 miljoen; Penn Maak UFC Comeback

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Tom, Tony en Rich spandeer hierdie week se show inhaal op die week se groot nuus in vechtsporten. Ons voorskou ook komende gevegte in die boks en MMA. Ons beklemtoon Markus Hunt se onlangse hofsaak oor 'n stryd waar Brock Lesnar positief getoets vir POD's en bespreek assessering van Travis Browne Ben Rothwell se as 'n “Man Whore.” Luister na die uur lank onder uitgesaai.