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Архивы: Смешанные Боевые Искусства
Мэйвезер. MacGregor Hype Reaching New Heights
По: Богатый Бержерон
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. В любом случае, 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.
Welterweight title challengers make weight ahead of main event battle for the Cage Warriors world title at the Indigo at The O2 on Saturday night
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KARL AMOUSSOU AND MATT INMAN GIVE JOINT INTERVIEW TO CAGE WARRIORS AHEAD OF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE SHOWDOWN AT CW 80
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MARTIN ‘.50CAL’ STAPLETON FOCUSED ON A FINISH AT CAGE WARRIORS 80 в то время как предварительные действия будут транслироваться на Bellator.com и во всем мире в мобильном приложении Bellator, начиная с
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FNU Спортивные единоборства Показать: Макгрегор / Мэйвезер переговоры; Футбольные заголовки так же опасны, как бокс в тяжелом весе; Обзоры и превью UFC; Федор против. Mitrione Bellator: превью и прогнозы
Тони, Рич и Том возвращаются с недельного отпуска с кучей вещей, о которых нужно поговорить. Из разногласий по поводу UFC Холли Холм 208 титульный бой в главном событии с Жермен де Рандами перед предстоящей битвой между Мэттом Митрионе и Федором Емельяненко, мы освещаем широкий спектр прошедших и предстоящих событий ММА. Мы также вспоминаем мастерское возвращение Ивана Барнчика в прошлые выходные против Абеля Рамоса в захватывающем боксерском матче.. Мы также изучаем боксерский график на предстоящую неделю.. Мы также обновляем версию Mayweather vs.. Переговоры Макгрегора с большим сюрпризом: UFC - большой камень преткновения на данный момент. Кроме того, мы обсуждаем недавнее исследование, показывающее, что футболисты могут понести такой же урон, что и боксеры-тяжеловесы, после долгой карьеры в спорте, где неоднократное попадание футбольных мячей может вызвать CTE у вышедших на пенсию игроков.. Мы также проводим время, обсуждая выход на пенсию Брока Леснара и скорое возвращение GSP..
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Bellator 172 COMPETITORS TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES PRIOR TO SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOWDOWN AT SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE
САН - ХОСЕ, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Февраль. 16, 2017) – We are just days away from one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight battles in Bellator MMA history, как Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 Северная Каролина) и Matt Mitrione (11-5) headline a massive main card at Bellator 172. Еще раз, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content in preparation of Субботу festivities at SAP Center. If you’re searching for a deeper look inside these competitors’ road to the main event, join us as we explore some fantastic behind-the-scenes footage available now on Bellator’s dynamic Страница YouTube.
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БОРЬБА INFO: The evening’s main event features a highly anticipated heavyweight slugfest pitting the legendary Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 Северная Каролина) против Matt Mitrione (11-5).
San Jose’s own Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Северная Каролина) returns to the Bellator MMA cage to take on veteran knockout artistПатрики "Питбуль" (16-8) in a lightweight co-main clash. Fans can also experience a heavyweight feature fight pittingШейх Конго (25-10-2) against British phenom Oli Thompson (17-9) and a female flyweight fight pairing Вета Артеага (2-1) против Brooke Mayo (Дебют). Наконец, вскрытие ямки в полусреднем весе Джош Кошек (17-10) противМаурисио Алонсо (12-7, 1 Северная Каролина) rounds out the Spike-televised main card action.
Bellator 172: Федор против. Митрион выходит в эфир в прямом эфире и бесплатно на шип в 9 p.m. И/8 p.m. Коннектикут, а предварительные бои будут транслироваться в прямом эфире на Bellator.com и в мобильном приложении Bellator.. Very few tickets remain and they can be purchased at the SAP Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
полный Bellator 172: Федор против. Митрион SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 Северная Каролина) против. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Легкий боевой бой: Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Северная Каролина) против. Патрики "Питбуль" (16-8)
Бой в тяжелом весе: Шейх Конго (25-10-2) против. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Бой наилегчайшего веса: Вета Артеага (2-1) против. Brooke Mayo (Дебют)
Средний вес Особенность Fight: Джош Кошек (17-10) против. Маурисио Алонсо (12-7, 1 Северная Каролина)
Предварительная карточка Bellator.com:
Средний Предварительное Bout: Анатолий Токов (24-2) против. Франциско Франция (13-4-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Джеймс Терри (18-9) против. Ж Ц. Ламы (8-5)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) против. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) против. Луис Варгас (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Доминик Самнер (1-0) против. Авраам Исав (1-0)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Энтони ли (4-1) против. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мэтт Рамирес (1-2) против. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: НИ СЛОВА. Оканович (3-1) против. Zach Andrews (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Abner Perez (Дебют) против. Гастон Боланос (Дебют)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Holding (Дебют) против. Roque Reyes (0-3)
Middleweight Prelim Bout: Martin Sano (4-2) против. Диего Herzog (4-2)
THOUSANDS BRAVE WINTER WEATHER FOR LEWISTON MMA EVENT
ПРЕСС-РЕЛИЗ: Льюистон, Мэн (Февраль 11, 2017) – A nor’easter 48 hours earlier, sub-zero temperatures, heavy snowfall at bell-time, and a blizzard looming on the horizon could not stop more than 2,500 devoted fight fans from getting their fill of mixed-martial-arts action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The event marked fight promotion New England Fights’ (NEF) five-year anniversary at the venerable fight arena.
The show was headlined by the semi-finals of the NEF Professional MMA Lightweight Title tournament. Джон Лемке (6-7) advanced to the finals with a first round technical knockout of Джесси Эриксон (9-6). Райан Сандерс (13-8) joined Lemke in the final round with a first-round knockout of Джон Ортолани (8-11).
Рас Хилтона (1-0) was victorious in his professional debut over Майк Хансен (5-5), while former NEF Amateur MMA Welterweight Champion Рикки Dexter (1-0) also entered the pro ranks with a verbal submission win over Мэтт Деннинг (3-6) after a brutal body shot.
На любительском части борьбы карты, Виктор Ирвин (3-0) became the new light-heavyweight champion with a submission of Райан Гловер (3-2).
NEF further announced that its next MMA event, “NEF 28: Непобедимый,” would originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Суббота, Апреля 29, 2017.
Полные результаты “NEF 27: ВОЗРОЖДЕНИЕ”:
PROFESSIONAL
Райан Сандерс защита. John Ortolani via KO, круглый 1
Джон Лемке четкости. Jesse Erickson via TKO, круглый 1
Рас Хилтона Защиту. Mike Hansen via verbal submission
Рикки Декстер Def. Matt Denning via verbal submission
Джош Харви Def. Richie Collingham via D’arce choke, круглый 1
Elias Leland def. Nick Santos via arm triangle, круглый 1
ЛЮБИТЕЛИ
Виктор Ирвин четкости. Ryan Glover via rear-naked choke, круглый 1
Уолт Ши Деф. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision
Джастин Уитхем четкости. Ryan Burgess via anaconda choke, круглый 2
Alex Clark def. Генри Кларк единогласным решением судей
John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, круглый 2
Sarah Ziehm def. Nicole Burgess via rear-naked choke, круглый 3
Фред Лир Def. Michael Crespo via TKO, круглый 2
Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision
Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, круглый 1
Фрэнк Йохансон де. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, круглый 3
Ross Dannar def. Phil Chason via unanimous decision
Angela Young def. Christine Brothwell via unanimous decision
New England Fights возвращается в Androscoggin Bank Colisee в Льюистоне, Мэн с его следующим событием смешанных боевых искусств, “NEF 28: Непобедимый,” в субботу, Апреля 29, 2017. Билеты уже в продаже в кассах Колизи. 207-783-2009 х 525 и на сайте www.TheColisee.com.
Для получения более подробной информации о новинках карт событий и бороться, пожалуйста, посетите веб-сайт продвижение по адресу www.NewEnglandFights.com. В дополнение, Вы можете смотреть NEF видео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, следите за продвижением в Twitter и Instagram @nefights, и присоединяйтесь к официальной группе в Facebook “Бои Новой Англии.”
CAGE WARRIORS RETURNS HOME AS KARL MOORE BATTLES JOSH CLARKE FOR LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN DUBLIN
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Ryan Glover Ready to Rock at NEF February 11th
По: Kalle Oakes
ПРЕСС-РЕЛИЗ: Льюистон, Мэн (Февраль 9, 2017) – Championships have played a defining role in Ryan Glover’s young life.
That tradition dates back to his junior year at Mountain Valley High School, when Glover achieved the rare double of a team state championship in football and an individual heavyweight wrestling title in the space of three months.
He has continued that tradition as a mixed martial artist, winning the New England Fights light heavyweight amateur strap in only his fourth career foray into the cage.
Growing up in blue-collar Rumford and Mexico also taught Glover that sports aren’t everything, однако. That is why his initial title defense against Victor Irwin at “NEF 27: Resurgence” will be his first appearance in the hexagon в 53 недели.
Glover-Irwin will headline the amateur segment of an ambitious card Суббота, Февраль 11 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.
“I was on the road in Florida and Virginia a lot for work all summer and didn’t have time to train with the guys I usually train with,” Glover said. “You have to pay the bills before you can go do this stuff. This is just for fun. Я надеюсь (Ирвин) knows I’ll be prepared for this one.”
Once the opening bell tolls, Glover (3-1) will have experienced more title bouts in the cage than non-title trials. He also battled in an unforgettable slugfest for the NEF amateur heavyweight belt, one that went to his opponent in that fight by a close but unanimous decision.
His experience is one of the reasons Glover envisions a triumphant return.
“He’s a good athlete, but a young kid who doesn’t have any experience beyond the first round,” Glover said. “When I had my first title fight, that was my first time going into a second round and I was kind of dead in the water at that point.”
Glover won the title with a second round submission via arm lock over Mike Williams.
That rapid ascent through the New England heavyweight ranks so early in his career shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Glover’s athletic achievements. He has always been ahead of the usual learning curve.
As a junior on an undefeated 2010 Mountain Valley football powerhouse that featured senior standouts Cam Kaubris and Christian Durland, Glover’s work at linebacker was so impressive that he was named the Lewiston Sun Journal player of the year.
“It helps,” Glover said of his gridiron background. “I’ve seen some of the biggest venues there are when it comes to high school sports.”
State wrestling finals packed in two of Maine’s most hallowed indoor sports facilities – Augusta Civic Center and the old Bangor Auditorium – during Glover’s four years on the mat.
Glover made the jump from the 215-pound class to 285 his sophomore year, even though he tipped the scales far beneath the limit. It was a tradition started by Berserker’s MMA stablemate and fellow NEF star Mike “The Mustache” Hansen about six years earlier.
“Mike was kind of the guinea pig for wrestling against those bigger heavyweights,” Glover said. “That’s the way (Тренер) Gary Dolloff sold it to me. I remember him saying that the reason he decided to try that with me was because Mike had been successful at it. And of course he was right, because we got a state championship out of it.”
Senior year didn’t live up to that junior promise. Illness and injury conspired to keep Glover from defending both the football and wrestling titles.
“I was ranked No. 1 going into my senior year and got sick,"Он сказал. “That just goes to show that sometimes life gets in the way.”
Glover didn’t follow the college track, opting for the work force instead, and it seemed that his sports days were over.
He tried auto racing for a while, then turned to boxing and MMA training to get back in shape. That led to his debut in February 2015, followed quickly by three more cage fights and an amateur boxing match for good measure.
Only when his work commitments returned to the River Valley this past fall did Glover consider getting back into the cage. Family obligations came first, он сказал. And yes, pride in the name he’s made for himself over the years was a factor too.
“It’s definitely a sport where you can get hurt if you try to do it (halfway), especially against an opponent like I’m fighting,” Glover said. “He’s a good athlete. He’s as good at wrestling as I ever was, maybe even better.”
Family and friends in the close-knit, upstart Berserkers camp have Glover better prepared than ever. Ryan’s brother, Мэтт, also has two NEF appearances to his credit.
“I’ve been rolling with my brother and other guys who are 250 or better,” Glover said. “It’s a game-changer. I feel like I’m lot more of a scrambler than (Ирвин) является. And especially where I’ll be cutting weight to get to 205, I’ll have the strength advantage.”
He might enjoy one other distinct advantage: Fan support.
Name recognition has its privileges. Or perhaps it is a case of Glover’s absence making his fans’ hearts grow fonder. In any case, his fight is shaping as one of the most anticipated attractions at NEF 27.
“Right after I took the fight I sold 50 tickets by myself,” Glover said. “When my song comes on, I know the place is going to blow up. Янга (Бангор) always brings a big crowd, so we need that support.”
The opening bell for “NEF 27: Resurgence” on February 11 установлен на 7 p.m. Билеты начинаются на $25 и доступны на www.TheColisee.com или позвонив по кассе Colisee на 207.783.2009, расширение 525.