Non-threadworthy MMA Rumors/Quotes/Tweets/Etc., Vol. 4

Post #441 » by **CPT** » Thu Apr 7, 2016 4:27 am

http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/cerrone-offers-to-fight-nurmagomedov-but-so-too-does-ufc-champ-dos-anjos

Cerrone wants the fight, but also wants to fight Cote in June.

RDA wants the fight, but in July #JesusFirst

Khabib says he'll fight anyone at any weight, April 16. Threw Pettis' name out there as well.

Jasen777 · Post #442 » by **Jasen777** » Fri Apr 8, 2016 12:06 am

Marcus wrote:Think Bellator could lure DJ away with the promise of much better marketing and a fairly big contract?

Pretty sure UFC has mandatory extension clauses on champions. Even if not, they have matching rights for sure, they wouldn't let Bellator take even a flyweight champ.

REDDzone · Post #443 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 12:54 pm

MMAHOUR listen: Listening to this Holly Holm interview, at first I thought she was just being whiny. But I think she just doesn't annunciate very well at all. I know she is a longgg time combat sports veteran, hopefully it isn't what I think it is.

Cool interview with Court McGee as well. His next fight is on his 10 year sobriety anniversary. I'm not really a fan of his, although I know someone on this board is..sdm? But he has an inspirational/cool story.

The dude that none of us have heard of that is going to fight Khabib now. Gets the call to fight possibly the best LW in the world on a week's notice, weighs in the 180s. Also said he didn't expect to get the fight, said he only threw his name in the hat because he thought they'd pull a bigger name from somewhere else to fight Khabib and then he could fight the opponent of whoever was facing Khabib. Lol be careful what you ask for my man.

Jasen777 · Post #444 » by **Jasen777** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:18 pm

REDDzone wrote:Also said he didn't expect to get the fight, said he only threw his name in the hat because he thought they'd pull a bigger name from somewhere else to fight Khabib and then he could fight the opponent of whoever was facing Khabib.

The "replace the replacement" strategy is certainly worth a try for fighters at that level. I think Khabib should go for his takedown record.

Jasen777 · Post #445 » by **Jasen777** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:27 pm

UFC cancels April 25 open tryouts for Season 24 of 'The Ultimate Fighter'

Uh, ok. Did they get a lot of heat about this idea or something?

REDDzone · Post #446 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:44 pm

Jasen777 wrote:
REDDzone wrote:Also said he didn't expect to get the fight, said he only threw his name in the hat because he thought they'd pull a bigger name from somewhere else to fight Khabib and then he could fight the opponent of whoever was facing Khabib.

The "replace the replacement" strategy is certainly worth a try for fighters at that level. I think Khabib should go for his takedown record.

Maybe if he'd learn how to actually keep guys down, he wouldn't have to take them down so many times per round? :wink:

REDDzone · Post #447 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:45 pm

Jasen777 wrote:UFC cancels April 25 open tryouts for Season 24 of 'The Ultimate Fighter'

Uh, ok. Did they get a lot of heat about this idea or something?

I mean, aren't there like 15 ufc flyweights PERIOD? How could they possibly think they will have enough guys to fill the house?

Only heat they got that I heard about was the fact that they didn't tell Mouse that he'd be fighting the winner.

Jasen777 · Post #448 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:02 am

REDDzone wrote:Maybe if he'd learn how to actually keep guys down, he wouldn't have to take them down so many times per round?

Letting them up only to throw them again is funnier.

Jasen777 · Post #449 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:06 am

REDDzone wrote:I mean, aren't there like 15 ufc flyweights PERIOD? How could they possibly think they will have enough guys to fill the house?

There's 29 according to wikipedia. Luke Thomas said it's because they realized most of the best "unsigned" flyweights don't speak English, but I'd give the UFC credit they could have figured that out before this.

REDDzone · Post #450 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:26 am

Jasen777 wrote:
REDDzone wrote:I mean, aren't there like 15 ufc flyweights PERIOD? How could they possibly think they will have enough guys to fill the house?

There's 29 according to wikipedia. Luke Thomas said it's because they realized most of the best "unsigned" flyweights don't speak English, but I'd give the UFC credit they could have figured that out before this.

Maybe they realized what they were in for with reebok trying to spell their names when making their fighter kits.

REDDzone · Post #451 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:32 am

My coach is in the Philippines cornering Askren for his fight this weekend. Pretty cool. Hoping Ben can pull it out, hasn't fought in a full year now.

cowboyronnie · Post #452 » by **cowboyronnie** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 11:54 pm

I did it, I went the week without listening to TFATK! It took me 20 years to stop listening to Stern.

Omg what I miss?

Jasen777 · Post #453 » by **Jasen777** » Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:05 am

Just don't think Askren has gotten any better since he left Bellator.

REDDzone · Post #454 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:23 pm

Something happened with Diego Brandao involving a gun and a strip club.

Post #455 » by **Headliner** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:24 pm

Dos Sanjos vs Alvarez (confirmed for July Fight Pass)
and sounds like Lawler vs Woodly at 01 or 02.

White also said he likes Glover vs Rumble.

Post #456 » by **CPT** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:26 pm

Benson Henderson talking about retiring to join the military

http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/4/18/11455032/upholding-his-civic-duty-benson-henderson-plans-to-join-the-military

Bendo wrote:"The real reason, to be frank with you, is that I will end up joining the military ranks," he said. "I’ve always held a pretty strong civic duty. Us as Americans, we need to do a better job period."

Because if there's one thing America needs more of, it's the military. Especially 33 year old recruits with angel wing tattoos.

Post #457 » by **Headliner** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:22 pm

At least he'll get a pension haha.

REDDzone · Post #458 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 3:37 am

BJ Penn on mmahour. They were literally talking about how he's going to get the 145 lb belt and Ariel even asked him how many fights away he is from the title shot.

Crazy pills. God it'll be heartbreaking if the dude gets wiped out by Siver lol.

tracey_nice · Post #459 » by **tracey_nice** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 1:52 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Pz_bRBLOs[/youtube]

this is the hottest thing i've ever seen.

Post #460 » by **Shaazzam** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:18 pm

lol i watched it on mute at the office, might be even hotter that way