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

Jasen777 · Post #1281 » by **Jasen777** » Mon May 22, 2017 2:42 pm

REDDzone · Post #1282 » by **REDDzone** » Mon May 22, 2017 2:58 pm

Jasen777 wrote:This UFC meeting might have been thread worthy. Ariel reporting Kajan Johnson went on a rant about the Reebok deal (some fighters cheered) and got kicked out. Cyborg punched Angela Magana. Jessica Penne said an AnheuserBusch rep who was talked about image showed up drunk.

Can you even imagine what a sh*tshow this has probably been? TBH, and I realize the irony here, but the only thing I can imagine being worse than being around a bunch of mma fighters for a whole weekend is being around a bunch of mma fans for the same amount of time.

Jasen777 · Post #1283 » by **Jasen777** » Tue May 23, 2017 10:00 pm

Read on Twitter

cowboyronnie · Post #1284 » by **cowboyronnie** » Tue May 23, 2017 11:36 pm

Jasen777 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Mind-boggling.

This isn't a typo or human error, this is management and relations people being greedy/miserly and having no awareness of PR or the atmosphere on the ground.

Athletes from other sports are swimming in gear. Athletes in MMA were swimming in gear before Reebook. Now Reebok is congratulating themselves on their generosity giving a discount (50% off of online purchases at regular price will still mean Reebok will make sig money off of every purchase), expecting the fighters are going to be thankful, and unaware of the attitude fighters already have towards them (in the age of social media).

REDDzone · Post #1285 » by **REDDzone** » Wed May 24, 2017 6:24 pm

Its interesting to me that Mouse prefers to fight Borg over Dillashaw. Borg is a relative no namer who has missed weight multiple times in the last year or two. I don't see the draw of that fight.

Jasen777 · Post #1286 » by **Jasen777** » Wed May 24, 2017 7:08 pm

REDDzone wrote:Its interesting to me that Mouse prefers to fight Borg over Dillashaw. Borg is a relative no namer who has missed weight multiple times in the last year or two. I don't see the draw of that fight.

Dillashaw has never made 125, so that's not safer than Borg from that perspective. Mouse vs. Borg is a PPV co-main or Fox headliner. If Mouse vs. TJ is a PPV headliner, it gets what 150,000 buys? Also he's said he likes getting paid upfront instead of points (because he doesn't get enough buys to make money that way probably). I don't think he'd get paid more for TJ, without a special negotiation.

I think he just wants the record before a "money" fight. Him fighting the BW for that belt or maybe champion vs. champion at a catch-weight would do better than fighting a beltless TJ at 125.

REDDzone · Post #1287 » by **REDDzone** » Wed May 24, 2017 8:46 pm

I just want to see him in a fight that isn't a foregone conclusion.

Jasen777 · Post #1288 » by **Jasen777** » Wed May 24, 2017 9:30 pm

Maybe his next one.

Post #1289 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed May 24, 2017 10:17 pm

Makes sense for DJ to secure his record title defense then take on a seriously tough opponent in TJ

Cammo101 · Post #1290 » by **Cammo101** » Thu May 25, 2017 12:10 am

Why can't TJ and DJ meet at the middle at 130 and have it be a non-title fight? I'd still want to see that.

Post #1291 » by **CPT** » Thu May 25, 2017 12:43 am

Cammo101 wrote:Why can't TJ and DJ meet at the middle at 130 and have it be a non-title fight? I'd still want to see that.

Would be awesome, but that's not a thing.

Post #1292 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Thu May 25, 2017 2:29 am

What does a title defense record even mean if you make sure you fight lesser competition to secure it before fighting a title challenger that has a better chance of beating you?

It's all good, but Mouse should quit whining about not getting the reapect or pay he thinks he "deserves" when you're that selective.

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Post #1293 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu May 25, 2017 2:39 am

Jasen777 wrote:

Read on Twitter

That's embarrassing. Sporting stores does 50% off from time to time and I don't even have to get punched in the face to receive it.

Post #1294 » by **Headliner** » Thu May 25, 2017 2:20 pm

The only good thing about the Reebok deal is that they are now 3 years into their 6 year deal.
It will very interesting to see how this negotiated in the future.

Part of me believes that the only reason the UFC did this was because they knew they were selling and wanted to add 70 million to their bottom line of profitability for investors to see. Aside from the 'makes us more legitimate' argument, it's the only one i sort of can believe.

Hopefully with how much flak they've received, in a few years they will renegotiate a much better contract.
70 million for the entire roster over 6 years is pathetic. Connor alone should be looking at an individual deal worth that amount,
and they should be leveraging his name to build a brand under their corporate umbrella .

Jasen777 · Post #1295 » by **Jasen777** » Fri May 26, 2017 3:47 am

NY added it to their rules that while weighing in you can't make physical contact with anything other than the scale. The DC rule if you will. (Getting the weight exact with his grab was some expert level stuff).

Post #1296 » by **Headliner** » Fri May 26, 2017 1:17 pm

Good rule, should be universal.

REDDzone · Post #1297 » by **REDDzone** » Fri May 26, 2017 3:41 pm

It should be something that should never happen regardless. As incompetent as most commissions are, the NYSAC is the very worst. Its so expensive to run shows there that literally only the UFC (and one WSOF show) have actually done events, so they just don't have the experience in running shows and literally have to "practice" on UFC title fights lol. Its ridiculous.

Jasen777 · Post #1298 » by **Jasen777** » Fri May 26, 2017 3:46 pm

I can't believe it wasn't a rule already.

Jasen777 · Post #1299 » by **Jasen777** » Fri May 26, 2017 5:16 pm

So the UFC signed a 33 year old who's 0-1 in MMA, will be fighting at LHW. Gokhan Saki, an accomplished kickboxer. I wonder if he'll be on that Dana White's Tuesday fightpass thing, either way I guess they have to sign more prospects so he can fight somebody.

Cammo101 · Post #1300 » by **Cammo101** » Fri May 26, 2017 6:44 pm

Jasen777 wrote:So the UFC signed a 33 year old who's 0-1 in MMA, will be fighting at LHW. Gokhan Saki, an accomplished kickboxer. I wonder if he'll be on that Dana White's Tuesday fightpass thing, either way I guess they have to sign more prospects so he can fight somebody.

He's a world class kickboxer. Not sure how much he's cross-trained, but I'm interested to see him fight.