Non-threadworthy MMA Rumors/Quotes/Tweets/Etc., Vol. 5

cowboyronnie · Post #1381 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:05 pm

They seem to understand good or bad match-ups, at the very least. Tyron would know he's not good with pressure fighters.

Dupp · Post #1382 » by **Dupp** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:34 pm

Romero pulled out of his fight with hall

AirCanadaMouse · Post #1383 » by **AirCanadaMouse** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:58 am

Just when you think LHW couldn’t get worse, we have Paul Craig and Ryan Spann ranked.

We complained about it at the time, but who honestly doesn’t prefer the Jones/Rumble/DC/Gus gauntlet with Bader and Rashad rounding it up rather than this?

Dom Reyes, Jan, and Santos is so underwhelming as far as top fighters go

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Jasen777 · Post #1384 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:42 am

Paige VanZant is expected to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Did not see that coming. Seems like a bad career move for several reasons.

Dupp · Post #1385 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:25 am

Jasen777 wrote:Paige VanZant is expected to sign with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. Did not see that coming. Seems like a bad career move for several reasons.

She said she turned down an offer from bellator too.

cowboyronnie · Post #1386 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:05 am

Damn gotta respect Charlea Oliveira taking on Dariush. CO has one of the best records of all time to never get a title shot. To then get saddled with another little-to-be-gained fight...lol.

REDDzone · Post #1387 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:54 am

I was betting on DC. That said, you guys know I like to armchair psychologist and what I'm seeing in the embedded makes me nervous. DC is halfway out the door. He's literally practicing golf in his skits because he's so longing for retirement. On the flip side, Stipe legit believes it's a fluke that he ever lost to DC and is coming for blood. This fight went from 60/40 DC to 50/50 after watching the lead-ins. I'd still bet on DC if my life depended on it, but I'll abstain otherwise.

Dupp · Post #1388 » by **Dupp** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:19 am

cowboyronnie wrote:Damn gotta respect Charlea Oliveira taking on Dariush. CO has one of the best records of all time to never get a title shot. To then get saddled with another little-to-be-gained fight...lol.

Who do you think would be a good fight for him? Someone like Hooker, Tony ?

Jasen777 · Post #1389 » by **Jasen777** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:29 am

REDDzone wrote:I was betting on DC. That said, you guys know I like to armchair psychologist and what I'm seeing in the embedded makes me nervous. DC is halfway out the door. He's literally practicing golf in his skits because he's so longing for retirement. On the flip side, Stipe legit believes it's a fluke that he ever lost to DC and is coming for blood. This fight went from 60/40 DC to 50/50 after watching the lead-ins. I'd still bet on DC if my life depended on it, but I'll abstain otherwise.

Don't know who I would pick if my life depended on picking one. Worried D.C. is just too old.

Dupp · Post #1390 » by **Dupp** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:44 am

Jasen777 · Post #1391 » by **Jasen777** » Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:07 pm

REDDzone wrote:I was betting on DC. That said, you guys know I like to armchair psychologist and what I'm seeing in the embedded makes me nervous. DC is halfway out the door. He's literally practicing golf in his skits because he's so longing for retirement. On the flip side, Stipe legit believes it's a fluke that he ever lost to DC and is coming for blood. This fight went from 60/40 DC to 50/50 after watching the lead-ins. I'd still bet on DC if my life depended on it, but I'll abstain otherwise.

Should've bailed when Colby picked him.

REDDzone · Post #1392 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:17 pm

You can check his twitter, but Bones just relinquished his LHW belt.

He said he isn't fighting until the UFC is willing to negotiate salary, but if he ever fights again it was be at HW. He also said he will stay in USADA pool for the next six months.

Post #1393 » by **Headliner** » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:40 pm

Pay the man.
Bones vs Stipe and Francis
Khabib vs Justin and GSP

Those are the four most interesting fights in the sport right now imo.

High 5 · Post #1394 » by **High 5** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:37 pm

Rumble is trying to make a comeback at 205 now that Jon and DC are out of the picture. The only threat remaining is the weight cut.

Jasen777 · Post #1395 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:20 am

High 5 wrote:Rumble is trying to make a comeback at 205 now that Jon and DC are out of the picture. The only threat remaining is the weight cut.

He's getting old too, I wouldn't count out all of the new crop against him.

High 5 · Post #1396 » by **High 5** » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:51 pm

Jasen777 wrote:
High 5 wrote:Rumble is trying to make a comeback at 205 now that Jon and DC are out of the picture. The only threat remaining is the weight cut.

He's getting old too, I wouldn't count out all of the new crop against him.

Yeah I don't expect him to go on another rampage, but it would be fun if he did.

Post #1397 » by **Duke4life831** » Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:52 pm

High 5 wrote:
Jasen777 wrote:
High 5 wrote:Rumble is trying to make a comeback at 205 now that Jon and DC are out of the picture. The only threat remaining is the weight cut.

He's getting old too, I wouldn't count out all of the new crop against him.

Yeah I don't expect him to go on another rampage, but it would be fun if he did.

I agree, but just looked and its crazy to me that Rumble still is only 36 years old. The dude is 2 years younger than Stipe and only 2 years older than Francis.

He has crazy fight milage on him though. I still remember the first time I saw him on some super stacked Fight Night back in the day when he just destroyed a ginger from TUF. Crazy he was making 170 back in the day.

Susan · Post #1398 » by **Susan** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:26 pm

Duke4life831 wrote:
High 5 wrote:
Jasen777 wrote:
He's getting old too, I wouldn't count out all of the new crop against him.

Yeah I don't expect him to go on another rampage, but it would be fun if he did.

I agree, but just looked and its crazy to me that Rumble still is only 36 years old. The dude is 2 years younger than Stipe and only 2 years older than Francis.

He has crazy fight milage on him though. I still remember the first time I saw him on some super stacked Fight Night back in the day when he just destroyed a ginger from TUF. Crazy he was making 170 back in the day.

His chin is fine, his run through the LHW division was legendary. I'd put money on him still having his freakish power and he'd probably be my favorite to run through the current LHW division.

Ryan Bader, Glover, Phil Davis, Gus (less so but he beat him at his peak), took the shine off of Jimi Manuwa right quick. Kind of mentally weak after a few minutes but when he's 100%, he was the best LHW I've ever seen. Only DC was able to survive his attack.

aggerrard · Post #1399 » by **aggerrard** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:58 pm

Susan wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:
High 5 wrote:
Yeah I don't expect him to go on another rampage, but it would be fun if he did.

I agree, but just looked and its crazy to me that Rumble still is only 36 years old. The dude is 2 years younger than Stipe and only 2 years older than Francis.

He has crazy fight milage on him though. I still remember the first time I saw him on some super stacked Fight Night back in the day when he just destroyed a ginger from TUF. Crazy he was making 170 back in the day.

His chin is fine, his run through the LHW division was legendary. I'd put money on him still having his freakish power and he'd probably be my favorite to run through the current LHW division.

Ryan Bader, Glover, Phil Davis, Gus (less so but he beat him at his peak), took the shine off of Jimi Manuwa right quick. Kind of mentally weak after a few minutes but when he's 100%, he was the best LHW I've ever seen. Only DC was able to survive his attack.

And he's 100% for the first minute maybe?

Jasen777 · Post #1400 » by **Jasen777** » Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:07 pm

aggerrard wrote:And he's 100% for the first minute maybe?

He was the best fighter in the world (p4p and absolute) for about the first round.