HarthorneWingo wrote:Is Tony done?
Also, big news on the UFC legal front. Its fighters have been granted class action status by the court. Because there are treble damages in anti-trust cases, the UFC's exposure here is reported as being estimated at around $5 billion. This going to be huge. I wonder if Dana will take the company to the UAE? lol
Tony definitely was off even before Do-Bronx started cooking. But I'd wait and see. I wish the guy would take a nice break but I also don't think that's his personality at all. He'll wanna get back at it quickly, probably blames the last lay off partially for his dip. I think this looks like a decline but fighters have rebounded plenty, so wait and see.
Honestly, I've had hopes up for the fighters and their pay in the past. It always falls through though. I'm hoping this one works out. The pay split always bugged me out because I've seen other sports negotiate and strike. I do wonder if concerns about this are partially behind the UFC getting 60 cuts ready. Other leagues are struggling too right now but we could see some new exciting divisions form in places like Bellator and One.
Bellator just signed Rumble Johnson and Yoel Romero, both to fight at 205. They're joining Vadim Nemkov, Ryan Bader, Corey Anderson, Phil Davis and a few others that make it a pretty competitive division. Their lighter weight tournaments have shown that they've got some talent too.
We're also getting Rizin back at the end of the year. Kyoji Horiguchi tries to avenge his only mma loss in the past 5 years against Kai Asakura. Horiguchi is my dude at 125 and actually had both the Rizin and Bellator 135 lbs belts before tearing his acl. I don't even think he's big enough for 135 really, he's just that good.