Here's an insane sentence:

The Featherweight champion will try to beat a top 5 Lightweight fighter, in his Welterweight debut.

Conor McGregor opens as a strong but not overwhelming favorite, at -280. Diaz is +220

Darn.

Diaz isn't even a contender.

Awesome fan-made promo. (NSFW audio)

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Yeah. I was interested in his walking around weight. As mentioned though, Diaz isn't a big WW. It shouldn't be a huge factor.

He looks like death when he cuts to FW, so I assume he walks around at least close to 165-170. I assume Diaz walks at 175+

Press conference today at 3pm central. Should be awesome, I'm gonna watch the replay when I get home.

He was walking around at 185 the other day according to Dave Meltzer.

Well, this could be fun.

Well this press conference sure didn't disappoint lol....

Just watched the press conference, it went about as well as expected. The staredown was awesome, they had a TON of security there. One guy was near Conor, but they had two enormous men standing right next to Diaz, tense and ready to grab him.

If Conor wins next weekend...what if after the fight he called out GSP for UFC 200...?

Talk about a big $$$ fight.

That won't happen. He's probably gonna fight RDA or possibly Lawler if they are insane. Maybe Aldo as an injury backup if RDA is hurt with enough time to cut to FW.

GSP doesn't want to fight. He hasn't announced his retirement yet, but I've read a couple interviews and I think he's done.

His strength was always his superior athleticism. After a couple of knee surgeries have been in his mid thirties I prefer to not see him in the Octagon again.

GSP is gonna fight again, no doubt in my mind...I think that's the big hook for UFC 200.

I don't see Conor fighting RDA honestly, if you heard him at the PC it sounded like he has moved on from that fight.

To be honest, I don't see him fighting at 145 or even 55 again if all goes smooth next weekend...dude has been killing himself to get to 145 and to a degree 155 as well. Why cut all the weight and do that to yourself when you can fight at 170, cut little weight, and feel great?

I could very well see him calling out Robbie next...not saying he would call out GSP or should, I easily envision that though.

BTW Anderson had the look today at the weigh-ins...I think he's going to murder Bisping tomorrow.

The UFC has been refused so many offers that they don't call GSP very often anymore. I don't think they have worked out some secret GSP deal that they will unveil later.

Re: McGregor, 155 is ideal for his body. 145 is too low, and 170 is probably not a good idea aside from money-making superfights. I don't think he's "moved on" from RDA at all.

Did you hear him talk at the PC? He doesn't care about RDA anymore lol...

He walks around at 175-185 naturally from all accounts, the thought at fighting @ 170 without having to cut much weight if any at all has to be appealing...

hes a perfect 55er. he needs to drop down and beat rda then superfight gsp. millions

People who fight at WW are bigger and cut from much higher weight, its not a good idea for him to compete long-term as an undersized WW giving up height and reach advantage to everyone (except to Hendricks, who would mitigate that by wrestling him).

I didn't see him "not care" about RDA, he was pissed, and I'm sure he wants that 2nd belt. The UFC wants him at LW anyway because he's unlikely to do as well in WW as he would in LW/FW. They make the matches, they'll set up the RDA fight again with a pile of money and Conor will say "ok, sure".

Do you think he fights RDA if he beats Nate or does he try to fight Robbie?

Interesting options no matter what...

I think the UFC will set up RDA and Conor as the headliner. I think this is the first time RDA had to pull out due to injury, and this one should keep him sidelined for only about a month, he's got plenty of time to train.

The big loser here is Frankie Edgar, who has to either wait until the Fall, or get thrown into some kind of contender fight.

For those who have fightpass, Anderson Silva is fighting Bisping tomorrow afternoon in jolly old England.

If he gets past a Nate another WW fight with Nick Diaz would be huge. I think NDs suspension is up in n July.

Its up in the beginning of August. Nick Diaz is barely unavailable for UFC 200 by a couple weeks.

Lee's Summit's Krause fighting now..

Didn't he fight just last Sunday?

Yes, it's a rerun.. I didn't see it last week. My bad.

Bisping wins by UD 48-47x3

That fight was fantastic, and the judges scored it perfectly.

I had it 1, 2, 4 for Bisping, mainly because of Silva's inaction.

Anderson landed the more effective punches, and clearly did more damage, but was content to lay back and counter instead of press and finish, and it cost him.

LMAO @ sherdog still being down.

Interesting to see what happens to Anderson now.

Odd seeing a guy get TKO'd but come back and finish and win the fight...

yeah, that is uh...well...a head scratcher.

All Silva had to do was come out guns blazing in the beginning of the 4th round while Bisping was still rocked. Not only did he not do that, he actually sat back and did nothing so much that he let Bisping recover and lost a round that begun with Bisping still dazed.

He thought he could put Bisping away late.

Too bad he isn't prime Silva.

Oh I agree...that was one of the strangest and dumbest decisions I've ever seen a fighter make.

If he blitzes him there, he finishes him.

Here's the craziness at the end of the 3rd round.

https://streamable.com/em05

Herb Dean did everything right, he didn't stop the fight, and there is no reasonable expectation that he should have stopped it because Bisping was clearly saved by the bell, with the round ending as he went down. Bisping was also not unconscious. If Silva had just a few more seconds he may have been able to get the finish, but bad luck, he didn't have those seconds.

Told ya so, UFC is rigged... Silva sat back so the Lucchese crime family could reap their millions, its all there in the book by Dick Butkus

The foreward from Art Donovan is what seals the deal, though... just ask Ray Lewis

ROFL

Ufc/mma are just other forms of boxing /fighting, of course they are fixed.
Why is one of the best,most noted female fighter the better looking one? Not an angry black chick or obvious white prison lesbian like all the rest?

You mean like Cyborg, minus the whole "white" thing obviously?

I don't think I'm a decent or honest person, generally speaking.

I can tell you that I don't think Anderson threw this fight or that any Brasilian would have any desire to work with an extinct mob family.

Maybe Silva's dealer is Black Doug and he slipped him the estrogen pills.

You gotta be kidding me

You are just another sheeple, its all out there on the net bro

LMAO.


Thanks, pete2.0

pretty sure he's joking

Not sure how Sorter could've taken it any other way

I don't see the problem. Bisping ate a knee and went down then the bell sounded and Bisping was still bitching about the mouth piece while down. Nothing controversial about it.

Diaz revealed his complex, finely-tuned gameplan for next weekend.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCT7EAVx...n-by=abc10sean

DEEEEEEP!!! Chiefs coach? Bring him in for a look.

Its almost a couple months away, but this is the first Bellator card that I give half a damn about

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Most Recent Odds:

Ireland -450
Stockton +360

Wow. Might be a good time to bet on Diaz.

I think McGregor is more likely to win by KO and should be a solid favorite, but that line is rather extreme.

I *CAN* imagine a scenario where Diaz is somehow able to eat Conor's left, relentlessly jabs him for 3-4 rounds with his reach, and wins late. Or maybe he keeps Conor back with his reach, and in frustration Conor charges, gets grabbed and taken down, and then Diaz uses his superior BJJ to do "real ninja shit" to Conor on the way to a sub.

Ooh, a somewhat-big name just got cut. I guess 3 consecutive losses was too many for "the Detroit Superstar". Cruickshank is a free agent.

Things are just "different" in this fight. Bigger fighter, way different weight class, better standup fighter. Its just a unique situation.

and also, even if we assume its unlikely to go to the ground, if it does than Diaz has an enormous advantage. I guess Conor earned a jiu-jitsu brown belt from someone in Europe, but Nate Diaz is a black belt under Cesar Gracie.

Right. Not saying Diaz would win but at those odds Id be tempted. I could see it happening.

Not sure but nicks little brother might have something for him

Shamelessly stolen from another board, I can't claim credit for this.

I haven't been watching, but from twitter, the UFC 196 press conference is starting 30-40 minutes late because Conor McGregor did not even leave his house (which is not near the strip) until around the time when the press conference was scheduled to begin.

I think this is gonna be a really good fight.

Not sure I've been this excited for a fight in a long time.

The press conference staredown was hilariously cut short. Diaz was posing with his fist next to Conor's jaw, Conor slapped it aside, and Dana immediately grabbed Diaz to prevent him from reacting long enough for a swarm of security and cops to rush the stage.

UFC 198 (May 14th) will be Werdum vs Miocic, in a Brazilian Stadium.

LMAO

The guy has grown on me. Im officially a fan.

I'm a little torn about this coming weekend.

I've held disdain for Connor McGregor but I absolutely despise the Diaz brothers.

I'd kind of like CM to make that punk shit his pants in a death rattle.

Latest Odds:

Albuquerque: -300
Seattle: +230

Ireland: -400
Stockton: +300

So, a controversial split draw and a chorus of boos with both fighters severely injured?

Double death punch 2KO would be perfect.

McGregor may be a self aggrandizing braggart, but atleast he's intelligent and witty about it

Diaz by contrast, is a slackjawed mook... dumb as a pile of shit

Advantage - McGregor

If Holly and Conor both lose, Dana might hang himself. He definitely did not want Holly to fight until the rematch, but he had no choice but let Holly fight again once he found out that Ronda would need about a full year.

UFC 199 (June 4th) is the rematch between Rockhold and Weidman.

Co-Main is Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber for the bantamweight title.

Looks like neither Wonderboy nor MacDonald gets the next shot at Lawler. They are fighting each other, headlining a UFC Fight Night in June.

Rumblings that nate might have a hurt hand after the punch to it in the presser.


Pics of him holding it funny afterward.

Those rumors were quickly dismissed after. Sure, his team and the UFC doctors may be lying, but they all saw what happened and looked at it immediately, it is probably just one of those things where his fingers stung for a couple minutes and he's fine.

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145 on the left, today on the right.

Damn.

It's like a before and after picture of Auschwitz

I think this card is good enough to deserve its own thread. I won't put it up too early, but sometime Saturday afternoon I'll put up a UFC 196 thread