Aug 14, 2016

Ledet or Hamilton would work.

 

Aug 14, 2016

Yea or Omielanczuk, guy he just beat decisively Alexy Oleynik was ranked for a long time after he stopped Hamilton and Rosholt in the 1st round. 2 Euros on a Euro card.

Saw this on reddit earlier, crazy slam out of that triangle

 

Aug 14, 2016

For what it's worth:

 

Aug 15, 2016

 

Aug 15, 2016

Nate is actually really intelligible here. I've always seen guys say he's just got social anxiety. He's a lot more comfortable in this lax setting.

 

Aug 15, 2016

Tim Kennedy vs Rashad Evans at UFC 205

 

Aug 15, 2016

Rashad finally down to MW? Probably a little too late, he and Shogun should have made the drop years ago.

 

Aug 15, 2016

T-Wood is really starting to piss me off.

 

Aug 15, 2016

Anyone on here ever watch the MMA show Kingdom? I'm interested in checking it out. Downloading season 1 as we speak.

 

Aug 15, 2016

The things he'll do to avoid Wonderboy amaze me. Today it's this and tomorrow he's gonna throw up a text between him and "Obama" (one again) pushing for GSP or Nick.

 

Aug 16, 2016

 

Aug 16, 2016

I know you ain't cutting weight anymore Marky Mark but god d---.....

 

Aug 16, 2016

That guy packs on weight quicker then anyone ive seen.

Got up to 261(supposedly super depressed) after the Weidman fight and thats him on thee right weighing 199 before the Boetsch fight.

 

Aug 16, 2016

Potential matchmaking idea: Make Khabib fight Alvarez (most likely that Khabib wins). Then if Nate beats Conor put him up against Khabib and there's legitimate beef there that would likely just get worse (remember the brawl they had at the Jake Shields fight?). And considering Nate would lose eventually anyway, at least he loses to an undefeated guy with some potential star power. Tbh tho I if he can stay on the feet for a little against Khabib I think he'd expose him real quick. Khabib looked vulnerable on the feet against Darrell Horcher. But yeah I think the build up to a Nate and Khabib fight would be pretty intense. Would sell well. Quite a few what if's but they're not individually too unlikely

 

Aug 16, 2016

Nate keeping it on the feet against Khabib? Only if Khabib wants too and he wouldn't. Remember Khabib ragdolled RDA, who ragdolled Nate.

Think thats probably a fight Nate avoids like poison. I don't think he cares about belts, just wants paydays and under new ownership I think he can get that and headline non-title PPV's against whoever. Under old ownership I would have said there was about a 50% chance we don't see Nate again after 202 win or lose. Just because he would have been expecting these "McGregor paydays" from here on out and probably still will, but i think the new ownership is more likely to give it to him (that's based on nothing, just think the Fertitta low ball a lot of their fighters)

 

Aug 16, 2016

I mean yeah that's why I said "for at least a little bit" lol

I don't think Nate is one to dodge a fight... especially when they both genuinely don't like each other. I was reading that heart of the 209 article and this is what one of the fighters was quoted saying..

That beef would probably blow up if a fight was set up. I feel like it'll turn into the fight to make later down the line. Stylistically it's tough for Nate but if he can't have any success on the feet when he's momentarily there... He does always have his BJJ at least.

 

Aug 16, 2016

d--- what a difference a year can make lol

 

Aug 16, 2016

They've been trying to set that Khabib fight up for a while since that incident at WSOF. Khabib would just hold Nate down like lesser grapplers have done. At this point in his career Nate is picking fights and stylistically Khabib would be like one of the last guys i'd see him fighting. If he beats Conor there are fights that would sell just as well if not better because nobody knows who Khabib is. Nate has beef with Eddie Alvarez as well and probably half of the division, so its not like its exclusive to Khabib. That brawl was probably your normal Diaz squad's Saturday night.

 

Aug 16, 2016

Headlining a non-title fight is strictly McGregor or Rousey territory at this point. They'll probably wait to set up Diaz against whoever is champ at lightweight based solely on McGregor runoff. Alvarez might get him or Khabib if they do right by the sport. That's if Ferg isn't available by then. I'm not sure they're willing to treat Alvarez like the Woodley he is given how much they pushed him at FN90. Unfortunately.

I don't know how much this ownership is going to affect anything. They retained everybody and nobody is doing anything differently after the sale. I know people were speculating since they have a talent roster they'd try to put people in on production s---. They've been completely silent on policy.

 

Aug 16, 2016

Ehh i dunno about that, Nate has gained a lot of popularity and his PPV would probably do better then 75% (thats probably low actually) of the current champs. And its probably PPV points or bust for Nate at this point, whether he is co-Main or Main hes not gonna fight for peanuts anymore.

As far as ownership we really dont know anything yet, but i feel like he had a terrible relationship with the Fertitta brothers and think that can only get better with new ownership.