MMA News Thread

[infinity]

lol Uncle Creepy can't catch a break. They're keeping him around as a novelty at this point

 

[InfamousICON]

Yair Rodriguez vs. BJ Penn is the Main Event for UFC Fight Night Phoenix on January 15th. Definitely grabbing tickets to this.

Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn announced as UFC Phoenix main event - MMA Fighting

 

[B-Buzz]

Pantera's gonna kick his head into the crowd

 

[InfamousICON]

Pantera's gonna kick his head into the crowd

Probably.

Would be a great name for Yair's resume.

Imagine of motivated BJ shows up though, could be a war. BJ is training at Jackson Winklejohn's now instead of training with his yes men. Properly trained BJ at 145 could be decent.

 

[Foul Mouth]

 

[B-Buzz]

Anyone watching the Whitaker-Brunson fight pass card tonight? There's some dope fights but it's mostly unknown guys. The curtain jerker is better than all of those fights last week

 

[B-Buzz]

War Hick Diaz

 

[InfamousICON]

lol Brunson just showed the absolute worst fight IQ I think I've ever seen in a fight.

 

[B-Buzz]

dude he's been doing that since they started the USADA testing, it worked against people that can't counter like Whittaker lol

 

[InfamousICON]

 

[Foul Mouth]

The curtain jerker is better than all of those fights last week

one of the best fights of the year.

Yoder vs Brown from last fridays Invicta also in the best fights of 2016.

 

[Foul Mouth]

Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association is in full effect. not sure what it's gonna do.

 

[Foul Mouth]

GSP, TJ Dillashaw, Cowboy Cerrone, and Cain and Tim Kennedy. announced a fighters union along with Bjorn Rebney (old Bellator owner) on a conference call. they're calling out for other fighters to join.

 

[Foul Mouth]

i guess MMAAA just gonna go after UFC right now.

all this info's from Ariel Helwani's tweets.

 

[Foul Mouth]

only the 5 fighters are on board. they are reaching out to other fighters. (i think there's around 500 UFC fighters.)

 

[Foul Mouth]

the 5 fighters are the board members.

 

[Foul Mouth]

Rebney: my role is strategy, support, I'm an advisor. I'm providing strategic advice for these guys.

 

[Foul Mouth]

GSP: I know a lot of the agents and fighters will be threatened by the UFC.

This is my personal mission. We're not here to let anyone down.

(GSP's a millionaire tho.)

 

[Foul Mouth]

GSP: Fighters, come see us. It's time to stand all together.

 

[Foul Mouth]

Cerrone: I'm scared to f'n death. But I still have a contract. I still have a fight next weekend.