UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

by **Hired_Merc** Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:54 am

January 18, 2020
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card
Welterweight - Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
Women's Bantamweight - Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
Heavyweight - Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Greene
Women's Strawweight - Cláudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
Lightweight - Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira

Preliminary card (ESPN)
Women's Flyweight - Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
Featherweight - Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Lightweight - Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Featherweight - Chas Skelly vs. Grant Dawson

Early Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight - Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet
Flyweight - Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov
Bantamweight - Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
Women's Flyweight - Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich

by **Kickass32** Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:45 pm

Not a HORRIBLE card but not a good one either....I like it a little more than I did a month ago

by **Hired_Merc** Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:24 am

UFC 246 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1

by **Hired_Merc** Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:24 am

Kickass32 wrote:Not a HORRIBLE card but not a good one either....I like it a little more than I did a month ago

I think it's pretty bad. I really only like the main event.

by **BluenoseGreig** Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:48 am

Kickass32 wrote:Not a HORRIBLE card but not a good one either....I like it a little more than I did a month ago

I'm surprised, cos to me this is a terrible card. Classic boxing style card with a huge main event and nothing of note below it at all.

by **Hired_Merc** Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:39 pm

UFC 246 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2

by **Kickass32** Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:21 pm

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:Not a HORRIBLE card but not a good one either....I like it a little more than I did a month ago

I'm surprised, cos to me this is a terrible card. Classic boxing style card with a huge main event and nothing of note below it at all.

see, a month ago I thought this was one of the weakest PPV's ever...now I still don't think it's very good, just not as horrible as I initially thought

by **Kickass32** Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:22 pm

I don't hate the co main....I mean there's no way in hell it should be a co main, but I don't hate that fight....I don't hate the Pettis fight either

by **Hired_Merc** Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:45 am

Cerrone said he kicked the pad funny that's why he's limping but it's nothing... it doesn't seem like nothing.

by **Kickass32** Wed Jan 15, 2020 5:40 pm

Hired_Merc wrote:Cerrone said he kicked the pad funny that's why he's limping but it's nothing... it doesn't seem like nothing.

wait....Cerrone got hurt?

by **Hired_Merc** Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:36 am

UFC 246 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3

by **Hired_Merc** Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:36 am

Kickass32 wrote:
Hired_Merc wrote:Cerrone said he kicked the pad funny that's why he's limping but it's nothing... it doesn't seem like nothing.
wait....Cerrone got hurt?

He's limping around in the embedded so there's rumours. But he says it's nothing

by **BluenoseGreig** Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:14 am

Listened to The Man and The Mith podcast yesterday, Petesy Carroll was on it and was saying that Conor had none of his usual training partners in his camp for this fight, all of the guys were amateur MMA fighters this time. Not even Artem Lobov was involved, and that's very unusual for Conor. I'm doubting he's as great as his team have been claiming or that he's as committed to this fight as he claims to be too.

by **Hired_Merc** Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:20 pm

UFC 246 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 4

by **Hired_Merc** Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:21 pm

BluenoseGreig wrote:Listened to The Man and The Mith podcast yesterday, Petesy Carroll was on it and was saying that Conor had none of his usual training partners in his camp for this fight, all of the guys were amateur MMA fighters this time. Not even Artem Lobov was involved, and that's very unusual for Conor. I'm doubting he's as great as his team have been claiming or that he's as committed to this fight as he claims to be too.

Never heard of them, reliable source?

by **Kickass32** Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:52 pm

I'm hopeful he has halfed-assed it and gets put to sleep, but I doubt it

by **BluenoseGreig** Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:00 am

Hired_Merc wrote:
BluenoseGreig wrote:Listened to The Man and The Mith podcast yesterday, Petesy Carroll was on it and was saying that Conor had none of his usual training partners in his camp for this fight, all of the guys were amateur MMA fighters this time. Not even Artem Lobov was involved, and that's very unusual for Conor. I'm doubting he's as great as his team have been claiming or that he's as committed to this fight as he claims to be too.

Never heard of them, reliable source?

The podcast is Shaun Al-Shatti and Chuck Mindenhall…….Petesy Carroll is the longest, and best probably, Irish MMA journalist, works for MMA Fighting and ESPN. He's been involved with stories from inside Conor's camp since pre UFC.

by **Hired_Merc** Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:57 am

UFC 246 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 5

by **Kickass32** Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:57 pm

So 2 fights canceled.
Grasso misses weight by 5.5 pounds and Nevada rules say that weight class difference can be no more than 3 pounds....fucking unprofessional of grasso...and I like her

Also Skelly/Dawson fight was canceled but couldn't find a reason why

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:28 pm

Kickass32 wrote:So 2 fights canceled.
Grasso misses weight by 5.5 pounds and Nevada rules say that weight class difference can be no more than 3 pounds....fucking unprofessional of grasso...and I like her

Also Skelly/Dawson fight was canceled but couldn't find a reason why

Yeah, piss poor by Grasso. But also highlights a ridiculously stupid rule. So a fighter competing in say the 125lb division can weigh anything between 116 and 125(6)…...but the fight would be cancelled if one weighed 117 and one was 123, that's fucking stupid.

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:35 pm

As for Skelly/Dawson, Dawson put out a statement 4 days ago saying due to circumstances out of his control he has had to withdraw from the fight...….translation, he pissed hot.

by **Kickass32** Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:44 pm

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:So 2 fights canceled.
Grasso misses weight by 5.5 pounds and Nevada rules say that weight class difference can be no more than 3 pounds....fucking unprofessional of grasso...and I like her

Also Skelly/Dawson fight was canceled but couldn't find a reason why

Yeah, piss poor by Grasso. But also highlights a ridiculously stupid rule. So a fighter competing in say the 125lb division can weigh anything between 116 and 125(6)…...but the fight would be cancelled if one weighed 117 and one was 123, that's fucking stupid.

Yeah that is a very stupid rule

by **Kickass32** Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:46 pm

BluenoseGreig wrote:As for Skelly/Dawson, Dawson put out a statement 4 days ago saying due to circumstances out of his control he has had to withdraw from the fight...….translation, he pissed hot.

Damn, he should claim tainted supplements

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:32 pm

Kickass32 wrote:
BluenoseGreig wrote:As for Skelly/Dawson, Dawson put out a statement 4 days ago saying due to circumstances out of his control he has had to withdraw from the fight...….translation, he pissed hot.
Damn, he should claim tainted supplements

Does that still work? Likely will, but won't soon when the UFC have their own approved supp range.

by **Kickass32** Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:46 pm

So wait, fighters can now only use UFC brand supplements?

by **Hired_Merc** Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:03 am

McGregor made that look way easier than expected. Also that shoulder strike was awesome.

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:39 am

Well that went pretty much how I was anticipating....well a little quicker than I thought...I figured Cowboy would last a couple minutes.....Conor wasn't a huge douche afterwards which was nice, he was only mildly irritating

by jax Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:32 am

He looked sharp for sure, those shoulder shots is what started the downfall for Cerrone, Conor even landed a nice head kick which sent Cerrone to his down leading to the finish.
Dana doesnt seem to want Conor-Masvidal and says Kabib is next...stupid considering he is fighting TF and that win is not a guarantee. Seeing as the fight isnt till April that would work putting Gaethje-Conor on the same card although that would never likely happen.

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:04 pm

I can't see those 2 fights being on the same card...both would do huge numbers on their own. I hope, I REALLY hope Khabib tells Conor and Dana to go fuck themselves and refuses that fight

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:05 pm

I've only watched the ME...going to watch a few more of them now

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:46 pm

Gawd damn Drew Dober looked good for what little time that fight took. Ref probably could have stopped it a couple punches before he did.

Man Oleinik is a monster on the ground, even at 42 yrs old. GREAT job by ref Keith Peterson as well noticing that tap....it was very subtle

Pettis/Ferreira was an entertaining fight....I like Pettis a lot but I'm not sure where he goes from here....definitely some fun fights left for him but the UFC will need to be creative and smart with their matchmaking with him

by **Kickass32** Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:14 am

I'm reading that Maycee Barber suffered a complete tear of her ACL during her fight Saturday night.......and what the fuck was up with Joe giving her, or at least letting her take the mic before Roxanne had a chance to talk

by **Kickass32** Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:38 am

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Raquel Pennington releases statement about UFC 246 loss to Holly Holm: “I wanted to fight not be hugged the whole time”

Raquel Pennington......I like the girl but I hate this attitude

by jax Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:02 pm

Kickass32 wrote:I can't see those 2 fights being on the same card...both would do huge numbers on their own. I hope, I REALLY hope Khabib tells Conor and Dana to go fuck themselves and refuses that fight

I hope so too, what are they going to do with Gaethje in the mean time? let him sit? he must be pissed off at the situation I hope Conor does the right thing and fights him considering the Kabib fight isnt till April

by **Kickass32** Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:12 am

This is Dana being a bully and twisting shit around for his own narrative...Dana says Gaethje refused fights hence him being by-passed....the only fights Gaethje said no to were 2 short notice fights, 1 with 2 weeks notice and the other with 4 weeks notice.....essentially no different than what Conor has done I'm sure....not short notice fights but I can guarantee you Dana has gone to Conor and said "how about this fight" and Conor has said no, i won't fight him and that goes on for a few names with Conor saying no until he gets the opponent he wants.

I think Conor fights Masvidal next, probably more hopeful than any logic based opinion. As for Gethje, I'm thinking they do the Poirier fight again....which I hate, not as a fight because that's a great fight again, but in terms of it being a punishment fight for Gaethje.....I mean you're making Gaethje fight the best of the best to POTENTIALLY earn a title fight while Conor gets a handpicked easy fight in a different weight class to "earn" his title shot

by **Kickass32** Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:19 am

I hope they hold true to their word here

Khabib Nurmagomedov is willing to fight Conor McGregor again, but under one condition: The UFC pays him a whopping 100 million dollars.

That’s according to Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, who told RIA Novosti in a recent interview that ‘The Eagle’ should be one of, if not the, highest paid fighters in the sport.

“We also need revenge against Conor,” Abdulmanap said, per Ryan Harkness of MMA Mania. “But give us $100 million. The day after the fight against Ferguson, give us that amount and then why not get revenge? I don’t know, maybe Dana White wants to arrange it (for that amount), he needs that fight.”

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/1/20/21074184/ufc-246-mma-news-interview-khabib-nurmagomedov-abdulmanap-conor-mcgregor-fight-rematch-las-vegas

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:11 am

Kickass32 wrote:

Raquel Pennington releases statement about UFC 246 loss to Holly Holm: “I wanted to fight not be hugged the whole time”

Raquel Pennington......I like the girl but I hate this attitude

Agreed. If you don't like it, learn how to escape from it. Granted the ref should have probably stepped in sooner, but never rely on a ref to separate you or stand you up.

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:13 am

Kickass32 wrote:I'm reading that Maycee Barber suffered a complete tear of her ACL during her fight Saturday night.......and what the fuck was up with Joe giving her, or at least letting her take the mic before Roxanne had a chance to talk

That whole thing was weird, why get a doctor in to check if her knee is fine, then he says it's a partial tear(or something along those lines) and then allow the fight to continue...….what was the purpose of the doctor coming in if you don't then act and stop the fight when given that information. Also, her corner failed her big time, she had zero chance of winning that fight once her knee was done, all they did was ensure she did more damage.

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:16 am

Kickass32 wrote:Gawd damn Drew Dober looked good for what little time that fight took. Ref probably could have stopped it a couple punches before he did.

Man Oleinik is a monster on the ground, even at 42 yrs old. GREAT job by ref Keith Peterson as well noticing that tap....it was very subtle

Pettis/Ferreira was an entertaining fight....I like Pettis a lot but I'm not sure where he goes from here....definitely some fun fights left for him but the UFC will need to be creative and smart with their matchmaking with him

Funny thing here is that I generally hate HW fights because it's 2 fat dudes who gas early and have boring fights...….but I fucking love watching Oleinik fight, that fight was great. I love how he is so unassuming and is a monster on the ground.

by **BluenoseGreig** Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:18 am

Kickass32 wrote:So wait, fighters can now only use UFC brand supplements?

No, but from what I heard they will be 'guaranteed' to be clean, so a fighter not using them will not be so easily able to use the tainted supp defence if they piss hot. Not sure this is all in place yet too, but it will be soon.

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:33 am

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:

Raquel Pennington releases statement about UFC 246 loss to Holly Holm: “I wanted to fight not be hugged the whole time”

Raquel Pennington......I like the girl but I hate this attitude

Agreed. If you don't like it, learn how to escape from it. Granted the ref should have probably stepped in sooner, but never rely on a ref to separate you or stand you up.

I mean it's boring as hell but you're right.....learn counter techniques......and stop crying

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:34 am

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:I'm reading that Maycee Barber suffered a complete tear of her ACL during her fight Saturday night.......and what the fuck was up with Joe giving her, or at least letting her take the mic before Roxanne had a chance to talk

That whole thing was weird, why get a doctor in to check if her knee is fine, then he says it's a partial tear(or something along those lines) and then allow the fight to continue...….what was the purpose of the doctor coming in if you don't then act and stop the fight when given that information. Also, her corner failed her big time, she had zero chance of winning that fight once her knee was done, all they did was ensure she did more damage.

The corner didn't stop it because she was winning the fight according to her father

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:36 am

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:Gawd damn Drew Dober looked good for what little time that fight took. Ref probably could have stopped it a couple punches before he did.

Man Oleinik is a monster on the ground, even at 42 yrs old. GREAT job by ref Keith Peterson as well noticing that tap....it was very subtle

Pettis/Ferreira was an entertaining fight....I like Pettis a lot but I'm not sure where he goes from here....definitely some fun fights left for him but the UFC will need to be creative and smart with their matchmaking with him

Funny thing here is that I generally hate HW fights because it's 2 fat dudes who gas early and have boring fights...….but I fucking love watching Oleinik fight, that fight was great. I love how he is so unassuming and is a monster on the ground.

I'm the same.....that dude is just fun to watch...he'll eat 10 killer shots just to take you down...then you're done

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:37 am

BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:So wait, fighters can now only use UFC brand supplements?

No, but from what I heard they will be 'guaranteed' to be clean, so a fighter not using them will not be so easily able to use the tainted supp defence if they piss hot. Not sure this is all in place yet too, but it will be soon.

So essentially the UFC is, in a round about way, taking a strangle hold on their fighter's supplements and the buisness of supplements

by **BluenoseGreig** Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:44 am

Kickass32 wrote:
BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:So wait, fighters can now only use UFC brand supplements?

No, but from what I heard they will be 'guaranteed' to be clean, so a fighter not using them will not be so easily able to use the tainted supp defence if they piss hot. Not sure this is all in place yet too, but it will be soon.
So essentially the UFC is, in a round about way, taking a strangle hold on their fighter's supplements and the buisness of supplements

Essentially, yes. Also, likely making some good bank on it too!

by **BluenoseGreig** Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:46 am

Kickass32 wrote:
BluenoseGreig wrote:
Kickass32 wrote:I'm reading that Maycee Barber suffered a complete tear of her ACL during her fight Saturday night.......and what the fuck was up with Joe giving her, or at least letting her take the mic before Roxanne had a chance to talk

That whole thing was weird, why get a doctor in to check if her knee is fine, then he says it's a partial tear(or something along those lines) and then allow the fight to continue...….what was the purpose of the doctor coming in if you don't then act and stop the fight when given that information. Also, her corner failed her big time, she had zero chance of winning that fight once her knee was done, all they did was ensure she did more damage.
The corner didn't stop it because she was winning the fight according to her father

Yeah, her dad seems like a dumbass! She lost all of the fight, and given that her ground game is very green, having a dud knee and going to the ground with a known grappler was not a smart move by anyone involved in her team.

by **Kickass32** Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:19 pm

Some fighters have very stupid cornermen.....parents should stay the hell away from managing these fighters

by jax Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:30 pm

No kidding, people see what they want to see sometimes...

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