[MMA] Centraal MMA topic #463 UFC in Bakoe

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Op dinsdag 29 juli 2025 10:27 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
uncle chael says no titleshot for RDR yet

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2025 13:23 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Caio of Imavov toch? Ik meende dat al een tijdje geleden gelezen te hebben.

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2025 13:07 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Wat vonden we eigenlijk van de glove grab van RDR?

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Hier een stuk beter te zien.

En,

Bekijk deze YouTube-video

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2025 14:21 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Omgekeerde wereld.

Dan ben je echt de enige die dat beweerd als je het internet afstruint naar comments hierover.

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03:00 Main Card
(126) Tatsuro Taira #6 vs. Park Hyun-sung (126)
(155.5) Mateusz Rebecki vs. Chris Duncan (156)
(155.5) Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics (155.5)
(136) Karol Rosa #10 vs. #12 Nora Cornolle (136)
(170.5) Neil Magny # vs. Elizeu Zaleski (171)
(144.5) Danny Silva vs. Kevin Vallejos (146)

00:00 Prelims
(136) Rinya Nakamura vs. Nathan Fletcher (135.5)
(185) Rodolfo Vieira vs. Tresean Gore (189.5)*
(186) Nick Klein vs. Andrey Pulyaev (185.5)
(145.5) Austin Bashi vs. John Yannis (145.5)
*(130) Rafael Estevam vs. Felipe Bunes (125)
(116) Piera Rodriguez vs. Ketlen Souza (116)

*18:39 Estevam missed weight by 4lb
*18:40 Gore missed weight by 3.5lb

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Op vrijdag 1 augustus 2025 19:00 schreef Nober het volgende:
UFC on ESPN: Albazi vs. Taira vs. Park (also known as UFC on ESPN 71 and UFC Vegas 108) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 2, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

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https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-august-02-2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Albazi_vs._Taira
https://www.tapology.com/(...)7934-ufc-fight-night

Post-fight Presser

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Op zaterdag 2 augustus 2025 03:09 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:

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KeukenKampioen card

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Op zaterdag 2 augustus 2025 12:01 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
APEX, lol

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Op zondag 3 augustus 2025 20:21 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Ff doorheen gespoeld, paar finishes gezien, echt een Apex kaartje

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Op dinsdag 5 augustus 2025 09:28 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Dit weekend ook weer Steve Erceg.

Hoopt dat ie wint, hij verdiend het wel.

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Former UFC Flyweight Championship challengers Alex Perez and 10 ranked Steve Erceg were scheduled to meet in the co-main event. However, Perez pulled out in mid-July due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Road to UFC Season 1 flyweight winner Park Hyun-sung. In turn, Park was moved to UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park one week prior to compete in the main event after the original opponent Amir Albazi had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Ode' Osbourne in a bantamweight bout.

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0:00 Intro
1:03 PrizePicks Code: MIGHTYCAST
1:54 Welcome Muhammad Mokaev
2:37 Mokaev’s Next Fight
3:28 Why Did the UFC Cut Mokaev?
6:30 Did the UFC Try to Resign Mokaev?
9:22 Mokaev Got Caught in a BRUTAL Knee Bar
13:06 Mokaev’s Home Base
14:08 Mokaev’s Intro into MMA
17:18 Mokaev’s Extensive Amateur Career
18:42 Mokaev Turned Down the DWCS?!
23:05 Pantoja vs Joshua Van BREAKDOWN
26:59 Mokaev and Kape Still HATE Each Other?***
28:09 Mokaev has Made BIG Money Moves
34:09 Why DJ Doesn’t Like When People Stand and Bang
35:59 Mokaev Didn’t Deserve to Be Cut?
37:40 Mokaev is Glad He Got Cut?
38:56 Did Mokaev Like Fighting in Karate Combat?
40:32 One and PFL Tried to Sign Mokaev?!
46:27 Why Does Mokaev Want to Go Back to the UFC?
48:32 Mokaev Trained with Pantoja?!
49:51 Mokaev Fought in Brave WITHOUT A CONTRACT?!
52:02 Mokaev Fought KILLERS at 125
54:10 UFC is Not a Sport, but a Business?!
56:15 Flyweight is Harder than Bantamweight?!
57:01 Mokaev’s Weight Cut is BRUTAL
59:27 How Mokaev Would Have Fought DJ
1:01:40 Mokaev Breaks Down His Fight Style
1:03:24 Mokaev Never Gameplans?!
1:05:52 How to Support Mokaev!
1:07:20 MightyRecap!
1:07:27 Mokaev is a BEAST
1:10:14 DJ Breaks Down Mokaev’s Style
1:11:15 Mokaev’s Unique Martial Arts/Amateur Background
1:12:16 DJ Sounds Off on the UFC
1:12:52 Should the UFC Resign Mokaev?
1:13:31 DJ Loves Mokaev’s Business Skillset
1:14:04 Mokaev is on a Good Run Outside the UFC
1:14:32 Mokaev Should Move to 135?!

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Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET - 01:00 NL)
(185.5) Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)*
(135.5) Steve Erceg vs. Ode Osbourne (135.5)
(115) Iasmin Lucindo vs. Angela Hill (116)
(146) Andre Fili vs. Christian Rodriguez (146)
(136) Miles Johns vs. Jean Matsumoto (136)
(186) Eryk Anders vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (185)

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET - 22:00 NL)
(206) Julius Walker vs. Raffael Cerqueira (203)
(136) Elijah Smith vs. Toshiomi Kazama (136)
*(136) Joselyne Edwards vs. Priscila Cachoeira (134)
(171) Uros Medic vs. Gilbert Urbina (171)
(125.5) Gabriella Fernandes vs. Julija Stoliarenko (126)*
(202.5) Cody Brundage vs. Eric McConico (204.5)

*Hernandez, Edwards, and Stoliarenko all missed weight on first attempt, but successfully made weight on their second attempts

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BREAKING: UFC has agreed to a 7-year, $7.7 billion exclusive US media rights deal with Paramount.

Beginning in 2026, all UFC events will stream on Paramount+, with select events also airing on CBS.

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Agreement with mixed martial arts promoter is the largest since David Ellison took charge of Hollywood studio

Paramount has agreed a $7.7bn deal to become the exclusive US broadcaster of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest agreement since David Ellison took the helm of the group.

Under the seven-year contract, which has an average annual value of $1.1bn and is weighted towards higher payments in later years, Paramount will stream all 13 of UFC's marquee numbered events and 30 Fight Nights annually on its streaming platform from 2026, with selected bouts also cast on CBS.

The UFC deal by Ellison, who took over as chair and chief executive last week following Skydance's takeover of the Hollywood studio, highlights the 42-year-old's willingness to invest heavily in reviving Paramount after years of struggle under its previous ownership.

Once derided as "human cockfighting" by late Arizona senator John McCain, UFC has been transformed from a niche combat sport into a mainstream global business.

Led by promoter Dana White, an ally of Donald Trump and board member of Instagram owner Meta, UFC's popularity could help attract new subscribers to Paramount+, the company's online platform.

"The UFC really is a unicorn sports asset that is year round, which is really critical to our overall sports strategy," Ellison said in an interview with the Financial Times.

"When you look at the incredible portfolio of sports that Paramount has with the NFL, Uefa, Masters and March Madness, there really was a lull in the summer, and now with the UFC, we really do have a very strong year-long sports offering on both Paramount plus and CBS," he added.

Ellison said that Paramount's combination of broadcast and streaming channels made it well placed to use live sports such as UFC to boost engagement, and attract subscribers and retain audiences.

"When you look at the growth rate, UFC basically has 100mn fans in the US, and basically, up 25 per cent since 2019 and the fact that it was doing all of that behind the double paywall at ESPN, underscore that by eliminating that paywall it's going to be an amazing experience for fans of the UFC," Ellison said.

As part of the agreement, Paramount has the right to create original content based on UFC -- similarly to how Netflix developed F1: The Movie -- with approval from the MMA group at the expense of the studio.

The deal is a landmark shift for UFC as it will end its long-standing pay-per-view model in the US, with premium fights made available at no extra cost to Paramount+ subscribers.

Ari Emanuel, executive chair and chief executive of UFC's parent company TKO Group Holdings, told the FT that Paramount won an extremely competitive race for UFC, which until 2026 will continue to be viewed on ESPN+ behind a pay-per-view model.

"We believe wholeheartedly in David's vision and look forward to being in business with a company that will prioritise technology as a means to enhance storytelling and the overall viewing experience," Emanuel said.

Mark Shapiro, TKO's president and chief operating officer, told the FT that part of the reason they picked Paramount was that "David really sees media, content, story, entertainment and sports through the lens of technology. He really believes the viewing experience will be enhanced by the right technological apparatus around it."

The MMA organisation stages about 43 live events each year, producing more than 350 hours of live content. Its fights are broadcast in more than 210 countries and territories, featuring a roster of around 600 fighters from 75 nations.

Ellison said last week that his top priorities for reviving Paramount include restructuring the company into three focused divisions -- studios, direct-to-consumer and TV media -- to improve efficiency; consolidating streaming platforms like Paramount+ and Pluto TV on to a unified tech stack; and harnessing AI and other tech tools for content discovery and virtual production.

The son of Larry Ellison, founder of cloud computing group Oracle and one of America's richest people, is working closely with Paramount's other co-owner Gerry Cardinale of private equity group RedBird Capital to cut about $2bn in costs.

The UFC-Paramount deal is the latest major media rights agreement for a TKO business.

World Wrestling Entertainment, which organises scripted bouts, on August 6 agreed for Disney's ESPN, which is launching a new streaming service, to become the US home of flagship live events including WrestleMania. The contract is worth over $1.6bn over five years, starting in 2026, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

TKO shares closed at $163.29 on Friday, up almost 40 per cent from a year earlier, giving it an equity market capitalisation of more than $32bn.

https://www.ft.com/content/92c52ee3-f6e9-465b-98ca-17a1adfe26ba

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Paramount is paying an average of $1.1 billion per year, totaling $7.7 billion, for UFC's full slate of 13 marquee events and 30 "Fight Nights," the companies said in a statement. All matches and events will be streamed in the U.S. via Paramount+, and select events will be simulcast on CBS. The deal payments are weighted, with Paramount paying less than $1.1 billion in the early years of the deal and higher values later.

Paramount won't charge users any additional fees for access to the events, eliminating the pay-per-view model that ESPN+ has used for certain premium UFC events. Disney's
ESPN had been paying an average of $500 million for five years of UFC rights. That deal expires at the end of 2025.

"The pay-per-view model is a thing of the past," said Mark Shapiro, TKO Group's president and chief operating officer, in an interview. "What's on pay-per-view anymore? Boxing? Movies on DirecTV? It's an outdated, antiquated model. So, it was paramount to us - forgive the pun - where it's one-stop shopping, especially for our younger fans in flyover states. When they find out, 'Wait, if I just sign up for Paramount+ for $12.99 a month, I'm going to automatically get UFC's numbered fights and the rest of the portfolio?' That's a message we want to amplify."

It's been a busy few days for both Paramount and TKO. Paramount officially sold control of the company to Skydance Media on Thursday, bringing in new leadership led by Chief Executive Officer David Ellison. Also last week, TKO signed a five-year, $1.6 billion deal with ESPN for the U.S. rights to WWE's premium live events. UFC and WWE merged to become TKO in 2023.

TKO leadership initially believed it would sell just the 30 "Fight Night" events to Paramount and the premium numbered events to another media partner, said Shapiro. When the Skydance-Paramount deal closed Thursday, the two sides negotiated this deal in 48 hours, he said.

It was important for Ellison to buy the entire UFC package given the scarcity of sports rights available in the coming years, he said in an interview. With Formula 1 rights likely earmarked for Apple and Major League Baseball waiting until 2028 to reorganize its major media packages, there won't be many top-shelf sports assets coming to market for Paramount to acquire.

"UFC is a unicorn asset that comes up about once a decade," said Ellison in an interview. Ellison described himself as a UFC fan.

UFC events are desirable for streamers because they take place year-round -- keeping fans paying for monthly subscriptions with less incentive to cancel seasonally than with other sports. There are 43 live events annually, consisting of 350 hours of live programming.

Paramount is interested in buying UFC's international rights to pair with U.S. rights, the company said in a statement. Those rights arise on a rolling basis, with about one-third of them available each year. UFC matches are currently available in more than 210 countries.

Paramount will have a 30-day exclusive negotiating window for each country's rights when they're up for renewal, Shapiro said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025(...)skydance-merger.html

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Op maandag 11 augustus 2025 15:03 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Is dat world wide?

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'Wait, if I just sign up for Paramount+ for $12.99 a month, I'm going to automatically get UFC's numbered fights and the rest of the portfolio?' That's a message we want to amplify."

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Op maandag 11 augustus 2025 16:46 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Maar fantastisch nieuws toch?

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Op maandag 11 augustus 2025 18:54 schreef FundsAreSafu het volgende:
Krijgen de vechters nu ook meer geld of steekt Dana alles weer in eigen zak ?

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Op woensdag 13 augustus 2025 10:52 schreef Nober het volgende:
Bonussen omhoog, straks even luisteren.

ESPN betaalde 550 miljoen per jaar en dat gaat Paramount verdubbelen.

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Op donderdag 14 augustus 2025 00:25 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:

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Als Paramount nu de 'vroegere PPV's' erbij heeft is het ook niet zo vreemd dat ze meer moeten neerleggen.

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Op donderdag 14 augustus 2025 14:43 schreef _-_ratjetoe_-_ het volgende:

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Ben benieuwd als er een ander format komt (geen PPVs) of het dan nog steeds makkelijk is om gevechten te downloaden via torrents

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Paramount+ will have the rights to stream 13 marquee “numbered” UFC events and 30 fight nights, while certain numbered events will be simulcast on the company's broadcast network, CBS

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The flyweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen is scheduled to take place at the event. The welterweight final between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko was scrapped due to an injury suffered from Sezinando's side.

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Bobby Green and Carlos Diego Ferreira were expected to meet in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card. However, Green suffered an undisclosed injury during fight week and the pairing was scrapped

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04:00 PPV
() Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. #3 Khamzat Chimaev ()
() Lerone Murphy #6 vs. Aaron Pico ()
() Geoff Neal #11 vs. #12 Carlos Prates ()
() Jared Cannonier #7 vs. #15 Michael Page ()
() Tim Elliott #11 vs. #15 Kai Asakura ()

Backup: ? ()

01:00 Prelims
() Baysangur Susurkaev vs. Eric Nolan ()
() Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk ()
() Jessica Andrade #5 vs. #11 Loopy Godinez ()
() Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez ()
() Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose ()
() Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev ()

00:00 Early Prelims
() Karine Silva #11 vs. #14 Dione Barbosa ()
() Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales () – TUF33 flyweight tournament final

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Op vrijdag 15 augustus 2025 16:11 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Persco is wel eens beter geweest. Wat een kutpubliek in de VS zeg.

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04:00 PPV
(185) Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. #3 Khamzat Chimaev (183)
(146) Lerone Murphy #6 vs. Aaron Pico (145)
(171) Geoff Neal #11 vs. #12 Carlos Prates (170)
(186) Jared Cannonier #7 vs. #15 Michael Page (186)
(126) Tim Elliott #11 vs. #15 Kai Asakura (126)

Backup: Caio Borralho (184)

01:00 Prelims
(186) Baysangur Susurkaev vs. Eric Nolan (183)
(185) Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (186)
(116) Jessica Andrade #5 vs. #11 Loopy Godinez (115)
(155) Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez (156)
(155.5) Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose (156)
*(190) Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (186)

00:00 Early Prelims
(125) Karine Silva #11 vs. #14 Dione Barbosa (125.5)
(126) Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales (126) – TUF33 flyweight tournament final

*17:49 Battle missed weight

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Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced today that Alvin Hines, of Deer River, Minnesota, has accepted a 1-year period of ineligibility for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy (UFC ADP).

Hines tested positive for the presence of the anabolic steroids Drostanolone, its metabolite, 3a-Hydroxy-2a-methyl-5a-androstan-17-one and testosterone metabolites, as well as a metabolite of Tamoxifen, 3-Hydroxy-4-methooxytamoxifen, a hormone and metabolic modulator. All of these substances are prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Program and were present in samples collected out-of-competition from Hines on June 20, 2025, in Superior, Minnesota, in-competition on June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and out-of-competition on July 5, 2025, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The evidence in this case reflected that Hines consumed these substances BEFORE he was signed to the UFC, however, he knowingly failed to disclose their use when his onboarding into the UFC Anti-Doping Program was completed on June 16, 2025.

Notwithstanding the above facts in this case, Hines fully cooperated with CSAD’s investigation, including submitting to a detailed interview and providing CSAD with explicit details of his use of the above substances prior to joining the UFC, including his belief that these substances would no longer be present in his system when he signed with the UFC and was tested.

Under the UFC ADP, CSAD evaluates each case and can reduce periods of ineligibility based on the athlete’s degree of fault and their level of cooperation. While Hines failed to disclose his prior use of these substances during onboarding, the estimated concentrations of these substances in Hines’ samples were reflective that they were near the tail end of excretion and supported his explanation of their use prior to being signed to the UFC and entering the UFC registered testing pool.

Hines’ 1-year suspension began on July 11, 2025, the date on which he was placed under a provisional suspension. Additionally, the Nevada State Athletic Commission, who regulated Hines’ fight on June 28, 2025, where he tested positive in-competition, also retains jurisdiction over this matter and will separately adjudicate Hines’ adverse findings.

CSAD independently administers the year-round anti-doping program for all UFC athletes. All biological sample collections and shipping under the UFC ADP are conducted by Drug Free Sport International (DFSI), the global leader in the anti-doping industry with more than 5,000 collection personnel worldwide. All biological samples collected under the UFC ADP are tested and analyzed at the WADA-accredited, Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. All information concerning the UFC ADP, including all of its written policies and athlete test statistics, can be found at ufcantidoping.com. These policies are available in multiple languages, including Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

https://www.ufc.com/news/statement-alvin-hines

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 04:55 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:
Trapt hij eindelijk eens naar z'n been, laat hij z'n gezicht helemaal open

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See you in December @LeroneMurphy congrats #ufc319

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 06:14 schreef pmponer het volgende:
ah net op tijd wakker top!

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 06:15 schreef Nober het volgende:

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Niet terug gaan lezen.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 06:49 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:
Alleen in Rusland vinden ze dit fantastisch

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 06:42 schreef pmponer het volgende:
Lay and pray techniek van GSP tot in de puntjes uitgevoerd.
Goddard probeert er nog wat van te maken, maar... dit is het, fantastisch een nieuwe kampioen.

De oude uitspraak "Blanket him George!" kan wee rvan stal gehaald.
Ik ben benieuwd wat de ppv buys nu zijn en de volgende waar Chimaev op vecht

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 07:02 schreef Nober het volgende:
Page wil wel tegen Prates in Rio in oktober op welterweight hoor ik nu.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 12:03 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Goed van Goddard hoor om ze weer rechtop te laten staan als er niks gebeurde, beste scheidsrechter naar mijn mening.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 12:03 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Usman rematch met volledig trainingskamp?

Je hebt in ieder geval iemand nodig die van jongs af aan al worstelt of aan judo doet, anders zit het er gewoon niet in. RDR kan, maar ik vind hem niet overtuigend genoeg, die stopt die takedowns niet.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 14:13 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Ik zeg niet dat het constant niks doen is, maar je moet op een gegeven moment wel schade gaan toebrengen. Ik snap goed de keuze van Goddard. En het was niet constant hé, twee of drie keer volgens mij.

Daarom snap ik die 10-8 ronde ook niet echt.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 11:46 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Wat is dat toch met vechters uit een andere organisatie die er niks van bakken bij de UFC? Asakura doet niets qua takedown defense.

MVP zoals verwacht, mooie derde ronde van Cannonier, maar wat een vervelende stijl zeg. Hoe ga je die puzzel kraken...

Prates op de bel. Vond Neill niet heel slecht vechten overigens. Zou Prates wel tegen Leon Edwards willen zien.

Murphy doet precies hetzelfde als Prates. Ken Pico niet, maar mensen zeggen dat hij geen kin heeft en er altijd veel te hard op gaat, die hadden dit wel verwacht.

Next up Murphy tegen Volkanovski?

Chimaev is echt buitenaards goed zeg... Jeetje, eng gewoon. Grote kritiek, en vooral ook goed van Goddard om de vechters weer op te laten staan, is dat Chimaev amper echt schade toebrengt. Derde ronde 10-8? Heb ik wat gemist? Ik had gewoon 10-9, 50-45 als score.

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Op zondag 17 augustus 2025 14:33 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
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Op maandag 18 augustus 2025 10:47 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Volgens mij vertrouwde DDP te veel op zijn kracht. Gevecht nog eens teruggekeken en Daniel Cormier zei steeds wat DDP had moeten doen, maar wat steeds uit bleef. Ik heb DDP ook nooit zien trainen met Olympisch worstelaars op zijn Instagram.

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Op maandag 18 augustus 2025 20:48 schreef FundsAreSafu het volgende:
Lees net dat Khamzat 25 oktober in Abu Dhabi wil vechten en dat Dana er ook wel oren naar heeft, dan zou het wel RDR worden lijkt me

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Op woensdag 20 augustus 2025 01:46 schreef W.H.I.S.T.L.E het volgende:
fluffy vs rdr in vancouver lees ik net

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Op woensdag 20 augustus 2025 07:17 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Denk dat deze makkelijker wordt dan Whittaker. Op zich goed van z'n management door eerst deze te kiezen.

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Op woensdag 20 augustus 2025 17:10 schreef FundsAreSafu het volgende:

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Zal niks met zijn management te maken hebben, hij zei dat hij tegen Khamzat wilde. Dana zal wel te gierig zijn geweest om twee topgevechten op die kaart te zetten, Khamzat zal wel iets headlinen in december ofzo

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Op woensdag 20 augustus 2025 17:14 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
En winnaar Caio vs Imavov krijgt sowieso title shot

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Op donderdag 21 augustus 2025 01:24 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:
Fluf wordt ingepakt door Reinier

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Aljamain Sterling reacts to UFC Shanghai fight being 5 rounds. Former UFC bantamweight champion to face Brian Ortega in co-main event

The former UFC bantamweight champion faces the two-time featherweight title challenger in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai. Ahead of the pivotal 145-pound clash, there was some confusion about whether it was a typical three-round co-main event tilt, or if it would take place over a potential 25 minutes. Sterling was asked to clarify, confirming the latter, before expressing his frustration over the move.

“Yeah, I don’t know why it’s five rounds,” Sterling told MMA Fighting. “I don’t know if Brian Ortega is the one who asked for five rounds. But like, five-round main events, if you’re not the champion, you get an extra pay incentive. So I’m kind of annoyed because we’re not getting extra pay for five rounds.

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“I’m like, ‘Did he want to fight five rounds for no extra money?’ I think it’s kind of f*cking stupid. Like, what are we getting out of this? We’re not getting a trophy at the end of this, so why are we fighting five rounds? This is 10 extra minutes of training, 10 extra minutes of fighting. I don’t know. I legitimately do not know. We’ve got the same manager, so. I don’t want 5 rounds. Like, who wants to do five rounds? Who wants to fight more for the same pay rate that they’re going to get? It doesn’t make any sense.”

“Funkmaster” is set to make his third appearance in the featherweight division after losing the 135-pound title to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 in August 2023. Sterling dominated Calvin Kattar in his divisional debut at UFC 300 in April 2024, and then faced the undefeated Movsar Evloev at UFC 310, dropping a competitive decision.

Now Sterling makes his first appearance of 2025 against an opponent he truly respects in Ortega. The 36-year-old is thrilled about pretty much everything regarding the matchmaking, he’s just left scratching his head about competing in a five-round fight without a bump in pay.

“In the beginning of the contract [it said five rounds], and I was just like, ‘For what?,’” Sterling said. “I thought, potentially, we might be moved to the main event and then that hasn’t happened, so here we are. I’m like, ‘Whoa, hey, Mr. Manager, can we get a little extra money for this?’ I’ve been asking for weeks.

“I mean, the fight’s gonna happen regardless, right? But it just would be nice to be compensated to do the extra. This is outside of the ordinary scope, so it’s like, ‘Whoa, no co-main event is five rounds unless they’re getting paid. So I don’t know. It’s a little weird. I am a little annoyed by that. I know some people are going to take that headline and clip it, ‘Aljo was just frustrated with the UFC.’ It’s not even that. Make it makes sense.

“I train hard, you know? I got a big wedding coming up. Hunter knows about it, so, dude, a little extra bonus would be nice. It would be nice for both of us, [for] both of our families.”

Ortega also finds himself in a near must-win spot. The 34-year-old has dropped three of his past four, including a lopsided decision loss to Diego Lopes at UFC 306 this past September — the promotion’s annual Noche UFC event.

With Alexander Volkanovski regaining the featherweight title in April, the division finds itself in a very interesting place. This past Saturday at UFC 319, Lerone Murphy may have punched his ticket to a championship opportunity with a brutal knockout win over Aaron Pico. Sterling understands the opportunity in front of him, as well as Ortega, and hopes to come through again to get one step closer towards another crack at championship gold.

“This is a huge fight, man,” Sterling said. “I think this is a crossroads fight for both of us, just at our age, what we both accomplished and where we’ve both been in our divisions. I don’t want to say this is a make it or break it fight for me, but I’m not interested in fighting up and coming contenders just for a paycheck. Maybe I will consider that at some point, but I don’t have that mentality right now. That’s not what I’m looking to do.That doesn’t get me up in the morning and make me want to go train to fight these young 22-year-olds, 23-year-olds who don’t have a name. They’re trying to make the name off of me, they’re trying to make their name off of Ortega.

“It’s one of those types of things. I know some people might say, ‘Oh, whatever,’ some of the fans could be fickle when they want to be. Some could be very supportive, which I always appreciate the support and the people that can understand the perspective of someone who’s just being honest and transparent.That’s just how I am. I’m honest and transparent. And yeah, I would like to fight for another title, God willing, [if] I get a big win. It’s going to be hard to top a spinning-back elbow, but we are fighting five rounds. I’m hoping that’s some type of direction of what things might come from this. So I’m just trying to be positive about the whole thing and may the best man win. At the end of the day, if I’m not good enough, then I’m not good enough at this point, and I think maybe it could be due to the size, it could be due to the age. It could be due to so many different things.

“But at the end of the day, I’m still in the training room. I’m still kicking young guys’ asses, so that makes me feel good. So I’m like, ‘Alright, well, I got to be able to do that out in the octagon. If I could do that, then good things will happen.’”

https://www.mmafighting.c(...)rtega-being-5-rounds

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Op donderdag 21 augustus 2025 13:12 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Izzy Costa 2 ook mogelijk in the works

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12:00 Main Card
(206) Johnny Walker #13 vs. #14 Zhang Mingyang (205)
*(153) Brian Ortega #4 vs.#7 Aljamain Sterling (153) – 5 rounds
(255.5) Sergei Pavlovich #3 vs. #6 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (262)
(125.5) Su Mudaerji vs. Kevin Borjas (126)
(170) Taiyilake Nueraji vs. Kiefer Crosbie (170.5)

9:00 Prelims
(155) Maheshate Hayisaer vs. Gauge Young (155.5)
(126) Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Charles Johnson (126)
(155.5) Rong Zhu vs. Austin Hubbard (155.5)
(186) Michel Pereira vs. Kyle Daukaus (185)
(145) Yi Zha vs. Westin Wilson (146)
(136) Xiao Long vs. You Su-young (135.5)
(204) Uran Satybaldiev vs. Diyar Nurgozhay (205.5)

*Concerns were raised during the weigh-ins that Ortega was potentially struggling with his cut down to featherweight, which required him to hit 146 pounds for a non-title fight. Ultimately, the UFC opted to change the fight to a 153-pound catchweight matchup, although no official reason was given for the switch.

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Op vrijdag 22 augustus 2025 05:02 schreef 3rr0r het volgende:
Grappig, Fabian Edwards wint net z'n finale in de PFL met net zo'n kick als z'n broer mee won van Usman

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Op zaterdag 23 augustus 2025 09:37 schreef FundsAreSafu het volgende:
Best een prima kaart, uitzending begint al met Pereira, hopelijk kan hij weer wat positief momentum pakken

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Op zaterdag 23 augustus 2025 20:22 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
Ortega waardeloos. Tijd om een punt te zetten achter je carrière.

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Op zondag 24 augustus 2025 19:49 schreef Nober het volgende:
Rampage zoon Raja Jackson opgepakt...

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https://x.com/TheImmortal007/status/1959510264258138182

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https://x.com/KeithWoodsYT/status/1959593563173601380

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https://x.com/RexhaRexhaRexha/status/1959655648280645809

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https://x.com/faithhopentrick/status/1959636380918931609

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Op zondag 24 augustus 2025 20:46 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Ja, het was een work gone bad.


Als die andere worstelaar hem niet gepakt hadden was het heel erg afgelopen.
Rampage zelf met een zwak excuus.
Zijn zoon heeft een advocaat genomen.

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Op dinsdag 26 augustus 2025 17:27 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Hij is nog steeds niet opgepakt.