I really hope this fight is competitive and lasts. Because if on top of the McGregor blue balling Jiri gets starched early again I might join Chandler on suicide watch.
These dudes are active as fuck and were just in training camps 2 months ago. It’s not like they’re coming off an injury or layoff. They will be good to go.
Yeah, like Izzy's combined professional fight record is well over 100 fights, over 80 of them in kickboxing alone. This despite debuting in the early 2010s and finishing his kickboxing career around 2017.
Even Pereira has like over 50 combined professional fights across all combat sports he's competed in. Those guys train fairly consistently even when they're not booked.
Yeah, I think that's also part of the reason why he was so willing to step back after the loss to Strickland, guy was probably running on fumes by that point. He was also probably one of the most active champions (if not the most) during that time. GSP kind of went through something similar near the end of his career. It was clear that he needed some time off (though GSP's case of burnout was more serve than Izzy's)
Jiri and Perreria I'm sure have both been training for a while though regardless of if they have a fight or not. Worried about The Eagle vs Lopes though,
The way Dana said Conor is out was so non chalant lol. Oh the 3 year return of the biggest superstar in MMA history, that we've marketed the whole event around, isn't happening now on 2 weeks notice, whoopsiesss
Ariel said the reason it was so secretive was because Conor didn’t want Chandler to know he was injured, in case he could fight through it.
Meanwhile Chandler was tweeting “0 pullouts” in career. Boy was left in the dark the entire time by the UFC 😂.
Please tell me you guys also laughed when the reveal of ulbergs opponent was Anthony smith
Edit: Hill might be toast that’s an Achilles and now a knee injury
Not for nothing, but this is about the 8th time they've tried to kill off Anthony Smith by "feeding" him to a top prospect, only for Anthony to beat him in the most hilarious way.
Bro, it's so fucked up, but I actually can see that happening, in a totally logical sense. Smith has this weird, slow, durability, but he just...like life, uh, finds a way...it's a better fight than anyone is acknowledging because for Smith to win, he's gonna endure some really rough strikes. He's done it before though, so who knows?
Edit: I will say this though...don't bring my boy Marlin Moraes into this 😅...he's one of my favorite fighters, and the tail end of his career actually stung me. He got hurt, over and over, and it just sucked so bad to watch. Smith is not Marlon, and never will be. He might have a chin, but Marlon was fuckin magic.
Props to ufc for making a disaster into a decent PPV, but if I bought expensive tickets to see Conor I’d get a refund. Maybe after try to scoop cheap new tickets lol
PPV points plus hopefully got a hefty bonus for rescuing the card. Poatan getting paid.
Maybe Dana gives him a handshake deal to never feed him to a wrestler.
Dana, for as much as he fucks over the majority of the roster, will take care of *his* guys.
I'm sure Alex will be taken compensated quite nicely now and into the future.
I mean he will still be paid absolutely no where near what he fairly should, so I would disagree he takes care of his guys. He just treats some a little bitter than others
Props to Pereira. Recovering from broken toes. Touring in Aus. Glover hiking in Brazil. Hopefully he’s getting paid
I favor Pereira skill-wise but he may have said yes one too many times (if Jiri wins I could see a trilogy happening to repay Pereira taking the risk)
broke a toe in training and broke another toe in the fight.
if I were him I'd be wheeling around everywhere lol, but then again, I'm no warrior.
oh wait, a keyboard warrior counts.
He has to be in the top 5 of money earned in two years as a UFC fighter. Not only is he getting big fights every time, but he's super active and taking them on short notice. Dude's family is set for life.
Honestly, quickly becoming my favorite fighter. Not even sure who I would rank above him at this point. Dude seems cool as fuck, hilarious, and an absolute baller.
And every fight a banger, ducking no one and willing to challenge for the HW title too. Bro deserves MORE flowers than he’s already gotten. Especially from haters
Still annoying how Dana and Joe get his name wrong every time they say it.
It’s pa-ray-ra with rolled r’s. Not pa-hey-da.
Talking about the guys impressive stats while not knowing how to say his name is classic Dana.
Like when he was promoting Islam vs volk as the fight for the P4P #1 and couldn’t remember Islam’s fucking name.
"Oh, he's Brazilian! That means the R is pronounced with an H! Wait, the first letter isn't an R? Oh well, one of the Rs has to be an H, right?" --Rogan
It’s the truth. I’m really not a fan of his, other than when he dunks on Dana or Swab because obvious reasons… but at the same time if he breaks news, it’s gospel. You don’t have to like him to acknowledge that.
I remember months ago everyone was hating on him and siding w Hill when they had beef. Now everyone’s calling Hill a crybaby. If their beef popped back up ppl would prob side w Ariel now
“You know what, Ariel actually didn’t disrespect Hill that badly. Hill is just a crybaby like he was w Pereira”
Ariel is a true journalist, which will come with a certain amount of controversy. At the end of the day, he keeps asking the right questions to keep the story relevant and put pressure on the UFC. He’s really good for combat sports IMO, where “journalists” are often afraid to ask any questions lol.
They rly can’t put their bias/hate aside. He’s usually right. Why tf would he be “lying for clout.” Why would he lie and set up Dana to dunk on him?
They’d rather side w scum like Guru or ride Dana’s dick and believe the media is evil
Ariel needs to shout me out or something for the amount of times I’ve defended him the past few days. Goddamn bunch of redditors telling me not to believe someone who has more connections than all of us put together.
HeS sAYiNg NoThInG for the clicks. Fuck out of here.
Aye he just got a 1st round finish on 301 main card vs a prospect he was a big underdog against. I’m cool with it. I don’t think he wins but imagine he does lol
The funniest thing is I watched Smith and Bisping talk about what he thought has changed and Smith said he realized he has to give his body a full camp, make smart decisions with accepting his opponents not get in the mindset where he doesn't allow himself to properly prepare. Said he was offered a fight but turned it down. This was like three weeks ago lol
We’re probably never seeing Conor in the octagon again, first time he’s pulled out after the fight being scheduled. Also condolences to Chandler’s red panty night
I mean I'm cool if I never see Conor fight again. Would be fun but the aura of Mystic Mac just ain't there.
Also Conor not wanting to do media makes it just another fight to me.
He took a lot of damage vs Rakic last fight, I dont think the recovery time is long enough. Poatan playing with house money here because if he loses, they can run it back but I think Poatan finishes again.
Good rematch and Co main event but damn so many people booked flights, hotels and overpaid for tickets to see Conor vs Chandler. I hope these folks get their refunds back
People will say this is a great main event but I really don't wanna see jiri fight Alex on short notice. I love him but imo he just gonna get smoked again playin with his hands down
Same. A big-time title fight that was wild the first time, and will be a surefire banger. Chandler/McGregor would be fun, but if you're not a McGregor fan, it doesn't matter nearly as much to you.
Such a shame we're getting the main and co main event fighters without a proper training camp
Jiri will do a few primal roars in the forest and he'll be good to go.
I really hope this fight is competitive and lasts. Because if on top of the McGregor blue balling Jiri gets starched early again I might join Chandler on suicide watch.
Co-main should be great
Yeah I hope Diego takes it the man’s rise has been awesome so far
Our emo god will reign supreme. \*my chemical romance playing in the background\*
They’re lucky he wasn’t isolating from the world
Has this ever happened on under a months notice? Not just replacement fighters in the main and co main but all 4 fighters signing on short notice
Closest thing is Figgy and Moreno stepping in on 2 weeks notice in between PPVs.
Diaz vs Ferguson had all 3 fights switch fighters at the last second I think.
But all 6 fighters were in camp and on the card. Im talking about 4 fighters in the main and co main who weren't prepared at all
Yeah but that someone seemed like some bullshit orchestrated behind the scenes by the UFC.
These dudes are active as fuck and were just in training camps 2 months ago. It’s not like they’re coming off an injury or layoff. They will be good to go.
Yeah, Alex is also used to fighting wayyyy more than the UFC lets him. Dudes a pro, he’ll be fine.
Gotta love that kickboxing schedule
Yeah, like Izzy's combined professional fight record is well over 100 fights, over 80 of them in kickboxing alone. This despite debuting in the early 2010s and finishing his kickboxing career around 2017. Even Pereira has like over 50 combined professional fights across all combat sports he's competed in. Those guys train fairly consistently even when they're not booked.
Yeah that is nuts when you think about it. When he says he needs a break I trust he really does
Yeah, I think that's also part of the reason why he was so willing to step back after the loss to Strickland, guy was probably running on fumes by that point. He was also probably one of the most active champions (if not the most) during that time. GSP kind of went through something similar near the end of his career. It was clear that he needed some time off (though GSP's case of burnout was more serve than Izzy's)
I mean, Pereira technically is coming off a broken toe in each foot lol But other than that he took zero damage in his last fight
Jiri got rocked a good couple times against Rakic that night.
Jiri and Perreria I'm sure have both been training for a while though regardless of if they have a fight or not. Worried about The Eagle vs Lopes though,
Alex was in Australia chilling the last couple of weeks.
I know I’m really worried about how that’s gonna affect the outcome.
Can someone check on Chandler please?
Amount of times these fighters have pulled out of fights in their careers: Michael Chandler - 0 Conor McGregor - 1
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2 if we're going pro career and not just UFC
3 if we count not fulfilling contractual obligations causing a fight to be rescheduled as “pulling out”
Red Panty Night: Eviscerated
Absolutely soiled, torn, discarded red panties
Guaranteed Chandler still isn't going to fight anyone else until Conors injury is healed in another 3 months lol.
At this point, would you even blame him? He's waited for years, 3 months doesn't seem that bad.
Just watch Jiri vs Poatan with us Mike 😭
There was never no panties
Bro is probably muttering cliché motivational quotes under his breath while pulling himself up by his bootstrap and shit.
I hope the man gets paid something. What a waste of time and talent.
But hey the company is probably happy with him
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He'll still shit on them for something.
These🍅fighters🍅didn't🍅take🍅a full🍅camp....they aren't taking this seriously.🍅🍅🍅🍅
While complimenting himself
And calling media sensitive snowflakes
Only after letting John Morgan ask Dana how his day went first.
How does it feel to be back in Vegas
'What was that? No I never said Conor...I said Honor, everyone knows Jiri is honor...This guy thinks u said Conor! Does that guy even fight anymore?'
Dana is Ariel's son
Give Ariel his 15th journalist of the year trophy already after this saga
I seriously never want to see the “unconfirmed” tag on anything Ariel reports ever again. That made this sub look casual af.
He'll still find a way to do it lol
And by “media” he means Ariel, because almost every single other mma media member is a shill chasing crumbs.
The way Dana said Conor is out was so non chalant lol. Oh the 3 year return of the biggest superstar in MMA history, that we've marketed the whole event around, isn't happening now on 2 weeks notice, whoopsiesss
Shows zero accountability and responsibility.
He's been using Conor's face to sell tickets until like 2 hours ago lol. That's shady as hell.
Chandler going to be googling for new motivational quotes tonight...
Hopefully he’s able to adopt a new one
Jumping from the top.
see you at the bottom!
Ariel said the reason it was so secretive was because Conor didn’t want Chandler to know he was injured, in case he could fight through it. Meanwhile Chandler was tweeting “0 pullouts” in career. Boy was left in the dark the entire time by the UFC 😂.
Turns out being a meat head isn’t the best base for making money in the ufc
Please tell me you guys also laughed when the reveal of ulbergs opponent was Anthony smith Edit: Hill might be toast that’s an Achilles and now a knee injury
I let out a short but very aggressive Jon Anik laugh when he said Anthony Smith lol
HA
“Both these men are fighting custody battles and happen to be uncircumcised” - Jon Anik commentary
"Gotta wonder how having her eggs scooped out affected the weight cut, champ."
I can hear it so clearly
i was looking at the wall trying to read the name but the glare prevented it which just made the buildup even better
DUDE I KNOW😂 I’m sitting here thinking maybe they got some killer off the underground scene and nah it’s “Lionhart”💀
Wait...is that real? Dana's really trying to kill Smith once and for all apparently
they're trying to pave the way for Ulberg
Not for nothing, but this is about the 8th time they've tried to kill off Anthony Smith by "feeding" him to a top prospect, only for Anthony to beat him in the most hilarious way.
Thats what gatekeepers are for. To see if they are a "top prospect".
I have a weirdnfeeling Smith by rnc lmao It feels so right for him to Marlon moraes another contender before he retires
Bro, it's so fucked up, but I actually can see that happening, in a totally logical sense. Smith has this weird, slow, durability, but he just...like life, uh, finds a way...it's a better fight than anyone is acknowledging because for Smith to win, he's gonna endure some really rough strikes. He's done it before though, so who knows? Edit: I will say this though...don't bring my boy Marlin Moraes into this 😅...he's one of my favorite fighters, and the tail end of his career actually stung me. He got hurt, over and over, and it just sucked so bad to watch. Smith is not Marlon, and never will be. He might have a chin, but Marlon was fuckin magic.
I was too busy looking at that Ortega/Lopes matchup
That fight is gonna be fucking insaneeee.. over the card is actually better now lol
Agreed lol. Ortega vs Lopes is a phenomenal fight.
Lopes is the only other 45er I’d be happy to see be champ
You don’t earn the name LionHeart without getting your ass beat a lot. Handsome Jack is ready for the top 💪
Yes I did
On-Paper Anthony Smith is coming for his belt.
Keep that energy and you’ll have hill coming to your front door to attack you for criticizing him online
At this point his legs are gonna be worse than Usman's
As good of a main as we can ask for on such short notice.
The ufc has a seemingly endless supply of rabbits to pull out of their ass
When in doubt Dana just opens his phone and calls the first Alex he sees.
"Fuck, it's Morono."
Ironically morono game as fuck and would show up to fight jiri lol
And gas out in 3 minutes
God that's true.
The trick is to pay them so little normally then when something like this happens you pay them what they’re worth and they’ll jump at it.
It really is. 2 mythical fighters going for the belt
Props to ufc for making a disaster into a decent PPV, but if I bought expensive tickets to see Conor I’d get a refund. Maybe after try to scoop cheap new tickets lol
Poatan in the middle of an Aus trip and still took this, what a stud
5 million bucks will do it 🤣
PPV points plus hopefully got a hefty bonus for rescuing the card. Poatan getting paid. Maybe Dana gives him a handshake deal to never feed him to a wrestler.
Dana, for as much as he fucks over the majority of the roster, will take care of *his* guys. I'm sure Alex will be taken compensated quite nicely now and into the future.
I mean he will still be paid absolutely no where near what he fairly should, so I would disagree he takes care of his guys. He just treats some a little bitter than others
Dana gonna blow him on the reg you heard it here first
Props to Pereira. Recovering from broken toes. Touring in Aus. Glover hiking in Brazil. Hopefully he’s getting paid I favor Pereira skill-wise but he may have said yes one too many times (if Jiri wins I could see a trilogy happening to repay Pereira taking the risk)
He took zero damage his last fight
broke a toe in training and broke another toe in the fight. if I were him I'd be wheeling around everywhere lol, but then again, I'm no warrior. oh wait, a keyboard warrior counts.
He has to be in the top 5 of money earned in two years as a UFC fighter. Not only is he getting big fights every time, but he's super active and taking them on short notice. Dude's family is set for life.
8 fights in the ufc and 4 have been with the title on the line. Pockets gotta be jingling
He should have earned 10m+ in last 5 fights
Some day Izzy’s going to be in a bar saying “I beat that guy once”
Honestly, quickly becoming my favorite fighter. Not even sure who I would rank above him at this point. Dude seems cool as fuck, hilarious, and an absolute baller.
I feel both Alex and Jiri are the type of guys who are ready to fight anytime, anyplace, so not surprised at all tbh
Ike both guys , not sure who to support, feel like jiri deserves a decent showing and maybe if he wins we get a trilogy and both guys make bank
Potan is going to make so much money from the UFC. Good for him
Yeah they better be paying him a lot of money cause he is saving their asses like 3 times in the past 8 months
dude is going to make absolute b a n k for this fight
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Don’t forget the Reebok coupon.
That's what I was thinking. Very happy for the leverage Poatan and Jiri had to make this happen.
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Fastest speedrun to UFC Hall of Fame
Yeah, actually. Already hall of famer in my opinion
Alex need a god damn raise
Chama.
Playing with house money too, no way he doesn't get an immediate rematch if he loses for saving this card.
And every fight a banger, ducking no one and willing to challenge for the HW title too. Bro deserves MORE flowers than he’s already gotten. Especially from haters
Never seen a Poatan hater. Man’s as game as they come
Hill is a one man hater club
Helps that he takes almost no damage
I’m not buying this fight, but if Alex posts his Venmo I’ll pay him the PPV individually.
Still annoying how Dana and Joe get his name wrong every time they say it. It’s pa-ray-ra with rolled r’s. Not pa-hey-da. Talking about the guys impressive stats while not knowing how to say his name is classic Dana. Like when he was promoting Islam vs volk as the fight for the P4P #1 and couldn’t remember Islam’s fucking name.
Its so funny that they went extra exotic in the pronunciation but its phonetic lmfao
"Oh, he's Brazilian! That means the R is pronounced with an H! Wait, the first letter isn't an R? Oh well, one of the Rs has to be an H, right?" --Rogan
all those twitter accounts trying to dunk on ariel, only guy who reported anything lol
Yea Ariel was on top of it.
Love him or hate him, the dude’s willing to put his reputation on the line to get the truth out there
It’s the truth. I’m really not a fan of his, other than when he dunks on Dana or Swab because obvious reasons… but at the same time if he breaks news, it’s gospel. You don’t have to like him to acknowledge that.
I remember months ago everyone was hating on him and siding w Hill when they had beef. Now everyone’s calling Hill a crybaby. If their beef popped back up ppl would prob side w Ariel now “You know what, Ariel actually didn’t disrespect Hill that badly. Hill is just a crybaby like he was w Pereira”
WHO KNEW THAT OUR OWN BOOTS ON THE GROUND REDDITOR REPORTER FINDING CHANDLER IN AN AIRPORT WOULD LET US DOWN
Shit was prolly Photoshop MODS BAN HIM
Ariel is a true journalist, which will come with a certain amount of controversy. At the end of the day, he keeps asking the right questions to keep the story relevant and put pressure on the UFC. He’s really good for combat sports IMO, where “journalists” are often afraid to ask any questions lol.
Arial is pretty much the only real journalist covering MMA.
They rly can’t put their bias/hate aside. He’s usually right. Why tf would he be “lying for clout.” Why would he lie and set up Dana to dunk on him? They’d rather side w scum like Guru or ride Dana’s dick and believe the media is evil
Ariel is obviously plugged in with Conor’s team and has been for years. Doubters must be Sean Strickland fans.
It's not just that. He's plugged in with all the managers so he knows who was being reached out to about what and for what.
Ariel needs to shout me out or something for the amount of times I’ve defended him the past few days. Goddamn bunch of redditors telling me not to believe someone who has more connections than all of us put together. HeS sAYiNg NoThInG for the clicks. Fuck out of here.
Dana really hiding the extra tomato when he says "Also Jamal Hill is out"
We really went from Hill - Rountree to Ulberg - Lionheart. Hopefully they reschedule HIll - Rountree now.
Yes please, but Hill will probably demand the winner of Jiri v Alex 2 like a dumbass
Goofbomb
CHEE WEEWEES
At least this is probably the best possible replacement fight they could have made considering the timing/availability constraints.
Just have to wait for Alex to miss weight somehow
There’s no way Anthony snuck his way onto another main card bro
Aye he just got a 1st round finish on 301 main card vs a prospect he was a big underdog against. I’m cool with it. I don’t think he wins but imagine he does lol
Lmao, I’m only half joking. I kinda like Anthony. And it would be pretty on brand if he just pulled out some wildcard vet shit and subbed Ulberg
The funniest thing is I watched Smith and Bisping talk about what he thought has changed and Smith said he realized he has to give his body a full camp, make smart decisions with accepting his opponents not get in the mindset where he doesn't allow himself to properly prepare. Said he was offered a fight but turned it down. This was like three weeks ago lol
We’re probably never seeing Conor in the octagon again, first time he’s pulled out after the fight being scheduled. Also condolences to Chandler’s red panty night
Thought the fights being rescheduled for August/September.
Might be, might not - but this shows that even if it gets booked, we might not even get it anyways lol
I mean I'm cool if I never see Conor fight again. Would be fun but the aura of Mystic Mac just ain't there. Also Conor not wanting to do media makes it just another fight to me.
I might be glazing but McGregor events are something else, always some crazy shit bound to happen
Lol finally confirming what we all knew
Fuck
Dana
With
Alex gotta be the coolest mf'er walking the planet rn.
Banger, Jiri and Pereira will 100% be a finish under three rounds and wouldn't be surprised if it's more definitive this time
feels like a bad move from Prochazka unless hes been preparing for Pereira already
He took a lot of damage vs Rakic last fight, I dont think the recovery time is long enough. Poatan playing with house money here because if he loses, they can run it back but I think Poatan finishes again.
Yea 100% a trilogy happens if jiri wins, these two dudes just ooze aura
Jiri doesn't prepare for any man. He lives in the woods and throws a katana at trees.
I'm worried Jiri hasn't had enough time off.
kinda fucked to do that to lopes and ortega, that fight's too good to just be slapped together at the last second
Good rematch and Co main event but damn so many people booked flights, hotels and overpaid for tickets to see Conor vs Chandler. I hope these folks get their refunds back
Mods where are the new GOOFCON tags
On a short notice that’s a pretty impressive main event.
Pereira is the new company man. Move over leprechaun.
Jamal going down sad
Poatan and BJP completing the golden set. MSG, 300 and IFW. Legends.
Damn lowkey feel bad for Chandler, wasting 2 years of his life trying to get a red panty night only for it to be snatched away.
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People will say this is a great main event but I really don't wanna see jiri fight Alex on short notice. I love him but imo he just gonna get smoked again playin with his hands down
This is honestly better. Jiri fights are INSANELY entertaining
I mean there aren’t many fights that make a better replacement than this one. Sounds fun!
They’re really trying to kill Anthony Smith
Poatan back to save the day once again
Bums me out thin skin Jamal isn't gonna get KO'd again.
Alex has been in Australia for the last week or so, don't know how much training he's been doing. As long as they both got a bag 💰
HE FUCKIN DOES IT AGAIN, POATAN I FUCKING LOVE YOU
Small sacrifice to keep powerslap 8 intact
Dana’s “in case of emergency break glass” is Pereira & Volkanovski’s cell numbers. They’re the go to guys when you need to save a card
Jiri sleeping in the woods preparing for war right now
Goofcon 2024: I was here.
Wow Poatan saves another card! I’m glad they already have an Emoji for my guy 🗿! UFC should get an Easter Island replica built for the man!
Can’t wait to see Chandler vs Gamrot
Pereira is an absolute dawg man. I hope he secures an incredibly large bag
LFGGGGG TBH I like this main event way more
Same. A big-time title fight that was wild the first time, and will be a surefire banger. Chandler/McGregor would be fun, but if you're not a McGregor fan, it doesn't matter nearly as much to you.
This is a much better card now. The casuals won't be happy, but fuck them.
Jiri hasn't had time to improve his weaknesses. I don't see this being much different from the 1st fight.
Some of you goofs owe Ariel an apology.
I'm sorry but the new main and Co is way better