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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    The Raptors and the Rockets make the finals, but the NBA wants the ratings to be high, so the Cavs and Warriors play for the championship.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Cyborg/Nunes in doubt according to this rumour. Could be using Rocky as a negotiating device to get Cyborg to do whatever.

    Nunes vs. Pennington is pretty unappealing. Her last three wins were by decision and she didn't fight last year (16 months and counting)...


     
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    Who the fook is Nicco Montano?
     
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    TJ Dillashaw turning down the short notice fight against Cody Garbrandt might cost him his superfight with DJ. The UFC brass are upset with him not being a company man and might force him to rematch Garbrandt later on instead as punishment.
     
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    Sounds about right...

    DFW already hates DJ...so this is indirectly some sort of punishment for him; as well.
     
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    This is why a fighter's association doesn't come together. The fighters are set upon each other by the business itself.
     
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    Nick Diaz's lawyer Lucas Middlebrook and UFC fighter Leslie Smith have started Project Spearhead, another association effort.
     
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    Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington verbally agree to UFC 224 main event bantamweight title matchup in Rio
     
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    Jon Jones' oft postponed hearing with the CSAC should finally happen on Feb 27.
     
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    McGregor has gone the longest without defending his title. 450+ days.
     
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    Belfort-Machida will co-headline with Nunes-Pennington at UFC 224 in Rio.
     
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    Brunson called out Bisping. Bisping says he has bigger fish to fry, which is code for he's not gonna let Brunson do to him what Gastelum did. Rumors are saying Bisping is looking at fighting Nick Diaz.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    UFC looking at Lee/Barboza and Lewis/Ngannou.

    Yes, please.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    He wants a halfway easy fight for lots of money. Getting Nick Diaz to come back is the trick. The guy's had two 'money' fights in a row and now he wants a third but Nick has shown little to no interest since fighting Andro.

    Bisping turned down Belfort, now Belfort is fighting Machida in what should be a double retirement match. If Machida keeps fighting he could be Bisping's final opponent.

    Another possibility is some mostly washed up guy like Danny Kelly or Rashad Evans.
     
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    Rumours swirling that Conor offered to fight Frankie but the UFC said no. The UFC is negotiating with him on a new 2-fight deal for 2018 (according to Meltzer) and they want time to build up his comeback so they can properly cash-in.

    Presumably the UFC thinks they can make more money by waiting and maybe Conor asked for too much to fight Frankie on short notice.
     
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    Gastelum vs. Jacare in a title eliminator at UFC 224
     
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    Weidman's thumb injury has him on the outside looking in as far as getting meaningful fights at the moment. Romero and Whittaker booked. Gastelum and Jacare booked. Presumably the winners of those two fights will fight each other. Rockhold is coming off of a loss. I'm not sure what fight is out there for him on his return.
     
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    To be fair, with as many fights as Bisping has put in I can understand him wanting some money fights to end his career. Dude has filled in for fights on late notice, fought almost anyone put in front of him for a majority of his career, and just all around been a company man for Dana. I do think he deserves the UFC attempting to book him with some guys that will push his money up in his final fights.

    I agree with you tho, outside of Diaz I do not know who else he has to fight that would be a money fight without him getting completely wrecked.
     
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