UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Discussion Thread

The fighters are weighed in and we're set for what may be the best card of the year (on paper). 

Let's hope it delivers. 

Prelims kick off on UFC Fight Pass at 7pm ET before moving over to FS1 at 8pm. The PPV main card, as always, starts at 10pm. 

Let's get this topic as (respectably) rowdy as the Irish fans in attendance will be Saturday night!

Red Skull who was Captain America's first villain in his,first comic book ever.

Not Rory? Fooled again!

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"I like everything about it" LMFAO. Nelson is the man. 

I wonder how drunk Conor is right now?

He'll have a way to go to catch the Irish crowd that was having a party at the MGM lobby for about an hour

a whitebelt named "N0T0R10US" (btw, congrats) just ended up in 1st tonight... that's some illuminati ****, man

Tapology must have fixed the leader board for N0T0R10US. 

@Cthulhu, I took a dive ... dat Nomad money was too good to pass on

@yoss Too bad the money Nomad gave you was Monopoly Money.

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Dude, this is what our money looks like, I think you'll understand why I'm so easily fooled

@yoss



Wow, that really does look like Monopoly money.

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Watching the press conference now ... noticed something funny ... when they asked Dana about Jose's injury and he went on his little rant he didn't once say the words "I did not say that Jose didn't really broke his ribs" ... he danced around the subject a bit and did say that they print lies but it was too roundabout for me and he looked more like someone who was pissed off that it leaked than a guy that actually didn't say it.

Instead if saying "I'm not talking about Jose Aldo" in a hissy fit, how about actually not talking about fighters' injuries and if they can or can't fight with certain injuries until you've stepped into a cage at least once. Especially since fighters who have fought injured before haven't escaped the axe if they performed poorly on the night and were already in a wobbly situation.

Hypothetically speaking: If I were to write the script to a fight that would lead to a major money event for my company.. here's exactly what I'd do...

****y, mouthy fighter, heal/anti-hero strikes discomfort in the crowd by mouthing off to the baby face fighter (possibly American, possibly Batman.) 
Babyface fighter comes out strong.. dominates the match just like the crowd wants. 
Babyface takes a few questionable hits to which the crowd begins to believe that there is potential for a turnaround. 
Babyface takes the match back over for a long time. 
Babyface tries to hit his "finishing move," but fails.
Heal/anti-hero fights back.. hits a few more significant strikes 
Babyface takes control of the match again and moves toward the finisher. 
This will be the "Trigger" so the fighters know that the match is about to end. 
The Babyface will hit his finishing submission and nearly submit the heal, but at the last minute, the heal/anti-hero will reverse the finisher. 
The heal/anti-hero hits a comeback finishing move and takes the match at the last minute! He will go on to face the champion! 

On a completely separate note, its quite strange that Mendes was so in tact when addressing Mcgregor after the fight. I was glad to see that he was ok! You know, since he got knocked out and all...

Enjoy your pro wrestling, fans. We're here. 

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my opinion, for what is worth

1. the fight wasn't fixed
2. It was a very quick stoppage Mendez wasn't out, it was a "title" fight and there were 3 seconds left on the clock....remember Lesnar vs Carwin anyone? and so so many examples, but they DID wanted that win so they hurried it a bit. Maybe Conor would have still knocked Mendez out, maybe Mendez would have gotten a decision, but up to tat point Mendez dominated 80% of the fight, and landed the clearer shots except the last one of course, that hit his jaw straight up it was not a ******* dive. but Herb Dean rushed to stoped that figth like it was his mom under there. you can get your panties in a bunch but that;s the fastest stoppage for a championship fight of a not unconscious fighter.
3. Conor looked and felt more dangerous than Mendez during stand up at all times.
4. Mendez was in a huge size disadvantage and threw Conor at will,, Conor can wrestle for **** and he has zero grappling whatsoever.
5. Conor can take a punch.
6. taking punches is not a good strategy for him.
7. get your head out of your ass and stop saying it was fixed
8 get your head out of your ass and stop saying Conor is legit, HE IS I don't think anyone ever claimed different but a lot of us think he got his path paved for him with favorable matches, now he kind of got gifted a stoppage, its very clear the UFC favor him. Conor is legit he has great striking, period. that's it. he is NOT a rounded fighter. This fight to me more than prove his greatness exposed him. he did what we already knew he capable and proved that what we were right about what he is not capable to do.

go nuts and downvote

Too many things do not fit for it to anything other than a fix.
After reading on the potential money the UFC would lose if non Conor-Aldo fight then that got me worried beforehand. Anyways, enough on that as it is a moot point now. No way to prove or disprove it.