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AyyLmaonnaise
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05.02.2022 | 2:16 PM ET

Instead of spamming the boards everytime I see some cool news, I’ll post it here. I’ll also keep track of prospects I like, new signings to ufc/dwcs/Bellator/etc.

* Edited at 05.02.2022, 4:44 PM ET *

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AyyLmaonnaise
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08.16.2022 | 8:45 AM ET

@jreynolds I know, I dont like it either. I mean, power to them but cmon bro fight the best available, not the B leagues

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08.16.2022 | 8:46 AM ET

Maybe! I'd match him against Basharat then thats one more fight set and you get Farid the fight he's owed.
DrChaotic
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08.16.2022 | 8:47 AM ET

Farid vs 11-1 Brazilians on 11 fight winning streaks who only lost their debuts is the new hotness going around if that fight gets booked lmao
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08.16.2022 | 8:51 AM ET

@DrChaotic my bad man it's still early where I live lol. 

@Reynolds I'm in favor of 2 things: ufc having competition as it's good for the sport and fighters going where the money is because it's good for the fighters. 
Not everyone can just go to UFC. That doesn't help the whole monopoly lawsuit they still have going on anyway.
Besides the more good names PFL gets ahold of then people start looking at them as a major player. I said it before but I believe at this rate they will overtake Bellator as the number 2 in probably 2 years.
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08.16.2022 | 8:53 AM ET

@ayy I think PFL is making signing like this so they can break the rep of being "B league". At a certain point, with enough good fighters signed, an ESPN slot, and the financial backing, you have you look at them as a major player.
AyyLmaonnaise
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08.16.2022 | 8:56 AM ET

I think they are a major player its just that their roster isn't up to speed with others. In terms of viewership and purchasing power, they're probably already second behind ufc, maybe third behind ONE actually its hard to say

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08.16.2022 | 8:57 AM ET

Bellator was on a roll a few years ago when they signed Shots and a bunch of other nitable prospects then it just stopped. They are too content to keep riding that wave instead of continuing it every year like ufc does. Plus as long as ex ufc stars like Bader and old legends like Fedor are the focus (also maybe just the name Bellator) it will be hard for them to be taken seriously.
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08.16.2022 | 8:59 AM ET

Thats why they signed Burgos and hopefully Lazy King. My guess is the roster will be revitalized next year and it's why they have the challenger series to help build up prospects.
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08.16.2022 | 9:29 AM ET

I don't think Bellator, PFL, One, and KSW are B league promotions. The B leagues are more like LFA, CFFC, Fury FC Cage Warriors, and Ikon FC. All the major orgs I've mentioned usually book fun competitive fights.

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08.16.2022 | 9:38 AM ET

I think they're B leagues by definition since none of them come close to the UFC. Maybe the UFC is actually the S league though since it's more popular than most other sports. Idk. I always thought Bellator was number 2, and most people seem to agree that it is. They have the most high level fighters besides the UFC, great prospects, solid champions (for the most part) and exciting events, but their numbers are so ass. If you told me Bellator was a C league and more on par with KSW than ONE or PFL I would believe you. LFA and those others are regional promotions, they're C leagues (or B leagues if you wanna introduce the whole S tier league thing like I mentioned earlier)
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08.16.2022 | 9:43 AM ET

@DrChaotic

Tbh I think PFL and One are better than Bellator at this point.

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08.16.2022 | 9:45 AM ET

I forgot to mention, I finished taping Raul rosas jr a few days ago and this kid has looked very impressive. I do worry it’s too soon for dwcs but I mean this kid has been completely dominating grown men in Uwc. His grappling is unbelievably slick. They also matched him up with a good grappler so should be very interesting. I know he hasn’t really been tested and Mando is a solid fighter but I think rosas could actually win this fight. He may be something special 

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08.16.2022 | 9:50 AM ET

For those wondering, his cardio seems very good too. In his fight that went to the second round; he fought for 7 1/2 minutes fighting all has no brakes and didn’t slow down for a second. He can just relentlessly grapple you

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08.16.2022 | 10:56 AM ET

Themba Gorimbo has been signed by the UFC

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AyyLmaonnaise
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08.16.2022 | 11:01 AM ET

Damn beat me to it. I bet he’s a short notice replacement 

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08.16.2022 | 11:03 AM ET

I was gonna say maybe fighting doumbe but the stupid paris commission won’t allow it. Maybe he’s fighting loosa or fletcher 

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08.16.2022 | 12:13 PM ET

Tapology has the kino****a fight wrong. Hes not fighting Souza hes fighting Jose Henrique as was originally rumored. They also have the wrong guy in the next PFL card.
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08.16.2022 | 12:15 PM ET

Looks like they fixed the contender series one but the PFL one is still there.

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08.16.2022 | 12:34 PM ET

Woahhhhh insane addition to ufc paris. 

Fares ziam has been resigned (yay) and is fightingggg. Mike Figlak!! 

Amazing addition

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08.16.2022 | 12:34 PM ET

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