MMA news updates

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 *

Wait why did they choose lightweights for this season? They literally don't need to build on that division and should've done light heavyweight or flyweight. They could've even done a women's featherweight tournament to actually build that division if they don't want to drop it

@jr I was gonna make a list of all the confirmed participants. It looks good

@danromanick because nobody would watch the season unless they get good fighters 

Then they could've done featherweight since the division isn't moving at all. If you look at Fury FC alone, which is a very inconsistent organization when it comes to quality of fighters, the top of their whole entire featherweight division is stacked, and they all beat up on each other. If you just look at that organization, then there has to be other raw but really good talent at better organizations.

They also haven't matched the coaches to the competition's weight class since TUF 6 (McGregor was a featherweight coaching lightweights)

John Hathaway will also be in Oktagons 1 mil tourney. They’ve got a great roster 

Turns out raulian paiva was cut because he has been accused of domestic violence. makes sense it was for something outside of the ufc since he was far from a bad fighter 

dana white cutting a good fighter because he was accused of domestic violence, LOOOOOL the irony

it's **** like that which genuinely makes me ask myself "am I living in a simulation?" because I otherwise just cannot explain this part of reality. 

like for example, if someone wrote "Dana White" into some sitcom or movie and have all this **** happen, I could understand it since you're trying to set up this "evil villain big corporate boss" type of character that people need to hate. But he's real. This **** is all really happening. And the thing is then being ignored by so many media outlets, and you have guys at ESPN and TMZ just tossing out softballs. No one has even bothered to make any official comments or statements, no repercussions have been issued to Dana...nothing. 

It's so ******* bizarre. Is this simply just Dana having good connections, a lot of money, and his wife keeping her mouth shut?  

When you are rich your problems go away 90% of the time. That’s just how it works sadly 

dana white helped life.

he deserves no punishment.

Its sad man, it's always the athletes with the lesser name who get punished for things that better known athletes would never get punished for. Also this is funny considering the situation Dana was in extremely recently

For what it’s worth I do believe paiva had fought out his contract, and he was also arrested on these DV charges do they were kind of obligated to cut him. I agree very ironic given the bosses situation but they had no choice but to drop him. They’ve done it with others, Luis pena for example

Pena has some serious mental problems, he has a long history of being an ass

Yeah he’s a bum. I don’t miss him but just using him as an example 

PFL Challenger Series Light Heavyweight matchups have been announced 

Impa Kasanganay vs. Osama Elseady
Nick Kohring vs. Joey Angelo
Taylor Johnson vs. Trey Williams
Monte Morrison vs. Roland Dunlap

I don’t know why the hell impa is going to 205, he better drop down to 170 if he gets a contract 

* Edited at 01.26.2023, 2:12 PM ET *

does anyone else think mcgregor vs masvidal happens and are also gonna be the TUF coaches

Sadly yeah. Masvidal just hinted big fight news soon 

If that happens it’s a win win for both guys. Both are at similar stages of their careers

While I do think it would help both of them it’s also do or die time for them

* Edited at 01.26.2023, 2:29 PM ET *

Ewwwww Pennington vs Aldana is rumored to be ufc San Antonio main event. Way to ruin a totally good card with a main event nobody asked for nor wanted to see. Reminder that chito vs sandhagen is in the apex and this is in front of a live crowd. Even pointless Brady vs periera would’ve been a better headline