We're probably going to see more draws with the new scoring rules. Picture a close fight where in rounds 1 and 2 the guy in the red corner wins the round, but in round 3 the fighter in the blue corner gets a couple knockdowns, takes the back, and the fighter in red barely survives to the bell. Currently that is usually a 29-28 because you have to damn near kill your opponent to get the 10-8, but in 2017 that could easily be 28-28. Rounds that are currently scored 10-8 where the fight probably could have been stopped may now sometimes be scored 10-7 in 2017.
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The UFC offered Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has been screaming for a title shot for quite a while, an interim LW championship fight in March against Jose Aldo. Khabib turned it down, then said stupid shit about how he doesn't fight smaller guys and he'd rather fight Tony Ferguson, etc.

Yeah, it might be a tough matchup with Aldo's takedown defense, but he turned down a golden ticket to fight Conor McGregor. Khabib is not a smart man.
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Wow, I don't get that. He has to know that Conor doesn't want to fight him now. He kinda blew it.
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FOX will air UFC from Toronto in prime time on Christmas Eve so the masses can see Choi vs. Swanson fight of the year candidate

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) December 22, 2016

Oh, nice. FOX is going to air UFC 206 primetime on Christmas eve. Most people skipped this PPV because it looked weak, and missed an incredible FOTY candidate on the Swanson Choi fight.

If you skipped 206, you should watch this on FOX JUST to see Cub fight the Korean Superboy if for no other reason. Well, the Cowboy fight was cool, too.
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looooooooool

Cris "Cyborg" Justino has been notified of a potential USADA violation stemming from a Dec. 5 drug test. https://t.co/SR65GNJBfI

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) December 22, 2016

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This was her first random test. All of Cyborg's previous tests were during training camps.
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That's shocking-said no one ever
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That should be the UFC's statement.
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She was just quoted as saying no one respects her as a world champ. She follows that up by turning down a championship fight with Holm at 145 and no she pisses hot.

First time my brother and I saw her together he said "I know Wanderlei is tough but he needs to stop dressing in drag and go back to fighting men"
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Cyborg's camp is claiming that it was not for steroids, it was some kind of medication prescribed to help recover from her weight cut. Her doctor is in touch with USADA.

So, it sounds like they are trying to retroactively get a TUE for whatever she popped for. That is possible, but it is stupid to not clear it with USADA beforehand because if USADA looks at her case and goes "hmmmm, no we would not have approved that TUE" then she just flat-out failed and gets the full punishment for whatever she took, which would be either 1 or 2 years depending on what it is.

edit: Rumor is she popped for a diuretic. If that is true, she is likely screwed, I don't know how you can justify a TUE for a diuretic.

edit2: Its reportedly spironolactone. She's fucked, she may get the full 2 year hammer for that.
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Probably got the same batch of boner pills Jones did.
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Dana White had a funny reaction.

"First of all, I was offering her these fights at 145 pounds. First fight she had eight weeks to get ready. Second fight she had 11 weeks to get ready and the third fight she just turned down. I thought it was just strange that she was turning down all these fights ... not so strange now. It’s weird how these things play out, and that I ended up making this Holly, Germain fight at 45, which is perfect now."
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Oh Cyborg.....:-)

Fool me once shame on you...fool me twice....FUCK YOU.
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:-)
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And hey, if you're lurking and reading this KcMizzou, get your ass back in here and post. At least in this thread.
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