KcMizzou 08:18 PM 07-08-2010
Excited about an upcoming fight? Want to make predictions, or just give people a heads-up that there are some fights on? We can do it here.
(Also a good place to complain, dicuss, and agrue about the outcomes)
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alnorth 10:10 PM 02-23-2016
The fight will be welterweight, 170 pounds
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SPchief 10:11 PM 02-23-2016
alnorth 10:15 PM 02-23-2016
alnorth 10:16 PM 02-23-2016
The press conference will be hilarious.
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alnorth 10:19 PM 02-23-2016
According to media: When Diaz said he couldn't make 155, the UFC suggested 160 catchweight. Diaz countered saying lets make it 165. When the UFC asked Conor, he basically said screw it, lets do welterweight.
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alnorth 10:23 PM 02-23-2016
UFC thought it was a done deal at 165, it was completely Conor's idea to make it 170.
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BigCatDaddy 10:24 PM 02-23-2016
I think this is a bad match up for Conner. Diaz is a damn good boxer and should have a huge size and reach advantage
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alnorth 10:27 PM 02-23-2016
3 inches in height, 2 inches in reach. Conor is very big at flyweight, but not so much at WW
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alnorth 10:28 PM 02-23-2016
This will be the first time in the UFC since UFC 51 that a non-title fight headlined a PPV over a title fight.
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alnorth 10:32 PM 02-23-2016
alnorth 10:36 PM 02-23-2016
According to Dana, Nate Diaz also signed a contract extension as part of taking the fight. He now has 5 fights left on his deal, no clue about the money.
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alnorth 10:46 PM 02-23-2016
TimBone 10:50 PM 02-23-2016
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy :
The Diaz brothers are good boxers if the opponent plots around in front of them.
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TimBone 10:51 PM 02-23-2016
How big is Connor usually, though? Welterweight is a big jump.
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alnorth 10:57 PM 02-23-2016
Originally Posted by TimBone :
He's 5'9". His ideal division is probably lightweight, but WW isn't a crazy stretch. He's not a big WW.
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