E8 – UFC FightNight 100, Conor, 206, 207

UFC FightNight 100

• Ryan Baderʼs 3rd Rd. TKO victory over Rogerio Nogueira in Brazil at UFC Fight Night 100 moves his record to 22-5 overall and 15-5 in the UFC.He has never lost a fight thatʼs gone the distance, and his latest victory puts him behind Chuck Liddell and Jon Jones, both of whom have 16, for the most all-time in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.
• Gegard Mousasi avenged his loss to Uriah Hall with a TKO stoppage of Rd. 1 at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Heʼs now on a 4-fight winning streak, with his last loss coming from, ironically, Uriah Hall last year.Mousasi has fought 4 times this year and twice in little more than a month. Heʼs now 11-3 in the UFC and has a 41-6-2 overall MMA record. His 2 most recent victories, done in impressive fashion, have moved him up the rankings of the middleweight division and should put him in consideration for a title shot after Michael Bisping defends his title against Yoel Romero.
• Conor McGregor won’t fight until at least may
• Conor McGregor is not thrilled about taking a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov,citing that he has pulled out of many fights and not been active.“Look, heʼs fought once in eight years. He ainʼt fight too frequent for my liking. For me to commit to something like that, I need solid proof that people are going to show up. And heʼs a consistent pull-out merchant.“I need to see activity. I need to see consistency. I need to see me. If you want me to come and change your life, if you want me to come pick you, you better have some damn reasons for me to do that.”
• Anthony Pettis says he is coming for both of Conorʼs belts. Join the line. You can hear him on MMA Podcasts.
• Khabib Nurmagomedov is threatening to leave the UFC if they do not offer him a title shot for his next fight.Now, I can certainly understand his frustration, but letʼs be honest, they guy has been hurt and the least active fighter ever. If I was a fighter, I would have absolutely NO motivation to fight him. He is a very dominant ground fighter, he gets injured and pulls out of fights a lot and he is not a big draw. Where would your motivation be to fight him? I can’t wait to talk about this on our UFC FightNight 100
• Triple H was in attendance at UFC 205 and would LOVE for Conor to join the WWE. Triple H told the Telegraph,“He could come over, heʼs got it all, man—heʼs got the personality, the skills, the talk. Heʼs an entertainer, for sure. What does he walk around at? 180 pounds? I have smaller guys now in the WWE. We have 200-pound guys who are stars. You donʼt need to be 300 pounds

• Roy Nelson was suspended for 9 months for being a total moron and kicking John

• Floyd Mayweather was approached by about whether or not he watched UFC 205. He said that he didnʼt even know that there was a fight. He said that nobody should compare Conor McGregor to him because he is an elephant and elephants donʼt beef with ants. McGregor responded by saying that Mayweather needs to say that to his face.

• A rematch between Woodley and Wonderboy is what Dana White is looking to push for.
• Dana White is indicating that Bisbing vs. Romero is what he is looking to schedule as it is the fight that makes the most sense.Bisping has since agreed to that fight, so it seems like it will happen.
• Joanna doesnʼt think Karolina is worthy of a rematch, stating that she beat her badly every round except for 10 seconds in the 4th round.
• Mark Henry, who is Eddie Alvarezʼs striking coach, stated that Conor McGregor would beat Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. He said that McGregor is a “once in a lifetime” fighter. Here is what he said on The Luke Thomas Show:“You cannot teach somebody how to swing like that. It takes hips, it takes a certain shoulder, it takes a flick of the wrist, there are so many tiny mechanics. What it takes to make an eyeball work is what it takes to make the perfect swing. Like Babe Ruth. I just compare Conor – his swing – to Babe Ruth. I always watch tape of it but to be that close and watch it was a whole other thing.“It comes along once in a lifetime or once every hundred years or what not. I think God has just blessed him with a swing that Iʼll probably never see again. Before this fight, I would highly doubt him fighting Mayweather, but I think this dude can take out Mayweather. Iʼm not even joking.”
• The UFC released itʼs UFC 205: The Thrill and the Agony Preview video, which highlights fighters after their wins and losses at a specific event. This video is particularly interesting for two reasons.

1. It shows Khabib Nurmagomedov talking to Michael Johnson during their fight, telling him that he needs to quit and that Johnson knows that he deserves the title shot.
2. It shows Miesha Tate talking with her boyfriend and trainer, Bryan Caraway, after her loss saying that she just doesnʼt have it in her anymore, she doesnʼt care like she needs to.

• UFC FightNight 100
• Lyoto Machida was suspended for 18 months by USADA due to the infraction he committed by taking a banned substance in preparation for a scheduled bout with Dan Henderson .
• Roy Nelson was suspended for 9 months for being a total moron and kicking John McCarthy.
• Jon Jones thinks Dana White wasnʼt serious when Dana said that he would not trust Jon Jones to headline UFC card.
• UFC 206 fight cardDaniel Cormier (c)(18-1) vs. Anthony Johnson (22-5)*
• Max Holloway (16-3) vs. Anthony Pettis (19-5)
• Rashad Evans (19-5-1) vs. Tim Kennedy (18-5)
• Donald Cerrone (31-7, 1 NC) vs. Matt Brown (20-15)
• Valerie Letourneau (8-5) vs. Viviane Pereira (11-0)
• Zach Makovsky (19-7) vs. John Moraga (16-5)John Makdessi (14-5) vs. Lando Vannata (8-1)
• Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-2) vs. Drew Dober (17-7)
• Jason Saggo (12-2) vs. Rustam Khabilov (20-3)
• Nikita Krylov (21-4) vs. Misha Cirkunov (12-2)
• Cub Swanson (23-7) vs. Doo Ho Choi (15-1)
• Jordan Mein (26-10) vs. Emil Meek (8-2-1)
• Mitch Gagnon (12-3) vs. Matthew Lopez (8-1)
• UFC 207 Fight cardAmanda Nunes (c)(13-4) vs. Ronda Rousey (12-1)*
• Dominick Cruz (c)(22-1) vs. Cody Garbrandt (10-0)**
• Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1) vs. Cain Velasquez (14-2)
• TJ Dillashaw (13-3) vs. John Lineker (29-7)Johny Hendricks (17-5) vs. Neil Magny (18-5)
  Matt Brown (20-15) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (16-5)
  Alex Garcia (13-3) vs. Mike Pyle (27-12-1)
  Tim Means (26-7-1) vs. Alex Oliveira (16-3-1)
• Brandon Thatch (11-4) vs. Sabah Homasi (11-6)
• Antonio Carlos Junior (6-2) vs. Marvin Vettori (11-2)
• Louis Smolka (11-2) vs. Ray Borg (9-2)

UFC FightNight 100