UFC 226

[fsUTampa]

How the mighty have fallen. This is finally a somewhat stacked card (a real superfight with LHW vs HW champ) and....not a peep on it.

Not sure what to think regarding DC vs Miocic, as I can see it going a number of ways. Maybe I'll wait and see how Croatia does in the WC this afternoon before making a decision.

Sucks they lost the FW title fight, but if you've been following it, it was exactly the right call by the UFC (and/or the doctors) to pull Hollaway out for health reasons.

Ngannou/Lewis...someone is going down hard! No chance that goes the distance. If it does, it'll be an absolute bore-fest the last round. I think Ngannou eventually KO's Lewis.

Felder/Perry....just hopeful Felder wins, as Perry is one of the more annoying human beings allowed to have a camera/mic in front of them on this planet.

Chiesa/Pettis....should be fight of the night.

Rountree/Saki....Saki via highlight reel KO.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

How the mighty have fallen. This is finally a somewhat stacked card (a real superfight with LHW vs HW champ) and....not a peep on it.

Not sure what to think regarding DC vs Miocic, as I can see it going a number of ways. Maybe I'll wait and see how Croatia does in the WC this afternoon before making a decision.

Sucks they lost the FW title fight, but if you've been following it, it was exactly the right call by the UFC (and/or the doctors) to pull Hollaway out for health reasons.

Ngannou/Lewis...someone is going down hard! No chance that goes the distance. If it does, it'll be an absolute bore-fest the last round. I think Ngannou eventually KO's Lewis.

Felder/Perry....just hopeful Felder wins, as Perry is one of the more annoying human beings allowed to have a camera/mic in front of them on this planet.

Chiesa/Pettis....should be fight of the night.

Rountree/Saki....Saki via highlight reel KO.

As I’ve said in other threads, the UFC has lost a lot of mainstream interest because of substantial oversaturation. If they were back to 5-7 events a year (where they were at the peak of their popularity) it would keep interest levels up. Instead it’s a fight every other week and even I don’t keep up anymore.

 

[RONole]

I only get maybe 2-3 PPVs per year. I will get this one.

 

[nynole1]

As I’ve said in other threads, the UFC has lost a lot of mainstream interest because of substantial oversaturation. If they were back to 5-7 events a year (where they were at the peak of their popularity) it would keep interest levels up. Instead it’s a fight every other week and even I don’t keep up anymore.

As a former big UFC fan who attended shows, it's this and a lack of interesting fighters/characters like Hughes, Liddell, GSP, Rampage etc.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

Holloway needs to either jump up a weight class or learn how to train without 'injuring' himself. He's pulled out of 3 fights in a row.

DC v. SM is intriguing. DC comes in heavier than SM and I assume DC will try to lean on him and take him down for some gnp. If Stipe can keep it standing he should win.

Ngannou v Lewis- I'd also be shocked to see that go 3. I'll take Ngannou in that one..

Funny, most people including myself, have lost a lot of interest in the UFC due to over saturation but the UFC keeps making more money than ever before. ​

 

[DFSNOLE]

Pretty much my first thought when I saw that Brock Lesner was in the octagon last night. Dana White is risking the perception of legitimacy of the UFC by that show.

 

[ohio#1nolefan]

They would have been better served just to get in each others face rather than all the physical theatrics. It was a bit over the top for my liking.
DC via ko. Brock has no chin.

 

[RONole]

I can get interested in Lesnar fighting but, not a fan of the WWE style theatrics. If I wanted to watch rasslin, I'd tune in to rasslin.

 

[nynole1]

I'm a huge Lesnar fan, but the dude is 40 and too big to last long.