The Miscellaneous Thread

This Thread Is a Thread where you can post what ever you want from  **** posting to crazy stuff . Any topic MMA related to what ever you want to talk. Try and not be toxic arsehole. And one rule No Politic allowed because that what made people ****s

Let me Start, I find it insane it like 4 days to Chrismas , Im suprise it so close to the end of the Year,  Fells like Junes.Anyone have anything cool plan for Chrissy, I’m probley just gonna mess around at the gym 

* Edited at 12.21.2020, 8:52 PM ET *

 Every time Ilia Topuria says something it lowers my estimation of him. 

I dont know that it lowers my estimation of him but I get what you're saying.

People forget that Topuria is an UNDEFEATED champion. This is something he's very aware of. He's like a unicorn in combat sports. There's no world where we can go back to where Topuria isn't coming off as a pre-madonna. This is the new normal. 

And because he's a unicorn, Topuria fights are gonna become the new Conor fights. They're going to be very rare and special events. I see him following a similar route. He's going to eventually start businesses and become a money man. 

Well be lucky to see him defend the featherweight belt twice. I think this weight cut is brutal for him and it's only gonna get harder as he gets older. If he ever fights Max, it will be at 155. I think Topuria goes for the 2nd belt and absolutely retires early in his prime.

My genuine prediction is Topuria hits 20-0 and retires. That's only 5 fights. I think he wants to become a 2 division champion, remain undefeated, and cash out. He has no desire to do this in his mid 30s and 40s. He has no reason to. 

See but you're talking about legacy, retiring, becoming a bussinessman. To my mind he just entered the sport. I still consider him a new guy. And he's putting all kind of stipulations on defending his belt and saying he thinks he will be a bigger star than Cristiano Ronaldo. The guys success went straight to his head. The comparison with Conor might be apt if we're talking delusions of grandeur.

Movsar vs ilia is one of my most anticipated fights on the horizon. I think those are the clear 1&2 of the division 

The success went to his head because it was warranted. The crowds that came out to see him in public after he won in Spain and Georgia were ridiculous. You may think he's "still just a new guy" but that ship sailed when he beat Volkanovski. It's not just winning the title, but how he did it. He sent one of the best featherweights we've ever seen immediately back to the shadow realm. It was so definitive that most people are convinced there's 0 point to a rematch. He may not be a superstar in the Anglophone world, but hes absolutely reached international superstar status as an athlete. 

Like I said, I think hes got 2 title defenses at featherweight remaining at best. I think he either rematches Volk or fights Ortega next, and then fights the winner of Aljo/Movsar. 

Regardless, I think Topuria, to put it bluntly, is going to be a "difficult" champion. I think the tea leaves are already very easy to read. We'll probably only see him fight twice in a calendar year 1 more time before he retires. I dont see him being a very active champion but I hope I'm wrong. 

That's exactly what I dislike about his attitude though. He's acting like he's already done everything he set out to acheive. Maybe he did but then don't talk about becoming the greatest of all time while clearly adopting an attitude of as you say of being difficult. He's not even defended his belt. I'm not saying he's not a tremendous fighter but there is an asterisk to his Volkanovski win. He fought Volk when Volk rushed back from his KO loss to Islam and when Volk was closer to 40 years of age than 30.

I'm not saying that to diminish Volk since clearly he belongs on the pound for pound list but it does matter if we're going to evaluate greatness. Just looking at legacy, is Topuria even close to Max? Not in my opinion and yet he doesn't want to fight him. While claiming he will be the best of all time and more famous than Cristiano Ronaldo. Conor isn't more famous than Ronaldo, that's just a ludicrous claim to make.
I understand he's probably talking **** to bait headlines and discussions like this. It's just whenever he opens his mouth I like him less.
Maybe that's the point and I'm his mark. If so I hope he sticks to the heel role because few fighters are willing to stick to it.

* Edited at 05.02.2024, 4:26 PM ET *

So I was in the living room and I was watch Cro Cop vs Silva when they fought at pride absolute(incredible fight btw). I was talking to my mom and she said “I don’t get why you like this, it’s just two guys beating eachother up. It must be a guy thing”. Maybe it’s because I’m a MMA fan I do not agree! I tried to explain that well hey, these guys are super technical on the ground and striking. There’s always an air of mystery, in reality tv not so much. MMA (most of the time) is never pre determined. But she just didn’t care, may have to disown my mother.(she watches reality tv, **** you little people big world)

@gliese58i 

Was McGregor delusional? I mean he did what he said he'd do. Maybe Ilia will too.

@Sabbath 

It may just be me and my social circle but it seems to have taken a slide. Anecdotal, doubt the numbers support it. I used to hear people talking about upcoming fights all the time. Not so much any more. There are too many amazing fighters. The novelty has worn off. 

Happened to my circle as well in my 30s. If you're not a truly hardcore fan the constant churn of MMA can put you off after a while. That was the case for me and my friends, interest waned a bit at some point for many when barely anyone that we recognized was left in the org. It's not like in many traditional sports where you can root for a team your whole life even if the players are changing over the years.
I suppose you could pick a fight camp lol but they go through a lot of changes too comparatively to a traditional sports team.

@gliese58i 

pick a region!!

Well I can hardly pick Sweden or I'll almost never have someone to root for.
Anyway I bet every card so that's all the incentive I need to root for a fighter. Makes even the most boring fights fun if you have stake.

@gliese58i 

good point I love gambling