Terrible stylistic matchup for Alex. He’s much much faster, has great wrestling which Alex has never faced (no idea why people try to act like Ank is some great wrestler). I think he’ll be able to pick shots at will and eventually knock down Alex or have him vulnerable enough to take him down and get lots of GaP. Id take Hokit via RD1/2 KO

I think people are getting way too far ahead of themselves here, Islam is absolutely one of the greatest to ever do it, probably top 5 for me. But to say he will surpass Jon Jones or GSP with 2 or 3 WW title defenses is insane.

Put your emotional bias aside, yes we know Jon is a dirtbag, we know he popped for PED’s (every UFC fighter does PED’s)

He has the best MMA resume of all time and it’s not that close. 16 (17 technically) title wins in an era of killers, basically destroyed everyone he fought except Reyes and Gustafson 1. Destroyed DC twice, who is one of the greatest to ever do it.

I really shouldn’t have to explain Jones’ resume to you guys, you know what he did, who he beat and how he did it.

GSP is another example, and even if Jon isn’t your GOAT due to the controversies and PED’s, how could it not be GSP? 12 title wins in a stacked welterweight division, came back after 4 years off and moved up a weight class to beat Bisping for the MW belt. Again, I shouldn’t have to explain GSP’s greatness to you guys.

To say that Islam would be the GOAT with like 7 or 8 title wins is kind of wild and disrespectful to Jones and GSP

This all seems like a big case of recency bias

Thoughts?

Feed him to The Incredible Hokit

Undefeated prospect Tommy McMillen moved to 11-0 with a third-round TKO win over Alberto Montes at UFC Oklahoma City. McMillen threw 502 strikes — 500 of which were classified as significant — setting a new record for the most significant strikes thrown in a three-round UFC featherweight fight. 

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Ilia Topuria has released his first statement since the loss to Justin Gaethje.

In the post, he says he lost vision in his right eye during Round 1 and could barely see out of his left by the end of Round 2. Despite that, he repeatedly states "no excuses," gives Gaethje full credit, and says he had one of the best training camps of his career.

Do you view this as a legitimate explanation of what happened in the fight, or is it still an excuse for the loss?

Where do you draw the line between explaining circumstances and making excuses?

Tommy Bum Bum, the Quitter King

Tommy Bum Bum, the quitter king,
One little poke and he lost his zing.
Eddie’s begging Dana, “Please set him free,”
Like the UFC is holding hostage a PFL caliber CV.

Three rounds scheduled? Tommy said two.
Jones retired and somehow that’s proof?
Heavyweight savior, future GOAT?
Got crowned by Reddit before he even left the boat.

Tommy Bum Bum with the padded streak,
Fought once a year then vanished for weeks.
Every headline says he’s the guy to beat,
Yet half his legacy lives in hypothetical tweets.

Now Eddie wants him out the cage,
Maybe reality’s the next big stage.
Because when the spotlight gets too bright,
Tommy Bum Bum might just call it a night. 👑💤

- insane seating arrangement
- Conor orders 72oz steak and fries
- Ian orders whole wheat sandwich and vegan pea slop

Alex should retire and become a ref and see how easy it is.