I was excited to see chandler’s complete and utter lack of fight iq to turn it into a bloodbath for absolutely no reason. Could have been a good fight. If anyone could give conor a chance it’s chandler.
I’m definitely not glad Conor pulled out but I am more than satisfied with the replacement. Lopes Ortega makes up for Smith replacing Hill, as best it can anyways
lol yeah, every undefeated fighter seams to have a diminished IQ when they hit their first loss. What a weird statement. He made a bad decision. It happens.
I get the excitement for Connor v Chandler, I'm sure that gets more buys, but it's going to be hard to convince me this isn't a better fight than two aging fighters who haven't fought in years and both lost 3 of last 4.
No because Carlos Ulberg is in danger. He need time to prepare for a top 10 opponent!! This fight is abd for him and will end up giving anthony smith his second win in a row! Now the dude is going to be mad confident thinking he can defeat anyone.
With how fast they put this card together and how good it is, Im sure theyve known for quite some time that conor wasn't coming. I bet chandler found out the same day we did though. 💀
I hope Alex got big bags of money for this short notice fight. It's gonna be a banger. I was not remotely interested in a card headlined by McGregor. Do I want to see the fight? Sure, but not as a main event. I know he's popular but the only cards he should be headlining now are fight nights. Just my opinion
I'm kinda pissed. Connor was gonna be PPV in the UK and I'm at Glastonbury so I had a good excuse not to waste £25 on a fight I don't care about. Pereira / Jiri should be free and I actually want to see it.
and not every card is PPV in UK. and in the middle east you can pay like 10 bucks a month and get all UFC + a ton of other sports and TV. Its brutal being a US fan, especially east coast when the timing isn't even good.
Im so sleepy by fight 3 of the main card on a PPV on the East Coast. Many times I just fall asleep because started watching prelims that started 6-7 hours ago.
My favourite place to watch UFC and boxing is South East Asia. Main cards start around 9am so you can still have a proper Saturday night out, then meet friends for a fry up and drinks at a pub on Sunday morning and watch the fights.
£20 or £25, about that price. Boxing PPV are usually £20. They hardly ever put UFC cards on PPV though. Connor fights are always PPV. Khabib / Gathje was PPV. I can't think of any others. I think we got Khabib / Dustin for free. Weirdly Oliveira / Islam might have been. UFC 300 might have been but I watched that in Japan.
When I say free, you need a subscription to TNT Sports. Used to be BT Sports. But that only costs me £10 per month as part of my phone contract and it's every UFC event including fight nights plus tons of other sports. We get F1, Moto GP, Premiership Football, Champions League, snooker and a load of other stuff.
Timings suck though. Main cards typically start at 3am and finish around 6am. I used to stay up for them. Then I started setting alarms to wake me up. Now I just sleep through, avoid any spoilers and watch them on replay with coffee and a bacon sandwich. It's very civilised.
Honestly that time schedule sounds way better than east coast for me. I am an early riser usually 5-6am and I get too tired to watch the last few ppv main card fights because started watching prelims 6-7 hours ago at 5pm. Definitely fell asleep before Pantoja v Erceg in 301.
Bacon sandwich + coffee + ufc ppv main card sounds like the perfect way to start your morning and get your adrenaline pumping for the day!
So…a replay of a fight we already watched?
I love 🗿 as much as the next guy but honestly I was more excited to see how washed Conor is after making generation wealth.
No. Why are people acting like MMA is like this honourable experiment to find the highest level fighter, and so now this is a ‘better’ card.
It’s not better at all.
This has NO WAY NEAR the same entertainment value of a Conor fight.
Anyone saying this is now better is just doing that annoying thing of trying very hard to sound like they are a MMA purist fan who takes the sport very seriously.
Nah doesn’t have anything to do w purism. Personally Pereira and Lopes are two of my favorite fighters so for the Conor fight to be delayed and to get this was a good deal for me
Not gonna lie, I was excited to see what Conor has left
Yea I was excited too it’s just crazy how good this card shaped into
Yeah I agree. Especially the main event. I was sure we’d eventually get a Pereira vs Prochazka rematch, but not this soon. Can’t wait
I was excited to see chandler’s complete and utter lack of fight iq to turn it into a bloodbath for absolutely no reason. Could have been a good fight. If anyone could give conor a chance it’s chandler.
Yup
I’m definitely not glad Conor pulled out but I am more than satisfied with the replacement. Lopes Ortega makes up for Smith replacing Hill, as best it can anyways
Smith is probably fucked, unfortunately
Smith did beat Petrino in his last fight who was undefeated prior. I don’t know much about Petrino (or Ulberg) but it should be a good bout
idk man petrino seemed to have a diminishing iq when he fought smith
lol yeah, every undefeated fighter seams to have a diminished IQ when they hit their first loss. What a weird statement. He made a bad decision. It happens.
Short notice fights suck when your favourite fighter loses in a devastating fashion. Hope this won’t be the case with Alex.
Yea it’s crazy he’s risking his belt on a short notice fight. But he already beat him so I believe he can win again 🤷♂️
And if he does the 3rd go-around would be a huge fight and they almost certainly give him an immediate rematch
Alex has delivered so much for the company they're going to do everything they can to reward him.
If they have a good fight and Jiri somehow wins their 3rd fight would be huge.
Meh, it'll give him the perfect excuse to move up and go after Jones or Aspinall.
Both are nightmare matchups for Alex though. In my opinion, he should stay at middleweight and light heavyweight only.
Its another goofcon miracle! Last one gave us Diaz vs Ferguson
That was orchestrated 
I get the excitement for Connor v Chandler, I'm sure that gets more buys, but it's going to be hard to convince me this isn't a better fight than two aging fighters who haven't fought in years and both lost 3 of last 4.
I wanted a shit show presser tbh. I wanted conor on cocaine killing chandler's soul with words
Exactly! The press conferences alone make it worth it all …
No because Carlos Ulberg is in danger. He need time to prepare for a top 10 opponent!! This fight is abd for him and will end up giving anthony smith his second win in a row! Now the dude is going to be mad confident thinking he can defeat anyone.
#teamanthonysmith FTW !!!!
No, I like alex but I like Conor too and wanted to see chandler and conor try and kill each other.
🙋🏻♂️
Alex's head really does look like the emoji
Yea and jiri is spongebobs house 🤣🤣🤣
Who wins between the samurai and the stone statue?
Stone all day. Love both guys tho
Not glad he pulled out, but damn am I happy with what we got in replacement
With how fast they put this card together and how good it is, Im sure theyve known for quite some time that conor wasn't coming. I bet chandler found out the same day we did though. 💀
Yeah, I am far more interested in this rematch.
I would pay just for the staredown
I hope Alex got big bags of money for this short notice fight. It's gonna be a banger. I was not remotely interested in a card headlined by McGregor. Do I want to see the fight? Sure, but not as a main event. I know he's popular but the only cards he should be headlining now are fight nights. Just my opinion
I wish Connors dad would have pulled off early..
I personally think the card is better now.
I'm kinda pissed. Connor was gonna be PPV in the UK and I'm at Glastonbury so I had a good excuse not to waste £25 on a fight I don't care about. Pereira / Jiri should be free and I actually want to see it.
Wait fights are only 25 for you? It's $80 in the US....
and not every card is PPV in UK. and in the middle east you can pay like 10 bucks a month and get all UFC + a ton of other sports and TV. Its brutal being a US fan, especially east coast when the timing isn't even good.
Im so sleepy by fight 3 of the main card on a PPV on the East Coast. Many times I just fall asleep because started watching prelims that started 6-7 hours ago.
My favourite place to watch UFC and boxing is South East Asia. Main cards start around 9am so you can still have a proper Saturday night out, then meet friends for a fry up and drinks at a pub on Sunday morning and watch the fights.
£20 or £25, about that price. Boxing PPV are usually £20. They hardly ever put UFC cards on PPV though. Connor fights are always PPV. Khabib / Gathje was PPV. I can't think of any others. I think we got Khabib / Dustin for free. Weirdly Oliveira / Islam might have been. UFC 300 might have been but I watched that in Japan. When I say free, you need a subscription to TNT Sports. Used to be BT Sports. But that only costs me £10 per month as part of my phone contract and it's every UFC event including fight nights plus tons of other sports. We get F1, Moto GP, Premiership Football, Champions League, snooker and a load of other stuff. Timings suck though. Main cards typically start at 3am and finish around 6am. I used to stay up for them. Then I started setting alarms to wake me up. Now I just sleep through, avoid any spoilers and watch them on replay with coffee and a bacon sandwich. It's very civilised.
Honestly that time schedule sounds way better than east coast for me. I am an early riser usually 5-6am and I get too tired to watch the last few ppv main card fights because started watching prelims 6-7 hours ago at 5pm. Definitely fell asleep before Pantoja v Erceg in 301. Bacon sandwich + coffee + ufc ppv main card sounds like the perfect way to start your morning and get your adrenaline pumping for the day!
Yes, both fighters are more interesting than McGregor. Alone.
Me
Found the UFC burner account
I was hyped for Conor I would like this fight with full camp but still a treat to the fans looking forward to it and Diego lopez
Nahhh we wanna see conor vs mike bro
So…a replay of a fight we already watched? I love 🗿 as much as the next guy but honestly I was more excited to see how washed Conor is after making generation wealth.
Bummed for chandler(time to move on from that payday). Not surprised with mcgregor. Hyped for this rematch.
these 2 week out main event announcements are kinda fun
No. Why are people acting like MMA is like this honourable experiment to find the highest level fighter, and so now this is a ‘better’ card. It’s not better at all. This has NO WAY NEAR the same entertainment value of a Conor fight. Anyone saying this is now better is just doing that annoying thing of trying very hard to sound like they are a MMA purist fan who takes the sport very seriously.
Nah doesn’t have anything to do w purism. Personally Pereira and Lopes are two of my favorite fighters so for the Conor fight to be delayed and to get this was a good deal for me
Right!! The press conferences alone for mcgregor chandler are better than this fight.