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OT: WWE/MMA/Boxing Thread

We just want to see the fights between the actual good fighters.

The thing with Aspinal is, he finishes almost everyone so quickly that there's no way of knowing how good he is. Maybe he's the next big thing, maybe he's just hype, but I want to see him fucking fight. Not only has he beat everyone put in front of him, but he's finished everyone relatively quickly. He wants to fight Jones, he wants to fight Stipe, but the UFC's put him on ice. There's a good chance both Stipe & Jones retire after this fight and those are fights we'll never see. If that's the case, just give Aspinall a fight with Gane or Pereira and let's get this shit moving.

The problem with Stipe isn't him, per se. The problem is he's getting a title shot while being completely undeserving. He hasn't fought in literally four years and he's probably beyond cooked.

Since Stipe beat Cormier to become champion in August 2019, there have been:

-Stipe - DC 3 August 2020
-Stipe - Ngannou 2 March 2021
-Gane - Lewis August 2021 (Interim belt)
-Ngannou - Gane January 2022
-Jones - Gane March 2023

That's six title fights in 5 years. There's no other division in MMA, excluding women's featherweight, that has such a glaring level of inactivity. For comparison, Alex Pereira's fought for the Light Heavyweight belt four times since November 11th 2023.
 
WellPlayed said:
Sounds like a former killer trying to come to grips with following a script.
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Hearing how this all came together, and how “excited” Tyson was when his buddy Jake called him with the idea, feeling more and more like they’ve scripted the outcome so Tyson could get a payday & Jake can use Mike’s star power to grow the sport’s popularity even more.

….and from that standpoint, I’m kinda down with both tbh.

Serrano & Taylor are rumoured to be making $3-4m apiece….nice little raise from the $5k they were making for title fights before Jake came around.
 
I kinda want Jon to pull out of the fight last minute, and then see Stipe starch Aspinal…..for the funniest possible r/mma meltdown.

God that’d be satisfying.
 
Montana said:
Hearing how this all came together, and how “excited” Tyson was when his buddy Jake called him with the idea, feeling more and more like they’ve scripted the outcome so Tyson could get a payday & Jake can use Mike’s star power to grow the sport’s popularity even more.

….and from that standpoint, I’m kinda down with both tbh.

Serrano & Taylor are rumoured to be making $3-4m apiece….nice little raise from the $5k they were making for title fights before Jake came around.
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Tysons head is out of happy go lucky / mikes found inner peace / cool with you laughing with and at me Mike state and right into fight mentality mode, tho.

He’s a legit killing machine.
 
Montana said:
Hearing how this all came together, and how “excited” Tyson was when his buddy Jake called him with the idea, feeling more and more like they’ve scripted the outcome so Tyson could get a payday & Jake can use Mike’s star power to grow the sport’s popularity even more.

….and from that standpoint, I’m kinda down with both tbh.

Serrano & Taylor are rumoured to be making $3-4m apiece….nice little raise from the $5k they were making for title fights before Jake came around.
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That's the best fight of the weekend by a country mile.

If Serrano wins, they'll be setting up the greatest women's trilogy in the history of combat sports.
 
100%

Super excited for them to get this kind of exposure….so many people tuning in tonight have no idea what a great scrap they’re in for.

I’m pretty thrilled with these Netflix production values so far….(aside from Rosie Perez in the booth?)…..sure seems like Netflix is primed to become a legit destination for pro boxing. 🤞🏻
 
There's a strong chance the UFC's headed there. Probably some other pro sports too whenever their TV / streaming contracts are up.
 
So Tyson will be “only” 10 years older than Foreman when he retired the second time….how much can TRT close that gap?

Cause the returning Foreman would have starched Jake.
 
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