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UFC has signed former WSOF flyweight champ Magomed Bibulatov. Excellent pickup, probably the best 125'er they don't have on their roster at the moment.
 

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I can't believe Khabib had to offer T-Ferg $200,000 of his own money. Good on T-Ferg to not take it though. I completely agree with his logic.
 

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I can't believe Khabib had to offer T-Ferg $200,000 of his own money. Good on T-Ferg to not take it though. I completely agree with his logic.

I feel like fighters can throw out these kinds of offers knowing the other guy simply won't bite. How many "I'll fight for free" or "let's put up both our purses" haven been bantered about but nothing ever happened?
 

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/5n8sco/holly_holm_not_out_of_208_source_exposed_as_fraud/

Good look at just how easily mma "journalists" get played. Dizz has completely been discredited now, this isn't the first time he's broken news that turned out to be bullshit.
 

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Floyd Mayweather offered McGreggor $15m and PPV points to box him. Said it's the only fight he wants

McGreggor should do it for the payday, but he'd get slaughtered
 

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McGregor can't do it. There's no way UFC lets him.
 

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BPKwgkFAysu/

Lotta likes for two Legends, the hashtag means Cody is a real fan
 

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Nick Diaz was offered Tyron Woodley at UFC 209 and turned it down because he wasn't getting paid enough.

Because fighters who haven't recorded a victory in over 5 years are in a position to call shots. SMDH.
 

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He's a draw and Woodley isn't. He should play hardball
 

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Amy pats fan said:
He's a draw and Woodley isn't. He should play hardball

That's how the game is played these days and the UFC encourages it. I don't really blame him either.
 

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The casual MMA fan knows the Diaz brothers. They know Nick Diaz. They don't know Tyron Woodley. Maybe if he fights Nick and wins, or even if he loses, he becomes a bigger known name. Nick is right to hold out for a bigger payday if he feels UFC is lowballing him
 

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Lord of The Curry said:
Casual fans being aware of somebody does not = draw.
Indeed. I'm about as casual an MMA fan as there is on this board, and I ain't paying to see no Nick Diaz.
 

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Nick was a draw. Keyword being was. He's went too long without fighting.
 

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Who are the five biggest draws of the past several years? I'd go with (in no particular order) McGregor, Rousey, Lesnar, GSP, Silva.
 

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I'd say that's about right. A quick glance at the top thirty on Tapology and pretty much all the fighters you listed are in there multiple times with the occasional Tito/Chuck/Jones show thrown in.
 

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I actually dug up my old "top draws" list. I need to update it with this past calendar year but here is my top 10 of the decade through last year (I may have posted this before):

10. Daniel Cormier
9. Chael Sonnen
8. Cain Velasquez
7. Chris Weidman
6. Brock Lesnar
5. Conor McGregor
4. Anderson Silva
3. Jon Jones
2. Georges St-Pierre
1. Ronda Rousey

After the first six or so, it gets kind of arbitrary. I went year-by-year and ranked guys (and gals) and then came up with a cumulative ranking.
 

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List is only for this decade.
 

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/5oayzl/spoiler_rogan_talks_about_goldberg_departure_new/

worth listening to
 

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Not shocking. There were rumblings for a while about Glenn Robinson being broke. Now I wonder what team takes their place as Most Likely to House A Felon?
 

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Stipe Miocic very unhappy with his UFC contract, trying to renegotiate before fighting again - "The fact that the challenger to my title (Overeem) made more money than me was like a slap to the face (...) I feel crapped on a little. I tried to be a company guy but they took my kindness as weakness"
 

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Tim Kennedy has retired. He must have heard me yell out "Take that you fucking Trump supporter" after Kelvin beat the dogshit out of him.

Sorry, Tim.
 
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