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[GreenLightning]

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Mayweather is gonna shut this kid up. Now I don't blame McGregor for taking this payday he'd be a fool not to but he has to know he has no chance in a boxing match. He'll be running around the ring trying to hit Mayweather might get in an illegal blow or three but if the fight goes into the middle later rounds Mayweahter will knock him out. I wouldn't pay a cent to watch this kind of thing.

[WarMMA]

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Yh if we are being honest here, we all know Conor most likely loses this fight. I mean only thing he really has is a punchers chance with the left and with the 10 oz gloves on, that chance definitely decreases. I feel like only casual fans think Conor has some great chance.

[aholbert32]

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I'm interested to know how much Connor will make in this fight.

I heard one 'insider' say that he could make close to $50M. That seems really high to me, but what do I know.



Even if he makes 'only' $20M, he would have to fight 3 or 4 times in the UFC to make that.

Fighting Mayweather is a no-brainer for him. Due to Floyd's glass fists and pillow punches, he probably won't get hurt much as long as he keeps his guard up.



But I seriously don't know how there are people walking the streets who think Connor has a chance.

He wasn't able to KO Nate Diaz who has limited boxing skills.

How is he going to tag the greatest defensive fighter in the past 30 years?

I'm convinced there is a Gold Glove champ out there that could destroy Connor in a boxing match.



As a boxing fan, this circus ticks me off. No wonder the sport is considered a joke these days.

Conor made around 20 for his fight in November when u count the ppv percentage.

I don't get why boxing fans are so pissed with this. It's a show case fight. Who else is Floyd going to fight right now? Thurman is out until next year. No one wants a PAC man rematch. It's too early for Spence. He already beat Canelo.

Mma fans are the ones who should be pissed. Because of this sideshow, Conor won't defend the belt for a yr and may never fight in the UFC again.

With that said, it should be a great lead up to the fight.


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[Hiro1]

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Pompous boxing purists are going to be intolerable the next couple of months. I realize this is more spectacle than competitive boxing match, but like many others I'm extremely intrigued. In today's social climate people are looking for a huge distraction that everyone can enjoy together and this matchup more than any(boxing or MMA) in the last couple of years gives it to us.

Mcgregor doesn't owe MMA fans anything, if he takes this fight then rides off into the sunset never to fight again or defend a belt I'll be happy for him. Get in, get rich, get out with your health should be the goal of any prize fighter.

Edit: These mainstream and boxing comparisons are unbearable. People are saying it's like Michael Phelps vs Usain Bolt. Ugh. If you're going to compare them it would be more like Odell Beckham vs Bolt.

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[Haz____]

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Honestly

This will go down in combat sports history whether you like Conor or Floyd, or not.

[WarMMA]

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Pompous boxing purists are going to be intolerable the next couple of months. I realize this is more spectacle than competitive boxing match, but like many others I'm extremely intrigued. In today's social climate people are looking for a huge distraction that everyone can enjoy together and this matchup more than any(boxing or MMA) in the last couple of years gives it to us.

Mcgregor doesn't owe MMA fans anything, if he takes this fight then rides off into the sunset never to fight again or defend a belt I'll be happy for him. Get in, get rich, get out with your health should be the goal of any prize fighter.

Edit: These mainstream and boxing comparisons are unbearable. People are saying it's like Michael Phelps vs Usain Bolt. Ugh. If you're going to compare them it would be more like Odell Beckham vs Bolt.

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Yh it may be annoying, but I mean it's a fight. People will compare them regardless and some will be ridiculous. It's bringing fans from both sports and they will clash. Last time I remember it being like this was when James Toney came over to fight Couture...but this is way bigger than that. I think it's good for both sports tbh though. Especially considering boxing has been kind of on the downslide in terms of maintaining it's excitment.

[WarMMA]

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Conor made around 20 for his fight in November when u count the ppv percentage.

I don't get why boxing fans are so pissed with this. It's a show case fight. Who else is Floyd going to fight right now? Thurman is out until next year. No one wants a PAC man rematch. It's too early for Spence. He already beat Canelo.

Mma fans are the ones who should be pissed. Because of this sideshow, Conor won't defend the belt for a yr and may never fight in the UFC again.

With that said, it should be a great lead up to the fight.


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Most boxing purists are just pissed cuz they feel like it's a circus fight...they feel like Conor doesn't belong in the boxing ring with Floyd. I say well let Floyd prove it then, like Couture did to Toney. End of the day it's a win for both sports and for both men imo. And on Conor defending the belt, Dana said Conor plans to defend his LW belt this year also. Where did you hear he won't defend it for a year? Or were you just assuming?

[Dave_S]

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I can't imagine Conor fighting in ufc again unless it's for stupid money, or part of his contract that allowed him to fight Floyd.

We'll see.

[WarMMA]

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Well Dana said he'll be fighting again this year defending the belt so idk...like you said, we'll see. I hope he does.

[aholbert32]

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Most boxing purists are just pissed cuz they feel like it's a circus fight...they feel like Conor doesn't belong in the boxing ring with Floyd. I say well let Floyd prove it then, like Couture did to Toney. End of the day it's a win for both sports and for both men imo. And on Conor defending the belt, Dana said Conor plans to defend his LW belt this year also. Where did you hear he won't defend it for a year? Or were you just assuming?

I tend not to believe Dana when it comes to future fights. He's been wrong so many times that his word on Conor's future means nothing. If Conor says that he's fighting later this year I'll believe it.

You make a good point about it being a circus fight. I don't mind it and I'm a bit of a boxing purist. One, true boxing fans have two fights to look forward to. Canelo/GGG and Ward Kovalev 2. For all the talk about how people want true fights, I would bet money that the Conor fight has more ppv buys than both fights combined.

Two, like I said earlier it's not like it's keeping Floyd from fighting another top boxer. If you don't like it, don't buy it. But plenty of people will.


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[WarMMA]

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I tend not to believe Dana when it comes to future fights. He's been wrong so many times that his word on Conor's future means nothing. If Conor says that he's fighting later this year I'll believe it.

You make a good point about it being a circus fight. I don't mind it and I'm a bit of a boxing purist. One, true boxing fans have two fights to look forward to. Canelo/GGG and Ward Kovalev 2. For all the talk about how people want true fights, I would bet money that the Conor fight has more ppv buys than both fights combined.

Two, like I said earlier it's not like it's keeping Floyd from fighting another top boxer. If you don't like it, don't buy it. But plenty of people will.


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Yh it will be bigger than any past or upcoming ppv fights this year just cuz of the fact that these are two household names and extremely popular fighters. I have friends who don't even watch any MMA or boxing that say they are going to buy the fight. It's going to be huge and sell huge. Then you have fans of the sports who will clash (to them it's mma vs boxing) and the purists who will try to get all technical about it, but it's really just a spectacle. A big show for big money. As far as Conor coming back to MMA, I really hope he does. I'm not the biggest fan of Conor the showman, but i'm a huge fan of Conor the fighter.

[Dave_S]

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Evidently Matt Hughes is getting air lifted to hospital after his truck collided with a train today.

http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/19654828/former-ufc-fighter-matt-hughes-airlifted-medical-facility-truck-collides-train

[WarMMA]

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Evidently Matt Hughes is getting air lifted to hospital after his truck collided with a train today.

http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/1...collides-train

Dang. Hope he'll be ok.

[johnmangala]

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UFNFN111 on now. Didn't even know it was on at this odd time but must be cause the Ward v Kovalev fight.

So excited for Mayweather v McGregor later this summer.
Would like Mayweather to win but feel maybe McGregor can pull an upset.

Hardy and Gooden on commentary, of my favorite.
Will add in notes soon.

Main card should be classic, undercard real decent so far.

[Dave_S]

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Accidentally saw results of RDA and Holm fight, watching main card right now.