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re: UFC: Dos Anjos injured; McGregor to fight Nate Diaz
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:26 pm to boxcar willie
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:26 pm to boxcar willie
Gray Maynard is the same fighter today, the sport just passed him by?
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Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:37 pm to boxcar willie
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The lightweight division is nothing like it was 4 years ago. Cerrone and DosAnjos were just coming on and developing into the bigtime fighters they have become. Henderson was just coming around (and beat Edgar twice). Now you have Pettis and also Eddie Alverez is coming on strong. Nate Diaz has gotton a lot better. Tony Ferguson. Plenty top quality fighters. All bigger than Edgar.
Gray Maynard can't even make the top 30 in the lightweight rankings these days. Back then he was Edgars main competition for the title along with BJ Penn, a good but also undersized Lightweight. Look at who Edgar was fighting back then. It's a who's who list of nobodies.
Edgar moved down in weight class for a reason. He's fighting guys basically his own size now.
Everyone you named except Alvarez was around when Frankie was champ. But they have all suddenly gotten better and Frankie suddenly got too small
Gray Maynard is washed up now because of the KOs he's suffered, A prime Maynard would be top 5 in the division easy
Frankie moved down because he lost two close decisions and was offered a title shot at FW it had nothing to do with size.
This post was edited on 2/23/16 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:44 pm to AlabamaAlum07
Is it even possible for a top level fighter to make weight, without sapping every bit of energy and strength out of them, with only a week and a half to cut the weight? Guess it depends on what their normal training weight is, but still doesn't seem likely any of the top lightweights could do it and still be the fighter they normally would be.
on a side note, Deigo Sanchez and Jim Miller are scheduled on the prelimary card to fight a lightweight fight that night. both are game fighters, have name recognition, and have fought in big fights in the recent past. Neither are likely to mess up the McGregor/DosAnjos big payday fight down the line.
on a side note, Deigo Sanchez and Jim Miller are scheduled on the prelimary card to fight a lightweight fight that night. both are game fighters, have name recognition, and have fought in big fights in the recent past. Neither are likely to mess up the McGregor/DosAnjos big payday fight down the line.
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:45 pm to boxcar willie
Sanchez would be a perfect replacement
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:52 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Sanchez would be a perfect specimen for brain replacement
Fixed it
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:56 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Everyone you named except Alvarez was around when Frankie was champ. But they have all suddenly gotten better and Frankie suddenly got too small
Frankie didn't get to small, he was always small for the weight class. But anyway I tired of you putting it on me to explain, why don't you explain it. All of those other guys (Cerrone and DosAnjos) stayed fighting at Lightweight (they probably couldn't make 145 if they tried) but Edgar went down in weight and stayed and continues to fight at featherweight. Why would he do that if he has no problems with the size and level of competition at the lightweight weight class?
Posted on 2/23/16 at 6:59 pm to boxcar willie
He went down because he was offered a title shot and he's stayed down because he's the rightful #1 contender
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:00 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Sanchez would be a perfect replacement
I would watch it and find it a some what interesting matchup . Sanchez would bring a fight
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:05 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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He went down because he was offered a title shot and he's stayed down because he's the rightful #1 contender
so in your opinion you think he would move back up to lightweight and could be a contender (top 5 fighter) with a shot of actually being Lightweight champ if he moved back up?
You also don't see his size being a disadvantage in the Lightweight class or think he is a small lightweight?
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:11 pm to Maximus
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Gray Maynard is the same fighter today, the sport just passed him by?
well he is saying Cerrone and DosAnjos are the same fighter they were back then so I guess Gray Maynard must be as well
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:17 pm to CunningLinguist
His new opponent will be announced on Sportscenter at 11.
This post was edited on 2/23/16 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:18 pm to AlabamaAlum07
Oh shite! 
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:20 pm to lsu480
Oh god, what if it's BJ?
This post was edited on 2/23/16 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:23 pm to AlabamaAlum07
All sings point to nate diaz
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:24 pm to boxcar willie
quote:Yes
so in your opinion you think he would move back up to lightweight and could be a contender (top 5 fighter) with a shot of actually being Lightweight champ if he moved back up?
quote:Not anymore than when he was the lightweight champion
You also don't see his size being a disadvantage in the Lightweight class or think he is a small lightweight?
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:26 pm to Maximus
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All sings point to nate diaz
if so its going to be a crazy week and a half.
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:31 pm to AlabamaAlum07
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Oh god, what if it's BJ?
I swear I was thinking about that earlier but IDK.....
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:33 pm to Maximus
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All sings point to nate diaz
The hangup is probably pay though. Nate only got $40k ($20k to show, $20k win bonus) his last fight. Mendes got $500k to fight Conor on short notice last summer so he better get something similar.
This post was edited on 2/23/16 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:46 pm to AlabamaAlum07
Sucks for Cono; he goes from a title fight for a second belt to a fight that he has nothing to win/everything to lose (Diaz, Cowboy).
Can't wait to hear his shite talking the next couple week, though.
Can't wait to hear his shite talking the next couple week, though.
Posted on 2/23/16 at 7:49 pm to Parallax
I'd like to know how RDA broke his foot AFTER his training camp already ended last week. 
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