UFC News: Dana announces first 2 cards for Paramount

Armans always the odd man out.

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What am I missing, why is there an interim Lightweight belt? Didn’t Topuria just win the belt?

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Topuria and his wife are divorcing. She wants full custody of the kids. Apparently she was intimating with posts on Instagram that Topuria was physically abusive during the marriage.

One of the worst announcements. The mma community is in shock and outraged.


Paddy vs Justin? Paddy last 3 wins were 38 year old chandler, 37 year old Bobby Green, 38 year old Tony Ferguson. All combined for a 1 win streak. Jeez, for a multibillion dollar company, the ufc planning is shite. If everything fails, just throw an interim belt to salvage an event. And Justin Gaethje is on a 1 fight win steak vs a short notice opponent. He’s been whining and crying that he’d retire if he doesn’t get a title shot. Is anyone sad to see Rufus retire?

Didn’t Armen who said he’s ready for January after destroying Hooker and taking no damage? So winner will fight ilia in what July, August? And what’s Arman the #1 contender to do during all this?

And Ilia is great talent but he’s acting like a diva punk. You’re the LW champ. His last fight was in June and that fight took a minute and he’s been inactive since with no fight on the horizon. Oh but He has time to yap about JDM, Islam after UFC 322. Now he’s all avoiding Armen. “Oh, I got personal problems. I can’t fight”.
Stop running from the #1 contender. His aura has taken a big hit lately.


And what’s the deal with Volk vs Lopes? Does UFC really need a Mexican champ that bad? This fight no one is asking for. We got Movsar who’s 10-0 in the ufc and beat Lopes. We got Lerone Murphy also undefeated. Volk asked for both and got neither. What disrespect. Remember the ufc was angling for Volk vs Yair 2? Another undeserved title shot. But mma community spoke up against it and ufc scrap that idea. So they learned the lesson and really snuck Volk vs Lopes 2.

This card STACKED fam, UFC back up!

Maybe Topuria stipulated that the interim fight should be Paddy vs. Justin. So then he can return to fight one of them. I mean it was kind of being floated that he would fight one of them, so maybe with this divorce he said let them duke it out and I'll fight the winner when I come back.

Arman getting snubbed bad here.

Islam vs. Topuria at the White House at about 0% chance of happening now.

Although Arman canceling the day before the fight vs. Islam is probably playing a big part here as well. I'm sure they weren't happy with that, maybe they are paying him back with this snub.

He won’t be. He’s 100% the next title shot

So all his shite talking then he wants to take off

He’s the 2nd coming of McGregor

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LW INTERIM BELT:
Paddy Pimblett vs Justin Gaethje

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Told y'all this was the play. Gaethje is about to retire. UFC is rewarding him for his work for the company. Can't risk fighting him again for a non-title fight and him losing and he hasn't fought in a while. Would've been a quick turnaround for Arman.

Movsar Evloev is probably the guy who got fricked the most. The UFC has zero love for that guy and obviously wanting an action-packed fight to kick off the Paramount era. Guessing they're going to make him fight a title eliminator against Lerone?

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Told y'all this was the play.

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Actually you did call this one verbatim pretty much. Even I had my doubts, I thought they were going to tell Gaethje tough luck.

Hope Gaethje beats Paddy. Then at a minimum he'll be like Poirier, interim champ at least.

Paddy's got length on Gaethje, keeps his distance, and he's got wrestling. I don't think he'll be able to do to Justin what he did to Chandler, but Gaethje's gotta watch out, try not to get caught on the ground with him.

It's a huge fight.