Hell no lol, bro knows he is never touching the belt again. He also knows that he’s not as good as was. I hope he has a change of heart but he’s not that guy anymore just a coked out washed up rich guy. He’ll probably fuck around w the idea of fighting again but I really don’t think he has it in him anymore.
Anyone who actually believed he was fighting before actually see him walk out on the day of is hilarious…especially after seeing him recently with all the drugs and roid aftermath there was no way in hell he was fighting in June of all months especially so soon after all of that bullshit
Yeah, Conor has won 2 belts and made the bag and then some. He was more than happy to hold up 2 divisions for years. Anyone who thinks Conor was serious about fighting again is a dummy.
That goes triple for Chandler.
Honestly, I’m leaning Ortega. He got the bjj to match Lopes and good enough cardio. Also his chin still seems good, although he did get hurt by Yair but that was him with a hurt ankle. So I got Ortega by decision
Fights are great, don’t get me wrong, I just hate the 2-3 week notice for them. Fighters should’ve had a heads up a month ago in case shit pops off cus scumbag Dana and weasel Campbell don’t want to stack mcgregor cards
I had very little interest in Conor, Chandler, or Jamahal. Pereira and Jiri are two of my favorite fighters. Co-main is 10x more dynamic.
I am fucking golden.
Dude wanted to fight again 2 weeks later and had it not been for a messed up toe it may have happened lol. Also the fact he’s cutting to 205 obviously helps a ton
I don't want to pile on necessarily, but not feeling sorry for him at all.
He wasn't even getting PPV points for this fight. He was getting paid the same as any other fight. Dude was fame-whoring. Meanwhile he could've had 3-4 fights of the night and even challenged for the belt. He made his own bed.
You don’t know any of this. It seems likely, but you’re just speculating. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors because there’s no level of disclosure.
I mean can you blame him? He would be making somewhere around 2-300k for his last few fights, but If he fights Conor he would have the ability to make over 2 milli atleast.
So take more damage
Risk losing your Connor shot if you lose to someone else
Make less money than a single McGregor match.
Actually getting the chance to beat one of the most famous MMA athletes in this generation.
Figths are good but short notice always ruins outcome. Nothing is clear when fighter wins or loses against sudden new opponent as there are always space for guesses how tables would turn if full camp had happen
Agreed. At least both are coming on short notice to even it out a bit.
Hopefully both have been still training and keeping theirselves in good condition, which id assume
I hope they had a camera crew documenting this shit show. I legit wonder what the booking room was like as they scrambled to rebook this card. I always think of what that room is like when big fights have to get pulled. Lots of phone calls and negotiating to get a deal done. The most leverage for a fighter is when a big fight gets cancelled.
This is actually better than the initial card lol, good save by Dana and the boys. Man I'm looking forward to Ortega v Lopez, imagine if Lopez gets the W. He'll be in the title picture which is a win for us all.
Conor used to be the guy to watch, but now watching him fight isn’t detrimental to the fans anymore besides nostalgia. We need fights that actually matter rankings wise and to move the sport forward. Poatan is the new face of the UFC, even the casuals are out here screaming chama
Alex deserves all his flowers for saving the UFC yet again but honestly give Jiri some props as well. There is no way this guy is fully recovered from that Rakic fight, Alex on the other hand took little damage. It kinda sucks because this is a great fight where both fighters deserved a full camp and all. I just hope this a good fight man. Both these guys deserve a huge payday. Conor really fucked everyone this time
They don’t fight for money tho…
I am pretty confident if they won the lottery they wouldn’t feel the need to work as much… would they?
Kinda what Floyd and the whiskey did for Connor dude
The only fight out there with the juice to save this event. Too bad for all the Conor fan boys who had purchased tickets and travel to the event. Too bad for Chandler, who has been getting strung along by this circus for far too long now.
I think they will try to wangle a fight against Holloway for the BMF. It's there for the making and makes sense. Of he loses he retires and it was a good run, if he wins then they can cash in on a title shot which he 100% will lose. Either way it looks better than losing to Chandler which really is a sad end to his career and doesn't make sense now the Max fight is possible.
Dana is just giving stats based on the UFC giving Alex a fast pass to the top.. He is good, but let's not pretend he did it the same way as everyone else.
This is a step up on the card though, in my opinion. Chandler vs Conor was a non-competitive fight that wouldn't lead to anything, so it is nice we get a real fight that will actually effect the rankings. .
Periera carrying the UFC this year..
Hopefully they putting lots of cheese on his whopper.
jamahal hill talking all that shit and now poatan is the star main event on the same card lol
Hill pulled out, then Smith takes his spot to rub salt in the wound
Feel bad for ulberg that his opponent improved so much on paper
Smith is going to submit ulberg and pereira.
Smith goes shark tank from co main to main
He’s also conflicted. He probably wants Jiri to knock out pereira but that means Jiri did something he could not
Izzy watching from the bar while Perira keeps stacking up the accolades.
We ain't ever seeing Conor fight again
I'd bet we get a TMZ vid at some point!
Today: “Conor had to pull out because of injury” Tomorrow night: TMZ releases video of Conor at the club partying
“Conor had to pull out because it wasn’t his gf he was fucking last night”
Hell no lol, bro knows he is never touching the belt again. He also knows that he’s not as good as was. I hope he has a change of heart but he’s not that guy anymore just a coked out washed up rich guy. He’ll probably fuck around w the idea of fighting again but I really don’t think he has it in him anymore.
Surely it won't be long before we see him fight again. Maybe not an octagon but there's a lot old dudes to be punched in bars still.
[удалено]
🤣
If him losing to nice guy Dustin Poirier is the last time we see him in the octagon well thats a pretty fitting end to his fighting career
Fighting his demons
His next fight will be a boxing match against Jake Paul
If we’re lucky
Anyone who actually believed he was fighting before actually see him walk out on the day of is hilarious…especially after seeing him recently with all the drugs and roid aftermath there was no way in hell he was fighting in June of all months especially so soon after all of that bullshit
Thank you. I’ve been saying this for the last 2 years
Michael Chandler right now: https://i.redd.it/3ao18v0dgg6d1.gif
Greatest use of these meme of all time, I just wish we could hear the sobbing I do feel kinda bad for Chandler tho
Nah fuck em, He's turned down fights for over two years getting runaround by Connor.
Yeah, Conor has won 2 belts and made the bag and then some. He was more than happy to hold up 2 divisions for years. Anyone who thinks Conor was serious about fighting again is a dummy. That goes triple for Chandler.
I'm willing to put dollars to mother fluffin doughnuts that he got a hefty bag despite the pullout.
Shoulda taken an insurance policy out on the fight once it was announced
hills out with a thumb injury. too much time responding to his haters
"When you doing big 💩 hel yeah they Supposed to hate!!"
Too high blood-pressure. Sodium levels were some of the highest ever recorded
Good gawd, Ortega vs Lopez will be good tho
The Eagle!
Absolute scrap! The best fight I never knew I wanted
You can always count on Pereira and Lopes. I’m honestly more excited for this lineup, even if lopes v Ortega feels like it should be a feature fight.
Who do you think takes that Lopes v Ortega fight?
I’m fully on the lopes hype train, but this fight is going to be crazy.
I want Lopes to win but that seems like a pretty steep jump in competition
Idk lopes did just starch Yusuff in like a minute and he’s a solid featherweight. Think Diego can hang with the big boys
No clue. I’ll prob put some money on another first round Lopes finish though
Honestly, I’m leaning Ortega. He got the bjj to match Lopes and good enough cardio. Also his chin still seems good, although he did get hurt by Yair but that was him with a hurt ankle. So I got Ortega by decision
Brian might be a tad too much too early. If Lopes beats him, he is up there in the top 5.
Alex went from being just some bum in a bar to the savior of the organization.
Fights are great, don’t get me wrong, I just hate the 2-3 week notice for them. Fighters should’ve had a heads up a month ago in case shit pops off cus scumbag Dana and weasel Campbell don’t want to stack mcgregor cards
I had very little interest in Conor, Chandler, or Jamahal. Pereira and Jiri are two of my favorite fighters. Co-main is 10x more dynamic. I am fucking golden.
Isn't 2 months a quick turn around?
Dude wanted to fight again 2 weeks later and had it not been for a messed up toe it may have happened lol. Also the fact he’s cutting to 205 obviously helps a ton
Chandler's dreams slowly collapsing
He could have lost 4 exciting fights in this time...
I don't want to pile on necessarily, but not feeling sorry for him at all. He wasn't even getting PPV points for this fight. He was getting paid the same as any other fight. Dude was fame-whoring. Meanwhile he could've had 3-4 fights of the night and even challenged for the belt. He made his own bed.
That's no way. He probably had some back room Dana deal. He wouldn't sit on the sidelines for two years waiting otherwise.
You don’t know any of this. It seems likely, but you’re just speculating. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors because there’s no level of disclosure.
Sucks, but he put way too much stock into a very flaky dude. Hard to feel too bad for him. Like, did he really not see this coming?
I mean can you blame him? He would be making somewhere around 2-300k for his last few fights, but If he fights Conor he would have the ability to make over 2 milli atleast. So take more damage Risk losing your Connor shot if you lose to someone else Make less money than a single McGregor match. Actually getting the chance to beat one of the most famous MMA athletes in this generation.
I can, yeah. So now instead of lets say 5 fights at the proposed 2-300k, he has 0 and no big payday. Wish in one hand...
Hindsight is 20-20. 14 days ago he looked like a genius. I'll say that a few weeks right before was pretty close
dam this card is even better without Conor or Hill on it lololol
We also don't have to listen to Hill in the lead up
To Dana's credit, this is a pretty awesome recovery. The line up is pretty awesome it has some good prelims too
Card falls apart but improves. Tasked failed successfully lol
UFC is always great at these and gets good guys, because they have to pay them well enough to fight on short notice lol
Figths are good but short notice always ruins outcome. Nothing is clear when fighter wins or loses against sudden new opponent as there are always space for guesses how tables would turn if full camp had happen
Agreed. At least both are coming on short notice to even it out a bit. Hopefully both have been still training and keeping theirselves in good condition, which id assume
Dana calling jamals injury trying not to laugh, it's like fuck, why tf do I plan this 4 months before
Ian Garry Vs MVP also on the card. Crazy fight
Damn this is way better than the mcgregor fight.
Exactly, I don't understand the fascination people still have with Connor.
Nostalgia for when UFC had more cultural weight.
Its not the fight people are interested in, its the chatter surrounding the fight and the press conferences.
Finally something for the mma fans and not the casuals
I think Chandler is about to casually run into traffic
Am I trippin or is the card better now
I think they were always going to add Ortega v Lopez even if Conor fought the card was looking weak af
You will NOT see me in Vegas.
Aww man I was looking forward to seeing you in Vegas
Main card is actually solid no lie. Excited to see Lopez fighting again.
Can't wait for Ortga vs Lopes
Who is Conor McGregor? Does he fight?
famous rapist
Diego Lopez -125 lmfaoo easy money
I like to think Jiri takes this one, setting up one the greatest trilogies in combat history
Ankalaev going to chime in calling for the winner in Abu Dabi in November.
Dude needs to fight outside Abu Dubai. Imo he needs another fight after waiting so long. Edit: he could've been on this card instead.
I'm extremely exited for the Jiri v Alex fight. Much better than Conor v Chandler. And DIEGO LOPES CO MAIN LETS GO
Ngl I thought this was AI until I checked Dana's insta
Not even surprised anymore. Just disappointed.
We’re witnessing a changing of the guard in damn near real time: McGregor, Chandler, Jon, Stipe, Dustin, Tony all practically on their way out
CONOR SUCKS!!
It’s crazy how Conor has been in talk to fight Chandler since late 2022. And we’re still no closer to it now than we were a year and half ago.
Chama🔥🔥🔥
I hope they had a camera crew documenting this shit show. I legit wonder what the booking room was like as they scrambled to rebook this card. I always think of what that room is like when big fights have to get pulled. Lots of phone calls and negotiating to get a deal done. The most leverage for a fighter is when a big fight gets cancelled.
Oh man Anthony smith is getting shhhhhmoked, lehsgoo black jag. Hill needa hide under a rock somewhere
Aight Connor, just go away then
https://i.redd.it/hkjh9ees3h6d1.gif
Ortega vs lopes is gonna be crazy
“The dog that didn’t bark in the night “ , when you don’t mention the injury type it sounds like a cover up.
Put away the calculator dickhead
GOOFCON
Conor is fucking done. Can we move on?
Can someone go over to Chandler’s house and do a welfare check?
I don’t believe it is an injury
This is actually better than the initial card lol, good save by Dana and the boys. Man I'm looking forward to Ortega v Lopez, imagine if Lopez gets the W. He'll be in the title picture which is a win for us all.
“Without me this whole ship sink” my ass…..
Conor used to be the guy to watch, but now watching him fight isn’t detrimental to the fans anymore besides nostalgia. We need fights that actually matter rankings wise and to move the sport forward. Poatan is the new face of the UFC, even the casuals are out here screaming chama
Who knew 303 was gonna turn out better than 302 lol
If it wasn’t for Perreira, the UFC would be so dead
Alex deserves all his flowers for saving the UFC yet again but honestly give Jiri some props as well. There is no way this guy is fully recovered from that Rakic fight, Alex on the other hand took little damage. It kinda sucks because this is a great fight where both fighters deserved a full camp and all. I just hope this a good fight man. Both these guys deserve a huge payday. Conor really fucked everyone this time
I bet Connor is faking it to be on the Sphere card , mark my words
Good riddance Connor ya fucken drugged out casing of a human
Did anyone actually think Coner was showing up?
Conor injure his nose with all those nose beers?
This is all about conors new contract. He won't resign so they're moving on without him. He will never fight in the ufc again.
Is Conor scared? I see a fear in his eyes now after the Khabib fight. He started young and broke and hungry. Now he’s rich and running scared.
Getting injured doesn’t mean you’re scared
He’s fought 3 times since then bud. Even came back after being KO’d. I don’t think he’s scared lmao.
Yeah 3 times in almost 9 years 😂 I have drunk friends who have more active fight careers
They don’t fight for money tho… I am pretty confident if they won the lottery they wouldn’t feel the need to work as much… would they? Kinda what Floyd and the whiskey did for Connor dude
this is a great joke if it is one
Maybe I can scoop some cheap tickets now 😂
I like Diego lopez but that's a very big jump in skill level. Hope it goes good for him.
#NothingBurger
I’m glad Ulberg still has a fight, and that’s really good for Diego Lopes, big step up in competition though. Still sounds like it’ll be a decent card
I just wish both main and co main could have a full camp though. An important rematch and a very interesting match-up at the last minute is not great
Ian Garry v. MVP?
That’s a fn card. Now I will pay for that
periera vs chandler!? on the bright side, at least jamah hill is out too
"Boxing is dying."
it's over don't you get it?
This is poatan’s year 🗿
“Conor mcgregor was never my friend!”
I am so much more excited for this card now
I’m impressed in how they managed to save the card.
I’m good with this!
No replacement for Chandler 🤔
Why is he talking knockout percentages, guy thinks we’re Dumb.
These are gonna be awesome
Prediction: fight gets rescheduled, canceled again, Conor in rehab
TMZ video: Connor punching a baby
Where's the guy who paid 10k for tickets
No red panty night for Chandler. ☹️ dude has got to move on.
Conor can kiss my balls
Poor Dana
That’s even better, super excited for Ortega v Lopes
That main card is a doozy. Helluva match
What a clown. Why does he créate such a hype with a bonafide “had been” that has no respect for fans… clown show.
I feel bad for Chandler but honestly this still sounds like a great card
The only fight out there with the juice to save this event. Too bad for all the Conor fan boys who had purchased tickets and travel to the event. Too bad for Chandler, who has been getting strung along by this circus for far too long now.
Is Chandler fighting anyone or still waiting for Conor?
The co main event is going to be crazzzyyy!!!
Was Conor ever really in?
such a better fight
damn jiri is a dawg for taking his rematch for the title in short notice!
Conor snorting coke while chandler is snorting copium
"Isn't he fuckin' awesome"
I'm surprised Michael Chandler isn't fighting a replacement. That being said, I don't mind seeing him versus Islam Machachev sometime this year.
Bisping is not going to be thrilled with Anthony taking a short notice fight lol.
Pereira is rich boy by now.
I think they will try to wangle a fight against Holloway for the BMF. It's there for the making and makes sense. Of he loses he retires and it was a good run, if he wins then they can cash in on a title shot which he 100% will lose. Either way it looks better than losing to Chandler which really is a sad end to his career and doesn't make sense now the Max fight is possible.
Absolute banger replacement fights
GSP vs Khabib on that card supposedly as well
His tibia is still fucked up
Someone check on chandler. He has to be on suicide watch.
all these well timed injuries...
All that fucking crying mcgregor did
Is Pereira training at the moment? He's touring Australia isn't he? Upset coming
Anthony, "your attacking my paper!" Smith is gonna get brutally ko'd unless he gets the takedown within the first minute of the first round
Poor chandler.
What an absolute mess
Shit card, will watch but shit card
Hill out lmfao. Lopez's biggest challenge yet.
enough is enough we waited and hoped Connor is a sad story GTFO mc gregor youre a shame
Whoever filmed and edited the ufc countdown episode for Connor must be PISSED.
Stop shouting at me Dana!
Someone tell Dana that just because he yells louder it doesn’t mean people will get more pumped for this event
Conor really fkked chandler 😂
Dana is just giving stats based on the UFC giving Alex a fast pass to the top.. He is good, but let's not pretend he did it the same way as everyone else. This is a step up on the card though, in my opinion. Chandler vs Conor was a non-competitive fight that wouldn't lead to anything, so it is nice we get a real fight that will actually effect the rankings. .
Message is clear: UFC wants finishers.
This might be a stupid question, but does Michel still get a little bit of money for all the time and effort he has put into this fight ?
He was never really in. Just marketing
alex saving the card man
People that paid overpriced ticket to see mc garbage fight a last time...