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There were a few fights like that after the event but not as many as expected. The UFC was giving out souvenir steel chairs to fans in the VIP areas, I'm kinda shocked it didn't go full ECW!

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What does Bauming gain by saying that? He doesn't work for the team so he has no reason to lie. Someone asked him if he thought the team would be bringing some new blood in & he said they had made attempts. Whether or not that actually results in players being brought in, is another thing.

Bauming tweeted a week or two ago, that the bombers had been trying to make some moves so it doesn't seem like that's the case this year. Dunk says multiple teams had been asking about Green previously & were denied but he might be available now that Toronto is out. Wonder if we were one of those teams?

The UFC should have expected this. They had no problem using the bus incident in promoting this fight, so they lost any right to be mad about this. Knowing them though, they'll probably just use tonight to promote a rematch.

Signed him in Feb 2015 but was released before training camp.

The 3rd Down article doesn't mention it but when the firing was announced, they said the assistant ST coach would be taking over.

I haven't followed the esks that closely but apparently a lot of their fans thought this was long over due so it must not have been based just on one game.

They did have that punt blocked.

Montreal has no 1st rounder (used in a supplemental draft) so it would Toronto then us at #2 (via trade w/ BC at the last draft). It gets complicated from there with 3 teams at 7-7 but if my understanding is correct, we'd actually pick 4th. Hamilton picks 5th as they win the tiebreaker against both teams. We win the tiebreaker with Edmonton due to points so they would pick 3rd.

Wow, 1st time for everything I guess? 😂

Bauming tweeted yesterday that the team had been trying to make some moves lately... wonder if Durant might be part of that.

So it seems JBJ got a reduced suspension by ratting on other fighters. Gotta think his teammates might not be too thrilled with him. https://www.bloodyelbow.com/platform/amp/2018/9/24/17898328/jon-jones-must-provide-all-information-he-has-ufc-ped-users-usada-mma-news?__twitter_impression=true

I think June Jones is saying a bunch right now!

Riders should be on at least a 4 game losing streak right now. I don't remember the last game they won that wasn't handed to them by the other team.

Funny you mention this... meltzer just retweeted this, even though it's a couple years old.

Other than Brock, Ronda & Conor, his numbers (320k-850k) compare favorably with the other top guys so he's up there & is still fighting so he has time to match or pass a couple of them. GSP seems to have also needed a big opponent to get his numbers which ranged between 400k (Serra 1) & 950k (Diaz). Silva was similar (300k for Pat Cote or 1.2 million for the Wiedman rematch).

Yep, Muslims of America, he turned informant on them which is why he hasn't been deported yet based on his criminal record. He has another son he doesn't take care of... he bailed on that kid & his mother when he flipped on MOA.

There's a huge amount of crazy **** with Ali. The child support is minor in comparison. Most mma media won't report on it though because he controls access to a very large number of fighters and reporters won't risk losing that.

He's the 6th highest draw all time for the UFC based on total buys and average buys. Only Conor, GSP, Brock, Ronda and Silva ahead of him.

I don't recall the size difference being that big (at least initially... this is Blade Runner Sting (1986) vs NWA Sting (1988) vs

This is a huge factor in how well the stunner did. I, personally, always preferred the Diamond Cutter as there was more variety to it but Austin always had people (for the most part) who could sell it so well. The fact that Austin was way more over than a guy like DDP plays a big part too.

Yes, JBJ still carries weight... there are so few top stars right now that even guys who have been away for a while (see GSP, Brock), will still sell pay per views. The legit heat between him & DC helps with that and so does being arguably the best fighter in the world. I'm not sure how much weight his name carries outside of mma though (he's certainly no where near Brock or Conor). He's still in his prime & this is not his first lengthy layoff (which actually helps as there's less wear & tire on his body) so I have no doubt he'll still be at a very high level. Based on his history & USADA's previous suspensions for other fighters... he should still be on the shelf though.

Sting has openly admitted to using in his pre/early wrestling days & said that he completely stopped in 1990 (he was already a star with WCW at that point).