MMA

[JxhDel.]

Nice win by the JDM with masterful boxing, but recently welter world titles looks like it is jumping amongst transitional champions

[JxhDel.]

Pointless world title rematch for Sugar Sean, as if he lost due to clown hair and gooning...

Bellator guys are not having a general good time in UFC, compared to other outsiders.

[Tinnie]

Royval vs Van

Maybe the best flyweight fight ive seen

[Baby Face Finster]

Jon Jones might be returning after retiring just 2 weeks ago. So tired of the endless drama with this guy:

https://www.sportsnet.ca/ufc/article/jo ... ting-pool/

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[Tinnie]

Genuinely lmao when i heard that.... also marking his territory in the opposite corner.... has got to be the funniest fighter ive seen....

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[JxhDel.]

Reiner de Ridder's crash into the UFC is something that will be studied in years, him against DDP should be the goofiest war ever for the middleweight title

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Paramount buys UFC rights in $7.7 billion, 7-year deal in first major move post-Skydance merger

• Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for $7.7 billion over seven years, beginning in 2026.

• The agreement is for all 43 annual UFC live events, which will be exclusively streamed in the U.S. on Paramount+.

• The new Paramount deal will eliminate the pay-per-view model used by ESPN in its current deal with UFC, making all events available for no extra charge on Paramount+.

Days after completing its merger with Skydance, Paramount has acquired the U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for seven years, beginning in 2026.

Paramount is paying an average of $1.1 billion per year, totaling $7.7 billion, for UFC’s full slate of 13 marquee events and 30 “Fight Nights,” the companies said in a statement. All matches and events will be streamed in the U.S. via Paramount+, and select events will be simulcast on CBS. The deal payments are weighted, with Paramount paying less than $1.1 billion in the early years of the deal and higher values later.

Paramount won’t charge users any additional fees for access to the events, eliminating the pay-per-view model that ESPN+ has used for certain premium UFC events. Disney’s ESPN had been paying an average of $500 million for five years of UFC rights. That deal expires at the end of 2025.

“The pay-per-view model is a thing of the past,” said Mark Shapiro, TKO Group’s president and chief operating officer, in an interview. “What’s on pay-per-view anymore? Boxing? Movies on DirecTV? It’s an outdated, antiquated model. So, it was paramount to us – forgive the pun – where it’s one-stop shopping, especially for our younger fans in flyover states. When they find out, ‘Wait, if I just sign up for Paramount+ for $12.99 a month, I’m going to automatically get UFC’s numbered fights and the rest of the portfolio?’ That’s a message we want to amplify.”

It’s been a busy few days for both Paramount and TKO. Paramount officially sold control of the company to Skydance Media on Thursday, bringing in new leadership led by Chief Executive Officer David Ellison. Also last week, TKO signed a five-year, $1.6 billion deal with ESPN for the U.S. rights to WWE’s premium live events. UFC and WWE merged to become TKO in 2023.

TKO leadership initially believed it would sell just the 30 Fight Night events to Paramount and the premium numbered events to another media partner, said Shapiro. When the Skydance-Paramount deal closed Thursday, the two sides negotiated this deal in 48 hours, he said.

“We have shown in the past with our ESPN deal that we drive [subscriptions], which is crucial to David’s strategy,” TKO CEO Ariel Emanuel said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.”

[Ruthless-RKO]

Chimaev completely dominated DDP over 3 rounds.

Doesn’t even look tired.

Many said DDP can take over if Khamzat blows out.

[Ruthless-RKO]

DDP needs a stoppage now.

Khamzat has controlled 14 out of a possible 15 minutes on the ground.

[Baby Face Finster]

I feel pissed off for staying up for that bore fest of a main event. Chimaev dominated but it was boring as fuck. I should have gone to bed after the Murphy-Pico fight.

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I feel pissed off for staying up for that bore fest of a main event. Chimaev dominated but it was boring as fuck. I should have gone to bed after the Murphy-Pico fight.

I woke up just in time for that fight.

I think I spent most of the time scrolling on my phone.

Off the 25 mins, Chimaev was on top of DDP for around 19 minute of them.

[Expug]

I was there last night and saw it live.
Was comped the tickets from a friend.
The prices were very expensive and I might have been a little salty after watching khamzat completely dominate. Only because the outcome was really not in doubt after the second round. It would obviously been more enjoyable if it was more competitive.
Fun night though. Crowd was great, totally into it.
Probably a bigger rooting section for khamzat.
All in all a fun night. I recommend seeing UFC live to anyone who gets the chance.

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[JxhDel.]

After Aaron Pico, recently signed Bellator guys have had a rough time breaking in (he still had a better showing than Asakura)

Good display by MVP in the middleweights so far

Chimaev played it safe and vastly dominated the bout with the grappling. Not an exciting one, but he is the man to beat now, and many contenders should know it could go worse than Dricus for them.

[Baby Face Finster]

After Aaron Pico, recently signed Bellator guys have had a rough time breaking in (he still had a better showing than Asakura)

Good display by MVP in the middleweights so far

Chimaev played it safe and vastly dominated the bout with the grappling. Not an exciting one, but he is the man to beat now, and many contenders should know it could go worse than Dricus for them.

The Chechen humping strategy is getting super tiring. It works but man is it hard to watch.

[JxhDel.]

After Aaron Pico, recently signed Bellator guys have had a rough time breaking in (he still had a better showing than Asakura)

Good display by MVP in the middleweights so far

Chimaev played it safe and vastly dominated the bout with the grappling. Not an exciting one, but he is the man to beat now, and many contenders should know it could go worse than Dricus for them.

The Chechen humping strategy is getting super tiring. It works but man is it hard to watch.

It's a lot more than mere humping, but I get your point, until their opponents figure out freestyle basics are required to neuter them and work harder than them, they are going to dominate the game, and not only chechens and dagestanis, also their other neighbours incoming (georgians, armenians, azeris, turkics)

[JxhDel.]

The Fightining Nerds bubble has been exploding in surprising fashion, despite being far from frauds.

[Baby Face Finster]

The Fightining Nerds bubble has been exploding in surprising fashion, despite being far from frauds.

It's a funny gimmick with the glasses. Not sure Imavov stands a chance against Chimaev. His only chance is to keep the fight standing.

[JxhDel.]

The Fightining Nerds bubble has been exploding in surprising fashion, despite being far from frauds.

It's a funny gimmick with the glasses. Not sure Imavov stands a chance against Chimaev. His only chance is to keep the fight standing.

The proverbial puncher's chance, that's it

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Dont know how I feel about that stoppage.