MMA General Discussion Thread

[Dale]

Bisping is looking for a winnable fight then retire.

Couldn't be further from the truth going off what he was saying on the road to UFC buildup videos

 

[Deezy]

Guys eyes are fucked, he only has so much to prove.

 

[Deezy]

Rampage threw kicks

Bisping/Dolloway was a draw imo

And Mighty Mouse was boring as usual but he got an armbar with a second left to go.

 

[The Cork]

Yeah half the crowd left when the vanilla midgets came on....dread to think how many will leave when Punk makes his debut

 

[Deezy]

Card only drew 10 thousand people, when Montreal always soldout.

Shows how much these birthweight classes draw......and I laughed my ass off when they kept talking about DJ's "technical prowess".....That's what smarks said about our vanilla midgets.

 

[The Cork]

Technical is just a polite term for boring.

 

[Deezy]

Technical is just a polite term for boring.

DINGDINGDINGDINGDING.....we have a winner.

 

[Slim]

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/12783425/jon-jones-stripped-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-ufc

ESPN.com news services

Jon Jones was stripped of the UFC light heavyweight title Tuesday following his alleged hit-and-run over the weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jon Jones was suspended indefinitely and stripped of the UFC light heavyweight title Tuesday night. Brandon Magnus/Getty Images

UFC also announced that Jones would be suspended indefinitely.

"He's very disappointed. He's upset. He wanted to go down as one of the greats or the greatest," UFC president Dana White said on "Fox Sports Live" of Jones. "He's disappointed, but it is what it is. It is the decision we had to make.

"For us to go in and have to strip him of his title and suspend him is not fun, but you know what they say: The show must go on."

Daniel Cormier will replace Jones and face Anthony Johnson on May 23 at UFC 187 in Las Vegas. The fight will be for the light heavyweight title.

The 27-year-old Jones has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries. He was taken into custody Monday night and released shortly after on $2,500 bond.

He made his first court appearance related to the case Tuesday.

Jones willingly turned himself in to Albuquerque police Monday after an off-duty police officer identified him fleeing the scene of a three-car accident, which occurred after the vehicle Jones was allegedly driving ran a red light and collided into another car. Witnesses said a man fitting Jones' description ran away from the car, stopped and returned to grab a "large handful of cash" before fleeing.

The driver of the car that was first hit, a 25-year-old pregnant woman, suffered a fractured arm and wrist, according to police reports.

On Tuesday night, Jones sent out an apologetic tweet, his first since the weekend incident.

 

[Deezy]

Should've fired him, this company has been two-faced when it came down to Jon Jones far too long, not sure why anyone should be shocked by Jones behaviour, he's shown a total lack of forethought by entering rehab and leaving the same day. He's a young phemon who got everything too early who developed a sense of entitlement and enablers who never tried to curb any this type of behaviour. He's the Justin Bieber of MMA his handlers, his team or his parents should've tried to stop this shit back when he first had a DUI.

Too many others have been fired from UFC for less. He could eventually get re-signed, but a suspension is nothing. He still gets his Reebok money.

 

[Chris]

Well Reebok just dropped him as well.

Also, I know I'm late but the Bisping fight was fucking awesome on Saturday. Main event sucked by the last 10 seconds were awesome no matter what your opinions on Mighty Mouse are.

 

[Deezy]

As soon as he does the normal rounds of pretend rehab, and apology tour.....he'll be back to where he was.

 

[Slim]

Jones lost his sponsorships. Just wondering when he'll be back. I am glad to see he is out and been stripped of his title. He has been a mess for the past couple years. He should have been stripped after the whole cocaine thing but nope. So finally it has happened. But he needs to be gone for a few months at least. But UFC and Dana is all about that money so he'll probably be back at the latest for the December show to make it that much bigger with "The return of Jon Jones."

 

[Deezy]

Khabib vs Cerrone is off the card

 

[Chris]

Kinda wish Jones would have shown up to the fight all fucked up and had his Jeff Hardy Victory Road moment and then they could really push a redemption angle.

 

[Deezy]

Let's be honest, Jones would've still won.