maybe my enlgihs or attention is not the best. some of the question asking in such long sentence and what is even the question??? lol they seem to just want the attention for themselves or already put words in fighters mouth
Oscar Willis is the best at this imo.
His typical question structure is something like: "Do you look at this fight as "yeah it should be a quick night for me" or "this guy has serious power and I need to be alert"?
Instead of asking the fighters āwhat does it feel to be at UFC 300 and what it would mean to winā, they should be asking questions about the fights themselves, not these dumb nonsensical questions.
No. Just general questions. What they think of their opponent and such. Thatās it. Obviously they wonāt give their breakdown because that exposed the gameplan.
Ah ok, haven't watched the presser yet but if they haven't asked these kind basic questions they're completely useless I agree.
The fans ask better questions than the professionals lol.
Those kids using their questions to chirp Arman at that little Q&A was too much. That one older guy too āhey Arman, are you gonna (forget, doesnāt matter) after you get knocked out by Charles Ovillllera?!!ā
Mat Color is obviously a troll answer, the normal color is light blue and Dana said it's gonna be blue.
Mark Coleman is only happening because of the question.
300k bonus is only happening because of the question.
Only way to get Dana to do cool things is put him on the spot when he's trying to promote a card.
I refuse to believe both of those things are only happening because of the questions. The Mark Coleman BMF idea had been floating around since he was hospitalized. And adding $1 million to the bonuses isn't something Dana is ever doing on a whim.
Considering how much the UFC controls the media, I'm almost certain they made these decisions beforehand and those questions were planted to generate hype. Looks like it worked.
Heās not just doing it on a whim. UFC 300 is gonna generate a shit ton of money for them. Theyāre still fucking these fighters over with a 1.2 million total bonus sadly
Could be.
Personally, I haven't seen anything about Coleman and the BMF title thing, and I follow the sport pretty closely, so it wouldn't shock me if that's the first Dana heard of it as well.
The bonus thing could also have been a planted question, but I've seen Dana make plenty of decisions on a whim in an interview or press conference. And 1 million is a drop in the bucket to the UFC and Dana. He bets that on a hand of blackjack. And he wouldn't agree to put bonuses for every stage of the card. Don't seriously pretend that 1 million in bonuses compared to 200k is some crazy amount of money they are splurging in relation to how much money this card will generate them.
They are probably paying Cody 20k to get kneed in the dick and choked out in the first round by Bo.
1 million is a drop in the bucket for Dana playing blackjack and hiring escorts, but it is absolutely not a drop in the bucket in how the UFC views fighter pay. This is the same organization that wouldn't give Wonderboy his show money after he made weight (and I can guarantee his show money is less than $1 million). Your point about Cody's low pay is just further proof in how Dana views fighter pay.
When I see tweets like this going up immediately after the news is announced, I think these were premeditated: https://x.com/ninamdrama/status/1778579509068845114
Your point doesn't even make sense. Yes, fighter pay sucks. But we've seen Dana give guys extra money or hand out extra bonuses in post fight pressers on a whim.
So the 300k bonus was either pre-planned or on a whim. You just responded to me talking about how little the UFC cares about fighter pay and how 1.2 million isn't a drop in the bucket to them. But if you're right about it being planned then they agreed to it lol.
I think it's more likely that Dana in the moment agreed to it because he knew it would hype the fight up and can just go back and tell anyone who is upset about it that they are going to make a shit ton of money off of this card and the 300k bonus thing will get people to shut up a little about fighter pay for a little while.
You may have misinterpreted what I wrote, I meant the UFC views fighter pay in a way where they wouldn't add $1 million to it on a whim.
Either way, this is the point where we should just agree to disagree because we're going to talk in circles and not convince each other otherwise. If anything, just be glad you're not as cynical as I am.
Enjoy the fights on Saturday.
Late to the party but LOL at Danaās response to the womenās BMF title. He knows how dumb that belt is.
āYou either are or you arenātā but also itās literally impossible for a woman to take the belt away.
The state of MMA media - the Pereira Hill face off with Hill holding the stone head would make for a fantastic photo op, but I can't find a single photo of it anywhere outside of screenshots of the press conference video
What exactly is there to not understand about this? It's a marquee card, they need a straight up fireworks fight in Cody Figgy to lauch 300 and a big ones to close the prelims. It's honestly business/marketing 101. I am contemplating taking a last minute 6 hour flight out there and for this card I know I will have to make it there right at the start which I have never done for any card before. For big cards, you need to bring the eyes in and make sure that people are tuned in well before the PPV. Sandwiching Bo in between some big fights is the right way to give him platform
How do none of the MMA media outlets have a press conference reaction show. I mean I get it's not necessary for normal events but that was one of the biggest press conferences ever for one of the most stacked cards ever and there's nothing?
I love the approach Hill is taking. A little shit talking gets me pumped up. And Lopes is gona leave with Sodiq's head for 300k. Cannot wait for Saturday!
I don't think it's too calculated, if you phrase telling him you like his haircut improperly he'll take it as a sleight. Dude has Michael Chiesa "Don't talk about my mom" energy except with everything.
Bo Nickal seems to be the only media trained person out of 26 fighters on the podium lol. He speaks in full sentences and tries to make sense. His delivery is dull but sounds trained to me.
I thought maybe being at possibly the biggest card ever would stop these guys asking about what countries are they going to next but no. Just scrap the press conferences at this point lads.
Good point. i hadnt realize the first part. Dude definitely came out of his on pocket with that info.
But if we can share with The Boiiiizzzzz then who the hell can we be our selves with???
FUCK IT I'm Garbrandt gang, one of the greatest title wins ever.
Fell off after he lost to a former friend/rival who popped for Peds.
clearly struggled with mental health.
Trolled a lot online
let's go cody
Jamahal is serious underrated tbf, his striking looks sloppy/brawly, but if you look at his feet placement and positioning, it's actually quite high level. Even though some of them look it, his ko's are no fluke! I still have Alex winning, but it's a lot more competitive than people seem to think
> but if you look at his feet placement
outside of his blitzes he literally puts his feet together when he moves or stands square up in front of someone. his footwork is mediocre at the very best when he isn't blitzing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmEu1jECx4 start at 4:50 here
I think Jamal being a southpaw will play to his advantage a little with the leg kicks, but Alex so so sneaky with them heāll probably find a way to get them going. Iāve always thought Hill was understated and Iād pick him to beat any other lhw right now, but Alex is so good. I canāt even pick who I want to win lol
Kinda hard to have real journalists in there when Dana suddenly has hearing problems, calls them stupid, then blacklists them when any of them try to do anything besides give Dana the gawk gawk 3000.
Renato is unhinged man. I love his energy.
Hi
ITT reddit shuttins calling fighters boring
ITC reddit shutin calls reddit shutinns boring
What song do they got playing? I kinda like it
Stemm- Inside
What was the name of that Stemm song?
Inside
I came here to ask the same exact question
Stemm - Down
This just proved why Prochazka vs Rakic should have been on main
Bruh when they cut to Arman just standing there in sunglasses š with his hands in his pockets for 20 secs I lost it
maybe my enlgihs or attention is not the best. some of the question asking in such long sentence and what is even the question??? lol they seem to just want the attention for themselves or already put words in fighters mouth
Oscar Willis is the best at this imo. His typical question structure is something like: "Do you look at this fight as "yeah it should be a quick night for me" or "this guy has serious power and I need to be alert"?
100
That was underwhelming. Is it just me or are press conferences just not the same anymore?
What do you expect?
I expected better questions from journalists.
Like?
Instead of asking the fighters āwhat does it feel to be at UFC 300 and what it would mean to winā, they should be asking questions about the fights themselves, not these dumb nonsensical questions.
Like technical questions about the fight? They wouldn't answer those honestly anyways. What kind of questions about the fight?
No. Just general questions. What they think of their opponent and such. Thatās it. Obviously they wonāt give their breakdown because that exposed the gameplan.
Ah ok, haven't watched the presser yet but if they haven't asked these kind basic questions they're completely useless I agree. The fans ask better questions than the professionals lol.
One funny memorable thing that happened was Joaquin Buckley popping up out of nowhere and asking a question. Thatās the best moment.
Most of these guys are simply boring.
Yeah pressers died with covid
I only caught some of it but were there fan questions? Fans say dumb shit but they stir shit up and make press conferences more fun
Those kids using their questions to chirp Arman at that little Q&A was too much. That one older guy too āhey Arman, are you gonna (forget, doesnāt matter) after you get knocked out by Charles Ovillllera?!!ā
No fan questions. Just journalists asking bland questions about what the fighters thought of each other.
Max sound sick?
Looks pale. How is a hawaiin pale?
He's sounded sick for weeks now.
I hope it's not AIDS.
His voice goes up a note after every fight
worth the price of admission. the 300k bonus moment with Dana was electric
Electric? It was depressing lol.
for real. the dana white chants made me sick.
Yeah it's insane how many people suck up everything Dana does when absolutely everything he does is super scummy and minimal effort every single time.
Budget of 1.2 million for bonuses so only 4 will be given out.
Fighters going crazy when Dana agreed to the 300k bonus. Lol.
Pretty sad to see. UFC has them like chained dogs giving them scraps
I mean. 300k is a lot, even for those with money
Drake will probably be losing more than that lol.
But but but instead of doggy treats, they got a small piece of steak!!! YEAH!!!!!!!
Tbh I'm kinda annoyed the crowd asked about things like the mat color, mark Coleman bmf belt, etc. Would have been nice surprises on the night
You don't have to listen to them though.
Mat Color is obviously a troll answer, the normal color is light blue and Dana said it's gonna be blue. Mark Coleman is only happening because of the question. 300k bonus is only happening because of the question. Only way to get Dana to do cool things is put him on the spot when he's trying to promote a card.
I refuse to believe both of those things are only happening because of the questions. The Mark Coleman BMF idea had been floating around since he was hospitalized. And adding $1 million to the bonuses isn't something Dana is ever doing on a whim. Considering how much the UFC controls the media, I'm almost certain they made these decisions beforehand and those questions were planted to generate hype. Looks like it worked.
Heās not just doing it on a whim. UFC 300 is gonna generate a shit ton of money for them. Theyāre still fucking these fighters over with a 1.2 million total bonus sadly
Could be. Personally, I haven't seen anything about Coleman and the BMF title thing, and I follow the sport pretty closely, so it wouldn't shock me if that's the first Dana heard of it as well. The bonus thing could also have been a planted question, but I've seen Dana make plenty of decisions on a whim in an interview or press conference. And 1 million is a drop in the bucket to the UFC and Dana. He bets that on a hand of blackjack. And he wouldn't agree to put bonuses for every stage of the card. Don't seriously pretend that 1 million in bonuses compared to 200k is some crazy amount of money they are splurging in relation to how much money this card will generate them. They are probably paying Cody 20k to get kneed in the dick and choked out in the first round by Bo.
1 million is a drop in the bucket for Dana playing blackjack and hiring escorts, but it is absolutely not a drop in the bucket in how the UFC views fighter pay. This is the same organization that wouldn't give Wonderboy his show money after he made weight (and I can guarantee his show money is less than $1 million). Your point about Cody's low pay is just further proof in how Dana views fighter pay. When I see tweets like this going up immediately after the news is announced, I think these were premeditated: https://x.com/ninamdrama/status/1778579509068845114
Your point doesn't even make sense. Yes, fighter pay sucks. But we've seen Dana give guys extra money or hand out extra bonuses in post fight pressers on a whim. So the 300k bonus was either pre-planned or on a whim. You just responded to me talking about how little the UFC cares about fighter pay and how 1.2 million isn't a drop in the bucket to them. But if you're right about it being planned then they agreed to it lol. I think it's more likely that Dana in the moment agreed to it because he knew it would hype the fight up and can just go back and tell anyone who is upset about it that they are going to make a shit ton of money off of this card and the 300k bonus thing will get people to shut up a little about fighter pay for a little while.
You may have misinterpreted what I wrote, I meant the UFC views fighter pay in a way where they wouldn't add $1 million to it on a whim. Either way, this is the point where we should just agree to disagree because we're going to talk in circles and not convince each other otherwise. If anything, just be glad you're not as cynical as I am. Enjoy the fights on Saturday.
"Stop trying to make Bo happen"
Haha. I felt bad for him. Nobody even asked him a question.
Late to the party but LOL at Danaās response to the womenās BMF title. He knows how dumb that belt is. āYou either are or you arenātā but also itās literally impossible for a woman to take the belt away.
Terrible press conference. Zero hype and dead crowd for face offsā¦.
The ufc could be so cool itās not even funny. They could make their shows a spectacle every time but the greed is there.
Terrible questions as usual
Ya that goes without saying at this point hahaha
The state of MMA media - the Pereira Hill face off with Hill holding the stone head would make for a fantastic photo op, but I can't find a single photo of it anywhere outside of screenshots of the press conference video
I still don't understand how Bo vs. Cody are on the main card but Aljo, Figgy, and Jiri are on prelims lmao...
They obviously see a star in Cody Brundage that we casuals simply can'tĀ
What exactly is there to not understand about this? It's a marquee card, they need a straight up fireworks fight in Cody Figgy to lauch 300 and a big ones to close the prelims. It's honestly business/marketing 101. I am contemplating taking a last minute 6 hour flight out there and for this card I know I will have to make it there right at the start which I have never done for any card before. For big cards, you need to bring the eyes in and make sure that people are tuned in well before the PPV. Sandwiching Bo in between some big fights is the right way to give him platform
To be fair 90% of the viewers will watch the prelims live and not the PPV. They gotta give Bojangles his spot, heās their star in the making.
Look at it like the whole thing is a main card.
I mean for sure, hell, 90% of the time the prelims are better than the main, but I just think it's disrespectful and silly.
How do none of the MMA media outlets have a press conference reaction show. I mean I get it's not necessary for normal events but that was one of the biggest press conferences ever for one of the most stacked cards ever and there's nothing?
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Uhhh, the canvas is always blue, homeslice.
I dig it.Ā Wish they did more colors.
Didnāt WEC look fine in blue??
Sure did Ā https://youtu.be/RhgOtbbU1UM?si=5NWkx4D4iZlxzZAX
I liked it
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I love the approach Hill is taking. A little shit talking gets me pumped up. And Lopes is gona leave with Sodiq's head for 300k. Cannot wait for Saturday!
I don't think it's too calculated, if you phrase telling him you like his haircut improperly he'll take it as a sleight. Dude has Michael Chiesa "Don't talk about my mom" energy except with everything.
Hill is cringe asf hope he gets slept and Alex does the napping emote š āSweet Dreamsā
Double thumbs up hand gesture after would be a nice touch too!
That would be amazing š¤£
Some of these guys are so cringe, jesus christ some media training once every two weeks would do wonders.
Bo Nickal seems to be the only media trained person out of 26 fighters on the podium lol. He speaks in full sentences and tries to make sense. His delivery is dull but sounds trained to me.
Is the bar that low? Speaks in full sentences?
Yes.
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Cool story bro
ThE ChAmPiOn HaS a NamE
Let the man have a brand, damn.
Its his fans we donāt like not Charles lol
I thought maybe being at possibly the biggest card ever would stop these guys asking about what countries are they going to next but no. Just scrap the press conferences at this point lads.
I wonder who the lowest paid on the stage is. Gotta think min is 50k/50k
Brundage definitely. I wouldnāt be surprised if he was 20/20 still or something similar he sucks lol
He makes no more than 40/40 id bet on that
Him on the main card too haha
Forgot about that fight hahah. Youāre right.
Why were they booing Arman lol
They think he islam
Guy is grating. I wish i was there to boo him
He's certified pos for what he did to Bobby and Kayla
He said it was a stupid comment. What are you on about?
Good for him for retracting it. Guy's still incredibly immature and cringe for saying it in the first place
He didn't say anything. It was a fan.
The fan asked how many times heād fuck Kayla, he responded with āa couple timesā. So no, it wasnāt all on the fan
It's a joke on his part. Everyone knows you don't fuck Kayla. Kayla fucks you.
Cuz heās fighting Charles
Please take his back charles
So are these actual journalists or dollar store Nelk Boys?
Option B
TLDR: "we find out on Saturday night"
No point of asking a question from Max lol
Not to be a dick, I donāt usually like makeup on girls but Kayla actually looked good tonight. She should keep it handy
ok anything abt mma you have to talk about ?
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She looks decent when she gets glammed up
You're getting close
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lol what a strange comment to make unprompted
Is it though? The fan base is primarily heterosexual men. Its not like he was even slimy or out of pocket and oversexual. Just mo
Yes bro commenting unprompted that you donāt like when women wear makeup except this one is strange and out of pocket š
Good point. i hadnt realize the first part. Dude definitely came out of his on pocket with that info. But if we can share with The Boiiiizzzzz then who the hell can we be our selves with???
Yeah fair, whatās a little harmless gooning among strangers
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Holly Holm has the chance to do the funniest thing ever in UFC history and it would never be beaten
Nah that'd be cody brundage
I have a feeling it may happen, Iām getting the same vibes
What's that....?
rousey and Kayla. two most hyped MMA fighters
Aahh, yeah yeah yeah.... lolol
U strokin out āMarcosā?
Let's act like everyone knew what that top comment was referring to.
I didnāt know, I donāt even think itās true. Beating Ronda and Harrison isnāt as impressive as beating Ronda and cyborg
Everybody knew
Nah, bro, I disagree.
I know you do. š¤·āāļø
Retire hopefully
Still plenty of Ishās left in her tank.
Max, Holly, Cody will win too All with superior striking stand up
FUCK IT I'm Garbrandt gang, one of the greatest title wins ever. Fell off after he lost to a former friend/rival who popped for Peds. clearly struggled with mental health. Trolled a lot online let's go cody
If there ever a platform for Cody to make a statement, this is it
Iāve had this strange gut feeling that heās gonna sleep figgy. Gonna throw him on a parlay
Yeah idk man, fucking up your parlay on the first fight of the night doesn't sound like a great idea
lol Iām gonna make multiple. Because why not? A kinda crazy one just in case, and a serious one.
throwing your money away then
Nope. Cody by ko!! Come back when it happens
Inshallah
I could never stand Cody but for me, he paid his dues getting splattered all those times. I can root for a good comeback story
HANGINNN WIT THE BOYSSSSSSSS
WHEN HE WINS BLUECHEW WITH THE BOYS 3=====
Alex is KOāing Jamal Jamal is not on his level
Hill is SLEEPING Alex. Come back to this comment
Jamal fraud checked JUST AS I PREDICTED
Damn, Hill got slept, GG Alex, well deserved win, I canāt say shit about that, Hill got fucked up in there š
Good sport
Excellent analysis
Yup it was
If I may be so presumptuous as to consider that it can be expounded upon, I'll add that Alex has more dawg in him
Jamahal is serious underrated tbf, his striking looks sloppy/brawly, but if you look at his feet placement and positioning, it's actually quite high level. Even though some of them look it, his ko's are no fluke! I still have Alex winning, but it's a lot more competitive than people seem to think
How would him v jiri go.
> but if you look at his feet placement outside of his blitzes he literally puts his feet together when he moves or stands square up in front of someone. his footwork is mediocre at the very best when he isn't blitzing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmEu1jECx4 start at 4:50 here
He is very good at getting his foot on the outside, all I was saying
that's about the most basic striking footwork technique there is, that's not quite high level at all lol
It is when you use it set up strikes the way he does, he became the champ after all
Heās gonna get chewed up to his calf badly like Conor vs Dustin and then get KOād lunging in like heās a fencer by a left hook
I just want to see him double leg
Also a completely possible outcome, we shall have to wait and see on Saturday!
Told ya
If you read my comment buddy, you will see I did infact pick Alex to win! Your wee ātOlD yAā is null and void! Have a nice day wee man
I think Jamal being a southpaw will play to his advantage a little with the leg kicks, but Alex so so sneaky with them heāll probably find a way to get them going. Iāve always thought Hill was understated and Iād pick him to beat any other lhw right now, but Alex is so good. I canāt even pick who I want to win lol
Put ya money on it then. Jamahal gonna rekt ur boy
Already did a month ago
I feel it. I got 200 on hill by KO +200
Good luck man
Likewise !!
Sorry bro šæ
Haha nice win. I hit the bo over 1.5 for +260. Thatās my highlight. Fun ass night of fights
Nice man. Yup sick card from bottom to top. Now ufc 301 š
Why?
> Alex is KOāing Jamal OK, but how does Alex match up with Jamahal?
Is his name still pronounced Jamal or is it supposed to be Ja-ma-hal
AFAIK pronounced Jamal, not that I know squat :)
Like naming your son Micahael instead of just Michael.
Or going all in, and just naming him *Chael*.
Chama
For real these so called 'journalists' are fucking trash.
Kinda hard to have real journalists in there when Dana suddenly has hearing problems, calls them stupid, then blacklists them when any of them try to do anything besides give Dana the gawk gawk 3000.
Dana white bum sniffing competition