MMA/UFC: Shevchenko upsets Holm by decision (how bad is this for UFC, Rousey & women's MMA?)

World B Free · Jul 26, 2016

Holly Holm is having the best and worst year ever...

Helico-pterFunk · Jul 26, 2016

Holly Holm ...

- Win title in 2nd round in Nov. 2015

- Lose title in 5th round in March 2016

- Lose decision over 5 rounds in July 2016

STAR-69 · Jul 26, 2016

At this point, Holly Holm will be remembered as the Buster Douglas of MMA!!!

Helico-pterFunk · Jul 27, 2016

Looking forward to the Rose Namajunas - Karolina K' fight this coming weekend. Hoping to see one of them face Joanna J' sometime in 2017.

theteacher · Jul 27, 2016

Helico-pterFunk said:
Yeah - gonna be interesting to see how they line that card. They (and Conor McG) definitely want to get on it after having missed UFC 200 earlier this month in Vegas. Should be interesting to see how Diaz-McG II plays out on Aug. 20th ... if Conor loses ... imagine the additional fanfare coming Diaz's way. If McG wins ... they'll be looking to make that trilogy for additional $ later in the year, or early-2017.

Hell yeah... I know the UFC ain't going no where, but damn. They been catchin serious L's recently
SMH
McGregor - retired/on hiatus
Jon Jones - positive/drugs = missed the main event
Rousey - lost (their cash cow) = on hiatus
Lesnar - positive/drugs = suspension
these are ALL big names lol

theteacher · Jul 27, 2016

STAR-69 said:
At this point, Holly Holm will be remembered as the Buster Douglas of MMA!!!

BASICALLY!!!
lol

Helico-pterFunk · Jul 27, 2016

theteacher said:
Hell yeah... I know the UFC ain't going no where, but damn. They been catchin serious L's recently
SMH
McGregor - retired/on hiatus
Jon Jones - positive/drugs = missed the main event
Rousey - lost (their cash cow) = on hiatus
Lesnar - positive/drugs = suspension
these are ALL big names lol

Talked to my brother earlier today, and we had a good discussion about the major stars. Where Jones will be at upon return to the sport. How many years Conor McG' has left. Will Rousey ever return? How many years for Holm too (she's in her mid-30s or so now)? Trilogy fight for Diaz-McG if Conor wins in August? What division does Conor re-settle back to if he loses for a 2nd time to Diaz? Does he settle at 155lbs? Does he head back to 145lbs and the unhealthy weight cuts (despite his many successes in that division)? Will we ever get a McG-Aldo rematch at some point?

theteacher · Jul 27, 2016

Helico-pterFunk said:
Talked to my brother earlier today, and we had a good discussion about the major stars. Where Jones will be at upon return to the sport. How many years Conor McG' has left. Will Rousey ever return? How many years for Holm too (she's in her mid-30s or so now)? Trilogy fight for Diaz-McG if Conor wins in August? What division does Conor re-settle back to if he loses for a 2nd time to Diaz? Does he settle at 155lbs? Does he head back to 145lbs and the unhealthy weight cuts (despite his many successes in that division)? Will we ever get a McG-Aldo rematch at some point?

Great convo man!
as a fan, you always wanna see good fights
whether they win or lose

Helico-pterFunk · Jul 27, 2016

theteacher said:
Great convo man!
as a fan, you always wanna see good fights
whether they win or lose

What's fun about the sport of MMA over the years is seeing the amount of big-name match-ups too. Funny hearing people like Diaz ask for the MONEY fights now (McG) ... fuck the title belt status.

Hell ... Alvarez was talking some good shit at 155lbs earlier this month. Joking that he wants an easy fight now (McG) ... as he's been facing so much good competition over the years ... Cerrone, Pettis, Melendez, RDA. Now he wants to get paid via the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.