Midnight Mania! Arum claims UFC wants half McGregor’s purse vs. Mayweather

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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight we have Bob Arum dishing on why McGregor-Mayweather may not happen, Max Holloway poking more fun at Jose Aldo, Joanna Jedrzejczyk enjoying Florida, fun with fight posters, knockouts, sumo, submissions, and much more.


Insomnia

Bob Arum gave his thoughts on McGregor-Mayweather, and the obstacles standing in the way of the fight happening. As a boxing promoter, he was pretty disdainful of the UFC’s style. While Arum is not involved in the negotiations, he is one of the most well-connected men in boxing, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he had inside information. Transcipt via BloodyElbow.com:

“I think the only impediment there is the UFC, because UFC doesn’t treat fighters the same way that boxing promoters do. In other words, UFC fighters get so much less than boxers do. They proposed a deal to Conor that on his share of the purse, they take 50 percent. Now, give me a break.

“If the fight doesn’t happen…not that I think it’s going to be a great fight, because I think Conor fighting Mayweather is not really a fight, if it’s boxing. Conor (is a) great MMA fighter, but hasn’t shown anything in boxing. And Mayweather’s one of the great fighters. But if that fight doesn’t happen, the blame will only be on the UFC.”

There are a couple interesting things here. Firstly, he is absolutely correct in the way the UFC treats it’s fighters financially compared to boxing, if we are talking the top stars. (There is some evidence that the UFC treats it’s mid-level talent better than boxing, although both sports do an awful job compared to mainstream sports in terms of profit share) McGregor gets paid pocket change for what he draws compared to boxing stars. That’s one of the most interesting aspects of this ongoing McGregor-Mayweather conversation- it may open the door to UFC fighters and fans understanding how underpaid they all are.

Secondly, Arum is right. The fight itself won’t be competitive, despite what Dana White and even Nate Diaz would have you believe. McGregor can’t be faulted for his lack of self-belief, though. He seems to fully believe he can stun the entire world by knocking Floyd out.


Bobs and Weaves

Holloway isn’t above poking fun at giants. Jose Aldo may be an all-time great in his division, but Max believes his day has come. I can’t wait for UFC 212.

.@BlessedMMA found a pretty funny photo of him to just remind Jose Aldo about their upcoming fight. @anezbitt can’t wait for #UFC212. pic.twitter.com/YiYfpnG5DD

— AtTheBuzzer (@TheBuzzerOnFOX) March 23, 2017

Joanna trains in Florida at American Top Team, and it looks like she’s decided to enjoy that for all it’s worth. I’m a little jealous, honestly. I’ve always wanted to visit the Everglades.

It’s air boat time on the swamp!

From Poland to the Florida Everglades, @joannamma is enjoying a day on the water ahead of #UFC211 pic.twitter.com/7ZXf357zr0

— FOX Sports: PROcast (@PROcast) March 23, 2017

Ilir Latifi is one of this column’s favorites, partly because he can do stuff like this:

Saturday special ✨

A post shared by Ilir Latifi (@ilirlatifi) on Mar 13, 2017 at 5:36am PDT

He also had a fight announced, on that Penn-Siver card in Oklahoma. What an odd place for a Brazilian and a Swede to meet.

It’s official June 25th Oklahoma ✨

A post shared by Ilir Latifi (@ilirlatifi) on Mar 23, 2017 at 10:27am PDT

This is the original poster for Gastelum-Silva at UFC 212 in Brazil. It seems to be missing someone though- where is Kelvin Gastelum?

There he is

New UFC 212 Anderson Silva vs Kelvin Gastelum Poster pic.twitter.com/BhDBFlg642

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) March 22, 2017

Wait, they made the same mistake with this one.

E M B R E V E . C O M I N G S O O N

A post shared by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Mar 23, 2017 at 6:17am PDT

Fixed.

Another new UFC 212 Anderson Silva vs Kelvin Gastelum poster pic.twitter.com/kLXBTIVkVh

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) March 23, 2017

Let’s just fix all the posters.

Im really enjoying these #UFC212 posters pic.twitter.com/iXkPc02JNp

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) March 23, 2017

Even Dana White is into helping get Gastelum into the picture with Silva.

Dana helping out pic.twitter.com/xKR3qVDq8w

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) March 23, 2017

Speaking of posters, this one’s not bad.

Everything you need to know about #BellatorNYC ➡️ https://t.co/3CAOBANDvx pic.twitter.com/OeXBvLvoCE

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) March 23, 2017

I like this concept too.

Here’s my #Bellator180 poster concept! pic.twitter.com/YcEhf39tvO

— John Sheehan (@johnsportraits) March 23, 2017

The whole card is stacked, and it’s a pretty good venture into the Pay-Per-View market for Bellator.

#BellatorNYC PPV
Chael Sonnen/Wanderlei Silva
Fedor Emelianenko/Matt Mitrione
Douglas Lima/Lorenz Larkin
Michael Chandler/Brent Primus

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) March 23, 2017

Y’all remember this right? Yeah, this ought to be fun. I’m looking forward to the press conferences.

I can’t wait for Wanderlei Silva Vs Chael Sonnen fight! #Bellator180 pic.twitter.com/v9YAFl3hsH

— Deja hill (@Dejavu987) March 21, 2017

Alright, Invicta… you’ve got my attention

Revenge is a dish best served cold. @littleroo1two poses with her Hattori Hanzo steel. #killbill #invictafc22 pic.twitter.com/KP0S3ILQWn

— Invicta FC (@InvictaFights) March 23, 2017

With no UFC this weekend, you may find yourself wanting that combat sports fix. Here’s everything going on this weekend:

Live Combat Sport Schedule: 3/23 – 3/26https://t.co/dnuGkopRtK pic.twitter.com/d4DPI878MT

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 23, 2017


Quick Hits

  • Joseph Benavidez is officially spinning his wheels at flyweight- they’ve got him fighting rising prospect Ben Nguyen. He could just as easily be getting a title shot, but those two losses to Mighty Mouse are hard to erase
  • Rampage Jackson plans on weighing 260 to fight King Mo? Is he on a diet of horse meat?
  • Looks like Nate Diaz will be getting a refund from the NSAC for that bottle-throwing fine

Slips, Rips and KO Clips

This submission is extremely cool

Chengjie Wu with a nice setup and finish from last week’s Battlefield FC prelims pic.twitter.com/OjE2vGioa5

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017

pic.twitter.com/xrLAVjxwjb

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017

Nasty submission

pic.twitter.com/cFh8tkdf1U

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017

That’s why the hook comes after the cross.

Jin Sasa with the KO pic.twitter.com/SMN89MxRLE

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017

SUMO

Harumafuji likely ends Takayasu’s hopes for the yusho pic.twitter.com/gEROGpeqBd

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017

Terunofuji fights back from the edge and remains in the yusho hunt pic.twitter.com/9wYSM4DHdE

— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) March 23, 2017


Fan Post

Anyone watching Iron Fist? This is your fanpost.

I don’t know what you guys are talking about, Iron Fist fight scenes were lit pic.twitter.com/5GpSLnefrY

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) March 24, 2017

Stay woke, Maniacs!

Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight we have Bob Arum dishing on why McGregor-Mayweather may not happen, Max Holloway poking more fun at Jose Aldo, Joanna Jedrzejczyk enjoying Florida, fun with fight posters, knockouts, sumo, submissions, and much more.


Insomnia

Bob Arum gave his thoughts on McGregor-Mayweather, and the obstacles standing in the way of the fight happening. As a boxing promoter, he was pretty disdainful of the UFC’s style. While Arum is not involved in the negotiations, he is one of the most well-connected men in boxing, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he had inside information. Transcipt via BloodyElbow.com:

“I think the only impediment there is the UFC, because UFC doesn’t treat fighters the same way that boxing promoters do. In other words, UFC fighters get so much less than boxers do. They proposed a deal to Conor that on his share of the purse, they take 50 percent. Now, give me a break.

“If the fight doesn’t happen…not that I think it’s going to be a great fight, because I think Conor fighting Mayweather is not really a fight, if it’s boxing. Conor (is a) great MMA fighter, but hasn’t shown anything in boxing. And Mayweather’s one of the great fighters. But if that fight doesn’t happen, the blame will only be on the UFC.”

There are a couple interesting things here. Firstly, he is absolutely correct in the way the UFC treats it’s fighters financially compared to boxing, if we are talking the top stars. (There is some evidence that the UFC treats it’s mid-level talent better than boxing, although both sports do an awful job compared to mainstream sports in terms of profit share) McGregor gets paid pocket change for what he draws compared to boxing stars. That’s one of the most interesting aspects of this ongoing McGregor-Mayweather conversation- it may open the door to UFC fighters and fans understanding how underpaid they all are.

Secondly, Arum is right. The fight itself won’t be competitive, despite what Dana White and even Nate Diaz would have you believe. McGregor can’t be faulted for his lack of self-belief, though. He seems to fully believe he can stun the entire world by knocking Floyd out.


Bobs and Weaves

Holloway isn’t above poking fun at giants. Jose Aldo may be an all-time great in his division, but Max believes his day has come. I can’t wait for UFC 212.

Joanna trains in Florida at American Top Team, and it looks like she’s decided to enjoy that for all it’s worth. I’m a little jealous, honestly. I’ve always wanted to visit the Everglades.

Ilir Latifi is one of this column’s favorites, partly because he can do stuff like this:

Saturday special ?

A post shared by Ilir Latifi (@ilirlatifi) on

He also had a fight announced, on that Penn-Siver card in Oklahoma. What an odd place for a Brazilian and a Swede to meet.

It’s official June 25th Oklahoma ?

A post shared by Ilir Latifi (@ilirlatifi) on

This is the original poster for Gastelum-Silva at UFC 212 in Brazil. It seems to be missing someone though- where is Kelvin Gastelum?

There he is

Wait, they made the same mistake with this one.

E M B R E V E . C O M I N G S O O N

A post shared by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on

Fixed.

Let’s just fix all the posters.

Even Dana White is into helping get Gastelum into the picture with Silva.

Speaking of posters, this one’s not bad.

I like this concept too.

The whole card is stacked, and it’s a pretty good venture into the Pay-Per-View market for Bellator.

Y’all remember this right? Yeah, this ought to be fun. I’m looking forward to the press conferences.

Alright, Invicta… you’ve got my attention

With no UFC this weekend, you may find yourself wanting that combat sports fix. Here’s everything going on this weekend:


Quick Hits

  • Joseph Benavidez is officially spinning his wheels at flyweight- they’ve got him fighting rising prospect Ben Nguyen. He could just as easily be getting a title shot, but those two losses to Mighty Mouse are hard to erase
  • Rampage Jackson plans on weighing 260 to fight King Mo? Is he on a diet of horse meat?
  • Looks like Nate Diaz will be getting a refund from the NSAC for that bottle-throwing fine

Slips, Rips and KO Clips

This submission is extremely cool

Nasty submission

That’s why the hook comes after the cross.

SUMO


Fan Post

Anyone watching Iron Fist? This is your fanpost.

Stay woke, Maniacs!