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Conor McGregor was followed by TMZ and had some interesting takes on the price of his upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event, Floyd Mayweather’s financial choices and the doubters.
On the doubters:
“Fuck them!”
On the price of the PPV:
“It should be $120!”
On Mayweather not paying his taxes:
“That’s gotta sting. I don’t give a fuck what he did. I don’t give a fuck … he should have stayed retired. He’s fucked now, and that’s the God’s honest truth. He should have paid his taxes and stayed retired, and kept my name out of his mouth.”
Insomnia
Everyone wants a crack at Justin Gaethje now- but he’s especially down to fight Eddie Alvarez. Real respects real.
Rematch Poirier sounds fun.. Fight w@Justin_Gaethje might be even better .. Battle 4 America’s Most Violent …What do You fans Want lmk??
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) July 10, 2017
Amanda Nunes’ explanation about removing herself from UFC 213’s main event this past weekend didn’t keep her from getting thrown under the bus by her own promoter, Dana White, who is the archetypal jerk boss. Nunes’ manager had some choice words for him.
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) July 9, 2017
This moment reveals what a genuinely nice guy Robert Whittaker is … and Yoel Romero gracious in defeat. Michael Bisping, though, is an entirely different story.
Warriors respecting warriors.
This post-fight embrace between @YoelRomeroMMA? & @robwhittakermma after #UFC213 is what MMA is all about. pic.twitter.com/NRaU3Ipjvi
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 9, 2017
Speaking of warriors respecting each other …
@NateDiaz209 pic.twitter.com/RClXLGc6lH
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 10, 2017
Kelvin Gastelum is right that Gegard Mousasi to Bellator means one less guy to worry about — Middleweight is an aging division, so guys like Gastelum are poised to be at the top for a long time just by default. Gastelum faces Chris Weidman at UFC on Fox 25 on July 22
Accurate!
Training at the UFC PI! #UFC214 pic.twitter.com/XwxLhNkIxW
— Sage Northcutt (@sagenorthcutt) July 10, 2017
Sage Northcutt’s arm pic.twitter.com/gzKb3jkKyM
— E. Casey Leydon (@ekc) July 10, 2017
Fabricio Werdum gets paid six figures by a guy who rounds up homosexuals for concentration camps? That doesn’t seem good.
Kadyrov’s promotion, which pays Werdum six figures to represent them, claims he was robbed at #UFC213: “This picture speaks for itself” pic.twitter.com/8R9inlE1n4
— Karim Zidan (@ZidanSports) July 9, 2017
Mousasi speaks the truth on the Reebok deal, Joe Lauzon’s minority dissent aside.
“I think 99 percent of fighters aren’t happy with Reebok” says @mousasi_mma on #TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/2fVikni8MF
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) July 10, 2017
So, If this is correct, and my math is correct, for his 2 fights in 2015 and this fight in 2017, Floyd is looking at 160 million in taxes https://t.co/p82ht544LD
— profloumoore (@loumoore12) July 10, 2017
Frankie Edgar seems to be getting the next title shot … and Cub Swanson isn’t happy about it.
When I lost to Frankie he got my title fight and he lost it. So that doesn’t mean he gets another one over
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 10, 2017
My last 4 fights I won. 3 were ranked opponents and one wasn’t. Just helping the keyboard warriors get their facts straight
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) July 10, 2017
Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne will never squash their beef.
#ufc213 @travisbrowneMMA pic.twitter.com/ZuwwjOhWG6
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) July 9, 2017
Slips, Rips, and Knockout Clips
Ivan Shtyrkov knocked out Satoshi Ishii today in Yekaterinburg. The “Ural Hulk” now 12-0. pic.twitter.com/IH4Dmwg6Bl
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 9, 2017
Maybe watch out for this guy at UFC “Glasgow” — Galore Bofando has some pretty awesome highlights:
Galore Bofando #UFCFightNight113 #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/zOBGqoRZui
— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) July 10, 2017
Galore Bofando dropped Peter Irving w/ a spinning heel kick in R1 #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/VUDoP5Q62Y
— Honky Extraordinaire (@Mr_Honky) July 10, 2017
Galore Bofando finished Wendle Lewis w/ a crazy spinning wheel kick to LRC in R1 #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/aNx7WgNI9A
— Honky Extraordinaire (@Mr_Honky) July 10, 2017
Podcasts and Video
UFC 213 post-fight show with Flyin’ Brian J. (subscribe to MMAMania.com’s Youtube channel here):
The MMA Hour!
The Monday Morning Analyst:
Tommy Toehold presents UFC 213 in 60 seconds:
Random Land
A reminder to follow Derrick Lewis on Instagram
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