Gunnar Nelson Isn’t Buying All The Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather Talk

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Gunnar Nelson is a close friend and training partner of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

So when Nelson gets online and sees all the hype and talk about a potential McGregor-Floyd Mayweather contest, he isn’t buying it.

“They’re definitely hyping it up, both of them,” said Nelson, during a recent interview with Submission Radio. “Both of them are taking part in it. So I think they will definitely like to build it up, build up the money and make it happen at some point, but I don’t know how it works with the UFC and the contracts. Like, they’d have to make some deal with them and include them somehow, cause most of us know how the UFC deals are and you can’t really just go off and do a super-fight with Floyd Mayweather if you’re signed with the UFC. But yeah, we’ll definitely see how things go. I definitely don’t think it’s gonna happen September or whenever they said.

“And I don’t think (the fight happens on) New Year’s either. They’re just putting dates and stuff like that (because) it will just hype the whole thing and just keep hyping until they will get a few hundred million or whatever.”

The 27-year-old Nelson (15-2-1) got back in the win column this past May with a second round submission of Albert Tumenov at UFC Fight Night 87. He noted in the interview that he is looking at September or October for a return to action.

“Yeah I’d like to return this fall. This summer I’m gonna spend a lot of time with my boy now,” he said. “His Mum is going to go abroad; she’s doing some projects in Berlin. So I will be spending a lot of time with him this summer. So I’d like maybe this fall. I don’t know exactly what cards are on, but I would be aiming for a little summer vacation or spend some time here (in Iceland). I’m always training”

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Gunnar Nelson is a close friend and training partner of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

So when Nelson gets online and sees all the hype and talk about a potential McGregor-Floyd Mayweather contest, he isn’t buying it.

“They’re definitely hyping it up, both of them,” said Nelson, during a recent interview with Submission Radio. “Both of them are taking part in it. So I think they will definitely like to build it up, build up the money and make it happen at some point, but I don’t know how it works with the UFC and the contracts. Like, they’d have to make some deal with them and include them somehow, cause most of us know how the UFC deals are and you can’t really just go off and do a super-fight with Floyd Mayweather if you’re signed with the UFC. But yeah, we’ll definitely see how things go. I definitely don’t think it’s gonna happen September or whenever they said.

“And I don’t think (the fight happens on) New Year’s either. They’re just putting dates and stuff like that (because) it will just hype the whole thing and just keep hyping until they will get a few hundred million or whatever.”

The 27-year-old Nelson (15-2-1) got back in the win column this past May with a second round submission of Albert Tumenov at UFC Fight Night 87. He noted in the interview that he is looking at September or October for a return to action.

“Yeah I’d like to return this fall. This summer I’m gonna spend a lot of time with my boy now,” he said. “His Mum is going to go abroad; she’s doing some projects in Berlin. So I will be spending a lot of time with him this summer. So I’d like maybe this fall. I don’t know exactly what cards are on, but I would be aiming for a little summer vacation or spend some time here (in Iceland). I’m always training”

New Video: Ronda Rousey Boxing Drills With Edmond Tarverdyan

It’s time for Ronda to get a boxing coach… Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion suffered the first loss of her professional career at UFC 193. After years of dominating the division as the first and only belt holder until meeting Holly Holm, ‘Rowdy’ entered the Melbourne pay-per-view as a massive betting favorite. As is quite

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It’s time for Ronda to get a boxing coach…

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion suffered the first loss of her professional career at UFC 193. After years of dominating the division as the first and only belt holder until meeting Holly Holm, ‘Rowdy’ entered the Melbourne pay-per-view as a massive betting favorite. As is quite often the case when the hopes of not only a lot of fans, but also the promotion itself is invested in a single fighter, things went south when Rousey fought Holm down under.

The head kick heard around the world still reverberates to this day, as ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ overcame the odds and Rousey’s Judo game to land a crushing knockout win.

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A loss is a loss in mixed martial arts, they are seldom avoided, and most fighters take them as learning experiences, regardless of how brutal and depressing they may seem at the time. But the case of Rousey’s loss to Holm had a few differences. After entering a deep stage of reclusion, Rousey would emerge in 2016 to reveal she’d considered suicide after her first loss.

She openly admitted she’d somewhat bought in to her own hype, and that the defeat made her feel worthless and lost. It also didn’t help that a torrent of memes and video edits flooded the MMA forums, mocking Rousey at her lowest moment.

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But now we’ve started to hear news of Rousey getting back to training again. But has she got a new boxing coach? She received heavy criticism even before the Holm loss about her lack of boxing fundamentals. They were heavily exposed at UFC 193, so surely if a return is planned it’s time to sharpen the edges in her stand up game, right?

Skip to page 2 for the latest footage of Ronda Rousey training boxing with Edmond Tarverdyan…

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The Ultimate Fighter Blog: Amanda Cooper – Ep. 7 Preview

The announcement had been made, I will be representing Team Claudia next against one of the toughest opponents from the red team, Jamie Moyle. As we squared off, immediately after the fight selection, Joanna made the comment, “Easy fight Jamie.” This r…

The announcement had been made, I will be representing Team Claudia next against one of the toughest opponents from the red team, Jamie Moyle. As we squared off, immediately after the fight selection, Joanna made the comment, “Easy fight Jamie.” This remark only added to the excitement for me as I knew it wouldn’t be an easy fight and they were making a big mistake in underestimating what I bring to the table.To my surprise, once I had been chosen to compete next, I felt more relieved than stressed. I had gone multiple weeks of not knowing when I would fight or who it would be against. Final … Read the Full Article Here

The 10 – Best fights on tap for June

The dust from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, capped by Cody Garbrandt’s first-round steamrolling of Thomas Almeida, has yet to settle, but it’s already time to start looking forward to the next month of action in the Oct…

The dust from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, capped by Cody Garbrandt’s first-round steamrolling of Thomas Almeida, has yet to settle, but it’s already time to start looking forward to the next month of action in the Octagon and you don’t even have to wait a week for the festivities to kick off.While June is a light month compared to most, with just two events, it’s heavy on intriguing matchups and should serve as a tasty appetizer to the smorgasbord of events that follow in July.Here’s a look at what’s in store in the month ahead.RELATED … Read the Full Article Here

Faber convinced he knows secret to toppling Cruz at UFC 199

The strikes against Urijah Faber are easy: three UFC title fights and three losses. Some use those stats to measure Faber’s career negatively — that he’s never been able to achieve the ultimate in the sport. But to Faber, the UFC’s belt remains the last remaining piece to a puzzle of long-time greatness.“You have to realize in 2003 the lightest (UFC) class was 170 pounds and they had three events a year,” Faber said. “I went around and collected belts in my division (across other promotions).”RELATED CONTENT: Sean Shelby breaks down Cruz vs Faber&nbsp … Read the Full Article Here

The strikes against Urijah Faber are easy: three UFC title fights and three losses. Some use those stats to measure Faber’s career negatively — that he’s never been able to achieve the ultimate in the sport. But to Faber, the UFC’s belt remains the last remaining piece to a puzzle of long-time greatness.“You have to realize in 2003 the lightest (UFC) class was 170 pounds and they had three events a year,” Faber said. “I went around and collected belts in my division (across other promotions).”RELATED CONTENT: Sean Shelby breaks down Cruz vs Faber&nbsp … Read the Full Article Here

Faber convinced he knows secret to toppling Cruz at UFC 199

The strikes against Urijah Faber are easy: three UFC title fights and three losses. Some use those stats to measure Faber’s career negatively — that he’s never been able to achieve the ultimate in the sport. But to Faber, the UFC’s belt remains the last remaining piece to a puzzle of long-time greatness.“You have to realize in 2003 the lightest (UFC) class was 170 pounds and they had three events a year,” Faber said. “I went around and collected belts in my division (across other promotions).”RELATED CONTENT: Sean Shelby breaks down Cruz vs Faber&nbsp … Read the Full Article Here

The strikes against Urijah Faber are easy: three UFC title fights and three losses. Some use those stats to measure Faber’s career negatively — that he’s never been able to achieve the ultimate in the sport. But to Faber, the UFC’s belt remains the last remaining piece to a puzzle of long-time greatness.“You have to realize in 2003 the lightest (UFC) class was 170 pounds and they had three events a year,” Faber said. “I went around and collected belts in my division (across other promotions).”RELATED CONTENT: Sean Shelby breaks down Cruz vs Faber&nbsp … Read the Full Article Here