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First off, knowing that Mauro and Mike Goldberg will commentate at Bellator, I might want to watch the PPV.

Second, FINALLY the deal is made for Mayweather vs McGregor. What a great coincidence that im throwing a barbecue with me and my friends that same day. I can't wait for this fight. My early prediction, if it goes to the judges, Mayweather is definitely winning. I think McGregor has great punching power to knock Mayweather out

Personally, I'm kind of bummed that Mayweather/McGregor is happening when it's happening because the fight is taking place 3 weeks before the biggest fight since Money/Pacman in GGG/Canelo.

I'm as big a boxing fan as I am an MMA fan and boxing has had a pretty awesome year and I feel that Floyd/Conor is definitely going to take some buys from GGG/Canelo. It seems like the sport of boxing was recovering from the Floyd/Manny fight that every casual found to be boring and Golovkin/Alvarez is easily the biggest fight that the sport of boxing has, but the Mayweather/McGregor fight could take some shine off of it.

I expect Floyd/Conor to be nothing more than a money-grabbing chit-show. Mayweather can outbox Conor for 12 rounds and likely will try to do that since he wins using the path with least resistance and a path that has helped him avoid some of the long term effect of taking too many blows to the head. However, there are questions that this fight can provide. Can Conor successfully go 12 rounds with Floyd Mayweather without gassing like he did in the two Nate Diaz fights? Can Conor somehow land the devastating left that can trouble Floyd? Hell, you can ask the question of "Will Floyd seeking a KO if the chance were to arise?", although I highly doubt it.

Many people are looking forward to this fight, but I would feel kind of dirty for shelling out the money for this circus show. Still, I'm quite surprised that Floyd/Conor is even happening because I feel that Floyd has so much to lose than anything to gain from beating Conor, other than another 8-9 figure payday for a perceived easy fight.

Yeah, pretty much sums up my feelings... I'll definitely order Floyd Vs Conor - but I'd have preferred Conor Vs Khabib and something like  Mayweather Vs the GGG/Canelo winner instead. But we're probably in the minority - Floyd Vs Conor is going to appeal to a lot of casual fans and has that Boxing Vs MMA "uniqueness" to it.

I do wonder if this means we've seen the last of Conor in the UFC though... the guy's going to be set for life (heck, many lifetimes!), so really will have no need to fight on. I suppose if he gets KO'd or totally outclassed, he might want to redeem himself(?).

He has head trauma. Christ that sucks. One of my faves.

He was helping a friend in Illinois when it happened.

RAYMOND, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was injured in a collision between a pickup truck and train.

Police say the pickup was traveling on a road in central Illinois Friday when the driver crossed railroad tracks marked with a warning. The vehicle was struck on the passenger side.

The 43-year-old Hughes of Hillsboro, Illinois was taken to St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

In a statement, the hospital reported a trauma team stabilized Hughes and passed on a request from the Hughes family asking for privacy.

Hughes was a celebrated mixed-martial-arts fighter before retiring in 2011 and is a member of the UFC's Hall of Fame.

UFC spokesman David Lockett said the group will respect Hughes' family's privacy and "keep Matt and his family in our prayers."

Holly Holm needed the win, good to hear that.

Here's an update on Matt Hughes.

Sad to report UFC Veteran Tim Hauge has been declared brain dead after his boxing match last night. Very unfortunate. I didn't see the fight but it sounds like the round before he was KO'ed he was dropped a total of 3 times.


He was only 33.

That made reports down here too. That sucks. Not really familiar with Hague but that's a shocking way to go.

After an even crazier double knockdown too! Can't say I'm a fan of Mitrione but it was the biggest win of his career to date. Good for him.


(Go Warriors...)