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UFC 209: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson targeted for March 4 in Las Vegas

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This should be a good fight. Both of these guys are on long winning streaks in the LW division.
 

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Fight cancelled. Khabib was hospitalized dude to a bad weight cut. UFC really need to be more proactive in preventing stuff like this. These severe weight cuts are getting ridiculous. It's only a matter of time before something really bad happens
 

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Fight cancelled. Khabib was hospitalized dude to a bad weight cut. UFC really need to be more proactive in preventing stuff like this. These severe weight cuts are getting ridiculous. It's only a matter of time before something really bad happens
My Son just won his Pro debut, he's only 21 so we only allow him to fight 2-3 times per year because of how difficult the weight cuts are. He cut from 205 to a catchweight of 178. Sad part is, if you don't cut and hydrate, you are looking at a 20 pound weight deficit on fight night, especially the guys that are roided up and taking IV's after weigh in
 

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My Son just won his Pro debut, he's only 21 so we only allow him to fight 2-3 times per year because of how difficult the weight cuts are. He cut from 205 to a catchweight of 178. Sad part is, if you don't cut and hydrate, you are looking at a 20 pound weight deficit on fight night, especially the guys that are roided up and taking IV's after weigh in

Geez. That's a steep cut. I was reading some speculation that Khabib had to drop something similar (close to 30 pounds) in a day to try to make weight. I just think that stuff is too dangerous. I don't really know how to change it though. Maybe weigh the fighters during camps and make rules that they can only fight in divisions within a certain small % of their weight?
 

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Geez. That's a steep cut. I was reading some speculation that Khabib had to drop something similar (close to 30 pounds) in a day to try to make weight. I just think that stuff is too dangerous. I don't really know how to change it though. Maybe weigh the fighters during camps and make rules that they can only fight in divisions within a certain small % of their weight?
I don't know how you fix it. My Son was on an LFA card, the main card was on AXS. If you go to same day weigh in's, you run the risk of having a few fights not make due to missed weights and have no time to add bouts, running the risk of cancelling a card, which would be a disaster. It's tough
 

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So many fighters are cutting a lot of weight that it's a disadvantage for the fighters that don't. An ideal situation would be that all the fighters compete close to their natural weight. It's not an easy fix but they need to figure out how to keep the fighters safe while cutting weight but still have the fight go forward. The fans miss it if not. I also feel bad for Ferguson. The guy did all that training & was ready to fight. His team and family also made lots of sacrifices in support of him.

On a similar note, I'd rather see a few less fight events if it meant more stacked cards with more championship fights. This would make last minute changes less impactful to the overall card. Another idea is have alternate fighters ready to fight as agreed upon by the initially scheduled fighters.
 

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I don't know how you fix it. My Son was on an LFA card, the main card was on AXS. If you go to same day weigh in's, you run the risk of having a few fights not make due to missed weights and have no time to add bouts, running the risk of cancelling a card, which would be a disaster. It's tough

Make them weigh in the day of the fight. You cut that much that close to your fight and you're not going to be able to fight regardless of whether you use an IV.
 

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Sad for the loss of the fight. Dominick Cruz on the mic. Elkins getting rocked atm.
 

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What a fucking amazing ending to the Elkins Bektic fight. WOW!
 

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Rewatching, Mark Hunt and Allistar first round was fun to watch so far. I missed this fight yesterday.
 

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Amazing how slow the pace was and how brutal the knockout.
 

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Cynthia Calvillo is legit contender for hottest ufc fighter. Brand new.
 

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Cavillo ends it by choke, both girls are hot tho.
 

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I was going to bet 250 on kelly which would have netted me 650, i should have made that bet lol.
 

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To me the Main event was another draw. Man that shit was boring.
 
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