Obvious shame about the main event but ah well got my moneys worth with seeing nelson and maia... and weidman get his ass handed to him

That Damien Maia fight was one of the best grappling fights i have seen in UFC for a long time.

I couldn't stay awake any longer after having come home from an all-nighter in Sydney and went to download the fight via bittorrent. I thought there was something wrong when it was only 17MB, but nope. :lol:

Wish I was in Dublin tonight!

I barely got comfortable in my seat before Aldo got KTFO!

Rematch rematch!

Seeing as Aldo was the champion it wouldn't surprise me if a rematch clause was added to the contact incase he lost.

Fucking booyah.
$50 on diaz by submission.

What a fight!

:lol: So in 10 days time UFC 2 comes out with Rousey and McGregor on the cover.

Love it when a shit talker gets his arse handed to him.

-PB

:lol:

Pre-order now :D

McGregor out of UFC 200! Pulled by Dana White.

WTF???

http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/04/20/11/06/ufc-pulls-irish-sensation-conor-mcgregor-out-ufc-200

Surely he is taking the piss, All publicity.

It's not a joke. I don't believe he is retiring. But UFC have confirmed he is off the card.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-refuses-to-elaborate-on--retirement-tweet-20160420-goam6b.html

UFC star Conor McGregor out of UFC 200, as Dana White reveals disagreement over promo

Irish UFC superstar Conor McGregor has refused to shed any light on his shock retirement, reportedly rebuking an Icelandic media outlet who sought him out for further comment with a profanity.

"No, I'm retired," he said. "F--k interviews."

McGregor, known to fight fans as 'The Notorious' was in no mood to elaborate on his decision to retire - and to explain why he did it via Twitter.

He stunned his fans - and critics - many thinking his account had been hacked when they read the message.

After giving Icelandic media group MMA Frettir the cold shoulder, it was left to UFC boss Dana White to fill in what's presumed to be the motivation for the shock announcement - and a move that unless it is resolved will send UFC 200 into chaos.

White said a disagreement over attending a press conference was a sticking point that neither he or McGregor would budge on when he announced he was pulling the sport's brightest star from the biggest card of the year - his rematch with Nate Diaz.

"Conor didn't want to come to Las Vegas and be part of any promotional [work]," White said. "He felt leaving right now would hurt his training. But every other fighter on the card is coming. It doesn't make you exempt. We spend a lot of money on this stuff ...

"Obviously we still have a good relationship with Conor. I respect Conor as a fighter and I like him as a person. But you can't decide not to show up to these things. You have to do it."

I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese.Catch ya's later.

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 19, 2016
It is understood McGregor wanted to miss the press conference because he considered it an unnecessary interruption for his training. His preparation has included travelling to Mjolnir in Iceland.

"Conor did not want to come to Las Vegas and film the commercial or be a part of any of the marketing we have," White said. "He's in Iceland training and that's not possible."

McGregor is only 27 and was said to be poised to make millions from the bout. However, White said he could not reveal whether the jewel in his organisation's crown had actually retired.

"Is Conor McGregor retiring? Only he can answer that question," White said. "I don't know, but he's not fighting at UFC 200."

McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, appeared to be on board with his fighter's decision.

Kavanagh later posted on social media that he might need to resume his unfinished plumbing apprenticeship to make ends meet in the future.

Diaz, who defeated McGregor last March, hit Twitter to react to the news with a joke.

I guess my work here is done I'm retiring too

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 19, 2016
There has been a suggestion McGregor could run a gym in Ireland but some of his opponents, including Donald Cerrone, believe the retirement is a publicity stunt.

McGregor was in attendance when Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho was knocked out by Charlie "The Hospital" Ward - a clubmate of McGregor - in the third round of an event called Total Fighting Extreme 1 at the National Stadium in Dublin last week.

Carvalho became "very ill" 20 minutes following the fight after being checked out by doctors a second time and was taken to hospital, where he later died.

McGregor back for 200 :lol: what a shock.

Becoming a joke of an organization slowly.

Um, no...

UFC officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment but later issued a statement that said simply, "The tweet is not accurate."

UFC president Dana White told TMZ Sports on Monday, "We haven't talked to Conor or his manager since the press conference. I don't know why he would tweet that."

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/15322218/conor-mcgregor-tweets-back-ufc-200

And this:

"I feel like the scene in 'Step Brothers' when they ask if they can build the bunk beds," White said. "I don't know how many more times I can say the fight is off or how many more press conferences I can have saying the fight is off for people to believe it's off."

http://fightland.vice.com/blog/mcgregor-continues-to-posture-on-twitter-still-off-of-ufc-200

This is McGregor still trying to strongarm his position....

Robert Whittaker has moved up to #6 in the world Middleweight rankings, just below Anderson Silva - crazy!!

How good is that!!! Can't wait to see him against a Top 5 opponent.

Great counter-striking by Miocic on Sunday!

Jon Jones p1ssed hot!

Out of UFC 200.

Hunt v Lesnar now the main event.

Predictions?

McGregor to win after 5 rounds.

-PB

Went to the pub to watch the Rousey fight, did not last long :laugh:

That's why you don't buy UFC on PPV rofl

-PB

Good riddens to her...what a sore loser. apparently she got $3m for that bout and nunez only $200k...what a joke

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I knew of her in the past but only really watched because it was something to fill the time on the holidays. That's the thing though it is all about how much publicity you can bring the UFC, and there is nothing wrong with that imo. Boxers have done it all the time, its all about getting people to watch, if you are just some boring but great fighter you wont get as much cash in the end. 

Who's watching our boy Whittaker??