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UFC 300 vs. 200 vs. 100
UFC 300 is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The home and apex of the UFC especially throughout the Covid pandemic. At T-Mobile Arena, expect to see a stacked card from top to bottom. And that means all the way down to the early prelims as some familiar veterans will be featured such as former champion Cody Garbrandt, Jessica Andrade, and Bobby Green and Jim MIller tearing their heads apart in a small mighty clash.
Also, UFC 295 headliner Jiri Prochazka, who was quite obviously disappointed against the main eventer of UFC 300, Alex Pereira has deferred to the prelims along with Aljamain Sterling and Diego Lopes with the Brazilian vying to defeat a ranked opponent within his weight division.
The card most definitely looks good but the interesting fight to watch for is Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm and then the decent quality of what the main card will display. Having talked with Rick Hawn when first discovered, Harrison was prominent in Judo and the Olympics and with nowhere else to go. She signed with PFL. Later, now the coexisting partner and owner of Bellator MMA.
She has an opportunity to veer the ship and take a huge step forward in not just women’s competitive sports but the MMA community as a whole. Quite possibly, a celebrity if you ask. She is ripped and worked extra hard for this moment in time.
But in the meantime, it is UFC 300 coming up. How about talking UFC’s first biggest box office at UFC 100? The same place it emanated from was Vegas. One difference between 100, 200, and 300 is that 200 aired live in New York. And what an ordeal it was for multiple years to land in NY.
Also, take into account that Brock Lesnar will not be featured on the set of main or co-main events. It is a different time, and set of circumstances and Conor McGregor will not take his bloody plane back to Boston or Los Angeles or NY for a foreseeable event like UFC 300.
Speaking of which, was Road House compelling featuring Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal?
When asked, UFC fans argue in favor of UFC 100 being the best out of all trilogies but with the personality of Justin Gaethje for starters, and the uproar of UFC’s longevity, is truly special.
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Four in Four for McGregor
This June, Conor McGregor has the chance to uptake history in UFC and that is to complete four knockouts in different types of divisions. McGregor has been a featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. He now has the opportunity to step into the cage against Michael Chandler and redefine history with a knockout in four divisions.
Sean O’Malley recently said it would be legendary if the feat were accomplished by the Irish great. McGregor scored knockouts in the past to Jose Aldo, Eddie Alvarez, and Donald Cerrone to also become the first UFC dual champion.
To fight from 145 to 185 pounds is simply unprecedented. McGregor has fought a trilogy with Dustin Poirier and sparred with a broken leg. McGregor (10-4 UFC) participated in the UFC Ultimate Fighter vs. Michael Chandler’s team and is looking to ferociously win.
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Ian Garry is the New Future Problem
On parallel forces of the Irish roots of Conor McGregor stand Ian Machado Garry at 6-foot-3, 170 pounds (Welterweight). He is elated after defeating Neil Magny at UFC 292 Boston. Just tag along the keyword ‘Boston’ as Weili Zhang would express at the presser. The crowd was electric, and so was Garry when he eventually won by unanimous decision and took advantage early with lethal kicks that knocked Magny in a hot potato hurry.
Even though an early-round finish similar to Daniel Rodriguez would have been preferable, Garry came out ferocious on a pay-per-view against a veteran-ranked opponent and delivered. Garry, 25, has yet to reach his impeccable feats of UFC glory as he originally spent time at Cage Warriors. A similar path Conor McGregor embarked.
Despite Sean O’Malley owning the spotlight of Boston, Garry stayed undefeated and stated to the UFC 292 press that he would love to fight Wonderboy in New York or Las Vegas. He stated, however, that he does not like New York taxes.
Nonetheless, Garry believes he can grapple with some of the best despite his unique striking ability and be the new future problem in all of UFC, whether against Conor McGregor, Stephen Thompson, Gilbert Burns, and his original opponent Geoff Neal.
UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards is far away, but if Garry continues his momentum, he will undoubtedly be a rising contender.
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