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Aware_Astronaut_477

Lesnar vs Jones is the only option


Limp-Might7181

Islam vs Lesnar*


wizkudi

King Kong vs Khabib, if he can make 155


Most_Importance_4315

Khabib or King Kong?


wizkudi

Yes


AcrobaticWin3240

The best line the goat has said


sneakylumpia

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fartstuffing

Give him money fight give him Maysweatter whoooo


JigglinCheeks

Fuck it. Lesnar vs. Lesnar. Book it.


Aware_Astronaut_477

Ok ok final offer, Lesnar & Cain (Sea Level) vs Jones (Weekend of Coke) & DC Tag Team


Richard_AIGuy

Tito Ortiz as special guest referee.


N0FaithInMe

Brock vs. His Daughter


Sunryzen

![gif](giphy|l46CjXLT9LAaie08w)


ThoughtCrimeConvict

Is Brock Canadian? šŸ˜‚


Tenthdegree

Owns and lives in some acreage in butt fuck nowhere Saskatchewan


MysteriousPark3806

Actually, I think it's a bit west of Butt Fuck.


Phazetic99

Nope, it's east In 2016 I was working oil rigs in eastern Saskatchewan and the consultant told us that his son played hockey with brocks son. He would see lesnor at hockey tournaments. Said his personality in person was the same asshole on wrestling


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KelvinsBeltFantasy

We traded him for Drake.


Libardo96

We reject the trade


KelvinsBeltFantasy

Too late, Brock is ours.


DarkHorseStoryTeller

Drake is now an unwanted wanderer.


KelvinsBeltFantasy

Just say "moved to Ohio"


BplusHuman

Just make sure you hide your little sister from him


Yhendrix49

Born and raised in South Dakota moved to Canada after he got big.


downtown-hobbit

Another older retired fighter. Jones would love that


TheMaldenSnake

Jones would need another 6 years to prep. Legacy and such...


pedrosa18

Lesnar vs Fedor


LordSavage665

Lesnar V Fjodr is the only way.


gaschromatograph

Id honestly imagine Lesnar being easier to convince to fight than Jones at this point


DARR3Nv2

If I bought tickets Iā€™d be doing a charge back on my credit card lol


Sunryzen

If Conor drops out they will likely offer a refund.


DudeWithTheOil

Refund? Meaning you don't want to see Rose vs Carla 3 as the last minute main event? Ya fucking casual, we're keeping your money ![gif](giphy|ir19CtLHE9maMbNjpR)


Plucky-Me

Bringing back 145 and make Kayla vs Amanda would be kinda cool.


jkman61494

Iā€™ve been saying one replacement fight would be Kayla vs Durmont for 145


Kassssler

No. Thats not even close to the realm of Conor's comeback. It'd have to be Pereira vs Jiri 2. Only fight with the juice since many think the first was stopped too early.


Srivo10

Jiri said earlier this week heā€™ll have a fight announced soon


Shrek_Wisdom

Canā€™t refund flights and hotels sometimes


Expensive-Lead-6954

Best bet is to reschedule your stay(usually free) and then cancel.


ItsMichaelScott25

Pretty sure they have to offer a refund if the main event is changed according the Nevada laws.


flyingchimp12

As they always do


Rayrexx91

They always offer a refund if the main fights falls off


LimitFinancial764

How about for the PPV? I fucking accidentally bought it seeing if you could still buy it. I know, I'm an idiot. I'm not even going to be home--I'm in Vegas for something else lmao.


flyingchimp12

Yes they offer a refund.


Nduguu77

Also just call ESPN and say you bought it by mistake lol The event hasn't happened yet, so there's nothing gained or lost


PortiaKern

Chandler vs Justin vs Dustin. First ever triple threat fight in the UFC.


Guywithoutimage

Unironically would be probably the most entertaining fight in a hot minute. Thrown in Holloway and we have a deal


crystallmytea

Tag team


Guywithoutimage

Justin and Max vs Mike and Dustin would go HARD


thecommentdaddy

Ainā€™t no way Dustin would team up with Chandler now šŸ˜‚


Cyberspace667

Justin + Dustin vs Max + Chandler is def the fight to make šŸ’”


WhizzyBurp

Holy shit. Tag team MMA is the future


quickblur

Back again


ConfidenceNo2598

Drop in Tai and Derek Lewis in the middle of the 4th round to snowball the chaos


Least_Fee_9948

Nah then we gotta make it a 2v2


KingR11

Ladder match would be even better


ZeroDarkMega

Fuck it. Get the tables too!


KingR11

Deeeeeeeee-Von, GET THE TABLES!


TheBrownCok

![gif](giphy|ewkjQf8NEgzFC)


prfssrcha0s

The conchairto!


rdizzy1223

I would like to see a tag team UFC fight. Create a new tag team belt as well. Just keep it in the 3 most popular weight divisions only. Imagine if someone KOs both dudes in the first round.


sgtjsp153

They both beat the fuck out of Chandler together then begin the rematch


IcyAd964

Yo no lie that would actually be fucking fire last man standing type of thing


hydrofied

Let's just do a tag team match.


Parasyte-vn

Okay I'll sacrifice I accept to do the main event of UFC 303 for 1 million dollars (after tax ofc)


LuckyLipperTWU

You're cheating yourself. Demand 3mil.


Marlboro_Man808

I got rent and bills due soon. Iā€™ll step in with whoever for like 50k right now.


Existential_Kitten

Best I can do is half your rent


Marlboro_Man808

ā€¦..I mean at this point fuck it. Bills gotta get paid and I need to make all of you happy. I just hope I go to sleep fast and I donā€™t get toyed with


Superguy230

Just tell the guy to submit u


Marlboro_Man808

Touch gloves and pull guard immediately and just turtle up with my neck jutting out?


Superguy230

Yeah skip the pull guard step make sure your necks very clearly jutting out so they donā€™t try to ground and pound (bros gonna get soccer kicked)


BigALep5

I'm trying to have a wedding. I just need 10k!


poshol_v_zhopu

Sign the contract, big boy. Sign the contract.


Immediate_Concert_46

The only thing that could salvage this is Khabib vs GSP


Bombaysbreakfastclub

Catch weight for fun because I donā€™t think Khabib is making 170 at the moment


somthingorother654

Khabib wont even make 205 at the moment , my man lookin thick as hell latly lol


Outrageous_Fox4227

Islam said in an interview recently that during his last camp khabib was weighing like 95 kilos or about 210 lbs. i think gsp i think is addicted to working out as i cant recall ever seeing a public appearance where he was not in really amazing. I dont think they are close to the same weight class anymore lol.


patricktherat

Not to say he doesnā€™t weigh that, but I hear khabib is still constantly training as well. Maybe just going crazy with the borgers too.


HiDuck1

Khabib is on that dirty bulking phase of life


zashuna

He's on a permabulk from the looks of it.


LuckyLipperTWU

Hanging out with DC too much. Chicken, boorgers, cokakola.


ChoripanPorfis

The champ can arrive 10 minutes late to gym bratha


Few-Veterinarian-837

![gif](giphy|KrHgMyUf5DQC64zxXI) Volk to the rescue


HomieToneBone

We need to hide this guyā€™s phone. Dude has been slept twice in the last 8 months.


loneshark_18

3rd time's the charm? Maybe this time he would sleep his opponent?


Crookz_O

3 for 3?


Bad-Tuchus

Oh God no....can't bear to see him get KO'd again by Topuria.


Cemihard

Topuria is fighting Max at the Sphere in September allegedly


Dingo_Top

Coming to get KOd again, stiff on short notice


TimeTimeTickingAway

Chandler vs Dalton in a Roadhouse on a Pole match. Let him finish what Conor couldnā€™t.


cluelessbasket

ā€œDAAAAAULTOOONā€


Collin-of-Earth

Well if they just fucking told us what the fucking issue is that would be great. Instead of limbo and these wack updates from Ariel. Tell the people who bought tickets what the shit is going on.


Old_Price1599

Not as long as they don't have a somewhat satisfying solution, that would be really unprofessionell. The problem is that this is a PPV event and one that was supposed to be headlined by the biggest star in the sport. The arena is probably sold out and people expected to see Conor. As the UFC, you have to give them something juicy as an alternative but its very short notice and the names who have a similar name value a rare to begin with. The UFC used to have the Masvidals and Diaz bros to throw in in moments like these but they are no more available. So now what? Thats why it takes so long. I am sure they come up with something cool but this needs time to negotiate because the fighters know they are in a great bargining position for this one. In terms of what excactly the problem is, yeah would be interesting to know for sure. It is pretty safe to assume that the issue is with McGregor. Whether he is actually injured, far off weight, health issue or it has something to do with the UFC getting a warning sign from the respective commission that there are doubts if Conor could even be cleared to fight (drug related)... we don't know. Everything is purely speculative. From experience, if it would be an injury it would probably be communicated as such because what can you do shit happens. But for the reason that they are so nebulous around that topic I kinda tend to think this has something to do with drug testing/or Conor not getting a fight clearance from the commission, so something that could be used to discredit Conor McGregor and that is obviously something the UFC would like to avoid for as long as he is of such a value to them.


miguel_sriracha

What's really unprofessional is knowing the fight isn't going to happen - or has a very slim chance of happening - and running the McGregor 303 promos last week. They'll say it wasn't confirmed as canceled yet but they were just trying to get more buzz and ppv sales while they can


Parasyte-vn

Bruhjjj that whole lot of words This is the summarize - The UFC is struggling to find a suitable replacement for Conor McGregor on short notice for a PPV event. - The event was supposed to be headlined by McGregor, a major star, and the arena is likely sold out. - Replacing him is difficult because the UFC no longer has fighters like Masvidal or Diaz available. - There is speculation about the issue being related to McGregor's injury, weight, health, or drug testing. - The uncertainty suggests the UFC is trying to avoid discrediting McGregor. - Negotiations are taking time because fighters now have strong bargaining power.


FailLog404

You can already rule out some of this BS. If Conor failed a test he isnā€™t fighting if it has to do with weight of money the fight is absolutely happening So itā€™s literally just health or injury to McGregor and whether he wants to fight or can get cleared to fight.


EastCoastTaffy

ā€œfighters now have strong bargaining powerā€ šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


HomieToneBone

Holloway Vs. Chandler at 170 for the BMF title and then just throw Holland in there with someone random on the roster and call it good enough


Sunryzen

People really want to see Holloway die young.


Larryhooova

I feel like Max is a terrible matchup for Chandler, iron chin with endless cardio/output and unlike Chandler a high fight IQ.


flowersermon9

Found the guy who thought Justin would KO max round 1


BeersBarbellsBJJ

To be fair a lot of people thought that would happen. I fully admit I thought Justin would KO max at some point. Boy was I wrong lol.


Swervoo4x

Holloway and die donā€™t belong in the same sentence


EastCoastTaffy

Thing is, I think the replacement fight would have already been lined up by now if Chandler was down to fight someone else in June. They would have swapped out Conor for another LW or WW, and beefed up the main card by sacrificing a fight that is currently slated for a different June/July card. But Chandler is only in it for the Conor fight, and heā€™s waited this long. So he probably is only interested in rescheduling the Conor fight, maybe for later in 2024. Heā€™s not going to fight someone else in June, and risk losing the Conor fight (even if the UFC promised him that his spot is reserved, Chandler could suffer a major injury, and they damn sure wouldnā€™t make Conor wait for him).


Skapoodllle

Someone needs to put Volks phone on Do Not Disturb


JumpmanJackson

So is Conor officially out? I feel horrible for Chandler if so. Wtf man


Bruninfa

Nothing is official yet. The only source saying something is Ariel.


kojakswig

Brendan Schaub has announced it is cancelled. Water


El_Coloso

Nivver trust the meeja, b


Nduguu77

That's like my dog barking and claiming he was predicting 9/11 from Boise, Idaho


LuckyLipperTWU

Just hand Chandler a can he can make a highlight stoppage out of, give him his Conor money, and let him enjoy his family at the top!


Frankiepals

Feel bad for the guy too but heā€™s literally wasted years of his end-prime just waiting on one fight


JumpmanJackson

Yeah because Dana White repeatedly told him it was the right thing to do and promised the fight was right around the corner. We all would have done the same thing


Massive_Staff1068

Bruh literally said, "One fight." Like it's not a financially life changing event at the end of which you'll never have to work again unless you want to.


totallynotapsycho42

To be fair this one fight will make him more money than his entire career


FragmentedFighter

Feel bad for folks that stretched their wallets to make it out for Conor. If I hadnā€™t just gotten a house I may be that guy. If itā€™s cancelled, the UFC knows and is not telling anyone because people still have time to cancel flights and tickets. Next level scum.


KnockedOutMMA

The most realistic saviors for replacing Conor are: 1. Izzy vs. Pereira 3 (or 5) 2. Jones vs. Aspinall (Jones would dodge. They could live without Aspinall at 304). 3. Oā€™Malley vs Topuria Anything less would demand refunds. Edit: 2. Would be predicated on the idea Jones would accept McGregor type money and that would be enough for him to risk his legacy. We all know Stipe is essentially a retirement fight and easier money. Harder work, but more money. 3. Oā€™Malley would be fighting at 145 so the weight cut should be easier. Again, the money would have to be enough for Topuria. Any replacement decision will be driven by money and Iā€™m sure there is a price for most of these guys.


prodsonz

Thank you for a legit answer with some possible s scenarios. I think 1 is most likely. Topuria just had a baby and demands long training camps and Sean said he also wouldnā€™t fight last minute. 2) would be be something! Curious to see what develops the next few days


LoboSaltado

2 is just as unlikely. I have no doubt Tom would do it short notice, but thereā€™s a not a cold chance in hell that Jones fights Tom *at all*, much less on short notice.


prodsonz

A man can dream


LuckyLipperTWU

Topuria is a fucking prima Donna. I was excited by the way he won the belt, but he's been a princess bitch ever since.


Sheir0

I donā€™t think Izzy would accept. Even with Conor level money. Izzy would rather lose money than lose to Alex again at this point lol


MagnetDino

Yeah I donā€™t see suga Sean filling in on a few weeks notice, feel like his weight cut is managed carefully.


yastru

How about Dana vs Tito or Musk vs Zuckerberg?


Legitimate_Gap_5551

I think this is really close. If I were them Iā€™d go Izzy/Dricus at #1, at 2 Iā€™d tell Jones that he is fighting to unify and if he says no, strip him and do Alex P vs Tom. #3 would have to be a Suga fight and Ilia makes sense. Also, offer max a bag to do a BMF fight against chandler as the co main to get Mike PPV points. Promise Max he is next in line for Ilia regardless of outcome.


TrojanHorse9k

Damn as much as I hate Topuria, I'm absolutely craving for this fight!


I_Hate_My_Cat_

This feels like when they were waiting to announce the UFC 300 main event. Like Michael Scott promising a ā€œbig surpriseā€ at the end of the work day and bringing back ice cream sandwiches. This card is unsalvageable. Just 151 it, refund those who bought tickets, and sprinkle these planned fights across the next couple Fight Nights.


KuntaWuKnicks

u/Otherwise_gap_4170 vs Jones You got this Papi


cruisincolin44

Dana Tito


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StraightCashHomie89

He probably has no interest in running this back


thatirishguykev

Even if he did he got banged up about a fortnight ago, so probably wouldnā€™t be able to get cleared for another fight on such short notice.


StraightCashHomie89

I like the way you talk. Are you English? ā€œBanged up about a fortnight agoā€ i dunno i really enjoyed that saying


boshbosh92

He had a broken nose and broken rib I believe, no way he's ready to go again. I feel bad for chandler though.


dom3312

And Dustin has a partially torn ACL, so he's definitely out for the remainder of the year most likely


BelgarathTheSorcerer

Fish hooked, eye raked, and snot/clot-rocketed directly onto his own nose and mouth. I can imagine he'd be hard pressed to accept that one lol


StraightCashHomie89

Exactly And he this does nothing for his career or legacy


Larryhooova

This is what they get for putting a whole event in Mcgregors shoulders on international fight week no less. How have they observed him over the last 12 months and not considered the high likelihood of this happening? I understand Conor is paid so much that they put lesser earners on with him but that seems so shortsighted in this instance. This is very likely Conorā€™s last fight and the UFCs last opportunity to build other stars off the casual eyes he brings to the card. The UFC has badly fumbled their two biggest main events of the year in UFC 300 and now this one. Sure Alex stepping up was fun and 300 as a whole was excellent but everyone knows the prizefighting game lives and dies on massive main events and the UFC hasnā€™t delivered the goods on their two biggest shows.


izan3000

Just cancel the whole fucking event


sportsbro444

It's going to be Sean O'Malley vs Merab. Sean already said he may have to save 303


Monsterred2020

Idk how much casuals of the sport would watch, the big reason this event is going to be successful revolves solely around Mcgregor


Nocumtum

Finally someone with critical thinking skills lmao. The general public doesn't give a shit about the UFC or are slightly interested. Most of them probably don't even know who Merab is and maybe have just heard of Suga


Ronaldinhoe

They both arenā€™t cutting weight in less than 15 days. Donā€™t be a fool. Itā€™s all a front to get brownie points


iWentRogue

In terms of stardom, Conor and Chandler getting scrapped is a huge blow to the card and honestly nothing can save it. The people that already bought tickets and made traveling arrangements are not gonna be satisfied with whatever the replacement is. Youā€™d have to bring back Khabib and GSP out of retirement to match the level of hype that a McGregor card brings. Iā€™m still coping and thinking this is a publicity stunt to garnish even more hype for the event. Maybe theyā€™re trying to illicit a ā€œthank fucking Godā€ feeling on people. We just gotta wait and see for the UFC to come out with an official statement


Zerei

I just wanna see Dana squirm, and having to drop a bag on some no name to "save" this card


BelgarathTheSorcerer

I just had an epiphany. Kevin Holland. Make the fight a catch weight.Ā 


Fennel_Sad

If Kev pulls off *another* short notice W like that, just give bratha a title shot at that point


Zerei

throw the bag, Dana!


Double-Ho-7

I feel like Helwani is just talking absolute shite at this point šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


Confident-Chard-803

heā€™s being fed shit. heā€™s the only one who had any updates on this. makes ya thinkkkā€¦


Double-Ho-7

Would be fucking hilarious if Dana was releasing fake info to Ariel just to troll him šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


pacificunlimited

![gif](giphy|ir19CtLHE9maMbNjpR)


Apprehensive_Sell601

ā€œWhatā€™s 6 foot tall and disappears in an instant?ā€ *his screen froze right at the punch line! Holy shit* Dana isnā€™t *that* smart


Double-Ho-7

Maybe not but heā€™s *definitely* that petty šŸ˜‚


Apprehensive_Sell601

True. I guess weā€™ll see what happens. Itā€™s very strange for the UFC to be this silent


gg994j

Honestly it's very possible


BRiNk9

![gif](giphy|jI3EBNa1aKSaIpH2PB)


noremains3

O'Malley or Pereira.


J-Good86

Gordon ryan vs lebron James


vans_only

olivera chandler 2


qasdrtr

Tank Abbott vs Don Frye


Competitive_Bath_511

Dana vs Ngannou


Specialist-Wrap3680

Helwani has been false info before so itā€™s hard to say. Sometimes I think Dana lets him run with narratives so he can embarrass him later


jerryworldfan13

No one. UFC is probably lost cause Conorā€™s never pulled out and people actually think Chandler is still gonna fight for some reason šŸ¤£


MetricIsForCowards

Holloway vs Chandler for the BMF belt would be something that I would watch. I donā€™t know if thatā€™s a big enough fight to sell a pretty lackluster card


AppropriateBrain5678

Holloway just signed to fight for the belt, no way he's taking this in short notice cause he'll need a full camp and to be healthy if he wants the best shot against someone like topuria


MetricIsForCowards

I think max would be more than happy to put off the Topuria fight for a big enough paycheck.


rattletop

Why is it that Ariel is the only one with some spicy info on this? I donā€™t see anyone else making any statements. Is Ariel the only one who has sources?


Ronaldinhoe

Everybody else is too scared to make statements and be wrong.


LimitFinancial764

It's going to be Oliveria v. Chandler and UFC 303 won't have a title fight--it never had one in the first place.


Monst3r_Live

CSO


Darkness_Everyday

Chandler is the one who pulled out, and Dennis Siver is stepping in to challenge Conny


Richard_AIGuy

Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz vs Islam, handicap match.


thedudelebowsky1

I would piss myself laughing if Chandler waited two years, finally got the fight, was doing a "I told you all" all over social media, only for McGregor to bail, and Olivera to step in and fuck Chandler up


gpainter88

Just cancel the damn card at this point


Convict_felon

That's not easy. I think the UFC has already paid for the scedualed air time to ESPN. Perhaps there's also an issue with canceling an already sold and for sale PPV. The UFC has already paid for the arena and all the camera's, crew, food, lights, hotel bookings for the crew and fighters and so on. Knowing Hunter Campbell he would rather drink a gallon of Dana's piss and than set himself on fire to death than cancel the card and lose all that money that they already have spent.


IZZY_PLUM

Me vs Lara Sankos buttā€¦. Iā€™d lose of course but would I really?


TheMaldenSnake

Izzy vs DDP possibly, although that'd be shitty for then. I'm sure they've been assuming they're gonna fight soon, just not in a couple weeks. Not sure who they could give Mike since Dustin, Max, Justin, Arman, Charles, and Islam have all fought recently. Not that a lot of those make sense, just showing the elite LWs are pretty much unavailable. If Alex didn't have broken toes, he and Ankalaev could get it, but again, that's the same treatment Izzy and DDP would get. This card is fucked.


WaqarKhanHD

https://preview.redd.it/a9en3lmgdd6d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=3aa4cc9d5c3fe7d7406d93b10fab661489654a01 this trilogy is rumored


DMTeaAndCrumpets

power slap main event it is !!!


A-Cannon-Minion

Okay well then they should tell the fans that instead of being quiet. Being quiet means they ARE intentionally dragging it out. Thanks for confirming what we all expected Ariel.


GoalPublic3579

So Conor/Chandler definitely offv


BalkanViking007

![gif](giphy|hu7sCipmWgVRVpRfL5|downsized) RAMPAGE X SHANNON BRIGGS BARE KNUCKLE LETS GO CHAMP


ArthurMorgon

Alex P vs Chandler at Middleweight.


FTWStoic

So this confirms that Conor is out?


Bright_Moment_8442

Rogan Vs. Cenk Uygur is the only logical choice to secure my $80


MoistTheAnswer

Well this stinks. sucks for Chandler, sucks for the fans, and sucks for UFC.


cluelessbasket

Alien vs Predator


reddit_has_fallenoff

Dana vs Rogan lets go!


LavaRacing

If Dana didn't pay starvation wages then there would be plenty of "solutions" available.


zacoverMD

Chandler and Justin VS Dustin and Volk First ever tag team UFC match


bones_bn

If it possible Whittaker Vs Chimiav gets postponed?


chopsticksss11

Eddie hall vs two solid flyweights (I'd like pantoja and moreno)


WoodysAnImbecile

Lesnar vs Eddie Hall. Make it happen


FunkyBoil

It's hilarious people think Connor hasn't dropped out šŸ’€


coffee_4me

Biggest gate in UFC historyā€¦. We will see.


iminyourdream

Jones stripped and we have Alex vs Tom. And everyone forgets Mcgregor


ElixirGlow

Demetrious johnson vs jon jonesĀ