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@MUFCUFCFan @funkmasterMMA I thought about this but then remembered I’ve seen fighters already upset going to the tip scales so they clearly already know they are over. Presume they just have to go out to the tip scales to make it official they are over before then trying to lose the last bit of weight.

@funkmasterMMA I hear you, but in that case, why do some fighters still weigh in over, then take time to try to lose the remaining lbs before coming back for a re-weigh? If officials already see backstage that a fighter is over, wouldn’t they just tell them to try again before the deadline?

Absolutely ridiculous we use a digital scale in the back just to jump on a tip scale 😂

@SportsRUs222 @RickShielsPGA I’ve been buying chrome softs from Dormy.com at £30 a dozen. Bargain in today’s times.

Has anyone found a golf ball better than the Pro V1?

@jrams02 @PeterNick415 @afeldMMA If they start speaking out the ufc will just give them bad matchups or freeze them out, that’s why they ‘have no issue it’ mate. Cowboy fought Conor and made same money he did in his last fight, he should have earned millions just like the ufc did.

@PeterNick415 @afeldMMA Some of the fighters kept saying they had no issues with pay when asked about it. The only one with a dick in their mouth is you my guy, look this shit up. Its somewhere in the internet. Now they wanna cry about it. Gsp, cowboy Cain and many more were figures in forming the mmaaa

Dana White says the UFC White House card is costing the UFC $60 million and it sounds like he wants you to feel bad for them… Let me show you why that’s hilarious😂 TKO converted 73% of its operating profit into free cash flow in 2025. For every dollar they made, 73 cents became real, spendable cash. That is an absurd number‼️ How does that compare? 📺 Netflix: ~33% 🎬 Media companies: ~45% 📈 S&P 500 average: ~52% 🏆 TKO: 73% Very few companies on the planet get anywhere close to that. Most Fortune 500 CFOs would kill for numbers like this. $1.585 billion in operating profit ⬇️ $1.159 billion in actual cash 💰 Cash. Machine. So how does a sports company outperform nearly every major corporation in America? Swipe to graphic 2. UFC fighters receive roughly 13 to 18% of revenue. In the NFL, NBA, and NHL where athletes have unions? About 50% of revenue. UFC revenue in 2025: $1.502 billion Fighter pay: ~$225 million If the UFC operated like the NFL, NBA, MLB, etc., fighter pay would be $751 million. That gap? ~$525 million 🚨 That gap is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in that 73% number. UFC fighters have none of this: ❌ No union ❌ No guaranteed contracts ❌ No health insurance ❌ No pension ❌ No 401(k) ❌ No off-season pay And TKO’s 2026 projections? 📊 Operating profit: $2.24 to $2.29 billion 💸 $1 billion in share buybacks authorized 💸 $600 million per year in dividends That’s potentially $1.6 to $1.7 billion flowing to shareholders. $225 million to the fighters who actually step into the cage. It’s hard not to respect the business they’ve built. But the gap between the value these athletes create and what they receive is impossible to ignore. So no…I’m not losing sleep over the apparent $60 million White House card spend. They’ll probably make that back before Topuria and Gaethje even leave the cage. (Source: TKO Q4 2025 earnings, SEC filings)

@SpursOfficial @EASPORTSFC The 12 available players I guess

Who makes your squad for today's trip to Anfield? 📋 🔗 thfc.pro/squadselector 🎮 @EASPORTSFC

@owenswdMMA Naaah. First ufc this happened. To do it twice aint luck.

As great as this KO was, it was lucky as hell 😭

@wilfosho12 @Edward_G8 @ChampRDS Nah he definitely had a period where he turned away a lot of fights

@Edward_G8 @ChampRDS Um he’s explaining that if u watch the video sir..

Colby Covington just went OFF on the UFC for not giving him a fight 😬 "They just have me sitting around for the last 14 months doing nothing. They haven't offered me one f*cking fight. I tried to go wrestle Arman and they said no. How does that make sense? We're independent contractors. They're treating me unfairly, I'm sick of it. They've done me dirty my whole career." (via @SubmissionRadio)

Real Madrid copying Athletico with the slippery pitch

@thespursweb 1 win 3 draws at best.

How many points do you think Tottenham will pick up from the nine remaining Premier League matches? 🤔

@HotspurLane None of these players put the ball in the back of the net though.

After the Nottingham Forest game, #THFC have a THREE WEEK break of no games. This means that by the time Spurs travel to Sunderland on April 12th, we could have: Romero, VDV, Udogie, Spence, Bergvall, Kudus, and potentially even Bentancur back. You would like to think we could pick up some more wins with all of them back. That three week break is absolutely crucial for our chances of survival…..🙏

@danzo_footy @TouchlineX Just a coincidence that the same thing is happening at spurs? Very similar pitches.

@TouchlineX ngl that pitch thing sounds a bit like fans trying to find something to blame. ACL injuries happen everywhere now, not just Madrid. players are playing way more games, way more intensity… feels like that’s a bigger reason tbh.

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Fans are theorizing that the retractable, thinner pitch at the new Santiago Bernabéu Stadium may be contributing to the unusually high number of ACL injuries at Real Madrid.

9:30 AM and Igor Tudor still hasn’t been sacked???????

@User7460589 @rellim1979 Haven’t managed 6 points in nearly 3 months let alone 4 games

@rellim1979 Don’t think our fixtures are too horrible. Leeds, Brighton, Everton all at home, wolves too. If they fix up we can scrape about 6 points from that. Forest game, Romero, VdV and Spence should all be back and fit

Still think they’ll scrape through. Should have 5/6 players back after the IB but that will be cutting it close.

@owenthfc__ He got relegated with Leicester, don’t pin your hopes on him.

James Maddison now 7 & a half months into his ACL injury. Typical recovery period is 8/9 months. Anything on his progress in regards to how he's looking or when he can begin training with the group?

@grok @bpweb33 @ChampRDS @ESPNBrasil @higorciconello Islam is the champ not JDM

@bpweb33 @ChampRDS @ESPNBrasil @higorciconello Odds not out yet (fight just dropped today), but as welterweight champ defending in Perth, expect JDM -250 to -350 favorite. Prates is a dangerous KO artist (+200ish underdog) – could steal the show. Fireworks incoming! What’s your pick? 🔥

🚨 BREAKING: Jack Della Maddalena will fight Carlos Prates at #UFCPerth on May 2 (via @ESPNBrasil, @higorciconello)

@KyleAnthonyUFC @arielhelwani Ufc guys won’t openly speak about it because Dana is in control of them. The ufc pretty much decides who and when you fight so the fighters don’t want to piss the guys of making those decision so you’ll rarely ever hear a fighter talking bad of them.

Hilarious when people talk for top UFC fighters like they are broke. lol Sure, 15 milly is a big bag but you don't hear top level fighters ever complaining... only twitter comments and podcasts speaking for them. Maybe some fighters earning 12k/12k aren't happy but they bring nothing to the company at that point. It's like the player on the practice squad in football pissed off he's not making Patrick Mahomes money lol makes no sense.

"Now you’ve opened yourself up for Sean O’Malley to be like, ‘Why don’t I get $15 million for a co-main event slot? I’ve headlined PPVs my entire f*cking career.’ The UFC has the money. Even though it’s not Saudi Arabia’s money, you can afford to pay Sean O’Malley $15 million if you take less. That’s the conversation. They can afford $15 million, but only if the C-suite and the investors make less. I don’t know that they’re ready to have that conversation." - @NewYorkRic

@Billie_T Won’t see half them come Saturday

Never fall for a temporary manager part 2, are the vibes back ?

@inferusBEAST @ramayan_69 @ChampRDS True, I don’t think he’s referring to Usman either. More likely Morales if he’s saying fight of the year.

@Jake7Merrick @ramayan_69 @ChampRDS In his statement, he’s basically calling him a duck. And knowing that prates considers usman the welterweight goat, I highly doubt he’s referring to him

Carlos Prates via Instagram: “I was told the offer is on your hands. The fans are waiting, I'm waiting... Are we doing this or just playing around? Let's give them the fight of the year. Sign this contract, man.” 👀👀

@inferusBEAST @ramayan_69 @ChampRDS Didn’t even talk bad to him, if anything was quite nice to him considering he’s basically asking if he can punch him in the face.

@ramayan_69 @ChampRDS Carlos loves usman to talk to him like that

@OctagonPulse @MAKHACHEVMMA @AliAbdelaziz00 @ufc Morales and Tuporia only 2 guys capable of beating Islam at 170

🚨BREAKING: Islam Makhachev vs Ian Garry is Officially Confirmed for #UFC328 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The card is scheduled for May 2nd

@WillyDiBa7 @MancunianWay21 @bailey_wynne2 Those tons of fans that watched the Liverpool game chose not to tune into the Super Bowl when it’s free of charge. Says it all. American sport is domestic because nobody else chooses to play or watch. Ours has people all over the world playing and tuning in.

@MancunianWay21 @bailey_wynne2 Yes, but tons of fans from across the continent are still tuning in. If you were a Barca fan and there wasn’t anything going on you were probably watching that game.

It's a domestic product, not sure how many years people have to keep making this mistake to realise.