Khabib has retired

[AbrahamG]

Why don't you judge someone by how they live their life and how they conduct themselves. Except for that unfortunate incident after the Connor fight where Khabib was pushed beyond the line, he has always conducted himself with class, honor, and humility. I'd much rather have a decent Muslim than a degenerate Christian. It's not what you believe or say you believe but what you actually do that matters. Judge a man by his actions and not by what you think is in his head. You are not a mind reader.

Old school conservative.  ^Respect^

[Matt]

Can you imagine how much it cost to set that up? It's not going to just sit there.

That's true...but who invested the money to put it there?  Was it the UFC itself, or was it the government of the United Arab Emirates?  Or a combination of both?  And could it still be a way to skirt some of the high costs of regulation and other costs associated with running fights?  I'm assuming they wouldn't be bogged down in union costs in the UAE, and now with Covid-19 preventing the UFC from earning the million to millions from a live gate, I'm assuming that it makes running contests less expensive, and able to absorb those losses.

I'm just wondering...just having two UFC's in a row there seemed a bit strange to me.  I'm sure most would notice 10 UFC's in a row being ran there...I noticed with only two, in part due to the extent that sports revenues have been on the decline in the USA without live audiences being present, so I just wondered about that.

[pellius]

That's true...but who invested the money to put it there?  Was it the UFC itself, or was it the government of the United Arab Emirates?  Or a combination of both?  And could it still be a way to skirt some of the high costs of regulation and other costs associated with running fights?  I'm assuming they wouldn't be bogged down in union costs in the UAE, and now with Covid-19 preventing the UFC from earning the million to millions from a live gate, I'm assuming that it makes running contests less expensive, and able to absorb those losses.

I'm just wondering...just having two UFC's in a row there seemed a bit strange to me.  I'm sure most would notice 10 UFC's in a row being ran there...I noticed with only two, in part due to the extent that sports revenues have been on the decline in the USA without live audiences being present, so I just wondered about that.

Dana doesn't do anything that will lose money. I'm sure he cut some kind of deal that was win/win for all involved. They do have too many fights. It's just so commonplace now that it's lost a lot of its luster. I don't even know most of the fighter's name anymore. They just come and go. I only follow the big names.

[Van_Bilderass]

No one mentioned Khabib's comments about Macron?