 | | 
11-18-2012, 09:57 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
Status: Leben 'em dead and maimed Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,764
|  Barao may defend interim bantamweight belt vs. Michael McDonald
Barao may defend interim bantamweight belt vs. Michael McDonald Quote:
Interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao may be asked to defend that belt instead of taking on injured champ Dominick Cruz, UFC president Dana White said after UFC 154.
White made the revelation while discussing Carlos Condit's decision to wait nine months and fight Georges St-Pierre instead of defending his interim belt. White said the two situations were not comparable, as the UFC had asked Condit to jump through hoops while pushing him aside for Nick Diaz on one occasion.
"We were talking about Barao defending his title now," White said. "Whether he wants to wait or not, we're going to go back to him soon probably here and have him defend it."
When asked if McDonald would be the challenger, he said, "I think so, yeah."
| Renan Barao may defend interim bantamweight belt vs. Michael McDonald - MMA Fighting | 
|  | |
11-18-2012, 10:05 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Reputation: ∞
Status: Blobfish Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 4,233
|
I wonder if interim title holders get a slice of the ppv buys....
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 10:13 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
Status: The I.Q. Poster Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greater Toronto Area. Posts: 11,883
|
Damn good fight. If Cruz is out, this would be an entertaining tilt for sure.
__________________
MY MMA RANKINGS
HW Cain JDS Werdum Cormier Barnett Bigfoot Overeem Mir Browne Nelson
LHW Jones Machida Evans Hendo Goose Teixeira Davis Shogun Mousasi Bader
MW ASilva Belfort Weidman Jacare Okami Rockhold Kennedy Consta Bisping Boetsch
WW GSP Hendricks Condit MacDonald Diaz Maia Fitch Kampmann Ellenberger Pyle
LW Bendo Alvarez Grant Melendez Thomson J.Miller Diaz Pettis Chandler dos Anjos Gray
FW Aldo Mendes Curran Lamas Frankie Zombie Cub Lentz Kawajiri Siver
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 10:13 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Reputation: ∞
Status: you ain't even know it Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ont. Canada Posts: 982
|
an interim champion actually defending his belt, theres something new.
Would this make him the first ever to defend it (serious question)
__________________  | |
| | |
11-18-2012, 10:30 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Reputation: ∞
Status: Champion Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,700
|
Good decision on White's part, I think it was a shame we didn't get to see Condit defend his title, because it really slowed the whole progress of the division, and it would make sense to keep the 135's rolling with Barao defending his belt.
I think that from a business and promotional perspective, it makes sense to make Barao fight one more time, because if he defends it and does so impressively, it'll only make him more of a scary and potential threat to Cruz's title, which in turn makes for even better hype vids and promos.
__________________  Favourite Fighters: Griffin, Bisping, Belfort, Benavidez, A. Silva, Velasquez, Wandy, Guida, Faber, Alves, Aldo, Penn, Dos Santos, Manuwa, Oliveira Least-Favourite Fighters: Ellenberger, Hendricks, Story, Sylvia, Browne.
0-1 on sig bets.
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 10:33 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
Status: Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 810 Posts: 6,527
|
good fight....
Barao
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 10:49 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Reputation: 1000+
Status: Hadouken Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 564
|
Michael MacDonald is a god damn beast. I'd have to pick em over Barao. And Barao is damn good himself. Be a great fight.
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 11:17 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
Status: Living life Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 8,060
|
Id choose Baro in that fight. I think Baro saw his fight with Faber as more of a #1 contender fight, and people always tend to be much more conservative in those fights. If hes defending the belt, then he might look to make more of a statement.
__________________
Jones Era >> Machida Era
Favorite fighters: Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, BJ Penn, Melvin Gulliard, Jose Aldo, Dominic Cruz  | |
| | |
11-18-2012, 11:30 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Reputation: 1000+
Status: Amateur Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 429
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BonesKnows  an interim champion actually defending his belt, theres something new.
Would this make him the first ever to defend it (serious question) | I remember Big Nog defended his interim title against Mir, but that's the only other time I remember. This is a great fight though, just as exciting as Barao/Cruz.
| |
| | |
11-18-2012, 11:50 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
Status: The I.Q. Poster Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greater Toronto Area. Posts: 11,883
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by tucker50 I remember Big Nog defended his interim title against Mir, but that's the only other time I remember. This is a great fight though, just as exciting as Barao/Cruz. | Pretty sure Arlovski defended the interim HW championship against Eilers and Buentello while Mir was out with the motorcycle injury and the UFC just eventually changed his status to the official UFC HW champion when Mir's layoff was longer than expected.
__________________
MY MMA RANKINGS
HW Cain JDS Werdum Cormier Barnett Bigfoot Overeem Mir Browne Nelson
LHW Jones Machida Evans Hendo Goose Teixeira Davis Shogun Mousasi Bader
MW ASilva Belfort Weidman Jacare Okami Rockhold Kennedy Consta Bisping Boetsch
WW GSP Hendricks Condit MacDonald Diaz Maia Fitch Kampmann Ellenberger Pyle
LW Bendo Alvarez Grant Melendez Thomson J.Miller Diaz Pettis Chandler dos Anjos Gray
FW Aldo Mendes Curran Lamas Frankie Zombie Cub Lentz Kawajiri Siver
| |
| | | |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
| | |
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:57 PM.
|
| Quick Member Login Top 5 Latest Threads Latest MMA News Advertisements |
