Oliveira said he's still going to train ATT and Brooks just responded on Twitter.
View: https://twitter.com/TRILLwillbrooks/status/782970653913804800
View: https://twitter.com/TRILLwillbrooks/status/782970653913804800
Brooks/ Oliveira fued doesn't seem to be over.
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Mutha fka you don't pay the bills there. Lol
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The tweet was deleted.
What did it say?!
What did it say?!
Interesting, it had the MMAfighting article about Oliveira still training at ATT and Brooks responding with, "not while I'm still there." Something about his "cheating ass coaches" and Oliveira himself.
I guess too many responses were coming off if it.
View: https://twitter.com/TRILLwillbrooks/status/782986620421144576
View: https://twitter.com/TRILLwillbrooks/status/782986620421144576
Thanks.
I am friends with someone who knows Will and his wife (friend lives in Coconut Creek), but he really didn't tell me anything more than they spoke and he's hoping to heal up quick so they can have a rematch.
Oliveira wants to move to welterweight but I think he owes Will the rematch. He was a good champ at Bellator so I'm excited to see ho far he can go in the UFC. They also signed the last guy he fought there (Bellator) Marcin Held so they may see each other before Oliveira and Brooks do.
As it seems noone is entitled to a rematch these days unless your name is conor and you have the UFC president hanging from your balls. I think Will needs to just heal up put it past him and move on, I am not sure this rematch would draw much attention.
I'm still salty about this. I would love for will to get the rematch, but I wouldn't count on it.
He was holding his own, landing good take downs, but the rib injury was the end of him..
Want to see him come back strong
He was holding his own, landing good take downs, but the rib injury was the end of him..
Want to see him come back strong
Will is great and I know he hurt his rib, but why a rematch? Oliveira hurt Brooks' rib with an effective knee. It's not like it was a freak injury. I am not flat out disagreeing with you guys but I would like to hear the case for a rematch.
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The real reason? Butthurt imo.
I'm sure this has a lot to do with it, as well as the little post-fight spat.
Oliveira won based off of effective strikes that hurt Brooks, Will didnt hurt himself. The only reason for a rematch is the missed weight factor.
Id like to see Brooks vs Gilbert instead, whens Gil due back?
Id like to see Brooks vs Gilbert instead, whens Gil due back?
If you miss weight they should take your entire purse and any win bonus and give it to your opponent
That's how you get fights cancelled. If you take their entire purse they are fighting for free. Who is gonna do that? I think the current way of handling it is the only way to go, unless you start taking a little bit more money but absolutely nobody is going to fight for free.
Then cancel it and fine the guy who missed weight twice his show money.....
Then the guy who he was supposed to fight is effectively robbed of his chance to move up in the division. There really is no way that they can solve this and it be perfect, but it should be completely at the discretion of the fighter who didn't miss weight. If he wants to fight, you fight. If you fight, you have to pay the guy that missed weight. You can pay him less, but you can't force a fighter to fight for free.
Missing weight, might as well not make weight, add 20 lbs extra and beat the shit out of your sapped opponent and pay the 20 percent.....
I hope he didn't delete that tweet because someone from the UFC told him to calm down. He was quite vocal at Bellator and while he may have had a point, we don't know of the release from Bellator was something that happened in a negative light. I just feel like its odd to vacate a title. Especially since he fought so hard to get it. Twice when you think about it, but Alvarez left the title too and now he's got one in the top MMA promotion.
That's obviously a bit of a stretch, and that's why it is the opponent's discretion as to whether or not to fight. If he comes in 20 over I doubt the opponent would okay it, and I doubt the commission would allow it.
i agree with you, over weight should be a harsher penalty, whether its .5lbs or 5 lbs over
Missing weight is a huge issue and needs to be addressed accordingly. While I agree that taking a portion of their entire purse is definitely a necessity, you can't take everything or cancel the fight on 24 hours notice. And while holding all pay is a great incentive to ensure a fighter makes weight, giving them the opportunity to just decide to cancel the fight is a poor choice from a business standpoint.
I think this article really breaks down the issues well.
When Missing Weight Goes Wrong - Or Is It Right?
When Missing Weight Goes Wrong - Or Is It Right?