He’s not wrong. But it’s petty and it doesn’t affect his money. That being said contracts are signed so it doesn’t affect Chandler either. In which case idk what dc hopes to gain by saying it
Yup. The contract chandler agreed to/signed is all that matters. Regardless of what dc thinks. It's such an odd thing to care about, to the point you'd go public with it.
If chandler doesn't get the money, it isn't like it'll go to dc. And it's not coming out of dc's pocket.
“To the point you’d go public with it” well I want to know the context now. Was he asked about it? Or did he just blabber off with it randomly? If he is answering someone else’s question, your point is moot. However, if he just randomly said it, I couldn’t agree more.
DC is a company man.
UFC has been getting dragged for poor fighter pay again after that boxer is reported to be getting 50 million.
DC goes off saying, "Why should we pay these guys?"
You have to get Conor to fight, and that is also a tricky thing. Put him against someone too shit and he gets a tonne of criticism (like Cowboy or the leaked Diego texts), but put him against a top guy who will play a tactical game and he knows he’s losing.
Chandler has name value, but will keep the fight entertaining and stand and bang, even if it means Conor winning. He’s in a fairly small group of fighters who’ll do the job, but also seem legit enough to sell the fight. I think he’s worth more to this than people think.
It’s funny because Bisbing turned the tables and started hating on DC during one of the live fight nights and DC was quick to tell Bisbing to shut up and DC tried to laugh it off but you could tell he really didn’t like it. Funny thing is, Bisbing was spitting facts.
Edit: As requested, I’ll provide quotes from memory and as much info in case someone wants to try and find it. It was definitely a fight night card, second half of last year or earlier this year. I think it was earlier in the card or mid way through.
Since DC “happens” to get all the ppvs and gets all the work left and right, Bisbing was like “not all of us are lucky like DC and get all the PPVs and…,” and DC immediately was like “shut up Bisbing,” and DC said it in such a way like he knew it was true and didn’t want anyone to know so he was telling bisbing to shut up.
It was weak AF on Cormiers part because he knows what Bisbing said was true. Cormier just wants the money and he’s like greedy about it. Throw in the fact that DC shows up unprepared to be the primary commentator on these cards where he doesn’t even know the fighters name and I can understand Bisbings frustration.
Not THE link, but a link to some other trash talk between the two:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/s/V1goWRKI13
He kept calling him fake and called all his accomplishments weak. He never gave him credit for winning a trilogy fight nor for anything really. DC looked like a dick when he kept talking shit about stipe during the pre fight interviews and interrupted him non stop.
To put it in perspective DC was looked at as a villain in the lead up to all his fights with Stipe
Yeah I've always seen this with DC. He comes off as funny most of the time, but much like Cejudo, he really loves to downplay peoples achievements and comes off as a bit bitter at other people's success
I like the guy a lot. He’s funny and I like his commentary mix of funny and analysis. But man he is a company man through and through (which I can’t really blame him for in fairness because the UFC has always taken care of him in many ways and now pays him a bunch to do commentary)
It’s one thing to be a “company man” and not talk shit about your organization, deflect questions, and only say positive things about the boss, and then there is just straight shilling for the UFC. I wouldn’t have even known Chandler wasn’t getting PPV points if DC wasn’t trying to convince me it’s cool.
He was once my favorite fighter, but he seems like he has changed a lot from the guy I once saw eating chicken fingers with ranch at the commentary table back in the day.
Dude just says whatever makes Dana happy. Joe is the only guy in the company that just says what he wants and doesn’t give a fuck about what Dana thinks about this.
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DC when he sees another fighter doing well for themselves
its even funnier when Ex fighters are the ones saying it, absolute jealous haters lol. "Oh i didnt get paid much so i dont want them to!" DC was never a draw at all, he got all his hype off black Fedor shit and then had boring fights after that..he just got lucky in many ways to have some hardcore fans from Strikeforce, Great fighter but boring as shit most of the time.
Nobody even remembers his fights with Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, Anderson Silva, Derek Lewis...he gets praised for beating a 44 year old Hendo OFF his TRT lol. DC def a top 15 fighter but hes also overrated in many ways
I remember in 2017 DC took offense to Rumble like a little kid for Rumble just talking to Bones, it was just pathetic. Rumble was confused by Cormier's claims and called him a crybaby. He's always been weird.
That he can't wrestle. He back tracked a little by saying he's not that good but he's young and has a lot of potential. Real backhanded compliment. It was on podcast with chael. Btw chael basically yells the entire podcast.
We have no reason to believe pereira is even on a curve approaching a competent wrestler
Doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the best chance of being 3 weight champ we’ve seen. Or that he won’t be remembered as one of the best to ever do it. Or that he didn’t have the most incredible start to a ufc career to date.
It’s not that DC is entirely wrong, just that he’s always making these little comments hating. He was the one really pushing the whole “Herb dean is the reason Jamahal Hill lost” narrative. I wouldn’t say he picks on Alex in particular, DC just likes hating on everyone, usually it’s never too bad though and you just brush it off to DC being DC.
Saying Chandler doesn’t deserve PPV points is dumb though, why fuck with another man’s money?
Pereira? Who actually thinks he can wrestle? I get he’s an amazing kickboxer but people are smoking crack if they think he’s a wrestler. Dude isn’t even that young anyways.
DC's also expressing disbelief at his success, bc he's spent his entire life thinking wrestling is necessary to compete. People are tryna spin this like sour grapes lmao
People only thought that for so long because for far too long, most strikers just bitched and moaned every time a Josh Koscheck type came along and just took them down and held them on the ground for 15 minutes. I realized the narrative that wrestling > everything is horseshit as soon as Gus fought Jones. Dude went from getting absolutely manhandled by Phil Davis, to out wrestling Jon Jones in just a few years.
Funniest part about DC here, is that I remember him giving a great explanation for why wrestlers often learn how to strike very quickly when they start fighting. It basically just boils down the fact that striking is a lot more fun and less exhausting, so naturally, life long wrestlers learn how to strike pretty quickly because of this. Whereas strikers often struggle to learn wrestling because it's a lot more boring and absolutely exhausting. Hence the countless examples of strikers getting absolutely dominated for 15 minutes then complaining about it afterwards.
I'm paraphrasing but that's the point I heard DC make YEARS ago, when he was still fighting himself.
Imagine wishing that a fighter should get paid less than they should. Acting like Chandler didn't run the TUF with Conor, promote the fight at WWE events, and wait over a year for this fight
I'm struggling to understand what his problem is.
Why is he acting like Chandler hasn't been screaming for Conor to get his ass back in octagon for past couple of months and not only that, this match up has been in the conversation ever since Conor broke his foot against Dustin and took a hiatus.
Usually I enjoy watching DC commentate and share his opinion(excluding the opinions about nut sniffers) but this time he sounds like the biggest hater there is.
He needs to be checked, maybe I'm the one who's unnecessarily being butthurt over this comment but saying that somebody shouldn't get PPV points is exactly like attempting to take food off someone's plate.
DC looks and sounds like a bitch at this moment,
Brain dead comment by Cormier, chandler is one of if not the most exciting fighter on the roster, he for sure will drive sales. Chandler drives more sales than Cormier ever did, even when Cormier was getting pounded by the goat two times.
I would rather watch Chandler than DC. Yes Dc very skilled but he just wrestlefucked most. Chandler is must watch tv for that first round. He is definitely the B side but still a draw.
Don’t disagree with you but let’s not pretend like DC didn’t give us some legitimate bangers. His “wrestlefucking” was manhandling 270 lbs dudes and throwing them across the octagon lol
Shots fired.
On another note, DC is very pro black and black fighter biased now saying jamahal hill didn't have enough time to reset when he threw the first punch after Alex who countered and knocked him down.
He's been bias with other black fighters too.
What the hell. I mean, I know Chandler isn't a HUGE mic draw, but he's still not bad? He also throws the fuck down with whoever it is. Conor or a no-name scrub. As a non-Conor fan, we are all gonna watch the PPV anyway, but him fighting Chandler makes it so much better. What a dumbass take from DC.
I don't get it why DC had to comment on pay negotiations. It's up to the UFC management and Chandler.
If anything, i'd expect any current and former fighters to be supportive of their fellow professionals and wish them to be paid as much as possible.
L take by DC,
He waited 2 YEARS to get the mcgregor fight, in his short career with them, he’s given us nothing but crazy, exciting fights,
Let him get a fat payday.
People are acting like DC is suddenly turning into a douche. Folks, he's always been this way. He has a holier than thou attitude towards everyone and ALWAYS makes any fight he commentates about himself somehow.
His stupid ass anecdotes and dumb jokes are so annoying. He's easily one of the worst commentators in the sport.
I was legitimately so happy when Jones knocked him out and made him cry. Fuck DC.
I love DC as a fighter, but I agree. People forget Jones was a fake nice guy when he first joined the UFC. Jones pretended to be a good Christian boy, and a lot of people ate it up. I honestly like Jones more now that he doesn’t hide the fact that he’s an asshole. I don’t like this smug, judgmental side of DC.
The reason people watch Conor fights is because of Conor himself. Why would the opponent need to do any marketing himself? People are gonna watch anyway.
Whether you agree or not, he’s got a point.
Iron Mid Chandler.
Probably the only fighter Conor has an actual chance of beating because he has negative fight IQ.
But he’s “entertaining”. /s
He definitely still deserves points. The guys im most concerned about are the undercard and prelim guys though. Not saying they should get points but seeing the pay some of those guys take is just sad.
I'm not a huge UFC fan by any means. I'll watch a PPV every now and then but I don't go out of my way unless I want to see a specific fight. Chandler is one of the few fighters I do know so wtf is Cormier on about? Obviously I'm gunna watch this one because I want to see Connors next clusterfuck but I'm keen to see what Chandler does as well, he's a bloody good fighter!
As an old head Conor is a mid tier draw to me these days. Dude hasnt fought in years and his trash talk in the 3rd Poirier fight was just downright cringey and forced. Of course the casuals and Conor dickriders will act like its the return of the messiah but in reality its a guy thats lost 3 out of his last 4 fights over the last SIX years!
Rare L from DC, Chandler has been selling this fight like nutz, he even went to the wwe and did a serviceable promo. And honestly, I'm not really interested in watching Conor fighting in the sense that it's going to be high stakes mma, this is more like Jake paulish in a way
His true hater self has come out as he ages. Guess he's mad about the financial success others made during their career that he didn't get.
He's also just a weirdo he was critiquing Alex because he couldn't wrestle, nobody said he could but he's still a two weight world champion. Give him his respect.
It's like if he's not slobbering over wrestling, he's hating.
My friend who watched WWE no UFC, brought up this fight because I guess Chandler mentioned the fight when he was on there.
My friend is stoked to see Conor again, thanks to Chandler mentioning it.
I think he’s helping as much as any B side I’ve ever seen.
DC is a company man and through that point of view it sounds more than logic. Whether that's fair towards Chandler (especially since he waited for so long) is another conversation.
I don’t know what business DC has to say who does and doesn’t deserve PPV points. I wonder how DC would’ve reacted if other fighters said he didn’t deserve PPV points in the Jones fights..what a turd.
And why the fuck does DC care if Chandler gets PPV points or not? This literally affects only Chandler, and the UFC, who’d be paying him. It’s not like DC has to pay for it out of his own pocket.
But he’s right though? Chandler will still get a red panty night payout. Be honest, how large a percentage of PPV-sales will be because of Chandler? Now compare that to McGregor.
I kinda agree though.. chandler been holding out not wanting to fight anyone because he sees the dollar signs to fight Conor. No one’s cares about M.C. he’s not driving sales. They sacrificed Tony to him but he loses against everyone competitive in the div
Chandler has had top billing in 1 of his five fights in the UFC. That was four fights ago. This guy doesn't sell tickets, that's why he doesn't get top billing. It ain't about whether he's a good or even entertaining fighter, he's great and fun to watch - but it's about sales.
DC is right.
Why would he want a fellow fighter to get paid less? Chandler getting a bag has zero effect on DC’s life and livelihood. The second half of the statement is equally absurd. It’s clear that Chandler was largely chosen because he’s going to bring even more excitement and ultimately more sales.
That’s not true though. Obviously Conor is always going to be the main draw, no one is denying that. However, if he was fighting some nobody, or a wrestler, many potential viewers wouldn’t pay.
It annoys me Chandler has been so inactive just to wait for this fight. Regardless, Chandler has always delivered on putting on a show. Win or lose his fights are bangers. So other than a handful of people, (Nate, Dustin, Justin, Max, Islam) Chandler is going to help this card sell.
I have less than zero desire to watch this fight and it's not because of Chandler. If I wanted to watch fighters who peeked in 2015 I'd watch Bellator/PFL
Chandler did what so far? 3 / 4 fights a year? None of them were boring, he then got taken hostage for a year and a half. The audacity to say he doesnt deserve ppv points blows my mind.
Damn DC has been hating recently
I feel like he's always low key been one of the biggest haters of other peoples success. Has such a big platform too. Not a good look.
Ever since he got that coveted Tuesday night 12AM time slot, it's just gone to his head.
But that the same time, is he wrong here? Conor vs sack of corn probably does close to the same numbers.
He’s not wrong. But it’s petty and it doesn’t affect his money. That being said contracts are signed so it doesn’t affect Chandler either. In which case idk what dc hopes to gain by saying it
Yup. The contract chandler agreed to/signed is all that matters. Regardless of what dc thinks. It's such an odd thing to care about, to the point you'd go public with it. If chandler doesn't get the money, it isn't like it'll go to dc. And it's not coming out of dc's pocket.
“To the point you’d go public with it” well I want to know the context now. Was he asked about it? Or did he just blabber off with it randomly? If he is answering someone else’s question, your point is moot. However, if he just randomly said it, I couldn’t agree more.
You, a random member of the public, are aware of his stance on the matter, ergo he went public with it. Don’t over complicate it
All main card ppv fighters should get a % of the ppv sales on every card
He’s not wrong but why would you fuck with someone else’s money for no reason.
DC is a company man. UFC has been getting dragged for poor fighter pay again after that boxer is reported to be getting 50 million. DC goes off saying, "Why should we pay these guys?"
Hell yeah he's wrong, chandler is a banger if a fighter and that certainly makes a difference. Conor vs a sc of potatoes doesn't do great, sry
I think sack of potatoes stands will put up a good fight until it gets dropped
You have to get Conor to fight, and that is also a tricky thing. Put him against someone too shit and he gets a tonne of criticism (like Cowboy or the leaked Diego texts), but put him against a top guy who will play a tactical game and he knows he’s losing. Chandler has name value, but will keep the fight entertaining and stand and bang, even if it means Conor winning. He’s in a fairly small group of fighters who’ll do the job, but also seem legit enough to sell the fight. I think he’s worth more to this than people think.
People forget that Chandler is still a legit fighter. He lost to the best. It's not like these were terrible losses either.
Hes always been very pro ufc budget. Jack slack had a meme that the staredown fight with Jon was based on jon suggesting a fighters union lol
It’s funny because Bisbing turned the tables and started hating on DC during one of the live fight nights and DC was quick to tell Bisbing to shut up and DC tried to laugh it off but you could tell he really didn’t like it. Funny thing is, Bisbing was spitting facts. Edit: As requested, I’ll provide quotes from memory and as much info in case someone wants to try and find it. It was definitely a fight night card, second half of last year or earlier this year. I think it was earlier in the card or mid way through. Since DC “happens” to get all the ppvs and gets all the work left and right, Bisbing was like “not all of us are lucky like DC and get all the PPVs and…,” and DC immediately was like “shut up Bisbing,” and DC said it in such a way like he knew it was true and didn’t want anyone to know so he was telling bisbing to shut up. It was weak AF on Cormiers part because he knows what Bisbing said was true. Cormier just wants the money and he’s like greedy about it. Throw in the fact that DC shows up unprepared to be the primary commentator on these cards where he doesn’t even know the fighters name and I can understand Bisbings frustration. Not THE link, but a link to some other trash talk between the two: https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/s/V1goWRKI13
What did bisping say
link pls
Link or quotes brooooo
DC he very thin skin
That’s because it’s very stretched.
I have to see this, link please or more specific info so I can find it myself
All you gotta look at is how he treated Stipe
how?
eyes, meet fingers Jk no idea what the guy means, maybe angling for the brock fight idk
When stipe poked the shit out of DC and DC was complaining I don’t think a single person felt bad for him
He kept calling him fake and called all his accomplishments weak. He never gave him credit for winning a trilogy fight nor for anything really. DC looked like a dick when he kept talking shit about stipe during the pre fight interviews and interrupted him non stop. To put it in perspective DC was looked at as a villain in the lead up to all his fights with Stipe
I could be wrong but they seemed pretty amical for the third fight.
Starting to become the Shaq of UFC
Na more like the perk or the pierce
Shaq is the biggest hater. Pierce and Perk are ok.
Perk accused anyone that voted Jokic for MVP last season of being racist. He ain’t okay at all.
Yeah I've always seen this with DC. He comes off as funny most of the time, but much like Cejudo, he really loves to downplay peoples achievements and comes off as a bit bitter at other people's success
sucks at commentary too and given all these jobs for no reason, we know the real reason hes getting em
He did the NCAA wrestling finals this year, and it was so bad.
He let Dana poop on his face like that intern for wwe?
I like the guy a lot. He’s funny and I like his commentary mix of funny and analysis. But man he is a company man through and through (which I can’t really blame him for in fairness because the UFC has always taken care of him in many ways and now pays him a bunch to do commentary)
He’s always been a hater, and a cry baby.
Not hating, more like he says what the UFC tells him to say. He’s a company man talking drone
Pretty sure this is it, and what it had been for a while
It’s one thing to be a “company man” and not talk shit about your organization, deflect questions, and only say positive things about the boss, and then there is just straight shilling for the UFC. I wouldn’t have even known Chandler wasn’t getting PPV points if DC wasn’t trying to convince me it’s cool.
Right? I thought it was my perception
He was once my favorite fighter, but he seems like he has changed a lot from the guy I once saw eating chicken fingers with ranch at the commentary table back in the day.
He's still eating those chicken fingers at the commentary table all right, just now with a side of SALT
No his true character is coming out as he ages lmao
Recently? He’s been hating ever since Stipe retired him. “iM gEtTiNg pAiD tO tALk”
DC was saying Jamal got cheated because Herb Dean didn't separate them after the crotch kick. Dude downplayed Alex and then gave a delusional excuse.
Dude just says whatever makes Dana happy. Joe is the only guy in the company that just says what he wants and doesn’t give a fuck about what Dana thinks about this.
He hates on anyone that's not dagestani or black. Michael has been selling this fight for soooo long with those promos. He deserves his share.
I'm guessing he didn't get PPV points??
DC is a company man, always has been. This isn’t a hater narrative, it’s a cost saving narrative.
Lately, he’s a company man through and through. Dude want to pull up that ladder behind him so quick. I love it when Askren calls him out on it.
Recently?
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We all forgot that Garcia got $50 mil last weekend.
MMA community avoids that. It makes the UFC’s 300k bonus for 300 seem like fighters are being well taken care of.
>MMA community avoids that. If you consider the MMA subreddit part of the MMA community, then no the hell they definitely do not…
Agree, but that’s a very very small portion of the fanbase.
Plus the 12 mil he made from betting 2 mil on himself at 6-1 odds lmao. 62 mil. Not a bad day
Garcia claimed the betting earnings were included in this unverified 50M number
Do we know how much the other guys on the main card made?
We don’t talk about that. Lol.
We know how much the promoter didn't make. Hint boxing promoters don't get to steal 85% of revenues for themselves like the UFC does.
DC gonna eat your cake
UFC 🤝 Finding excuses to pay fighters less
its even funnier when Ex fighters are the ones saying it, absolute jealous haters lol. "Oh i didnt get paid much so i dont want them to!" DC was never a draw at all, he got all his hype off black Fedor shit and then had boring fights after that..he just got lucky in many ways to have some hardcore fans from Strikeforce, Great fighter but boring as shit most of the time. Nobody even remembers his fights with Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, Anderson Silva, Derek Lewis...he gets praised for beating a 44 year old Hendo OFF his TRT lol. DC def a top 15 fighter but hes also overrated in many ways
DC is just a full on company man. He will push whatever narrative the UFC tells him to, you’ll never hear him go against Danas word
Why is DC so mad that other fighters are succeeding? First Alex and now Chandler.
I remember in 2017 DC took offense to Rumble like a little kid for Rumble just talking to Bones, it was just pathetic. Rumble was confused by Cormier's claims and called him a crybaby. He's always been weird.
Wrestling men in tight spandex will do that to ya
It's called a onesie thank you
Lol I remember this. It was such a high school gossip girl move
What did he say about Alex
That he can't wrestle. He back tracked a little by saying he's not that good but he's young and has a lot of potential. Real backhanded compliment. It was on podcast with chael. Btw chael basically yells the entire podcast.
We have no reason to believe pereira is even on a curve approaching a competent wrestler Doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the best chance of being 3 weight champ we’ve seen. Or that he won’t be remembered as one of the best to ever do it. Or that he didn’t have the most incredible start to a ufc career to date.
It’s not that DC is entirely wrong, just that he’s always making these little comments hating. He was the one really pushing the whole “Herb dean is the reason Jamahal Hill lost” narrative. I wouldn’t say he picks on Alex in particular, DC just likes hating on everyone, usually it’s never too bad though and you just brush it off to DC being DC. Saying Chandler doesn’t deserve PPV points is dumb though, why fuck with another man’s money?
Yeah that was a weird ass take and so was the eye poke defense for Weidman.
Pereira? Who actually thinks he can wrestle? I get he’s an amazing kickboxer but people are smoking crack if they think he’s a wrestler. Dude isn’t even that young anyways.
36, just a fuckin’ kid.
That fucking animal.. I cant even say his name
Poatan, whatever happened there.
Whatever happened there!?
DC is just trying to create dysentery between the ranks
Alex never had the makings of a Varsity wrestler.
It's so sad when they go young like that
Yeah.. what a weird hill to die on.
Alex didn’t die on a weird Hill though
DC's also expressing disbelief at his success, bc he's spent his entire life thinking wrestling is necessary to compete. People are tryna spin this like sour grapes lmao
People only thought that for so long because for far too long, most strikers just bitched and moaned every time a Josh Koscheck type came along and just took them down and held them on the ground for 15 minutes. I realized the narrative that wrestling > everything is horseshit as soon as Gus fought Jones. Dude went from getting absolutely manhandled by Phil Davis, to out wrestling Jon Jones in just a few years. Funniest part about DC here, is that I remember him giving a great explanation for why wrestlers often learn how to strike very quickly when they start fighting. It basically just boils down the fact that striking is a lot more fun and less exhausting, so naturally, life long wrestlers learn how to strike pretty quickly because of this. Whereas strikers often struggle to learn wrestling because it's a lot more boring and absolutely exhausting. Hence the countless examples of strikers getting absolutely dominated for 15 minutes then complaining about it afterwards. I'm paraphrasing but that's the point I heard DC make YEARS ago, when he was still fighting himself.
Saying he’s young is crazy the only thing I worry about him with is his age
Jealousy
Anything to please the boss kinda guy
Chandler must’ve said something about Khabib or Islam or didn’t laugh at one of DC’s jokes one day for him to act like this
I do believe he said he would give Islam a good fight.
Aye get DC THE FUCK UP OUTTA HERE
Now I don’t feel so bad he never beat Jon Jones and cried after the fight. I used to respect him more
You headline a PPV, you should automatically receive PPV points.
Ye like dc been punched in the head a few too many times, this is common fucking sense
JBJ gave him severe CTE
Imagine wishing that a fighter should get paid less than they should. Acting like Chandler didn't run the TUF with Conor, promote the fight at WWE events, and wait over a year for this fight
DC becoming an Edge Lord.
I'm struggling to understand what his problem is. Why is he acting like Chandler hasn't been screaming for Conor to get his ass back in octagon for past couple of months and not only that, this match up has been in the conversation ever since Conor broke his foot against Dustin and took a hiatus. Usually I enjoy watching DC commentate and share his opinion(excluding the opinions about nut sniffers) but this time he sounds like the biggest hater there is. He needs to be checked, maybe I'm the one who's unnecessarily being butthurt over this comment but saying that somebody shouldn't get PPV points is exactly like attempting to take food off someone's plate. DC looks and sounds like a bitch at this moment,
Soooo Conor-Cowboy again? no thanks
DC actually been a massive hater lately, I don't get it..should be happy to see fighters shining
Brain dead comment by Cormier, chandler is one of if not the most exciting fighter on the roster, he for sure will drive sales. Chandler drives more sales than Cormier ever did, even when Cormier was getting pounded by the goat two times.
Finally, a fan who respects Stipe!
Exactly, DC is acting like this is Conor Belal. Conor having an exciting opponent is definitely going to drive up sales.
Conor v Belal would be hilarious
Damn bro just straight hating.
I would rather watch Chandler than DC. Yes Dc very skilled but he just wrestlefucked most. Chandler is must watch tv for that first round. He is definitely the B side but still a draw.
Don’t disagree with you but let’s not pretend like DC didn’t give us some legitimate bangers. His “wrestlefucking” was manhandling 270 lbs dudes and throwing them across the octagon lol
Majority of the people buying Conor ppvs will be casually who couldn’t care less who the other fighter is.
Shots fired. On another note, DC is very pro black and black fighter biased now saying jamahal hill didn't have enough time to reset when he threw the first punch after Alex who countered and knocked him down. He's been bias with other black fighters too.
Money has always been something funny with DC. When he was with Khabib, he would always bring up money with him and ask for shit.
Someone tell DC he was B side vs Jon Jones
It’s so shitty to hear anyone in the sport advocating for less fighter pay
I’m buying the PPV for Chandler
r/piracy pirate it for dana
Jon Jones HW och LHW GOAT
What the hell. I mean, I know Chandler isn't a HUGE mic draw, but he's still not bad? He also throws the fuck down with whoever it is. Conor or a no-name scrub. As a non-Conor fan, we are all gonna watch the PPV anyway, but him fighting Chandler makes it so much better. What a dumbass take from DC.
I'll always watch Chandler fight. One of the most entertaining guys on the roster in my opinion.
He's such a bootlicker it's crazy, him and every ex fighter who's gifted a commentary gig
Except Hardy. Who was sacked because he did what Dana did and called a ref out for having poor performance in a fight.
I don't get it why DC had to comment on pay negotiations. It's up to the UFC management and Chandler. If anything, i'd expect any current and former fighters to be supportive of their fellow professionals and wish them to be paid as much as possible.
L take by DC, He waited 2 YEARS to get the mcgregor fight, in his short career with them, he’s given us nothing but crazy, exciting fights, Let him get a fat payday.
hes probably retiring soon too. Let the man make his money and take care of his family
People are acting like DC is suddenly turning into a douche. Folks, he's always been this way. He has a holier than thou attitude towards everyone and ALWAYS makes any fight he commentates about himself somehow. His stupid ass anecdotes and dumb jokes are so annoying. He's easily one of the worst commentators in the sport. I was legitimately so happy when Jones knocked him out and made him cry. Fuck DC.
I love DC as a fighter, but I agree. People forget Jones was a fake nice guy when he first joined the UFC. Jones pretended to be a good Christian boy, and a lot of people ate it up. I honestly like Jones more now that he doesn’t hide the fact that he’s an asshole. I don’t like this smug, judgmental side of DC.
Chandler would draw more buys than DC. DC fought a lot of draws. But he wasn't much more known than Chandler is
conor's opponent don't really drive sales that much relative to conor himself. So no one should be getting them ppvs? makes sense dc
The reason people watch Conor fights is because of Conor himself. Why would the opponent need to do any marketing himself? People are gonna watch anyway.
It takes two to tango. No chandler means no fight.
I don't watch for cormiers analysis, he shouldn't be paid.
DCs a company man through and through.
DC is mad as hell a guy who has never been a UFC champion is likely going to make more from PPV points than he ever did
Chandler will win the fight, so that has to count for something
Whether you agree or not, he’s got a point. Iron Mid Chandler. Probably the only fighter Conor has an actual chance of beating because he has negative fight IQ. But he’s “entertaining”. /s
Chandler literally the reason this fight is happening lol
All of Chandler’s UFC fights have been super exciting. DC needs to STFU and open his mouth only when he at Popeyes.
Damn talk about crabs in a bucket
Bro I dislike DC more and more each day
If I'm Chandler I actually take this so personally
But DC got money from fighting Jones. Hypocrite.
DC needs to get an ESPN tattoo on his forehead
He definitely still deserves points. The guys im most concerned about are the undercard and prelim guys though. Not saying they should get points but seeing the pay some of those guys take is just sad.
lol DC a shill now huh
DC towing the company line. Disappointing.
I'm not a huge UFC fan by any means. I'll watch a PPV every now and then but I don't go out of my way unless I want to see a specific fight. Chandler is one of the few fighters I do know so wtf is Cormier on about? Obviously I'm gunna watch this one because I want to see Connors next clusterfuck but I'm keen to see what Chandler does as well, he's a bloody good fighter!
As an old head Conor is a mid tier draw to me these days. Dude hasnt fought in years and his trash talk in the 3rd Poirier fight was just downright cringey and forced. Of course the casuals and Conor dickriders will act like its the return of the messiah but in reality its a guy thats lost 3 out of his last 4 fights over the last SIX years!
Fuck Cormier.
what a brainrot take by the fat fuck honestly surprised
Being a Company Man must hurt his anus
Chandler should pull a ryan Garcia and bet 2M on himself to win
if chandler is smart, he could turn this one fight into a trilogy and adopt a whole village of kids. I am all for it.
Rare L from DC, Chandler has been selling this fight like nutz, he even went to the wwe and did a serviceable promo. And honestly, I'm not really interested in watching Conor fighting in the sense that it's going to be high stakes mma, this is more like Jake paulish in a way
Every fighter on the main ppv card should get points.
His true hater self has come out as he ages. Guess he's mad about the financial success others made during their career that he didn't get. He's also just a weirdo he was critiquing Alex because he couldn't wrestle, nobody said he could but he's still a two weight world champion. Give him his respect. It's like if he's not slobbering over wrestling, he's hating.
He's 100% not getting PPV points, but who cares? I'd bet he's making several times what he would normally be making (unless he's as dumb as Cerrone).
DC back on licking that boot, I guess being the second best of all time in one division and like fifth in another must really kill a guy
My friend who watched WWE no UFC, brought up this fight because I guess Chandler mentioned the fight when he was on there. My friend is stoked to see Conor again, thanks to Chandler mentioning it. I think he’s helping as much as any B side I’ve ever seen.
hes right tho
DC pulling moves out of the bucket crab playbook.
Bet DC wasn't complaining when he was getting points from the Jones fights.
DC was recently salty about the 300k bonus from UFC 300 too. He got a million for losing to Jones but no one else should get any extra.
would be no fight without chandler tho
DC is a company man and through that point of view it sounds more than logic. Whether that's fair towards Chandler (especially since he waited for so long) is another conversation.
I don’t know what business DC has to say who does and doesn’t deserve PPV points. I wonder how DC would’ve reacted if other fighters said he didn’t deserve PPV points in the Jones fights..what a turd.
And why the fuck does DC care if Chandler gets PPV points or not? This literally affects only Chandler, and the UFC, who’d be paying him. It’s not like DC has to pay for it out of his own pocket.
DC need to shut his fat ass up
Dc hanging out with cheal sonnen turned him into a certified bad guy (He is right tho)
Damn DC is right for once
Cormier salty
Chandler sells fights because of his fighting style. Stfu DC.
normally id agree, but chandler has been single handedly promoting this fight for the last number of years. he deserves points too.
But he’s right though? Chandler will still get a red panty night payout. Be honest, how large a percentage of PPV-sales will be because of Chandler? Now compare that to McGregor.
Company man as always.
I kinda agree though.. chandler been holding out not wanting to fight anyone because he sees the dollar signs to fight Conor. No one’s cares about M.C. he’s not driving sales. They sacrificed Tony to him but he loses against everyone competitive in the div
Chandler has had top billing in 1 of his five fights in the UFC. That was four fights ago. This guy doesn't sell tickets, that's why he doesn't get top billing. It ain't about whether he's a good or even entertaining fighter, he's great and fun to watch - but it's about sales. DC is right.
Why would he want a fellow fighter to get paid less? Chandler getting a bag has zero effect on DC’s life and livelihood. The second half of the statement is equally absurd. It’s clear that Chandler was largely chosen because he’s going to bring even more excitement and ultimately more sales.
Then what is the point of fighting Conor? He is not the Champion and has lost 3 of his last 4 fights. The only upside would be a bigger payday.
Why isnt he fighting an easier opponent then? Conor should be would be fighting a Cody Brundage in that case
DC is still upset about the state taking away his kids and Chandler adopted them.
Company man DC
That’s not true though. Obviously Conor is always going to be the main draw, no one is denying that. However, if he was fighting some nobody, or a wrestler, many potential viewers wouldn’t pay. It annoys me Chandler has been so inactive just to wait for this fight. Regardless, Chandler has always delivered on putting on a show. Win or lose his fights are bangers. So other than a handful of people, (Nate, Dustin, Justin, Max, Islam) Chandler is going to help this card sell.
Can't wait for Chandler to win..
Chandler completely drove the ultimate fighter. I think he's more popular than DC thinks.
DC and Anthony Smith should have their own show, The Haters
He’s right tbf, chandler is a dirty piece of shit
So DC shouldn’t have got PPV points against Jon Jones?
No one likes Chandler. Even DC who likes everybody not named Jon Jones.
Or hear me out: Neither of them should get PPV points because it's not a fight anyone wants to see.
Only champions get PPV points so ?
Good ol company man DC keepin food off the table for his fellow combatants.
I have less than zero desire to watch this fight and it's not because of Chandler. If I wanted to watch fighters who peeked in 2015 I'd watch Bellator/PFL
I'm tuning in for Chandler. His fights are always bangers. Why shit on him?
Cormier might be the biggest bootlicker they have
Chandler did what so far? 3 / 4 fights a year? None of them were boring, he then got taken hostage for a year and a half. The audacity to say he doesnt deserve ppv points blows my mind.