[LSNN] Sports Desk: IFC 9 speculation, Mountain MMA King of the Ring semi-finals and Bellicose rumors?

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Sports Desk: IFC 9 speculation, Mountain MMA King of the Ring semi-finals and Bellicose rumors?

 

BY LSNN

 

 

Los Santos, SA - On 24th November 2021, LSNN's Garbon Meqvabishvili was joined on the sports desk by Rafford Mann and Jackson Hayes as they spoke about numerous subjects relating to the combat sports scene in Los Santos, including: reflections on IFC 8, IFC 9 speculation, rumors of another Bellicose event and the Mountain MMA KOTR event coming this Friday. 

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili (left), Rafford Mann (center) and Jackson Hayes (right)

 

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Good evening ladies and gentlemen this is Garbon Meqvabishvili tonight to present you the hottest sports topics.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Of course not alone. To keep me company we have IFC heavyweight champion Rafford Mann and IFC middleweight champion Jackson Hayes.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Good evening, gentlemen. How are you this evening?

 

Rafford Mann: Doing fine today Garbon.

 

Jackson Hayes: Jus' grand Garb, good ta' be 'ere.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: So let's start with first topic I want to discuss with ya'll tonight

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: IFC 9 happened last weekend. And like always there was some controversy. You heard about it?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Sorry IFC 8.

 

Rafford Mann: Not really Garbon , though I did see some of the fights.

 

Jackson Hayes: Naw, naw... I'm oblivious ta' th'topic, jus' like Raffy. Wha' happened?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: So first fight of the night was Naoko Mitsukuri versus Monroe Weaver.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: And both great atheles making their debut that night. Fight ended in split decision.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Because at the bell of second round Naoko managed kinda wobble uh - *checks his notes* Monroe.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Monroe went down and ref gave a warning to Naoko.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Apparently that cost a win to Naoko and people weren't happy

 

Rafford Mann: Oh yes! That fight! The decision in my opinion was a wrong one. Naoko won that match in my eyes.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: What are your opinion on this? - Yeah Right. Rafford.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Most people are saying that Naoko clearly won that fight and it was dead beat on the bell.

 

Jackson Hayes: Haven't seen th'fight, haven't heard av'... wha' was it? Weaver? Naoko on th'other hand, her I know. Good fighter, fierce punch hidin' in that arms.

 

Jackson Hayes: So, decision was given ta' Weaver then, aye?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: There are rumours now that Weaver versus Mitsukuri 2 might happen in IFC 9.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Well deserved I think, who you guys think would win if that fight really happens?

 

Rafford Mann: Naoko no question about it. She has the extra motivation of revenge on her side now. Plus she was already outclassing Weaver.

 

Jackson Hayes: Me money's on Naoko. She growin' up as a fighter as I trace back spars she was havin' with me, she soon gonna match our best fighters in th'division.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: We will see. I think Naoko aswell but you never know what can happen, upsets do happen. One happened same card aswell.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: I'm talking about Akhmed versus Noah Jenkins?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Noah Jenkins had knocked out The bear one time already and in their second fight he took revenge in the first round

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: To be honest as we are talking about IFC. Jackson there are rumours that you might be fighting in IFC 9?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Possibly against NST?

 

Jackson Hayes: That's right, IFC promised me a fight an' I'm more than sure that durin' IFC 9 y'all will see me on fightin'.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That is your first tittle defense right, Jackson?

 

Rafford Mann: Jackie vs NST. It's gonna' be a tough fight for sure.

 

Jackson Hayes: That's right, kinda confusin'. I was sure I'll defend me tittle against Fang or Leonid first. Maybe even get a match with Bronto again.

 

Jackson Hayes: Meantime? 'Ere we are, bottom av' th'rank managed ta' get ta' th'top an' throw me a glove.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah you know how it works with those rankings if a guy steps up why not

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Seems like the top guys were scared of fighting you probably and there was a dude who stepped up.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Looking forward for this one to be honest.

 

Rafford Mann: I don't think you should discount ol' Nathaniel that much. From what I have seen his fundamentals are pretty solid.

 

Jackson Hayes: Yeah, no match fer Irishman anyway.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Oh trust me. I shared octagon with him for full five rounds. Guy is a machine.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Plus he is a great guy, one of most respectful fighters I met probably.

 

Jackson Hayes: But Nathaniel IS interestin' topic. Ya heard 'bout th'controversy after Nathaniel versus Leonid, right?

 

Jackson Hayes: That was Nathaniel debut as far as I know.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Remind me real quick?

 

Jackson Hayes: Suspicion av'... illegal substances abuse before a fight.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Hm. Well yeah everyone gets those allegations to be honest. Do you remember when I needed to do the test after one of my fights? I waited for like thirty

minutes and nobody showed up to test me

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That's the thing with those testings they are all over the place.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: You can never know.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Well I HOPE NST doesn't take any PEDs, he seems way of a nice guy doing so.

 

Rafford Mann: Testing is a must that both promotions are clearly lacking in.

 

Jackson Hayes: Well, I count on clean fight.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah. Actually.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Sara Kenson versus Ashton Winters?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That's a big one.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: When are we going to see a female champion crowned already IFC? *looks straight at the camera*

 

Jackson Hayes: Ashton's my bet. I trained her, she's gettin' better all th'time. There are days when I can't get trough her defense.

 

Rafford Mann: I think Ash has that one in the bag. From personal experience of spars with her and Sara, Ash edges out quite a bit in speed and power.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Right, right. Let's talk about King of the Ring for a bit.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: This friday, first semi-finals.

 

Jackson Hayes: Remind me, who we gonna see on stage?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Who do you think will win Eliseo Salvatore or Kir Sergeev?

 

Rafford Mann: Eliseo. He was doing well in spars and plus has that amazing footwork to boot.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That's the thing Raffy you can never know. Kir did an upset against Damien Sin.

 

Jackson Hayes: Both good fighters with unique style. I's gonna be a tough one, hell av' a show ta' see. Eli' likes ta' play it close, focuses on th'clinches. Kir controls th'ring, fights

aggressively from th'distance.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: I think it can go both ways unless but if Kir doesn't step it up with footwork, Eliseo has it.

 

Rafford Mann: Let's see. You never know in KOTR.

 

Jackson Hayes: Always surprisin' that one.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah plus the pressure of possibly going to finals to compete for one hundred fifty thousand dollars.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That's probably biggest salary that anyone got here in LS, no?

 

Rafford Mann: It is for sure.

 

Jackson Hayes: *cackles a little* Oh, definitely.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Plus we will see some new faces doing their debuts

 

Jackson Hayes: Who we got?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Zurab *snickers*

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Aaah. Alex Hale.. Valentina Rodriguez..

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Jam Winchester? Wait did he compete last time, no?

 

Rafford Mann: Well , little Zura needs all the luck he can get for this line up. I

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Terry will actually be competing in prelims. King of the Ring veteran.

 

Rafford Mann: It's interesting to see veterans in KOTR.

 

Jackson Hayes: Not so new, weren't they fightin' in th'last KOTR?

 

Jackson Hayes: Hale an' Winchester?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Oh right! I completely forgot.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah then they have their feet warm.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Well for this we will find out this friday, november 26th. 9pm at Fantasia Event Hall.

 

Jackson Hayes: Both weren't quite lucky with their last fights, aye?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: I don't remember to be honest *chuckles*

 

Jackson Hayes: Well, I do... was a referee, remember that at least?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah yeah. Talking about referee.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: This event's ref will be Paul Levine. And judges Christian Venturi, Anna Smith and one new face that will make a debut as a judge.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Actually.

 

Jackson Hayes: All fighters with history, I like that.

 

Rafford Mann: Sounds like quite the roster of Judges.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Wanna talk about long lost forgotten brother of mma promotions maybe?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Belli?

 

Rafford Mann: Ah yes.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: I was at the last event, not gonna lie it was amazing.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: And the main event with Isaac? *does the chef's kiss*

 

Rafford Mann: It was. I was in Isaac corner.

 

Rafford Mann: He fought like a beast.

 

Jackson Hayes: It was a show, aye. Can't deny fighters are somethin' unique in there. We talkin' Dragon, aye?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah Dragon, Jacky.

 

Rafford Mann: Yep.

 

Jackson Hayes: Amazin' footwork, speed an' power. Nimble dude.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Not gonna lie. He almost got knocked out by showboating.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: He could have won that fair and square but all that unecessary showboating.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: That's a trend now with those young twenty year old fighters I noticed.

 

Jackson Hayes: Showman attitude? Well, glory comin' from victory ain't enough fer 'em anymore.

 

Jackson Hayes: Gotta make it big, weird mindset, but hey... that's th'scene now.

 

Rafford Mann: I guess that comes with the youth. Discipline takes time to be drilled into them.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Hopefully we will see more events from Belli.

 

Rafford Mann: I hear rumors about one on the 5th.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: By the way. You ever think about their rule sent?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Like c'mon it's 2021. This is not 90s anymore. Protect your fighters

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Standing back up from those knockdowns and continuing.

 

Rafford Mann: I for one like the rule set. It allows for more amazing comebacks.

 

Jackson Hayes: People still want ta' see blood, we ain't gettin' called /modern gladiators/ fer nothin'.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Nah. Nah. I disagree.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: On this one I don't agree one bit with you guys

 

Rafford Mann: Nothing beats the show of a down on his luck fighter edging out a 3-2 round victory.

 

Jackson Hayes: Emotions an' blood. Keep ya on th'edge.

 

Jackson Hayes: Show must go on!

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: You know how many fighters are now alive from Pride days fighting in Japan? Where there was two 15 minute rounds and third round was 5 minutes?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Most of them died before they got to fourty years old

 

Jackson Hayes: We all know th'risk Garb, we signed up fer it.

 

Rafford Mann: Isn't that a choice fighters make when they sign up for Bellicose? I think most folks understand the consequences.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Atleast they get paid good in Belli?

 

Jackson Hayes: There we go. *points to Rafford with his hand*

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Who do you think pays best now?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: I'd say KOTR to be honest.

 

Rafford Mann: That's for sure. Though not KOTR level, Bellicose pays better than the IFC.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah I say KOTR first, then Belli and then IFC.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: But there again.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Belli barely does events. KOTR makes mega-events and IFC does events every week

 

Rafford Mann: All peas in a very malformed pod.

 

Jackson Hayes: IFC does events every week, but... ya said so yerself. We ain't always ready ta' fight it. Health's important.

 

Jackson Hayes: So that puts it low on payment delivery list.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: AH so NOW health is important for you? *starts laughing*

 

Jackson Hayes: Hey, gotta balance it out. *cackles as well*

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: You are hypocrite! You heard it here first *looks at the camera* Jackson Hayes officially hypocrite.

 

Rafford Mann: Accumulated damage can alleviate over time but not if you keep getting damaged.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Next topic!

 

Jackson Hayes: I never denied that!

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Alright next!

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: *checks his notes while chuckling with the boys*

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: What do you think about the weight divisions now in IFC?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: There was changes like every other day or week?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: One division added, then deleted.

 

Rafford Mann: They need to make up their minds already.

 

Jackson Hayes: Fighters come an' go, that's th'problem. But addin' TWO divisions when ya only needed one?

 

Jackson Hayes: That was stupid man. Cleared out in th'end, which is good. Welterweight division's in prime now, debut fight we had this IFC.

 

Rafford Mann: It only damages the fighters who need to cut and bulk at the randomness of the IFC.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: But we don't see that much news faces now anymore? What do you guys think happened?

 

Jackson Hayes: Well, IF ya're greedy fer more than one belt. I feel quite comfy in middleweight.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: The gen-z is lacking that warrior mentality maybe?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: *chuckles* I'm jooooking! It's a jooke.

 

Jackson Hayes: Ya know, harsh, but kinda true.

 

Rafford Mann: The promotions are not keeping up with the fighters. The people lack the fire to become fighters.

 

Rafford Mann: Those that want to be fighters get turned off by the hectic nature and sluggishness of IFC and Bellicose.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Now that's a sentence I couldn't agree more.

 

Jackson Hayes: Oh yeah.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Now those promotions exist just to exist probably.

 

Jackson Hayes: People wants ta' have some consistency in their career, so hard ta' keep it up when both leagues are inclusive.

 

Jackson Hayes: Sign up fer one, no more career options in 'nother.

 

Rafford Mann: It became about making money on events instead of facilitating the fighters.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeah I think it's the money issues

 

Jackson Hayes: All th'same, ya need ta' pay yer fighters fer a show, aye?

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yeaah. Yeah. Couldn't agree more.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: So yeah, we kinda talked through all the topics.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Any last comments you got?

 

Jackson Hayes: Y'all should watch next IFC, i's gonna be a show. I promise ya that.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: *plays with his pen while sitting comfortably in his chair, looking to Rafford and Jackson*

 

Rafford Mann: KOTR this friday folks!

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Yep. Yep. King of the Ring semi finals this friday. Don't miss it to be honest. And so yeah.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Thanks for coming guys really appreciatte keeping me company tonight

 

Jackson Hayes: Holler when ya need us Garb.

 

Rafford Mann: Thanks for bringing us on Garb.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili: Always guys. Always. Alright. So thank you for tuning in LSNN sports studio tonight. And we will see you next time.

 

Garbon Meqvabishvili:  *winks to the camera*

 

 

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