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Big CatBig Cat

Floyd Mayweather is running out of money

My Hot Seat is Floyd Mayweather. 'cause I'm starting to think Floyd Mayweather might not have a lot of money left. ... It feels like Floyd Mayweather shouldn't be fighting this much at his age.

Difficult to verify private finances, but based on visible behavior.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mayweather and Pacquiao fighting at the Sphere is the coolest possible sporting event

Mayweather and Pacquiao were fighting again. Mayweather's 49, Pacquiao is 47. Why? This sucks. [PFT says it's at the Sphere]. Sphere? Oh fuck. I'm in. I'm so in. I'm so fucking in. That's awesome. The first sporting event. Sick.

This is an opinion about the appeal of an event venue.
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Paddy PimblettPaddy Pimblett

I will finish Justin Gaethje within the first three rounds at UFC 324

We're not gonna see championship rounds... he's getting finished in the first three. I'd love to knock him out. You know what I mean? With a cartwheel kick or something. Something spectacular.

Paddy Pimblett predicted he would finish Justin Gaethje within the first three rounds at UFC 324. The fight went all five rounds, with Gaethje winning by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46). Pimblett did not finish Gaethje and lost the fight.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Boxing is officially dead as a sport

Boxing's dead. It's currently dead. It might get brought back to life bad, but it's a bad spot. But boxing, boxing as we know is dead.

Subjective take on the health of a sport.
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ZacZac

Jake Paul will get destroyed by Anthony Joshua in their upcoming replacement fight

Jake Paul found a replacement fight for the [Gervonta] Tank Davis fight that got canceled, but it's Anthony Joshua this time. Former heavyweight champion. He's gonna get fucked up. ... Anthony Joshua could just starch him.

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their fight on December 19, 2025 in Miami. Joshua dominated the fight (all three judges had 50-43 scorecards for Joshua before the stoppage). Paul was hospitalized with a broken jaw requiring surgery. Zac was right that AJ would destroy Jake Paul.
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Big CatBig Cat

The UFC should implement a rule requiring submissions after prolonged ground control

I just think that if you take someone down for 25 minutes and wrestle them, you should have to submit them... If you wrestle someone for 25 minutes, you have to submit them. Or else it's impressively boring.

This is a subjective opinion about sport rules.
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

Getting into a fight overtrained is worse than going in undertrained

The biggest problem here is making sure that you are 100% on it when it comes to over training. 'cause getting in there overtrained is even worse than getting in there undertrained to be honest.

This is a subjective professional opinion widely debated in sports science.
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

My fighting style is educated chaos that the world of MMA is still playing catch-up to

I think you guys are only criticizing my style where you should be taking notes instead. This is not just him going crazy. This is actually an educated scramble or an educated combination. Even though it looks different to what we used to, now they're playing catch up.

His success as a champion lends weight to the claim, but style superiority is subjective.
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Travis PastranaTravis Pastrana

If you don't start riding by age 4, you likely won't turn pro today

The kids, if you don't start by four, you're probably not making it to that professional level. There's very few... it's amazing how hard these kids work.

General observation from a pro in the field.
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HankHank

Shara Magomedov is the greatest looking UFC fighter of all time

Shara Magomedov is the greatest UFC looking fighter of all time. He looks like an angry leprechaun.

The 'look' of a fighter is entirely subjective.
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HankHank

Dustin Poirier will not stay retired and will fight again

I never believe it. Because then they, you know, they, they get arrested, they get healthy and they're like, ah, I could, I could do one more fight. I could make, you know, a nice payday doing another fight.

Poirier has not fought professionally since his retirement announcement in early 2025.
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MaxMax

UFC would be a better sport if there were more KOs and no gloves

There should be more KOs. No gloves. Too much defense. There's too much defense. I want more. They should be standing up and just throwing fist. Be a much better sport.

This is a purely subjective aesthetic preference for the sport.
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor leaked his own nude photos on purpose

Conor McGregor, I'm starting to think he might not be a good guy... maybe he was trying to get his dick out. That was like, 'cause you can't leak it yourself. So he was just doing this on purpose to be like, I want to just let everyone know that there's my penis.

Motivation behind a celebrity scandal is impossible to verify.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sean O'Malley's decision to abstain from masturbation for 10 months before his fight was a mistake.

Sean O'Malley didn't jerk off for 10 months and then lost in the third round. Not a good choice. You have to, if you come out and say, 'Hey, I'm not jerking off,' you have to win.

O'Malley lost the fight, so the specific strategy did not result in a win as intended.
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Dana WhiteDana White

Conor McGregor will return to the UFC in the fall of 2025

Hopefully Conor McGregor returns in the, in the fall Okay. Of this year.

Conor McGregor did not return to the UFC in the fall of 2025. He has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021. His return keeps being delayed.
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Dana WhiteDana White

The UFC is working on a major fight for the fall that nobody will see coming

What I was talking about in December... I would imagine it's probably gonna happen and it's gonna happen in the fall, a fight that I'm working on... [And we'll never see it coming] Nope.

Conor McGregor did not fight in the UFC in the fall of 2025. While Dana White teased a major fight, McGregor has not competed in the UFC since 2021 and his return keeps being pushed back.
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HankHank

The rumored Conor McGregor vs. Logan Paul boxing match will be a 'shitty money grab' that sucks

Conor McGregor tweeted that the rumors of about with Rio are false. I'm in preliminary agreements... to face Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India... It's probably gonna suck. I'm sick of it. This might be, so they fight someone who's actually like at the top of their game.

The McGregor vs Logan Paul fight was nixed by the UFC and did not happen. It was indeed a 'money grab' attempt that fell through, though it never took place so we can't judge if it 'sucked.'
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ultimate Dick Kicking is a better combat sport than Power Slap

We got a new combat sport that we have to start paying attention to guys, it's better than Power Slap. It's better than arm wrestling. It's the ultimate dick kicking championship. Two guys just stand across from each other and kick each other in the dicks until one guy gives up.

The 'better' combat sport is entirely subjective and intended as a joke.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jake Paul took mercy on Mike Tyson in their boxing match

I guess credit to Jake Paul for not knocking out Mike Tyson. ... He had no chance of winning that. And Jake Paul took mercy on his soul, which should never happen in a boxing match. ... That third round was elder abuse. That was the round where Jake Paul was like, I'm gonna start unloading. And Mike Tyson couldn't move.

While subjective, most boxing analysts and viewers agreed that Jake Paul appeared to stop pursuing a knockout after the mid-rounds.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Tyson is in a dark, 'no fucks given' place and might actually beat Jake Paul

That tells me Mike Tyson is, he is locked in right now. He's in a dark, no fucks given place right now. He's just [talking to a kid about death]... it actually does make me think that Mike Tyson might be able to do it.

Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson via unanimous decision.
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HankHank

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is going to be Billy vs Canseco — a huge disappointment where the older fighter gets hurt early

I feel like these fights are always disappointing. And this one I still feel like it will be. But that quote got me fired up and I am hoping I go on social media and see [Tyson] knock him the fuck out. It's gonna be Billy versus Canseco.

Jake Paul won by unanimous decision in a fight widely considered boring and disappointing. Tyson was unable to mount any real offense. The Billy vs Canseco comparison was apt.
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HewyHewy

Dricus du Plessis is waking up from the dead and has the world in front of him after beating Israel Adesanya

My cool throne is Dricus du Plessis winning a fight. Coming back out of nowhere. Coming, waking up from the dead... now he's got the world in front of him.

DDP did win the fight and remains a dominant champion in the division.
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HankHank

Imane Khelif should be allowed to compete in women's boxing despite the testosterone controversy

From my limited reading, she was born a female and identify as a female. Just because she has some extra testosterone doesn't mean she shouldn't be fighting other females.

This is a subjective matter of policy and ethics regarding athletic eligibility.
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Joe BurrowJoe Burrow

Alex Pereira will win his next UFC fight

[Alex Pereira] is very fun to watch. He's going, I think he's gonna win.

Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka via TKO at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024.
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HankHank

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is in serious jeopardy of being canceled

There was supposed to be a scheduled press conference for UFC 303 that got postponed on Monday... It's not looking great for UFC 303 unless this is all a work. [McGregor] is on the Hot Seat.

The fight was officially canceled/postponed shortly after due to a McGregor toe injury.
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor will lose to Michael Chandler in his return fight

I love this energy. I think he's probably gonna lose to Michael Chandler. But I like the fact that Conor McGregor just like us is like, it's Memorial Day weekend. Like diet starts Tuesday. Fight camp starts Tuesday.

The fight between McGregor and Chandler was postponed and ultimately did not happen on the originally scheduled date of June 29, 2024.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oleksandr Usyk was the deserved winner over Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury lost, Usyk beat him in 12 rounds. It was an awesome fight... the right fighter won... Tyson Fury's in Deep Water because I knew he's the type of guy that if you're like Tyson Fury's done. Yeah. He'll come back and he'll just knock someone else out.

Usyk won via split decision to become undisputed champion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Tyson could be 90 years old and still knock someone out.

I'm pumped up. 'cause I think everybody that is, most people that are paying attention to this would just like to see another Mike Tyson knockout. Yes. Just bring us back to the glory days. Yes. And he could be 90 years old and I would still believe that he'd be able to knock somebody out.

Subjective claim about potential power, though Tyson lost the actual fight against Jake Paul (which took place later in 2024) by decision, not knockout.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Garcia is the new face of boxing

Garcia was awesome and he, he might be the new face of boxing 'cause he is, he's crazy. He's like the perfect amount of crazy fun to watch. Was throwing bombs... he's something else.

Subjective, but Garcia's subsequent PED controversy and erratic behavior have polarized his 'face of boxing' status.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

UFC overtime should consist of a five-foot octagon where fighters punch each other until someone wins

That should be overtime in all the UFCs just stand, they they shrink the octagon. Yeah. and just like five feet in diameter, just stand in there and punch each other until somebody wins.

This is a satirical suggestion for a rule change.
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Big CatBig Cat

Anthony Joshua knocking out Francis Ngannou was great for boxing

Anthony Joshua knocked the fuck out of Francis Ngannou and that feels good for boxing... I am a boxing purist in the fact that I want boxers to always beat people who show up... anyone who shows up into a boxing ring with no boxing training, I want them to lose every time.

This is an opinion on the health and credibility of the sport of boxing.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm fully in on Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul because Tyson can knock anyone out at any moment

I'm in on this fight. Mike Tyson, one of the most ferocious boxers of all time, could knock anyone out at any moment. And that's how you sell fights. I'm in no matter what and it's free.

The fight was postponed and eventually happened in November 2024. Tyson did not knock out Paul; Paul won via unanimous decision in a relatively tame fight.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Tyson is the main attraction in the fight against Jake Paul, which is rare for a Jake Paul fight

It's the rare fight where I think most times when Jake Paul fights somebody, people buy the fight because it's Jake Paul... He's the main attraction. In this one, I think Mike Tyson might be the main attraction.

The 'main attraction' is a subjective measure of market interest, though viewership metrics often support Tyson's massive pull.
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HankHank

Mark Zuckerberg is an animal and would defeat everyone on the PMT crew in a fight

Zuck is a beast... Zuck would take us down. I hate to say it but kind of an animal. He gets smoked and he... yeah.

Without a sanctioned fight, this remains speculative.
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HankHank

Francis Ngannou actually won the fight against Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury, they boxed Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou this weekend... Francis Ngannou also has the, the perfect, he like champion fighters... Split decision. But a lot of people were saying that he won.

The official result was a split decision victory for Tyson Fury, making Ngannou the technical loser regardless of public opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tyson Fury was embarrassingly out of shape for the Ngannou fight

Tyson Fury always looks a little bit outta shape, but he looked so outta shape next to Ngannou. Just like they look like different species... he was the heaviest he's ever been was he? That's what they said. Which bullshit for the announcers to say that.

Fury weighed in at 277 lbs, which was actually a few pounds lighter than his previous fight against Derek Chisora (268 lbs), though he did appear less toned than usual.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nate Diaz actually won the fight against Jake Paul because he out-trolled him

I actually think Nate Diaz won this fight. Because Nate Diaz... somehow managed to become the king troll in that match. He out-trolled Jake Paul in a boxing match. Jake Paul was like taking it very seriously... but Nate Diaz is like, 'dude, I got you mad. Look how mad you are.'

OpinionBoxing/MMAHotSarcastic
Jake Paul won the fight by unanimous decision.
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Big CatBig Cat

Nate Diaz would have won the fight against Jake Paul if it lasted 40 more rounds

Every Nate Diaz fight is the exact same. He oftentimes loses and I just love him even more after. And I'm like, if that fight lasted 40 more rounds, he would've won. He would never get out-timed. He would just outlast you.

This is a counterfactual prediction that cannot be proven, though Diaz's legendary cardio is well-documented.
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HankHank

I could beat up Amanda Serrano in a boxing match

I said the one thing [Amanda Serrano] might have me on is cardio, but if I could... I'd keep her at bay with my jab. She would never get inside me.

Serrano is a multi-division world champion; Hank is a podcaster with 0.1 miles of treadmill cardio experience. He would get destroyed.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Mark Zuckerberg would easily tap out Elon Musk in a fight due to his Jiu-Jitsu training

Zuck would just tap him out... Zuck knows Juujitsu and it wouldn't be that good unless Elon's an insane striker and can keep him off him... The learning curve on Juujitsu is like, Zuckerberg's been through like he knows how to swim. Like he knows how to tap a guy out.

The fight was officially called off by Zuckerberg in August 2023 after Musk delayed and proposed alternative venues.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Liver knockouts are the best type of knockout in combat sports

There was also a sick, sick liver knockout. Which is my favorite type of knockout. It is the best. I love to just watch YouTube compilations of liver knockouts because... you get hit in the stomach and then you take two steps back and then it's just debilitating pain that just paralyzes you.

Purely a matter of personal preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

If you knock a fighter's dad out, you are allowed to mock that fighter's son

Israel Adesanya slept Pereira... then maybe like the most coldhearted move of all time mock Pereira's son who was crying watching his dad get knocked out. I loved it. I'll say it. I love it. I know that people will probably be like, oh that's fucked up. But... if you knock somebody's dad out, you're allowed to make fun of that person's son.

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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jorge Masvidal will come out of retirement

Masvidal retired. Yeah, he did... He'll be back. I mean he was a undercard on Kimbo Slice's backyard fights... Backyard brawls. Like what career?

Masvidal returned for a boxing match against Nate Diaz in 2024 and un-retired from MMA.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Oleksandr Usyk will beat Tyson Fury when they fight for the unified heavyweight title

I actually think Usyk could beat Fury. That's why I think Fury's been trying to duck him for the big belt, for the all the belts.

Usyk defeated Fury by split decision on May 18, 2024, to become the undisputed champion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Jones is the best UFC fighter of all time

I think John Jones is the best UFC fighter of all time, I think at this point. It's hard to say otherwise cuz he has that one loss on his record. But that was just for illegal elbows, right, when he is beating the fuck out of a guy.

This is a widely held but debated opinion in MMA circles, primarily due to drug testing issues.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jake Paul will lose whenever he faces a legitimate professional boxer

I've always stood on the stance that Jake Paul, the minute he fights a real boxer he will get beat. Unfortunately I didn't think Tommy Fury was a real boxer. So I was right about my original take that once Jake Paul fought a real boxer, he would lose. I just didn't think Tommy Fury was a real boxer.

Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury via split decision on February 26, 2023. Paul later lost to Mike Perry and went back to fighting non-boxers.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul purposely lost to Tommy Fury to make the rematch more profitable

The conspiracy part of Twitter... they were saying that Jake Paul, in order to sell the next fight purposely knew that it would be bad if he won this fight. I think the storyline's better for a second fight... because no one would want to watch another one if he just beat him.

There is no evidence the fight was fixed, and Jake Paul's subsequent career move to fight Nate Diaz suggests he was genuinely looking to move on after a loss.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I'm going to beat Billy McFarland in a fight, and it's going to be a public execution.

I'm gonna beat his ass. Gonna skull fuck him. It's gonna be sick. This is gonna be a public execution. He's gonna be a Christian in the Colosseum and he's gonna get fed to the lion.

The fight never occurred.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would beat the fuck out of Darren Rovell in a fight, make him cry, and force him to delete his Twitter.

I wanted to wipe [Darren Rovell] off the internet. He'd have to delete his Twitter if I beat him. I would beat the fuck out of Darren Rovell. I would smash his nose in. I would make him cry.

The fight never happened, so the outcome is speculative.
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Jon AnikJon Anik

Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira could be one of the greatest fights ever if Adesanya is aggressive

Israel Adesanya... has never lost at 185 pounds, but as a kickboxer he lost twice to this man [Alex Pereira] and once was knocked out rather violently. ... If he approaches this with a more aggressive tenor, this could be one of the greatest fights of all time.

The fight was highly acclaimed and ended in a dramatic 5th round TKO for Pereira, largely fulfilling the hype.

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