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#776 |
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This is an interesting article in the Canadian Sun. Link
I suppose you can't blame the UFC in a way if they are competing companies but the fighters have a right to earn money as they would say they only have a short fighting career. |
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I think it is just to confirm the UFC deal with ESPN. I would be very surprised it was about Fedor signing with the UFC.
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I heard that they've picked up around 20 contracts from the affliction collapse. It'll probably be to announce them.
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Hyping up an announcement days in advance to announce some Affliction guys have signed would be a letdown.
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confirmed via ufc twitter feed 3 year espn deal in UK starting with ufc 101 and no Fedor but Tito back
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Dan Lauzon, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley and Paul Daley coming from Affliction
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web feed at ufc.com/bk bit flaky though
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Dan Henderson next in line for a shot at Anderson Silva for the title
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Said on ifight365 that Vitor Belfort has signed and will face Rich Franklin instead of Dan Henderson.
ESPN deal is for 3yrs as well. |
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Tito's first fight could be Coleman hmmmm
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Said on ifight365 that Vitor Belfort has signed and will face Rich Franklin instead of Dan Henderson.
also Dana says he has no interest in bringing back Tim Sylvia or Andrei Arlovski blast I really would like to see Tim back |
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At UFC103
also Dana says he has no interest in bringing back Tim Sylvia or Andrei Arlovski blast I really would like to see Tim back |
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Tito's first fight could be Coleman hmmmm
I have no interest in watching this fight. |
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well he beat Bonner on points.......
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At UFC103
blast I really would like to see Tim back ![]() Belfort fighting at light heavyweight, wasn't expecting that. Maia must be pissed that he's been overlooked again. I can see Hendo getting KO'd this time. |
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i heard that espn will broadcast for free during aug so that means 2 main ufc events if im not mistaken
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Still a chance TUF may be shown on Virgin1 according to gareth davies, possibly delayed? Quote:
On the latest TV deal, Zelaznik added: “Our ESPN deal this gives as UK and further worlwide credibility. We aren’t done yet. We are close to working out a deal for TUF which will give free access to our fans.” Sounds like great news. Watch this space…
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i heard that espn will broadcast for free during aug so that means 2 main ufc events if im not mistaken
I don't think anyone knows for sure as far as Sky is concerned yet (Virgin cable is definitely free), there are differing opinions, some people say yes it will be free others have spoken to sky who say no it won't be, apparently if you sign up via the red button it is only £5 for the 1st month rather than £9 or £12 but again I don't know the details on this. However that may just be a CS person who doesn't know yet, we shall see I hope so though.
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yes lets hope so another thing i was looking for is will strikeforce carano vs cyborg due to happen aug 15th be shown anywhere anytime in the UK does anyone know that far ahead?
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Is anyone on here tempted by Florian's odds v Penn? I know BJ's the massive favourite but Florian's too good not to consider...
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you cant bet ufc on ladrbokes
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http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/08/03/f...h-strikeforce/ Quote:
It's official: Fedor Emelianenko will not be fighting in the UFC anytime soon. Instead, the best heavyweight MMA fighter in the world has signed what is being called "a historic, multi-fight agreement that will see him headline mega-events co-promoted by world championship promotions Strikeforce and M-1 Global." Strikeforce announced the signing via press release on Monday.
"I am looking forward to going back to work and fighting at the highest level," Emelianenko said. "Strikeforce is a top fight promotion that houses some of the greatest fighters in the world. I am prepared to fight any of them." The press release did not specify what the terms of contract were; it simply stated that Emelianenko will make his debut this fall on Showtime. Strikeforce director of communications, Mike Afromowitz, told FanHouse that the organization is planning on holding a press conference in the near future to announce further details. Apparently, Strikeforce was able to meet the demands of Emelianenko's promotion, M-1 Global, which was something UFC president Dana White refused to do. The major sticking point between Emelianenko's camp and the UFC was that the UFC refused to co-promote events with the Russian-based group. "There's no compromise on co-promotion," White said on Friday. "Why the hell would I let anyone come in and co-promote. The Fertittas risked all their money. All the things we did in busting our ass in the 10 years we've been in this business, and these guys are going to walk in and say, 'We're going to be in business with you guys'?" No word on who Emelianenko will be facing first or the exact date of his Strikeforce debut. Afromowitz informed FanHouse that only cards in which Emelianenko fights on will be billed as a co-promotion between both organizations. "I am very happy and excited about the upcoming collaboration with Strikeforce," said Vadim Finkelchtein, President of M-1 Global. "We are very pleased that we found a reliable partner and I feel that Strikeforce and M-1 can support each other on many things. This will create big opportunities for both parties to test their fighters against worthy opponents." Needless to say, this is a major coup for Strikeforce and Showtime. Once the negotiations between the UFC and M-1 Global broke down, many believed that it was only a matter of time before Strikeforce would offer Emelianenko a deal. "We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with M-1 Global and Fedor," said Strikeforce Founder and CEO Scott Coker. "Fedor has been the reigning king of MMA's heavyweight division for quite some time now so being able to work with M-1 and Fedor will substantially increase the level of competition amongst the athletes in this weight class." |
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http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publ..._printer.shtml Quote:
Fans are going to be in for a treat with the latest development in Strikeforce's leap from large regional to nationally headlining promotion. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker was on TapouT Radio on Monday night and let the cat out of the bag on the fact that along with their acquisition of Fedor Emelianenko and subsequent co-promotion with M-1 Global, an announcement will be coming out of Japan sometime Tuesday to announce an additional partnership between Strikeforce and DREAM to bring together the best of all three promotions.
The proposal will set up events co-promoted by all three brands wherein they will pit fighters from each promotion against one another. Fights Coker threw out as ones he was interested in the possibility of setting up were Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef and Shinya Aoki against anyone as long as the fights in the U.S. to name just a couple. The potential for some major fight events not run by the UFC is there with the best of the best of all three companies facing off. But how long can that relationship last, and even with all three would it be enough to crack the landscape of fans on a large scale? Coker, on the program, described the what this co-promotion with M-1 is like, saying: "The type of relationship we have with M-1 is more like a boxing relationship. De La Hoya promotes Ricky Hatton, Bob Arum promotes Manny Pacquiao, so one guy doesn't lend his fighter to the other guy for a paycheck, what they do is they do a co-promotion. So Pacquiao fights Hatton and it's promoted by De La Hoya and Bob Arum, and somebody is the point person for the casino deal and basically produces the fight, and they work with HBO and there's a revenue split there. That's really what this M-1 deal is." So what we've got here is three promotions that are now going to move forward in a boxing model to set up some events. While there's no doubt that for fans of the sport, in the short term, these new partnerships will bring some great fights and fighters together, this is a situation that cannot hold on for a long period of time. Outside of hardcore fans, there simply aren't enough of the "best fighters" in these three organizations that are going to draw enough interest to end up making this a truly viable endeavor. Sure, we're all salivating at the prospective fights that could be coming our way with the Strikeforce and DREAM pairing, as there are just some awesome fights to be had in many divisions, but the fact will remain that DREAM is scene only by a tiny fraction of the MMA audience. Strikeforce is still in it's infancy as a #2 promotion, and M-1 has Fedor. That's it. The average fan couldn't tell you who Joachim Hansen or Shinya Aoki are, and the appeal of those fighters facing off against Strikeforce talent will be highly overrated in the coming months as this partnership gets closer to reality. Quite simply the boxing model is not going to work when the UFC will still lay claim to the best fighters in almost every division. The boxing model hurts fans in the long run for the simple fact that fights like Lesnar-Fedor get clamored for but don't come to fruition because of too many promoters unwilling to work with each other. It's a problem that has pundits constantly wondering aloud about boxing's downfall. There are far too many promoters in boxing and the top talent is spread far too thin for any argument to be made that it's a good model for MMA to follow. Granted, this is only three organizations, and again in the short run it will provide more depth to some cards and help set up some more major cards in the future, but again it can't last. Eventually it will once again come down to the majority of fans not caring if it's not the UFC. The UFC will run even more counter programming to combat the rise of a competitor, which is exactly what Strikeforce is making themselves, direct competition, to the point that even if some of these great fights come to fruition, it won't end up being enough to sustain major shows for Strikeforce and/or M-1. Again I say, this is a great thing for fight fans right now, as we'll get some very intriguing fights that we wouldn't otherwise have had the opportunity to see. But again, if you'll notice, this talk all seems very familiar. While Strikeforce isn't bludgeoning themselves and blood letting themselves monetarily to the point Affliction was doing, this is the same type of thoughts that many had about what Affliction was doing. Yes they're putting on some great fights but it's not going to last. It can't when even the combination of the talent in all three organizations does not add up to a roster of stars and the level of show that the UFC is able to put on, both on pay-per-view and free television. I want to be clear that in now way am I hoping for the end of Strikeforce, or DREAM for that matter. There's room for what Strikeforce was, and perhaps still is, a regional #2 promotion capable of putting on good to great cards for the fans that desire more MMA than the UFC. That said, as they try to take on the giant, there will be casualties along the way. Plus, the way Coker threw out that they are essentially in a boxing style set up for promoting here does not have me optimistic on the prospects here. I hope that they can be a healthy company capable of bringing fans the best alternative to the UFC product, I just fear that they're setting themselves up for a big fall with unrealistic expectations as to what the mass MMA audience wants to see and an attempt to break out into a global scale themselves, territory the UFC has been deeming their own. It's now going to be even more of an interesting stretch do to the end of 2009. |
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good stuff,id love see fedor lesnar but never expectred cros spromotion between m1 and ufc
strikeforce have cross promoted before mind so its all good some good matchups out there fedor vs rogers vs arlovski 2 vs werdum vs overeem(title) SF going froms trength to strength just hope there not breaking the budget for him they really need to tie up a CBS show too with fedor main eventing |
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