MMA Thread

[Kuzzy Powers]

I get Yahoo Sports Canada and it has MMA, not UFC. Perhaps you have the Dana White virus?

Me too.. altho for a period of time when this was originally posted it did say UFC, but was quickly changed to MMA the next time I checked. This is punishment to Rob for hating on the UFC so damn much.

 

[BigBiss]

Me too.. altho for a period of time when this was originally posted it did say UFC, but was quickly changed to MMA the next time I checked. This is punishment to Rob for hating on the UFC so damn much.

not bowing down to UFC as the greatest thing ever and the end all be all of MMA does not make you a hater

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

not bowing down to UFC as the greatest thing ever and the end all be all of MMA does not make you a hater

Homie maybe you havent been spending enough time in this thread.. I think even Rob would admit hes bias against the UFC.

 

[Liquidrob]

Homie maybe you havent been spending enough time in this thread.. I think even Rob would admit hes bias against the UFC.

I am not a 'UFC Hater', I think the only thing I do is hold the UFC to a higher standard which everyone should, they are the top MMA org with the top talent and make the most money

If anything you can say I have a Bias against Dana White and the way he his does business, but I think I'm pretty fair and use 'facts' to back it up

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I don't know if you guys posted this in the thread yet, and if you did, well, i'm telling you again.

Bellator Fighting Champioships is moving from ESPN Deportes to ESPN 2 next season.

This could potentially end up being one of the biggest stories in the sport in 2010. ESPN has treated MMA with kid gloves the last few years...they covered Chuck/Rampage hard, when they were cautiously courting UFC, but have since pretty much ignored MMA aside from "bottom line" reports & an internet show that they never promote.

That will obviously change. What i'm curious about, is just how hard they promote the show. Buried at 3AM on ESPN 2 means nothing. Prime time airings, with promos on SportsCenter and cross promotion with other programming is key. And they must at least do the finals live, if not the entire run.

ESPN reaches far more homes than Showtime, so unless Strikeforce gets CBS, ESPN has a shot to be the legit #2. The question, is do they want it?

 

[Liquidrob]

I don't know if you guys posted this in the thread yet, and if you did, well, i'm telling you again.

Bellator Fighting Champioships is moving from ESPN Deportes to ESPN 2 next season.

This could potentially end up being one of the biggest stories in the sport in 2010. ESPN has treated MMA with kid gloves the last few years...they covered Chuck/Rampage hard, when they were cautiously courting UFC, but have since pretty much ignored MMA aside from "bottom line" reports & an internet show that they never promote.

That will obviously change. What i'm curious about, is just how hard they promote the show. Buried at 3AM on ESPN 2 means nothing. Prime time airings, with promos on SportsCenter and cross promotion with other programming is key. And they must at least do the finals live, if not the entire run.

ESPN reaches far more homes than Showtime, so unless Strikeforce gets CBS, ESPN has a shot to be the legit #2. The question, is do they want it?

Good for Bellator, I wonder how the UFC will take this? but I dont have much faith in ESPN and think they will bury it at 3am

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Good for Bellator, I wonder how the UFC will take this? but I dont have much faith in ESPN and think they will bury it at 3am

They like to dip their toes in the MMA pool, but won't just dive in.

It all comes down to the point I always make....the decision makers are all older guys who were brought up on boxing, and have the "MMA fear". They all see how UFC put Spike on the map, but still can't pull the trigger. The Shamrock/Kimbo debacle dosen't help, but Kimbo was a caculated risk that would have eventually screwed someone.

Would a well promoted MMA show on ESPN outdraw the boxing they currently run? It's a no brainer, 100%, of course. Plus, it draws a better demo. Boxing draws the oldest demo in all of sports, and one of the poorest.

Showtime & CBS were big steps, but until younger, more open minded people get into power, networks will still balk.

 

[Liquidrob]

 

[calgaryballer]

Its showing like that for me too now

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Word.. says UFC again now for me too. Guess Yahoo cant decide what they want. Still ridiculous, considering theres Strikeforce news in the UFC section.

 

[Anthony]

I'm also seeing UFC; not MMA in general.

Which is not a surprise, the Yahoo people who cover MMA strings are being pulled by Zuffa. I wish I would've bookmarked a few of their articles to back up my statement.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Inside MMA this week has Ken Shamrock, Josh Barnett, and Dave Meltzer.

TREMENDOUS.

Also, Bas interviews Fedor.

Watch it, fools.

 

[calgaryballer]

I'm also seeing UFC; not MMA in general.

Which is not a surprise, the Yahoo people who cover MMA strings are being pulled by Zuffa. I wish I would've bookmarked a few of their articles to back up my statement.

It's too bad, because Meltzer is the man. I can't stand the rest of their staff though. Iole's columns are garbage. I can write his columns and thats without his access

 

[Liquidrob]

Which is not a surprise, the Yahoo people who cover MMA strings are being pulled by Zuffa. I wish I would've bookmarked a few of their articles to back up my statement.

yeah, the yahoo people are all over the UFCs nuts for the most part, whats his name kevin iole or something? that dude has to be getting paid on the side by the UFC

 

[Liquidrob]

It's too bad, because Meltzer is the man. I can't stand the rest of their staff though Iole's columns are garbage. I can write his columns and thats without his access

yeah him, didnt see your post before I posted

 

[Liquidrob]

lol, just watching the UFC '100 greatest fights of guys they like'

Dana just said 'We called Chuck Tito's body guard, Chuck fought the tough guys and Tito fought the easy guys because we had to keep Chuck away from Tito'

WWE baby, all day

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Spike special, 9/16, TUF 10 lead in:

Melvin Guillard vs. Nate Diaz
Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard

Awesome Meltzer breakdown...

The next live Spike special on 9/16 (the lead-in for the first episode of the heavyweight Ultimate Fighter show) from Oklahoma City has officially announced Melvin Guillard vs. Nate Diaz as the main event over Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta. I guess that billing is twofold. First, if Maynard makes it a slow fight, the feeling id Diaz’s fights are always exciting and Guillard fights a fast pace and is probably getting subbed so it should be a good end to the show. Also, it is Huerta’s last fight on his contract, so if he does win, it’s better that it’s not in the main event. It’s funny Guillard is a main eventer since he’s coming off a prelim match with Thiago Tavares that he won on a split decision that he really should have lost. While not official, other matches expected are Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur, Mike Pyle vs. Chris Wilson, Jeremy Stephens vs. Ronnys Torres and Kyle Bradley vs. Sam Stout. None of the Oklahoma State guys who would be naturals for this show are there, since Jake Rosholt is booked on 8/29 in Portland against Chris Leben, Shane Roller is in WEC and Johny Hendricks faces Amir Sadollah on 8/8 in Philadelphia.

 

[The Buddha]

Crop Cop back in the UFC, fighting @ 103?

The on-again-off-again relationship between Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and the UFC may be on-again.

In a Tuesday report on graciemag.com, up-and-comer Junior Dos Santos says it is, by way of a fight with the Croatian MMA star at UFC 103. The bout would headline the Sept. 19 event hosted by the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Dos Santos was originally scheduled to face Justin McCully at UFC 102 before being removed from the card.

"To me it's incredible," said the Brazilian. "When they asked me if they could change the fight date I was a bit bothered, because I wanted to fight right away. I've been away for some time now. But the Fertitta brothers asked me and I accepted. After that I found out it would be against Cro Cop and was overjoyed. It’ll be a big opportunity in my career. Lots of good things have happened in my life and this is one more. I'm going to make the most of it."

Following a controversial win over Mustapha Al-Turk at UFC 99, Cro Cop made headlines by reportedly snubbing a two-fight UFC deal for a contract with Dream. The feared striker subsequently told Croatian news outlets that the snafu had been a misunderstanding and his decision to stray was based on the UFC's offered timetable for future fights.

Late last week, Croatian website Index.hr reported that Lorenzo Fertitta flew to Cro Cop's Zagreb home to re-establish contact and offer a new deal for his UFC return. The deal was reportedly "an offer he couldn't refuse."

According to MMAWeekly.com's sources, Cro Cop has dropped out of an announced fight with Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga at Dream 10 on July 20.

Though it's conceivable that Cro Cop could make both fights, it appears he has chosen to remain inside the Octagon.

In the build-up to UFC 99, Cro Cop said a UFC title was in his sights.

"I just want to return to the top," he said. " I just want to prove to everyone that they were wrong.”

 

[BigBiss]

I'm also seeing UFC; not MMA in general.

Which is not a surprise, the Yahoo people who cover MMA strings are being pulled by Zuffa. I wish I would've bookmarked a few of their articles to back up my statement.

at the bottom of the Yahoo home page there is a feedback link. I sugest letting Yahoo know how insulting this move is to MMA fans

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Lol @ CroCop saga.

Obviously Dana is hoping Dos Santos knocks his lights out.