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Rumored April 9th card:

Nick Diaz (c) vs. Paul Daley
Gilbert Melendez (c) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Gegard Mousasi vs. Roger Gracie
K.J. Noons vs. TBA (@ lightweight)

That appears to be it for the main card due to having 2 title fights.

Wonder what they'll have for May.
 
EmpireWF said:
What kind of TV could he realistically get after the Yakuza scandal?

Not to mention, is there a talent base available...even if/when DREAM ends?
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How they could get TV is the biggest concern. They definitely won't be getting a primetime slot, especially with a new organization, but their chances for TV improves the further Sakakibara stays behind the scenes.

I don't think talent has never been the problem with the Japanese MMA scene. There are plenty of talented fighters in Japan, the problem is the lack of star power makes it hard to sustain interest during a time when the mainstream's interest in combat sports has waned. They simply can't keep viewers. As awesome as fighters like Hatsu Hioki, Taiki Tsuchiya and Katsunori Kikuno are, there is no mainstream demand for them like there was for KID and Masato.
 
From Meltzer's update:

--Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez, the UFC and Bellator champions at lightweight, square off on Inside MMA tomorrow night on HDNet. They will discuss who is the best lightweight in the world, and build anticipation for a match that can't happen unless Bellator goes out of business.
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I'll have to download the show whenever it's available via torrents.
 
LOL. EA put out a patch for MMA that removes a shitload of names and generic stances. I guess ZUFFA put the clamps to them. I didn't know they could put a claim on a name like Silva.
 
Meltzer:

--Dana White on Thursday night's post-fight show on Versus said that he believed the knee Michael Bisping threw was intentional and that Bisping is in a lot of trouble. Marc Ratner has been quoted as saying that the ref should have disqualified Bisping or at least deducted two points instead of one.
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There is rumor that SRC fighter Maxi Blanco (aka the most exciting LW on the planet) has signed with Bellator. If so.....:fap:
 
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More rumor and speculation from Japan. Still waiting on that press conference FEG promised us....

DREAM Spin-Off Event! The Trump Card Of K-1 | Nightmare Of Battle
Some new information/rumors on both DREAM and K-1 (who might be run by separate companies/people from now on).

The DREAM spin-off event (Japan Cup Bantamweight GP) will probably take place at JCB Hall in the middle of April and they will hold another event in the summer. FEG, who are one of the two parent companies of DREAM, will not be part of any of this (they have problems of their own). So it is a “former PRIDE staff portion of DREAM (Real Entertainment) and possible other people”-only event.

Source: Kamipro

As far as K-1 goes, I’ve seen a couple of articles saying that the trump card of the rebuilding/reconstruction (as far as contract renewal with broadcaster goes) of K-1 is Masato (doesn’t say if it’s as a fighter, public figure, or whatever). It also says that profit is possible just by changing the administration/management. So there will probably be change in the people behind and around K-1 (possibly some really interesting ones, that even fans can recognize).
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Can't remember if anyone else brought this up but it's funny that with PRIDE and Strikeforce, the final shows before the promotions were sold to Zuffa concluded with Dan Henderson knock out wins to win championships.
 
On a more positive note, Sergei Kharitonov won his boxing match tonight.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSOQYwLm4A&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSOQYwLm4A&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
 
Bryan Alvarez from today's update...

-- And in a complete about-face from a month ago, Dana said that GSP vs. Anderson Silva was not in the works, that he hadn't talked to anybody about it, and that it was still just "a fantasy fight". This is a 180 from the post-Silva vs. Vitor Belfort show where he flat-out said afterwards that if St. Pierre beat Jake Shields then it was going to be GSP vs. Silva at 185. My guess is that GSP doesn't want to make the move, as he's really been down on the idea in interviews of late.
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The feud between Meisha Tate and Tara Larosa has picked up steam lately. They've talked shit via twitter and even went at it over a radio show. Tara was talking a bit reckless with labeling her as a PED user and she didn't present herself well.

At the end of the day, though, Larosa doesn't really want to get it in with Tate. Tate would give her the business. And even if she was down, it's crazy that Larosa wouldn't want to fight her on a national stage. Tate vs. Larosa is a pretty big WMMA fight.
 
A DEEP 53 IMPACT press conference will be held on the 24th and another DEEP return of a fighter will be announced.

That fighter is probably Satoru Kitaoka so the DEEP 53 IMPACT card will feature Akira Shoji vs. Kazuo Misaki, Eiji Mitsuoka, and Satoru Kitaoka. Quite the event is shaping up for April 22nd. April itself is shaping up to be an awesome kakutogi month.
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The returns of Mitsuoka and Kitaoka is pretty big deal. April is shaping up to be a big month for Japan's combat scene.
 
Hey MMA Crew...

Admittedly, I know dogshit about MMA, but I'd love to get into it. Right now I'm lurking the MMA section and reading all I can from you guys, but what else should I know or do to get fully immersed in the sport. What shows/channels do I watch? Where can I go online to catch fights. What websites keep me up with things? Etc. Etc.

Whatcha got? Hmmmm
 
Survivor said:
Hey MMA Crew...

Admittedly, I know dogshit about MMA, but I'd love to get into it. Right now I'm lurking the MMA section and reading all I can from you guys, but what else should I know or do to get fully immersed in the sport. What shows/channels do I watch? Where can I go online to catch fights. What websites keep me up with things? Etc. Etc.

Whatcha got? Hmmmm
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On TV, the networks that replay old MMA shows include Spike and Showtime at no real set timeslot.

TV schedule this week in terms of new stuff includes:

Tuesday night on Spike, the latest season of the UFC's Ultimate Fighter reality series (heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos are coaches)......
Friday night on Showtime is Strikeforce Challengers, Live MMA......
Saturday night on MTV 2 is Bellator 39, Live MMA

Your best bet to catch fights online would be YouTube (duh lol), Daily Motion...pretty much use google's video search to find clips


Best news sites include: MMAJunkie.com, MMAFighting.com, MMAWeekly.com while Bloodyelbow.com is probably the best blog-type site
 
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