BigJonsson
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LOL @ it might end up on Spike instead of PPV.....epic fail
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slightconfuse
Banned
LMAO Tito
Would love to be in Bjorne office right now
Would love to be in Bjorne office right now
TheKaeptain
Banned
hahahahaha
They couldn't put Vegh in the fight though. He's got that terrible temporal injury that occurred both in April and August that took him out of his fight already. There's no possible way he could be ready for next week with such a real and not imaginary injury that Bellator totally didn't make up to try and build a bigger card.
slightconfuse
Banned
Rampage / shamrock in a lions den match on impact
I'd much rather have Kurt Angle come in for 1 night only. PPV buys would be through the roof. Take an insane amount of cash to take the beating or even better wrestlefuck Rampage to a victory. Take Bellator into the mainstream.
better yet
Fyodor @ 205
Alex Anderson
Member
Yay, free MMA show to watch on my 30th b-day
Wait, you're telling me that I don't have to pay and I don't have to watch Tito? Bjorn is the best Santa ever.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Are there any Russians on this card? I might watch it if they are.
There is a fighter who was born in the USSR. Does that count?
I'll have you know neck injuries are incredibly serious, and it's a little known fact that they are often caused by forty five second boxing training sessions with middle aged comedians.
The answer is always Houston Alexander.
I feel so bad for this guy.
Maurice Smith has a fight on November 2nd. Just saying.
http://www.sherdog.com/events/CWC-9-Cage-Warrior-Combat-9-32813
It's awful because if they did have a pay-per-view, Eddie would be proven right. He would not make anywhere near what he would on a UFC pay-per-view. Now that it's not on pay-per-view, Eddie is doubly right, but Viacom lawyers would have him on ice for years. Let the damn kid go.
U englsih bery good
Yambro abducted by aliens confirmed. I've been working all day and need a break. If anyone is down for a game of anything let me know..i promise there will be no singing.
Maklershed
Member
In your face Eddie Alvarez. This whole PPV thing was a work.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Work or not it's Bellator's most interesting storyline since the Eddie drama
Ninja Scooter
Member
Fedor should replace Tito
Maklershed
Member
So what's worse?
a) The conspiracy angle that Bellator knew the PPV buyrate numbers were tracking so low that they knew they couldnt sustain the cost of having Tito/Rampage on the card.
b) The reality angle that Bellator's roster is so terrible that an entire PPV hinges on a single man that has won 1 fight since 2006.
a) The conspiracy angle that Bellator knew the PPV buyrate numbers were tracking so low that they knew they couldnt sustain the cost of having Tito/Rampage on the card.
b) The reality angle that Bellator's roster is so terrible that an entire PPV hinges on a single man that has won 1 fight since 2006.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Dude I have no idea what that is about. I'll just say this: Last night I went out drinking with Veterans.
Ninja Scooter
Member
c) the show that they created in order to hype up the fight and get people interested is geared around Rampage eating and generally not giving a fuck about getting into fight shape
I don't really get the conspiracy idea. Sure, it's pathetic that they'd have to cancel a PPV because Tito Ortiz can't make the fight. But to get to the conspiracy theory first you need to say to yourself "I don't believe that Tito is hurt."
And I can't get behind the theory of any person so irrational as to think Tito Ortiz couldn't possibly have gotten injured.
And I can't get behind the theory of any person so irrational as to think Tito Ortiz couldn't possibly have gotten injured.
Wake up, sheeple. This is an angle to give television ratings a shot in the arm. Tito claiming an injury would never be questioned. It's a master stroke of an angle, perhaps engineered by Dixie Carter. Not having to pay Eddie Alvarez the $14,000 he would've earned on his PPV percentage is just icing on the cake.
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Ninja Scooter
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I am usually not one for conspiracies, but I would be lying if I didn't say this didn't smell like a complete set up from the jump. If you are Rampage and Tito and you have Bellator come to you and basically say "We will give you thousands of dollars to use your name and face to hype up our brand, you don't really have to get in shape or fight and at the last second we'll make up some fake injury and announce the card is now FREE(!)" I could easily see them both agreeing to it. In their eyes they probably figure the narrative will be "You are now getting this great card for free!" and be a net positive for their company.
Ninja Scooter
Member
lol Rampage is in no shape to fight.
Rampage is reportedly going to fight in two weeks. With or without him it's a pretty good Bellator show.
Ninja Scooter
Member
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
That's weird. Normally Tito tells us about his injuries after the fight. And Dana will probably need another round of ear surgery for all the laughing he did.
That said, this is obviously either damage control for shitty projections on PPV sales or some sort of pre-arranged deal to build awareness for their brand.
Either way, it'll be interesting to see what drama unfolds next with Tito, Bjorn and Viacom.
d) Viacom have started pulling the plug.
If it wasn't a Viacom decision to cancel the PPV I'll be really surprised. I wonder how long it'll take for them to fully realise that the $50 million they spend on Bellator would have been better spent if they had put it in a ditch and set it on fire.
That said, this is obviously either damage control for shitty projections on PPV sales or some sort of pre-arranged deal to build awareness for their brand.
Either way, it'll be interesting to see what drama unfolds next with Tito, Bjorn and Viacom.
d) Viacom have started pulling the plug.
If it wasn't a Viacom decision to cancel the PPV I'll be really surprised. I wonder how long it'll take for them to fully realise that the $50 million they spend on Bellator would have been better spent if they had put it in a ditch and set it on fire.