Sato Koiji
Member
Ill be so rooting for Penn, man. I love Frankie but Penn provided us with some moments...wish him best of luck!
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no hype for tha fightch weidman silva 2?
On another note, Mendes and Faber are on this Saturday's card, so that's something.
Next 3 months look pretty dry. I found about 10 match-ups of legitimate interest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UFC_events#Scheduled_events
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UFC_events#Scheduled_events
polyh3dron
Banned
Creepy Joe too.
It's not the mega card it originally was, but there are still some good fights on it.
Sato Koiji
Member
Megan Olivis boyfriend fights this saturday...son of a bitch!
TheKaeptain
Banned
Alex Morgan is marrying a Hispanic dude. Just want all you haters to know that.
Women love the Latins.
Women love the Latins.
Creepy Joe too.
It's not the mega card it originally was, but there are still some good fights on it.
Team positive is back!
BigJonsson
Member
TUF is going to have an all female season, winner becomes UFC Strawweight champ......
Cain had surgery, out until late 2014 =/
Cain had surgery, out until late 2014 =/
BigJonsson
Member
Were the TUF ratings terrible this year as well?
UFC News ‏@UFCNews 6m
11 strawweights from @InvictaFights to compete on #TUF20; winner becomes first UFC 115-lb. champion
At least they'll be the best at 115?
Wonder why they have 11......shouldn't it be an even number?
Oh, they are going to add 5 more fighters via tryouts
slightconfuse
Banned
11 mighty mouses no thanks
Maklershed
Member
I'm all on board for an all female TUF. Wish mah girl Marianna Kheyfets was still active so she could get in there. I'll settle for Bec Hyatt though.
Ninja Scooter
Member
An alternate to replace the fattie who doesn't make weight.
Yea. Women's this year was far better.
Looking forward to both fights. Just didn't like the crying after every moment. Guys have done it from time to time, and part of it is probably because most of those ladies are at the ends of their careers as opposed to young prospects.
Hopefully as they find fresh talent to bring in there will be less of it. Not saying having emotions about it is wrong, but that just got a little over done.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Thanks for the birthday wishes, MMA bros. I had a decent meal last night - all you can eat - and ate around 6.6lbs. Good stuff.
Also I will probably watch this upcoming women's TUF. Simply because it's meaningful and because there's good talent. Joanne Calderwood all the way.
Also I will probably watch this upcoming women's TUF. Simply because it's meaningful and because there's good talent. Joanne Calderwood all the way.
Six Things the UFC Can Learn from the WWE Going Into 2014
Wow, this is perhaps the best article ever written in the history of MMA journalism. A must-read.
Wow, this is perhaps the best article ever written in the history of MMA journalism. A must-read.
TheKaeptain
Banned
FUCKING TRUTH!
This has been apparent for years, I thought they were going to do this with SF, get Coker to run it for them.
I'm too old for this shit.
This is true however, although i don't look like 17. I age with style
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Latest South Park is amazing.
AstroZombie
Banned
I'm too old for this shit.
This is true however, although i don't look like 17. I age with style
Rub it in our face why dont you you handsome viking bastard.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Ave they even announced complete details for the digital service? And for someone who talked about wanting to be the NFL, Dana has really diluted the UFC brand by getting rid of Strikeforce and hosting so many events.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
T-levels start to drop once we hit there. Time to call a SAC and get a TRT exemption.
-Scott Jorgensen vs. Zach Makovsky
-Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald
-168 is a decent all-around card
-The Singapore card after might just be their worst card ever. ONE FC puts up better cards on average than that.
-Luke Rockhold vs. Constantinos Philippou is the only good fight on this card. Everything else is crap.
-Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson see above. Ok, MAYBE Stipe vs Gonzaga is watchable.
UFC 169 is shaping up pretty good, better than all the above cards except 168 combined.
It's one of the privileges that comes with age, to shake my fist at you youngins!
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Word.
The Cage Potato article regarding Royston Wee is brilliant as well.
That's the problem. The UFC is the NFL - to mainstream audiences they're the de facto representation of their sport. But here's where it differs: when the NFL wanted to expand to Europe in the 90s, they created NFL Europe. It was a great idea for both trying new rules, attempting to get new fans, developing new players and the creation of all-new teams (hell even Scotland had a team) but it failed and they closed it in 2007 after losing around $30 million per season. With that closed, the fad was over, and Europeans went back to their soccer and rugby and the NFL was able to shrug that shit off easily because none of their core fans gave a fuck about it.
Not only are the UFC diving into this kind of ambitious idea headfirst, but they're also doing it simultaneously across three fucking regions (South America, Europe, Asia) whilst at the same time trying to keep a cohesive roster (kinda like the NFL arranging for the Denver Broncos to play Frankfurt Galaxy in Japan) and to develop brand new talent whilst at the same time trying to promote mid-carders. Not only that, but they expect their "core fans" to lap it up just like they would a PPV headlined by Anderson vs. GSP in a soccer stadium.
See where I'm getting at?
I get that some of these UFC expansions are purely meant for designated audiences (no-one in the world expects non-Chinese speakers to watch TUF China) but at the end of the day it's still carrying those three letters and nothing else which implies importance. Maybe if the UFC were to create UFC Europe, UFC Brazil and UFC Asia they could not only use it as a walled garden for cultivating new talent, but they could also use it as a testbed for experimenting with new rules and new scoring methods. They could also use these regional organisations to run meaningful tournaments like Bellator does (for example: the winner gets to fight on the main card of a meaningful UFC event and a "proper" UFC contract). That way regional/hardcore fans get to follow fighters from the ground level, but also it acts as quality control for the main UFC roster - allowing for fewer and more meaningful events.
But what the fuck do I know? For all we know the UFC is haemorrhaging money like a motherfucker and this "expansion" is purely an exercise in attracting new investors.
You are 100% correct in your idea, it's the best way for them to expand, but regarding this last part: as far as many are led to believe they are in fact very cash rich. The deal they did with the Saudi's was not just a strategic partnership but also a lucrative one.
On top of all that mob money ofc...
They turned guys like Blackrock away as they said they "don't need the capital".
Sato Koiji
Member
Zuffa and their secrets. Imagine someone Snowdens them!
Or don't want to give them access to their books.
Yeah, probably.
Host Samurai
Member
Where do you guys gamble on fights? I want to put some $$$ down on Weidman and Tate
Jimmy Hoffa perhaps.
Host Samurai
Member
Who? who is this luck feller?
Complete details at the end of the year, but a UFC stooge was on The MMA Hour and said it won't include pay-per-view. Seems like a non-starter so far, but Ariel mentioned the WWE service to him, so maybe they're on notice now.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
He's gotta escape from Giant's Stadium first.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
I have no idea who the fuck Megan Olivi is but she's taller/just as tall as Joe Benavidez lol
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Rather surprising since Dana's always been loud about "in the future everyone will watch tv on the internet, we're banking on this or we're fucked.".
Sato Koiji
Member
Bone just answered it! Shes the reason he will win this sat!
Not only no pay per view, but the way I understood was that the only events on their online network will be the shit that nobody wants on TV. So, congratulations. You get to pay for the right to watch cards that don't live up to the Fox Sports 2 standard of quality. For a low low monthly price, you too can watch local sensations with 1-3 professional records duke it out in the name of international expansion. It's like having Gladiator Challenge right in your computer box!
On the bright side, UFC Pay Per View events were recently made more expensive. So they clearly know what they are doing.
Sato Koiji
Member
I wouldnt be suprised if the Fertittas would sell the UFC. Lets be honest here...they keep talking about passion and all that but these guys are icecold business people.
Fertittas and White are icecold fuckers and you know it. These guys probably plan to take over freakin' Vegas with Whites ambition to get into the casino business and all.
People would probably cream their pants if they ever knew how big Zuffas profit is...
My gut feeling tells me that they use the UFC and cash cow the shit out for something bigger.
We as fans are blessed to have guys like Silva, GSP, Cain, JDS and Jones around to entertain us. But I can see a future of average joes dominating the UFC once these guys are gone. Like the Sylvia era...ehmm yeah hurts my brain.
TUF 20 debuting strawweight division
Invicta transfered 11 fighters over to TUF
Carla Esparza
Alex Chambers
Claudia Gadelha
Felice Herrig
Bec Hyatt
Emily Kagan
Juilianna Lima
Rose Namajunas
Tecia Torres
Paige Van Zant
Joanne Caldwerood
Best looking one wins TUF anyway...who is it? Dare I say Paige Van Zant? OR Torres? Or both with Dana having a cream out night and giving both the...ehm..the contract!??
Fertittas and White are icecold fuckers and you know it. These guys probably plan to take over freakin' Vegas with Whites ambition to get into the casino business and all.
People would probably cream their pants if they ever knew how big Zuffas profit is...
My gut feeling tells me that they use the UFC and cash cow the shit out for something bigger.
We as fans are blessed to have guys like Silva, GSP, Cain, JDS and Jones around to entertain us. But I can see a future of average joes dominating the UFC once these guys are gone. Like the Sylvia era...ehmm yeah hurts my brain.
TUF 20 debuting strawweight division
Invicta transfered 11 fighters over to TUF
Carla Esparza
Alex Chambers
Claudia Gadelha
Felice Herrig
Bec Hyatt
Emily Kagan
Juilianna Lima
Rose Namajunas
Tecia Torres
Paige Van Zant
Joanne Caldwerood
Best looking one wins TUF anyway...who is it? Dare I say Paige Van Zant? OR Torres? Or both with Dana having a cream out night and giving both the...ehm..the contract!??
AstroZombie
Banned
It snowed almost 3 feet in buffalo or so i hear...and im pretty sure its coming down. Yet another reason why living on the east coast is buttcheeks