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[FUME5]

How do they plan on filling 55k seats with Lawler/Condit + Hunt/Big Foot? The last 55k show they did was GSP in his home country and is a proven draw. I doubt Lawler/Condit can do anything more than 250K PPV buys.

They've done great numbers for all the Australian events they've held, hell they pulled close to 10 k for Bisping vs Rockhold in Sydney. 55 k isn't happening, though I'd say 20 k isn't too much of a stretch.

 

[alr1ght]

10pm east coast time is 12 noon in Australia. So, Prelims would start at 8:30 in the morning local time. I guess that's better than the usual 3AM Europe PPV cards.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Looks like he's on a short leash.

“UFC is aware of the situation involving Anthony Johnson. We take these matters seriously and have commenced a formal investigation by a third-party law firm. We will act accordingly once we gather more information.”

http://uk.ufc.com/news/UFC-Statement-on-Anthony-Johnson-081915

 

[-MD-]

Looks like he's on a short leash.


http://uk.ufc.com/news/UFC-Statement-on-Anthony-Johnson-081915

They're investigating him for ranting on Facebook about some chick in the gym?

What.

 

[Heel]

Uriah Hall



versus







Mousasi


















AHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA PUT EM IN A BODY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

 

[VoxPop]

Uriah Hall



versus







Mousasi


















AHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA PUT EM IN A BODY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

Much better fight than Roan imo.

 

[industrian]

They're investigating him for ranting on Facebook about some chick in the gym?

What.

I assume as much effort will go into this investigation as Jones did in rehab. It looks good on paper, and that's all that matters.

And Hall/Mousasi is a surprisingly legit matchup. You have to appreciate Hall for trying to stay active. That said, I'd rather appreciate Hall for trying to finish fights.

Edit: Is it just me who's getting these "timed out" messages if I spent more than 10 seconds writing a post?

 

[bodyboarder]

I live north of Brisbane. I'm going to see what the rest of the card's like before considering buying tickets, plane tickets, hotels, etc.

I'm in the same boat. I enjoyed the one in Sydney a few years back so am half tempted.

 

[Heel]

You think Bellator would take the corpse of Uriah Hall, or is he going back to Ring of Combat?

 

[zewone]

You think Bellator would take the corpse of Uriah Hall, or is he going back to Ring of Combat?

I think Hall will KO him.

 

[Heel]

That's the thing, friends. You bring in a guy with no Wikipedia page and they forget this bum lost to Halfy Natal and John Howard.

He's still the next Anderson, in that his ass is about to get slept.

 

[-MD-]

Uriah Hall
versus
Mousasi
AHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA PUT EM IN A BODY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

You think Bellator would take the corpse of Uriah Hall, or is he going back to Ring of Combat?

That's the thing, friends. You bring in a guy with no Wikipedia page and they forget this bum lost to Halfy Natal and John Howard.

He's still the next Anderson, in that his ass is about to get slept.

I don't care about this fight but I'll laugh for days if Mousasi loses.

 

[industrian]

I don't care about this fight but I'll laugh for days if Mousasi loses.

I feel bad for Moo Saucy. His knee injuries derailed him hard.

 

[VoxPop]

Mousasi isn't good enough to not get caught by a good shot off guard. I wouldn't be surprised if Hall pulled off the upset. Mousasi got wrecked by Machida and Jacare. Not that Hall is on their level but he definitely has some power in his hands. The only thing Mousasi got going for him is that it's in Japan.

 

[Heel]

Sometimes you have to go out on a limb to make this shit worth watching. Not that betting Uriah Hall will lose is that much of a stretch.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Wow I'm surprised that Mousassi would take such a risk. Not like beating Hall does much for him.

Hall getting beat by a top dude like Mousasi doesn't get him cut but it'll be very very close to happening after.

 

[Lazyslob]

uriah hall stinks. no way mousasi loses

the highlight of his career is getting arm barred by ronda

 

[FUME5]

Wow I'm surprised that Mousassi would take such a risk. Not like beating Hall does much for him.

Hall getting beat by a top dude like Mousasi doesn't get him cut but it'll be very very close to happening after.

Depends on how the fight plays out. If he can make a contest of it, this may work out well for him.

 

[Lazyslob]

Depends on how the fight plays out. If he can make a contest of it, this may work out well for him.

you forgot the part where uriah hall is bad

 

[Maklershed]

Man if you could put the brain of someone like Chris Leben in the body of Hall you'd have a killing machine.

 

[FUME5]

I'm all for a Frankenstein division.

 

[Host Samurai]

I still wanna see Hall vs Salmon.

 

[Maklershed]

Nice - UFC just re-signed The Barn Cat (Tamdan McCrory .. from TUF 4).

I still wanna see Hall vs Salmon.

Do you mean Samman? Or do you actually mean Sean Salmon? Cause I'm really on board for the latter.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Alves vs Bendo in South Korea.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Mousasi is going to wreck hall.

 

[iddqd]

Mousasi is going to wreck hall.

Yeah, bad bad match up for Hall.
If he cant finish the fight in the first 2-3 minutes, Mousasi is going to look bored grinding him down until he either wins a decision or by Choke.

 

[bean breath]

How about that Ronda Rousey, eh?

 

[slightconfuse]

Television ratings have increased 33 percent and average paid attendance is up 67 percent this past year, since Scott Coker took over for Bjorn Rebney. Keep in mind that they weren’t selling very many tickets to shows to begin with, and most of the shows they did were sold shows to casinos and now they are moving to more major market arenas. The plan seems to be to use San Jose, St. Louis and the Mohegan Sun Casino as the regular markets for big shows and Scott Coker expects to set the company attendance record for 9/19. He’s predicting 13,000 paid for that show, which is probably double the company’s all-time record. If they even come close to that figure, I’ll be very impressed. They are also eyeing the U.K. for a major show next year. Ch. 5 in the U.K., which has aired UFC in the past, is apparently in for airing a Bellator show in that market.

Randy Couture, Kazushi Sakuraba, Fedor Emelianenko, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock and Cung Le will be coming to San Jose for promotional work the week of the show for the Fan Fest at a location that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

Coker said that he’s had no discussions at all with Emelianenko about fighting.

Coker also said that his long-term goal with Bellator is to make it like Pride, but better, with the backing of Viacom. Coker for years worked for K-1 and attended their biggest shows and that’s his vision of the ultimate show with all the special effects and big entrances. It’s a good idea because if you’re the No. 2 group, presenting a show different from No. 1 is the way to go. Going forward, the idea is to brand Bellator’s biggest show of the year as “Dynamite,” taken from the name K-1 used for its for its New Years Eve shows from 2003 to 2010. The San Jose show will be the first “Dynamite” card.

Coker era looking good

 

[alr1ght]

How about that Ronda Rousey, eh?

she seems to have quite a fanbase on gaf.

 

[Plywood]

Man if you could put the brain of someone like Chris Leben in the body of Hall you'd have a killing machine.

I know the science probably isn't there yet, but I hope someone tries.

 

[VoxPop]

Coker era looking good

Coker is the man. He took an obscure brand in Strikeforce and made it into something special. Bellator doesn't have the luxury of having a bunch of great fighters like Strikeforce did though. UFC hit a gold mine with that roster like they did with Pride (although they all ended up being trash).

Daniel Cormier
Big Foot
Alistair Overeem
Josh Barnett
Fabricio Werdum
Feijao Cavalcante
OSP
Luke Rockhold
Jacare Souza
Yoel Romero
Tim Kennedy
Nick Diaz
Tarec Saffediene
Ronda Rousey
Meisha Tate
Gilbert Melendez
Josh Thomson
Robbie Lawler

4 of them are their champions ffs. Might be 5 if Rockhold wins.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch. I'm hoping Coker can turn Bellator into something great down the line. It needs a lot of work though and a new name.

 

[Maklershed]

Apparently Ronda just announced she's fighting Holly Holm in January.

 

[alr1ght]

I mean it's better than Tate again, but Holm has looked awful.

 

[thefro]

I mean it's better than Tate again, but Holm has looked awful.

You can get cherrypick footage of her KOing people in boxing and MMA (even though she doesn't KO that many people), champion elite boxer, blah blah blah and mention how she's undefeated and sell the fight.

 

[Infernostew]

I mean it's better than Tate again, but Holm has looked awful.

2 shitty fights and you get a title shot... Geez. Another easy 1st round finish. I'd rather see Tate 3 at this point.

 

[Maklershed]

I mean it's better than Tate again, but Holm has looked awful.

Agreed. Haven't seen much of her ground game yet and her bread and butter - striking - has looked pretty pedestrian.

 

[Dysun]

at least tate 3 would be interesting for half a round

holm is another 15 second match up

 

[Caboose]

Wasn't Tate guaranteed a title shot again lol? Miesha am cry

 

[Guru-Guru]

You can get cherrypick footage of her KOing people in boxing and MMA (even though she doesn't KO that many people), champion elite boxer, blah blah blah and mention how she's undefeated and sell the fight.

Exactly. All the casuals won't know that Holm has looked mediocre in her 2 UFC fights, plus they will not even care.

 

[YaGaMi]

Coker era looks good but we all know when they build steam Dana & Co. gonna buy Bellator.

Holm gonna lose in 1 round.

 

[industrian]

This is probably Greg Jackson's toughest challenge yet.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Can't believe I'm actually going to a Bellator card but that San Jose dynamite card looks like it'll be a blast .

 

[RBelong2Us]

Rousey should never retire, she'll derail her career. She's an awful actress. People won't pay attention to her anymore if she doesn't fight, fighting results in people caring about her other ventures. Plus her fights are so short and she doesn't take damage , her biggest obstacle is training and really at this point her training can be cut drastically and she would still destroy whatever is put in front of her

 

[thefro]

Rousey should never retire, she'll derail her career. She's an awful actress. People won't pay attention to her anymore if she doesn't fight, fighting results in people caring about her other ventures. Plus her fights are so short and she doesn't take damage , her biggest obstacle is training and really at this point her training can be cut drastically and she would still destroy whatever is put in front of her

Eh, Rousey's next stop after retiring from MMA is probably WWE.

 

[zewone]

Holm is less interesting than Tate.

Tate has experience and is well rounded at the very least there's some illusion she has a chance.

Holm is just not ready for this, but who's to say she ever will be? Might as well cash in on her boxing career now before she loses on an undercard.

 

[slightconfuse]

Rhonda recycling another can. Boo. Tate would have been some what interesting

 

[iddqd]

Yeah, Holm has shown nothing to make me think this will be longer then one round.

Wonder what the UFC was thinking here, maybe they saw shitty social media numbers?
Ronda does not want to train as much? Is filming?

 

[slightconfuse]

Sounds like card will ne

Ronda-Holm
Joanna- gudellia
Tate-Nunes

 

[Roland Deschain]

Khabib vs Tony Ferguson in December. Should be great.

 

[VoxPop]

Lol if Khabib is even 60% of himself after the layoff, Ferguson gonna get wrecked.

I would have been super excited for the Holm fight..

Spoiler

if she never fought in the UFC and we didn't see how awful she actually is. Not sure if it's the mild step up in competition or Jackson/Winklejohn but she's been wildly mediocre