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UFC 148

Main: Sonnen vs Silva

Co-Main: Faber vs Cruz title fight.... turns into Barrao vs Faber for interim title....turns into UFC 149 headliner due to Aldo injury.

lol

 

[TheNatural]

"Legitimized" != "got famous"

So a hundred thousand more people saw Randy whoop Tito than saw Randy whoop Chuck. Whoopdy-fucking-doo.

But yes, Tito (with the greater drawing power of Ken Shamrock) kept the UFC on life support long enough to get to TUF. Yaay Tito. I'm not saying Tito was irrelevant. I'm saying let's not blow his role out of proportion.

If you look at the buyrates between UFC 40 and TUF, the picture is not quite so clear. ie. the last Tito card before TUF did 40k. While Mir/Sylvia (with a Shamrock/Kimo co-main) did 110k. It suggests, perhaps, that it was Ken's pro-wrestling fanbase, rather than Tito, that was to be credited for the post 40 success.

FACT #2(a): sporting-wise, Tito has been irrelevant to the division since 2006 (SD over Forrest.)

FACT #2(b): business-wise, Tito has been irrelevant to the sport since, at best, 2007 (UFC 73: stacked, Tito/Rashad I)

Thats generous, Tito has been irrelevant as a fighter since Frank Shamrock. Dana even said 'we gave Tito the easy fights' on Top 100 fights special.

 

[TheNatural]

Also, holy shit, did Ariel get to Sapp?

He actually TRIED and went the distance, can you believe it? Needs to be played with 'Going the Distance' from Rocky as the background theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MYYKGr9OSCU

 

[parrotbeak]

I bet he was hoping the ref would stop around 2:30 but the opponent's arms gassed and stopped hitting him. Opponent also looks at least 2-3 weight classes below him.

Also Sapp had him fully mounted and let a fighter probably 60-70 lbs lighter sweep him like nothing.

Edit: Sherdog has his opponent at 185 lbs. Sapp has like 150 lbs on him.

 

[parrotbeak]

Also he didnt go the distance, it got stopped 2 minutes into rd 2 in the usual manner. He was probably pissed it wasn't stopped in 1st.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

http://youtu.be/MVEibxNEo5M

Ha, awesome.

 

[Gr1mLock]

Also, holy shit, did Ariel get to Sapp?

He actually TRIED and went the distance, can you believe it? Needs to be played with 'Going the Distance' from Rocky as the background theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MYYKGr9OSCU

Oh robert sapp.

 

[yacobod]

I don't want to live in a world where mma legends Tito Ortiz and Fedor Emelianenko are being belittled by the mma hardcore.

 

[Jaladinozozo]

I don't want to live in a world where mma legends Tito Ortiz and Fedor Emelianenko are being belittled by the mma hardcore.

Ortiz would have legit GNPed Fedor in 2006.

 

[Maklershed]

UFC 147 gets better and better. Now even though almost nobody in the US knows who they are anyway, one of the TUF finalists

Spoiler

Daniel Sarafian

is injured and out of the fight .. making the event even more pointless. I can't see many people in the US buying this PPV card.

 

[parrotbeak]

UFC 147 gets better and better. Now even though almost nobody in the US knows who they are anyway, one of the TUF finalists

Spoiler

Daniel Sarafian

is injured and out of the fight .. making the event even more pointless. I can't see many people in the US buying this PPV card.

I don't see how his replacement can be less known.

 

[TheNatural]

seagalllll on mma hour

http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012...agal-referee-roundtable-fitch-soares-ebersole

3:20 -- MMA trainer to the stars Master Sensei Steven Seagal will discuss his influence on the sport.

 

[TheNatural]

lol wow Brett Rogers story on his beef with the guy he's fighting Friday. Apparently his opponents wife burned down his house deck or started a fire or something from a cigarette butt, I couldn't understand what he was saying though.

 

[Centurion]

lol wow Brett Rogers story on his beef with the guy he's fighting Friday. Apparently his opponents wife burned down his house deck or started a fire or something from a cigarette butt, I couldn't understand what he was saying though.

I do... fake hype

that story made no sense.

 

[TheNatural]

Fitch just made a good point about injuries. Didn't bring up health insurance, but that now there are so many cards, when before if you didn't take a fight you would be waiting a while for a spot.

More blame to put on the 400 a year schedule.

 

[TheNatural]

Seagal is awesome, you haters will be proven wrong once again when Chael gets finished by Seagal's techniques.

 

[Heel]

I don't want to live in a world where mma legends Tito Ortiz and Fedor Emelianenko are being belittled by the mma hardcore.

I agree, friend. I hate the way our legends are treated once they begin their decline.

Tito is an absolute lock for the UFC hall of fame and anyone questioning his importance to both the company and the sport is kidding themselves.

 

[Host Samurai]

Does anybody think that some of the Pride legends that have not had success in the UFC such as Crocop and Wand will make it into the Hall of Fame? I think they damn well should since Zuffa owns Pride now. Just like how WWE inducted WCW wrestlers and guys from other promotions into their HoF.

 

[TheNatural]

I agree, friend. I hate the way our legends are treated once they begin their decline.

Tito is an absolute lock for the UFC hall of fame and anyone questioning his importance to both the company and the sport is kidding themselves.

Does anybody think that some of the Pride legends that have not had success in the UFC such as Crocop and Wand will make it into the Hall of Fame? I think they damn well should since Zuffa owns Pride now. Just like how WWE inducted WCW wrestlers and guys from other promotions into their HoF.

And just like the WWE Hall of Fame, its not even an actual location, its just a fictional 'achievement' with a ceremony and buffet.

Sure, induct them all, even Fedor. Who gives a shit, its imaginary?

 

[tass0]

Does anybody think that some of the Pride legends that have not had success in the UFC such as Crocop and Wand will make it into the Hall of Fame? I think they damn well should since Zuffa owns Pride now. Just like how WWE inducted WCW wrestlers and guys from other promotions into their HoF.

The UFC HoF became meaningless once Mask was inducted.

 

[TheNatural]

The UFC HoF became meaningless once Mask was inducted.

And I thought the fighter trolling was bad, way to do it to a dead guy. A new standard!

 

[parrotbeak]

In retrospect Royce was a complete can and only won cuz his opponents didn't know bjj.

 

[Heel]

The UFC HoF became meaningless once Mask was inducted.

In retrospect Royce was a complete can and only won cuz his opponents didn't know bjj.

 

[TheNatural]

Brazilian striker Luiz Cane has been injured and forced out of his UFC 150 bout against Japan's Yushin Okami. Stepping in to meet Okami will be Cane's countryman, submission specialist Rousimar Palhares.

 

[Centurion]

Brazilian striker Luiz Cane has been injured and forced out of his UFC 150 bout against Japan's Yushin Okami. Stepping in to meet Okami will be Cane's countryman, submission specialist Rousimar Palhares.

Palhares shouldn't have taken this fight, I don't see him winning. He's going to get fucked up in the striking department, and good luck trying to pull Okami in your gaurd, dudes huge, Palhares doesn't have that power advantage that he usually has. Not to mention Okami is a good grappler, so he isn't automatically in danger if it goes to the ground.

 

[Heel]

Palhares shouldn't have taken this fight, I don't see him winning.

I admire Paul Harris' budo spirit. I think this is a lot better fight than Cane vs. Okami.

 

[ShaneB]

Well... here's a new ref controversy.... not from the UFC.

mma_referee_knocks_out_cornerman

 

[bone_and_sinew]

I didn't even know Luiz Cane was still in the Ultimate. I thought he was cut.

 

[sazabirules]

I didn't even know Luiz Cane was still in the Ultimate. I thought he was cut.

He's just been scared after meeting Nedkov's right hand.

 

[DKehoe]

 

[parrotbeak]

So the UFC Brazil this Saturday...US customers are expected to buy this for $60 or is it free?

 

[ShaneB]

So the UFC Brazil this Saturday...US customers are expected to buy this for $60 or is it free?

Neither. Wink wink.

edit: Of course, we know how it works, this is a horrible card on paper, which means it'll end up being awesome.

 

[parrotbeak]

Neither. Wink wink.

edit: Of course, we know how it works, this is a horrible card on paper, which means it'll end up being awesome.

Oh I'm sure it'll be great. Just being in Brazil and full of Brazilian fighters should make it a crazy live event. But what good American is going to pay $60 for Tito vs Forrest 3 some other rematch between 2 over the hill cans and a bunch of Brazilians?

 

[Centurion]

Neither. Wink wink.

Dana wants to have a word with you.

 

[alr1ght]

 

[parrotbeak]

I didn't watch this yet but sounds interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wuqwy9cJZdg

http://www.fightchurchfilm.com
Fight Church is a feature documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries which train fighters. The film follows several pastors and popular fighters in their quest to reconcile their faith with a sport that many consider violent and barbaric. Faith is tried and questions are raised. Can you really love your neighbor as yourself and then punch him in the face?

 

[Dysun]

I probably wont even stream it anyway, card is terrible

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Do you guys think Steven Segal teachers Anderson how to run like a girl?

 

[Gr1mLock]

Do you guys think Steven Segal teachers Anderson how to run like a girl?

He's the progenitor of the long limp wristed dash down mercury lane.

 

[TheNatural]

Do you guys think Steven Segal teachers Anderson how to run like a girl?

Thats a run of a psycho, not a girl.

 

[Maklershed]

"I'll be fighting again in December," Overeem declared on Monday afternoon, via Twitter. "Mark my words, I'll be back to get the belt, sooner rather [than] later."

-mmafighting.com

 

[Host Samurai]

I was thinking the other day about Arlovski's prime and I have come to the conclusion that he didn't even have one. He's been getting KTFO since his early UFC days and has just been fighting better competition once he left the Ultimate. Sergei, Fedor and Bigfoot are better opponents than anybody that hes fought in the UFC.

 

[Centurion]

Arlovski has been getting flash KTFO far before his UFC fights. His striking was usually just good enough to prevent it from happening.

Most people started realizing it during the Tim Sylvia KO.

But it's happened way before that, in a fight that he was dominating. All of a sudden...... That was his first ever fight.



If only he had Mark Hunt's chin!

 

[Maklershed]

John McCain and Harry Reid have proposed creation of a Federal Boxing Commission:

Under the legislation, all referees and judges participating in a championship or a professional fight lasting 10 rounds or more would have to be fully registered and licensed by the commission. A sanctioning organization could provide the names of judges and referees it considers qualified for that caliber bout, but only the commission could appoint judges and referees to participate in the matches.

 

[GungHo]

So does Dana want company men who act like robots? Or personalities to build a brand for themselves?

Dana makin' no sense.

Well, to be honest, he wants personalities who build a brand for themselves and then cut him in on the action, like any Borgia.

Seagal is awesome, you haters will be proven wrong once again when Chael gets finished by Seagal's techniques.

Ah yes, the shihonage would be a great addition to MMA. After all, the opponent can't kick your face if you're already sitting on the ground. And don't forget the magical control over someone's entire body you can get if you press down on their wrist with one hand and put your hand under their chin. They'll have to blink in Morse code to tap out.

John McCain and Harry Reid have proposed creation of a Federal Boxing Commission:

Under the legislation, all referees and judges participating in a championship or a professional fight lasting 10 rounds or more would have to be fully registered and licensed by the commission. A sanctioning organization could provide the names of judges and referees it considers qualified for that caliber bout, but only the commission could appoint judges and referees to participate in the matches.

Uh... punch-fite-ing is now interstate commerce?

 

[thefro]

Uh... punch-fite-ing is now interstate commerce?

PPV monies = definitely interstate commerce

 

[Boogie]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...nd-when-the-brand-is-a-person/article4333351/

 

[TheNatural]

Get your akahol ready fellas, its going to be a great week of BadMMA - starting Thursday.

For Canadians looking to watch the Fedor vs. Rizzo fight The Fight Network just tweeted they will air a Live Broadcast for M-1: Fedor vs. Rizzo.

The live broadcast on Fight Network will begin at Noon (12 p.m.) ET on Thursday and is expected to feature three hours of action-packed fights.

One of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the history of the sport, Fedor Emelianenko, has confirmed that his upcoming bout against Pedro Rizzo of Brazil will be the last in his career. Talking to Sportbox.ru, he didn’t specify the reasons that made him make the decision to quit.

“I’m planning to abandon professional sport,” he said. “I’m planning to hold my final bout.”The Last Emperor added that he has a feeling inside him that “it’s time to leave.”
The 35-year-old is scheduled to fight Pedro Rizzo of Brazil in Saint Petersburg on June 21.After 12 years in the ring, Emelianenko’s record is now 33 wins, four losses and one no-contest. In May, Fedor was elected president of the newly established Russian MMA Union.

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/its-time-leave-fedor-emelianenko-2120969/

 

[sazabirules]

Bellator signed another good prospect who is named Alexander Sarnavskiy. He's 20-0 and has fought for M-1.

Ebersole said he wants to move back down to lightweight after his next fight. There would be a lot of interesting fights for him there.

 

[TheNatural]

He's 20-0 and has fought for M-1.

So, is he GOAT status?