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[polyh3dron]

per Meltzer

Regarding Zuffa releasing Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem from his contract, that will also results in stripping him of his title, it was due to a negotiating impasse with Zuffa and Bas Boon and Golden Glory, Overeem's mangaement team. With a lot of the teams, when it came to Strikeforce, Pride, Dream and other promotions, they would pay the management team most of the money and the team would pay the fighters. Zuffa policy is to directly pay the fighters. Obviously there is a lot more to it than that, but the Zuffa mentality is that there is a reason all the other groups were losing money and going out of business and they aren't going to at this point change how they do business. Overeem is not the only fighter who falls into this category, as Fedor Emelianenko, whose fight tonight is the final one on his Strikeforce contract, also has similar terms. These may not be exact numbers, but besides listing M-1 Global as co-promoters (I've seen and heard advertising listing this as a Strikeforce/M-1 Global show) Emelianenko may get paid a listed $300,000 or so,but there is also another figure, maybe $1.2 million or more, which goes to M-1 Global.

Yup, Meltzer's post makes perfect sense.

 

[painey]

$40 on Fedor and rooting for English Paul Daley. Come on my son!

 

[alr1ght]

nice! It seems DirecTV gave me Showtime for free again. mwahaha.

 

[Always-honest]

he's alright, except for embarrassing himself from all the shit he talked leading up to the fight.

brief example

Hehe, ouch. Well, there is a first time for everything.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

How long till?

 

[polyh3dron]

How long till?

Until Strikeforce starts tonight lolololololol

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

5/5

 

[rvy]

5/5

Bullshit.

I demand a knockout.

 

[TheNatural]

Yup, Meltzer's post makes perfect sense.

Yeah I think that Strikeforce is on its deathbed. Overeem, one of the big hitters is gone. Diaz is now in the UFC, so is Mayhem. No way Zuffa keeps Fedor. It remains to be seen if Dana forgets about the past history with Barnett and Daley and signs them, but probably not. Dan Henderson I think will return, that stuff seems to have blown over.

The roster is so thin at this point, the organization doesn't even make sense to keep going on. The HW tourney will probably be for the Strikeforce HW belt, and if Big Foot wins it, or anyone but Barnett really, will probably go on to the UFC. Big Foot might get a shot at the UFC title if he wins it. Gilbert Melindez has made no secret he wants to go to the UFC, so I imagine he'll be a lock to move shortly with no competition in Strikeforce.

I think this will be the third to last 'major' Strikeforce event. They'll have the HW semis in September, and then the Finals in probably December, and the roster will merge into UFC.

 

[polyh3dron]

5/5

Oh I thought you were asking how long Showtime was free on DirecTV for until.

From right now, 4 hours and 10 minutes.

 

[TheNatural]

Also just read this off Sherdog's forums posted yesterday, some guy who posted about some things before they were reported mainstream, like Overeem getting axed said there could be other major changes:

"Josh barnett is not a lock as of yet for the tourny as ohio obides with csac and nsac zuffa is trying to smooth things over but been told it can happen but is not guaranteed... Werdum has been told to keep in shape and training cause he will be brought back into the tourny... Heat on sergei for taking that kickboxing match and may get shown the door also if that fight happen lots going on in strikeforce land... "

Only a matter of time I think, this is one big clusterfuck if Barnett can't get licensed and they kick Kharitonov out for taking the kickboxing fight.

 

[Heel]

Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate
Tim Kennedy vs. Robbie Lawler
Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley
Tarec Saffiedine vs. Scott Smith

 

[Brian Fellows]

Why would you root against Fedor?

He's like, the perfect human being.

He's a 6 out 10 at best.

 

[TheNatural]

Don't really care who wins the main event, I don't want Fedor to lose and retire - but then again, if he wins thats just as much of a ballbuster because the arrogant pricks at M-1 will demand a huge asking price for Zuffa again. Either way, he's probably done with major fights after this depending on his contract.

 

[Ophiuchus]

is this at 9 or 10?

 

[polyh3dron]

Did JZ win?

Sin: starting in 5 mins

 

[alr1ght]

5 min

Preliminary Card

Spoiler

JZ Cavalcante def. Bobby Green via split decision
Tyler Stinson def. Eduardo Pamplona via first-round KO
Alexis Davis def. Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision
Derek Brunson def. Lumumba Sayers via submission (rear-naked choke)
Gabriel Salinas-Jones def. Bryan Humes via submission (brabo choke)

 

[AwesomeSauce]

Excited.

Card has potential for awesome KO's and i want to see heads roll.

 

[polyh3dron]

JZ beats no-name jobber by split decision. He's done.

 

[painey]

frank shamrock still has braces

 

[AndresON777]

gus johnson nice. Is carano fighting?

shamrock teeth lol

 

[alr1ght]

Until Strikeforce starts tonight lolololololol

u wrong.

gus johnson nice.

 

[Hex]

Shamrock looks like an aids patient, is he sick or some shit?

 

[BigKaboom2]

WAR SPONGE

 

[painey]

woo this is free in the dorms! shame about the shitty quality though.. wish it was HD

 

[Rur0ni]

Shamrock looks like an aids patient, is he sick or some shit?

Girlfriend and I just called him a zombie/skull.

 

[talk show host]

I hate being a leech, but seeing as this is just on Showtime and not PPV would anyone be kind enough to PM me a lamp??

 

[Fox Mulder]

Lol, shamrock is an awful commentator.

"I have no clue. "

 

[KiNeSiS]

I love being a shameful lamp leech, Got a light?

 

[BigKaboom2]

Here we go with the stupid clinch breaks.

edit: dat spinning heel kick

 

[desa]

Fuckin Gus Johnson, why is he still here.



Waaar Fedoooor!

 

[AndresON777]

shitty fight so far

 

[zychi]

welp, comcast better give me my money back, our cable and internet just went out.(using my cool neighbors right now) any chance i can get a lamp?

 

[BigKaboom2]

Once Tarec gets some killer instinct he'll become a force to be reckoned with. Lol at Smith planting his back against the cage and just hanging out.

 

[desa]

Scott Smith sucks. Move around you dumb ass.

 

[alr1ght]

 

[BigKaboom2]

This is turning into Diabate-Cantwell.

 

[AndresON777]

amazing gif. shamrock looks like my douchebag cousin diego.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Damn, Scott Smith can't even gatekeep for a depleted Strikeforce. Dude is done.

 

[MichaelCorleone]

Any lamps bro's?

 

[painey]

Scott Smith looks like like a young Scott Stanford

 

[bone_and_sinew]

LOL at these horrid announcers trying to hype up the Strikeforce welterweight belt. "ZOMG IF HE KEEPS THIS UP HE'S GETTING A TITLE SHOT!". Yeah a fucking belt for a dying promotion that the last two champions abandoned on their way to the UFC.

 

[TheNatural]

Good shit by Saffedine.

 

[BigKaboom2]

Scott Smith looks like like a young Scott Stanford

You may be onto something here.

At least you can't accuse Smith of being one of those guys that's obviously losing and just mails in the last two minutes of the fight.

Yeah a fucking belt for a dying promotion that the last two champions abandoned on their way to the UFC.

Diaz was the only SF Welterweight champ.

 

[AndresON777]

Miesha Tate is fine...

 

[iddqd]

Heidi Androl is fine

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Why can't UFC do instant fight stats after rounds/fights like Strikeforce does?

 

[Quake1028]

FEDOR!

 

[BigKaboom2]

About to fall asleep from this interview that's 80% in Russian.

I have a feeling Woodley is going to stand up with Daley like an idiot for at least half of each round but I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Ladies and Gentlemen..."Mr. Charisma," Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko.

:yawn