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Mayhem is a wacko...
what a ed up
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Mayhem is a wacko...
Dana White confirms Big Nog vs. Werdum for TUF Brazil 2
It will be interesting to see what type of ratings this card gets:
World Series of Fighting 1
Date: Nov 03, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Broadcast: NBC Sports Network
MAIN CARD (NBC Sports Network)
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Devin Cole
- Anthony Johnson vs. D.J. Linderman
- Marlon Moraes vs. Miguel Torres
- Gregor Gracie vs. Tyson Steele
- Travis Bartlett vs. Tyrone Spong
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Brian Cobb vs. Ronys Torres
- Josh Burkman vs. Gerald Harris
- Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. T.J. O'Brien
- Dave Branch vs. Dustin Jacoby
- Ramico Blackmon vs. Steve Carl
MONTREAL -- With Cris Cyborg's steroid suspension set to expire in December, and the UFC set to bring women's MMA into its octagon shortly thereafter, these should be happy days for Cyborg. But instead, she's faced with a major decision about her career based upon Dana's White empathic proclamation on her place in the UFC.
The thing is, she might not have one.
White made it clear on Saturday night that he is only bringing in one weight division to the UFC: the 135-pound division. And with Cyborg's continued insistence that she cannot cut below 145, well, that could leave her with no place to go.
White confirmed that there would be no place in the UFC for Cyborg unless she hits 135.
"Right," he said when asked if that was indeed the case. "I'm bringing in the 135-pound division. That's what I'm doing."
Ronda Rousey has already been named the division's champion, with her Strikeforce belt being traded in for a shiny new UFC belt. Cyborg was the Strikeforce 145-pound champ but was stripped of the gold after testing positive for stanozolol following her Dec. 17, 2011 match with Hiroko Yamanaka.
That division holds little interest for White and his matchmakers, who see most of the women's talent at 135 and below. And because of it, he warned Cyborg that she'd have to come down to Rousey's weight class or be out of a job.
"I haven’t [talked to her] but our matchmakers have talked to her camp and she doesn’t seem too excited to fight Ronda," he said. "We’re bringing in the 135-pound division, that’s what we’re doing. I’m trying this women’s thing out. Ronda’s the champ. I think that Ronda has the potential to be a big star. She’s already getting media we’ve never even gotten before and she’s never even set foot in the UFC. That’s the division we’re bringing in, the 135-pound division, so I don’t know. We’ll see."
http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/11/1...35-pounds-dana
I am not really a fan of moving Ronda into the UFC. She has nobody to fight outside of Cyborg which may not happen. Ronda also has a nasty at ude; she has disrespected some high profile fighters in the past. I actually think Dana is hitting that...
Been suspecting that ever since I saw them together at some random event (I think movie premiere), taking photos together
I do not like that idea moving one division to UFC just for Ronda.
But that's the beginning.
The thing is that many ppl do not like women mma. I'm not one of them but the only fight that really interests me is Cyborg vs Ronda and Dana is forcing Santos to drop to 135 or she will be out of the business. And then what?
You can't build on one woman. If she will lose the interest will drop as .
I do not like Ronda at all.
I agree with that, dude. I was ALL OVER women's MMA when that delicious bit o' ass Gina Cerrano was around, but the second she lost to that guy, she vanished and so did I. I'm no fan of women's mma, and won't be too sad when it fails. (unless Gina comes back)
Have another Bong hit Nick..
Georges St-Pierre: Anderson Silva fight will happen on my terms, not his
The Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva super fight isn't a done deal just yet, and if GSP gets his way, it may not happen for a while.
In his first major interview since his UFC 154 win over Carlos Condit last weekend, St-Pierre told Radio-Canada's "Tout Le Monde en Parle" ("Everyone is Talking") on Sunday night that the time just isn't right for him to fight Silva.
Below are his translated comments about the fight:
"This fight is the cherry on the sundae," he said. "He wants to fight me so he can then retire. I would like to fight him too, but after I fight him and win the fight, what happens next? These days, yeah, there's a lot of money to be made, but I don't fight for the money. My motivation is to be the best. Like we said, to be the Wayne Gretzky of my sport. So if I fight him, what happens next? It will be over. So yes, I want the fight, but I want to take it when I decide the time is right, not when he wants the fight to happen.
"On top of that, he weighs 234 pounds; I weigh 188. So there's a big weight difference. I've fought guys who were bigger -- I'm not scared of him -- it's just that I will take this fight when it makes sense for me. I just came back from an injury, there's money to be made, there are fights in my weight class, other challenges out there, and if I fight him, I will have to gain weight, while he will have to lose weight, and then afterwards, I won't be able to come back to my weight class.
"First and foremost, I have things to do at 170 pounds. When I am ready and when I want the fight, that's when it will happen."
Other notes from the show:
* GSP wore sunglasses throughout the entire interview because he said he had yet to fully heal from the Condit fight.
* GSP said he had Christmas dinner last year at Sylvester Stallone's house after his doctor wouldn't clear him to fly home from Los Angeles following knee surgery.
* Arnold Schwarzenegger called to congratulate him after last weekend's win.
* He thinks he could fight until he's 45 years old, but he guarantees he will be retired by then.
* The host said GSP makes approximately $15 million a year in addition to his UFC fight purses. GSP did not disagree.
* He said he's not quite the Gretzky of MMA but maybe the Joe Sakic.
The full French interview can be viewed below.
http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/11/26/3692332/georges-st-pierre-anderson-silva-fight-will-happen-when-the-time-is
So i guess Dana has not talked to GSP or Silva yet about this since both sides are laying out their terms.. Some of these GSP quotes make no sense. You don't have to retire after the Silva fight you just keep going at WW.. The Jones fight would be awesome but Silva does not want that at 205.. What a mess..
GSP must say what he wants.
Jeez I want to fight Silva at 170. That's it.
I still think it is soon for Jones to jump into a Silva fight, the GSP fight makes more sense in the sense they have both been around for so long.. But GSP is really playing hardball..
Won't take the fight. Won't take his glasses off. Won't do this, won't do that.
PUSSY.
Silva won't fight GSP at 70 or Jones at 205.. He's fought at 205 and he won't fight Jones there.. All Silva talks about is catchweights..
Khalidov today vs Grove
nahh
Khalidov just dominated Grove and then submitted him
He said that he loves KSW and Poland and wants to fight in Poland and he is now not interested in UFC, also because in UFC he will earn less money.
Okay so Ronda will be the main event ....
Randy just burned his UFC bridge likely forever..
Couture signs e deal, joins Bellator reality series
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma...#ixzz2JOJohzsc
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma...e-tv-bellator/
SI.com has confirmed through multiple sources that UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has signed into a multi-year deal with e TV, a property of Viacom, to appear in multiple projects for the cable channel, as well as other possible ventures within the media conglomerate's family of networks.
As a part of the multi-faceted agreement, Couture's first role will be as a coach in the forthcoming Bellator MMA reality Series, which begins shooting in February and airs later this year.
e TV will unveil this industry-shifting announcement on Feb. 5 during a press conference in Los Angeles, where Couture and e TV president Kevin Kay will discuss details of the agreement and what the 49-year-old retired fighter's role will be on the Bellator series and possibly other e-broadcasted projects. The series is expected to feature a number of current and up-and-coming Bellator fighters.
Sources told SI.com that the deal with e and Viacom was executed in late December, much to the disapproval of Couture's former employer, UFC president Dana White. Since his retirement in April 2011 at age 47, Couture has turned his attention to Hollywood with supporting roles in The Expendables and its summer 2012 sequel, and had most recently served as an on-camera analyst for the UFC's live events on Fox. However, Couture was absent from the UFC on Fox 6 broadcast on Jan. 26, replaced by one-time teammate Chael Sonnen.
Bellator MMA (formerly Fighting Championships), a tournament-format live event series that airs Thursdays (10 p.m. ET) on e, debuted on the men's specialty channel on Jan. 17, garnering 938,000 average viewership during its two-hour-plus broadcast. Viacom purchased a majority share of Bellator in October 2011 to replace the programming void left after UFC owners Zuffa LLC moved its sports property to the Fox Sports Media Group in a seven-year deal reportedly worth around $630 million.
Couture (19-11) is no stranger to e's loyal male-driven audience. In January 2005, he and Chuck Liddell starred as coaches on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, the reality series largely credited with launching the UFC and MMA's explosive rise in popularity over the last seven years. Couture also appeared on subsequent seasons of the series, which now airs on FX. In 2007, e also dedicated a night of primetime viewing to Couture's storied UFC career, which saw him become the first athlete to hold les in multiple UFC divisions.
The as-yet unnamed Bellator series is being helmed by seven-time Emmy Award-winning producer Bertram Van Munster (The Amazing Race, Cops).
Representatives for Couture and e TV declined to make comment until the Feb. 5 announcement.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma...#ixzz2JOJjlJLq
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