Joe Rogan vs a myspace challenger -- saw this on CagePotato
Yoshiro Maeda signs with WEC -- former King of Pancrase
-- look at the cards to see a rumored (but mostly confirmed) card with Maeda expected to fight
"Dreams" is the supposed name of the new promotion that is a new partnetship between Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE the former Pride owner) and K-1 Hero's. Hero's will now become defunct.
Joe Rogan vs a myspace challenger -- saw this on CagePotato
Still funny...
BJ Penn vs Ryoto Machida in K1 Hero’s
http://mmafightvideos.blogspot.com/2...1-heros-1.html
Gonzaga vs Werdum 1
http://mmafightvideos.blogspot.com/2...-werdum-1.html
Rampage visits Marines at Camp Pendleton
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/11/162642/318
Best of 2007 Highlight
http://mmafightvideos.blogspot.com/2...unchkocom.html
Ex-Pride employees joining forces with K-1 Hero’s to form “Dreams”??? Hmmm…Pride lives on maybe…
http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.c...replace-heros/
Cause they did such a smashing job the first time...
Ex-Pride employees joining forces with K-1 Hero’s to form “Dreams”??? Hmmm…Pride lives on maybe…
http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.c...replace-heros/
I have a stack of Pride DVD's that says they did ok...Cause they did such a smashing job the first time...
Entertaining and great fights...not the greatest business model though...
Which is my point. The game has changed so much since then that any decent talent will be quickly recognized and signed away....not the greatest business model though...
K-1 will smother them.
but K-1 Hero's is merging with them...so as far as MMA goes you'd have Dreams and that's it...
Unless you mean that K-1 kickboxing will smother Dreams in terms of popularity, money, etc...
very nice. im suprised they went with free bird but it worked well.
That story didn't make much sense to me but this one does..
MMANews.com's Jacob Spharler sent along the following:
# According to Gryphon's blog there are reports in Japan that K-1 (FEG) and former PRIDE employees will unite for a new MMA event called "Dreams". The blog also states that Akira Maeda will leave K-1 HERO'S and the HERO'S format will be finished. DREAMS will take the place of HERO'S. They will use FEG's TV deal and DSE's new company production.
Last edited by Evan; 01-12-2008 at 06:13 PM.
Urijah Faber talks about a mod that tried to kill him
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rOQLg7Kc8So
The strained relationship between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its heavyweight champion Randy Couture has taken another bad turn -- directly into a Las Vegas courtroom.
Lawyers for Zuffa, LLC, the UFC's parent company, on Monday filed suit in Clark County District Court, alleging chiefly that Couture's comments about the UFC and its senior management caused the business irreparable damage and that he is in breach of the contract he signed with the company in December 2006.
"We are alleging numerous intentional torts, which have caused Zuffa and the UFC significant harm," attorney Donald J. Campbell said. "Based upon that harm we are seeking to address these matters before a court of law."
The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $10,000 and states that the amount of both compensatory and punitive damages would be proven at trial. It also seeks an injunction restraining Couture from participating in any way in any promotion competing against the UFC.
The lawsuit is the latest episode of discord between Couture and UFC President Dana White, who said he has considered Couture a friend for eight years.
"What's really tough for me, to be honest, is we have been friends for a very long time," White said. "The hard part is that he is not living up to his obligations. Captain America is not keeping his word."
Couture is listed as the UFC heavyweight champion, even though the fighter and organization have been engaged in a public dispute that included his resignation from the company. An interim le match has been scheduled.
The tense relationship between Couture and the UFC, namely White and co-owner Lorenzo Fer ta, became public on Oct. 11 when Couture held a news conference at his Las Vegas gym. Couture detailed his frustrations with the company and announced he was resigning from the UFC.
Couture claimed Fer ta and White had lied to him; that the company paid "off-the-books" bonuses to fighters; that he never was paid a signing bonus that had been negotiated in his December 2006 contract; and that the company treated many of its athletes poorly.
Fer ta and White held their own news conference the following week, during which they addressed Couture's allegations and produced copies of checks cashed by Couture, including the signing bonus. The checks showed the heavyweight to be making much more money than he had claimed.
In the months since, the battle of words has continued and the sides have been unable to work things out.
"I expect Randy to honor the obligations in his contract that he signed (a year ago). I tried to resolve it by talking to this guy that I've had a relationship with for eight years and was unsuccessful," White said. "Now this thing's in the hands of the justice system."
Monday's lawsuit claims Couture's negative statements about the company cons uted "injurious falsehood and trade disparagement," that has led to significant financial losses for the UFC.
The lawsuit also alleges conspiracy, stating that several unnamed parties to be identified at a later date worked with Couture to intentionally inflict harm on the UFC.
According to the lawsuit, Couture is also in breach of a stipulation that prohibits him from engaging in "direct or indirect compe ion" with the UFC for a period of 12 months following the termination of his contract.
Thus, Couture's sponsorship and promotion of a team in the International Fight League would be in direct violation of the stipulation. Currently, the IFL's Web site lists Couture's Xtreme Couture team taking on Mario Sperry's World Class Fight Center at the IFL's Feb. 29 card at the Orleans Arena.
http://www.lvrj.com/sports/13794082.html
Randy and Fedor met in LA for an Affliction commercial
Video here
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/20/105840/653
Bob Sapp wants Fedor
http://mmajunkie.com/2008/01/21/bob-...keforce-event/
Tank says he’s going to put his fist between Kimbo’s eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfysg6QSlo0
Frank Mir Road to 81 episode 2
http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/ro...r-episode-two/
Kim Couture has her first fight in Feb
http://mmajunkie.com/2008/01/19/kim-...-debut-feb-23/
New HW to the rescue…signed by the UFC...maybe he's got something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlAneaYjqU
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/21/104215/602
Ok so it looks like o may be gone from the UFC.
So be it. See ya.
It doesn't matter because o has never once lived up to the massive hype the UFC built around him which o fed in this second go round. His one crowning moment since coming back to the UFC was a decicion win over Forrest Griffin which could have gone either way (but that’s what decision are all about)
There is no effing way o will ever hold the LHW belt in the UFC again. There is far too much elite talent ahead of him and you simply can't have a big name fighter who is B class results. I have always said o has not evolved with modern MMA but I also wonder if he has a host of injury's. Rumor has him dealing with a nasty back issue.
o wants big time money but where is he going to get it?
But I think this issue is more than money and a lot of this has to do with ego. If he is going to move on, EliteXC is a good place for him. His talent matches well with what they have and he can probably hold a le for quite some time as it stands over there. He can have the spotlight of an entire org focused on him and a belt.
o has been a failure in the UFC. He has never come close to a belt and his "team punishment" who was going to tear through the UFC has fallen to pieces with members leaving and losing fights.
I think you are missing a big piece to this. o is, and will continue to be a big draw. The Apprentice can only garner him new fans. I believe this is more telling of the UFC. Do you know the UFC's three biggest draws? Randy, Chuck, o. How many of those are gone?
o can say that Machida isn't anyone, because from a business perspective who is bigger? We can all play the "I want this fight because.." or "Machida is someone because he is a top 10", but in the end it's business. Can Machida draw anyone? NO! He is boring and will stay boring. He also doesn't speak english. A. Silva is great, but will never put fans in the seats. It appears that Randy and o both have more business sense than Dana and the UFC currently.
Again, I think Dana hurts the UFC more now. He did great things in the past (when it was really about reviving), but he isn't helping with furthering or improving the sport. He is an idiot.
I don't think so. You can only keep yourself inflated with talk and name equity for so long before people become bored. Show us something. Wins of Ken Shamrock and a draw with Rashad does little to excite the masses. His story has become tiresome.
Possibly some..how big are those rating? Isn't that show kind of a joke? He isn't even referenced as a UFC fighter on the show.
Chuck just redeemed himself with a big win with a legndary fight. Chuck is still relevant.
I am not sure about that. Why does o deserve a raise? What has he done. His star power is fading as his exposure as little more than mediocre talent is becoming clear.
This wasn't all on Dana. o went above his head on this one. He negotiated with Lorenzo Feritta. Does he ever have a chance at becoming a belt holder again? Probably not. He is 33 with a wrecked body. He is what he is.
Last edited by Evan; 01-22-2008 at 02:11 PM.
I don’t really understand WHY, but o does draw well still.
I think it’s very unlikely that he’ll get back to a LHW le fight.
I think there is a place in the UFC for him and I’m sure he’d be worth the money in the long run due to the buys he draws.
It won’t be the 1st time Dana has run him off and it won’t be the last guy Dana runs off either.
I’d rather o stay…wouldn’t mind seeing a rematch with Wandy…or a fight with Shogun…
I would love to see him force the UFC into giving him one. Personally I do not like him but I truly believe his is great for entertainment value but he needs to back it up in fights otherwise he is simply a mascaott.
True. My biggest complaint with the UFC is Dana's effing mouth.
Completley agree. Would be nice to see either Wandy or Shogun get back on track by kicking his head into the rafters!!!
And yeah I do agree with both of you he is a big draw of course but I believe that draw is dimming fast and will not be there in 2 fights, let alone 4 or 5 fights which is probably the contract length o would require.
I still disagree. Whatever the reason, o is a bigger draw than even Randy. Look at the numbers. I don't like o, but in this case, he is actually right. Why shouldn't he want more money when he is drawing more people than almost any other fighter?
I bet o vs Wandy rematch would be as big or bigger than Chuck vs Wandy. I'm not sure I can say how many fights would be still be draws, but I do think a few more fights would still be big draw.
oligarchy
I think we are agreeing here for the most part. My argument is based on him completely falling off the map very soon for being exposed.
With the monster contract he will require it won't be worth it. Fans will grow tired of it.
No matter how big of a draw he is, he isn't near as much as he was a year ago and IMO he will continue to decline rather fast. I think him facing Wandy or Shogun would be a monster fight leaving o as a rather worthless fighter soon. The UFC LHW division is far too stacked. He has no place left really. You have 5 or so people fighting for a le and this one guy who talks a lot. Everybody would get tired of that eventually.
I think o is a very smart businessman and knows this. All of his negative comments about the UFC will be face saving ones raising his value to other clubs as it will get his name out with higher frequency during his free agent period. Whoever lands him will be getting a B or maybe even a C class fighter with an A class mouth who will spout anti UFC propaganda.
He will be a valuable commodity to a lower org.
With all of that said I think the UFC should have re-signed him for another 2 fights and set him up to get his head knocked off but my thinking is "Homey don't play that."
Last edited by Evan; 01-22-2008 at 05:17 PM.
Randy talks about Fedor on ESPN
http://mmamania.com/2008/01/24/espn-...-happen-video/
Ricco Rodriguez joined Celebrity Rehab this week…look for re-runs during the week…
http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/01/25...ma-tv-roundup/
Tank on Jimmy Kimmel tonight
http://mmajunkie.com/2008/01/24/tank...y-kimmel-live/
Sweet backflip escape (HS wrestling)
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/24/152435/434
IFO closes its doors.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...5576&zoneid=13
UFC deal with Gomi fell thru…Frankie Edgar will fight Manny Gamburyan at UFC Fight Night 13 instead of Gomi
http://www.mmanews.com/ufc/Report:-U...s-Through.html
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