textickles Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 according to some reports, mukhang hindi pa close deal yung kay fedor pero yung kay ortiz mukhang plantsado na... Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Ben Rothwell is in the UFC as well, did he sign as a HW or a LHW? Quote Link to comment
JustSmile=) Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 ^^ HW sya bos.. ung original fight nia with Chase Gormley, un din ung na add sa UFC 104 Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) nice, maganda yan he's not really that great of a fighter but i'm a Ben Rothwell fan did Krzysztof Soszynski fought at HW when he was in IFL? may 2 panalo si Ben Rothwell sa kanya diba? Edited July 31, 2009 by riceb0i Quote Link to comment
Assasin's Creed Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Vitor Belfort signed for UFC 103 to fight Rich Franklin in Dallas Sept. 19 Dana White confirmed today that Vitor Belfort (18-8) has been acquired from the fallout of Affliction MMA and will replace Dan Henderson against Rich Franklin (25-4) in the main event of UFC 103 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 19. White cited fan apathy towards the original main event between Franklin and Henderson as a catalyst for the change. “The Phenom” has agreed to meet “Ace” at light heavyweight — despite rejecting a recent Affliction fight against Gegard Mousasi because it was outside of his new home at 185-pounds. Dan Henderson will now be granted a rematch with Anderson Silva with a timetable pending the results of “The Spider’s” Aug. 8 fight against Forrest Griffin. Company president Dana White made a surprise announcement during “Inside the Octagon” back on June 20 that he was interested in bringing Vitor back under contract to possibly face Anderson Silva. It was a bit strange because Belfort was booked to battle Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix winner Jorge Santiago at Affliction 3: “Trilogy” on Aug.1, 2009, but White seemed confident that the Brazilian would return to the eight-sided cage for a third tour of duty after he satisfied his commitment to the “tee-shirt guys.” Quote Link to comment
Assasin's Creed Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Tito Ortiz returns to the UFC, may face Mark Coleman in late 2009 Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz was on the July 31 media conference call to officially announce his return to the Octagon. While “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” didn’t get into specifics, he did confirm that he will finish his fighting career under the Zuffa umbrella. The speed of his return took many by surprise, as the bad blood between Ortiz and UFC President Dana White seemed to reach an all-time high after Ortiz was relegated to signing autographs at an off-strip casino when officials banned him from the UFC Fan Expo on July 10 and 11. Ortiz is coming off major spinal fusion surgery to correct a back problem that plagued him in his most recent bouts. His last appearance was in May 2008 — a unanimous decision loss to now 205-pound champion, Lyoto Machida. He spent his time on the sidelines “searching for a record contract” while flirting with a variety of promotions, including Elite XC, Strikeforce and Affliction MMA, where he did a guest commentating spot at January’s “Day of Reckoning.” While he speaks highly of Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, Ortiz told the media that his decision to return to the UFC was based on the level of competition — something he didn’t feel Renato Sobral or Frank Shamrock offered him in San Jose. When asked for a timetable on his return, White interjected that he was presently considering Mark Coleman as his first opponent for late 2009. Ortiz then reiterated that he was in no hurry to rush back to competition after having major surgery. It’s been more than a year since Ortiz saw action in a performance that had him in trouble early only to nearly finish it with a triangle-to-armbar transition that “The Dragon” barely escaped. Ortiz has all 22 of his professional fights (except for one) under the UFC banner in a career that dates back to 1997. He has three wins, two defeats and one draw since he returned to action in 2006 from a brief hiatus. And those three victories have come at the expense of a past-his-prime, Ken Shamrock (twice), and a controversial split decision over Forrest Griffin. Whether or not a surgically repaired back will help him return to form and make a serious run at the light heavyweight championship remains to be seen. And I think Mark Coleman might have something to say about his chances later this year. Quote Link to comment
JustSmile=) Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 You know what, screw Fedor!! UFC has offered him everything, a large amount of money and he can do Sambo whenever he likes. They cannot just offer the co-promotion. And quite frankly, why would they?? Its like the PBA co-promoting the PBL. There's just nothing there for the UFC. Let him fight elsewhere, im pretty sure he will take that company down, just like what he did with Bodog and Affliction. Besides, he has no real competition aside from UFC. Fedor with no real competition would just result to low pay per view buys. Lets see if Scott Coker of Strikeforce would give in to these Russian's insane deal. I hope not. Quote Link to comment
ray004 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 where would fedor go? the best fighters are in the UFC in my opinion Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 where would fedor go? the best fighters are in the UFC in my opinion Back to Japan! He can fight Josh Barnett there! UFC will never co-promote with M1! And M1 wont let Fedor fight in the UFC without a co-promotional deal! Hopefully in the future either one would give-in to the other! I guess these "Crazy Russians" does mean business! I read on the other threads that Dana apologized to them for calling them crazy and for bashing Fedor in public! :hypocritesmiley: Quote Link to comment
ryujin6190 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 where would fedor go? the best fighters are in the UFC in my opinionToo bad, Fedor is not going to UFC. F#%k M-1 for asking too much. Wasted opportunity. Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Too bad, Fedor is not going to UFC. F#%k M-1 for asking too much. Wasted opportunity. Ang argument kasi ng management team ni Fedor is that sumikat naman siya even without fighting once in the UFC. So the think that gives them a selling power to demand that they co-promote Fedor's fights in the UFC. They want to use the opportunity kasi para sumikat M-1 to which Fedor is a co-owner. But of course, UFC knows where they stand. They know its fedor who needs the UFC, more than UFC needs Fedor. Yeah Fedor can always go abck to japan, and can fight barnett there without being hassled by athletic commissions in the US. However, they have no shot in hell of enjoying the mainstream success of the UFC. Malulugi lang sila tulad ng ibang MMA promotional companies like IFL, Pride, and lately affliction. Fedor has been offered a 30 million dollar contract for 6 fights. Thats 5 mil a fight. He wont earn this much with M-1. Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 hehehe, Fedor wanted Vadim to earn half of every UFC card he's in... Dana says not a chance hopefully this gets sorted, and Fedor and company sees the light Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 $30 million in 6 fights!? Ayaw pa talaga ni Fedor! I guess these Russians are "Crazy" Hehe... :thumbsupsmiley: Its obvious money is not the issue here! What the UFC wants is global domination! UFC=MMA as to basketball=NBA, baseball=MLB! And this is what the Russians dont want! As for them they have M-1 Global as their own MMA Org! Fedor is Fedor with or without the UFC! As much I want Fedor fighting in the UFC! I can somehow understand where he's coming from... :hypocritesmiley: Quote Link to comment
ryujin6190 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Breaking news: Strikeforce signs Fedor Emelianenko to multi-fight deal, M-1 to co-promote | MMAjunkie.com Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Breaking news: Strikeforce signs Fedor Emelianenko to multi-fight deal, M-1 to co-promote | MMAjunkie.com Comfirmed! Its already in the Strikeforce homepage! M1/Strikeforce co-promotion! Well Strikeforce have co promoted before with EliteXC right!? Hope everything works out well! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
JustSmile=) Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Strikeforce just signed their death sentence. They will survive as long as they dont feature Fedor, but when they do, im pretty sure they will lose tons of money. The good thing about Strikeforce is that they are not dependent on Fedor to sell PPV. They have stars in their roster. However, in HW, i do not think so. Hmmm.. let's see, Fedor probably signed a 3 fight deal, he still has 4 fights left with the Russian bastards M1, with the rate Fedor has been fighting - 1 fight in 9-10 months, he will probably be in his late 30's when his fullfills that contract. Then the Fedor fans can use the arguement that his past his prime. Such a shame.. and he mentioned he wants to compete at the highest level.. yeah right.. :thumbsdownsmiley: Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 ^^^ Many Indeed agree that this is a bad business move for Fedor. Yung gusto kasi mangyari ng M-1 is ridiculous. They want to co-promote all of fedors UFC fights and split the revenue 50-50. Of course Dana white is gonna say "go f#&k yourselves". Lets just hope malugi strikeforce gaya ng affliction at IFL Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 ^^^ Many Indeed agree that this is a bad business move for Fedor. Yung gusto kasi mangyari ng M-1 is ridiculous. They want to co-promote all of fedors UFC fights and split the revenue 50-50. Of course Dana white is gonna say "go f#&k yourselves". Lets just hope malugi strikeforce gaya ng affliction at IFL Man! Does anybody understand what co promotion means!? they dont just split the revenue but they split the expenses as well! I dont think Strikeforce will make the same mistake the IFL, EliteXC & Affliction did. As we all know Strikeforce is the only North American MMA Org. that makes profit besides the UFC. And M-1 is developing European, Russian and Asian fighters in their part. They entered a co-promotion 3 fight deal with M-1 when Fedor fights in the Strikeforce Cage! Man I'm excited to see Fedor in the Cage! And Gegard Mousasi as well! Why not the UFC sign Aleksander Emelianenko first! He left Red Devil and M-1! Let Brock fight Aleks! And if Brock pummels the younger Emelianenko, Big Brother comes in for revenge! Hehehe... :thumbsupsmiley: I say let Fedor beat all the HW in Strikeforce and Brock Lesnar clear out the UFC HW division! Then when Fedors 3 fight deal is up with M1/Strikeforce! He will be in the UFC fighting Brock! when both cemented their statuses in a years time! Di ba mas ok? The US/casual fans will have more time to get to know who Fedor is with the CBS/Showtime exposure and Brock can gain more experience in the UFC! So when these two fight! It will be a Mega-Fight! Not just a Mega "Bucks" fight! And when they meet in the Cage We can really say that the 2 best HW's in the world will fight! :hypocritesmiley: Quote Link to comment
JustSmile=) Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) ^^Dude I dont wanna reply to another persons post but in this case I have to.. Man! Does anybody understand what co promotion means!? they dont just split the revenue but they split the expenses as well!yeah they will split the expenses.. but the most important thing for these Russian bastards is that they will split earnings, pay per view buys, gate attendance pay, and all others. plus SF will pay Fedor a ridiculous amount of money.. just do the math, either way its negative for SF.. oh and dont forget that SF has a TV deal which they made before Fedor, im pretty sure that the Russians will not split that.. To quote Dana:"Fedor is a f---ing joke," UFC President Dana White responded Monday after learning that Emelianenko had signed with Strikeforce. “He turns down a huge deal and the opportunity to face the best in the world to fight nobodies for no money!" "I feel sorry for the real fight fans. I wanted to make the deal, but it takes two and it is very obvious Fedor doesn't want to fight the best, and doesn't give a sh-t about the fans!" But to be fair with Fedor, I think he is being controlled by these Russian bastards.. Edited August 4, 2009 by G_sKiLLz Quote Link to comment
yubiakira Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 if UFC really wants Fedor then give in to their demands & give what people wants.... Brock vs Fedor for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 ^^Dude I dont wanna reply to another persons post but in this case I have to.. yeah they will split the expenses.. but the most important thing for these Russian bastards is that they will split earnings, pay per view buys, gate attendance pay, and all others. plus SF will pay Fedor a ridiculous amount of money.. just do the math, either way its negative for SF.. oh and dont forget that SF has a TV deal which they made before Fedor, im pretty sure that the Russians will not split that.. To quote Dana: But to be fair with Fedor, I think he is being controlled by these Russian bastards.. I couldnt have said it better. Talo talaga ang buong UFC pag pumayag sila sa gusto ng management team ni Fedor. Kahit pa hatiin nila puhunan, the point is, paghahatian pa din nila yung kita. Unless M-1 can guarantee that they can double the current earnings of UFC by its own, then I think they are not in a position to demand such ridiculous condition. Ang laki laki na nga ng inaalok na bayad kay Fedor eh. Yeah the russian management team are really gready on this Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 if UFC really wants Fedor then give in to their demands & give what people wants.... Brock vs Fedor for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Amen :hypocritesmiley: Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 ^^^ But if they do that theyd go bankrupt too, at masyado silang malulugi sa gusto mangyari ng M1. Its fedors management team who is out of line on this one. Aside kasi from the 30 mil contranct gusto pa nila ng co-promotion sa lahat ng laban ni fedor. Mababawasan nga ng gastos sa puhunan ang UFC, pero mababwasan din sila kita sa huli, unless M1 can guarantee that Fedor can double what UFC is earning now. Quote Link to comment
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