06-11-2008, 05:05 PM | #1721 |
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Word on the street is that the big announcment was actually MMA being legalized in New York.
The bill however wasn't passed as thought, and is up again for review next week. |
06-11-2008, 05:06 PM | #1722 | |
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Just read this from the Observer site instead.
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06-11-2008, 05:07 PM | #1723 |
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I guess that could still be considered a rumor, and could still be wrong.
Still interesting though. |
06-11-2008, 05:24 PM | #1724 |
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I don't see why the hell Dana White would want his employees in New York to announce something privately to them when the athletic commission would announce publicly anyway.
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06-11-2008, 05:25 PM | #1725 |
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Sounds like Dana White nearly blew his load early again.
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06-11-2008, 08:16 PM | #1726 |
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Dana was talking about the NY thing this weekend too in public.
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06-13-2008, 09:12 PM | #1727 |
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wow, what a letdown
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06-13-2008, 10:21 PM | #1728 |
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It's been held off until Tuesday.
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06-13-2008, 10:22 PM | #1729 |
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Also, I'll break some other news.
The next UK card is planned for October 18 in Birmingham at the NIA. Card is planned as... Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida I'm very happy about all of this. |
06-13-2008, 11:58 PM | #1730 |
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All SOLID fights
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06-14-2008, 07:36 AM | #1731 |
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I wish they'd mix these fighters up a bit. I think Silva, Okami, Hendo and Franklin have been on the same cards for the past year now it seems.
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06-14-2008, 01:21 PM | #1732 |
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I worked with the Lighting Designer for Chuck Norris' World Combat League and he told me that it's going to be on CBS in 2009..
Horrible, because it is shit.. |
06-14-2008, 01:25 PM | #1733 |
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06-14-2008, 01:34 PM | #1734 |
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Thiago is byfar my favorite welterweight..
Just watched the fight and he f'n dominated Hughes, which makes me all warm inside.. |
06-14-2008, 01:41 PM | #1735 |
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yea its good to see that GSP has people around to actually challenge him and make a fight that can be anticipated.
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06-14-2008, 05:22 PM | #1736 | ||
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Dana has point blank told people it isn't this. Mind you, he said no to everything else and he is hardly gonna say "oh yeah that's it" if someone guesses it early. |
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06-15-2008, 03:45 PM | #1737 |
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Nick Diaz is a fucking moron for missing weight by fucking 8lbs but man he is a great man for building a fight.
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06-15-2008, 11:57 PM | #1738 |
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I haven't seen it but that sounded like a wwe style build up last night
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06-16-2008, 02:47 PM | #1739 |
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06-16-2008, 02:50 PM | #1740 |
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They aren't sanctioned in yet and even if they were, we'd know about this by now.
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06-16-2008, 03:11 PM | #1741 |
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06-16-2008, 03:15 PM | #1742 |
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Sherdogs reporting that the UFC are planning a free to air event on Spike TV on July 19th. Its rumoured they've asked Brandon Vera to main event against Wanderlei Silva.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=13271 |
06-16-2008, 03:19 PM | #1743 |
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This is 100% not happening.
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06-17-2008, 01:49 PM | #1744 | |
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Hendo-Franklin is a very interesting fight to me. |
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06-17-2008, 03:34 PM | #1745 |
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Okami is the last person to beat Silva (because of a rule that doesn't exist in UFC, IIRC). I'm gonna say Okami might win the first round, but Silva will go into Super Spyder mode and force a tap in Round 2.
Hendo-Franklin = the goods. Griffin-Guida should be fight of the night. |
06-17-2008, 04:26 PM | #1746 |
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Rob, i thought you told me Floyd Maywheather was going to UFC.
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06-17-2008, 04:56 PM | #1747 |
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That's what I was told. I'll have more to say about this tomorrow.
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06-17-2008, 06:02 PM | #1748 |
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Just announced (don't think this is the announcement either)
Anderson Silva v. James Irvin (at 205) and Hermes Franca vs. Frankie Edgar on July 19 on Spike TV head to head against the Affliction show. Silva isn't vacating the title and will fight at both weights. |
06-17-2008, 06:21 PM | #1749 |
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That could backfire so badly for UFC. I'm pretty shocked they're putting Silva in that fight. Not that Irvin is gunna win, but if he were to knock Silva out on live television, major backfire. And no, moving to 205 would not be an acceptable excuse.
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06-17-2008, 06:28 PM | #1750 |
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When the hell did Affliction start a fighting promotion? I was wondering what the hell was being mentioned earlier in the thread about an Affliction ban.
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06-17-2008, 06:56 PM | #1751 |
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First show is July 19. Hell of a card lined up too.
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06-18-2008, 09:57 AM | #1752 |
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Moving Silva to 205 is ridiculous.. UFC has plenty of LHW around..
Rob, didn't you say something awhile back about WEC and UFC merging?? Is this still going to happen?? |
06-18-2008, 12:13 PM | #1753 |
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I asked Dana personally last week. He said the idea to make more smaller divisions and then to have everything below 155lbs in WEC and everything above in UFC so all the WEC bigger guys (Paulo Filho for example) will move to UFC.
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06-18-2008, 12:29 PM | #1754 |
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Dana said basically the same thing in Montreal during the Q/A before UFC 83.
Although I think he said that it would be 155 and below when he was in Montreal. I thought that was wierd because I didnt think they would send BJ to WEC. But it makes more sense now with the rumours that BJ is going back to 170 to fight GSP. If that happens, I could see them moving 155 to WEC. |
06-18-2008, 01:23 PM | #1755 |
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155lbs is staying in UFC for sure.
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06-18-2008, 02:13 PM | #1756 |
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So what was the big announcement??
Did I miss something?? |
06-18-2008, 02:20 PM | #1757 |
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I heard what it was but I'm not opening my mouth again until it's public. What I heard was pretty big though.
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06-18-2008, 02:25 PM | #1758 |
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They were supposed to announce it last week?? And then yesterday??
What is the hold up?? |
06-18-2008, 02:25 PM | #1759 |
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(pm me)
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