According to 15rounds.com the UFC to Network tv may be close at hand as i intimated in my Chris Leben - Alessio Sakara post. To witless:
UFC to negotiate network deal?
The long awaited debut for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on a major network may not be very far off. Ongoing conversations are heating up. UFC President Dana White expects major progress in the next few days.
“I am going out of town tomorrow for a week. Hopefully, I’ll come back with good news,” White said.
Dana will have a undercard full of names if he wants to put the March undercard on Network.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Nog to Joe Silva:
Nog: So I ain't in Japan no more, huh bitch? I'm in ur Octagon tappin all ur doods!!!!
Joe Silva: Matchmaker or Attention Whore?
......funny thing, he was no where to be seen after the Tyson Griffin fight.
Nice Asian slur, Dana!!
Dana did an interview with Mr Sunshine Steve Cofield lately and threw out a nice Asian slur at Hong Man Choi at around the 6:20 mark:
Long Duck Dong? Dana must have been hanging out with his good buddy, Phil "Pork Fried Rice" Baroni! Is it any wonder Dana wasn't able to make a Zuffa owned Pride viable in Japan. I mean he really seems sensitive to the sensibilities of the Asian market based on these comments.
SEGMENT TWO - DANA WHITE:
Long Duck Dong? Dana must have been hanging out with his good buddy, Phil "Pork Fried Rice" Baroni! Is it any wonder Dana wasn't able to make a Zuffa owned Pride viable in Japan. I mean he really seems sensitive to the sensibilities of the Asian market based on these comments.
Post UFC 81 Musings
Part 1
Part 2
Congrats UFC, You've got the 3rd best heavyweight in the world
Big Nog was able to with stand a ton of punishment but came out of the fight with the W. the only thing that came out of the fight with more damage was the image of the UFC Heavyweight division. With his dominant wins over Nog, there is little doubt that Fedor is the better fighter, whether they hold the fight in a pride ring, UFC cage, YAMMA Pitfighting hydraulic dome of doom. And though I'm not sure who would win between the two, most folks are gonna place Couture ahead of Nog as well. Couture has generated enough goodwill over the years that many will place him ahead of NOg, though he probably wouldn't deserve it otherwise.
UFC Brass - The Model of Professionalism
Once again, after the fight we get to see that the entire UFC crew are a bunch of homers, from the refs down to the matchmakers. The point deduction by Mazzagatti was kinda ridiculous, there was no warning and it didn't really look like Mazagatti even checked to see if Mir recovered from the blow... he didn't have to because it hardly even grazed him. Mir sold it like a champ, though, so who knows maybe he and Brock can exchange careers. Mir was clear eyed and cognizant until Mazzagatti told him that he was hit in the back of the head, but that was a nice stagger he did getting up. Then after the fight, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva engaged in a passionate man hug with Mir that made the Jean Claude Van Damme - Fedor embrace at Yarennoka look absolutely heterosexual. They cut away real quick, so there may have been a liplock in addition to the earlier leglock, but I can't confirm it. This was shades of the Forrest Griffin - Shogun fight when every UFC employee in sight was visibly plotzing themselves after the win. Mazzagatti was reffing that fight and could hardly keep the grin off of his face. A little professionalism isn't much to ask for, is it?
Brock - Meet Eddie Sanchez, Antoni Hardonk, and Cheick Kongo.
Brock looked very impressive in his performance, and the fans will buy him as legit if the UFC bookers look to build him up rather than throw him to the lions. The next ideal match-up for Brock would be someone like Hardonk or Kongo, strikers that can be taken down at will. Have him work with some BJJ guys while taking these other fights. Hell, I'd send him out to Vegas every so often and have him roll with Mir to get some live action BJJ training. IF they are just gonna throw Brock to the wolves so to speak, Luke Thomas over at bloodyelbow.com had a good suggestion in putting on a Mirko Cro-cop vs Brock Lesnar fight. I would love to see that.... if you are gonna pay both guys big money then get something out of them.
Mir - Is his resurrection a Mir-age?
While Mir has looked good in his last two fights, folks are a bit misguided in thinking this is some kind of resurrection of sorts for his career. Some folks are even talking title shot. Slow Down....... He was able to work his BJJ against noobs on the ground in Hardonk and Lesnar. This is still the same guy that destroyed by Brandon Vera in record time and the one who took a beating from Pe DePano. The best fight for Mir next would be a re-match with Big Tim, a fight that could be sold as a grudge match and one that Mir stands a chance in hell against. Trying to throw him in with Nog would be a mismatch of epic proportions. Mike Goldberg stated after the PPV that we saw two of the greatest BJJ practitioners in the history of MMA on the card. Well, one guy is and the other guy is probably not even the best BJJ guy in his own dojo.....I'll let you decide which is which.....
Boestch wins, IFL gets credibility boost
IFL veteran Tim Boesch just demolished UFC vet Heath. You have to think this is a feather in the cap of the IFL. While the IFL is dismissed as a second rate org with third rate fighters by UFC nut huggers of the world, Boestch's win shows that the IFL guys would hold their own with a lot of the UFC roster. Wonder if this will bring the odds down any on the upcoming Jon Fitch - Chris Wilson fight. Wilson is another IFL vet who is great with the stand up game.
The disembodied randy Couture
Ralph Ellison may have written Invisble Man but it was also an apt description of Couture's persona non grata presence at the PPV. Randy was cornering Tyson Griffin for his fight with Gleison Tibau and you heard a disembodied voice that seemed familiar but the camera shots were so tight on Griffin that you couldn't make out who they were coming from. Oh Yeah, that was the company's current Heavyweight champion . Rogan and Goldy no sold it, something a crew like Lampley and Merchant wouldn't do over at HBO.
Part 2
Congrats UFC, You've got the 3rd best heavyweight in the world
Big Nog was able to with stand a ton of punishment but came out of the fight with the W. the only thing that came out of the fight with more damage was the image of the UFC Heavyweight division. With his dominant wins over Nog, there is little doubt that Fedor is the better fighter, whether they hold the fight in a pride ring, UFC cage, YAMMA Pitfighting hydraulic dome of doom. And though I'm not sure who would win between the two, most folks are gonna place Couture ahead of Nog as well. Couture has generated enough goodwill over the years that many will place him ahead of NOg, though he probably wouldn't deserve it otherwise.
UFC Brass - The Model of Professionalism
Once again, after the fight we get to see that the entire UFC crew are a bunch of homers, from the refs down to the matchmakers. The point deduction by Mazzagatti was kinda ridiculous, there was no warning and it didn't really look like Mazagatti even checked to see if Mir recovered from the blow... he didn't have to because it hardly even grazed him. Mir sold it like a champ, though, so who knows maybe he and Brock can exchange careers. Mir was clear eyed and cognizant until Mazzagatti told him that he was hit in the back of the head, but that was a nice stagger he did getting up. Then after the fight, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva engaged in a passionate man hug with Mir that made the Jean Claude Van Damme - Fedor embrace at Yarennoka look absolutely heterosexual. They cut away real quick, so there may have been a liplock in addition to the earlier leglock, but I can't confirm it. This was shades of the Forrest Griffin - Shogun fight when every UFC employee in sight was visibly plotzing themselves after the win. Mazzagatti was reffing that fight and could hardly keep the grin off of his face. A little professionalism isn't much to ask for, is it?
Brock - Meet Eddie Sanchez, Antoni Hardonk, and Cheick Kongo.
Brock looked very impressive in his performance, and the fans will buy him as legit if the UFC bookers look to build him up rather than throw him to the lions. The next ideal match-up for Brock would be someone like Hardonk or Kongo, strikers that can be taken down at will. Have him work with some BJJ guys while taking these other fights. Hell, I'd send him out to Vegas every so often and have him roll with Mir to get some live action BJJ training. IF they are just gonna throw Brock to the wolves so to speak, Luke Thomas over at bloodyelbow.com had a good suggestion in putting on a Mirko Cro-cop vs Brock Lesnar fight. I would love to see that.... if you are gonna pay both guys big money then get something out of them.
Mir - Is his resurrection a Mir-age?
While Mir has looked good in his last two fights, folks are a bit misguided in thinking this is some kind of resurrection of sorts for his career. Some folks are even talking title shot. Slow Down....... He was able to work his BJJ against noobs on the ground in Hardonk and Lesnar. This is still the same guy that destroyed by Brandon Vera in record time and the one who took a beating from Pe DePano. The best fight for Mir next would be a re-match with Big Tim, a fight that could be sold as a grudge match and one that Mir stands a chance in hell against. Trying to throw him in with Nog would be a mismatch of epic proportions. Mike Goldberg stated after the PPV that we saw two of the greatest BJJ practitioners in the history of MMA on the card. Well, one guy is and the other guy is probably not even the best BJJ guy in his own dojo.....I'll let you decide which is which.....
Boestch wins, IFL gets credibility boost
IFL veteran Tim Boesch just demolished UFC vet Heath. You have to think this is a feather in the cap of the IFL. While the IFL is dismissed as a second rate org with third rate fighters by UFC nut huggers of the world, Boestch's win shows that the IFL guys would hold their own with a lot of the UFC roster. Wonder if this will bring the odds down any on the upcoming Jon Fitch - Chris Wilson fight. Wilson is another IFL vet who is great with the stand up game.
The disembodied randy Couture
Ralph Ellison may have written Invisble Man but it was also an apt description of Couture's persona non grata presence at the PPV. Randy was cornering Tyson Griffin for his fight with Gleison Tibau and you heard a disembodied voice that seemed familiar but the camera shots were so tight on Griffin that you couldn't make out who they were coming from. Oh Yeah, that was the company's current Heavyweight champion . Rogan and Goldy no sold it, something a crew like Lampley and Merchant wouldn't do over at HBO.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
March Cards in Japan Shaping Up
According to Nightmare of Battle the two big MMA cards for March are shaping up this way:
Sengoku I
Date: March 5th, 2008
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan
Fights:
Hidehiko Yoshida vs Josh Barnett
Phil Baroni vs. Sanae Kikuta
Kazuo Misaki vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Makoto Takimoto vs. Evangelista Cyborg
Participants:
Ryo Kawamura
Takanori Gomi - fighting at 154 lbs
Possible Participants:
Fabricio Monteiro
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Mystery FEG Event
Date: March, 2008
Place: Japan, possibly Saitama Super Arena
Rumored Fights:
J.Z. Calvan vs. Shinya Aoki
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson
Rumored Participants:
Denis Kang
Zelg Galesic
Marcelo Garcia
Andre Dida
Joachim Hansen
Sengoku I
Date: March 5th, 2008
Place: National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan
Fights:
Hidehiko Yoshida vs Josh Barnett
Phil Baroni vs. Sanae Kikuta
Kazuo Misaki vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Makoto Takimoto vs. Evangelista Cyborg
Participants:
Ryo Kawamura
Takanori Gomi - fighting at 154 lbs
Possible Participants:
Fabricio Monteiro
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Mystery FEG Event
Date: March, 2008
Place: Japan, possibly Saitama Super Arena
Rumored Fights:
J.Z. Calvan vs. Shinya Aoki
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson
Rumored Participants:
Denis Kang
Zelg Galesic
Marcelo Garcia
Andre Dida
Joachim Hansen
Hardcore Championship Fighting TV
Beginning Feb. 9 The Score, a Canadian sports network, will air four shows from the "Title Wave" HCF card featuring Aleksander Emelianenko. The first show from the 2/1/08 card is scheduled to run on The Score on Saturday, March 8 at 8pm ET with a midnight repeat, followed by 4-6 shows from the event. Depends on how many shows can be cut from the event, these will be one hour episodes, with likely 2 fights per show.
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