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Fun fights craccin off for Bellator tomorrow!
Dantas v Richman is going to be a BARNBURNER! Don't miss out!
Dantas v Richman is going to be a BARNBURNER! Don't miss out!
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RM211 and RM211
Now I'm confused, I'm reading the fight might be back on, but sherdog's fight finder doesn't have it listed.
http://www.sherdog.com/events/Bellator-137-Halsey-vs-Grove-44519
http://www.sherdog.com/events/Bellator-137-Halsey-vs-Grove-44519
@guicruzzz 43s43 seconds ago
Eduardo Dantas and Mike Richman agree on terms, fight back on for Bellator 137 Eduardo Dantas and Mike Richman agree on terms, fight back on for Bellator 137 - MMA Fighting …
Im just thinking that Bellator just signed Melvin Guillard as well lol
Crazy stat right here: In the last 13 Bellator cards, there have been 16 catchweight fights, 7 of which have been main card fights.
UFC Fight Night 70 moves to Florida, gets Machida-Romero; TUF 21 Finale set for Vegas
UFC Fight Night 70, which was expected to take place in Brazil, will now instead head to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and Lyoto Machida (22-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) vs. Yoel Romero (9-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will serve as the card’s headlining contest.
UFC officials today announced the change in plans for the June 27 card.
Machida is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, while Romero checks in at No. 7.
Additionally, The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, which was expected to take place in Southern Florida, will instead wrap up International Fight Week in Las Vegas on July 12, when Jake Ellenberger (30-9 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Stephen Thompson (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will meet in the main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Ellenberger vs. Thompson was originally expected to take place at UFC 189, which is scheduled one night earlier than The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, also at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Machida makes a quick return to action after suffering a disappointing submission loss to Luke Rockhold in April in a No. 1 contender contest. Meanwhile, Romero, who is unbeaten in five UFC appearances, was expected to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at that same event but suffered a knee injury in training and was forced to withdraw from the contest.
Ellenberger looks to build on the momentum of a much-needed win over Josh Koscheck at this past February’s UFC 184 event. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak that left the former top contender on the verge of losing his spot on the UFC roster.
He now faces “Wonderboy” Thompson, who currently boasts a four-fight winning streak after downing Patrick Cote, Robert Whittaker, Chris Clements and Nah-Shon Burrell.
UFC Fight Night 70, which was expected to take place in Brazil, will now instead head to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and Lyoto Machida (22-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) vs. Yoel Romero (9-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will serve as the card’s headlining contest.
UFC officials today announced the change in plans for the June 27 card.
Machida is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, while Romero checks in at No. 7.
Additionally, The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, which was expected to take place in Southern Florida, will instead wrap up International Fight Week in Las Vegas on July 12, when Jake Ellenberger (30-9 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Stephen Thompson (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will meet in the main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Ellenberger vs. Thompson was originally expected to take place at UFC 189, which is scheduled one night earlier than The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, also at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Machida makes a quick return to action after suffering a disappointing submission loss to Luke Rockhold in April in a No. 1 contender contest. Meanwhile, Romero, who is unbeaten in five UFC appearances, was expected to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at that same event but suffered a knee injury in training and was forced to withdraw from the contest.
Ellenberger looks to build on the momentum of a much-needed win over Josh Koscheck at this past February’s UFC 184 event. The victory snapped a three-fight losing streak that left the former top contender on the verge of losing his spot on the UFC roster.
He now faces “Wonderboy” Thompson, who currently boasts a four-fight winning streak after downing Patrick Cote, Robert Whittaker, Chris Clements and Nah-Shon Burrell.
lmao
Brazilian MMA Fighters Line Up To Get Punched In The Face!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AmpToZOFk
Brazilian MMA Fighters Line Up To Get Punched In The Face!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5AmpToZOFk
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Foul Mouth and Foul Mouth
Dana White: Ronda Rousey vs. 'Cyborg' fight would sell 2 million PPVs
Dana White is the president of the UFC and he is, by definition, a fight promoter. And while appearing on the nationally syndicated Jim Rome Show on Tuesday to promote UFC 187, White was doing what he does best.
White and Rome were discussing the topics du jour on the show when Ronda Rousey's name came up. The promotion, to no fault of its own, has been unable to find suitable competition for Rousey during her historic tear. However, one name that has consistently been linked to “Rowdy” ever since her UFC debut is Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
Justino famously sent former women’s MMA star Gina Carano into retirement in 2009. She is widely regarded as the best female fighter not named Ronda Rousey, and she has been on an endless campaign in her attempt to secure a match with the 28-year-old UFC champ.
Both White and Rousey want the fight. Currently, Justino is signed to the all-women’s promotion, Invicta, with the UFC footing the bill. It is assumed that if Justino can make the bantamweight limit 135 pounds (she has fought the majority of her career at 145 pounds), then the fight will most assuredly happen.
And when it does, Dana White – ever the promoter – claims it will be massive.
Like, biggest MMA event of all-time massive.
“I’ll tell you this, Jim,” White said, “when that fight happens, I guarantee you that thing does over two million pay-per-view buys. It will be massive.”
Rome quickly asked what everyone else was thinking at that moment: Seriously, two million?
“Yeah, definitely. Definitely.”
Even for a charismatic promoter who has been known to dance with hyperbole, the statement comes as a bit of a shock.
The biggest pay-per-view the UFC has ever done was UFC 100 in 2009. The card featured MMA superstars Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar defending their respective titles, along with a feature bout between popular stars Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. That anniversary card was stacked with the biggest names the company had to offer, and it came during the MMA ‘boom’ years of 2006-2010.
The show did a reported 1.6 million PPV buys.
So, White proclaiming a championship bout between two women would be the biggest fight in the history of the sport is quite the stretch. For one, Rousey is so dominant that her opponents have a hard time making it out of the first round. And Cyborg is a far cry from being considered a household name. Then again, as White tells it, there has never been an athlete as polarizing, with the willingness and ability to sell a fight, as Rousey.
“The more rich and famous she becomes, the easier she is to work with,” White said. “[And] It’s always the other way around. I can’t explain it.
“She’s laser-focused on her career and what she wants to do. None of these guys wanna do PR—she’ll do any PR you ask her to do. She’ll even do PR to try and help someone else’s fight.
He continued, “She turns nothing down. And she always says, 'I’ll fight on a week’s notice if they call me' – and she means it. She’s the greatest athlete I’ve ever worked with. Period. I wish I had 10 Ronda Rouseys.”
Rousey can be seen this summer in the Hollywood blockbusters “Fast 7” and “Entourage.” Her new book “My Fight/Your Fight” hit shelves last week to critical acclaim. And in a few short months, Rousey will defend her title against Brazilian Bethe Correia on Aug. 1 in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 190.
She is, without a doubt, one of the biggest stars in the sport. But two million PPV buys, big?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-c...-would-sell-2-million-ppvs-232915964-mma.html
Dana White is the president of the UFC and he is, by definition, a fight promoter. And while appearing on the nationally syndicated Jim Rome Show on Tuesday to promote UFC 187, White was doing what he does best.
White and Rome were discussing the topics du jour on the show when Ronda Rousey's name came up. The promotion, to no fault of its own, has been unable to find suitable competition for Rousey during her historic tear. However, one name that has consistently been linked to “Rowdy” ever since her UFC debut is Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
Justino famously sent former women’s MMA star Gina Carano into retirement in 2009. She is widely regarded as the best female fighter not named Ronda Rousey, and she has been on an endless campaign in her attempt to secure a match with the 28-year-old UFC champ.
Both White and Rousey want the fight. Currently, Justino is signed to the all-women’s promotion, Invicta, with the UFC footing the bill. It is assumed that if Justino can make the bantamweight limit 135 pounds (she has fought the majority of her career at 145 pounds), then the fight will most assuredly happen.
And when it does, Dana White – ever the promoter – claims it will be massive.
Like, biggest MMA event of all-time massive.
“I’ll tell you this, Jim,” White said, “when that fight happens, I guarantee you that thing does over two million pay-per-view buys. It will be massive.”
Rome quickly asked what everyone else was thinking at that moment: Seriously, two million?
“Yeah, definitely. Definitely.”
Even for a charismatic promoter who has been known to dance with hyperbole, the statement comes as a bit of a shock.
The biggest pay-per-view the UFC has ever done was UFC 100 in 2009. The card featured MMA superstars Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar defending their respective titles, along with a feature bout between popular stars Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. That anniversary card was stacked with the biggest names the company had to offer, and it came during the MMA ‘boom’ years of 2006-2010.
The show did a reported 1.6 million PPV buys.
So, White proclaiming a championship bout between two women would be the biggest fight in the history of the sport is quite the stretch. For one, Rousey is so dominant that her opponents have a hard time making it out of the first round. And Cyborg is a far cry from being considered a household name. Then again, as White tells it, there has never been an athlete as polarizing, with the willingness and ability to sell a fight, as Rousey.
“The more rich and famous she becomes, the easier she is to work with,” White said. “[And] It’s always the other way around. I can’t explain it.
“She’s laser-focused on her career and what she wants to do. None of these guys wanna do PR—she’ll do any PR you ask her to do. She’ll even do PR to try and help someone else’s fight.
He continued, “She turns nothing down. And she always says, 'I’ll fight on a week’s notice if they call me' – and she means it. She’s the greatest athlete I’ve ever worked with. Period. I wish I had 10 Ronda Rouseys.”
Rousey can be seen this summer in the Hollywood blockbusters “Fast 7” and “Entourage.” Her new book “My Fight/Your Fight” hit shelves last week to critical acclaim. And in a few short months, Rousey will defend her title against Brazilian Bethe Correia on Aug. 1 in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 190.
She is, without a doubt, one of the biggest stars in the sport. But two million PPV buys, big?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-c...-would-sell-2-million-ppvs-232915964-mma.html