The MMA Thread of 2009-Forever

[noblemountain]

Ok...so I think that may be my last Sengoku show. What in the fuck were those judges watching in the two featherweight fights? The odd rule where if the judges rule it a draw they then have to pick a winner (wut?) is dumb also. Akiriho Gono got ktfo though...and there was a decent couple of fights besides the two idiotic decisions. Anyone else watch this?

[donnie]

sadly didnt watch it , but I saw gono KO and read about it, turns out they didnt provide the neck thing while getting him out in a stretcher. Now sherdog said he has something broken in his neck and his condition remains unknown

[Chips]

Ok...so I think that may be my last Sengoku show. What in the fuck were those judges watching in the two featherweight fights? The odd rule where if the judges rule it a draw they then have to pick a winner (wut?) is dumb also. Akiriho Gono got ktfo though...and there was a decent couple of fights besides the two idiotic decisions. Anyone else watch this?

Yeah, the "must" decision is ludicrous, it makes no sense at all. The reason for even giving out a draw is because you think the rounds were too close to call, or that the fighters were even. So what are they basing the "must" on? Who has the better hair? In my opinion the judges were heavily in favor Michiro Omigawa or were paid to give him the win. They used a draw (which shouldn't have been even in the first place) as a scapegoat so they could "must win" him into the finals.

[Blarg]

Wasn't it 2 draws and then a 30-29 or something like that for the other guy? You would think the judge actually scoring it for a fighter would be the 'tie breaker' and not the judges 'must' on the draws.

[noblemountain]

Wasn't it 2 draws and then a 30-29 or something like that for the other guy? You would think the judge actually scoring it for a fighter would be the 'tie breaker' and not the judges 'must' on the draws.

Exactly. There is some shady shit that goes on in Japan.

The rumor mill is saying that Thiago Alves is going to move up to 185 now. His first fight could be Wanderlei. It makes sense for Alves, he's such a big guy to cut to 170 and has had problems making the cut several times. Not to mention the clinic just put on him by GSP.

[tyven]

Fedor Emelianenko Signs With Strikeforce; First Fight to Air onShowtime - Bloody Elbow

not fighting till fall. fuck you barnett

[Pabst]

fug was about to post this, Other then Overeem and Rogers. Who Else does Strikeforce have for HW's? I think Paul Buentello would get knocked out just as quick as when he fought Arlovski.

[noblemountain]

Fedor Emelianenko Signs With Strikeforce; First Fight to Air onShowtime - Bloody Elbow

not fighting till fall. fuck you barnett

Incoming Strikeforce bankrupt within 3 shows.

[Day]

Fedor Emelianenko Signs With Strikeforce; First Fight to Air onShowtime - Bloody Elbow

not fighting till fall. fuck you barnett

Is this D list?

[Xno Kappa]

Fedor's manager is a retard with ridiculous demands. Supposedly negotiations broke down with the UFC when Finkelchtein demanded it accepted M-1 as a partner, which essentially boils down to White giving 50% of the company away for the sake of signing Fedor.

[Tyche]

You have to respect Dana White. Not too many sports who can afford to tell the top athlete in the history of their sport to go somewhere else and still be the collective leader and top earner of their sport.

[Quixon]

If Fedor doesn't sign with the UFC because he won't agree to a contract where M-1 doesn't co-promote...I hope he gets KTFO in Strikeforce by Seth Petruzelli.

This!

[Dimmauk]

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[Dimmauk]

Fedor Emelianenko Signs With Strikeforce; First Fight to Air onShowtime - Bloody Elbow

not fighting till fall. fuck you barnett

Strikeforce signs Fedor Emelianenko to multi-fight deal, M-1 to co-promote
by Dann Stupp on Aug 03, 2009 at 12:15 pm ET

After last week's negotiations with the UFC failed due to co-promoting demands, Fedor Emelianenko has instead signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC's biggest competitor, Strikeforce.

The organization today announced it has signed Emelianenko (30-1) to a multi-fight deal that will have him fight under the Strikeforce banner in events co-headlined M-1 Global. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

No specific date has been determined for his first Strikeforce fight, but Emelianenko will make his promotional debut this fall on Showtime, according to today's announcement.

"I am looking forward to going back to work and fighting at the highest level," Emelianenko stated. "Strikeforce is a top fight promotion that houses some of the greatest fighters in the world. I am prepared to fight any of them."

Emelianeko hit the open market last month when Affliction Entertainment canceled its Aug. 1 "Trilogy" event after Emelianenko's main-event opponent, Josh Barnett, was denied a license because of a failed drug test due to an anabolic steroid. Affliction then announced it had ceased all promotional operations and would return to the UFC as an official sponsor.

UFC president Dana White last week suggested he gave his best effort to signing the Russian fighter, who had negotiated with the organization multiple times in the past, but that ultimately even offering Emelianenko "the most amazing deal" wasn't enough.

As Emelianenko's manager, M-1 Global co-owner and president Vadim Finkelchtein, suggested during a July 29 press conference, the UFC's refusal to co-promote shows with M-1 was likely the negotiations' biggest hurdle.

"How are they going to help us co-promote?" White said. "They're going to help us? That [expletive] might work in Russia (but) not here."

Strikeforce, though, which has previously co-promoted with organizations such as EliteXC and BodogFIGHT, is willing to work with M-1.

"We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with M-1 Global and Fedor," Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated. "Fedor has been the reigning king of MMA's heavyweight division for quite some time now so being able to work with M-1 and Fedor will substantially increase the level of competition amongst the athletes in this weight class."

Strikeforce, one of the few financially successful promotions outside of the UFC, launched its MMA division in 2006 and has grown the company substantially with a highlights show on NBC and live events on Showtime and HDNet. The San Jose, Calif.-based organization is also believed to be close to signing a deal with CBS, the former home of the now-defunct EliteXC promotion, that would put its live shows on major U.S. network television for the first time.

Emelianenko, a longtime PRIDE champion who's widely regarded as the sport's No. 1 ranked heavyweight, currently owns a 24-fight win streak. He becomes an immediate challenger in Strikeforce's heavyweight division, which currently boasts Alistair Overeem as its champion. However, Overeem hasn't fought since winning the title in November 2007 and was recently scratched from an Aug. 15 title with Fabricio Werdum because of a hand injury.



Bolded for fucking hilarity.

[tyven]

haha nice. this one is good too

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[Dimmauk]

haha nice. this one is good too

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LOL.

[Ghostsix.Midgard]

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roflllllllll

I like fedor but what the fuck already

I wouldn't want my first fight in UFC to be Lesnar (who's only getting better etc)
but what the fuckkkk
"He's ducking Lesnar"

[archibaldcrane]

That was the most bizarre fight ever.

[Dimmauk]

So, what do yall think?


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UFC 101: AUGUST 8, 2009
venue: Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Main Card Bouts:
-B.J. Penn (13-5-1; #3 Lightweight)* vs. Kenny Florian (12-3; #6 Lightweight)*
-Anderson Silva (24-4; #1 Middleweight)*vs. Forrest Griffin (18-5; #3 Light Heavyweight)*
-Amir Sadollah (5-0) vs. Johny Hendricks (5-0)
-Ricardo Almeida (10-3) vs. Kendall Grove (12-5)
-Kurt Pellegrino (13-4) vs. Josh Neer (25-7-1)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Aaron Riley (27-11-1) vs. Shane Nelson (12-3)
-Tamdan McCrory (11-2) vs. John Howard (11-4)
-Alessio Sakara (13-7) vs. Thales Leites (14-2)
-Matt Riddle (3-1) vs. Dan Cramer (3-1)
-George Sotiropoulos (11-3) vs. Rob Emerson (8-7)
-Jesse Lennox (10-1) vs. Danillo Villefort (9-2)

The Sakara/Leites fight, I dont know.

[Quixon]

haha nice. this one is good too

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Dude..... you just made my fucking day.