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lakersken80 Retired Number
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dcastillo Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:57 am Post subject: |
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lakersken80 wrote: | http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/16970360/ufc-sell-4-billion-wme-img |
Smart move sell high |
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Triumph Star Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, that group paid way too much.
I honestly don't think MMA will get any bigger than it has been already. Congrats to the Fertitta brothers. They (and White) saw something in the UFC when no one else did. |
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ContagiousInspiration Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:03 am Post subject: |
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dcastillo wrote: | lakersken80 wrote: | http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/16970360/ufc-sell-4-billion-wme-img |
Smart move sell high |
and you still remain president.. yeehaw!! |
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Thugnomoe Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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they gotta promote fights a little better..protect the stars better.. the fight game is all about Stars. |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Triumph wrote: | Yeah, that group paid way too much.
I honestly don't think MMA will get any bigger than it has been already. Congrats to the Fertitta brothers. They (and White) saw something in the UFC when no one else did. |
If they Raiders move to Vegas, they probably want to buy a share in the team. |
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methdxman Star Player
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Triumph wrote: | Yeah, that group paid way too much.
I honestly don't think MMA will get any bigger than it has been already. Congrats to the Fertitta brothers. They (and White) saw something in the UFC when no one else did. |
First of all, how do you measure if they paid too much?
Secondly, I think the UFC could be improved in many, many ways. The production is way too American and they could do tons to really improve the spectator experience. |
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eureca Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Brock Lesnar flagged by USADA for potential anti-doping violation
Quote: | Brock Lesnar has been flagged by USADA.
The UFC released a statement Friday evening that Lesnar and the promotion had been notified by USADA of a potential Lesnar anti-doping violation. The potential violation comes from the failure of an out-of-competition drug test June 28, the release said.
The UFC said USADA received the testing results July 14 — five days after Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in his MMA return. The same was tested at UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory, a WADA-accredited lab.
USADA, as is its policy, did not release the name of the substance Lesnar tested positive for. |
http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/7/15/12203902/brock-lesnar-flagged-by-usada-for-potential-anti-doping-violation
Can't say that is shocking. Didn't Lesnar put Jon Jones down for failing his test? |
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jonnybravo Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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methdxman wrote: | Triumph wrote: | Yeah, that group paid way too much.
I honestly don't think MMA will get any bigger than it has been already. Congrats to the Fertitta brothers. They (and White) saw something in the UFC when no one else did. |
First of all, how do you measure if they paid too much?
Secondly, I think the UFC could be improved in many, many ways. The production is way too American and they could do tons to really improve the spectator experience. |
I was listening to Chael's on Joe Rogan's podcast and he makes a lot of great points. Being a private company, the public has no clue about the financials of the company. He's probably privy to a lot of inside information as he's fairly close with Dana and he pointed out the UFC's Globo TV deal (Brazilian TV) dwarfs the current deal with Fox. People look at the UFC and they think of it in terms of PPV sales and gate revenue but they have TV deals with nations across the globe.
The same thing occurred when many were panning the Dodgers sale and the exorbitant price tag it fetched--including the vast majority of the baseball media. Guess who had the last laugh when an $8.3B local TV deal was secured? A group of investors isn't going to pony up $4B without having an idea where they can take the product. |
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Moses Star Player
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Did anyone else see the Bellator event last night?
Cyborg Santos got hit with one of the most vicious knee shots I've ever seen, fractured his skull!
My friend who trains at the same place I do was supposed to be on the card but withdrew due to injury, we got seats right next to the cage to watch it, the sound of Michael Page's knee hitting Cyborg was pretty brutal. _________________ Lakers, Chargers, Dodgers, Arsenal FC.
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jonnybravo Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Moses wrote: | Did anyone else see the Bellator event last night?
Cyborg Santos got hit with one of the most vicious knee shots I've ever seen, fractured his skull!
My friend who trains at the same place I do was supposed to be on the card but withdrew due to injury, we got seats right next to the cage to watch it, the sound of Michael Page's knee hitting Cyborg was pretty brutal. |
Yeah I saw it.
https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/754419055788904449
Here's a pic of Cyborg in the hospital.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-FKJkBj5o/?taken-by=criscyborg |
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Gimme_the_rock Franchise Player
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Thugnomoe Franchise Player
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DuncanIdaho Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Thugnomoe wrote: | http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/jon-jones/usada-looking-into-potentially-tainted-supplement-in-jon-jones-case/
the legal supplements he was taking were tainted?? interesting. |
It's bjpenn.com with a quote from his manager. I wouldn't read too much into this. |
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Thugnomoe Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Lawler gets smashed! 2 minutes in.
I always thought he didn't deserve to be the champ. The last two fights were questionable. |
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DuncanIdaho Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Thugnomoe wrote: | Lawler gets smashed! 2 minutes in.
I always thought he didn't deserve to be the champ. The last two fights were questionable. |
I thought he lost to Hendricks twice, honestly. Also thought Condit won. Guy was living on borrowed time. Tough as hell though. |
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Gimme_the_rock Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Diaz vs. McGregor Press Conference
Conor shows up late. Nate leaves early.
Water bottle throwing between camps ensues. _________________ We back. |
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Thugnomoe Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Conor is entertaining.. wish he didn't take that nate fight.. nate is just too big for him. he could dominate LW and FW.. |
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Gimme_the_rock Franchise Player
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Thugnomoe wrote: | Conor is entertaining.. wish he didn't take that nate fight.. nate is just too big for him. he could dominate LW and FW.. |
Although it was Nick doing the orchestrating of the walkout, it was a good move. It absolutely took all of the air out of Conor's diva entrance. And it simultaneously got under the Irish man's skin. After getting choked out, he's being outplayed by the Diaz bros. _________________ We back. |
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DuncanIdaho Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Conor with a disclosed $3m payday and Nate with $2m. Conor getting Nate PAID! They'll both hit around $10m after PPV points. |
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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They show coward on the screen, and the arena boos.
Lol
This guy isn't liked anywhere |
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leor_77 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm surprised McGregor is favored in this match. I have to give the edge to Nate. |
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Not a big mma fighter, but I hope Nate wins. |
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leor_77 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Conor looks nervous. |
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leor_77 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, Conor looks so bad. He is completely gassed. Nate will finish him here in the 4th round. |
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