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Bean Fried posted:The problem is that Ali Abdel-Aziz, who isn't even a great promoter, is also the matchmaker while also having a day job as a fighter manager (albeit mostly for some UFC fighters), and he's loving horrible at actually using the whole roster. This has led to numerous notable talents retiring because of lack of fights (Din Thomas, Gilbert Yvel, Jorge Santiago, and Gerald Harris off the top of my head). They burned through their entire Welterweight division before making a title match between Josh Burkman and Steve Carl, and did the same thing at BW before Marlon Moraes tried to win. Does WSOF not run shows in the US? Cuz my understanding is that being a promoter/manager violates the Muhammad Ali Act.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:Nobody's sure if it even applies to MMA, nobody has the money or the inclination (yet) to go to court to find out, and nobody's ever been prosecuted under the act anyway. Of course. That said, Kathy Duva just filed suit alleging Al Haymon violates the act, so we may have a first.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:You mean FFC? It's run by Orsat Zovko (Crocop's manager) and probably the manager of whichever Croatians end up on the card so be careful but it's good that he's got plenty of notice, and even when he ran the Glory show with Crocop/Bonjasky somehow they didn't give it to Mirko. However, the K-1 thing. Yes, yes I do. He is still in great shape after his last win and is calling me about doing the Podcast which I'll probably start up again from scratch with a bit more control. Can anyone Polish translate this? http://sport.wp.pl/kat,60960,title,Thompson-zlekcewazyl-Pudzianowskiego,wid,16577093,wiadomosc.html
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Gregor Samsa posted:Of course. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.
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Gregor Samsa posted:Does WSOF not run shows in the US? Cuz my understanding is that being a promoter/manager violates the Muhammad Ali Act. His company, Dominance MMA, still lists him as the founder in the first hit of a Google search, but he also claims to have stepped away from managing in an interview from about a year ago, which I was unaware of (he claims it's to focus his undivided attention on WSoF, which again he's done a horrible job of running). I'm not 100% positive what the deal is with that, and are you sure the Ali Act is even applicable to MMA? My guess is either way, he doesn't care about things like "contract law," considering that according to Robert Sargent (who would know), he's already tried to poach several Invicta fighters, most notably Cyborg on multiple attempts, all of whom were under contract, in a rather clear case of Tortious Interference.
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Bean Fried posted:he claims it's to focus his undivided attention on WSoF, which again he's done a horrible job of running He's doing such a horrible job that WSoF is the only B-League I have any interest at all in watching. They have 4 interesting weight divisions (maybe 3, cant remember any known featherweights) which is alot more than any other B-League promotion, and aren't placing themselves as a direct competitor to UFC but more as a feeder-league for prospects or washups trying to get back. RIP Strikeforce and Scott Coker.
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Rumina Sato finally retired today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrHOmYaw9GE Fought every single one of his fights for Shooto, even though Joe Silva would've killed his own mother to sign him, even when PRIDE brought far bigger money to the lighter weights he never wavered 
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My favorite Rumina Sato anecdote is after getting his first professional loss against Joel Gerson, he flew to Canada specifically and solely for the purpose of entering the Canadian Jiujitu Championship tournament because Gerson was competing in it and he wanted his win back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbSQFvZRa9M
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Speaking of Scott Coker, is he still under UFC employ? I'd be curious to see if he'd go back into fight promoting.
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coconono posted:Speaking of Scott Coker, is he still under UFC employ? I'd be curious to see if he'd go back into fight promoting. No clue, but I found this while looking. 
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coconono posted:Speaking of Scott Coker, is he still under UFC employ? I'd be curious to see if he'd go back into fight promoting. http://mmajunkie.com/2014/04/with-zuffa-contract-complete-former-strikeforce-boss-plans-to-travel-not-promote his contract was up last month, he's not under a non compete clause but he's not planning to immediately jump into promoting anyway
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May 7, 2014 19:26
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I could swear I watched a Fitch/Shields grappling match already, possibly with some Shields kid yelling out instructions to daddy nonstop. That was pretty good, but the yelling is going to keep me from googling it.
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May 7, 2014 19:32
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I remember Bellator seeming like a semi-legitamate organization. Not it's barely a step above Retard Jim's Ho-Down Slap Fights and 50 Cent Wing night. What happened?
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Captain Log posted:I remember Bellator seeming like a semi-legitamate organization. Not it's barely a step above Retard Jim's Ho-Down Slap Fights and 50 Cent Wing night. What happened?  Of course.
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Captain Log posted:I remember Bellator seeming like a semi-legitamate organization. Not it's barely a step above Retard Jim's Ho-Down Slap Fights and 50 Cent Wing night. What happened? It's always been super shady, it's just harder to make embarrassing mistakes when your roster is 99% guys who would be extremely happy to win 100K for three fights.
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May 7, 2014 22:28
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LOL someone I barely talk to at work just asked me what bar they can catch the Bellator PPV at. I thought he was kidding but I guess he wasn't.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:LOL someone I barely talk to at work just asked me what bar they can catch the Bellator PPV at. I thought he was kidding but I guess he wasn't. That is a plant that works for Bellator. Hide your pets 
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Intel&Sebastian posted:LOL someone I barely talk to at work just asked me what bar they can catch the Bellator PPV at. I thought he was kidding but I guess he wasn't. I have a feeling Dave and Busters is the only place carrying that.
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wtf, Jonathan Brookins fought for Legacy 2 months ago? Why didn't the UFC want him? Seems kind of odd considering how they normally treat TUF winners.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:wtf, Jonathan Brookins fought for Legacy 2 months ago? Why didn't the UFC want him? Seems kind of odd considering how they normally treat TUF winners. They probably want to see if he's got his head-stuff sorted or he'll flake out. Also, Rin Nakai is fighting Sarah D'Alelio, so I expect Pancrase has made it a "Only people named Rin Nakai can punch or kick or grapple" fight, so expect Rin to win a majority decision.
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Wes Swafford, for kneeing a man in the balls and then, as soon as he's recovered and clinched with you, going for an uchi-mata, I salute you. That's an inventiveness in dickery that Cheick Kongo wishes he had thought of.
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fatherdog posted:Wes Swafford, for kneeing a man in the balls and then, as soon as he's recovered and clinched with you, going for an uchi-mata, I salute you. That's an inventiveness in dickery that Cheick Kongo wishes he had thought of. Further dickery has led to a point deduction, this MFC fight is funny as heck
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quote:Aleksandr Emelianenko, who was on the run, hit a light pole in city of Tambov, and was arrested for rape (original charge)
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i dont know about rape, nastula put up a good fight before gassing out
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At Fight UK Nathias Frederick knocked a guy out and wouldn't stop hitting him, so the ref Leon Roberts took his back and put him in a quick RNC. Go to 6:31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOsM9UM-GU
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Big Bidness posted:At Fight UK Nathias Frederick knocked a guy out and wouldn't stop hitting him, so the ref Leon Roberts took his back and put him in a quick RNC. Go to 6:31. You can actually link directly to times in youtube videos, like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOsM9UM-GU#t=6m31s So if you put it in video tags, you get an embedded video that goes directly to the correct time when you hit play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOsM9UM-GU&t=391s
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In case there is a stream of the event later, I will spoil the big Pancrase news: Rin Nakai beat Sarah D'Alelio by unanimous decision Highlights from the play-by-play: (Rin) sneezing almost one min. ... (Rin) catches her arm and jarking
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James Thompson posted:To make a 120kg my cheat day meal has been reduced to a large bottle of Yazoo Strawberry milkshake. To fight and make 120kg I have to eat clean and train constantly, being colossal can be a real pain in the arse. Promoters only want to talk to JT when they think they can bring him in to lose 
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LobsterMobster posted:In case there is a stream of the event later, I will spoil the big Pancrase news: That's loving lame. I train with Sara, but didn't see the fight. Was it any good?
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TheTrend posted:That's loving lame. I train with Sara, but didn't see the fight. Was it any good? No idea. From the more readable PbP, Rin basically took Sarah down each round and looked for a kimura the entire time.
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willie_dee posted:Promoters only want to talk to JT when they think they can bring him in to lose How JT can't get signed to Zuffa in this 48 event or whatever a year world is beyond me
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fatherdog posted:My favorite Rumina Sato anecdote is after getting his first professional loss against Joel Gerson, he flew to Canada specifically and solely for the purpose of entering the Canadian Jiujitu Championship tournament because Gerson was competing in it and he wanted his win back.
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LobsterMobster posted:In case there is a stream of the event later, I will spoil the big Pancrase news: Was Rin wearing clothes this time?
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