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Intel&Sebastian posted:Strikeforce HW tourney What was that promotion that ran an all-heavyweight card thinking it would be great and the tweet at the end of the day was "Never again"?
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Neurosis posted:What was that promotion that ran an all-heavyweight card thinking it would be great and the tweet at the end of the day was "Never again"? The first event featuring Strikeforce HW tournament fights was all heavyweight fights on the main card and it is a classic so I am disputing this mystery promotion's take on this.
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Aug 22, 2014 20:35
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Bushmeister posted:The first event featuring Strikeforce HW tournament fights was all heavyweight fights on the main card and it is a classic so I am disputing this mystery promotion's take on this. Also UFC 146 was an all heavyweight main event and that ruled, too.
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Aug 22, 2014 20:38
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LobsterMobster posted:Also UFC 146 was an all heavyweight main event and that ruled, too. It had one of the greatest UFC promos of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o7yp6JpsSE
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Aug 22, 2014 20:56
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I'm watching Cage Warriors 71 right now and it surprised me that they really focused on how Cage Warriors is the way to get into the UFC for European fighters in the promo at the start of the event. Does Cage Warriors have some formalised deal with the UFC? Because it struck me as a bit strange to be so explicit in how they are a sort of feeder League for a rival promotion.
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Aug 22, 2014 21:19
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DekeThornton posted:I'm watching Cage Warriors 71 right now and it surprised me that they really focused on how Cage Warriors is the way to get into the UFC for European fighters in the promo at the start of the event. Does Cage Warriors have some formalised deal with the UFC? Because it struck me as a bit strange to be so explicit in how they are a sort of feeder League for a rival promotion. well its not like it has much british competition so all theyre doing is pointing out reality, the only other notable british org is BAMMA and they're poo poo league territory
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Aug 22, 2014 21:22
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DekeThornton posted:I'm watching Cage Warriors 71 right now and it surprised me that they really focused on how Cage Warriors is the way to get into the UFC for European fighters in the promo at the start of the event. Does Cage Warriors have some formalised deal with the UFC? Because it struck me as a bit strange to be so explicit in how they are a sort of feeder League for a rival promotion. I think it is more to do with the fact that currently CW is pretty much the premium European B-leeg that regularly run events and have in a short order gotten two highly-hyped peeps in Conor McGregor and Joanne Calderwood get called up/noticed by UFC. Its probably just a way to drum up more interest in the fights, as in "we have the UFC stars of tomorrow fighting for us, come check us out".
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Aug 22, 2014 21:24
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Don't see how that applies to Calderwood really since she had 4 fights in Invicta and 1 in CW.
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Aug 22, 2014 21:27
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I think the problem there is considering them rivals when they aren't at all. There's absolutely no downside for them to admit they're a feeder league and plenty of upside.
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Aug 22, 2014 21:28
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Intel&Sebastian posted:I think the problem there is considering them rivals when they aren't at all. There's absolutely no downside for them to admit they're a feeder league and plenty of upside. Yeah, sure, but still it seemed a bit odd to me that they actually mentioned the UFC by name several times instead of just alluding to it by hyping CW as the main European promotion and similar phrases. Either way, so far it's a fun card. Cage Warriors is pretty good, for a B-league.
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Aug 22, 2014 21:34
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Neurosis posted:What was that promotion that ran an all-heavyweight card thinking it would be great and the tweet at the end of the day was "Never again"? ProElite. Headlined by the classic Arlovski vs. Travis Fulton.
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Bellator 127 Daniel Straus (22-5) vs. Justin Wilcox (14-6) [Main Event] Karo Parisyan (24-10) vs. Marius Zaromskis (20-8) Kendall Grove (19-14) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (18-6)
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DekeThornton posted:Yeah, sure, but still it seemed a bit odd to me that they actually mentioned the UFC by name several times instead of just alluding to it by hyping CW as the main European promotion and similar phrases. The UFC talks as little as possible about other promotions because they are #1 and not looking to give those other orgs the exposure. However, I know exactly what you are talking about because it weirded me out when I watched my first few episodes of Inside MMA and they're talking about all these leagues outside the UFC, but also discussing the UFC and openly admitting that UFC is the best organization. I believe both of our chagrin comes from exiting the sphere of "UFC is MMA" and delving into the wider world where the UFC is great, it's the #1 MMA org, but non-UFC MMA is pretty cool too
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Aug 23, 2014 00:36
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The fight network was really weird for a while where they used to not be able to show any UFC clips and it was like the giant elephant in the room while they talked about/showed z-league MMA and were like YOUR NETWORK FOR FIGHT NEWS, but I think they have sooooome sort of deal now so that they can at least talk about it. Or I might be totally wrong.
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Aug 23, 2014 00:50
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http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/titan-mma titan FC is live, stephan bonnar's voice is painful, this one not jeremy stevens guy is really, really ugly
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Aug 23, 2014 01:34
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Bonnar is horrendous to listen to
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Aug 23, 2014 03:44
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Not trying to be all "bro" here but Jesus that ring girl was sad.
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Aug 23, 2014 05:15
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Hahahahahahahahhaa oh my god Ricci is no poo poo pacing around the locker room with a katana strapped to his back
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Aug 23, 2014 05:29
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fatherdog posted:Hahahahahahahahhaa oh my god Ricci is no poo poo pacing around the locker room with a katana strapped to his back Mike "Hands o Steel" Ricci
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Aug 23, 2014 05:30
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fatherdog posted:Hahahahahahahahhaa oh my god Ricci is no poo poo pacing around the locker room with a katana strapped to his back When he fought in the UFC and walked out with the sword he promised the backstage crew that it wasn't real, but he lied. Handsome and charming, what else do you need?
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Aug 23, 2014 05:51
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His highly emotional walkout with a gi and katana to Phil Collins was one of the best things ever on television
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Best Friends posted:His highly emotional walkout with a gi and katana to Phil Collins was one of the best things ever on television Firas Zahabi literally yanking on his gi since Ricci rolled up the sleeves (because of course he does) is one of my favorite moments
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Aug 23, 2014 09:07
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I met Ricci once, and in person he's even more exciting and vibrant.
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Aug 23, 2014 14:55
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Brilz with the sonnensault. Wait is this a replay?
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LobsterMobster posted:Mike "Hands o Steel" Ricci Hahahahaha
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CommonShore posted:I met Ricci once, and in person he's even more exciting and vibrant. Go on
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-Atom- posted:Go on Well he stands and stares vacantly with a closed mouth in that vacant way. It's just magnetic when you see it in person 
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I could have met Ricci at my gym one time but I didn't know about it because I had closed my facebook account 
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Greg Jackson posted:I could have met Ricci at my gym one time but I didn't know about it because I had closed my facebook account 
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Aug 23, 2014 23:15
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igf spoilers crocop defeated ishii via the dreaded crocop guard lmao
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Aug 24, 2014 00:11
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CommonShore posted:Well he stands and stares vacantly with a closed mouth in that vacant way. It's just magnetic when you see it in person Please don't troll me when it comes to Mike Ricci.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:igf spoilers crocop defeated ishii via the dreaded crocop guard lmao The best news.
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Triticum Guzzler posted:igf spoilers crocop defeated ishii via the dreaded crocop guard lmao Judo guy is totally throwing matches.
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Aug 24, 2014 01:55
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coconono posted:Judo guy is totally throwing matches. Not in this case, unless he's blading. It was a doctor's stoppage from an elbow.
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Aug 24, 2014 01:57
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http://instagram.com/p/sENy3UtoeE Cool.
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Aug 24, 2014 13:23
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Tomato Can MMA
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drat, her nickname better be jelly cause jam don't shake like that.
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Tomato Can MMA, Cecil Peoples, and that goony looking fighter (that I guess trains at Carmouche's camp?) really make that a magical video
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1st AD posted:Tomato Can MMA, Cecil Peoples, and that goony looking fighter (that I guess trains at Carmouche's camp?) really make that a magical video she obviously trains at modaferris
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 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/bob-sapp-tops-bill-for-pyongyang-fight-night
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