UFC has purchased Strikeforce! Wow!

UFC has purchased Strikeforce! Wow!

UFC has purchased Strikeforce! Wow!

Zeus

Mar 12 |10:26

Last Updated on Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:31

Massive props to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting for breaking the news that ZUFFA has purchased Strikeforce. Wow! Yes, the day you never thought would happened -- just happened. This is not an April Fool's joke, ZUFFA has acquired ownership of Strikeforce and UFC fighters may fight in Strikeforce, and vice-versa. Amazing, yes. Beyond amazing, of course. [Source]

If your mind isn't officially blown just yet, check out this tweet (twat?) from UFC's official Twitter.

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+35 # mah0ne 2011-03-12 10:33

Holy shit.

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+11 # Patrick 2011-03-12 11:44

Quoting mah0ne:

Holy shit.

Can I say understatement of the year?

I'm still not sure how I feel about this.
I just hope we don't have to listen to Bloodstain Lane going:
'STRIKEFORCE NEVER DIE!!!111'
in a few years.

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-2 # 1251 2011-03-12 13:46

It's gotta rhyme in some 4th grade sense.

NEVER KICK A DEAD HORSE, STRIKEFORCE!111 !

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+14 # Guest 2011-03-12 15:33

How did this get past the rumor mill???

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+7 # greatjake 2011-03-12 20:53

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0 # boloblack 2011-03-13 18:42

Quadruple fucking rain-bowed my mind.

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0 # WastedTalent 2011-03-13 14:53

Don't worry I think he said something about business as usual.

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-43 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:33

Damn, I just read this on BloodyElbow!

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+5 # UkraineFr8Train 2011-03-12 10:34

Wow. Things just got awesome/interes ting. Strikeforce will probably get the WEC treatment until all existing contracts with Showtime are exhausted.

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+11 # Sambro 2011-03-12 10:35

WTF! This is like Microsoft acquiring Apple. Too much market share.

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+1 # chiggs 2011-03-12 10:46

Quoting SST:

WTF! This is like Microsoft acquiring Apple. Too much market share.

Yeah, definetly not good for the sport imho. Still hasnt sunken in. Cnat believe that Coker would actually sell out the way he has. Man, what ever happened to Competition being a good thing??? FUck is all I can say.

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+3 # Sambro 2011-03-12 10:59

I have a feeling it was either join the UFC or we'll put you out of business kind of deal. Coker may not of even had the majority share in the company. Dana probably went to the largest shareholders and pitched his deal.

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0 # chiggs 2011-03-12 11:35

Quoting SST:

I have a feeling it was either join the UFC or we'll put you out of business kind of deal. Coker may not of even had the majority share in the company. Dana probably went to the largest shareholders and pitched his deal.

Good point, he was the CEO an had a decent share but it was owned by SSE the company that owns the San Jose Sharks and the shark tanks. From what Ive gathered, Coker is still in the mix, but the san jose Company backing him have sold their share. Apparently Coker will remain CEO so probaly has a share in the deal somewhat.Still a shocker> not sure why so many people actually thnk this is a GOOOOD thing. Wasnt good for Japan an the Pride deal, probably same for SF then...

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+9 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2011-03-12 13:14

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GRAND PRIX FELLAS

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+9 # 1251 2011-03-12 13:40

It's still goin'-- if Coker can keep it together.

It's all on Scott's shoulders.

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0 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2011-03-12 16:39

I felt this coming when Fedor lost, not that Im claiming to be some fucking oracle, but when we were driving home from the fight I said to my boy...what does Strikeforce do now? The Reem is dope but hes no Fedor.....feels a lot like Affliction Trilogy Barnett VS Fedor.

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-2 # Guest 2011-03-12 18:54

Please tell me how this is bad.
Eventually when the contracts run out, there will be all the best fighters under one umbrella. Is it bad bc you can't act all indy and too cool for school anymore? Boohoo. I'd rather see Reem v. Cain or Diaz v. GSP than be able to say I'm not a 'ufc' fan. Get the hell over yourselves. It's awesome. In 50 years, we'll look back and say, oh yeah, i remember strikeforce.

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0 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2011-03-12 20:06

Its not good the promoter basically makes the ranking

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+11 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:37

...WHAT IS GOING ON!?

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+19 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:38

Quoting 1251:

...WHAT IS GOING ON!?

And FUCK YEAH. UFC fighters on EA MMA!!!

Please drop THQ!!!

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-10 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:57

Quoting 1251:

Quoting 1251:
...WHAT IS GOING ON!?

And FUCK YEAH. UFC fighters on EA MMA!!!

Please drop THQ!!!

So you like that game now?

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+6 # 1251 2011-03-12 11:07

Always have, but I'm a big gamer. You can't put forth a game and tell me I can't find something wrong with it.

As a whole though-- EA MMA is light years ahead of Undisputed Especially where it counts-- gameplay.

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0 # chiggs 2011-03-12 11:35

Quoting 1251:

...WHAT IS GOING ON!?

Hell Froze over me thinks ;/

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+5 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:39

WOW

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-3 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:39

Holy jumpin jesus! Will girls division continue?

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-7 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:48

That is an excellent question.

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+20 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:58

Watch.

the fucking.

interview.

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-8 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:24

I can't at this moment jackass, my internet if fucked up. Tell you what you continue to be an inept and morally bankrupt waste of life and never speak to me again.

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-12 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:26

Now I can watch videos but I won't just to piss you off.

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+15 # 1251 2011-03-12 11:40

How you drew "morally bankrupt" from four words, is utterly beyond me.

Why don't you stop watching so much WWF? The bile they spew is crossing over to your every day communication.

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-6 # Guest 2011-03-12 19:30

Now you move onto lies and assumptions, I've won this arguement before it started. Lest we forget it was an assumption that got you into this mess. I'm bored of this, talk to wall it will care more. Now go wash your mouth out with buckshot

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0 # Guest 2011-03-13 05:30

Holy shit you're an idiot

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0 # Guest 2011-03-17 13:43

Somehow I doubt that

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0 # Guest 2011-03-17 13:52

Coming from a man that didn't understand my previous comments that means very little, trust me I'm much smarter than you have the capacity to fathom.

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+33 # Jonesy 2011-03-12 10:40

[youtube]http:/ /www.youtube.co m/watch?v=IUH3J QjcweM[/youtube ]

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+11 # powers 2011-03-12 11:47

starting to look like a monopoly/antitr ust.

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+30 # Jerm 2011-03-12 10:41

Zuffa can play a mean game of monoply

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-6 # chiggs 2011-03-12 10:41

No fuckin way!!!!!!!!!!!! ! What the fuck!!!! Still dont believe it :/ Wow. So does that Mean we get to see Fedor in the ufc/Strikeforce . Why the fuck would COker do it?? THey just had their best year and have expanded largely.

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+6 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:43

Best time to sell out, lol

He would have gotten jack shit if they sold when they were in a slump.

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0 # chiggs 2011-03-12 11:28

Quoting 1251:

Best time to sell out, lol

He would have gotten jack shit if they sold when they were in a slump.

True, but were they really in a slump or on the verge of collapse? Hard to say, but everything points to no. But dammn. Also why is peeps givin us both thumbs down lol? Haters gonna hate

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0 # 1251 2011-03-12 11:43

Well that's the point. You gotta sell when it's hot.

The comparisons between MS and Apple, in my opinion, are ridiculous lol Those two companies are financially solid which makes actual competition a reality, and better for their respective businesses as a whole.

While SF wasn't in a slump-- they were nowhere near being Microsoft's Apple. This deal ensures that if they aren't continually able to support themselves-- all parties involved will come out just fine.

Except the fighters. If SF chokes in the next year or so, it really is a shitty situation for a Josh Barnett.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:43

Holy shit

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-2 # prhavc 2011-03-12 10:44

This makes 2 posts down ironic

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:44

Dude now everybody is gonna be a ZUFFA ZOMBIE!! Lol now we can see who is truly No.1 in every division. Hopefully the UFC wont have as many shit cards like coleman vs couture.

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+1 # Kalashnikov 2011-03-12 10:45

Still watching the interview.

I have no idea what to say... What does it mean, SF will be incorporated into UFC in under 2 years?

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+4 # Reverend Clint 2011-03-12 10:46

wonder how much they paid... $1.05?

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+3 # xtra_chewy 2011-03-12 11:23

Quoting Reverend Clint:

wonder how much they paid... $1.05?

Freedom only costs a buck-o-five.

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0 # DockEllis 2011-03-12 10:47

This is may be bad for the sport overall.

What about guys who alienate Zuffa and now can't go to a major organization? Guys like Daley and Barnett.

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+11 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:50

Watch the damn interview, people.

He said their contracts will be honored, and if Coker wants to resign them he can.

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+4 # DockEllis 2011-03-12 11:23

That's true now but the way Dana talked about it now, it's only a matter of time until the two organizations merge (once the deal with Showtime ends).

Then it's bad for guys who piss off Zuffa.

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+2 # 1251 2011-03-12 11:49

Agreed.

But SF has grown by leaps and bounds the past 2 years in terms of quality.

They're not on their last legs like PRIDE, and they have more viewer friendly fighters than WEC had.

I believe they'll be alright. But from the start, it always seemed like a failing business model. They've definitely done well for themselves though, there's no denying that. They just have to keep at it.

A deal with Zuffa, and Zuffa's marketing abilities are great for them, though.

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+3 # DockEllis 2011-03-12 12:36

Oh yeah I'm with you. Despite Strikeforce's difficulties with some stuff (getting fighters to fight and setting up shows well in advance), I've really enjoyed watching their fights and as you say Zuffa can hopefully help them improve on some of their deficiencies.

My concern is that with the fall of FEG and Sengoku along with this merger, then every fighter will have to fight under the ZUFFA umbrella. I know for now guys like Barnett and Daley are safe but perhaps in a few years ZUFFA will have too much monopoly and negotiating power over fighters and that could be detrimental to the sport.

My concerns may be totally wrong but we'll see over the next decade.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 12:51

what about daley??? daley did that shit to himself by being a poor sport son of a *****. he's lucky coker calls the shots with the strikeforce roster.

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0 # DockEllis 2011-03-12 14:25

I'm not criticizing Dana White for getting rid of Daley or anything of the sort. I was just using him as an example of a guy who has bad blood with Zuffa but someone that fans want to see fight.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-13 10:01

Quoting rickrolled:

what about daley??? daley did that shit to himself by being a poor sport son of a *****. he's lucky coker calls the shots with the strikeforce roster.

Funny because when Sonnen shits on people everybody's happy...

Punches and insults are the same to me. Disrespect.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-13 10:02

Sucker punches*

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:51

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!

The UFC is going to ruin MMA. Respect to the UFC for all that it is and has done, but it's getting closer and closer to Dana's goal of MMA = UFC. The sport as a whole needs diversity, not just one monopoly.

This is HORRIBLE news.

"Strikeforce is going to run business as usual."

I have a major resentment due to the bold-face lies spewed at the PRIDE buyout. "We are fans. We did this because we are fans of PRIDE. PRIDE will continue to run business as usual and it will be like 2 sporting divisions or conferences and every year we will have a MMA Superbowl!"

Bullshit. Straight up lies directly in the face of everyone with complete knowledge they were just absorbing and crushing them. No honor, no integrity.

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+5 # 1251 2011-03-12 10:53

Dana has no ties to Yakuza.

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-3 # chiggs 2011-03-12 12:23

Quoting 1251:

Dana has no ties to Yakuza.

Nope, he's in with the American Mob

Same diff. moreorless

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+4 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:30

why this guy getting thumbed down? He is right...people are being blinded by big news. This is basically the end of Strikeforce. I mean, I'm sure Strikeforce wouldn't be around forever but this has definitely decreased their amount of days until their demise. If a fighter is THAT good, UFC will get him. This UFC vs Strikeforce for fighter contracts sounds completely idiotic. UFC will always win. So Strikeforce will eventually end up with a worse and worse roster until they just merge completely into the UFC.

Face the facts. I'm gonna be happy to see Gil, Jacare, Kennedy, Overeem, etc. in the UFC but there are gonna be plenty of other Strikeforce fighers that get shit on.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-12 10:51

i just shit a brick

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+11 # Twinny 2011-03-12 11:05

this just in- Bloodstain Lane has hung himself.

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+13 # Patrick 2011-03-12 11:47

Quoting Twinny:

this just in- Bloodstain Lane has hung himself.

You mean hanged.

Bloodstain Lane only wishes he was hung.

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-1 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:07

Pride And StrikeForce Were Both Going Under And What Best Way To Make Your Company Better Than Pad Your Rosters And Get QUALITY Assurance. Really Quit Crying UCF Will Be To MMA Like The NBA And NFL Are To Their Respective Sports. They Are All Successful and Have Good Quility Because They Have The Best.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:09

Sorry fo the poor grammer and awful spelling still giddy like a school girl! :):):)

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-1 # chiggs 2011-03-12 11:25

Quoting WarSanchez:

Pride And StrikeForce Were Both Going Under And What Best Way To Make Your Company Better Than Pad Your Rosters And Get QUALITY Assurance. Really Quit Crying UCF Will Be To MMA Like The NBA And NFL Are To Their Respective Sports. They Are All Successful and Have Good Quility Because They Have The Best.

Well tbh, Sf probably wasnt going anywhere, Pride was definetly dead in the water though. Wonder if Coker is gonna take his Share and help back the new MMA promotion in Japan started by Ex Pride Head honchos??

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-3 # Guest 2011-03-13 05:44

Only difference is that the NBA, NFL and MLB actually pay their stars.
Dan Henderson made the most money for a fight ever with SF. His last fight Hendo made a quarter of a million dollars. Very few fighters in the UFC have come close or surpassed that amount. James Toney made 1million against Coutoure but how much did Randy make? Not even a quarter as much.
Rampage is one of the few fighters who has clauses in his contract that he gets a cut from PPV sales. The UFC milks these fighters and hardly pays them.
Anderson Silva is the most underpaid champion in the world. UFC makes so much money off of these fighters and hardly pays them even half of what they should.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:15

cool

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+3 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:19

Quoting Twinny:

this just in- Bloodstain Lane has hung himself.

We can only hope so....

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0 # xtra_chewy 2011-03-12 11:23

OMG. Lookout Bellator....the y're coming!

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0 # chiggs 2011-03-12 11:24

Still in utter disbelief!! Just got done talkin to Paul Daley an he says he never heard or knew anything about it b4 now, and still isnt even sure what it means for him after being blackballed by the UFC. Coker needs a good swift kick in the head right bout now for letting this shit happen. Also, get the feeling were gonna never see the end of the HW GP and probably will see Fedor announce his retirement in the coming days. Sad day for MMA indeed

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+4 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:29

i couldnt help but think....what does this mean for ufc undisputed and ea mma?? could we possibly have just one rawsome game??

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-13 05:46

That would be rawesome.

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+7 # Sudo_nym 2011-03-12 11:36

ubereem...

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0 # analXstaphXinfection 2011-03-12 11:38

Well this happened in one of my dreams Zuffa then takes over the world

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+1 # gardeninja 2011-03-12 11:42

I like how Strikeforce in Canada was mentioned...mak es me think of Dana holding a Coker ction figure in his right hand and making it fuck a Pavelich action figure in a pool of maplesyrup.

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+1 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2011-03-12 13:13

Pavelich was right... by the end of the year he'd have te second largest promotion LOL by default

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+7 # NickDiazFan 2011-03-12 11:43

Yesterday I woke up and there was a massive earthquake/tsun ami in Japan. Today I wake up and the UFC has bought out Strikeforce! What the hell's gonna happen when I wake up tomorrow?! 8O

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+3 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2011-03-12 13:12

Dana makin Godzilla moves

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+6 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:45

If Scott Coker got a decent deal from Dana White to sell Strikeforce, and yet remain in control of Strikeforce, and draw a salary and remain a player in the world of MMA, especially with an extra large wad of cash in his pocket, why wouldn't he do it?

On a side note, it's a great lesson for all of you young guys in life. Nveere burn your bridges with anyone , because you never know what can happen in the future. Think Paule Daley doesn't REALLY regret taht bush league move after fighting taht idiot Koscheck? When his Strikeforce contract his up, he may be fighting for the upcoming "Fred Flinstone Bedrock MMA" company. Always be respectful.

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-6 # Sambro 2011-03-12 14:33

So your saying, let people treat you like a bitch, because "maybe" that person may help you out in the future.

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+5 # Minowaman 2011-03-12 15:33

Actually, he was saying don't fucking hit someone after the final bell of a fight.

Your actions have consequences, kiddies.

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0 # killakev 2011-03-12 11:46

Holy shit this is amazing! This day couldn't get any more epic!

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:52

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNGGGG GGGGGGGG I CAEM.

holy motherfucking shit.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:55

daaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaamn, mind is blown

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-4 # Guest 2011-03-12 11:56

so does daley get to still fight under this company?
lol

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+3 # fellah 2011-03-12 12:10

We now can only hope they do something about the announcing team of strikeforce

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-2 # 1251 2011-03-12 12:14

Pat needs to stay.

Though, I'd like to hear him and Joe drown Goldie out on UFC telecasts, lol

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-1 # JuniorDosEquis 2011-03-12 12:18

I see none of you morons watched the video... there's going to be no co-promotion, so this means nothing to me. I'll still watch mismatched fights on Strikeforce that end in brutal knockout.

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0 # Sambro 2011-03-12 14:38

It's not going to be business as usual, when the contracts run out. Dana's going to dilute the roster even more by bringing over the top fighters.

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+3 # Combo_Breaker 2011-03-12 12:22

I THINK I'M GOING INSANE! This can't be, just wow. Dana pulled a KING SIZED power move. All dat good PR.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-12 12:25

I've always said everything with M1 finger in it goes bad. These guys, loved by hillbilly America, are Russian who led 4 American companies to bankruptcy!!! I say, keep Fedor and let him fight real fights to prove his "greatness" against others who are as great and kick the Russian mobsters back to soviet Russia.

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+3 # minotauro 2011-03-12 12:30

Whoaa, apparently apparently its buisness as usual

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-3 # Guest 2011-03-12 12:37

Now they can replace Mauro and Shamrock, finally

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-1 # Guest 2011-03-12 12:45

INSANITYYYYYY!! !!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?

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0 # minotauro 2011-03-12 12:53

waait, what the funk?
the only thing we as fans had to gain from this was cross over super fights, Cain vs Overeem, GSP vs Diaz, but its not gonna happen, so whats the point?

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-1 # 1251 2011-03-12 13:11

LOL! Mo tweeted something about people jumping on his bandwagon now, so I replied saying Shogun would crush him...

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-3 # chiggs 2011-03-12 14:19

Quoting 1251:

LOL! Mo tweeted something about people jumping on his bandwagon now, so I replied saying Shogun would crush him...

Hahhaa that shits hilarious 1251. Hehee needed that bit of humour bout now!! Lolz gotta love his comebacks though eh?

Least he knows his place an never disputed it

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-3 # 1251 2011-03-12 19:45

Dude, HOURS later and he's still acting like a lil itch about it, lol

Mo is the biggest pussy in the sport, apparently.

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+4 # iamheartless 2011-03-12 13:32

"business as usual" until contracts expire

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+2 # synthsis 2011-03-12 14:21

I decide to take one Judo class, I go, get my ass kicked by a teenage girl, puke in the bathroom, then see this nonsense on my Twitter feed.

Just goes to show one thing: I'm better off sitting in front of my computer on my day off.

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+2 # Guest 2011-03-12 14:28

I leave the MMA world for one day and a fuckin NUKE like this is dropped?! I just spit Corona all over myself! I have alot of opinions in my head Im trying to make sense of right now...I'll be back once I've gained at least 50% sanity.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 14:40

It seems to me like ZUFFA see a chance to make money off of a growing company and have bought into it, so they can help it grow and make more money. If it is business as usual then its not a big deal, unless White is lying?

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 15:01

Quoting Saku:

Now they can replace Mauro and Shamrock, finally

In the interview Dana said it's "business as usual". When questioned about the look of the product going forward, he said Showtime does the entire production and they may help out a bit behind the scenes. I don't hold out hope of the announcing being overhauled.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-12 15:08

I can't wait till Nick Diaz takes on GSP

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 15:53

scott wont let diaz anywhere near top 3 WW of ufc to save him from being exposed, its business as usual, what else is new ?

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+1 # jawesome 2011-03-12 15:34

WHAT THE FUCK

MIND = BLOWN

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0 # jawesome 2011-03-12 15:36

Life has just become one of those alternate dimensions Zeus always talks about.

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+3 # Guest 2011-03-12 15:55

that bobby lashley story on top of the blog is so effin inappropriate, this story should be on top of everything for the entire next week.

p.s all budding journalists and current mma journalists, ariel helwani is the man, watch and learn bitcheZ.

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+2 # 1251 2011-03-12 16:32

Out of respect for the MMA community, I'll be ignoring any story that involves him from now on.

He just isn't worth it.

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-1 # chiggs 2011-03-12 18:21

Quoting 1251:

Out of respect for the MMA community, I'll be ignoring any story that involves him from now on.

He just isn't worth it.

Lashley? Same here for the most part. That dude really dropped the ball/mismanaged his MMA career right from the get-go imo.
What I dont get really, is how many fucking morons are really thinking this Monopoly on the Sport(especiall y in N. America) is actually a good thing, because in reality, No matter who does what spinning, its NOT a good thing for anybody, fans & fightes alike. If I or anyone else really needs to expand and explain why, well, no just no...

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-1 # Guest 2011-03-13 08:54

oh quit being a negative nancy, you know as much as any degenerate mma fan. dont act like you know the in's and out's of running a fight promotion, quite simply coz you never have, so your opinion is worthless. not even the biggest economists in the world could predict the financial recession of 2008.

you dont have a crystal ball to look and see who this is going to benefit and who is going to be on the losing end. everything is an assumption atm, so get off your high horse.

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-1 # Guest 2011-03-13 08:59

also i must add, the obvious immediate winners are zuffa, EA sports, M1 and fedor loses, its their doing, they brought this on themselves, thinking of coming here in the states and muscling who ever they wanted. that said, saying that this merger is bad for fighter & fans is lunacy, it only remains to be seen, making such claims right now is retarded.

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0 # chiggs 2011-03-17 15:47

Quoting :

also i must add, the obvious immediate winners are zuffa, EA sports, M1 and fedor loses, its their doing, they brought this on themselves, thinking of coming here in the states and muscling who ever they wanted. that said, saying that this merger is bad for fighter & fans is lunacy, it only remains to be seen, making such claims right now is retarded.

Dude, just shut the fuck up already. No ones on a fuckin High horse or otherwise. Never said I could predict anythign so where the fuck you pulled that out of, probably your ass hades. And to talk about opinions, like yours means anything or more then mine and the other posters saying its not going to be a good thing. Fucking morons abound lately on Middleeasy. Sucks, one time it was decent, smart and open minded posters, but now, its fucktards like you an Liger. As the saying goes, those without an open mind(you/Liger/ ect) are usually the ones with the empty head..

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 16:02

i wonder how that moron egveni kogan feels about this, him and bloodstain whatever and jersey thugs invited white for a fist fight in jersey, i wonder if they still want that fist fight. more like fists in their mouths.

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+5 # Guest 2011-03-12 18:34

how this snuck past the 'rumor mill' i'll never know.

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-1 # Dr. Frasier Crane-kick 2011-03-12 19:39

First card should be

Overeem vs Cain
DIAZ vs GSP
Tim Kennedy vs Rich Franklin
Melendez vs Pettis
FEDOR vs BROCK

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+1 # merlin 2011-03-12 23:23

you idiot, thats not how it works

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-5 # Guest 2011-03-12 20:04

FFUCKING FAT ASS COKER WAS IN IT FOR THE MONEY AFTER ALL..UFC WILL RUIN IT...I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A UFC ZOMBIE!

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0 # Guest 2011-03-12 22:46

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

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0 # merlin 2011-03-13 12:36

fucking idiot

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0 # Miaou 2011-03-12 23:07

Still not very happy about this, especially with SRC announcing their collapse. I feel like it isn't that much of a stretch to see MMA being UFC and only that. Not that it is a bad thing having all the fighters in one org, I will just miss the ring, and other things unique to different promotions. I just hope MMA doesn't become uninteresting as the UFC is (In my opinion). I do still like some of the UFC matchups, but for the most part, it is generally quite bland.

The interview sort of put my mind at ease for the moment. I took it as sort of Disney buying Marvel. But I wouldn't be surprised to see Dana do other things.

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+1 # merlin 2011-03-12 23:23

fuck this

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-13 03:02

wtf they're not mixing and matching fighters... so what's the fucking point.

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0 # Guest 2011-03-13 03:21

Where the fuck is Superman? Lex Luthor is taking over the world.

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-3 # Guest 2011-03-13 03:25

So everyone became a zuffa zombie over night.

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+1 # Guest 2011-03-13 18:55

forreal

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+4 # Guest 2011-03-13 08:37

fighters are getting the shaft in this deal.

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