The Official UFC Thread!
#462
03-13-2011, 11:13 AM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
been itching to get home since yeterday afternoon to post that ^^^ 
some CRAZY times we livin in...just matter time THE REEM is UFC HW champ now
...and to see Nick Diaz back in the octagon is now more likely then ever...im happy with this UFC buy.
some CRAZY times we livin in...just matter time THE REEM is UFC HW champ now
...and to see Nick Diaz back in the octagon is now more likely then ever...im happy with this UFC buy.
Last edited by McRae; 03-13-2011 at 11:16 AM.
#463
03-14-2011, 03:58 PM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
UFC officials: Elbow strikes coming to Strikeforce, broadcast teams to remain intact
UFC officials: Elbow strikes coming to Strikeforce, broadcast teams to remain intact | MMAjunkie.com
Ultimate Fighting Championship executives today said that Showtime will retain control over the broadcast and look of Strikeforce events.
But there is one big difference that fans immediately will notice when the recently purchased promotion next goes on air: the use of elbows on the ground.
UFC co-owner and executive Lorenzo Fertitta said the Strikeforce fighters now will compete under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which allow the strikes.
Strikeforce currently forbids elbows on the ground. Officials claim they cause cuts that unfairly alter the course of a fight. Some MMA fans liked the rule while others said it neutered the action inside the cage.
Other than that significant rule change, though, UFC executives said everything will stay the same in the promotion, including the six-sided (hexagonal) Strikeforce cage and announcing teams, who are employed by Showtime.
Of course, the UFC will have suggestions for Showtime, though Fertitta said the two parties haven't met since the sale was completed this past Saturday.
"To make it real clear, Showtime controls the production, which includes the announcers; it includes how the show is broadcast – all those different things," Fertitta said. "I'm sure that we'll give our input, and whether or not they take our input is entirely up to them."
Showtime executives haven't commented on the Strikeforce buyout. The premium-cable channel entered into a five-year agreement with the California-based promotion in February 2009 to broadcast up to 16 events per calendar year. The deal came in the wake of the 2008 collapse of ProElite Inc., which had previously partnered with Showtime for EliteXC events.
As MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) previously reported, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker considered selling his promotion to the revamped ProElite before taking an offer from the UFC.
Both Fertitta and UFC president Dana White stressed that things will continue to be "business as usual" for their recent acquisition, though they admitted there are still several unknowns about how Strikeforce will coexist with its parent company and whether there will be crossover between the promotions.
There are, however, several small changes that Zuffa LLC is targeting, and those things first will be addressed when Strikeforce's next event, "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley," takes place April 9 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
"There's a lot of things we can do – back of the house, in-house – to help them out and make it a better experience for the fighters and the fans," White said. "But Showtime runs the production."
UFC officials: Elbow strikes coming to Strikeforce, broadcast teams to remain intact | MMAjunkie.com
Ultimate Fighting Championship executives today said that Showtime will retain control over the broadcast and look of Strikeforce events.
But there is one big difference that fans immediately will notice when the recently purchased promotion next goes on air: the use of elbows on the ground.
UFC co-owner and executive Lorenzo Fertitta said the Strikeforce fighters now will compete under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which allow the strikes.
Strikeforce currently forbids elbows on the ground. Officials claim they cause cuts that unfairly alter the course of a fight. Some MMA fans liked the rule while others said it neutered the action inside the cage.
Other than that significant rule change, though, UFC executives said everything will stay the same in the promotion, including the six-sided (hexagonal) Strikeforce cage and announcing teams, who are employed by Showtime.
Of course, the UFC will have suggestions for Showtime, though Fertitta said the two parties haven't met since the sale was completed this past Saturday.
"To make it real clear, Showtime controls the production, which includes the announcers; it includes how the show is broadcast – all those different things," Fertitta said. "I'm sure that we'll give our input, and whether or not they take our input is entirely up to them."
Showtime executives haven't commented on the Strikeforce buyout. The premium-cable channel entered into a five-year agreement with the California-based promotion in February 2009 to broadcast up to 16 events per calendar year. The deal came in the wake of the 2008 collapse of ProElite Inc., which had previously partnered with Showtime for EliteXC events.
As MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) previously reported, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker considered selling his promotion to the revamped ProElite before taking an offer from the UFC.
Both Fertitta and UFC president Dana White stressed that things will continue to be "business as usual" for their recent acquisition, though they admitted there are still several unknowns about how Strikeforce will coexist with its parent company and whether there will be crossover between the promotions.
There are, however, several small changes that Zuffa LLC is targeting, and those things first will be addressed when Strikeforce's next event, "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley," takes place April 9 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
"There's a lot of things we can do – back of the house, in-house – to help them out and make it a better experience for the fighters and the fans," White said. "But Showtime runs the production."
#464
03-14-2011, 04:38 PM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
#465
03-14-2011, 06:10 PM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
HUGE FIGHT coming up this weekend...lets get the picks in...!!!
YouTube - Team interview about Jon Bones Jones upcoming bout UFC 128
* Champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Jon Jones (Without a single doubt)
* Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
* Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
* Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller
* Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub
YouTube - Team interview about Jon Bones Jones upcoming bout UFC 128
* Champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Jon Jones (Without a single doubt)
* Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
* Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
* Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Miller
* Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub
Last edited by McRae; 03-14-2011 at 06:12 PM.
#466
03-15-2011, 09:39 AM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
#469
03-17-2011, 05:36 PM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831
YouTube - Inside MMA 437 - Inside America's Gyms, Jackson's MMA
#470
03-18-2011, 12:04 PM
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Montreal, Qc
Posts: 23,831