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**KcMizzou** · 07-08-2010, 08:18 PM

Excited about an upcoming fight? Want to make predictions, or just give people a heads-up that there are some fights on? We can do it here.

(Also a good place to complain, dicuss, and agrue about the outcomes)

**alnorth** · 04-12-2018, 05:04 PM

Somebody's O has got to go

**alnorth** · 04-12-2018, 06:40 PM

Apparently when he got the call from the UFC, he assumed they were calling to hire him for photography work at one of their events. No, turns out they wanted him to fight CM Punk.

**alnorth** · 04-13-2018, 09:37 AM

The UFC is on FOX this week with a pretty good card.

Friday

8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 197, Chandler vs. Girtz

Judging by tapology rankings, this is about average for Bellator.

9pm - (Fightpass) - Friday Night Fights

This is apparently a Muay Thai promotion.

Saturday

5pm TV - (2:30pm Fightpass/5pm FOX) - UFC on FOX, Poirier vs. Gaethje

This is a great card by free TV standards. 5 out of the 8 fights on FOX are interesting, and for those who have fightpass, there's a whopping 6 fights on the early prelims. I don't remember ever seeing 14 fights scheduled before, its a long day for those who bought tickets to this thing in Glendale, Arizona.

9pm - (Fightpass) - VFC 60

This is a pretty good card by local promotion standards, and it will get started roughly when the UFC on FOX is almost over.

1am Sunday - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 295

The card is probably awful, I didn't even look at it. If you are awake for some reason, then this is something you could watch, I suppose.

**TimBone** · 04-14-2018, 06:33 PM

Karate hottie got a phat ass.

raybec 4 · 04-16-2018, 09:08 AM

Gathje/Poirer was an incredible fight. I've never seen a boring Gathje fight, win or lose that dude comes to bang.

**TimBone** · 04-16-2018, 10:59 AM

Yeah, that was a solid night of fights, in general.

raybec 4 · 04-16-2018, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

Yeah, that was a solid night of fights, in general.

I was shocked to see Condit get choked out, he just seemed like he wasn't in it.

**alnorth** · 04-16-2018, 04:47 PM

Looks like the PFL (Professional Fighters League) is finally getting off the ground soon, with a schedule and venues reserved, athletic commissions on board, etc. This used to be the WSOF, and they rebranded with a league concept with a "regular season" followed by playoffs and a $1MM prize for each of 6 winners. Featured bouts will be aired on NBCSN during 2 hour shows, with the other bouts that dont make it onto TV streamed on Facebook. The plan is to try to make Thursday Night MMA a thing by holding all their regular season events on Thursdays.

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/04/profess...tournament-mma

They signed 72 fighters, 12 each in 6 weight classes at FW, LW, WW, MW, LHW, and HW. During the "regular season" in June, July, and August, each of the 72 fighters will be scheduled for 2 fights. A win is worth 3 points and a draw is worth 1 point. Bonus points for finishing in the first round (3), 2nd round (2), or 3rd round (1). After the regular season they cut each weight class down to an 8-man playoff (48 fighters), with tiebreakers used where needed for the cut to 8 and for seeding. Playoffs in October, and the 6 championship fights on New Year's Eve.

The pay in the regular season is traditional show/win contracts. Quarterfinal losers get 50k, Semifinal losers get 100k, the runner up in each division gets 200k, and the champions each get $1MM. (so if you do the math, the total purse for the playoffs is $8.1MM)

raybec 4 · 04-17-2018, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by alnorth

Looks like the PFL (Professional Fighters League) is finally getting off the ground soon, with a schedule and venues reserved, athletic commissions on board, etc. This used to be the WSOF, and they rebranded with a league concept with a "regular season" followed by playoffs and a $1MM prize for each of 6 winners. Featured bouts will be aired on NBCSN during 2 hour shows, with the other bouts that dont make it onto TV streamed on Facebook. The plan is to try to make Thursday Night MMA a thing by holding all their regular season events on Thursdays.

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/04/profess...tournament-mma

They signed 72 fighters, 12 each in 6 weight classes at FW, LW, WW, MW, LHW, and HW. During the "regular season" in June, July, and August, each of the 72 fighters will be scheduled for 2 fights. A win is worth 3 points and a draw is worth 1 point. Bonus points for finishing in the first round (3), 2nd round (2), or 3rd round (1). After the regular season they cut each weight class down to an 8-man playoff (48 fighters), with tiebreakers used where needed for the cut to 8 and for seeding. Playoffs in October, and the 6 championship fights on New Year's Eve.

The pay in the regular season is traditional show/win contracts. Quarterfinal losers get 50k, Semifinal losers get 100k, the runner up in each division gets 200k, and the champions each get $1MM. (so if you do the math, the total purse for the playoffs is $8.1MM)

That kind of dough will attract some good fighters who are getting 75-80k 3 times a year from the UFC. Especially since the UFC pinched them out of their sponsorship money.

**alnorth** · 04-17-2018, 10:30 AM

Quick reminder that the new season of the Ultimate Fighter starts tomorrow with 8 Featherweights and 8 Lightweights, and the coaches are Cormier and Miocic. The gimmick this season is "undefeated", all competitors have undefeated records.

raybec 4 · 04-17-2018, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Quick reminder that the new season of the Ultimate Fighter starts tomorrow with 8 Featherweights and 8 Lightweights, and the coaches are Cormier and Miocic. The gimmick this season is "undefeated", all competitors have undefeated records.

So, how do you see the DC/Stipe fight playing out?

WhawhaWhat · 04-17-2018, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4

So, how do you see the DC/Stipe fight playing out?

One of them gets injured and the fight gets canceled. That's how most of them go these days isn't it?

raybec 4 · 04-17-2018, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

One of them gets injured and the fight gets canceled. That's how most of them go these days isn't it?

It sure seems that way, especially when AKA is involved. They train full go so much they're bound to get guys hurt.

**alnorth** · 04-17-2018, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

One of them gets injured and the fight gets canceled. That's how most of them go these days isn't it?

This is a little bit less likely than usual this time, unless the injury is bad enough that they can't tough it out, for two reason. 1) DC's title is not on the line, and Miocic has been pretty successful in training smart and making the walk. 2) The winner probably gets the Brock Lesnar payday fight, and if they blow this chance the UFC probably moves on and they don't get another shot at winning that lottery.

**TimBone** · 04-17-2018, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Quick reminder that the new season of the Ultimate Fighter starts tomorrow with 8 Featherweights and 8 Lightweights, and the coaches are Cormier and Miocic. The gimmick this season is "undefeated", all competitors have undefeated records.

Thanks for the reminder. It's been years since I tuned in, but the preview for this one caught my eye during the fights this last weekend. I'll check it out.

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04-12-2018, 06:40 PM	#8327
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57156239	Apparently when he got the call from the UFC, he assumed they were calling to hire him for photography work at one of their events. No, turns out they wanted him to fight CM Punk. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
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04-13-2018, 09:37 AM	#8328
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57156239	The UFC is on FOX this week with a pretty good card. Friday 8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 197, Chandler vs. Girtz Judging by tapology rankings, this is about average for Bellator. 9pm - (Fightpass) - Friday Night Fights This is apparently a Muay Thai promotion. Saturday 5pm TV - (2:30pm Fightpass/5pm FOX) - UFC on FOX, Poirier vs. Gaethje This is a great card by free TV standards. 5 out of the 8 fights on FOX are interesting, and for those who have fightpass, there's a whopping 6 fights on the early prelims. I don't remember ever seeing 14 fights scheduled before, its a long day for those who bought tickets to this thing in Glendale, Arizona. 9pm - (Fightpass) - VFC 60 This is a pretty good card by local promotion standards, and it will get started roughly when the UFC on FOX is almost over. 1am Sunday - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 295 The card is probably awful, I didn't even look at it. If you are awake for some reason, then this is something you could watch, I suppose. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

04-14-2018, 06:33 PM	#8329
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raybec 4 MVP Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Jabip Casino cash: $4593807	Gathje/Poirer was an incredible fight. I've never seen a boring Gathje fight, win or lose that dude comes to bang.
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04-16-2018, 10:59 AM	#8331
TimBone Mostly Ignored Join Date: Jul 2013 Casino cash: $8459985	Yeah, that was a solid night of fights, in general.
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04-16-2018, 04:47 PM	#8333
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57156239	Looks like the PFL (Professional Fighters League) is finally getting off the ground soon, with a schedule and venues reserved, athletic commissions on board, etc. This used to be the WSOF, and they rebranded with a league concept with a "regular season" followed by playoffs and a $1MM prize for each of 6 winners. Featured bouts will be aired on NBCSN during 2 hour shows, with the other bouts that dont make it onto TV streamed on Facebook. The plan is to try to make Thursday Night MMA a thing by holding all their regular season events on Thursdays. http://mmajunkie.com/2018/04/profess...tournament-mma They signed 72 fighters, 12 each in 6 weight classes at FW, LW, WW, MW, LHW, and HW. During the "regular season" in June, July, and August, each of the 72 fighters will be scheduled for 2 fights. A win is worth 3 points and a draw is worth 1 point. Bonus points for finishing in the first round (3), 2nd round (2), or 3rd round (1). After the regular season they cut each weight class down to an 8-man playoff (48 fighters), with tiebreakers used where needed for the cut to 8 and for seeding. Playoffs in October, and the 6 championship fights on New Year's Eve. The pay in the regular season is traditional show/win contracts. Quarterfinal losers get 50k, Semifinal losers get 100k, the runner up in each division gets 200k, and the champions each get $1MM. (so if you do the math, the total purse for the playoffs is $8.1MM) __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

04-17-2018, 10:30 AM	#8335
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57156239	Quick reminder that the new season of the Ultimate Fighter starts tomorrow with 8 Featherweights and 8 Lightweights, and the coaches are Cormier and Miocic. The gimmick this season is "undefeated", all competitors have undefeated records. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130