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MMA |OT2| - Thread of Athletes, Fighters, Personalities, and Sports Entertainment
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TheKaeptain
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Correct sir, I am agreeing with you
, not to mention the whole "growth of the sport" thing that Dana seems to talk about a fair bit.Uncle Dana don't care about growing the sport.
freenudemacusers
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No shit? Im gonna have to keep tabs on that.
TheKaeptain
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I know that. Damn shame too because that would bring in a huge amount of interest.
TheNatural
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You say that like Jim Miller isn't going to bring record breaking fans to the sport.
TheNatural
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Until broadcast companies are willing to cough up the money to replace PPV revenue, it's never going to happen, just like boxing. 600,000 buys at $50 is $30 million. Broadcast companies are NEVER going to make that up in an event with ad revenue because the amount watching isn't near enough for that.
Well, if the fights were always free, you'd build up a larger audience than the 500K-1M PPV buyers.
TheNatural
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Maybe, maybe not. I think there's a different between team sports that everyone has a team to follow, and event sports like MMA where you watch 10 straight events and see 100 different fighters.
I think no matter what, there's a limited amount of people willing to watch boxing, fighting, or wrestling compared to the major sports, but many of that amount are willing to spend money to watch the events.
If every event this year were free, I doubt this time next year UFC would be drawing better ratings than they are now to be honest.
TheNatural
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Jackpot.
Dana White has never been shy about expressing his feelings regarding the mixed martial arts press but this latest statement may be his most militant.
The UFCs lawyers have demanded a retraction from www.cagepotato.com regarding a post they made insinuating, albeit in a humorous fashion, that Dana White had bet on the outcome of UFC fights in the past.
The claim that Mr. White would financially wager on the outcome of a UFC event is outrageous in the extreme.
Indeed, in the verified complaint we are presently preparing for Mr. Whites signature upon his return from Abu Dhabi, Mr. White expressly states under oath that at no time in the history of his association with the UFC has he ever financially wagered on the outcome of a UFC event.
UFC Attorney Donald J. Campbell
Mr. Campbell further explained that under Nevada law a demand for retraction is the first required step in the filing of a lawsuit seeking punitive damages against a party that has maliciously published defamatory statements about another.
The screenshot below shows Exhibit A.
http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2012/04/17/ufc-and-dana-white-demand-retraction-from-cagepotato/
Wow, really?
Maklershed
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You've been spitting a lot of truth lately my good mma friend. I've been saying this all the time. It makes no sense that they're trying to grow this business yet their main source of broadcasting their events are PPVs and some channel that practically nobody in the United States has.
bone_and_sinew
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I do not remember this promo. I feel embarassed since I used to watch every single Thunder.behold my elite level looping
Dagless M.D.
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Dang, thought cagepotato already had their press privileges revoked for posting Arianny's nudie pics?
TheNatural
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I don't know, its possible that's not who the rumor is talking about, but it seems likely since this just came out after that stuff was rumored.
Ninja Scooter
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Those charges fell flat, much like Arianny's ass.
TheNatural
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TheKaeptain
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OH SHIT! If K-1 goes to LA and he fights there... oh man oh man.
@TheJasonMoles (CagePotato.com writer) - @DanaWhite Here is @CagePotatoMMA's retraction. http://www.cagepotato.com/retractio...cially-wagered-on-the-outcome-of-a-ufc-event/ We cool?
@DanaWhite - @TheJasonMoles not even close
@TheJasonMoles - @danawhite What must be done to resolve this professionally?
Looks like Uncle Dana will force these "MMA journalists" to act like professionals the hard way.
@DanaWhite - @TheJasonMoles not even close
@TheJasonMoles - @danawhite What must be done to resolve this professionally?
Looks like Uncle Dana will force these "MMA journalists" to act like professionals the hard way.
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A More Normal Bird
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As seen on UFC.com.
I wonder what was going through their minds as these pictures were taken. Nate doing his meanmug, getting people all riled up because he's an illiterate gangsta type when he probably wants to be running a marathon or looking for gluten free alternatives to his favourite foods. At least he makes an effort for this TV crap.
Miller: "I am Jim Miller. I will be fighting in the main event of UFC on FOX 3. You can watch it."
Maklershed
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My cable provider just randomly added some channel called Root and they show recent PPV events. Sweet!
If only Dana could make UFC fighters act and dress like professionals too hey?
Dagless M.D.
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It was satire, threatening lawsuits is a serious crybaby move.
TheNatural
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Wow what a vengeful mother fucker.
Agreed. It seems like pretty typical satire for sports media, nothing overly harsh or out of line.
hoping mma gaf can help me solve a puzzle:
for the jonny bones jones fight i'm going to be in france. i'm guessing the hotel won't have ufc and there probably won't be bars open at 3 am where i'll be. hoping i can still watch it on my ipad or computer. is there a legit way to do this or will i be region blocked? seems like the ufc used to have "an app for that" but it doesn't seem to exist anymore (see dead link at: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-ipad-iphone).
going to be brutal sitting through that mostly horrible card at 4 am waiting for the ME but hey
for the jonny bones jones fight i'm going to be in france. i'm guessing the hotel won't have ufc and there probably won't be bars open at 3 am where i'll be. hoping i can still watch it on my ipad or computer. is there a legit way to do this or will i be region blocked? seems like the ufc used to have "an app for that" but it doesn't seem to exist anymore (see dead link at: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-ipad-iphone).
going to be brutal sitting through that mostly horrible card at 4 am waiting for the ME but hey
dream
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Maklershed
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TheNatural
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Ænima;37044449 said:
Hell people have joked about the NBA being fixed for a decade and bets made on games and it's actually TRUE. Stern hasn't sued anyone.
Maklershed
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Ohh Carcassone. I have that for 360 and iPad. So great.
Didn't know you had an iPad mak. Add [Slade] with the brackets to GameCenter and we'll get a game going tomorrow. poly and dream are on there too.
Maklershed
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Got a 2 right when it came out. Hadn't used it much until about a month ago and now I'm getting back into it big time. Big time = a bunch of games of words with friends and draw something mixed with messing with garage band.
TheKaeptain
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No one ever asks me to play iPad games...
We all just assume youre too busy banging married latina broads?
TheKaeptain
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I'm banging an Italian chick on Thursday. I'll be available afterwards.
TheKaeptain
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I'm not going to have a ps3 after next week. I don't use it anymore so I am done.
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