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Goodfella9783 · 07-20-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TrojanMan60563

Fedor is the best MMA fighter alive, and I'd love for someone to prove me wrong, but it aint happening!

Pound for pound Anderson Silva is the best MMA fighter alive, no question about it. Fedor is #2. BJ Penn/GSP probably #3/#4.

ReproMan · 07-20-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fufu

What a great night of fights.

It felt like christmas waking up this morning, so many fights to watch!

Fedor can now fight JB and AA, here's to hoping!

I was actually overwhelmed. We went to a bar to catch them and they were on screens that were side by side. I felt like I was at a music festival and my 2 favorite bands were on stage at the same time. Awesome night for MMA.

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Originally Posted by tallcall

What's up Repro?

Hey TC!

PreMier · 07-21-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

Pound for pound Anderson Silva is the best MMA fighter alive, no question about it. Fedor is #2. BJ Penn/GSP probably #3/#4.

this is subjective, and dont agree. silva is very technical, but so is fedor. i think if fedor cut weight to light heavy, and fought silva, he would crush him.

TrojanMan60563 · 07-21-2008, 11:09 PM

I don't think pound for pound, or weight class aside there is a MMA fighter that can take fedor. He is a bad MF'er that lacks nothing. His striking is crazy, he can take as much as he dishes out, and his ground game is rediculous. I can't see anyone beating him unless its just down right lucky shot on the button...and I don't see that happening. He will probably retire before he loses in this sport.

Richie1888 · 07-22-2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by PreMier

this is subjective, and dont agree. silva is very technical, but so is fedor. i think if fedor cut weight to light heavy, and fought silva, he would crush him.

+1

he made sylvia look like a nobody

and silva beating irwin i think that was never really in doubt thought the guy would last longer though

vera was a disappointment at LW

AKIRA · 07-22-2008, 09:06 AM

LHW you mean. Yeah the asshole doesnt pull the trigger anymore.

What did everyone think of the CB vs. Jesse fight?

Richie1888 · 07-22-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

LHW you mean. Yeah the asshole doesnt pull the trigger anymore.

What did everyone think of the CB vs. Jesse fight?

sorry mate ye LHW

he was maybe worn out from cutting, he looked explosive in the first half of the first round.

was decent enough, the knee to the head was a bit suspect dont know how he could ahve thought he was anything other than a downed opponent. it may or may not have made the difference but i think cb would have won it one was or another. i think he would beat amir if he gets a third chnace.

what did u make of the fight cant mind the names where the guy got jabbed in the eye, i was shocked with how that was decided.

Goodfella9783 · 07-22-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by PreMier

this is subjective, and dont agree. silva is very technical, but so is fedor. i think if fedor cut weight to light heavy, and fought silva, he would crush him.

No it really isn't subjective though. Fedor has had 2 fights in the past year, one being against some 7 foot asian freakshow that nobody knew. He was idle for too long to be considered pound for pound #1. It's not even that close really. Most experts actually even have Fedor at #3.

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 11:44 AM

To be fair, I think we have to give Vera another shot @ 205. Mike Swick looked horrible the first time he cut to 170 and he had a great follow-up performance.

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 12:24 PM

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"Affliction: Banned" draws 14,832 for $2.1 million gate

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 21, 2008 at 10:45 pm ET
This past Saturday's "Affliction: Banned" event drew a total attendance of 14,832 -- a small increase from the night's announced attendance of 13,988 -- for a live gate of $2,085,510.

The numbers, certified by the California State Athletic Commission, were today sent to media members, including MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com).

The debut event for Affliction Entertainment took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Part of the card aired on FSN before switching to pay per view.

Of the 14,832 total tickets, 11,242 were sold, and 3,590 were complimentary and given away.

Although initially announced as a sold-out event, the CSAC reports that 15,572 tickets were available, and 740 went unsold/unused. The majority of those "deadwood" tickets were from the $200 (352 tickets) and $100 (248)sections.

Among the event's 3,590 complimentary tickets, most were for the cheapear seating areas, including the $150 (1,079), $100 (822) and $50 (652) sections. Ticket prices ranged from $45 to $1,000.

So how do Affliction's total attendance (14,832), paid attendance (11,242) and live gate ($2,085,510) figures stack up to the competition?

Here are how three recent UFC events at the Honda Center fared:

UFC 76: 13,770 tickets (11,817 paid) for a $1,985,000 gate
UFC 63: 12,604 tickets (9,343 paid) for a $1,582,370 gate
UFC 59: 13,814 tickets (13,060 paid) for a $2,191,450 gate

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"Affliction: Banned" official salaries: payroll tops $3.3 million

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm ET
Main-event winner and new WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko earned a base salary of $300,000 for his first-round submission victory over Tim Sylvia, who earned $800,000.

MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) today received the list of salaries from the California State Athletic Commission. The event took place this past Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

In addition to the headliners, other top earners included Andrei Arlovski ($750,000), Matt Lindland ($300,000) and Josh Barnett ($300,000).

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $3,332,100.

The full list of salaries included:

Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus)
def. Tim Sylvia: $800,000

Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Rothell: $250,000

Josh Barnett: $300,000 (no win bonus)
def. Pedro Rizzo: $70,000

Mark Hominick: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Savant Young: $7,000

Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def: Mike Whitehead: $50,000

Matt Lindland: $300,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
def. Fabio Nascimento: $20,00O

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $50,000 (no win bonus)
def. Edwin Dewees: $15,000

Mike Pyle: $20,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
JJ Ambrose: $5,000

Ray Lizama: $3,000
vs. Justin Levens: $6000*

Vitor Belfort: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
Terry Martin: $30,000

Paul Buentello: $80,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
vs. Gary Goodridge: $25,000

* - Fight postponed due to time constraints. Both fighters paid negotiated salaries.

Now, the usual disclaimer: the figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other special bonuses the organization may have paid its fighters.

In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

Goodfella9783 · 07-22-2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ReproMan

To be fair, I think we have to give Vera another shot @ 205. Mike Swick looked horrible the first time he cut to 170 and he had a great follow-up performance.

Agree 100%. Can't draw conclusions based on his first fight at 205.

EDIT: Damn, Affliction fighters made some serious dough. No wonder they were able to draw up such a sick card.

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Goodfella9783

EDIT: Damn, Affliction fighters made some serious dough. No wonder they were able to draw up such a sick card.

Hell yeah they did, and Fedor got a lot more than the 300k they are reporting there. I've heard as much as 1.5 mil.

I can't wait to see what they did for PPV buys. We went to a bar that is typically a popular fight destination and it wasn't nearly as packed as they are for UFC's.

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 01:35 PM

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UFC Fight Night 14 peaks with 3.8 million viewers

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 22, 2008 at 2:04 pm ET
This past Saturday's UFC Fight Night 14 event, which featured a rare appearance by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on free basic cable television, scored a 2.1 rating and an average of 3.1 million viewers.

The night's main event, which featured Silva's light-heavyweight debut and a first-round TKO of James Irvin, drew a peak audience of 3.8 million viewers.

Spike TV today announced the ratings for the event, which took place at The Palms Las Vegas.

According to near-official figures, Saturday's three-hour Spike TV broadcast outdrew every other channel -- both network television and cable stations -- with men ages 18-34 (903,000), men 18-49 (1,550,000), men 25-34 (622,000), and persons 18-34 (1,326,000).

Saturday's event, a late booking put together to counter Affliction Entertainment's debut event, also featured notables such as Brandon Vera, Hermes Franca, Frankie Edgar, Anthony Johnson and C.B. Dollaway.

As MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) previously reported, the two highest-rated events in UFC-Spike TV history are UFC 75 and UFC Final Chapter: Ortiz vs. Shamrock III. Each event peaked with approximately 5.9 million viewers.

The highest-rated MMA event on U.S. television -- including network and cable TV -- was the May 31 "EliteXC: PRIMETIME" event on CBS. The nation's first-ever live MMA event on U.S. network TV peaked with more than 6.5 million viewers.

Pretty good numbers for throwing an event together at the last minute. Well above the numbers of the average UFN.

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 01:38 PM

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Diego Sanchez vs Thiago Alves UFC 90 fight in the works

By: MMAmania

Two of the top — and most exciting — 170-pound fighters in the world will likely collide at UFC 90 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill., on October 25.
MMAWeekly.com is once again reporting that Thiago Alves (15-3) and Diego Sanchez (19-2) will throw leather, setting the stage for a blockbuster welterweight showdown that will more than likely determine the next number one title contender in the stacked division.

The talented pair were first rumored to go toe-to-toe at UFC 89: “Leben vs. Bisping” one week earlier; however, the bout was reportedly bumped once the light heavyweight showdown between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva was added to the European card.

Alves is fresh of ridiculous performance against Matt Hughes, taking out the former champion in the second round of their main event tilt at UFC 85: “Bedlam” just last month. Prior to that, “The Pitbull” wiped out another perennial powerhouse, Karo Parisyan, at UFC Fight Night 13.

The 24-year-old Brazilian was already on the fast track to an eventual title shot. And a win over Sanchez would certainly put him over the top.

“The Nightmare” has rebounded from back-to-back losses in 2007 to stop Luigi Fioravanti and David Bielkheden, respectively, in equally impressive fights. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season one winner seems to have recaptured his form that had most pundits expecting that he would one day soon challenge for a belt.

Again, a win over a very explosive fighter such as Alves will put him right there.

Talk about a great fight.

UFC 90 was recently made official; therefore, rumored bouts and possible match ups are scarce right now. Expect that to change real soon, however.

I'm really psyched about this one, talk about fireworks.

**IainDaniel** · 07-22-2008, 01:52 PM

Hopefully he can make weight

ReproMan · 07-22-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Hopefully he can make weight

He better damn it! If he ever wants a title shot he will, but I don't think he'll beat Diego.

Goodfella9783 · 07-22-2008, 05:05 PM

Affliction likely to return Nov. 8 - MMA - Yahoo! Sports

ReproMan · 07-23-2008, 12:44 PM

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Keith Jardine says he's fighting Brandon Vera at UFC 89

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 23, 2008 at 11:52 am ET

Keith Jardine (13-4-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will look to rebound from his recent loss to Wanderlei Silva when he meets Brandon Vera (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at UFC 89, an event that takes place Oct. 18 at The NIA in Birmingham, England.

Jardine today announced the fight on an Albuquerque radio show.

The light heavyweight bout will likely end up on the night's main card, which currently features a headline bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben.

However, the UFC has yet to announce the fight.

Jardine most recently suffered a stunning, 36-second knockout to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 84. The loss came right after the biggest win of his career -- a split-decision victory over Chuck Liddell in September 2007.

With a May 2007 loss to Houston Alexander, the Team Jackson fight has now lost two of his past three fights -- the first such stretch of his seven-year career.

Vera, meanwhile, will look to shake a recent three-fight funk. After a unanimous-decision loss to Tim Sylvia at UFC 77, Vera then suffered a first-round TKO to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 85. He then decided to drop to 205 pounds, and though he scored a unanimous-decision victory over UFC newcomer Reese Andy at this past weekend's UFC Fight Night 14, the performance was flat and heavily criticized.

The fight with Jardine is essentially a must-win for Vera, a former top heavyweight contender who had, at one time, been promised a title shot with then-champ Tim Sylvia, but a feud with his manager kept the fight from happening. Since returning from that year-long layoff, Vera -- who began his UFC career with four consecutive stoppage victories -- has posted three lackluster performances.

Guess we'll find out soon enough if Vera can truly cut it as a top LHW!

ReproMan · 07-23-2008, 12:59 PM

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EliteXC: Unfinished Business

Date: Jul 26, 2008

Location: Stockton, Calif.
Venue: Stockton Arena
Broadcast: Showtime (8-9 p.m. ET), CBS (9-11 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (CBS)

Champ Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith (for EliteXC middleweight title)
Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC welterweight title)
Thomas Denny vs. Nick Diaz
Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg
Jeremy Freitag vs. Anthony Ruiz (swing bout)

MAIN CARD (SHOWTIME)

Justin Eilers vs. Antonio Silva (for EliteXC heavyweight title)
Brian Caraway vs. Wilson Reis
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante vs. Travis Galbraith

It's just amazing how much MMA we get now.

fufu · 07-23-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

LHW you mean. Yeah the asshole doesnt pull the trigger anymore.

What did everyone think of the CB vs. Jesse fight?

I thought that was a great fight, I didn't expect that. It was only great because of CB, though.

AKIRA · 07-23-2008, 10:18 PM

Check this shit out..

Outside The Lines: MMA... For Kids - ESPN Video

Richie1888 · 07-24-2008, 04:45 AM

Sylvia: Fedor is incredible | The Sun |Sport|UFC

check the last paragraph of the article. fingers crossed

**IainDaniel** · 07-24-2008, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Richie1888

Sylvia: Fedor is incredible | The Sun |Sport|UFC

check the last paragraph of the article. fingers crossed

Yeah that was announced during interviews after the fight.

07-22-2008, 09:06 AM	#1356
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07-22-2008, 01:52 PM	#1365
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07-23-2008, 10:18 PM	#1371
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07-24-2008, 04:45 AM	#1372
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07-21-2008, 11:09 PM	#1354
TrojanMan60563 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The U-S of A Posts: 2,965 Photos: 1	I don't think pound for pound, or weight class aside there is a MMA fighter that can take fedor. He is a bad MF'er that lacks nothing. His striking is crazy, he can take as much as he dishes out, and his ground game is rediculous. I can't see anyone beating him unless its just down right lucky shot on the button...and I don't see that happening. He will probably retire before he loses in this sport.

07-22-2008, 11:44 AM	#1359
ReproMan Señor Member Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 6,963	To be fair, I think we have to give Vera another shot @ 205. Mike Swick looked horrible the first time he cut to 170 and he had a great follow-up performance.

07-22-2008, 05:05 PM	#1367
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