[Centraal] MMA topic #11 The Ultimate Knockout

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Op woensdag 10 oktober 2007 10:18 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:

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Angle maakt heel veel kans als de juiste training krijgt en hij zich de tijd ervoor neemt.

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FEDOR COMMITS TO M-1

PRIDE Heavyweight Champion To Headline First Show Under New Ownership
By Loretta Hunt (loretta@thefightnetwork.com)

PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has committed exclusively to the new ownership of M-1 Mix-Fight Championship, which has been purchased outright by an undisclosed American entertainment-related company, according to a source close to the deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Established in 1997, the St. Petersburg-based M-1 held over 30 events under the ownership of Russian businessman Vadim Finkelstein, also the long-time manager of the much-sought-after Emelianenko. Finkelstein is also the proprietor of the Red Devil Sports Club, a facility and team that houses numerous Russian fighters, including PRIDE veteran Roman Zentsov and former UFC middleweight Andrei Semenov.

The source confirmed the new ownership has infused a substantial amount of capital into the organization. Finkelstein and others will stay on to assist in running the company, which will continue to promote under a variation of the M-1 name. The new M-1 will take more of a global stance, and Emelianenko (26-1) will headline its inaugural event as early as January or February, possibly in the U.S., the source said.
On March 27, Ultimate Fighting Championship majority owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta bought the assets of PRIDE, only to discover Emelianenko had previously signed a non-exclusive, non-transferable contract with its former owners, Dream Stage Entertainment.

As late as September, UFC president Dana White had insisted a deal with Emelianenko was imminent, though repeated negotiations between Finkelstein, colleague Apy Echteld and the Las Vegas outlet could not produce an agreement to bring the Stary Oskol resident to the famed Octagon. A major point of contention was White’s insistence Emelianenko sign an exclusive contract with the American promotion, which would exclude Emelianenko’s participation in Sambo competitions. Emelianenko is a three-time World Combat Sambo champion and ambassador for the sport in his homeland.

Undefeated in 24 fights (including one no contest), Emelianenko is widely received as the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter. The 31-year-old former Army firefighter rose to the top of PRIDE’s ranks by besting standouts like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (30-4-1) and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (22-6-2). Emelianenko submitted 2000 Olympic Greco-Roman silver medallist Matt Lindland (20-5) at Bodog Fight “Clash of the Nations” on April 14 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has not competed since.

A formal announcement of the purchase, as well as plans for the new organization’s first event, is expected by the end of this month.

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MMA Madness: Do you think that you could defeat current UFC Heavyweight Champion Couture?

Barnett: Absolutely. Absolutely. I think I could finish him in two rounds more or less, but not because he won't be out there doing his thing. It'll be a big fight, but I think our styles favor me. But he's doing really well for himself, and it's fun to watch him out there and to cheer for him. And if it does ever happen, then I'll have to put the fan in me aside and just go out there and take care of business.

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Op donderdag 11 oktober 2007 12:59 schreef sampoo het volgende:
Fedor is wat mij betreft nog steeds #1. Dat de UFC het heeft verpest doet daar voorlopig nog niets aan af.

Verder is Couture outmatched tegen Barnett, maar Dana heeft het niet zo met Barnett.

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Op donderdag 11 oktober 2007 14:52 schreef roepdeman het volgende:
Ja, maar verdient hij niet bepaalde privileges dan?

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Op donderdag 11 oktober 2007 15:23 schreef Paxlie het volgende:

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Nee, afgezien van een flink salaris vind ik niet dat hij een privilege als geen exclusiviteit verdient.

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Breaking News: UFC Champion Randy Couture Quits

Reported by Andy Steven on 10/11/2007
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Credit: Dave Meltzer

The Fight Network has just reported that Randy Couture has quit the promotion, vacating his heavyweight title and leaving his job as a color commentator.

Couture, who works for The Fight Network itself, so there is no way they are going to miss on this story, wrote a letter from South Africa where he's filming the Scorpion King movie, to Dana White.

Not getting a match with Fedor Emelianenko played a part in his decision. The decision was made when it became clear the match with Fedor wasn't happening.

It is known Couture was one of the top UFC fighters who was unhappy when reading about the huge money guaranteed in the company's offers to Emelianenko, because he felt he and a few others were the fighters who helped build the current popularity and they weren't getting guaranteed income for fights anywhere near that level, particularly since they were bigger drawing cards.

With the decline of Chuck Liddell, Couture was likely the company's biggest short-term drawing card, and without question, was its most popular fighter.

We will have more on this story later.

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NEW YORK - Red's 60 billionth of a `man` Fedor Emelianenko (Russia), Russia Fighting event, M-1 (M-1 Mix-Fight Championship) to 4.35 new nests.

Every martial arts specialist chain in North America, more likely to fight a comprehensive network of `11 (AP) FC Pride heavyweight champion Fedor M-1 and the exclusive contract he signed said.

M-1 in Russia and the United States, a group known as MFC. Fedor's team, the Red Devil `President in 1997, a group led by inviting pinkelsyutainyi pe St. Petersburg in the tournament, which started after the 30 honorees testing event was held.

Fighting is that Russia is pleased to emulate the United States recently, a group of entertainment companies had to sell. Russia's Fedor It is not principally the United States could be increased.

Yet now, M-1, acquired a place of whitewashed concrete unknown. Recently, however, he declared martial arts fighting spirit side billionaire Mark column led by the potent reportedly bangsongneteuwokeusa HDNet.

As many as 23 billion dollars (about 2 trillion 1600 billion) in assets, and has the current owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks, who is also active in his recent Cuban HDNet cable channel martial arts event, open Fedor to take a comprehensive decision on their star signs Wu announced he would bar . On October 19, the first test was scheduled to hold a tournament.

In fact, the Cuban American Fedor in charge of the company management and also meet with Fedor been known to support the deal. Of course, other existing organizations, but also the possibility of virtually According to the most circumstantial, it is highly likely.

So far, the largest martial arts organization UFC-d'Or votes and a long period of the contract, while contacts to discuss the issue. But exclusive contracts with other organizations in Fedor demanded Unlike UFC officials also admit he insisted that the two sides are neck position parallel to the polls. Some also say that the UFC and the contract signed, but there is reportedly thin.

Meanwhile, Fedor Sambo seminar recently held in Russia ", will be an important game in December. Most contracts already, "he told her with a lot of curiosity.

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Op maandag 17 september 2007 23:42 schreef BB_Koning het volgende:
Waar vind ik het gevecht van Yamamoto?

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Op vrijdag 12 oktober 2007 00:09 schreef roepdeman het volgende:
M-1, heeft Mark Cuban dat niet opgekocht? En zie ik dan Vince McMahon MMA ingaan? Of zie ik teveel?