[Centraal] MMA topic #29 The Road to Germany

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Op zondag 31 mei 2009 22:14 schreef Opgezwollenlever het volgende:
Arlovski maakt Rogers af. Opzich wel een mooie fight Overeem - Arlovski.

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Op zondag 31 mei 2009 22:14 schreef Opgezwollenlever het volgende:
Arlovski maakt Rogers af. Opzich wel een mooie fight Overeem - Arlovski.

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Op maandag 1 juni 2009 00:20 schreef Fokski het volgende:

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Ik zie weinig kans dat Arlovksi deze partij pakt. Rogers hoeft maar een van die mokerslagen te landen en het is over en Rogers heeft een stevige kin dus Arlovski gaat hem niet zo maar even afmaken. Een submissie wellicht maar daar zie ik Arlovski niet voor gaan.

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Op zondag 31 mei 2009 22:19 schreef Jajong het volgende:

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Vaak wel, maar Rogers hoeft er maar 1 op zijn kin te legge en tis klaar.

Zijn er nog meer mensen die meedoen aan 't grapplingtournooi zaterdag in Ede? Ik doe mee @ 83kg. Ben een beetje dik geworden na m'n blessure en 't wil er niet meer af . (Vocht in september op 76kg )De klasses zijn -76 en daarna -83 en ben nu 81 ofzo, en niet zoveel trek in veel af te gaan vallen in een week, dan maar op snelheid winnen .

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Op zondag 31 mei 2009 19:50 schreef Fyodor het volgende:

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Hij had z'n hand geblesseerd door een gevecht met een aantal uitsmijters.

Brett Rogers kan z'n mond beter houden, hij wist tot voor kort niet eens wie Alistair Overeem was. Als je broer wordt aangevallen denk je niet na over je Strikeforce title gevecht, dan help je je broer. Het hele verhaal staat trouwens ook op mixfight.nl.

Hoop in ieder geval dat Brett Rogers komend weekend zwaar KO gaat tegen Arlovski. Maar goed, met z'n twijfelachtige kin kan het ook zo andersom zijn
Normaal gesproken is het AO > BR en AA > BR.

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After weeks of speculation, the news is finally official - international superstar Mirko Cro Cop is returning to the UFC. One of the most feared strikers in MMA history, the 34-year old resident of Zagreb, Croatia will be taking on England’s Mostapha Al-Turk in main card action on June 13th’s UFC 99 card at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

The 2006 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix champion, Cro Cop (24-6-2) holds wins over Wanderlei Silva, Josh Barnett, Hidehiko Yoshida, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Heath Herring. And though he only went 1-2 in his first UFC stint in 2007, he is unbeaten in three straight bouts since then and is looking forward to making a run for the UFC crown his second time around.

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Op maandag 1 juni 2009 21:48 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Gegard Mousasi confirmed for DREAM Super Hulk Tournament

en als we het toch over MOusasi hebben, hij zal waarschijnlijk vechten tegen Sobral i.p.v. Belfort @ Affliction III

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Op maandag 1 juni 2009 23:23 schreef Doopy-X- het volgende:
Cro Cop weer back @ UFC
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LAS VEGAS – "Kimbo Slice," the controversial heavyweight who in 2008 headlined the most-viewed mixed martial arts card in history, will be one of 16 contestants on the forthcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter," the UFC's reality TV series.

The UFC president has repeatedly insisted he would not allow Slice to compete in the UFC unless he won his way onto the show by competing on "The Ultimate Fighter."

Slice has called White's bluff and will appear on Season 10 of the highly rated Spike TV series, White has confirmed. Fighters live in the same house and train together, and then fight during the show in a bid to earn a UFC contract.

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Rampage4real
Just got done with a long first day on the job. I liked everybody but one!about 3 hours ago from web

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Op dinsdag 2 juni 2009 08:49 schreef The-Brahma-Bull het volgende:

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Oud nieuws al hoor

Wat wel nieuws is :
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En dat met Rashad en Rampage als coaches, wat een seizoen zal dat worden !

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Op dinsdag 2 juni 2009 08:49 schreef The-Brahma-Bull het volgende:

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Oud nieuws al hoor

Wat wel nieuws is :
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En dat met Rashad en Rampage als coaches, wat een seizoen zal dat worden !

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Op dinsdag 2 juni 2009 09:04 schreef Paxlie het volgende:
Waarom mocht Miller eigenlijk geen soccerkick doen?

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Op dinsdag 2 juni 2009 18:51 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Ben trouwens erg benieuwd waar Dana het over heeft in zijn WEC41 blog.

"Me and Lorenzo had a killer meeting in LA today.. you know ow it goes with deals.. they take time so I cant tell you about it.. but it will change the UFC (and MMA) forever!!!"

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Op dinsdag 2 juni 2009 20:17 schreef The-Brahma-Bull het volgende:

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New York?

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Op woensdag 3 juni 2009 08:41 schreef Fokski het volgende:

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Ik denk eerder een TV-deal.

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Op vrijdag 29 mei 2009 01:39 schreef Fokski het volgende:
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After Barnett fight, will Fedor jump to UFC?
Posted on: June 2, 2009 8:48 pm
Edited on: June 2, 2009 8:58 pm

Last week, Affliction and M-1 Global issued a string of press releases alerting the media to a pair of press conferences -- one to be held Wednesday in New York, and another on Thursday in Los Angeles -- "to announce 'Trilogy,' Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett , on August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA; Live on Pay-Per-View."

That quote is taken directly from one of the press releases, which begs the question: What's left to announce?

Beans-spilling press releases aside, the story here is that Emelianenko vs. Barnett is finally going to happen, not that Affliction is flying people all over the country to reveal that which has already been revealed.

Fedor Emelianenko Barnett (24-5-0) has been the second-best heavyweight on the Affliction roster since virtually day one. But due to a number of circumstances -- Tim Sylvia being available to fight Fedor last summer, Andrei Arlovski getting the honors for Affliction 2 -- he has never fought "The Last Emperor." Not even in Pride, where both men enjoyed lots of career success. At last, Barnett will get his shot at the man widely considered the best heavyweight MMA fighter on this planet.

For Fedor Emelianenko (30-1-0, 1 NC), Barnett not only represents the stiffest challenge possible among guys he hasn't fought yet, but he also may be his final worthwhile opponent outside of the UFC roster. Simply put: If Emelianenko beats Barnett on Aug. 1, there will be no more credible opponents for him in any promotion other than the UFC. And that's where things get truly interesting. Consider the following:

1) After Affliction's second PPV in January, speculation swirled that the company would only promote one more show -- tentatively scheduled for the summer, as "Affliction: Trilogy" is -- before bowing out of the MMA promotion business for good. But in a recent interview with MMA FanHouse's Ariel Helwani, Affliction COO Michael Cohen not only insisted that Affliction: Trilogy would not be the last event, but he promised a fourth, fifth and sixth show.

The trouble is, Emelianenko vs. Barnett is believed to be the last remaining fight on Emelianenko's Affliction contract. If that's the case, and if Emelianenko ends up running the table on Affliction's main event-worthy heavyweights, would it be financially viable for Affliction to re-up Emelianenko if the quality of his PPV opponents will go south? Spending big for a superstar fighter is only worthwhile if the profit outweighs the expenditure, and all indications are that Affliction hasn't yet figured out how to come out of its investments with a profit.

2) If Affliction does try to re-sign Emelianenko, there's a good chance it would be for a lot less money. In this economy, the decision may not even be up to Affliction anymore. They could be willing to pay him $1 million per fight -- hypothetically, of course -- but if they can't secure the financing to pull it off, will they be willing to pay Fedor out of pocket? If the UFC can match or beat Affliction's financial offer to Emelianenko, then the only remaining roadblock to him signing with the UFC would be the exclusivity issue. Which remains a potential deal-breaker for sure, but with Emelianenko running out of options and the UFC still wanting to book him, one or both sides could budge on their demands enough to meet somewhere close to the middle. The state of the MMA business and the world economy in general means that an Emelianenko-UFC negotiation might go a little differently today than it did in 2007 or 2008.

3) While it would take several major pieces falling into place for it to happen, an Emelianenko deal with the UFC might not be as far-fetched as some think. In a February interview with DreamFighters.com , Fedor said "Me and my management hope to get a chance to talk to Dana White in person in June to discuss a possible fight between me and Brock [Lesnar] ." Sure enough, on Sunday -- the last day of May -- Dana White was Twittering about having a "HUGE" meeting in Los Angeles the next day. "Insane for UFC fans if we get this done," he tweeted.

Then, in a video blog posted on YouTube on Tuesday, White mentioned the Kimbo Slice participation on The Ultimate Fighter , and followed up with this:

"Lorenzo [Fertitta] and I had a killer, killer meeting in Los Angeles today, and I was hoping I would be able to tell you about it today, but the way deals go, they take time," White said in the video. "So I can't tell you today, but I can tell you it was a great meeting and I'm feeling very confident that we're gonna get this deal done, and it's gonna literally change the UFC forever."

We know Emelianenko is in the U.S. this week. Could it be?

Wait -- let me rephrase that.

Who else could it possibly be?