Gazz Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Lil Nog is out of his fight with Gustaffsson, Thiago Silva is replacing him. JDS vs Overeem is set for 146 and Frankie Edgar is getting an immediate rematch against Henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Drags Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is there some sort of unwritten rule or champion's contract clause that grants them an immediate rematch? Or is it just done on popularity regarding the fighter or quality of the original title fight, or whether there was a shady decision? Or do I just not like Frankie Edgar enough to think he deserves a rematch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Its all up to Joe Silva. I mean Brock didn't get an immediate rematch, nor did Shogun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is there some sort of unwritten rule or champion's contract clause that grants them an immediate rematch? Or is it just done on popularity regarding the fighter or quality of the original title fight, or whether there was a shady decision? Or do I just not like Frankie Edgar enough to think he deserves a rematch? It seems to depend on how closely contested the fight was. People for some reason think Edgar won. I think it also has to do with how dominant the champion was leading up to that fight. If JDS loses decisively to Overeem, I don't expect he'll get an immediate rematch, because he hasn't established himself as someone who can sit atop a division for a lengthy period of time. If you want to be cynical, I'm sure the fact that another Edgar/Henderson fight will get more buys than another Henderson/Pettis fight also plays into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I don't mind Frankie Edgar getting a rematch because I enjoyed seeing the fight and would like to see it again, but I thought although it was close Henderson won it and I can't see how you can argue it for Edgar. What I also don't like about the rematch is that it puts the winner of Miller/Diaz on the shelf for longer and Pettis on the sidelines for longer in terms of getting a title shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is that 'proven' (as far as that is possible) that Edgar vs Henderson would do more buys then Pettis vs Henderson? The latter is a rematch of the 'matrix kick'-fight. That should at least be sellable, no? And Edgar has been a good champ... but he's nowhere near a superstar (not like Jones, Silva or GSP). I don't like the rematch for a couple of reasons: the first fight was not close enough and this puts the lightweight division again in a lock. I'd preferred another contender (Pettis) first and Edgar vs Miller/Diaz winner for the next shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is that 'proven' (as far as that is possible) that Edgar vs Henderson would do more buys then Pettis vs Henderson? The latter is a rematch of the 'matrix kick'-fight. That should at least be sellable, no? And Edgar has been a good champ... but he's nowhere near a superstar (not like Jones, Silva or GSP). I don't like the rematch for a couple of reasons: the first fight was not close enough and this puts the lightweight division again in a lock. I'd preferred another contender (Pettis) first and Edgar vs Miller/Diaz winner for the next shot. Edgar = bigger name than Pettis, matrix kick or not. And I think you're overestimating the amount of people who've seen that kick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah, Edgar/Henderson will almost certainly do the bigger buyrate. Doesn't make it the right call, but definitely the bigger fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Will a second fight make that much bigger of a buy rate, though? I highly doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) Is TUF going to be on FX in the UK? EDIT- Never mind, it's on ESPN. Edited March 9, 2012 by cymru96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Oh snap, it's live.. and my girlfriend's coming over tonight.. unlucky for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) Is it tonight? That snook up. No early night for me then. EDIT: Got the words in the wrong order. Been a long day. Edited March 9, 2012 by WalkerWGZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Aye, 2am on ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Drags Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 ohmygodbrokentoe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobBe Nobbs Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I fucking love Roy Nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 The full list of competitors for TUF: Brazil is as follows: Middleweights Sergio Moraes Cezar Ferreira Leonardo Mafra Teixeira Daniel Sarafian Gustavo Sampaio Richardson Moreira Fabio Luiz Vital da Costa Renee Forte Joao Paulo de Souza Francisco Drinaldo Thiago Rela Charles Maicon Gilberto Galvao Thiago de Oliveira Perpetuo Samuel Trindade Delson Heleno Featherweights Alexandre Ramos Rony Mariano Bezerra Godofredo Pepey Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini Anistavio Medeiros Johnny Goncalves Hugo Viana Fernando Duarte Guerra Rodrigo Damm John Texeira Rafael Bueno Wagner Campos Pedro Nobre Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva Dileno Lopes Giovanni da Silva Santos, Jr. The former Newcastle midfielder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well, he was shit at football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MIL Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Just FYI... In what will prove to be a much talked about issue in what is likely to be a never-ending battle between promoters of PPV events and those who stream them illegally, Zuffa LLC is going after the consumers as well as the distributors. Despite warnings on the shows, nobody has ever gone after individual consumers. As part of legal action against the web site GreenFeedz, which streamed UFC 130 to UFC 142 illegally and was threatened with legal action, Zuffa was able to obtain e-mail addresses, usernames and each individual event streamed, as well as IP addresses of everyone who watched an event through that web site. They will be legally going after the individual consumers for copyright violations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 It'll be really interesting to see what comes of that. Suspect that was a site that sold streams though, not a justin.tv type, based on the need for usernames and passwords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Maia is moving down to welterweight. Hope this is a good move for him but welterweight is pretty stacked too. And Hunt vs Struve will apparently be added to UFC 146. I guess that means we will (or at least could) see an all-heavyweight main card! Dos Santos Vs Overeem Velasquez Vs Mir Antonio Silva Vs Nelson Gonzaga vs Del Rosario Hunt vs Struve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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