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Brandon Vera and Pablo Garza have filed a third lawsuit.
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Dennis Hallman and Javier Vasquez have filed a similar suit against the UFC with the same lawyers as Quarry, Le, and Fitch (which sounds like a law firm itself).
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Oh damn, GLORY 19 is going to be a half hour from me in Hampton, Virginia in February.
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Jeez, even Cain Velasquez is going, "Damn, that boy gets injured a lot."
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Okay, this is the last picks tally for the year.
In no surprise to anyone, Elsalvajeloco came out on top but it was by using that underhanded tactic of being right much more than anyone else. This makes him a two time champ. It was also the widest distance I can recall between no. 1 and no. 2 as he was almost 200 points ahead. Congrats!
PREVIOUS PICKS CONTEST WINNERS
2009: sprewell rimz
2010: Elsalvajeloco
2011: epwar
2012: sprewell rimz
2013: Nenz2014: Elsalvajeloco
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BONUS EVENT #1 (Le règne du Superman: Stevenson vs. Sukhotsky)
Elsalvajeloco: 9
epwar: 6
TheVileOne: 6
EVENT #121 (Titan FC 32: Green vs. Siler)
Elsalvajeloco: 11
TheVileOne: 8
epwar: 6
BONUS EVENT #2 (Showtime Boxing Special Edition: Cuellar vs. Tamayo)
epwar: 20
Hail Saban: 18
Elsalvajeloco: 17
TheVileOne: 4
EVENT #122 (UFC Fight Night 58: Machida vs. Dollaway)
epwar: 22
Elsalvajeloco: 18
Hail Saban: 18
TheVileOne: 15
2014 POINT TOTALS
1. Elsalvajeloco: 2678
2. epwar: 25043. TheVileOne: 1596
4. Zero: 1328
5. The Natural: 1053
6. keith_h: 673
7. twiztor: 415
8. smitlick: 360
9. grizzlyedwin: 236
10. sagefrancis: 172
11. Nenz: 11912. Hail Saban: 63
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I knew the Colts didn't care, but I didn't think they'd make it this obvious.
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Rule #1 in a contract dispute: Don't put your faith in Rampage knowing what the hell he is talking about.
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WTF!?! WHY IS UFC 173 ON?
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Yeah, they did a Rampage show but it was only like 4 episodes. He is insane.
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Fun to revisit this thread.
In terms of champs, Elsalvajeloco was the only person to mark Robbie Lawler as the welterweight champ. The Natural and I got Esparza right as the ladies Strawweight champ. -
Exactly. His in cage prowess may have shrunk, but the UFC knows that Rampage drew great ratings for Bellator each time he was on. And PPV sales were at an all time low this year due to lack of stars (GSP and Anderson both gone). It should be interesting to see how this unfolds.
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Co-promotion! No monopoly! I kid.
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BONUS EVENT #1
POINT TOTAL: 2450
Le règne du Superman: Stevenson vs. Sukhotsky (12/19/2014) - Québec City, Québec, Canada (Colisée Pepsi)
WBC & Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Championship: Adonis Stevenson vs. Dmitry Sukhotsky - Stevenson, DEC
Andre Dirrell vs. Derek Edwards - Dirrell, TKO, R4
Ionut Dan Ion vs. Kevin Bizier - Bizier, DEC
Artur Beterbiev vs. Jeff Page Jr. - Beterbiev, TKO, R2
EVENT #121
POINT TOTAL: 2450
Titan FC 32: Green vs. Siler (12/19/2014) - Lowell, MA (Tsongas Center)
Des Green vs. Steven Siler - Green, TKO, R2
Rick Hawn vs. Carlo Prater - Hawn, DEC
Illiarde Santos vs. Nick Honstein - Santos, TKO, R2
Ryan Quinn vs. Milan Zerjal - Quinn, DEC
BONUS EVENT #2
POINT TOTAL: 2450
Showtime Boxing Special Edition: Cuellar vs. Tamayo (12/20/2014) - Shelton, WA (Little Creek Casino Resort)
Interim WBA World Featherweight Championship: Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar vs. Ruben Tamayo - Cuellar, TKO, R2
Julian Williams vs. Jamar Freeman - Williams, TKO, R3
Julius Jackson vs. Jonathan Nelson - Jackson, TKO, R2
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Christopher Martin - Russell Jr., DEC
Anthony Peterson vs. Hector Velazquez - Peterson, TKO, R1
Dominic Wade vs. Eddie Hunter - Wade, TKO, R2
Tony Harrison vs. Tyrone Brunson - Harrison, TKO, R2
Yasmany Consuegra vs. Byron Polley - Consuegra, TKO, R1
EVENT #122
POINT TOTAL: 2450
UFC Fight Night 58: Machida vs. Dollaway (12/20/2014) - Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil (Ginásio José Corrêa)
Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway - Machida, DEC
Renan Barão vs. Mitch Gagnon - Barão, DEC
Antônio Carlos Júnior vs. Patrick Cummins - Cummins, DEC
Elias Silvério vs, Rashid Magomedov - Magomedov, DEC
Erick Silva vs. Mike Rhodes - Silva, TKO, R1
Renato Carneiro vs. Tom Niinimäki - Carneiro, SUB, R2
Marcos Rogério de Lima vs. Igor Pokrajac - de Lima, TKO, R1
Daniel Sarafian vs. Antônio Dos Santos Jr. - Sarafian, DEC
Darren Elkins vs. Hacran Dias - Dias, DEC
Leandro Issa vs. Yuta Sasaki - Sasaki, SUB, R2
Márcio Alexandre Jr. vs. Tim Means - Means, DEC
Vitor Miranda vs. Rodney Collier - Collier, DEC -
Is it weird that I've seen all three of Elias Silvério's UFC fights and I literally have no recollection of them?
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So in 14 months, we will have seen the same fight three times in a row. That has to be a UFC first, right? Actually, I don't mind as Hendricks got screwed in this last fight.
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Potts is all like, "Damn, can't I get a wrestler?" Three heavy strikers in a row.
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Josh Gross has a nice piece up on how this suit came into being:
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Here is the actual suit. For fun, search Dana White. And now you will understand why he's effectively had a muzzle put on himself.
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In terms of actual gate revenue, Bellator is a fringe competitor.
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Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 6m6 minutes ago
Plaintiffs and details for the class action lawsuit against the UFC will be revealed at a press conference tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT.
Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 6m6 minutes ago
The press conference is at the Hyatt in downtown San Jose.
SJ? I guess Meltzer has to go then.
I figure Cung Le will probably be the only guy on the current UFC roster involved.
Damn, I'm a badass.
Here's the law firm's press release:
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And in the "I haven't heard that name in ages" category...
Carlos Newton is not a party to the lawsuit. Yet. But he was the impetus for it. I'll have a look at how that came to pass in my story.
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The folks suing the UFC are Cung Le, Jon Fitch, and Nate Quarry.
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Yeah, we could see the likes of Baroni or Wanderlai on there. But of the current roster, I can't imagine anyone outside of Le wanting to be brave/crazy enough to step to Dana while under contract. We shall see.
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Excellent write ups. You should be writing for an MMA site (if you aren't already).
I went with Sterling as he has impressed me the most with his combo style of striking and wrestling.