Guest Edwin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 is it still the deal that, win or lose, Alvarez is done with Bellator after this fight? I believe so, but Eddie better win it. Held said he's still fighting on the card and that a replacement opponent was found for him, but he couldn't say who it was. I'm guessing it's Nate Jolly since Ill Will is fighting Chandler now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just heard Bellator 120 will go forward on PPV. Should be interesting to see how it does. https://twitter.com/TheSavageTruth/status/465197428912963584 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Glad they'e going forward. You have to, you can't pull an Invicta, where at the last minute you make every event free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Glad they'e going forward. You have to, you can't pull an Invicta, where at the last minute you make every event free. PPV companies don't like when you cancel a show once, let alone 2x. This is a major dilemma to consider, if Viacom wants to keep doing PPV. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/465201491775848448 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 So...Mo vs. Rampage is the new main event? That'd be my guess. Bellator's having a conference call in less than 2 hours on the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I think they still have to have Chandler vs. Brooks as the main event since it would still be a 5 round Interim Title Fight and Rampage/Mo would just be a 3 round tournament final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 If it's an interim title fight, that's like three interim titles Bellator put together in the span of like six months. One which was completely pointless. Did UFC ever have that many so close together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 UFC could have, they'd rather just have champs sit out for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Rebney: it's remaining on PPV because it's a PPV-worthy card. It's a must-see event. We've gone from utterly spectacular to spectacular. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/465253855215632384Brooks: you're a fool if you ask if this is PPV worthy. When u ask this, you're making it sound like you're a cheap ass and devalue fightershttps://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/465254139220738048 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Brooks: you're a fool if you ask if this is PPV worthy. When u ask this, you're making it sound like you're a cheap ass and devalue fighters Or people don't like spending $50 for 3 hours of entertainment when theres multiple other fight cards on free TV every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I think they still have to have Chandler vs. Brooks as the main event since it would still be a 5 round Interim Title Fight and Rampage/Mo would just be a 3 round tournament final. Called it. Mo/Rampage is the new headliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 If you're a sports fan in general like me, there is literally no free week until the end of the NBA Playoffs (or NHL playoffs depending your preference) in mid-to-late June. That is when the boxing networks tend to only have a card every 3 weeks. There is nothing on the Bellator 120 card that makes me not want to flip back between the NBA playoff games and Marquez vs. Alvarado. It went to the level of a card that should be on Spike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 This relentless push to get on PPV was foolish. They were nowhere close to the level of being able to put on a big PPV event like this. They really should've waited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Of all the people on the planet, Miguel Torres has signed with GLORY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKash202 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 1. Will there ever be someone with a SUMO background to COMPETE in the UFC? 2. "Japanese American Lives" on PBS. Kristi Yamaguchi introduces "Mrs. Judo." "Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful" tells the inspiring story of Keiko Fukuda, the first woman in the world to attain a 10th degree black belt. "Mrs. Judo" airs on PBS stations this May as part of the Japanese American Lives series hosted by Kristi Yamaguchi. - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 1. Will there ever be someone with a SUMO background to COMPETE in the UFC? Lyoto Machida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 This relentless push to get on PPV was foolish. They were nowhere close to the level of being able to put on a big PPV event like this. They really should've waited. These mid level companies always due themselves in trying to compete with UFC. Like Strikeforce prior to signing Fedor they were churning out a nice solid profit every show because they weren't trying to over expose their product but as soon as they try to play with the big dogs and next thing you know they're going bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Here's my (really long) interview with Wheelock...which in hindsight, should have run a couple of days ago. Thankfully there wasn't a *ton* of Alvarez-Chandler hype, but him not being worried about anything going wrong with the PPV...welp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I read this the other day and wanted to post about what a good job you did, then i forgot. After the bellator show in PA last year, i met up w Sean afterwards and spent maybe 20-30 minutes talking soccer, central states wrestling and the bbc. Always been a cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Brett Okamoto @bokamotoESPN 2m Just spoke to Alvarez. Pretty crazy, said he got knocked out in practice by a head kick before the SECOND Chandler fight. Still fought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 1. Will there ever be someone with a SUMO background to COMPETE in the UFC? Already happened in the early days of UFC. Manny Yarborough and Koji Kitao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glfpunk Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Brett Okamoto @bokamotoESPN 2m Just spoke to Alvarez. Pretty crazy, said he got knocked out in practice by a head kick before the SECOND Chandler fight. Still fought. That's wonderful. Who the hell is throwing headkicks in practice at a guy who's training for a title fight? These guys should be training much smarter. This topic seems to come up a lot now. Seems like a lot of camps are moving further away from having the classic practices where dudes just smash each other and get KO'd in practice but it still seems to be an issue in a lot of places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 They need to go half speed on stuff like that, like throw the kick but come up short just to show that they could've knocked you with a kick in that position without actually doing it. Just like when you do submissions in practice whenever you get in a sub you don't try to fight out of it, you just tap out and continue sparring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Brett Okamoto @bokamotoESPN 2m Just spoke to Alvarez. Pretty crazy, said he got knocked out in practice by a head kick before the SECOND Chandler fight. Still fought. Training partner's watched too many Cro-Cop PRIDE fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If you're getting knocked out by running into someone's hip, which I believe is how he earned his latest concussion, I don't think the commission should be just letting you back into the cage. Mo knocked out Munoz before he fought Hamill and Spong KO'd Cane a month or so before he fought Nedkov. Both of those guys then went out into the cage and got concussed again (rather easily I might add). I know there is the whole never discuss what happens in the gym mentality, but they record these training sessions. I'm sure whatever is on those videos would make a lot of these assigned physicians look like clowns for clearing these fighters bout after bout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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