Elsalvajeloco Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Porto Alegre co-main is Edson Barboza vs. Michael Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Coker was not in charge when Jackson joined the Bellator roster. At the time, promotion founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney was the man at the top. However, Jackson says that he didn’t even deal with Bellator officials when signing a contract. Instead, his team met with Viacom, the organization’s parent company. “I signed a deal with Viacom, not really Bellator,” Jackson said during an appearance on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “ Looking at it now, it seems like Viacom just tried to say things that would get me to sign with them so I could fight for Bellator. They never came through on any of the things they said they were going to do for me.” Exactly what did Viacom promise? Quite a lot, according to Lee Gwynn, Jackson's manager and co-founder of Wolfslair Academy. “Basically this deal has five sections to it including TV, movies, pro wrestling, MMA fighting and there was a provision for MTV. It was a very interesting new deal that I’ve never done before,” Gwynn said on Beatdown. “In retrospect, Bjorn Rebney had to fill the UFC’s shoes on Spike TV. He had a big job ahead of him, and I think he put more faith in the system than what he believed. The bottom line is we were sold a dream that never manifested.” During an interview on Fox Sports 1 after the announcement that he was returning to the UFC, Jackson mentioned that he “terminated” his Bellator contract. While that remark drew skepticism from the MMA community, Gwynn essentially affirmed that claim. “We were fully expecting to figure this out and then Bjorn got canned. Scott Coker walked into a complete car crash. He’s gone to great levels to fix the situation....we made many requests to fix it,” Gwynn said. “The contract had a provision in it that allows the fighter to put the promoter on notice for 45 days to attempt to fix the breach. We actually gave Bellator 70 days in the end. We couldn’t fix the problem. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Rep-Unfulfilled-Rampage-Bellator-Deal-Had-Sections-for-TV-Movies-MMA-Wrestling-MTV-79325 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Is anyone going to point out how bogus all the double promotional contracts with Bellator/TNA turned out? I knew the MMA guys trying to cross over into TNA was not going to happen. For starters, King Mo was competing in tournaments which made it practically impossible for him to consistently train and focus on becoming a pro wrestler. I doubt Rampage had the patience to put that time in either. Where is TNA Superstar King Mo? Dealing with TNA, it was bound to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubtingELDANDY Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Those Blackzillians seem to be accused of domestic abuse quite frequently. Add Michael Johnson to the list. Apparently why he had such a long layoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 UFC News @UFCNews 2m2 minutes ago .@RockyPMMA vs @_HOLLYHOLM back on for #UFC184 Story: http://on.ufc.com/1AgywJ3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Here are the final minutes of today's Crocop vs. Ishii rematch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OELr-yTeQmY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Left leg hospital, right leg cemetery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Saffiedine is out of his fight with Matt Brown, and Philippou is out of his fight with Uriah Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Here are the final minutes of today's Crocop vs. Ishii rematch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OELr-yTeQmY Left leg hospital, right leg cemetery! I just watched Aoki vs. Yuki Yamamoto. I find it hilarious that Yamamoto wanted to fight Aoki post-fight AFTER Aoki submitted him with a twister in like negative 30 seconds. How well does he think that's going to turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Saffiedine is out of his fight with Matt Brown, and Philippou is out of his fight with Uriah Hall. 2015 injuries begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I don't think anyone is going to lose sleep over those two fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 You say that now, but watch as the injuries pile up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I am saying it specifically about those fights. I had no idea Costas was fighting Uriah Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Dana scrum news: Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 1m1 minute ago Said he’s extremely interested in Dillashaw vs. Faber and that both guys are open to it. Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 2m2 minutes ago Also said Dillashaw vs. Faber is a fight worth opening up the checkbook for Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 5m5 minutes ago Says Barao likely next for Dillashaw with Cruz out; won't rule out Faber. @jeremybotter: The UFC has scrapped plans to do their own out of competition drug testing. @jeremybotter: White said they realized they had no business managing it after they “fucked up” the Cung Le situation. @jeremybotter: Also interesting: Le agreed to a nine month suspension, but then Lorenzo wanted to extend it to 12 months and Le fought it Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 3m3 minutes ago The UFC is going to fun commissions for extra testing but will not manage it in-house. Luke Thomas @SBNLukeThomas 4m RT @bokamotoESPN: Dana White confirms Conor McGregor will get title shot if he wins in January. Expect Dublin in May. Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 6m Notes from Dana White: he expects 750,000 buys for the PPV. Botter will have a story on the end of the testing program. He also mentioned Croke Park as the likely destination for that Dublin show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 3m White also said Le was 18 times the limit for HGH. Four other guys tested on same card and nobody else was high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 MMAjunkie @MMAjunkie 58s UFC now targets Montreal for UFC 186 on April 25, Dallas for UFC 185 on March 14 http://dlvr.it/7zsc9Y via @MMAjunkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 UFCONFOX @UFCONFOX 3m Dana White: Hector Lombard vs. Matt Brown possible if he wins at UFC 182 http://foxs.pt/1ycNzUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I love how Dana never mentions Lombard in the WW title scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 The UFC also confirmed it is Lawler vs. Hendricks 3 next for the WW title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I love how Dana never mentions Lombard in the WW title scene. Dude, the actual title is booked through late 2015, early 2016. Why would you matchmake for next year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Lombard vs Immortal is a helluva fight and is a huge test of Brown's ability to remember his kid's names in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I love how Dana never mentions Lombard in the WW title scene. Why should he? He's fighting Josh Burkman on Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If he was fighting Woodley instead of Burkman, then it would probably make sense for him to discuss that. However, he isn't. Plus, Dana is probably going to answer where Lombard is in that whole picture anyway (assuming he wins) at the post-fight presser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 My point is Lombard never gets mentioned. Dana has been saying Rory was in the title scene since he beat Che Mills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 He just left middleweight not too long ago. He'll live. Were you not around when Dana try to strong-arm Tyron for like 2 weeks into fighting Hector? You don't need to explicitly say it when you do stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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