Legit haven't seen a Dada 5000 joke in like five years. That's wild.Cris Cyborg Vs Dada 5000 once in a lifetime
Legit haven't seen a Dada 5000 joke in like five years. That's wild.
Anyways, to add to the rest of the thread, if you think about the like 300-fighter roster being crammed into eight events, the Bellator roster isn't going to look anything like the old one a year from now.
Think 2012-era Strikeforce. The UFC slowly siphoned the bigger names (Mayhem, Hendo, Overeem, Diaz, Werdum, Bigfoot, etc). This pretty much left Strikeforce with champs like Nate Marquardt with very thin divisions to defend against. They still had Melendez and Rockhold, mind you, but they had already beaten most of the contenders left.
In late 2011, Hendo not even knowing if he vacated the Strikeforce title before he fought Shogun and the absorbing of their HW division was pretty much a death sentence for Strikeforce.
None of the UFC fighters were willing to go Strikeforce with Frank Mir and Ed Herman being the exceptions. Guys like Jim Miller, BJ Penn, and Matt Mitrione rejected a Strikeforce crossover as they saw it as a demotion. Jacare apparently had a lot of trouble finding a UFC opponent before Herman stepped in for their final. Main roster PFL guys might see it the same way.
There were seven events planned in Strikeforce during 2012. Sound familiar?
"We're not here to take part, we're here to take over" - "Suga" Ray Zuffo
You're probably right about that, good point. I have always pictured Bellator being #2 and PFL being #3. With prestige alone, I think the Bellator championships are worth more than the PFL Tournament title (barring the million dollars, of course).The difference here is the B side "won" and the fighters from the A side would have no such reluctance fighting people who are generally better known and respected.
That would be depressing as Coker tried his best to find a TV deal and ended up having to sell.TV deal in the US …
With nearly all cards airing on Fridays during the workday in the US, I doubt it's anything more than a streaming deal.TV deal in the US …
I’m convinced it will be more DaznWith nearly all cards airing on Fridays during the workday in the US, I doubt it's anything more than a streaming deal.
The season is the lesser format, yet it will have more exposure than these tent pole type of events for "Bellator", which they are trying to sell as a big deal.
Legit haven't seen a Dada 5000 joke in like five years. That's wild.
Anyways, to add to the rest of the thread, if you think about the like 300-fighter roster being crammed into eight events, the Bellator roster isn't going to look anything like the old one a year from now.
Think 2012-era Strikeforce. The UFC slowly siphoned the bigger names (Mayhem, Hendo, Overeem, Diaz, Werdum, Bigfoot, etc). This pretty much left Strikeforce with champs like Nate Marquardt with very thin divisions to defend against. They still had Melendez and Rockhold, mind you, but they had already beaten most of the contenders left.
In late 2011, Hendo not even knowing if he vacated the Strikeforce title before he fought Shogun and the absorbing of their HW division was pretty much a death sentence for Strikeforce.
None of the UFC fighters were willing to go Strikeforce with Frank Mir and Ed Herman being the exceptions. Guys like Jim Miller, BJ Penn, and Matt Mitrione rejected a Strikeforce crossover as they saw it as a demotion. Jacare apparently had a lot of trouble finding a UFC opponent before Herman stepped in for their final. Main roster PFL guys might see it the same way.
There were seven events planned in Strikeforce during 2012. Sound familiar?
"We're not here to take part, we're here to take over" - "Suga" Ray Zuffo
The first bout was good in that, it’s sloppy enough that fun stuff is happening but I doubt anyone was asking for a rematchCan't believe nobody else is giddy with excitement about Leah McCourt Vs Sinead Kavanagh II