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[MMA] Zuffa Purchases Strikeforce

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by TheDreams, Mar 12, 2011.

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  1. TheDreams

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    #1 TheDreams, Mar 12, 2011
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    WOW.. crazy news. so out of the blue too... i wonder how long it will take to see the sf stars (nick diaz, mayhem, mousasi, reem) in the ufc. even with the acquisition, i bet its only a 30% chance we see ever see fedor in the octagon.
     
    #2 aboinamedray, Mar 12, 2011
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    HOLY CRAP!!!!!

    This sucks for Long Term MMA however extremely cool for the Short Term Fan

    Overall I got to say this sucks though!! however Overeem vs Lesner ahhhhh!!!!
     
    #3 Realjad, Mar 12, 2011
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    HUGE.
     
    #4 sew, Mar 12, 2011
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    lol. Now we can see who really were the pretenders. I'd also love to see if Overeem shrinks a bit. ;)

    Great news for MMA.
     
    #5 Dr of Dunk, Mar 12, 2011
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    The UFC has completely taken over and this IMO is great for MMA. I fully expect too see a merger shortly after the showtime contracts expire.
     
    #6 mikol13, Mar 12, 2011
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    White saying there won't be any 'crossover' between the two.

    http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2011/03/zuffa-buys-strikeforce/1
     
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    I'm not concerned in the least about cross promoted super fights. But I fully expect that there will be a merger once showtime contracts expire, and then...

    This is clearly a move that will benefit the UFC in the future. Why rush anything? It's just not necessary at this time.
     
    #8 mikol13, Mar 12, 2011
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    If you watch the interview, Dana said that there will be no crossover fights. Dana says that the deal is only to take advantage of the global growth of MMA.
     
    #9 cdastros, Mar 12, 2011
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    Overeem vs any ufc hw, Diaz vs Penn or gsp
     
    #10 conundrum, Mar 12, 2011
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    WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Thought this was April 1st, this is insane. All Dana has ever done is **** on Strikeforce...this is nuts!
     
    #11 Like A Breath, Mar 12, 2011
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    hooooooooolllllyyyyyyy friiiiiiiiickkkkkk

    apparently SF will still operate as a seperate org

    CAIN VS OVEREEEM FTW
     
    #12 apollo33, Mar 12, 2011
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    How long before the first anti-trust lawsuit?
     
    #13 KingCheetah, Mar 13, 2011
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    I like StrikeForce. I like the fact that they put fights on CBS every now and then.

    That's what went wrong with boxing. They used to show fights on Saturday Afternoons on ABC, right? World title fights, right?
     
    #14 Kam, Mar 13, 2011
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    Yep, they used to have them on Wide World of Sports it was awesome.
     
    #15 KingCheetah, Mar 13, 2011
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    Yea and now they try to make us pay for a Cotto vs. Mayorga fight. Sure it was a good fight from what I hear. But not worth the money.
     
    #16 wreck, Mar 13, 2011
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    Is there even a market for Tuesday night fights on USA? The only boxing on tv these days are 80 lb mexicans.
     
    #17 Kam, Mar 13, 2011
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    I guess that will depend on how long it takes someone who doesn't understand anti-trust law or the state of MMA in America to file paperwork?
     
    #18 justtxyank, Mar 13, 2011
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