1. 03-12-11 01:34 PM #1
    Thor4140
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    This news blows. Really blows. UFC buys Strikeforce

    http://mmajunkie.com/news/22807/ufc-...trikeforce.mma
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  2. 03-12-11 01:38 PM #2
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    That's is truly bad news...Dana doesn't need those circus freaks...just watering down the UFC name closer to the WWE
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  3. 03-12-11 01:41 PM #3
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    Scott Coker is a joke

    Fedor and Brock could meet now
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  4. 03-12-11 01:41 PM #4
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    Half the fights are staged anyway. With this development now 90% of the fights we be staged.
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  5. 03-12-11 01:45 PM #5
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    Dana buying up all the MMA organizations wreaks of Vince McMahon and his buying up wrestling stuff....he wants to talk all kinds of trash about UFC etc. well he's no different than pro wrestling at this point.
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  6. 03-12-11 01:46 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by daimoshokage View Post
    Scott Coker is a joke

    Fedor and Brock could meet now
    Fedor just got whooped again. Had he not lost, my guess is the deal never happens.
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  7. 03-12-11 01:47 PM #7
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    That's some bullshit
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  8. 03-12-11 01:57 PM #8
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    Maybe we'll get to see a couple decent match ups out of this, doubt it though.
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  9. 03-12-11 02:00 PM #9
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    wow, UFC just gets bigger an bigger. UFC Fights every weekend hopefully!!! I love MMA
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  10. 03-12-11 02:02 PM #10
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    YEAAHAAHAHAHAHHHAA.

    extermemely excited for the coming matches and super fights
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  11. 03-12-11 02:02 PM #11
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    UFC is ruining MMA... at least we will see THE REEM in the UFC....
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  12. 03-12-11 02:03 PM #12
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    bottom line is competition is good for a sport. When u have a monopoly u don't have someone keeping u on ur toes.
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  13. 03-12-11 02:20 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thor4140 View Post
    bottom line is competition is good for a sport. When u have a monopoly u don't have someone keeping u on ur toes.

    this...well said...
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  14. 03-12-11 02:21 PM #14
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    This is great . Strikeforce operates as the minor leagues for now . This is actually great for the sport .


    They are making a splash with the NFL lockout coming
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  15. 03-12-11 02:24 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod1010 View Post
    This is great . Strikeforce operates as the minor leagues for now . This is actually great for the sport .


    They are making a splash with the NFL lockout coming
    superfights definately coming, and i see this operating like smackdown vs raw.
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  16. 03-12-11 02:28 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by jin2daj View Post
    superfights definately coming, and i see this operating like smackdown vs raw.
    No superfights . Dana white has to honor strikeforce contracts . For now they both run seperatly . This is really amazing for MMA .
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  17. 03-12-11 02:35 PM #17
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    yeah dana says no superfights Frank Shamrock might find himself without a job here at somepoint just a guess.
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  18. 03-12-11 02:43 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by teaserpleaser View Post
    yeah dana says no superfights Frank Shamrock might find himself without a job here at somepoint just a guess.
    Broadcasting crew is the first thing they should address. Frank and Guss Johnson have to go.
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  19. 03-12-11 02:50 PM #19
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    They aren't merging, Dana White made that clear. Strikeforce will still have Scott Coker handling things and it will be business as usual. Strikeforce will stay on Showtime and Dana said there will be NO Strikeforce fighters coming over to the UFC, unless their contracts run out, and only then will he think about negotiating with some of them to join the UFC.
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  20. 03-12-11 02:52 PM #20
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    really cuts down on the fighter`s options......it`s dana`s way or the highway.....
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  21. 03-12-11 02:53 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tree Rollins View Post
    They aren't merging, Dana White made that clear. Strikeforce will still have Scott Coker handling things and it will be business as usual. Strikeforce will stay on Showtime and Dana said there will be NO Strikeforce fighters coming over to the UFC, unless their contracts run out, and only then will he think about negotiating with some of them to join the UFC.

    thanks for clarifying tree...i hope white is a man of his word...
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  22. 03-12-11 03:01 PM #22
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    Horrible news. Strikeforce was my cash cow.

    Really hope another organization steps it up quickly and has the financial backing to bring the freak shows, and obvious mismatches back to the betting boards.
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  23. 03-12-11 03:04 PM #23
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    what?
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  24. 03-12-11 03:05 PM #24
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    guys this is good for the sport, this is like the AFL-NFL merger. stop whining. yes its a monopoly but all major pro sports are.
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  25. 03-12-11 03:09 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by RaiderNation MMA View Post
    guys this is good for the sport, this is like the AFL-NFL merger. stop whining. yes its a monopoly but all major pro sports are.
    It isn't so black and white, but you are right there are huge positives coming from this merger.


    There are also some pretty big negatives, just for starters a lot of people liked having variety.
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  26. 03-12-11 03:19 PM #26
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    this is awesome!
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  27. 03-12-11 03:28 PM #27
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    Great. It's like bringing in an expansion team, where in a few years it will seem it was a bad decision.
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  28. 03-12-11 03:31 PM #28
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    It was only a matter of time before Strikeforce would catch up, he bought them to keep them second rate, simple business strategy...
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  29. 03-12-11 03:38 PM #29
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    who is "he"? dana white? zuffa, aka the fertittas, bought strikeforce
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  30. 03-12-11 03:40 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by iifold View Post
    It was only a matter of time before Strikeforce would catch up, he bought them to keep them second rate, simple business strategy...
    Definite business strategy. Strikeforce was gaining in popularity. Too many strikeforce is better than ufc thread. This is bullshit. I hate dana.
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  31. 03-12-11 03:44 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poppa Catfish View Post
    It isn't so black and white, but you are right there are huge positives coming from this merger.


    There are also some pretty big negatives, just for starters a lot of people liked having variety.
    This is bullshit poppa. Competition is great for the consumer. With no competition, we will be forced to watch whatever Dana puts out. I'm super pissed. Now what the fukk happens to the heavyweight tournament. Scott Coker is a bitch.
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  32. 03-12-11 04:43 PM #32
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    i agree its nice to see a different promotion sometimes, but come on guys!! think about all the super fights!! thats better than anything, we finally get to put a p4p list to the test!
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  33. 03-12-11 04:46 PM #33
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    We still have DREAM......
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  34. 03-12-11 05:02 PM #34
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    Dream is a bootleg Pride. This is not a merger. Will be no Strikeforce soon. Dana said the same bullshit when he bought Pride. He said he wasn't gonna change a thing. Yeah ok. He will pluck the few best fighters from Stikeforce, and the rest will be looking for jobs.
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  35. 03-12-11 05:12 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttrace35 View Post
    This is bullshit poppa. Competition is great for the consumer. With no competition, we will be forced to watch whatever Dana puts out. I'm super pissed. Now what the fukk happens to the heavyweight tournament. Scott Coker is a bitch.
    What are you talking about? The NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA sports have absolutely no competition and do quite well offering a product that a majority are very happy with. This isn't quite the same as a business selling a tangible product to consumers or even a service oriented business. As soon as someone gets together a better business plan and a more entertaining product they will then be able to compete with Zuffa and the UFC. But I wouldn't hold my breath
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