Fedor Emelianenko to Strikeforce, UFC Declares War, What Does It All Mean? |
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HATE ON, HATERS!
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Well, the Fedor has hit the proverbial fan, or should I say the fans. There is debate as to whether or not this is a game changer. Michael David Smith says yes:
I've long believed that any MMA promotion wanting to compete with the UFC needed to do one of two things: Develop the best women's division in the sport, and sign Fedor Emelianenko.
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Post #1 8/4/09 8:28:08AM
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MiniMan
Standup Guy
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Look out UFC, They got Fedor! woooooooo
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Post #2 8/4/09 8:57:02AM
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sparky
MMA Sensei
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Season: 29-10 (#425)
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Fedor is going to whipe out the Strikeforce Heavy Weight division and be right back to square one!!!
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Post #3 8/4/09 9:20:23AM
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Zekeil
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R.I.P. strikeforce 
Should have kept that sensible buisness plan that has kept them around for a long time.
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Post #4 8/4/09 9:29:09AM
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prozacnation1978
Heavyweight Champ
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Season: 27-12 (#212)
Location: san diego
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i don't know how the ufc would declare war on strikeforce unless they put their pay per views on same days as strikeforce events, what else can they do??
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Post #5 8/4/09 9:33:34AM
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bojangalz
The Original Playground Bully
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Posted by prozacnation1978
i don't know how the ufc would declare war on strikeforce unless they put their pay per views on same days as strikeforce events, what else can they do??
Finalize that deal with ESPN and get UFC counter programming on ABC... That's probably a good place to start.
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Post #6 8/4/09 9:34:44AM
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imanidiot777
In Full Mount
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Posted by bojangalz
Posted by prozacnation1978
i don't know how the ufc would declare war on strikeforce unless they put their pay per views on same days as strikeforce events, what else can they do??
Finalize that deal with ESPN and get UFC counter programming on ABC... That's probably a good place to start.
They probably don't even have to do that to kill Strikeforce, even a decent fight night on Spike on the same night as Strikeforce would be enough to damage their viewership and I'm sure they paid out the ass for Fedor it will kill them financially. But if they did get a deal on ESPN/ABC Strikeforce is 100% doomed.
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Post #7 8/4/09 9:37:56AM
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postman
Heavyweight Champ
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Now say Strikeforce said Fedor gets 10 million a fight will M-1 pick up 5 million of that?
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Post #8 8/4/09 10:49:48AM
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Giant_Ochai
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Love to watch the UFC fanboys cry.
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Post #9 8/4/09 11:18:40AM
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1daveufc
Standup Guy
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well am not bothered if strikeforce goes bust or not its not about promotions like strikeforce or ufc or dream.All a want to see is the best fighters fighting each other thats why am gutted about fedor going to strikeforce.M1-says its not about money to them its about the sport. But thats not the case cause they wud of signed with the ufc if they had wanted to help develope the sport.
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Post #10 8/4/09 12:24:58PM
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george112
Self-Proclaimed
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imo strikefore isnt going to go bust.i dont see why they would.
they have plenty of other fighters that bring in views.not to mention gina and the womans mma.AND fedor.not that fedor himself is a huge US draw.but come on strikeforce is not stupid.give them a little credit.with the right exposure/marketing in the US this could turn out to be big for strikeforce.this could very possibly catapault them into the big leagues as far as competing with the UFC
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Post #11 8/4/09 12:31:18PM
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SpiderSilva
dancing on all the haters 11-0
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Season: 23-16 (#1050)
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Posted by postman
Now say Strikeforce said Fedor gets 10 million a fight will M-1 pick up 5 million of that?
More like whatever strikeforce makes M-1 gets half(only when fedor fights though)
That's good for mma right?
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Post #12 8/4/09 1:23:11PM
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Aether
Heavyweight Champ
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Posted by postman
Now say Strikeforce said Fedor gets 10 million a fight will M-1 pick up 5 million of that?
No, I believe that they would get 10-15% of that, as "managers". But then they also get a certain portion of the overall profits of the card itself added on top. Maybe half, who knows though, We'll have to wait for the specifics of the deal to be released.
Essentially M-1 is being paid twice, as managers and as promoters, despite the fact that they are doing absolutely nothing whatsoever to help with promotion.
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Post #13 8/4/09 5:11:24PM
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EliasG
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No, from what I've read, M-1 keeps the rights to broadcast outside of the US. That means that they can broadcast in Russia, Europe, and Asia where Fedor has strong fanbases. They won't have to promote or pay production costs for the most part so it's a good situation for them. They make revenue without having to do much work.
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Post #14 8/4/09 5:49:25PM
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cmill21
Heavyweight Champ
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Well Strikeforce has the ability to be on tv in Japan.
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Post #15 8/4/09 6:44:22PM
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