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Don King Prepared To Monetize MMA, Take On UFC

Don King Prepared To Monetize MMA, Take On UFC
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And not only that, but he actually discussed MMA without trashing it in favor of boxing. The famed boxing promoter, still going strong at 78 with slightly less but still-electric hair on his head, recently put over UFC while saying he's "the people's promoter. Whatever the people want, I'm going to promote". And that means MMA, particularly a league capable of competing with UFC and thus making MMA as a whole more competitive and not UFC then everyone else.

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Post #1   10/30/09 12:44:02PM   

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I love the idea. If anyone can do it, it's the man himself...

DON KING!!

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“Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the world. It is something that is within each of us.”
– Evan Tanner 1971-2008

"Be better than you think you can be. Don't quit two minutes before the miracle. Believe."-Charles "Mask" Lewis

My blog: Japanese wrestling news, results, info

Post #2   10/30/09 12:45:24PM   
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my only question is who will mercer face in Kings first main event?

Post #3   10/30/09 12:46:23PM   

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Don King is one crazy bastard! He's left it too late to take on the UFC but him considering promoting MMA just proves how popular it has become!

Post #4   10/30/09 12:48:47PM   

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It will be hard to take on the ufc as affliction found out but a hope it works for the sport its self.

Post #5   10/30/09 12:51:22PM   

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This man IMHO is the biggest figure who made boxing the shameful corupt sport it is today.
Keep him out of MMA.

Post #6   10/30/09 2:09:07PM   

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Stay out of our sport, you crooked scumbag.

Post #7   10/30/09 3:21:09PM   

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Posted by StorminYourman

This man IMHO is the biggest figure who made boxing the shameful corupt sport it is today.
Keep him out of MMA.



this^^^^^^^

Post #8   10/30/09 3:57:34PM   

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THE END IS NEAR.....

Post #9   10/30/09 4:59:57PM   

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but a funny quote.

I was watching Don Kings biography movie on HBO, and there was a scene where he was in the bathroom making a business deal. Don enters with the business man as they are talking, he goes washes his hands, then goes takes a piss at the urinal. He closes the deal and is opening the door of the bathroom to leave and the other guy says, hey aren't u gonna wash your hands. and a evil smirk came across his face as he replied " I wash my hands before i touch my dick"

hahaha if its not funny to u too bad, i cried of laughter when i heard that and now wash my hands before i piss.

Post #10   10/30/09 5:17:29PM   

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i don't even wanna see him trying to fix fights in mma

Post #11   10/30/09 7:30:22PM   

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i'm pretty he sure he promoted Lyoto in the last fight...he's already here!! hehe :)

Post #12   11/1/09 9:54:33PM   

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Don King helped destroy boxing, the last thing MMA needs is King.

Post #13   11/1/09 11:22:53PM   
 
 
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