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Kevro
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 285-238
Season: 17-7 (#859)
Location: INEZ KENTUCKY
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Anyone here think FOX pushed dana to make the Vera vs Shogun fight a #1 contender fight?
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Post #1 8/2/12 9:19:34AM
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KE Released in MAtter
Career record: 607-362
Season: 20-4 (#268)
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Good ratings help Dana too, so it could very well just be Dana trying to promote the event without influence from FOX
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Post #2 8/2/12 9:56:08AM
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Adrenaline
Belt Contender
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Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: United States of America
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Honestly I think it is all in the name of hyping Jon Jones as long as they can. Don't get me wrong, he has certainly proved himself to be a great fighter but assuming he gets past Hendo (I hope he doesn't and am not counting Hendo out) and then he smashes Shogun/Vera/Bader/Machida again then they can really start hyping him at Anderson Silva levels. Not that any of these guys are easy fights but they are fighters JJ has already beaten so I might be crazy but it seems like they are padding his record by having them rematch so soon. Then again who do you give JJ if Hendo doesn't topple him? Gus is the only guy left and I am glad they are giving him time to develop but is anyone going to take a possible Jon Jones vs Vera II for the LHW title seriously?
Last edited 8/2/12 10:08AM by Adrenaline
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Post #3 8/2/12 10:07:07AM
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Twenty20Dollars
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 847-533
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Maybe, but also Dana trying to hype the fight or trying to answer people's stupid questions.
But, it's not really #1 contender anymore.
I really wish that they wouldn't announce if it's a #1 contender fight because I think that sometimes affects how the fighter fights, maybe they fight not to lose b/c they know a title shot is on the line.
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Post #4 8/2/12 11:57:52AM
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Chael_Sonnen
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 521-343
Season: 17-7 (#819)
Location: Being a Gangster - - doing Gangster things...
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Stop complaining....it's on FREE tv......you could always watch diving (taped delayed) at the Olympics 
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Post #5 8/2/12 12:14:12PM
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Adrenaline
Belt Contender
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Stop complaining....it's on FREE tv......you could always watch diving (taped delayed) at the Olympics
I don't have a TV, so I will complain all I want 
I spend most of my time reading the gospel aka "The Voice of Reason" 
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Post #6 8/2/12 12:47:33PM
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FastKnockout
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 525-315
Season: 16-8 (#1027)
Location: Mississippi
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Shogun/Vera winner is one of very few options. Gustaffson is up there, but they're probably planning on giving him another fight to set him up for a title fight, so other then him all you have left is rematches. Shogun, Vera, Machida, Bader, Rampage, Evans, etc.
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Post #7 8/2/12 1:11:56PM
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Combat Sport and Fitness
Career record: 375-265
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Mean streets of Enumclaw, WA
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i dont know if they pushed dana to make the fight, but since jones has cleaned out most of the division, there wasnt that many other options. i think jones will smash either one assuming he doesnt get H-bombed before that.
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Post #8 8/2/12 2:36:46PM
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infestructure
MMA Sensei
Career record: 269-174
Season: 19-5 (#118)
Location: New Zealand
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Dana know whatever comes out of his mouth garners interest in his brand.
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Post #9 8/2/12 5:04:10PM
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One_Hit_Quit
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 755-433
Season: 20-4 (#98)
Location: IOWA
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I think the only way this benefits Fox is if they have Jones fight (murder) the winner on the next fox card. Otherwise they are just building up this contender on fox to have him fight on a PPV.
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Post #10 8/4/12 2:01:21PM
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prozacnation1978
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 993-519
Season: 20-4 (#43)
Location: san diego
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I'm at the fights.
Met skyscraper struve. Honestly none of the guys tonight deserve a shot. If bader wins I think he is a win away.
I still think now number contender is Alexander the mauler
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Post #11 8/4/12 4:42:58PM
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One_Hit_Quit
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 755-433
Season: 20-4 (#98)
Location: IOWA
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Machida and Shogun should settle their rubber match, winner gets the title shot.
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Post #12 8/5/12 12:16:06AM
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