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Post by Cela on Feb 7, 2013 20:08:23 GMT -5
Um... what the f***. Why is this even an option? Scumbag UFC: Releases new ranking system... decides title shots outside of it.
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Post by zeez on Feb 8, 2013 18:17:24 GMT -5
They were never going to use rankings to determine title shots. Not when there are more profitable options. They probably only set up the rankings because Fox told them to anyway.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Feb 10, 2013 23:11:40 GMT -5
And to be fair the UFC, Pettis asked for the fight. It kind of took them by surprise but they'd be stupid to not capitalize on such a huge fight.
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Post by mo on Feb 11, 2013 17:23:06 GMT -5
Gabriel Gonzaga vs Travis Browne and Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano are set for the TUF finale. Meanwhile, Manny Gamburyan is injured and both he and his UFC 157 opponent Chad Mendes are off the card.
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Post by mo on Feb 11, 2013 18:55:40 GMT -5
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Post by Cela on Feb 12, 2013 1:12:17 GMT -5
And to be fair the UFC, Pettis asked for the fight. It kind of took them by surprise but they'd be stupid to not capitalize on such a huge fight. Why not go Korean Zombie... he's arguably the most popular guy in the division.
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Post by mo on Feb 12, 2013 23:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 12, 2013 23:06:55 GMT -5
Cain and Bigfoot 2 will probably be as nasty as the first fight.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Feb 12, 2013 23:49:59 GMT -5
Bigfoot as UFC Heavyweight Champion is a preposterous though, but that semi-main could be awesome.
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Post by Lancers on Feb 13, 2013 0:13:28 GMT -5
Wow. That's kinda dumb. I really thought Werdum shoulda got that spot instead. Now what? If Reem beats JDS does he leapfrog Werdum then? That's even worse IMO.
Aldo vs. Pettis is gonna be great. Lamas and Korean Zombie should have a no. 1 contender fight on the same card. I figure the ranking system will ONLY be utilized in non-title fights. Lamas-Korean Zombie would be a great example. Makes the fight that much more meaningful until Melendez or Alvarez decides to drop to 145 also.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Feb 13, 2013 3:11:04 GMT -5
Wow. That's kinda dumb. I really thought Werdum shoulda got that spot instead. Now what? If Reem beats JDS does he leapfrog Werdum then? That's even worse IMO. They didn't give the shot because Verdum is tied up with filming the second season of tuf Brazil and after thats finished he will be fighting big Nog.
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Post by mysterydriver on Feb 13, 2013 9:04:04 GMT -5
/Conspiracy Hat on
The UFC wants Cain to be their big draw to Mexican audiences away from boxing, therefore, they took the momentum Bigfoot currently has to give him a title shot despite Cain utterly mauling Bigfoot in their first encounter that probably isn't even a year old. It's the UFC making sure Cain doesn't drop the belt on his first defense....again.
/Conspiracy Hat off
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Post by Cela on Feb 13, 2013 16:46:00 GMT -5
So... the most one sided victory since Silva/Griffin is getting a second fight? Why?
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Post by Lancers on Feb 13, 2013 18:11:43 GMT -5
Wow. That's kinda dumb. I really thought Werdum shoulda got that spot instead. Now what? If Reem beats JDS does he leapfrog Werdum then? That's even worse IMO. They didn't give the shot because Verdum is tied up with filming the second season of tuf Brazil and after thats finished he will be fighting big Nog. I didn't know about him coaching TUF. Explains that. I would rather not have the coaches have a fight being as that it seems like half the time one of the two guys gets injured in camp and the fight doesn't happen.
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Post by zeez on Feb 14, 2013 18:44:58 GMT -5
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Post by tenshi on Feb 14, 2013 20:57:53 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold is set to be in Brazil in May as part of UFC on FX 8.
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Post by molson5 on Feb 14, 2013 22:02:41 GMT -5
/Conspiracy Hat on The UFC wants Cain to be their big draw to Mexican audiences away from boxing, therefore, they took the momentum Bigfoot currently has to give him a title shot despite Cain utterly mauling Bigfoot in their first encounter that probably isn't even a year old. It's the UFC making sure Cain doesn't drop the belt on his first defense....again. /Conspiracy Hat off Makes sense, though I think of it more as good booking than as a conspiracy.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 22:03:43 GMT -5
Does that mean that the Big Nog/Werdum winner gets the next title shot?
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Post by Sparvid on Feb 16, 2013 23:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by Cela on Feb 16, 2013 23:21:25 GMT -5
Unless I like you!
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