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Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 17:21:59 GMT -5
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Our attendance tonight was a sell-out, at 17,000. Early reports indicate a piss-poor buyrate, so we're looking into that to see if there was a problem with out PPV providers or partners. Numbers are sitting at a dismal 2,145 buys.
There weren't many, if any, upsets on this card, but there were some GREAT fights. To be honest, we didn't think this was as predictable a card as it turned out to be, but with prediction numbers all sitting around 80%, we've got to work harder. This may be why our PPV buys were so low. That said, the Evans-Couture fight had a lot of steam behind it, and GSP vs. Silva had a lot of hype behind it as well.
We'll open the floor for questions now, as I am sure there could/should be many
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Post by xx - The Broad Street Bullies on Apr 29, 2014 18:01:45 GMT -5
With the lightweight tournament set, it looks like B.J. Penn is the favorite. Who poses the largest threat to his possible win?
With a Couture - Coleman bout set, who is looking to come on top? What do the Vegas odds look like?
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Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 18:09:37 GMT -5
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Henderson is always a threat, but lately he's had problems with consistency. That said, BJ has had the same problems in the past, so if/when those two meet, it will be a great fight. That being said, I hate looking past Huerta and Edgar, but I just don't see them being a legitimate threat to BJ at this point. That said, if Edgar and Henderson get matched up, I COULD see Edgar upsetting Benson. You never know with this kid.
Before Couture, Coleman has to deal with Alistair Overeem. Vegas odds on THAT fight are slightly in favour of Coleman, who has proved himself before against elite strikers. Overeem hits hard, though, and if he finds some openings, Coleman could be in trouble. Where does that leave Couture and his odds? I guess we'll find out after the Overeem-Coleman fight. I would take Couture over Overeem, but Overeem is far from an easy win for Coleman. We'll see. We've got some classics coming up, that's for sure!
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Post by xx - The Broad Street Bullies on Apr 29, 2014 18:13:27 GMT -5
That is for sure.
Another question:
How long do we see Silva holding onto the Middleweight title? If Anderson doesn't move down, who is his biggest threat?
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Post by The Rocketmen on Apr 29, 2014 21:36:16 GMT -5
Should Wanderlei defeat Anderson Silva - and this is purely hypothetical as I am sure phone calls haven't even been made yet to set that potential championship super fight - are we to expect a possibility of Wanderlei moving to the Heavyweight division with clearly no true contenders left to fight in the 185lbs division?
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Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 21:43:08 GMT -5
How long do we see Silva holding onto the Middleweight title? If Anderson doesn't move down, who is his biggest threat?  |
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Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 22:19:16 GMT -5
Should Wanderlei defeat Anderson Silva - and this is purely hypothetical as I am sure phone calls haven't even been made yet to set that potential championship super fight - are we to expect a possibility of Wanderlei moving to the Heavyweight division with clearly no true contenders left to fight in the 185lbs division? |
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Post by xx - Team GAP on Apr 30, 2014 2:23:52 GMT -5
Where does Rashad go now with this disappointing loss... will he still be given a decent opponent for his next fight or will he be shuffled to the bottom and have to work his way back up again?
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Post by The Sandmen on Apr 30, 2014 2:56:56 GMT -5
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He'll be given a decent opponent. But being a high-level fighter, matchmaking gets hard. I don't want ot give him a pure plug, but I don't want to have him be destroyed by someone above his current skill level. We'll see who's available, if no challenges come about in the mean time. (wink wink)
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Post by xx - Team GAP on May 1, 2014 3:18:50 GMT -5
I feel like your sexually harrassing me with your winks.. can you please stop?
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Post by The Sandmen on May 1, 2014 4:43:47 GMT -5
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No
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Post by The Sandmen on May 1, 2014 4:45:43 GMT -5
The Soviet Union
We want ask what status is if fellow Comrade Khabib. He hero yes?
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Post by The Sandmen on May 1, 2014 4:47:06 GMT -5
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Khabib Nurmagomedov has struggled here, plain and simple. We need to see some results from him like, yesterday if he wants to stay here much longer.
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Post by xx - Team GAP on May 2, 2014 1:49:22 GMT -5
Is Anderson Silva running out of his performance enhancing drugs yet? Because other fighters would like a chance to win. Sorry thats more of a statement rather than a question.
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Post by The Sandmen on May 2, 2014 3:37:05 GMT -5
President
Anderson Silva, as with all ManMMA fighters, has been thoroughly tested for PEDs, and has come back clean. To date, no fighter has anything in thier system that indicates they perform above their potential. Some suspicious spikes were seen on several of Fedor's tests in the past, however.
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= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!