I think Velasquez is one of the most exciting fighters in the game. Awesome choice, in my opinion.
Printable View
I think Velasquez is one of the most exciting fighters in the game. Awesome choice, in my opinion.
choice of fighters awesome. choosing to only have one fight? idkQuote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Mccaghren
i think they are only having one fight because they wanted to get a card together on short notice so they could expose it to the FOX audience as quickly as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamGunter
So is this a ppv? Or free cable....
i typed it weirdly earlier, middleeasy is saying partally cuz of the manny vs marquez fight the same nght.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Mccaghren
fox ppv you pay me 44.95 and i'll plug your t.v. back in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corky
ah. i didn't really think about that as a factor. makes even more sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamGunter
The idea behind putting only one fight on the show seems a little flawed to me, but I'm sure there is some sort of strategy behind it. Now, knowing that we only have one fight to show a largely uneducated audience what MMA has to offer, I think JDS vs Valasquez is a perfect fight to showcase this sport.
Two of the most well rounded, well conditioned, and heavy handed fighters in the game today are going to face off for the heavyweight title. While some might see Valasquez's wrestling as potential for a boring fight, I think it is much more likely to lead to an exciting fight that showcases mixed martial arts. People love stand up wars, but again, a large percentage of people will be seeing MMA for the first time, and we need a fight that differentiates MMA from other combat sports such as boxing.
Neither guy is known as a boring fighter, and I cant think of any of either of their fights that werent enjoyable. Cain vs Junior should be a badass showdown of some of the UFC's best boxing, wrestling, or jiu jitsu...maybe even all three! Saying this fight could destroy the UFC is a silly stretch to make. Worst case scenario it is a boring fight, in which case the first full two hour show should be on par with the quality of fights we have come to expect.
I just hope this "one fight" thing doesn't effect other fighters opportunities to pick up their paychecks. And hopefully the fact that these fights are on a more "mainstream" channel I hope they don't end up doing the same idiotic thing that eliteXC did and pay fighters extra under the table to keep it standing.
Hopefully Dana's got more brains than that and will know it will piss off the hardcore fans in a bad way. Seriously, if I found out Dana did anything like that I would stop watching UFC completely.
and my stoner ass remembers it's a title fight so only 30 mins of hype and filler. so not so bad but it would be nice to know what danas doing with the rest of the san jose card.