Unified rules effective immediately in SF!

Totally. I would've loved to seen Jon Jones fight without the elbows, and Florian. They're just game ruiners for me.

 

When has Jon Jones stopped a fight due to cuts?

 

Happy to oblige when can we meet?

 

On the 35th of Julember between Lexington and Parkway. If i don't get there in time start without me. :thumbsup

 

count me in this is my style:gayfight

 

I suddenly don't want to fight anymore.....

 

I miss that **** severe.

 

This sucks I dont like gnp with elbows.


Goes to show that the zuffa takeover will have a huge impact on the way strikeforce is run. It has already begun.

the history of the purchase and takeover of the WEC will probably be a good indicator for what is in store for Strikeforce in the coming months/years.

From wiki:

In December 2006, Zuffa purchased the WEC. With the purchase, the WEC continued as a separate promotion with its own roster of fighters. Adams was retained after the purchase as the organization's matchmaker. Harris and Adams were named co-General Managers and were both active in the new WEC.[1] In 2008, Sean Shelby was named the new match-maker for the promotion by Zuffa.

Zuffa made several changes to the promotion after the purchase. It discontinued its pentagonal cage for a modified version of the UFC's octagonal cage. The championships of fighters who were contracted UFC fighters were vacated. The promotion moved to focus on lighter weight classes, abandoning their heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions and championships, and retaining their bantamweight and featherweight divisions—two divisions not then present in the UFC. After the purchase, several of the WEC events were held in Zuffa's hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, much like the UFC.

The WEC aired their events live on Versus, formerly known as the Outdoor Life Network, TSN in Canada, and on The Score, also in Canada. WEC's first live event was broadcast on June 3, 2007 on Versus from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The WEC announced that it would dissolve their light heavyweight and middleweight divisions after their December 3, 2008 event to further their concentration on lighter classes. Fighters from the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions started fighting in the UFC after the dissolution of their divisions. Also, on February 3, 2009, the WEC officially announced the creation of a 125 lb. flyweight division and the dissolution of its welterweight division (flyweight would have been the last division under the "Unified Rules of MMA" to be activated under Zuffa, excluding Super Heavyweight). Fighters from the welterweight division started fighting in the UFC after the dissolution of their division. The only weight class that still crossed over between the WEC and the UFC prior to the merger was the 155 lb lightweight division.

On January 8, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting announced that AMP Energy would be the official energy drink of WEC. Amp Energy also sponsored three of the WEC's top stars - featherweight Urijah Faber, featherweight Chad Mendes, and bantamweight Joseph Benavidez.

On April 24, 2010, the WEC held its only pay-per-view event, WEC 48, which featured two championship fights. The main event featured WEC Featherweight Champion José Aldo defending his title against former champion Urijah Faber.

On October 28, 2010, UFC President Dana White announced that the WEC would merge with the UFC.​

It will probably be good for strikeforce short term when Zuffa wants to build reconition for many of strikforces stars, but in the long run zuffa WILL absorb Strikeforce entirely.

 

I imagine SF will be kept as the challengers show for up and coming UFC hope much like WEC was for the lower weights. In a few years it will be absorbed as well.

 

Or its kept as somewhere to park aging legends. I mean if you're looking for ratings on Showtime, having the likes of Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin or Tito Ortiz on your roster wouldn't hurt.

 

How many fights have been stopped by cuts from elbows?
That is such a weak excuse to not have them in


If you want a good reason.. its to encourage people to posture up instead of mushing elbows in the face.