Strikeforce bought out by zuffa!

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by daveyboy1609, Mar 12, 2011.


  1. Ne5ville14

    Ne5ville14 Rationalist by default... Full Member

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    WHo here believe that there will be no more SF in less then 2 years ?
     
  2. Big T

    Big T Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I said on another place that once Strikeforce and Showtime are done..that Strikeforce will be gone. I agree with this.
     
  3. Big T

    Big T Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The should start calling the UFC.... The Pac-Man of MMA.
     
  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Strikeforce will become a secondary league like the American League is to the NHL

    like a second division where fighters who are not UFC level but have contracts with ZUFFA go to fight.
     
  5. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP MMA. Welcome to 'Dana White presents the UFC'
     
  6. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree.

    They'll let most of the contracts run out, then renegotiate and merge what they want into the UFC. The UFC brand is so much stronger it makes little financial sense to keep Strikeforce going as an independent entity in the long-term.

    And with Japanese MMA dying a death, ZUFFA is the only place for A-list fighters to make money.
     
  7. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    wow, this is ****ing shocking. another one bites the dust.

    say what you want but ufcs business model is proving unstoppable even when you got a good roster.

    i take this as a clear admission that SF were becoming trouble.

    the UFC roster just got ****ing INSANE!
     
  8. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Apparently Dana is looking to poach Mayhem Miller and Roger Gracie straight away.
     
  9. Overhill

    Overhill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This means that fighters purses won't grow.
     
  10. yaca you

    yaca you Someone past surprise Full Member

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    I liked SF no elbow rule.

    I guess that will be gone when SF gets absorbed into the UFC.

    I hope this means that the tournament will still go as planned who ever wins it fights the winner of Velasquez and JDS.
     
  11. Tko4

    Tko4 Left high kick Full Member

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    Strikeforce will exist as a separate entity about as long as the WEC did. Then it will be eaten by the UFC and the fighters integrated. From a fight stand point, it will be great to see some of these guys tangle. But for MMA as a whole, there's nothing good in this. No competition breeds complacency. Plus, it cuts down on the amount of available MMA to watch.
     
  12. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Less shows, less promoters, less MMA contracts = good for the sport
     
  13. Flash Jab

    Flash Jab Boxing Junkie banned

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    I like how Dana White sounds disappointed.
     
  14. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    *cough, cough*

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