This is why I will continue to buy PPV.

Good to hear but you should have given us more than 4 fights on the main card (including the main event).

[quote comment=”142003″]Good to hear but you should have given us more than 4 fights on the main card (including the main event).[/quote]

5 fights on the main card, that includes the main event. Its like that on all PPVs. Though I agree, I wish they would show more. I understand the Time limit, and the reason they show all the commercials, etc is because they have to prepare for the next fight, however they could atleast show highlights from the undercard bouts in between fights.

He know’s he F’d up by putting UFC 72 on PPV..this is just to make up for that.

even still, it’s nice to feel some kind of kickback after dumping endless amounts of money into all those PPVs. For a free one, this is a pretty good card. Thanks Dana, for once.

[quote comment=”142008″][quote comment=”142003″]Good to hear but you should have given us more than 4 fights on the main card (including the main event).[/quote]

5 fights on the main card, that includes the main event. Its like that on all PPVs. Though I agree, I wish they would show more. I understand the Time limit, and the reason they show all the commercials, etc is because they have to prepare for the next fight, however they could atleast show highlights from the undercard bouts in between fights.[/quote]

Exactly..I can’t recall the last time we had 4 fights including the main. The standard is generally 5 fights on the PPV. Hey, it’s still great on Spike that’s for sure, but they should have kept it exactly the same as the other UFC cards.

im glad this is free on Spike tv. I just wish Spike was in HD. Oh well. Remember to get your picks in for this fight.

This is still pretty damn awesome. The UFC is not trying to squeeze every penny they can out of us(yet). Should be a good night.

I do appreciate this baecuase Dana did not have to give us this… This event woulda sold millions of pay per views even if it had to air at 2 pm. Good lookin out Dana, I hope he keeps this up, giving us a good event for free every once in a while. How is the UFC gonna use HBO, because I herd Dana wanted to have saturday’s event on HBO.

[quote comment=”142003″]Good to hear but you should have given us more than 4 fights on the main card (including the main event).[/quote]

Stop complaining. Its free. You are complaining about a unification fight card that is STACKED for free!!!! Stop being a hard a$$. This is an AMAZING card to get for free.

[quote comment=”142008″][quote comment=”142003″]Good to hear but you should have given us more than 4 fights on the main card (including the main event).[/quote]

5 fights on the main card, that includes the main event. Its like that on all PPVs. Though I agree, I wish they would show more. I understand the Time limit, and the reason they show all the commercials, etc is because they have to prepare for the next fight, however they could atleast show highlights from the undercard bouts in between fights.[/quote]

I like the highlights idea. Also, I still think that it would have been good to put the last PPV on free tv and use that as a tool to promote this event for PPV. I think that the last event was great. I enjoyed every single fight on it and I think that this PPV will be good as well. But I just think of the squandered opportunity to use the last even to hype this one.

DANA WHITE IS SO FULL OF SHIT! He makes it seem like hes giving us this on Spike for free because he loves his UFC fans. Thats such BS! Do you really think he would give us the first title unification belt ever in MMA free if he couldnt help it?? Here are the reasons that i believe the card is free…(some of these reasons were the same reasons some of his last events were free on spike)….
1. He messed up or a deal fell through with his PPV promoters in either London or the U.S.
2. The time difference ( people would have to get the event live in the daytime)
3. Dan Henderson not being well known from the UFC fans that just jumped on the UFC bandwagon afte the Ultimate Fighter 1. Plus the same fans that had never heard of Cro Cop and heard all this hype only to see him get laid out in the first round might think hes just another bullshit fighter..(idiots)

These are just a few reasons. I dont believe it one bit that CHEAP ASS Dana White is giving us the event for free cause he cares about his fans. He doesnt even care about his fighters (pays them like shit) let alone his fans

I just can’t get around the fact that Jackson and Henderson are boys. I don’t recall a time when two guys were pals as much as this case. I’d like to see how this affects the fight. I’m sure they’ll both bring it because their professionals but let’s see how it unfolds.

Have you noticed that there has been almost no talking leading up to this fight?

You won’t see any choke being held on for 2 extra seconds in this one that’s for sure. An extra couple hits after a knockout, they’ll probably skip that too.

Since I will be attending a family party during the fight’s air time, I will have to record this one. Actually, since I can fast forward through the commercials this will turn out to be a good thing. Now if I can just keep from hearing any of the results.

I just hope there are many more “Free Events” to come.

[quote comment=”142060″]I just hope there are many more “Free Events” to come.[/quote]
It would be cool for us fans that buy every pay-per-view get to see a free event such as UFC 75 from time to time. Plus, since it’s on cable tv, it may attract many new fans. It’s a rare smart move by Dana.

This is why they need to sign with HBO. That way we are guaranteed some sweet cards for free…if you have HBO. If you dont, oh well.

Whenever a PPV comes to the UK I have to pay to see it. When its in America I watch it for free. Do you guys [Americans]have to payout money to watch WWE events in the UK? If you don’t then whatever stops them [WWE] from charging you is probaly what is stopping Dana from charging you. If you do still have to pay for WWE events when they are in the UK then you yanks should be greatful. As for me I’ll shell out the money as usually I don’t have to and I’ll be greatful for such a historical event taking place in my city.

[quote comment=”142083″]Whenever a PPV comes to the UK I have to pay to see it. When its in America I watch it for free. Do you guys [Americans]have to payout money to watch WWE events in the UK? If you don’t then whatever stops them [WWE] from charging you is probaly what is stopping Dana from charging you. If you do still have to pay for WWE events when they are in the UK then you yanks should be greatful. As for me I’ll shell out the money as usually I don’t have to and I’ll be greatful for such a historical event taking place in my city.[/quote]

DUDE WWE SUX !!!!! I wouldnt watch it let alone buy it on PPV.

It’s nice that the UFC is putting on such a great card for free, my only bitch is that when I pay for pay-per-view, I would like to see the undercard as well and not so much hype and BS shown.

If this was live in vegas it would be a ppv. Just like 72 was live in ireland and it came on at like 3 pm. If they could charge $$ for a ppv on a 8 hr tape delay, they would

[quote comment=”142035″]I just can’t get around the fact that Jackson and Henderson are boys. I don’t recall a time when two guys were pals as much as this case. I’d like to see how this affects the fight. I’m sure they’ll both bring it because their professionals but let’s see how it unfolds.

Have you noticed that there has been almost no talking leading up to this fight?

You won’t see any choke being held on for 2 extra seconds in this one that’s for sure. An extra couple hits after a knockout, they’ll probably skip that too.[/quote]

Its refreshing to c 2 great fighters say nothing bad about each other, just go out n compete hard against each other while still
showing respect amd class.

Note to Tito Ortiz: We would rather c 2 good fighters, say nothing about each other, and than fight hard, Than to c Tito Talk all this personal shit to sell a fight, and then fight like a washed up bumb!

Tito, If you were the best in the world, like u say you r, u wouldnt have to talk trash to sell your fights, If you were good, your presence would b enough to sell the fight.

I would never pay to c Tito fight, unless it was against someone who I think will beat the living crap out of him

[quote comment=”142107″]If this was live in vegas it would be a ppv. Just like 72 was live in ireland and it came on at like 3 pm. If they could charge $$ for a ppv on a 8 hr tape delay, they would[/quote]

EXACTLY!! DANA WHITE IS FULL OF IT!!

Getting this card free is great, although I would like to see the undercard fights when paying for PPV and not all the bullshit hype of the main card. Still hate Dana, especially after he copped out on the last free fight card.

Dana white: Shut your Mouth…. u wanna do something for us fans, than get FEDOR in hte freaking octagon. Im more than happy to pay for all the events, I dont want your stinking free events, I want to c every top 10 fighter in the world in the UFC…. Thats what Dana could do for us Fans, everything else is crap…. He knows many people wouldnt buy a 2 pm broadcast on pay per view. when the UFC fought in Ireland, it was the 1st time I didnt order the fight, I went to a bar to c it.

Dana looks like he’s been missing sleep in the fedor sweeptakes. Thank you for UFC 75.

Yeah, Dana we are so grateful to you for not making us pay for a ppv fight that would take place somewhere around 11:30am on the West Coast! He’s really looking out for us!

[quote comment=”142137″]Dana white: Shut your Mouth…. u wanna do something for us fans, than get FEDOR in hte freaking octagon. Im more than happy to pay for all the events, I dont want your stinking free events, I want to c every top 10 fighter in the world in the UFC…. Thats what Dana could do for us Fans, everything else is crap…. He knows many people wouldnt buy a 2 pm broadcast on pay per view. when the UFC fought in Ireland, it was the 1st time I didnt order the fight, I went to a bar to c it.[/quote]
Fedor stalker, LOL!

How dare they give us FREE fights! I only watch PPV. I’m insulted! I give up on MMA…
Well, maybe after I watch this one, but no more.

[quote comment=”142091″][quote comment=”142083″]Whenever a PPV comes to the UK I have to pay to see it. When its in America I watch it for free. Do you guys [Americans]have to payout money to watch WWE events in the UK? If you don’t then whatever stops them [WWE] from charging you is probaly what is stopping Dana from charging you. If you do still have to pay for WWE events when they are in the UK then you yanks should be greatful. As for me I’ll shell out the money as usually I don’t have to and I’ll be greatful for such a historical event taking place in my city.[/quote]

DUDE WWE SUX !!!!! I wouldnt watch it let alone buy it on PPV.[/quote]

Ha ha ha I agree with that, but WWE is the greatest sitcom on TV. Its for kids who are too young to watch UFC. I just wanted to know if its some sort of rule to do with charging for events oversea’s hosted on the UK main land. WWE was the only other American sport (and I use that term while laughing in front of my PC) I could think of that comes here.

Anyway I’m glad you guys are getting it for free, I wonder how long us brits will be able to watch these US PPV’s free of charge. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy it!

Yeah, I don’t quite buy this ‘for the fans’ crap. UFC is a business. They certainly wouldn’t do this unless in one way or another it benefited the UFC somehow, not the fans. I agree if this was in Vegas and not on tape delay, it would be PPV. He knows PPV buys will be way down because of the tape delay, and he learned from the Ireland show no one will buy it in the daytime, so really what other choice does he have than to put it on Spike and hopefully gain more mainstream exposure which will lead to higher PPV buys down the line and/or ideally show the major networks like NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX what kind of viewer numbers they can achieve and hopefully strike a deal with them down the line, which I would imagine would be more lucrative than only PPV’s. If they were throwing away $40 million or whatever on these free shows without any chance to see a return on their investment, believe me they wouldn’t do it. There’s always an agenda and the reason is ALWAYS money. Good business decisions IMO, I just wish we weren’t fed this BS that its all for the fans. No one’s buying it, Dana!!!

[quote comment=”142137″]Dana white: Shut your Mouth…. u wanna do something for us fans, than get FEDOR in hte freaking octagon. Im more than happy to pay for all the events, I dont want your stinking free events, I want to c every top 10 fighter in the world in the UFC…. Thats what Dana could do for us Fans, everything else is crap…. He knows many people wouldnt buy a 2 pm broadcast on pay per view. when the UFC fought in Ireland, it was the 1st time I didnt order the fight, I went to a bar to c it.[/quote]

I agree! DW and company keep saying all they want is the best fighters fighting in the UFC. If that’s all they truly cared about then they would have got Fedor already. I understand reasons and business decisions behind why they haven’t yet, but I’m tired of hearng them feed BS down our throats. They should just be honest and call it like it is. At the end of the day, its always about the money.

[quote comment=”142209″][quote comment=”142137″]Dana white: Shut your Mouth…. u wanna do something for us fans, than get FEDOR in hte freaking octagon. Im more than happy to pay for all the events, I dont want your stinking free events, I want to c every top 10 fighter in the world in the UFC…. Thats what Dana could do for us Fans, everything else is crap…. He knows many people wouldnt buy a 2 pm broadcast on pay per view. when the UFC fought in Ireland, it was the 1st time I didnt order the fight, I went to a bar to c it.[/quote]
Fedor stalker, LOL![/quote]

LOL that cracked me up!

Dana White > Mother Theresa?

still dont make up for Babalu!

Good business Mr. White…Damn good business

Ill be the first to apologize to Dana White,ufcmainia and fans. I should have waited to here more of the other side in the Babalu case. Apparently Dana white punished him but at the same time did him a favor. He released his contract to suspend him from the Ufc, if he were to suspend him under contract he wouldn’t be allowed to fight any were so he wouldn’t make any money, if this is true im deeply sorry. Dana White did say i never said he wouldn’t fight in the Ufc again!

The UFC still have obligations to fulfill with SpikeTV, that’s why the show isn’t on PPV. Once UFC’s obligations are done you’ll see more PPVs.
It’s not a very exciting card, but, for free, it’s a good card.

[quote comment=”142497″]The UFC still have obligations to fulfill with SpikeTV, that’s why the show isn’t on PPV. Once UFC’s obligations are done you’ll see more PPVs.
It’s not a very exciting card, but, for free, it’s a good card.[/quote]

Not very exciting what?????????????????????????????????
There has to be at least one fight on the card that you think might be exciting. Free or not this is a great card maybe it could be better depending upon your opinion but one things for sure it could be alot worse.

[quote comment=”142548″][quote comment=”142497″]The UFC still have obligations to fulfill with SpikeTV, that’s why the show isn’t on PPV. Once UFC’s obligations are done you’ll see more PPVs.
It’s not a very exciting card, but, for free, it’s a good card.[/quote]

Not very exciting what?????????????????????????????????
There has to be at least one fight on the card that you think might be exciting. Free or not this is a great card maybe it could be better depending upon your opinion but one things for sure it could be alot worse.[/quote]
Oh, I’m not saying that it’s going to be dull. I’m really interested in seeing Jackson vs Henderson. I’m only mildly curious about Bisping’s match, though. I remember the hype on Cro Cop and then saw him get KO’d, so I’m not hyped on it. The rest of the fighters I don’t know anything about.

[quote comment=”142564″][quote comment=”142548″][quote comment=”142497″]The UFC still have obligations to fulfill with SpikeTV, that’s why the show isn’t on PPV. Once UFC’s obligations are done you’ll see more PPVs.
It’s not a very exciting card, but, for free, it’s a good card.[/quote]

Not very exciting what?????????????????????????????????
There has to be at least one fight on the card that you think might be exciting. Free or not this is a great card maybe it could be better depending upon your opinion but one things for sure it could be alot worse.[/quote]
Oh, I’m not saying that it’s going to be dull. I’m really interested in seeing Jackson vs Henderson. I’m only mildly curious about Bisping’s match, though. I remember the hype on Cro Cop and then saw him get KO’d, so I’m not hyped on it. The rest of the fighters I don’t know anything about.[/quote]

Now thats an actual valid point and opinion. Kind of refreshing to hear. I thought you might go on a rant about how Dana dont know his a$$ from a hole in the ground and that this fighter sucks and that fighter sucks. Gotta admit i was surprised to see you write “The rest of the fighters I don’t know anything about.” Alot of posters wont admit that they dont know anything about certain fighters. So cool i deff understand your reason for not being to excited about the fight card.

The reason he’s doing this is because both Rampage and CroCop had contracts from previous orgs that included a cut of the PPV.

I can’t remeber for sure, but I believe that CroCop has only been on 1PPV.

Believe it that this about money, at least in part

Just look at this dude’s face, you think he’s gonna give you something for free?? I can’t believe that people up on this site are buying PPVs and then saying “Thank You Dana” when he throws around one of these. I don’t believe nothing when it comes to businesses like this. He sets you up with one of these to land you for another 10 PPVs and he then chills in his mansion and says “and they said thank you to me!!”