Is that for the next two seasons? Are they going back to the combined weight classes? Hopefully they can find some heavyweights that won’t drop after the season is over, because they could use some talent in that division.
[quote comment=”377443″]Is that for the next two seasons? Are they going back to the combined weight classes? Hopefully they can find some heavyweights that won’t drop after the season is over, because they could use some talent in that division.[/quote]
No, they are going back to the 2 weight classes per season format which is great. that way only true fighters will be on the show and it will eliminate the Blake bowmans and Scarollas of the world. Its better because the quality of fights will be much better.
Andy: u r right about the heavyweights, they need to find legit Heavyweights who are too heavy to even think baout dropping to 205lb that way they will stay at Heavyweight once the season is over. If they cant find 8 true heavyweights, than maybe they should consider throwing a couple of the unimpressive new UFC heavyweights on the show like Soa Paleli, who can gain some experience and proper training, and get the octagon jitters out of there system. If the UFC was smart, they would try to get Ben Rothwell on the show, but I dont know if they can afford him since GoldenBoy productions/Afflictions new start up organization, that is said to be close to a deal with HBO, is really interested in Rothwell, and they have tons of money to spend. ut he would be a great addition to the UFC as well as the TUF show. Dont hold your breath though.
GoldenBoy Productions is also said to be offereing Arlovski, Barnett, Fedor, Rothwell, Sylvia lots of money in the up comiing contract negotiations
I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.
the caption says “Are you T.U.F enough?” i dont get it. is it asking me if i am “The Ultimate Figther enough?” hmmm but to answer the question. no i am not
Why are they doing LWs again? They just had them on in season 5, and it’s easily the deepest division right now. They need a few seasons of HW and MW to get their talent pools back up. Besides, there might just be some 185-pound guy walking around right now waiting to kick Anderson Silva’s ass.
I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?
I have been waiting for this all my life! Dana should air all the try-outs, all those 5′to 5′-11″ 250 lbs. boys coming out and fighting for 5 mins then laying on each other for the last 10 mins. Sounds like a great season!
[quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
nice! again.. thnx for the link john. good 1. i want to see the UFC lwts mix it up with the DREAM lwts just to compare. Calvancante made Aoki look like a chump the other day and got robbed.
[quote comment=”377589″]im signing up right now. lol![/quote]
i think i could win it if they let me use my monitor to hit people over the head with! i am interested in seeing what kind of hws show up. rashad was the last hw winner. wierd huh?
[quote comment=”377485″]I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.[/quote]
the exposure is priceless. look at scott smith. he’s nowhere near a top 10 fighter(no offense) but hes fighting on live primetime network t.v. if not for tuf and his fight w/ drago no one would have heard of him.
[quote comment=”377688″][quote comment=”377679″]The UFC website actually says its looking for LIGHT heavyweights and lightweights.[/quote]
Well spotted……some clarity please mania.
They need to start stacking up the HW division which is why I never even thought it was anything other than HW they were after.[/quote]
Agreed. The HW division is pretty sparse as is and definitely could use an injection of fresh blood in the ranks.
On the other hand…
Since it looks like its for LHWs and not HWs after all, I’ll send a copy of the application to a guy I know who could probably bulk up for 205 much easier than he could for HW and has been talking about getting into this for a while now…
[quote comment=”377676″][quote comment=”377485″]I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.[/quote]
the exposure is priceless. look at scott smith. he’s nowhere near a top 10 fighter(no offense) but hes fighting on live primetime network t.v. if not for tuf and his fight w/ drago no one would have heard of him.[/quote]
Yeah that’s a good point it did work for him but most give up a lot and get nothing in return. I guess it’s just a gamble.
[quote comment=”377513″]Why are they doing LWs again? They just had them on in season 5, and it’s easily the deepest division right now. They need a few seasons of HW and MW to get their talent pools back up. Besides, there might just be some 185-pound guy walking around right now waiting to kick Anderson Silva’s ass.[/quote]
They’re already doing MW in season 7, and I’m guessing they’re doing LW because it’s such a deep division. I know it sounds like I’m contradicting myself, but think about it. The division is so deep, it’s kind of hard to scout all those guys. This way they can have the try outs, and the show, to really find the good ones.
Instead of bad TV and old concepts they should just do a Lightweight tournament with existing fighters and then put them on TV round per round, and with the preparation/lifestyles the fighters go through to get prepared/ready for a tournament and then the afterwards of losing/winning, and what the fighters do to make things work for them.
Is it me, or is this all becoming a little boring! The same old ****. I think the UFC have earned enough from the TUF venture so about we leave it now. And the quality of fighter has dropped dramatically! Yes the show has produced some stars but very few, and lets be honest, some of the guys on there in recent years haven’t exactly been grade A have they!
[quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
Thanks for the website..
I agree Dream-1 is looking to be the next PrideFC. The same dudes who ran Pride run Dream-1(Dreamstage).It looks like they are putting Zuffa’s money to good use.
I was thinking maybe the Chute/box fighter is Ninja?..But im not sure what his status with EliteXC is..
[quote comment=”378724″][quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
Thanks for the website..
I agree Dream-1 is looking to be the next PrideFC. The same dudes who ran Pride run Dream-1(Dreamstage).It looks like they are putting Zuffa’s money to good use.
I was thinking maybe the Chute/box fighter is Ninja?..But im not sure what his status with EliteXC is..[/quote]
Ninja, also came to my mind, but like you said, I dont know what his current contract status is. But I dont think that the eliteXC contracts are exclusive, so they might be able to fight in both DREAM and ElitXC, I may be wrong though!
Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.
they bpught pride so A. they could swoop up some of the big names Noguiera, cro-cop, etc. and B. so they would become owners of their video catalog and anything else associated with pride.
[quote comment=”378785″]Im not sure if EliteXC contracts are exclusive either..
But now that I think of it. The Chute/Boxe fighter can’t be Ninja, because both Rua brothers and Wanderlei left Chute/Boxe late last year..
.Unless they said former Chute/Boxe fighter?..and if thats the case??maybe the UFC let Gonzaga go??and Dream-1 wants him to come and fight Cro Cop??[/quote]
Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it!
[quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..
[quote comment=”378809″]Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it![/quote]
Zuffa is definetly profitting….Dana stated that as one of the biggest problems during negotiation’s, was that DreamStage wanted to keep all the video library, And Dana said no way and Zuffa got that aswell as everyting else..
I vote for Tim Silvia and Sean Sherk to be the coaches of this season. Can you imgane the type of advise these two guys would give>Jab Jab stay away / / Lay and Pray and every fight has to go to descion or you are sent home, it would be the longest season yet! ! !
[quote comment=”378836″][quote comment=”378809″]Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it![/quote]
Zuffa is definetly profitting….Dana stated that as one of the biggest problems during negotiation’s, was that DreamStage wanted to keep all the video library, And Dana said no way and Zuffa got that aswell as everyting else..
I[/quote]
Thats what I thought! Thanks for clearing it up stagger lee!
[quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE!
I am starting to think that its a mistake on UFC.com. I have read on various different, credible mma sites that the season will feature HEAVYWEIGHTS and Lightweights.
[quote comment=”378803″][quote comment=”378785″]Im not sure if EliteXC contracts are exclusive either..
But now that I think of it. The Chute/Boxe fighter can’t be Ninja, because both Rua brothers and Wanderlei left Chute/Boxe late last year..
.Unless they said former Chute/Boxe fighter?..and if thats the case??maybe the UFC let Gonzaga go??and Dream-1 wants him to come and fight Cro Cop??[/quote]
Now that I think about it, it might be Cyborg![/quote]
Possible…Im not sure what Santos is up to these days???
Not the best fighter, but he has heart, and is an entertaining fighter….aside from all around MMa, Cyborg is one nasty Thai fighter….
[quote comment=”378886″][quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE![/quote]
yeah thats what I herd aswell…There was probably lots of million airs considering it….
Like I said it was a win/lose situation for the fans at first because the UFC was able to put on MANY fight true fans wanted to see, But it sucked balls that Zuffa killed PrideFC…
…But now…Dreamstage is using the money to put on a new promotion almost identical to Pride…So in the end..minus me not being able to watch a great Japanese promotion(like pride) for a year and a bit, It seemed to work out for the fans that thought Dana wasted the money….
Because like you said John. if Vince bought it(cause if Zuffa didn’t..some one else would)..Imagine not seeing some of the fights we have seen in since..
Adding depth to the heavyweight division is a must for the UFC. Check out this article that completely tells why, and tries to determine if “TUF is the Answer?”
[quote comment=”378913″][quote comment=”378886″][quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE![/quote]
yeah thats what I herd aswell…There was probably lots of million airs considering it….
Like I said it was a win/lose situation for the fans at first because the UFC was able to put on MANY fight true fans wanted to see, But it sucked balls that Zuffa killed PrideFC…
…But now…Dreamstage is using the money to put on a new promotion almost identical to Pride…So in the end..minus me not being able to watch a great Japanese promotion(like pride) for a year and a bit, It seemed to work out for the fans that thought Dana wasted the money….
Because like you said John. if Vince bought it(cause if Zuffa didn’t..some one else would)..Imagine not seeing some of the fights we have seen in since..[/quote]
Stagger LeeL: I completely agree. It all worked out for the best now that DREAM is commited to bringing back PRIDE. If DREAM busts, then I will be really pissed off.
Cyborg fought at the 1st Sengoku event, and I think he will be fighting again this month in cage rage. I may be wrong though, so dont hold me to it. I dont know who else they could possibly be talking about. Maybe some of the lighter chute box fighters like Azeredo, Jean-Silva… I dont know!
[quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
i think they did it primarily to take out their closest and only rival. but zuuffa did screw up and probably could have gotten most of the pride fighters (sans lws) anyway. but look at the brighter side we finally got to see liddel/silva and other pride vs ufc fights in the future. plus this year will bw much better financially for zuffa since they signed w/ bud-lite and probably wont be buying out any other dying organizations. hopefully that will translate into bigger paychecks, bigger free agent signings and more FREE fights on spike.
lightweights the ufc is stacked in that weight class it should be heavy weights and middle weights if anything. thats what they need not lightweights come on if the ufc wants to be the only mma major leauge show they better wise up. cause they are making me mad. now they raised the price of ppv’s and they keep put no names on the ppv’s come on give us what we pay for. if they haven’t fought in the ufc they shouldn’t be on the ppv should they. and they need to change how the judges score the bout this is getting old all you have to do is get a takedown every round and you win even if you don’t do anything with it. the ufc is getting old to me and so is all of the mma world and i love the sport. i just hate dana, joe, zuffa, and the damn judges in wec, ufc, rage in the cage, king of the cage and in all of them.
[quote comment=”377605″]Im walking around at 167 right now, and I am 6′4″.
But is says in big bold letter “Must be 21 to be Eligable”
Damn being 19.[/quote]
Hell yea man dats sum bullshit I been training since 12 1/2 and i’m 18 and can’t even tryout dats sum bull what about the people under 21 that are just as gud if not better then 21 and up. Look at chris H in IFL.
being in the miltary has changed my hole look on life. I have worked my ass of in life and looking to make something out of myself i am still young yet but what the hell. I need more in my life i love to work out and looking to become the next ultimate fighter. If anyone knows how to sign up for the ultimate fighter please contact me at farrand_stephen@yahoo.com looking forword to talking and learning more of what i need to know about becomeing the next heavy weight ultimate fighter.
Im 31 6′2″ and walk around at 155 to 160 lbs. I have been sparring and fighting since grade school although I have no paper to show anything I know I could really be molded into a fighting machine very quickly. I have great hands and footwork, my punches are very fast and ive been told on numerous occasions that I hit super hard, I have good kicks and kicking power, I am a damn good wrestler and know some submissions. My stregth at this size and weight are outstanding. I need a shot on the Ultimate Fighter and would love to have a coach to guide the way and show me how to get on the show as I know without a dought that I would be a force not to be mucked with!!! Anyone got the time to help out the next lightweight champ?
My name is Randy. I am 21 years old fighting out of Bloomsburg Pa, and Levittown/Philly pa as well. I have been a wrestler all my life and started getting into the world of MMA about 2 years ago and fell in love with the sport. I feel I have a lot to offer to the sport and believe I can be a strong competitor in the lightweight division. I train my ass off day in and day out while also attending school. I graduate this year and I am looking to further my career as a fighter in the UFC. I know with the right training and atmosphere I would be sucessful as a professional fighter. If anyone knows how I can get on the next season of the ultimate fighter please let me know.
Is that for the next two seasons? Are they going back to the combined weight classes? Hopefully they can find some heavyweights that won’t drop after the season is over, because they could use some talent in that division.
sixth!??
If only I had the time. The energy. The experience. Will just settle for watching and talkin trash.
[quote comment=”377443″]Is that for the next two seasons? Are they going back to the combined weight classes? Hopefully they can find some heavyweights that won’t drop after the season is over, because they could use some talent in that division.[/quote]
No, they are going back to the 2 weight classes per season format which is great. that way only true fighters will be on the show and it will eliminate the Blake bowmans and Scarollas of the world. Its better because the quality of fights will be much better.
Andy: u r right about the heavyweights, they need to find legit Heavyweights who are too heavy to even think baout dropping to 205lb that way they will stay at Heavyweight once the season is over. If they cant find 8 true heavyweights, than maybe they should consider throwing a couple of the unimpressive new UFC heavyweights on the show like Soa Paleli, who can gain some experience and proper training, and get the octagon jitters out of there system. If the UFC was smart, they would try to get Ben Rothwell on the show, but I dont know if they can afford him since GoldenBoy productions/Afflictions new start up organization, that is said to be close to a deal with HBO, is really interested in Rothwell, and they have tons of money to spend. ut he would be a great addition to the UFC as well as the TUF show. Dont hold your breath though.
GoldenBoy Productions is also said to be offereing Arlovski, Barnett, Fedor, Rothwell, Sylvia lots of money in the up comiing contract negotiations
I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.
the caption says “Are you T.U.F enough?” i dont get it. is it asking me if i am “The Ultimate Figther enough?” hmmm but to answer the question. no i am not
Why are they doing LWs again? They just had them on in season 5, and it’s easily the deepest division right now. They need a few seasons of HW and MW to get their talent pools back up. Besides, there might just be some 185-pound guy walking around right now waiting to kick Anderson Silva’s ass.
I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?
im signing up right now. lol!
I have been waiting for this all my life! Dana should air all the try-outs, all those 5′to 5′-11″ 250 lbs. boys coming out and fighting for 5 mins then laying on each other for the last 10 mins. Sounds like a great season!
I wish I was 6′2″ and 240 of solid muscle, if I was I would try out.
Unfortunately, I’m only 6′1″ and 205 of solid muscle lol.
If I didn’t gas having a bath, I’d try out too lol
[quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
nice! again.. thnx for the link john. good 1. i want to see the UFC lwts mix it up with the DREAM lwts just to compare. Calvancante made Aoki look like a chump the other day and got robbed.
Im walking around at 167 right now, and I am 6′4″.
But is says in big bold letter “Must be 21 to be Eligable”
Damn being 19.
Yeah it would be cool. Not all that much fun being stuck in a house full of yutz’s. (If that is even how you spell it)
[quote comment=”377589″]im signing up right now. lol![/quote]
i think i could win it if they let me use my monitor to hit people over the head with! i am interested in seeing what kind of hws show up. rashad was the last hw winner. wierd huh?
[quote comment=”377485″]I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.[/quote]
the exposure is priceless. look at scott smith. he’s nowhere near a top 10 fighter(no offense) but hes fighting on live primetime network t.v. if not for tuf and his fight w/ drago no one would have heard of him.
The UFC website actually says its looking for LIGHT heavyweights and lightweights.
[quote comment=”377679″]The UFC website actually says its looking for LIGHT heavyweights and lightweights.[/quote]
Well spotted……some clarity please mania.
They need to start stacking up the HW division which is why I never even thought it was anything other than HW they were after.
[quote post=”5417″]Automation Mar 20th, 2008 at 6:40 pm Quote this comment
The UFC website actually says its looking for LIGHT heavyweights and lightweights.
Well spotted……some clarity please mania.[/quote]
Damn, it would have been funny having all those little guys running around in the house with a bunch of heavyweights.
[quote comment=”377688″][quote comment=”377679″]The UFC website actually says its looking for LIGHT heavyweights and lightweights.[/quote]
Well spotted……some clarity please mania.
They need to start stacking up the HW division which is why I never even thought it was anything other than HW they were after.[/quote]
Agreed. The HW division is pretty sparse as is and definitely could use an injection of fresh blood in the ranks.
On the other hand…
Since it looks like its for LHWs and not HWs after all, I’ll send a copy of the application to a guy I know who could probably bulk up for 205 much easier than he could for HW and has been talking about getting into this for a while now…
finally, a season with heavyweights
[quote comment=”377605″]Im walking around at 167 right now, and I am 6′4″.
But is says in big bold letter “Must be 21 to be Eligable”
Damn being 19.[/quote]
lol lanky teenager haha
[quote comment=”377676″][quote comment=”377485″]I don’t understand why anyone would go on that show. It’s not about the money because even if you win you barely have enough to make a living off of it. To not be able to even talk to your family for 6 weeks is got to be tough espically if you have kids.[/quote]
the exposure is priceless. look at scott smith. he’s nowhere near a top 10 fighter(no offense) but hes fighting on live primetime network t.v. if not for tuf and his fight w/ drago no one would have heard of him.[/quote]
Yeah that’s a good point it did work for him but most give up a lot and get nothing in return. I guess it’s just a gamble.
[quote comment=”377746″][quote comment=”377605″]Im walking around at 167 right now, and I am 6′4″.
But is says in big bold letter “Must be 21 to be Eligable”
Damn being 19.[/quote]
lol lanky teenager haha[/quote]
The age limit is B.S. The only reason it’s there is because they are afraid of underage drinking. Dan Lauzon couldn’t go on it for that reason.
That looks like GSP’s silhouette.
Yep, definitely his silhouette.
http://www.sportbet.com/images/UFC-65.jpg
imma try & get on the show. remember this name —> KAINOA PILAGO
[quote comment=”377513″]Why are they doing LWs again? They just had them on in season 5, and it’s easily the deepest division right now. They need a few seasons of HW and MW to get their talent pools back up. Besides, there might just be some 185-pound guy walking around right now waiting to kick Anderson Silva’s ass.[/quote]
They’re already doing MW in season 7, and I’m guessing they’re doing LW because it’s such a deep division. I know it sounds like I’m contradicting myself, but think about it. The division is so deep, it’s kind of hard to scout all those guys. This way they can have the try outs, and the show, to really find the good ones.
their probably gonna put mir and sylvia as coaches to hype up their rematch. (just a guess)
Instead of bad TV and old concepts they should just do a Lightweight tournament with existing fighters and then put them on TV round per round, and with the preparation/lifestyles the fighters go through to get prepared/ready for a tournament and then the afterwards of losing/winning, and what the fighters do to make things work for them.
Is it me, or is this all becoming a little boring! The same old ****. I think the UFC have earned enough from the TUF venture so about we leave it now. And the quality of fighter has dropped dramatically! Yes the show has produced some stars but very few, and lets be honest, some of the guys on there in recent years haven’t exactly been grade A have they!
[quote comment=”377847″]imma try & get on the show. remember this name —> KAINOA PILAGO[/quote]
which weight class? good luck
[quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
Thanks for the website..
I agree Dream-1 is looking to be the next PrideFC. The same dudes who ran Pride run Dream-1(Dreamstage).It looks like they are putting Zuffa’s money to good use.
I was thinking maybe the Chute/box fighter is Ninja?..But im not sure what his status with EliteXC is..
[quote comment=”378724″][quote comment=”377538″]I suggest you all check out dreamfighters.com when you get the chance. It will provide you with brand new cro cop interviews, as well as all the DREAM news about there next couple of events, along with info about Sengoku 2 and the have UFC news as well. its a good site. DREAM looks to be not to far from becoming the rebirth of PRIDE.
I also read on the website that DREAM round 2 of the lightweight grand prix event will feature a superbout along with a DREAM debut of a chutebox fighther? Who could that unnamend chute box fighter be?[/quote]
Thanks for the website..
I agree Dream-1 is looking to be the next PrideFC. The same dudes who ran Pride run Dream-1(Dreamstage).It looks like they are putting Zuffa’s money to good use.
I was thinking maybe the Chute/box fighter is Ninja?..But im not sure what his status with EliteXC is..[/quote]
Ninja, also came to my mind, but like you said, I dont know what his current contract status is. But I dont think that the eliteXC contracts are exclusive, so they might be able to fight in both DREAM and ElitXC, I may be wrong though!
Im not sure if EliteXC contracts are exclusive either..
But now that I think of it. The Chute/Boxe fighter can’t be Ninja, because both Rua brothers and Wanderlei left Chute/Boxe late last year..
.Unless they said former Chute/Boxe fighter?..and if thats the case??maybe the UFC let Gonzaga go??and Dream-1 wants him to come and fight Cro Cop??
Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.
they bpught pride so A. they could swoop up some of the big names Noguiera, cro-cop, etc. and B. so they would become owners of their video catalog and anything else associated with pride.
[quote comment=”378785″]Im not sure if EliteXC contracts are exclusive either..
But now that I think of it. The Chute/Boxe fighter can’t be Ninja, because both Rua brothers and Wanderlei left Chute/Boxe late last year..
.Unless they said former Chute/Boxe fighter?..and if thats the case??maybe the UFC let Gonzaga go??and Dream-1 wants him to come and fight Cro Cop??[/quote]
Now that I think about it, it might be Cyborg!
Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it!
[quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..
Heavyweights are hard to come by, I guess. They are the least dynamic class, anyway. Love those lightweights!
[quote comment=”378809″]Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it![/quote]
Zuffa is definetly profitting….Dana stated that as one of the biggest problems during negotiation’s, was that DreamStage wanted to keep all the video library, And Dana said no way and Zuffa got that aswell as everyting else..
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I vote for Tim Silvia and Sean Sherk to be the coaches of this season. Can you imgane the type of advise these two guys would give>Jab Jab stay away / / Lay and Pray and every fight has to go to descion or you are sent home, it would be the longest season yet! ! !
Thanks Stagger-Lee.
[quote comment=”378836″][quote comment=”378809″]Mania, or anyone else that can answer this question for me:
Last weekend mania made a thread that announced that more Pride dvd’s will be released May 6th. Who profits from the sale of these new dvds? Zuffa? or Dreamstage ent.?
I would guess that Zuffa profits off the sale of these Dvd’s. Afterall when they purchased PRIDE, the video footage of PRIDE was included.
If anyone can clear this up for me I would appreciate it![/quote]
Zuffa is definetly profitting….Dana stated that as one of the biggest problems during negotiation’s, was that DreamStage wanted to keep all the video library, And Dana said no way and Zuffa got that aswell as everyting else..
I[/quote]
Thats what I thought! Thanks for clearing it up stagger lee!
[quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE!
I am starting to think that its a mistake on UFC.com. I have read on various different, credible mma sites that the season will feature HEAVYWEIGHTS and Lightweights.
[quote comment=”378803″][quote comment=”378785″]Im not sure if EliteXC contracts are exclusive either..
But now that I think of it. The Chute/Boxe fighter can’t be Ninja, because both Rua brothers and Wanderlei left Chute/Boxe late last year..
.Unless they said former Chute/Boxe fighter?..and if thats the case??maybe the UFC let Gonzaga go??and Dream-1 wants him to come and fight Cro Cop??[/quote]
Now that I think about it, it might be Cyborg![/quote]
Possible…Im not sure what Santos is up to these days???
Not the best fighter, but he has heart, and is an entertaining fighter….aside from all around MMa, Cyborg is one nasty Thai fighter….
[quote comment=”378886″][quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE![/quote]
yeah thats what I herd aswell…There was probably lots of million airs considering it….
Like I said it was a win/lose situation for the fans at first because the UFC was able to put on MANY fight true fans wanted to see, But it sucked balls that Zuffa killed PrideFC…
…But now…Dreamstage is using the money to put on a new promotion almost identical to Pride…So in the end..minus me not being able to watch a great Japanese promotion(like pride) for a year and a bit, It seemed to work out for the fans that thought Dana wasted the money….
Because like you said John. if Vince bought it(cause if Zuffa didn’t..some one else would)..Imagine not seeing some of the fights we have seen in since..
Adding depth to the heavyweight division is a must for the UFC. Check out this article that completely tells why, and tries to determine if “TUF is the Answer?”
http://www.mmaopinion.com/2008/03/21/is-tuf-the-answer/
Mark coleman and Big Nog coaches
do it
[quote comment=”378913″][quote comment=”378886″][quote comment=”378816″][quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
I get what your saying with “just let it go belly up”…But PrideFC was for sale..And not just to the UFC. Anyone could have bought it, and if Zuffa didn’t? It would have been sold to some one else, along with the stable of great fighters(still on contract), and of coarse the video library aswell…
I used to think it was a bad idea at first because Zuffa totally stopped promoting PrideFC(they killed it)..I thought since they bought it, and the market in Japan is huge, they could still run it.(but instead, they killed it)…But I still liked that Zuffa now had some of the elite Pride fighters I had always wanted to see fight against the elite UFC fighters…And I have got to see some amazing fights because of that purchase by Zuffa..(so I cant fully complain)…And now DreamStage(pride guy’s) are re-building PrideFC with their new promotion Dream-1..And it is all being funded with the money Dana supposedly wasted…the money ended up going towards more MMa fights for the fans..So I guess it worked out..or at least the money didn’t go to waste completely..[/quote]
Keep in mind that there were rumors at the time that Vince McMahon was trying to buy Pride as well. If that would have happened, the UFC robably wouldnt have been able to get all the fighters that they have from PRIDE![/quote]
yeah thats what I herd aswell…There was probably lots of million airs considering it….
Like I said it was a win/lose situation for the fans at first because the UFC was able to put on MANY fight true fans wanted to see, But it sucked balls that Zuffa killed PrideFC…
…But now…Dreamstage is using the money to put on a new promotion almost identical to Pride…So in the end..minus me not being able to watch a great Japanese promotion(like pride) for a year and a bit, It seemed to work out for the fans that thought Dana wasted the money….
Because like you said John. if Vince bought it(cause if Zuffa didn’t..some one else would)..Imagine not seeing some of the fights we have seen in since..[/quote]
Stagger LeeL: I completely agree. It all worked out for the best now that DREAM is commited to bringing back PRIDE. If DREAM busts, then I will be really pissed off.
Cyborg fought at the 1st Sengoku event, and I think he will be fighting again this month in cage rage. I may be wrong though, so dont hold me to it. I dont know who else they could possibly be talking about. Maybe some of the lighter chute box fighters like Azeredo, Jean-Silva… I dont know!
[quote comment=”378794″]Someone help me here please as I don’t know all the details of this. Why did UFC buy Pride in the first place. It was in huge financial trouble to begin with. If the UFC had simply waited for it to go belly up, all the fighters that ended up coming over with the buyout would have come over anyway, and the UFC wouldn’t have had to shell out millions that is now being used to fund new competition by the same people. Whew!! Quite the run on sentence. Obviously I am unaware of some crucial info, b/c if it was done as I’ve written above then that was a costly and idiotic move.[/quote]
i think they did it primarily to take out their closest and only rival. but zuuffa did screw up and probably could have gotten most of the pride fighters (sans lws) anyway. but look at the brighter side we finally got to see liddel/silva and other pride vs ufc fights in the future. plus this year will bw much better financially for zuffa since they signed w/ bud-lite and probably wont be buying out any other dying organizations. hopefully that will translate into bigger paychecks, bigger free agent signings and more FREE fights on spike.
lightweights the ufc is stacked in that weight class it should be heavy weights and middle weights if anything. thats what they need not lightweights come on if the ufc wants to be the only mma major leauge show they better wise up. cause they are making me mad. now they raised the price of ppv’s and they keep put no names on the ppv’s come on give us what we pay for. if they haven’t fought in the ufc they shouldn’t be on the ppv should they. and they need to change how the judges score the bout this is getting old all you have to do is get a takedown every round and you win even if you don’t do anything with it. the ufc is getting old to me and so is all of the mma world and i love the sport. i just hate dana, joe, zuffa, and the damn judges in wec, ufc, rage in the cage, king of the cage and in all of them.
[quote comment=”378663″][quote comment=”377847″]imma try & get on the show. remember this name —> KAINOA PILAGO[/quote]
which weight class? good luck[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO; lightheavy weight
[quote comment=”377605″]Im walking around at 167 right now, and I am 6′4″.
But is says in big bold letter “Must be 21 to be Eligable”
Damn being 19.[/quote]
Hell yea man dats sum bullshit I been training since 12 1/2 and i’m 18 and can’t even tryout dats sum bull what about the people under 21 that are just as gud if not better then 21 and up. Look at chris H in IFL.
After serving in the military for 25 years, I laugh when I see “ultimate fighters” whining about being away from their families for SIX WHOLE WEEKS.
Try six months, 12 months, 18 months…whiners.
being in the miltary has changed my hole look on life. I have worked my ass of in life and looking to make something out of myself i am still young yet but what the hell. I need more in my life i love to work out and looking to become the next ultimate fighter. If anyone knows how to sign up for the ultimate fighter please contact me at farrand_stephen@yahoo.com looking forword to talking and learning more of what i need to know about becomeing the next heavy weight ultimate fighter.
Im 31 6′2″ and walk around at 155 to 160 lbs. I have been sparring and fighting since grade school although I have no paper to show anything I know I could really be molded into a fighting machine very quickly. I have great hands and footwork, my punches are very fast and ive been told on numerous occasions that I hit super hard, I have good kicks and kicking power, I am a damn good wrestler and know some submissions. My stregth at this size and weight are outstanding. I need a shot on the Ultimate Fighter and would love to have a coach to guide the way and show me how to get on the show as I know without a dought that I would be a force not to be mucked with!!! Anyone got the time to help out the next lightweight champ?
My name is Randy. I am 21 years old fighting out of Bloomsburg Pa, and Levittown/Philly pa as well. I have been a wrestler all my life and started getting into the world of MMA about 2 years ago and fell in love with the sport. I feel I have a lot to offer to the sport and believe I can be a strong competitor in the lightweight division. I train my ass off day in and day out while also attending school. I graduate this year and I am looking to further my career as a fighter in the UFC. I know with the right training and atmosphere I would be sucessful as a professional fighter. If anyone knows how I can get on the next season of the ultimate fighter please let me know.