Gil Melendez and Bellator agree to terms, UFC holds rights to match offer
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Reckin007 said:
Let the Bellator bukkake begin. Just reading this makes me laugh with how fake it all is with just a bunch of s--- he thinks fans want to hear. People may hate Dana White but at least he's consistently himself and speaks his own mind.
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what's fake about it? He said they're going after big name guys and that competition is good for fighters negotiating a contract and he's proving it with Melendez.
I just like that he equated a favela and Siberia to the UFC.
Reckin007 said:
Let the Bellator bukkake begin. Just reading this makes me laugh with how fake it all is with just a bunch of s--- he thinks fans want to hear. People may hate Dana White but at least he's consistently himself and speaks his own mind.
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I hear you but I think the brass at Viacom see a slight bit of vulnerability with Zuffa right now. PPV buy rates have dropped considerably, they've lost some of their biggest draws, their TV ratings suck balls, they are supposedly getting crushed by piracy, DW seems to be on the verge of a breakdown, the list goes on and on.
Clearly, Spike is a MUCH better TV partner than FX1 & FX2, the ratings of cards on those channels have been disastrous as has the TUF ratings. The Fox ratings havent been anywhere near what was expected. Without GSP and the Spider they have no proven superstars, hence the super hard push they are giving Ronda. She's just a novelty anyway and seems headed to Hollywood.. They put on way too many cards "stacked" with no names and have totally oversaturated the market with their declining product.
FightPass is a joke that any real fan of the sport should boycott. It hasn't delivered what was advertised and the new content isn't deserving of them asking for 10 cents a month no less $10.
Just seems like Viacom sees a battered and bleeding opponent and might look at this as their best opportunity for a KO!
BUDO-MMA-NYC said:
“We’re going after everybody, more-and-more often. I think there’s a bigger picture issue.
The biggest thing is there are two major players in MMA. It’s far and away better for the fighters. When a fighter has one option, he has no power at the negotiating table. But when he has two options, the fighter has all the negotiating power.
That’s actually counter intuitive, coming from the CEO of a fight company. But that’s the truth. And my checkbook may take a shot because of it. But if the fighters can earn what they feel they deserve, overall we and the sport will be in a better place. You’re going to see much more of this as we move forward, guys coming from the smallest regions where we find undiscovered talent, to the superstars from the UFC and other guys we find in the United States.”
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So true.
DJFilthyRich said:
Yeah I guess it was. Just like when Dana said Nate Marquardt wouldn't fight in the UFC again.
Honestly I dont care.
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Bjorn said they weren't signing UFC rejects while planning his first PPV being headlined by UFC rejects. For Dana's statement to be equivalent it would have to be made after Marquardt was already announced on a UFC card.
Shawnd1901 said:
How is it any farther then Melendez who is still a fight away from a title shot aldo is only being put on hold due to pettis being injured
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Because the UFC wants Aldo to give up his belt, and move up to LW. Why should Aldo have to give up his belt?
dengbat24 said:
Pettis/Aldo is a waaaaaay bigger draw than anyone vs. Melendez. Hes 1 and 1 and all of a sudden he thinks hes someone special with hardly any marketing power to back that. U should probably stop hangin with the Diaz boys Gil. Atleast they have name recognition to fall back on when they lose.
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I wasn't saying Pettis/Melendez was bigger than Pettis/Aldo. Aldo ain't "Anyone". Pettis/Aldo would be the 1st "Superfight" the UFC puts on and will draw well. The UFC just has a better chance at getting Melendez to fight Pettis.
pridefighter27 said:
I wasn't saying Pettis/Melendez was bigger than Pettis/Aldo. Aldo ain't "Anyone".
Pettis/Aldo would be the 1st "Superfight" the UFC puts on
and will draw well. The UFC just has a better chance at getting Melendez to fight Pettis.
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gsp vs penn II has something to say about that
Shawnd1901 said:
i dont like it but i understand no matter win or lose LW is going to be his home the cut to FW is getting to be too much
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Yeah, but if he fights at LW, and loses, he's still the FW Champ (never dropping a fight at FW). Dana just doesn't want the possibility of a guy having 2 belts at the same time.
Shawnd1901 said:
i can understand why that has the potential to clusterfuck 2 divisions its a weird situation but in the end i think Aldo is going to wreck mendes again then go up to LW for good
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I think you might be right. I could see this happening, dont think many will be excited about Aldo/Mendes 2, though?