Shawn Jordan replaces 'Big Nog,' meets Cheick Kongo at UFC 149

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm ET
With his broken arm still not fully healed, former UFC interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has pulled out of next month's UFC 149 event.

In his place steps Shawn Jordan (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who now fights fellow heavyweight Cheick Kongo (17-7-2 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC).

Sherdog first reported the scratch and Jordan's acceptance of the fight earlier today. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed Nogueira's withdrawal.

UFC 149 takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view, and FX and Facebook are expected to carry the prelims.

Jordan vs. Kongo is slated for the main card.

Nogueira was slated to fight for the first time since breaking his arm in a submission loss to Frank Mir at UFC 140. He underwent surgery soon after the December loss.

Jordan, a recent Strikeforce import, made his UFC debut and scored a TKO victory over Oli Thompson at UFC on FX 2 back in March. It marked the former LSU football player and current Team Jackson-Winkeljohn member's fourth win in his past five fights.

Kongo, meanwhile, looks to rebound from a disappointing loss to Mark Hunt at February's UFC 144 event. The surprising defeat snapped a four-fight unbeaten streak for Kongo (which included wins over Paul Buentello, Pat Barry and Matt Mitrione, as well as a draw with Travis Browne). The Hunt loss was the Frenchman's first defeat since a December 2009 loss to Mir.

The latest UFC 149 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
  • Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao (for interim bantamweight title)
  • Tim Boetsch vs. Hector Lombard
  • Shawn Jordan vs. Cheick Kongo*
  • Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Chris Clements
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
  • Roland Delorme vs. TBA
  • Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
  • Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
  • Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
  • Antonio Carvalho vs. George Roop
  • Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
  • James Head vs. Claude Patrick
* - Not officially announced

For more on UFC 149, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Shawn Jordan)

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_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:49 pm ET
hahahahaha... it's gotta be a prank... It has to be. 
 

FrontKicktotheFace on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:46 pm ET
LOL Calgary janked.
 

BrandersonSilva on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:14 pm ET
No doubt my brother had tickets for us but we are selling them now gonna try and go to 152 instead .. If carwin was ready that could have somewhat saved this "card"  but it went from being a ace to a joker 
 

Marshall on Jun 17, 2012 at 11:02 am ET
SHAWN JORDAN IS NO JOKES PEOPLE!!! I RECKON JORDAN WILL KNOCK HIM OUT.
HE HAS SOME HEAVY HANDS ON HIM AND REAL SLICK BOXING AND MOST HEAVYWEIGHTS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND IF THEY TOOK THE PUNCHES OLI TOOK.
HE SUBMITTED LAVAR JOHNSON IN STRIKEFORCE AS WELL!
I THINK THIS ONE LANDS FIGHT OF THE NIGHT FOR SURE.
 

Casino_Z on Jun 17, 2012 at 9:34 pm ET
Shawn Jordan has a future, but Kongo is way more experienced and is noke joke as well.  Kongo via brutal ground and pound in the first.
 

Clandestine_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:06 pm ET
This is ******ed on Nogs part. Why the **** would you take a fight when your arm isnt fully healed? doesnt seem to make sense to me..
 

mmajunkiejunkie on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:57 am ET
This is not just happening to MMA. Boxing is having its own problems keeping the cards together.

May 19 - Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson 2 is canceled because Peterson tests positive for a banned substance

June 23 was supposed to be Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto 2. That was already a rescheduled date. Berto tested positive for a banned substance and has been replaced with Josesito Lopez. A fighter most of you have never heard of.

July 7 was supposed to feature Brandon Rios in the co main event but he was injured and now Kelly Pavlik will be fighting.

July 14 Nonito Donaire was supposed to face Cristian Mijare at Cowboy Stadium. The fight was canceled and his new opponent was Jeffery Mathebula and set for Las Vegas June 30th. Now its on July 7th as the main event on HBO. HBO's new main event for July 14 is Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia.

Bottom line people, sh*t happens in combat sports. Deal with it or stop watching.
 

Stalin on Jun 17, 2012 at 8:27 am ET
boxing? is that some european sport like soccer?
 

Fisticuffs2 on Jun 17, 2012 at 11:45 am ET
 I think the b ottom line is even the president of the sport is concerned and is trying to figure out a way for fighters to stop getting injured in training so often; because even though injuries are plaguing both sports it's seemingly happening a lot more in mma than boxing. 

For people that don't think more injuries are happening now, why would Dana be this concerned about injuries if he didn't think it was happening more often in training?
 

ReignOfLight on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:22 pm ET
of course it happens more in mma. And there is no way around it. This is the price you pay for watching to guys near top 100%, otherwise you'd end up with injured guy fighting healthy guy and produce missmatches. They can talk about it as much as they want but this is what it is and will be. The difference between boxing and UFC is that replacements are nearly always worthy, whereas in most cases I've seen in boxing they put a waiter or cancel fight
 

IB4U on Jun 17, 2012 at 1:28 am ET

Another one bites the dust...

Damn the injury bug.

Are they faking it or for reals?  Never see so many injuries EVER!

 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:50 pm ET
R U F@#KIN KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!..............somethings gotta be done. this is the 3rd card thats been destroyed by injuries
 

Nate_da_Hate on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm ET
I agree, UFC should ban injuries
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:57 pm ET
wouldnt hurt
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm ET
nah im teasin XD im just getting ****in sick and tired of seeing some awesome fights get scratched cause someone went a little too rough on the mats or while sparring. i dont think fighters would be too scumbaggish to take advantage of the free health insurance policy....im just sayin its gotten to a point wheres its just tough to see another one bite the dust.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:42 pm ET
This is the 6th pullout for UFC 149 but when you say "the third card that's been destroyed by injuries", what other cards are you referring to? UFC 147 and 148 have had 1 injury each - hardly enough to see they have been "destroyed".
 

HappyMMA on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:24 pm ET
It's happening the whole time and nothing new. And by the way: "Big Nog" got injured in a fight and not in training. I expected a longer layoff. If something needs to happen, then it's the UFC which shouldn't fire fighter due to 2-3 losses in a row. But it's already too late. Fighters are taking steroids and get permanently injured and Dana White can do the belly rub like Roy Nelson.
 

MMAStrife on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:21 pm ET
I am more happy than anything now that I did not get tickets for this event. It was been destroyed. The stars were out and now they are mostly gone. I'm not saying Siyar/Chris, Lombard/Boetsch, and Faber/Barao won't still be good fights to see. But Akiyama/Silva got completely scratched, the Featherweight title got scratched, as well as Shogun/Silva. It's too much. Losing Nog may not be the biggest of losses but he is still a star many people would love to see. It's terrible that all of this had to happen to the first ever UFC in Calgary. 
 

FrontKicktotheFace on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:43 pm ET
Calgary deserves it. You guys are the tumor of our country. Bunch of rednecks in their pickups.
 

mmabannedagain2 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:01 pm ET
I don't think so- Quebec is the tumor of this country. Poutine eating, prius driving frenchies.
 

TorontoMMA on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:24 am ET
We all kno toronto runs the north..Van city 2nd...Montreal worste....
 

theweatherman819 on Jun 17, 2012 at 1:17 am ET
Toronto is the tumor of this country. With their guns and shootings. Wanna be american mofo's,

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riot on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:29 am ET
blame canada !
 

Casino_Z on Jun 17, 2012 at 9:40 pm ET
What guns and shooting?  That is very rare in Toronto in comparison to other cities around the world, including places in Canada.  Edmonton is the murder capital and Vancouver has a higher crime rate.  Every city in Canada has 'gangs' and criminals, not just Toronto
 

theweatherman819 on Jun 18, 2012 at 12:53 am ET
According to this chart their have been 143 victims of shootings and 13 fatalities
in T.O this year alone.

Wasn't their just a shooting at the eaton center that left 2 people dead. It could possibly be gang related.
There are far worse cities in the world than toronto for shooting and gang violence. But their still is plenty of it.
For the record I've lived in T.O my whole life and have witnessed it first hand. I still love T.O and my post was meant as a joke. Thats why there was a smily face underneath it :)

Poutine is a delicious mixture of french fries, mozzarella cheese, and gravy of your choice, all melted into ball of yumminess.


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  Year to Date Shootings         Last Year to Previous  
  Updated:  2012.06.14 07:29 2009 2010 2011 2012 Percent Change Absolute Change  
  Occurrences 114 86 87 114 31.0% 27  
  Victims 150 111 103 143 38.8% 40  
                 
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BlackHouseFan on Jun 18, 2012 at 11:25 am ET
If 14 fatalies is the murder capital then my BLOCK would own that name in Canada. U.S as a whole has 12,000 murders a year. Canada as a whole has less then 50. Yaw aint hardcore.
 

theweatherman819 on Jun 18, 2012 at 2:15 pm ET
Congratulations!

 

MrBladder on Jun 17, 2012 at 8:07 am ET
what is poutine
 

xSilvasavliSx on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:34 pm ET

haha, keep it going guys, Canadian civil war up in here !!

 

rw1060 on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:06 pm ET
You could at least have the balls to say where in Canada you are, d-bag ...
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:21 am ET
HappyMMA on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:24 pm ET
It's happening the whole time and nothing new. And by the way: "Big Nog" got injured in a fight and not in training. I expected a longer layoff. If something needs to happen, then it's the UFC which shouldn't fire fighter due to 2-3 losses in a row. But it's already too late. Fighters are taking steroids and get permanently injured and Dana White can do the belly rub like Roy Nelson.
HappyMMA - You're assuming that Big Nog didn't reinjure himself.
Also it's not happening the whole time. I presume by "it" you mean cards being decimated by injuries. UFC 148 and UFC 147 have had 1 injury each. A point you have seemed to ignore?
 

Baloo6878 on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:08 pm ET
UFC on Fox 4 has already been screwed up and its still 6 weeks out! It went from a great main event in Stann/Lombard to Rua/Vera! Vera doesnt belong in the UFC, much less a main event and Rua is acting like a bi+ch about who he fights now! Those 2 shouldnt be a main event on a fuel card!
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:10 am ET
UFC 148 was the victim of more then 1 injury...cruz got injured forcing the UFC to create the interim fight btwn. faber and barao...aldo dropped off 149 due to injury which in turn was the reason faber v. barao got pulled from UFC 148...belfort got injured which in turn was the reason franklin was pulled from his fight w/ le at UFC 148...thats 3 injuries that negatively effected UFC 148 as well as other cards...injuries plague not just the card the fight is originally scheduled for but potentially all other cards as well since the UFC is then forced to pull big name fighters off one card to fill in voids on other cards...
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:54 pm ET
The Faber Fight got pulled from 148 though, because of Aldo's injury. 
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:25 pm ET
UFC 148 had cruz injured and replaced by barao...rich franklin was pulled from his fight to fill in for belfort due to injuries related to UFC 147...so more then 1 injury has negatively effected this card...bisping v. boetsch was flat put pulled to bolster UFC 149 and bisping ended up getting injured...that would have been the 3rd...this card was seriously negatively impacted...not sure how that could ever be disputed...if not for silva v. sonnen being so huge this card would be teetering on the brink of pure wackness...

UFC 147 only needed 1 injury to ruin the card considering it was being sold off the strength of that 1 fight...well actually, silva v. sonnen being moved def. ruined this card intially...nobody felt wand v. belfort was headliner worthy but were willing to deal with it...but once that fight dropped off as well it was safe to say this card was a bust...
 

TorontoMMA on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:22 am ET
they have been DESTROYED u nerd! must b a ufc exec to defend all the injuries. **** is rediculous. Not buyin tickets till the week b4 the show, feel bad for ticket buyers. And ya im *****ing about it why not? We look 4ward to these fights then they get pulled one after another
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:44 am ET
Yeah right UFC 147 and 148 have been completely "DESTROYED" by one injury. You id.....wait I don't do childish insults because I am not a child.
 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm ET
u think nog getting injured "destroys" this card???? thats ubsurd. as much as i wanted to watch him sub kongo in the first round, this card is very very solid still. and jordan shows a great deal of promise in this division. kongo will likely get TKo'd and fight his next fight on the prelims against a debut fighter. i used to love that guy but he doesnt have it anymore. sad to watch him now. the barry win was lucky at best and the browne draw was pathetic, albeit from both fighters. hunt knocked him out with puches thru the forearms.. i love hunt and his concrete fists but jesus u have to take a punch better than that... especially at HW. RIP kongo's career...............
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:57 pm ET
it s solid when it was first announced. ok sure akiyama is out, so they bring it siyar..then thiago is out.......then aldo is out of the main event..........now big nog is out. most cards these days are about star power and big nog is one of the most liked and respected heavyweights even in his advanced age.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:44 pm ET
When it was first announced it was on a par with UFC 100. I.e. not just solid, historically one of the most stacked ever.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:46 pm ET
but yeah you are right "comparing it to the card that was announced......this card is weak" has been decimated
 

Showtyme9 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:07 pm ET
No but Losing Aldo, Thiago Silva, Which Caused Losing Shogun, and Thiago alves, and Nogiuera. Yeah I'd Say it Destroys it. Im also not Sure Who Your Kidding because This Card Went From Being Stacked, To One of The Weakest Pay Per View Cards In Years.
 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm ET
this card shows several extremely talented up and comers, as well as several proven fighters. baroa/bahadurzada/jordan/and lombard r some of the most promising new fighters weve seen in years. and they r all on this card. i get that some of the fights no longer here r big fights, but to be honest the Hua fight was a joke anyway. that guy dodged a better fighter to get a guy who needs an older fighter to refresh his game on. then he signed on fer Vera... really??? losing repsect for one of the all time greatest 205ers ever. if u cant get excited for this fight card as it is not then ur not looking hard enough. these matchups r sick... nasty finishes up and down this card... 
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:13 pm ET
but comparing it to the card that was announced......this card is weak
 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:16 pm ET
u cant judge the product on what they wanted it to be. wait for the card then decide how good it was or was not. its not fair to say this card isnt any good just based on the fact some other fights were on it before. nothing is gaurenteeed in mma, we all know this for certain. how can u be so sure that any of the scrapped fights would have been better than the replacements. no one knows until they fight. judge them after. thats fair.
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:19 pm ET
you may be right and u may be wrong. ive had this happen before, the 142 card was considered pretty weak but now its candidate for event of the year, i thought the 143 card was stacked and it was epic top to bottom......but was disappointed. sure anything can happen in MMA and with the current card right now maybe it might not be so bad from a glass half full point of view. but as a hardcore MMA fan like me u also gotta feel a little agitated from these injures.
 

Jokerz on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:33 pm ET
Based on just the star power, this is a rather week card that reminds me of the Cruz vs. Mighty Mouse free on Versus card. But the fights can always be great due to equal skill level between the fighters as opposed to just drawing potential
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm ET
how about the combination of big nog, aldo, koch, alves, shogun, t. silva, bisping, bibiano all dropping off the card...not sure why youre pretending those losses arent hugely dissappointing 
 

TorontoMMA on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:27 am ET
trublu fan u must be going...thats the only reason u accept this card in comparison to the original..the ufc loves u...barao faber is sicc but a co at best or even a fox fight not ppv main
 

Mcmax3000 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm ET
"somethings gotta be done" - And what exactly do you propose they do?
 

uwcb on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:51 pm ET
What's your Cunning Plan to stop injuries?
 

AlwaysCoolC35 on Jun 17, 2012 at 1:02 am ET
They need to have fewer events. Instead of quantity over quality they should do fewer shows with more bigger names in each. Fewer shows would make the cards better and when injuries occur it would be easier to fill the gaps.
 

Casino_Z on Jun 17, 2012 at 9:38 pm ET
Fewer events means a much smaller UFC roster.  There are so many great fighters in the UFC even if they arent well known yet, like Tim Means, Bahadurzada, Teixiera, Miocic, Jimy Hettes and many more.  If there were smaller shows with all big name fights that would leave guys like this out of the equation when they dont deserve to be.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:49 am ET
stop masturbating so much.

Worked for me.
 

untouchableF on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm ET
CALGARY NOT TORONTO JUNIKIE :) Honestly Calgary got ripped off nicely, for the first UFC event. Conspiracy? The day tickets go on sale, the Main card is MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view) Champ Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch (for featherweight title) Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Thiago Silva Cheick Kongo vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Thiago Alves vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch and BOOM Tickets sell out quick..........as the event gets closer we are left with..... Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao (for interim bantamweight title) Cheick Kongo vs. Shawn Jordan Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Chris Clements Tim Boetsch vs. Hector Lombard Now many people stuck here with tickets they don't want :( (they were pricey as well)
 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:56 pm ET
lombard and bahadurzada alone will earn ur price of ticket back. those 2 guys r super beasts in the making. and jordan will absolutely decimate poor kongo. dont be so down just yet... the ufc isnt the biggest show in mma for nothing. this card will pay for itself....   
 

spilotes on Jun 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm ET
This is getting out of hand, it's pointless to announce a card ahead of time anymore, very sad.
 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:07 pm ET
thats fair... but its not like they cant announce anything based soley on the idea that it might be switched. this is combat sports... combat people... they get hurt. i appreciate the fact that these guys r putting themselves thru this kind of workout. its for out entertainment. sometimes it goes badly. but its not like all these fights r awful now and none of them will be any fun to watch. just sit back and ejoy the fights that they put on. regardless of how they set them up. we should all be fight fans... not scheduling fans, or fans of sticking to the agreed upon matchup regardless of circumstances....
 

spilotes on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm ET
You are completely right, it just seems like with this many injuries it should indicate that there is a problem somewhere that needs to be addressed. I will enjoy the fights regardless, but I cant help but wonder how much more of this will start pushing people away from the sport.
 

Wes1400 on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:05 pm ET
They can still announce them ahead of time but I think once a card loses this many main card fighters the UFC should offer full refunds to anyone who wants one. It's the only fair thing bc realistically the UFC could announce any fight for the sole purpose of selling tixx
 

onebigarm on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:06 pm ET
Aww yeahhh time for Shawn to take it to Kongo!! This could be FOTN
 

Velociraptor on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:06 pm ET

One injury I am not mad about, didnt want to watch Big Nog lose to Kongo. Jordan is going to massacre him though, wont be much of a fight. Kongo is a more skilled version of Bob Sapp, big dude that punches hard but cannot take any punches himself. I still cant believe Mitrione didnt want to engange him, he would ve knocked him out violently if he at least tried to.

 

Popp24 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:10 pm ET
Big Nog would have beat Kongo IMO.  I have never been impressed with Kongo and Big Nog was picking apart Mir before he decided to prove he was better at BJJ.  Kongo isn't really good any any area except maybe physique but this isn't a Body Building competition.
 

Velociraptor on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:14 pm ET

True, but Kongo could ve overpowered Nog in the clinch and turned into a boring clinchfest like he did against Buentello and others. Jordan is gonna go in there and either KO him standing or take him down and pummel his face with punches.

 

trublufan on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:14 pm ET
agreed, i used to love him when he went after guys and tried to pick them apart and setup and late Ko, thats not the case anymore, he abandoned the idea of being well rounded and is boring to watch, boring at best. he hasnt gotten better in years... sorry to say but this may be his last main card fight... if he loses which i think he will.
 

Tepin on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:06 pm ET
Ouch. Bob Sapp?

Kongo can scrap, and if he's not out cold he'll fight back after taking a hard shot. Didn't you see his fight with Pat Barry? Regardless of how good they are, to compare someone who will fight through that to Bob Sapp .. that's outrageous. 
 

Tepin on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:06 pm ET
Ouch. Bob Sapp?

Kongo can scrap, and if he's not out cold he'll fight back after taking a hard shot. Didn't you see his fight with Pat Barry? Regardless of how good they are, to compare someone who will fight through that to Bob Sapp .. that's outrageous. 
 

Velociraptor on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:14 am ET

I was mainly talking about how they are both very intimidating looking but soft on the chin. I give props to Kongo for the comeback KO vs Barry but that fight could ve been stopped 3 times, Ruthless Miragliotta always waits til fighters are out cold or they have their eyes rolling before stopagges like Mir vs Carwin

 

shut_the_Fitch_up on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:11 pm ET
: (   Hope to see Big Nog again soon.
 

dbritton987 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:11 pm ET
Lombard/Boestch has to be the Co-Main Event now, no doubt. As weak as this card is now, that is actually a good, not great, Co-Main Event.
 

Popp24 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm ET
The UFC 149 looks just ok now.  Injuries are really killing the UFC this year.  It's like they are cursed for signing with FOX.
 

Sir_Topham_Hatt on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm ET
At least this injury is understandable.  I was wondering when "The Savage" would return.
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:15 pm ET
Maybe it's time for Zuffa to just sell the UFC to some other owner who is willing to manage the sport properly.
UFC 146 was great, but other than that the summer PPV's are weaker than ever.
And then they put Stipe Miocic on FUEL??   Where nobody can even watch him fight?  That dude belongs on PPV, for real!!!
It sucks to have to watch the UFC go down the drain like this.....       uggggghhhhhh    So much potential, but ruined by Zuffa and Dana White.
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:25 pm ET
Injuries played a small role as well. I am interested to know how you'd fix things though. 
 

saiyan265 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm ET
avoid injuries by not wrestling as much in practice where most occur..
do not randomly test fighters..only test them 1 week before the fight and directly after so they are able to use whichever substances are needed during training.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:57 pm ET
saiyan - if they don't have great takedown defence their career is pretty much over e.g. Paul Daley, Tom Hardy. Also they don't have random testing *before* bouts (Overeem was an exception because he missed something)
 

BispingMWChamp2012 on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:19 pm ET
I s that WHY Tom Hardy went into acting???
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:45 am ET
**** off I'm an expert.
 

BispingMWChamp2012 on Jun 17, 2012 at 11:28 am ET
Do not tell me to f^ck off...I am a dilletante not an animal!!!!
 

saiyan265 on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:58 pm ET
you're right for the guys under 205 they'd have to train wrestling more...Overeem barely trains BJJ or Wrestling and has the best take down defense there is..these guys should try lifting some weights instead of rolling around the ground.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:52 am ET
ok I'll let GSP know the news: "lift weights if you want good take down defence, don't train wrestling - that's why you got injured . Lift some weights next time"
 

saiyan265 on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm ET
and Overeem was just stupid but pretty sure all the heavyweights had a suposed random test 2 months out before the card...Keith Kizer out being a **** 2 months before a fight should not happen.
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:59 pm ET
We get it it, you love cheating, you hate sports. Move along. Why not just let them have shields and swords, rocket launchers. If we're gonna let them cheat, just go all the way. It's people like you that want to turn this sport into a freak show. Just go watch wrestling and play Tekken or whatever and leave MMA be. 
 

Tepin on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:10 pm ET
Actually all the HWs at that presser were tested as the NSAC had just revived their random testing policy.

But yeah, Overeem is double ****ing stupid because he had already agreed to 2 random tests after his fight with Brock.

Grade A, wtf were you thinking?! stupid. 
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:00 am ET
Ok everybody make way for the expert. Why am I the best man here? Well I am prepared to admit I was wrong about this point. None of you ****ers *ever* do that so I am much better than you. I may not be an expert on MMA but I am an expert on not being a moron.

I said there was no random testing before events. Saiyan and Tepin pointed out there was random testing before the last UFC in Nevada.

" Six of the event's top billed fighters – Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Cain Velasquez, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva – were summoned after the gathering to give urine samples that will be tested for drugs of abuse and performance-enhancers. .......The NSAC instituted out-of-competition testing in 2008, though budget constraints left the commission without funds to utilize the program in fiscal year 2010-2011. This past July, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law a bill to use a portion of gate proceeds from live events held in the state to make the tests, which cost around $200 each, possible."
mmajunkie.com/news/28007/nsac-tests-six-fighters-in-advance-of-ufc-146.mma

Please could everyone become as awesome as me? Would really improve the site. Thanks.
 

Fisticuffs2 on Jun 17, 2012 at 11:54 am ET
Well I am prepared to admit I was wrong about this point. None of you ****ers *ever* do that so I am much better than you.

Okay, we get it, you admit when you're wrong and were all idiots. You seemingly complain about this more than you take the time to post ridiculously sarcastic responses. 
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:41 pm ET
Let's see....

I'd make the fights accessible to the fans to watch on TV.  Either on PPV, network TV, or basic cable.  Versus and Fuel aren't available everywhere in the U.S.  Let along around the globe.  It sucks that fans have to miss their favorite fighters fight just because Zuffa is trying to posture with the cable providers.

I'd have several backup plans for the main events. I wouldn't end up with a summertime card that has Faber headlining.  I would rather cancel it completely to preserve the integrity of the brand.  This is a sign of the UFC having too many fights.  Less events ='s better backup plans.

I would wait till closer to the event to announce the fights and sell the tickets.  Fans are planning trips to see their favorite fighter fight, but they usually end up seeing someone else fight instead.






 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:09 pm ET
Haha just like that hey? You'd just "let" it be available. And you'd just have top notch fighters ready to go. Tell me, with GSP, Cruz and Aldo all out, and JDS just coming off a right, who exactly would you have for a back up? And the "integrity" you think fans are going to wait around and praise you because you made them wait 3 months for a card? lol... not likely, they'll start to watch Bellator..etc and you'll lose out. Thats how business works, and its why they're thriving and you are on here posting. Go start a MMA organization if you feel you can do better.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:11 am ET
He doesn't need to "go start an MMA organisation" - he's just expressing some ideas.
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 17, 2012 at 8:39 am ET
He said up above that the UFC should sell to someone who knows how to run a company. So, if he knows better than the guys that go the UFC to where they are today, he should totally go start one, since he knows so much. 
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:39 pm ET
how would you not end up w/ faber headlining? that was the back up plan...cruz got injured...now we do the interim belt fight btwn. faber and barao...what other realistic option was there for that fight? that fight gets made no matter what in any scenario w/ cruz getting injured...doesnt matter if events are spread out or not...cruz is out for a long time w/ a serious injury...faber v. any top BW was a 100% certainty for the interim strap...

what benefit would selling tickets closer to the event be for the UFC? they cant predict injuries...so lets do it your way, sell tickets a month before the event, fighters get injured, and nobody buys tickets for the event and the UFC doesnt have time to find replacements...UFC losses and eventually goes under because events are ruined and ticketa rent sold...great idea if you want to crush MMA...how about this idea...you as a fan dont purchase the tickets until closer to the event so you can be sure the fights you want are on the card...wouldnt that make way more sense? the UFC has to give time to sell events out...youre not obligated to buy tickets the instant they go on sale...

 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:14 pm ET
So you want less fights for better "quality" cards? True fight fan you are sir.
 

imhungry4444 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:26 pm ET
wayta look at the glass half empty
 

mmajunkiejunkie on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:58 pm ET
The summer PPVs are weaker than ever? UFC 148 has arguably the biggest rematch in UFC history. It will be one of their biggest buy rates of the year. You are out of your mind.

Last weekend did people buy the PPV to watch Pac Man or watch the under card with Mike Jones vs. Randall Bailey? UFC 148 is all about watching the big title fight. And sprinkle it with Mendes-McKenzie and a little Cung Le. But at the end of the day who the F cares what the rest of the card is, we have Silva-Sonnen 2.
 

FedorFearsBocek on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:29 pm ET
Akiyama, Alves, Silva, Rua, Bisping, Aldo, Koch, Fernandes, Noguriera were all on this card at 1 point.
This has gotta be the most cursed card in UFC history.
 

saiyan265 on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm ET
this card quickly went from great to ****.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:52 pm ET
UFC 108 lost Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Rory Markham, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk, Carlos Condit Gabriel Gonzaga and Steve Cantwell.
mmajunkie.com/news/17302/injury-plagued-ufc-108-fight-card-officially-set-with-11-bouts.mma
 

irunthis on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:31 pm ET
I AM SO HAPPY I PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO BE AT THIS EVENT! FIRST EVENT EVER, LOOK HOW EXCITED I AM! What a ****ing joke, if ZUFFA knew what they were doing they'd make this a free event, to watch or attend.
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:49 pm ET
I feel you man.   

I work full-time, and I can only afford to go to 1 event per year (even after saving up for a few months).  It sucks having your vacation ruined.
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:50 pm ET
And then Dana has the nerve to tell fans to stop complaining about the cards....      And then he runs to the media and complains that Bob Arum is putting on crappy cards....     What an EFing joke!!
 

mmajunkiejunkie on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:05 pm ET
You want Zuffa to sell the company? Who do you think built the company to be as big as it is today? Yeah, maybe we should have Pro Elite buy it, they did such a great job with Elite XC. How about Affliction? They had two PPVs that bombed and went belly up.

TilapiaGCI you have know idea what you are talking about. The tickets when you buy them clearly say - card subject to change. Do you think they want to have guys get hurt and cancel fights? No, they don't. But Sh*t happens. Deal with it. And guess what. Instead of having them announce the cards 5 days until the fight, why don't you just buy your tickets 5 days before the show?
 

irunthis on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:11 pm ET
Yeah the card is subject to change, but you can't help but feel for someone who's 2 favourite fighters are Shogun and Aldo.......... Not to mention Thiago Silva, Big Nog, Thiago Alves, Sexyama, Bisping etc etc etc all being pulled as well. It's a joke, ticket prices shouldn't have been so much.
 

mmajunkiejunkie on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:52 pm ET
You are complaining about the ticket prices? OK and you'll be the same one complaining - how come the fighters don't get paid more. You can't have it both ways. You want the fighters to be compensated you gotta pay.

Card is subject to change. Sorry you are upset you won't get to see Shogun LIVE, but on the bright side you get Hector Lombard. And no Aldo, but now you have Renan Barao. 11 fights. Wait until after the show to complain. You never know you might actually have a good time.


 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:04 pm ET
Exactly... It's Aldo who got injured, maybe you should tweet him see if he'll refund your ticket money. Not likely Aldo fans. 
 

irunthis on Jun 17, 2012 at 2:00 am ET
I'm not complaining. I plan on going and having a great time. TBH I am more excited for Barao/Faber than Aldo/Koch in terms of fight value, but Aldo is one of my favourite fighters. Ease up.
 

SuckMyBigFitch on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:23 pm ET
hit it right on the nail for that idiot +1111111111111111
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm ET
Well Tilapia, since you claim you can run an MMA organization better than the UFC, then you won't have to work fulltime for long, since I expect you'll be starting up your organization real soon. 
 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:10 pm ET
What the hell are you idiots talking about? You think Zuffa wanted this you r*tards.
 

rw1060 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:23 pm ET
Agreed, there's some real mind-numbing stuff here. "Ticket buyer beware" ... Is that supposed to be clever or funny?
 

Adebisi on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:39 pm ET
don't expect anything so you won't be disappointed
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:05 pm ET
Riiiiight....        Let's go drop $1,000 on tickets and non expect anything.   Then we won't be disappointed.

What????




 

polyh3dron on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:14 pm ET
Remedy: don't buy tickets to UFC events.  It's not worth it.
 

BispingMWChamp2012 on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:10 pm ET
Ticket buyers beware!!!!

The UFC has gone from must-see to let's wait and see for myself and others around me.

The best way to avoid disappointment is to remember that the card is subject to change...and it will.
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:16 pm ET
You can just wait and buy them when the time comes, but I would go see any of these if I was close enough, becuase the event is so much bigger than just the fights. So either don't buy tickets, wait until closer to the event, or step aside and let the real fight fans buy them instead. 
 

BispingMWChamp2012 on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:46 pm ET
I'll wait and pay more to get better seats to fights that are going to happen than be stuck with tickets to an event that shadows the announced event.

Just think...you have tickets to Pink Floyd and then you end up seeing Willie Nelson...both are great but you wanted to see Pink Floyd.
 

shut_the_Fitch_up on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:45 pm ET
That guy above is right, this might end up the most cursed card in UFC history.

Every single maincard fight has been altered from an original matchup+a main event was pulled, 106 wasn't even this reorganized....
 

polyh3dron on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:13 pm ET
108 and 109 were pretty bad too
 

polyh3dron on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:13 pm ET
Oh yeah and 119 was the WORST
 

shut_the_Fitch_up on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:15 pm ET
119 didn't have every single maincard fight reorganized, it just had a very weak headliner.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:08 am ET
UFC 108 lost  Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Rory Markham, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk, Carlos Condit Gabriel Gonzaga and Steve Cantwell.
mmajunkie.com/news/17302/injury-plagued-ufc-108-fight-card-officially-set-with-11-bouts.mma

UFC 149 lost:
Jose Aldo......................(opponent: Erik Koch)
Thiago Alves.................(opponent: Siyar Bahadurzada)
Yoshihiro Akiyama..........(Thiago Alves)
Thiago Silva..................(Shogun Rua)
Michael Bisping.............(Tim Boetsch)
Big Nog........................(Cheick Kongo)

dunno about UFC 119 or 109
 

shut_the_Fitch_up on Jun 18, 2012 at 4:04 am ET
....I do remember when 108 lost Rory Markham, I thought that alone would get the card cancelled, I cried for an hour and put a hole thru the drywall after hearing the news.

Seriously tho, I forget, wasn't Anderson-Vitor only briefly in consideration for that card bcuz of the pullout from Brock?  You are right, that card could still hold the dreaded record, but there is still time for more pullouts from 149.
 

Uncle_creepy on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:52 pm ET
Wow that was the last original fight left on the main card!
 

TilapiaGCI on Jun 16, 2012 at 6:55 pm ET
Does anybody know the line for Anderson Silva pulling out of UFC 148?

 

shut_the_Fitch_up on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:17 pm ET
lol  Silva-Sonnen2 is the only fight I am dying to see right now, it sux to have to feel that way!
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:27 am ET
IF they were offered, you could probably get good odds on AS *not* pulling out by injury because people are overexaggerating the current injury problem - therefore they would bet on him to pull out which would make the odds on him not pulling favourable.
 

Bispingscigarettes on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:09 pm ET
I heard he re-injured his arm while helping his brother carry a sack of carrots to feed the bus.
 

PennSpiderSuperfight on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:16 pm ET
^Best. Joke. Ever.
 

Big_Timmy_Sylvia on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:20 pm ET

WTF i was looking forward 2 Nog vs Kongo

 

OverHeadRidgeHand on Jun 16, 2012 at 7:59 pm ET
Hold up bra. Does this dude have a tatoo of a WWF wrestler on his chest or something? WTF is that?
 

saiyan265 on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:06 pm ET
yea Jimmy Snucka Fly is his idol so prepared to watch him get his ass kicked.
 

Singularity on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:24 pm ET
lol
 

json3 on Jun 16, 2012 at 8:43 pm ET
honestly, and i kinda hate to say this because i like big nog, he shouldjust go ahead and retire.  he's never going to get another titlee shot, and in the far off, slim chance he did, he would never fight jds.    hes beat up and pretty nuch broken, hes been knocked out several times.  he should just call it quits like chuck liddell did before something really serious happens.
 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:13 pm ET
He's been knocked out twice. But he was never out cold. I think the wear and tear on his body is the problem. Or maybe it's him taking this fight when his arm was healed yet.
 

thebigkab0sh on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:00 pm ET
so ****in lame
 

Gamicez on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:15 pm ET
Im tired of people saying who tha f build the sport to where it's at today and use it as an excuse for all this cards that get ruined by injuries just because the sport was built by zuffa doesn't mean we should keep putting up with these robberies people buy tickets for an advertised card in advance only to find your not getting what u paid for in the end, ridiculous 
 

sdaccount on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:31 pm ET
I agree.  I don't fault a fighter if they get injured, but fans who paid for tickets to watch certain fights (assuming main card fights) are now screwed with a totally different card lacking the original star power.
 

sdaccount on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:31 pm ET
I agree.  I don't fault a fighter if they get injured, but fans who paid for tickets to watch certain fights (assuming main card fights) are now screwed with a totally different card lacking the original star power.
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:18 pm ET
Tweet your favorite fighter, see if he'll refund your money. Not likely.
 

mmajunkiejunkie on Jun 16, 2012 at 9:59 pm ET
Gamicez, you are another one of the dummies on this site. The tickets always say card subject to change. Again just so you understand how it works. Before you buy the ticket there is a discretionary warning telling you that the card may have changes to it. Now how is Zuffa "robbing" anyone if that information is given out before you buy the ticket? And btw, you didn't even buy a ticket, so again, why are YOU complaining?

It's real simple dummy, you don't have to buy UFC 149 on PPV if you're so upset Aldo won't be there.
 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:16 pm ET
Card is subject to change idiot. What can they do? Seriously you guys sound like children.
 

lalmeida on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:02 pm ET
Rushing an injury is never a good idea. Said to say this, but I think Big Nog is done...
 

lalmeida on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm ET
*Sad
 

credible on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:07 pm ET
Man oh man, the injuries are something else lately, while I agree they are apart of the fight game and I have went through it myself, so far as amateur status goes.

There is not a soul that can tell me that this has nothing to do with the UFC and their relatively new insurance policy on fighters, I don't care who wants to disagree with me, just look to the past before the insurance, there was nothing like this................................ever.      

 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:23 pm ET
Should UFC get rid of the insurance policy then?

Fans always complain UFC doesn't treat the fighters fairly. But clearly the fans don't care about the fighters either from all the comments I see on here. I do believe these guys need to tone it down in training though.
 

credible on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:29 pm ET
Look I agree about the insurance policy, where we disagree is the simple fact that fighters are taking advantage of it, why can I say that.

You sat tone it down in training, do you honestly think they train any differently then just a few years ago, NO, they see some pay and a chance at another fight down the road.

Having said that, common sense indicates that some injuries are weal, but sorry, not all like recently, this is beyond absurd at this point. 
 

xSilvasavliSx on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:45 pm ET

It seems people are reading too much into it, imo.  Sure, these fighters are rightfully taking advantage of the insurance policy-because they're injured !!

I think it's just chance, as it seems like their is a surge of injuries all at one time, every couple of years.  Massive card shuffling like this has happened, as people have pointed out, periodically, even years before the fighters had the benefit of insurance. 

 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:39 am ET
exactly. Also Dana said that training has changed in that "every gym is full of killers these days."

Also if they don't fight they don't get paid by Zuffa or there sponsors so they are losing money because they still have all their expenses to cover apart from the medicine.
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:35 am ET
credible said: "just look to the past before the insurance, there was nothing like this................................ever."

credible, you are wrong e.g. UFC 108 lost:Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Rory Markham, Tyson Griffin, Sean Sherk, Carlos Condit, Gabriel Gonzaga and Steve Cantwell.
mmajunkie.com/news/17302/injury-plagued-ufc-108-fight-card-officially-set-with-11-bouts.mma 

Also:
You don't know how many reported injuries per card there were before the insurance. Therefore you cannot say that there was nothing like this before the insurance.
 

CAINtheBULL on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:17 pm ET
Calgary do something to the MMA gods or what? 
 

rush16 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:19 pm ET
Yeah, they all b*tched about having a crappy headliner. So the MMA gods decided to f*ck the whole card over and say: "Well you got this now ******bags."

Kinda funny that this happened after all the whining.
 

wyuchvai on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:27 pm ET
What was he doing booking a fight if his arm was not fully healed?
 

knob_fell_off on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:29 am ET
Maybe the doctors gave him a favourable prognosis.
 

kolesPL on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:38 pm ET
Are the Brazilians afraid of going to Canada? lol
 

_quikfingers_ on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:19 pm ET
It must be too cold up here. I heard Aldo caught a cold at 129 and won't come back. 
 

xSilvasavliSx on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:23 pm ET

haha !!

 

HaroldHowardFan on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:55 pm ET
It's to the point where it seems like 50% of the UFC roster is now comprised of dudes I never heard of. 
 

Tepin on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:20 pm ET
God forbid that we pay some attention to these guys to decide whether we like them, right?

Fighting is a younger mans sport, if you aren't comfortable with a high turnover of participants try "wrestling" or baseball. 
 

HaroldHowardFan on Jun 16, 2012 at 10:56 pm ET
This is a **** card. 
 

HENDOdiaz420 on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:13 pm ET
i wonder if its just coincidence that nog pulls out of fight with kongo the day after feijao fails drug test
 

shagnasty on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:43 am ET
Aaaaannnd Bingo was his name-o!
 

xSilvasavliSx on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:29 pm ET

Nogueira is a favorite of mine.  Much love, Minotauro, hope to see you back soon !!

 

finalwurd on Jun 17, 2012 at 12:30 am ET
Nog is past his prime and doesn't crack my top 10 list anymore.



Love the classics

by xSilvasavliSx

Lesnar had diverticulitis. One guy said that a kick from his toddler set him down for a while.

That is the main reason why he lost to Overeem.

 

xSilvasavliSx on Jun 16, 2012 at 11:31 pm ET

Jordan has some power and explosiveness, but I think Kongo's experience could make the difference in this one.

Jordan is a good wrestler, but I feel this could go down a bit like the Mitrione fight, with Kongo using his size and cage awareness to grapple.

 

Saki4UFC on Jun 17, 2012 at 3:52 am ET
One door closes another one opens. this is a good chance for up and coming fighters. it does completely suck that the star power is gone from the card but i am sure the quality of the fights will still be top tier. The main events still look pretty decent. lets just hope no more injuries accure. i have a feeling this card is gunna have some crazy tkos and subs
 

Sakurobot on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:01 am ET
This is truly a horrendous year for the UFC.  FOX and its affiliated networks slipping of the UFC ratings, many top stars pulling out of the cards due injuries, and on and on.  I was really looking forward to "Big Nog"s return against Kongo. What's next?
 

Beggsie on Jun 17, 2012 at 4:44 am ET
Looks more like an FX card now.
 

Stalin on Jun 17, 2012 at 8:25 am ET
i think we have a winner for the worst tattoos award
 

Gray420 on Jun 17, 2012 at 10:00 am ET
this card is so terrible that don't even have five fights on the main card...
 

themaindude on Jun 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm ET
I've been a UFC fan for over 10 years now, an avid fan to say the least.  I've never been to an event due to lack of a surrounding venue (I live in Iowa, yes!).  I just have to say for those of you defending these next three ppv cards, get a f'n grip...these main cards are terrible!  Dana White has one thing on his mind, and it doesn't have **** to due with fighting.  All blood sports soon become corrupt, it's only a matter of time!
 

themaindude on Jun 17, 2012 at 8:14 pm ET
No disrespect to the fighter who go out and give it their all every time, but come on White!  These fights are not worth paying $55 to $65 just to see a main event that may be a decent brawl.  If an event goes downhill due to injuries, I suggest making them a cable event...for f's sake!
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:24 am ET
if the fights are not worth it then dont buy it....very simple...youre not obligated or entitled to see every fight the UFC puts on...youre allowed to not purchase a card that doesnt meet your standards of what a PPV card should be...the PPV card isnt suddenly gonna turn into a FREE card and you wont be getting any discounts...sh*t happens, fighters get injured and the PPV numbers will reflect it but it will be a $55 PPV nonetheless...you either suck it up and buy it cause you wanna see the fights or you decide its not worth the $ and you pass...life is very simple when you have freedom of choice
 

TheSkilledWon on Jun 18, 2012 at 9:28 am ET
it has nothing to do w/ corruption and everything to do w/ fighters getting injured...WTF are you talking about? these next few cards would have been back to back epic cards had fighters not dropped off due to injury...the UFC was trying to give you some sick main card action...what do you want them to do? they cant control fighters getting injured...just gotta suck it up and keep it moving and hope for better outcomes for future cards...you think this was the UFCs plan to pull fighters out and fake injuries? seriously? 
 

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