UFC "major" announcement thread

[Darthtiki 0]

They've come to terms with Randy again. I'm just throwing it out there.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Nah, that's nothing to gather employees over.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Well, UFC would host shows in MSG, which is one of the biggest sports markets in the world, which would generally affect the UFC for a number of years. In terms of media coverage, it's the best place to be. Mind you, *I* don't find the announcement huge, but Dana has a hard on for getting sanctioning in NY. Plus, it opens up other NY cities. A Buffalo show would be nice

[Lord of The Curry 0]

True dat.

 

The trade-off, of course involves going to Buffalo.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

It is the ultimate sacrifice.

[Mik 0]

Or Syracuse. In which case people could crash at my house.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Done and done.

[Lt. Al Giardello 0]

They should come out with multiple version of BJ action figures. Slim, Pudgy and Regular Penn.

 

BJ's legs better be able to bend behind the back of his head.

[BUTT 0]

They've come to terms with Randy again. I'm just throwing it out there.

 

I sure hope he isn't fighting for the next five years. Dude will be like 50!

 

[Mik 0]

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was informed by an anonymous source earlier this afternoon that the committee for Tourism, Arts, and Sports Development of New York recently held a vote on Wednesday to decide whether the state should regulate Mixed Martial Arts.

 

According to the source, the bill was voted down in overwhelming fashion.

 

An anonymous member of a major state athletic commission confirmed the information that was provided to Five Ounces Of Pain by our initial source.

 

This web site has also learned that the possible legalization of Mixed Martial Arts in the state of New York was the planned announcement that UFC president Dana White had hinted at during an interview that was published on ESPN.com last week.

 

According to a source, White was confident that the vote was going to pass and believed he had assurances that the proposed bill would be approved by the committee for Tourism, Arts, and Sports Development of New York. However, the proposal was unexpectedly voted down for reasons that are not yet clear. In a strange turn of events, it is believed that the chair of the committee, Assemblyman Steve Englebright, who introduced the proposal, ended up voting against it.

 

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[AboveAverage484 0]

FiveOuncesOfPain.com was informed by an anonymous source earlier this afternoon that the committee for Tourism, Arts, and Sports Development of New York recently held a vote on Wednesday to decide whether the state should regulate Mixed Martial Arts.

 

According to the source, the bill was voted down in overwhelming fashion.

 

An anonymous member of a major state athletic commission confirmed the information that was provided to Five Ounces Of Pain by our initial source.

 

This web site has also learned that the possible legalization of Mixed Martial Arts in the state of New York was the planned announcement that UFC president Dana White had hinted at during an interview that was published on ESPN.com last week.

 

According to a source, White was confident that the vote was going to pass and believed he had assurances that the proposed bill would be approved by the committee for Tourism, Arts, and Sports Development of New York. However, the proposal was unexpectedly voted down for reasons that are not yet clear. In a strange turn of events, it is believed that the chair of the committee, Assemblyman Steve Englebright, who introduced the proposal, ended up voting against it.

 

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Pussies.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

OUCH

[Youth N Asia 0]

I can't even stand to post at Sherdog now. These Dana announcement threads are cluttering up the board

[Hawkius Maximus 0]

If New York sanctioning was the big event, then there's two things that spring to my mind.

 

1 - Dana White is a fucking moron for going through all this hype without it being confirmed. If the bill isn't passed then what's he going to do at this highly touted conference? Come out and play on a kazoo? Maybe he could do the TUF theme on it.

 

2- The other...is I live in Washington. What the *fuck* does NYC sanctioning have to do with me? Why make this such a big deal? It's another territory. I don't think anyone is going to go "OH MY GOD UFC IS PROMOTING IN NEW YORK!" unless you are from New York.

 

If that's the announcement, then it just reeks of a desperate attention grab in the wake of the events lately. That their blowing something way out of proportion just to make people talk about them again.

 

Very Vince McMahon-like. And every time Vince does that without delivering, it backfires on him.

[Youth N Asia 0]

2- The other...is I live in Washington. What the *fuck* does NYC sanctioning have to do with me? Why make this such a big deal? It's another territory. I don't think anyone is going to go "OH MY GOD UFC IS PROMOTING IN NEW YORK!" unless you are from New York.

 

If that's the announcement, then it just reeks of a desperate attention grab in the wake of the events lately. That their blowing something way out of proportion just to make people talk about them again.

 

Very Vince McMahon-like. And every time Vince does that without delivering, it backfires on him.

 

Exactly. Sure, it would be a big announcement for the UFC, but for most of their fans it wouldn't mean a damn thing. I don't care if they run in NY. Hell, I wouldn't care if they ran here in Michigan (still not sanctioned here). It would not impact my MMA one bit. Dana has a habit of setting up these big announcements only for them to be almost nothing

[BruteSquad_BRODY 0]

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/h...t.asp?aID=23126

 

--Apparently the New York Tourism Committee hearing regarding voting on allowing MMA in New York today was a complete embarrassment. The politicians had no idea what MMA was, with many asking if there was even a referee in the matches. The bill would have been rubber stamped except one member went on a tirade about it being human cockfighting and virtually nobody had any idea what it was. It was the victim of UFC not reaching the older generation, and they were the ones in that room.

 

--Oliver Copp reported that Dana White denied to him and other reporters in London that the big surprise was going to be regulation in New York. He was openly talking about New York regulation to people. He also told Kevin Iole and Neil Davidson how it was something he has to tell his employees first, and obviously running MSG wouldn't fit into that category.

[NoCalMike 0]

Well Dana White claims the NY thing wasn't the major announcement, and I surely hope he is telling the truth, because that would be dissapointing.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

Maybe the super-duper big news is adding another weight division, or perhaps women's fighting. He probably would have to tell BJ not to try and cut to the new 105 lb division.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

UFC will never showcase female fighters. Like, ever.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

BJ Penn would cut down to 85 lbs and fight Ethiopian kids.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

It's more likely to see BJ bulk to 385 and fight Butterbean.

[Darthtiki 0]

If Meltz's report is true, where was the UFC's lobbyist to you know testify at the hearing and clear stuff up to the committee and answer the tired "human cockfighting" charge?

 

It sounds to me that either A) Dana so confident in the popularity of the product that they didn't bother to show at the hearing in some form or another or B) they either had a shitty lobbyist or no lobbyist at all on the ground in NY.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Been postponed again from today until tomorrow. This announcement is the new David Terrell vs Okami.

[BUTT 0]

The announcement is Lorenzo Fertitta is leaving his casino boss job or whatever he does to work full-time with UFC.

[Mik 0]

What an eye-popping announcement.

 

But wow, Lorenzo made $114M last year? That's nuts.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Dana as of last Monday - "We're hittin' the Big Apple, baby!"

 

Dana as of yesterday- " Oh dear....I'm in trouble. Need something to announce. Hey, Lorenzo! Aren't you leaving the Casinos? You are? Okay, that'll work."

[Youth N Asia 0]

UFC MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS always fall flat. Every single time

[Lord of The Curry 0]

To be fair Dana supposedly had a source within the NYSAC that said it was a lock that MMA would be given the green light and from what I've heard about the Senate session itself there was a bunch of last-minute changes from yes to no votes.

[goldengreek 0]

The announcement is Lorenzo Fertitta is leaving his casino boss job or whatever he does to work full-time with UFC.

who ??????

[Twisted Intestine 0]

Lorenzo Fertitta, stupid.