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[Boogie]

You might as well go ahead and deduct whatever the fighters pay is by half (those who make 100k or more a fight and fight twice or more yearly). Taxes between state and local are 40% plus management, any expenses with training, etc.

Everyone pays taxes. Using "bu-bu-bu, they have to pay taxes on that!" is a pretty lame attempt at dismissing fighter pay.

Diaz made 500k this year in disclosed payouts, and is unquestionable in the top 5 highest paid fighters at WW. For him to be constantly be bitching about money is ridiculous.

 

[polyh3dron]

UFC 141 Fight Card:

•Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
•Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz
•Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
•Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
•Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
•T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann

Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz is the co-main.

They are banking on Brock just a bit too much considering his health issues. Can't wait to see a bunch of suckers pay for overpriced tickets to see UFC 141: Diaz (Let's fool people into thinking it's Nick) vs. Cerrone

 

[Ninja Scooter]

UFC 141 Fight Card:

•Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
•Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz
•Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
•Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
•Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
•T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann

Cerrone vs. N. Diaz is the co-main.

They are banking on Brock just a bit too much.

Cerrone v Diaz has potential to be great. Two scrappers who can also finish with subs. Put Fitch on the prelims and it increases in entertainment value ten-fold.

 

[Biff]

UFC 141 Fight Card:

•Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
•Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz
•Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
•Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
•Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
•T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann

Cerrone vs. N. Diaz is the co-main.

They are banking on Brock just a bit too much. Can't wait to see a bunch of suckers pay for overpriced tickets to see UFC 141: Diaz (Let's fool people into thinking it's Nick) vs. Cerrone

Even reading that list after already knowing it's Nate Diaz vs. Cerrone, I still misread it as Nick Diaz vs. Cerrone.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Battle of the two Johns!

 

[Chamber]

I would not be shocked to see Hendricks beat Fitch. Best wrestler Fitch has fought outside of GSP.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I would not be shocked to see Hendricks beat Fitch.

We can dream. I don't want to live in a world where BJ Penn retires but Fitch continues shitting up the sport.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I have a feeling if Fitch loses Dana will put him on Facebook prelims.

 

[Chamber]

Aldo vs. Mendes set for UFC 142

 

[TheKaeptain]

Let's go Aldo!

 

[alr1ght]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Don Frye should have been Captain America. Bas should have just slept through the whole thing and said he was Cro Cop.

 

[parrotbeak]

Is he supposed to be Magnum PI?

 

[alr1ght]

yes. Ben Askren (Pimp) and Tyron Woodley (MC Hammer) are there, but no one gives a fuck about them, so no screencap.

 

[Heel]

Aldo vs. Mendes set for UFC 142

Mendes is going to go deep into enemy territory and wrestlefuck the belt from this kid. Whether or not he escapes alive is another story entirely.

 

[sazabirules]

Ross Pearson is dropping to featherweight and fighting Junior Assuncao at UFC 141. I became a fan after his FOTN at 134.

 

[dream]

I kind of agree with fencesitter sien916. The shine has come off of Jose Aldo Jr.

 

[Chamber]

Aldo via being the superior fighter

 

[h_a_t]

Looks like a couple of chumps Batman handles in Arkham City.

 

[polyh3dron]

Lesnar will pull out or he'll look like shit in the fight. I have absolutely no faith in him.

 

[BigJonsson]

Friday December 30th?

I assumed it was actually on December 31st...............interesting

 

[MjFrancis]

Putting the fight up against New Year's Eve events would have been unwise. Putting it the day before makes it an awesome weekend.

If the fight actually happens, of course.

 

[BigJonsson]

Putting the fight up against New Year's Eve events would have been unwise. Putting it the day before makes it an awesome weekend.

If the fight actually happens, of course.

The UFC is crazy enough to put on a card on NYE

 

[Maklershed]

The UFC is crazy enough to put on a card on NYE

UFC Dynamite!

 

[parrotbeak]

I'm pretty sure they had one on NY day years back. I remember ditching the family party to go watch.

 

[agrajag]

Lesnar will pull out or he'll look like shit in the fight. I have absolutely no faith in him.

Recent reports state that he's back at 275-285lbs. and training like an animal.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Remember all the talk before the Cain fight?

 

[Maklershed]

I'm pretty sure they had one on NY day years back. I remember ditching the family party to go watch.

One of the last UFCs I've purchased (108 Evans vs Silva) was on January 2nd. Close!

 

[Heel]

Paul Taylor Injured in Car Accident, Off UFC 138

Paul Taylor has been forced to pull out of his UFC 138 lightweight fight against Anthony Njokuani due to an undisclosed injury suffered in a car accident on Monday, UFC officials confirmed with MMAFighting.com. No word just yet on how serious the accident or injury was. Due to the fact that the event is just five days away, Njokuani will be kept off the card.

Hope he's okay though.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Remember all the talk before the Cain fight?

Yeah but this time he's fighting can crusher Overratedeem instead of GOAT Heavyweight Cain Velasquez.

 

[Chamber]

Cain Velasquez had "pillow fists" before he destroyed Brock if you recall.

 

[Plywood]

Cain Velasquez had "pillow fists" before he destroyed Brock if you recall.

He put soap bars in his pillow gloves.

 

[polyh3dron]

Recent reports state that he's back at 275-285lbs. and training like an animal.

yeah yeah "reports" lol

"reports" told me melvin manhoef was doing "secret wrestling training"
"reports" told me BJ was fixing his cardio

Cain Velasquez had "pillow fists" before he destroyed Brock if you recall.

no no no he had pillow fists before he KO'd Nog. Kinda like how his teammate Daniel Cormier had pillow fists before KOing Bigfoot.

 

[polyh3dron]

also, fucking LOL @ UFC 138 falling apart even more.

 

[Heel]

Speaking of Strikeforce, what are some match ups you'd like to see once it ceases to exist? Off the dome...

Cormier vs. Nelson
Barnett vs. Lesnar
Werdum vs. Mir
Bigfoot vs. Carwin
Rockhold vs. Bisping
Melendez vs. Edgar
Masvidal vs. Diaz

 

[BigKaboom2]

Rockhold vs. Belcher
Jacare vs. Maia
Herschel Walker vs. Mark Hunt
Griggs vs. Herman
Mousasi vs. Forrest
Mein vs. Hardy
Saffiedine vs. Pyle

 

[sazabirules]

Speaking of Strikeforce, what are some match ups you'd like to see once it ceases to exist? Off the dome...

Cormier vs. Nelson
Barnett vs. Lesnar
Werdum vs. Mir
Bigfoot vs. Carwin
Rockhold vs. Bisping
Melendez vs. Edgar
Masvidal vs. Diaz

If not vs. Edgar, let Melendez fight the winner of Guida/Henderson. Then let that winner fight him.

 

[Heel]

I haven't even thought to dig that deep Kaboom. Guys like OSP, Kyle, Del Rosario, Kennedy, Woodley, King Mo, Thomson...the possibilities are endless. Cannot wait.

 

[BigJonsson]

I'm pretty sure they had one on NY day years back. I remember ditching the family party to go watch.

Edgar vs Maynard II was on Jan 1 of this year

 

[parrotbeak]

Edgar vs Maynard II was on Jan 1 of this year

Ya, I must be misremembering. I remember having to convince friends to go and being at a specific bar that closed years ago, and being surprised that so many people were there. But it must have been a different holiday. Or I was just confused.

 

[Heel]

Rumble to Middleweight: Johnson vs. Belfort at UFC 142 in Brazil

MY GOD.

 

[Panzon]

Rumble to Middleweight: Johnson vs. Belfort at UFC 142 in Brazil

MY GOD.

I think this was confirmed as a false report if im not mistaken ( sorry cant look for the source at the moment)

 

[BigKaboom2]

A false report on UFC.com?

 

[tass0]

UFC 141 Fight Card:

•Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
•Donald Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz
•Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
•Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
•Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
•T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann

Cerrone vs. Nate Diaz is the co-main.

They are banking on Brock just a bit too much considering his health issues. Can't wait to see a bunch of suckers pay for overpriced tickets to see UFC 141: Diaz (Let's fool people into thinking it's Nick) vs. Cerrone

Great card.

Can't wait for Lesnar/Overeem.

Don't know why they matched up Alexander with Matyushenko, though. Alexander is going to run right through him.

 

[Chamber]

Rumble to Middleweight: Johnson vs. Belfort at UFC 142 in Brazil

MY GOD.

Great fight. Could see that going either way.

 

[Norml]

Fox show on JDS vs Cain that was on tv recently.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS8ETPHDAF0&feature=channel_video_title

 

[yacobod]

Overeem won't last more than three minutes. Brock is the scariest and hungriest he has ever been. Brock started camp at 299lbs and he is now 280lbs and he is shredded. He will be coming in looking to absolutely destroy Alistair and become the number one contender again. The camp is going better than expected. He is bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic than Alistair and has a few tricks up his sleeves for his fight. We brought in some new guys, switched some things up. I don't think there is any human on the planet that can beat the new Brock Lesnar.

Alistair Overeem will be the first one to learn that.

brocktoberfest

 

[TheKaeptain]

Keep believing that Yaco.

 

[Heel]

I was reading Brock brought in Glaube Feitosa as a kickboxing coach. Maybe he's planning to knock out Overeem with a Brazilian kick?

 

[TheKaeptain]

If Brock threw a head kick I would die of laughter.