Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I hope pointing it out in the fashion you did made your day just a little bit better.

And, yes, I’m aware that Hendo signed with Strikeforce. I was alluding to the fact that he’s yet to fight for the organization, and thus his current popularity is the result of being a former UFC fighter.

Best,

Kelsey

Jesus Christ.

I am not trying to start an argument with this question, but since you post here often I am just curious about your standpoint. With your post, such as things as “hopefully” it’s put against the WEC event and “we may have a problem” do you want to see Zuffa fail or are you looking for Zuffa to have competition?

I think Strikeforce’s best hope for a 6m peak next event is if Walker fights on the card, as far as I could tell the last event peaked at 4.01m viewers, I’m not sure where else they’re going to find an additional 1.9m casual viewers or MMA fans.

Please don’t belittle me and by referring to me as “Dana White Fan”, my actual name is on my posts. Am I a fan of Dana White? In many ways yes, Zuffa has done a tremendous job of expanding MMA in the U.S. and Zuffa risked a ton of money in doing so. However, I also disagree with many things Zuffa does. All I was trying to point out was that many people hate whatever Zuffa does and never give them a fair shake.

Also, I agree, Strikeforce is a young company, but also, I think to make a bigger impact they need to have more exposure.

Now, looking to improve that showing, they need to take a hard look at where they are holding their events. Second, continue to steadily grow their fan base, roster and brand. I believe the April card, hopefully they take it up against WEC, will be a major turning point for them. If the likes of Hendo and Fedor can’t break 6 million viewers peak, then we might have a problem.

Look at a lot of the coverage the Walker fight got on ESPN. I watch “Around the Horn” and “Pardon the Interruption” on a regular basis, and in all their initial coverage of the fight not once did either show mention “Strikeforce” they just called it a MMA fight or said he was stepping into the “Octagon” which is trademark of the UFC. Same thing happened when Canseco made his grandstand challenge and late this week when Matt Millen, yes 53 year old Matt Millen, said he wants to get involved in a MMA fight (covered on PTI).

Many people just flat out hate Zuffa and Dana White and these same people refuse to give them credit for the awesome job they’ve done building their brand.

1.) the phrase is : ” a tough ROW to hoe ” as in if a farmer had a row of rough dirt to how for the next drop.
For whatever reason it bugs the heck out of me when a “writer” or someone who otherwise imparts to be a professional journalist uses a phrase or word incorrrectly.
2.) ” It’s pretty telling that St-Pierre and Henderson are more popular than any Strikeforce fighter. ”
um…fairly old news would support that Dan Henderson is, in fact, a Strikeforce fighter.
seriously man, just re checkour work and / or think about it line by line before you submit it…and do ya’ll need any proof readers? i’m available.

PK

Strikeforce is just fighting to get attention for their company. The hardcores know them but the casual fans see their shows and thinks it’s a UFC show.