– Texas Two-Step? Like UFC, Strikeforce Considered Cowboys Stadium Show
– Is Paul Heyman on the Verge of Entering the MMA World?
– Strikeforce MMA event Friday may bring more shows to Arizona
– UFC gearing up for Brazilian expansion
– Tom Huggins Talks Not Paying Impact FC Fighters
Texas Two-Step? Like UFC, Strikeforce Considered Cowboys Stadium Show
But according to both sources, the San Jose, California-based promotion did previously discuss the possibility of staging an event at the showcase facility. One of the sources said that at one time, Strikeforce specifically discussed the possibility of an Oct. 16 show, which might have aired on CBS and featured many of the company’s biggest names.
The event, which likely would have included former Dallas Cowboys’ star running back Herschel Walker as a local drawing card, would also have served to help launch the upcoming EA Sports MMA video game, which will be released on Oct. 19 and has a heavy Strikeforce presence. (MMAFighting)
Note: Read this MMAPayout Perspective for more info about the big plans Strikeforce had and still has for October. These talks were on going for months and Herschel Walker was a big part along with CBS. Also, the goal would have been to break the MMA North American attendance and gate records and use the event as a break out party for Strikeforce. It would have also served as an entire 2 hour advertisement campaign to promote the EA Sports MMA game which is set to release on October 19.
Is Paul Heyman on the Verge of Entering the MMA World?
After leaving World Wrestling Entertainment in 2006, he got together with a group of investors and former K-1/PRIDE producers in attempt to purchase Strikeforce. That deal never materialized because, as Heyman said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, he felt Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker wasn’t getting a fair deal. (MMAFighting)
Strikeforce MMA event Friday may bring more shows to Arizona
“Strikeforce wasn’t sure how the market was here,” Sarria said. “But this market just hasn’t been tested with a high level promotion. It will work here with Strikeforce and with the UFC. . . . The ultimate goal with this event is to bring the big Strikeforce events here.”
Said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, “I think they’re in the works. We’ve identified Phoenix as a viable market.” (AZCentral)
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Note: During the WEC event last night, they announced that the promotion will be headed to Phoenix, Arizona in December. The event was chosen by the fans during an Amp Energy Drink contest where fans voted for the WEC to come to their hometown. The event is expected to be headlined by the local product and WEC champ Ben Henderson most likely against Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. Another fighter who trains and lives in Arizona is former WEC LW champ Jamie Varner, who fights Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at WEC 51 in September and who will most likely push to fight in his home state.
UFC gearing up for Brazilian expansion
But despite the Brazilians’ success in the UFC, the organization hasn’t hosted a show in their home country in nearly 12 years.
But according to UFC president Dana White, that soon could change.
“We’re spending money in Brazil right now,” White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “We’re spending marketing money, PR money, and we’ve got people down there working for us.” (MMAJunkie)
Tom Huggins Talks Not Paying Impact FC Fighters
“We are using a pool of lawyers from the United States, Australia and Brazil. What bothers me most is that [McManus] isn’t paying because he doesn’t have the money, as do some events here, he is very rich, but mainly because I believe that if the show fails, the damage has to be shared with fighters. We can not accept this nonsense in any way, because if they did, we would be setting precedents for other promoters in bad faith to act the same way worldwide, “concluded Tom. (PortalDoVT – Translated from Portuguese)
PICTURE OF THE DAY
QUICK HITS
- WEC 50 ratings result in average audience of 316,000 viewers (MMAJunkie)
- UFC Fight Night 22 lineup in flux again; Matt Wiman likely out (MMAJunkie)
- After WEC 50, Jorgensen likely for next shot at Cruz; challenger likes his chances (MMAJunkie)
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic targeted for UFC 122 in Germany (MMAJunkie)
- Lashley Aims to Debut Standup at Saturday’s Strikeforce (Sherdog)
- Tachi Palace Fights Signs Top Flyweight ‘Formiga’ (Sherdog)
- No Hard Feelings at Strikeforce Presser (MMAFighting)
- Kennedy Learned a Lot From Afghanistan Gunfight (MMAFighting)
- Grabowski, Konrad Advance in Bellator Heavyweight Tournament (MMAFighting)
- CHARLES OLIVEIRA REPLACES MATT WIMAN AT FIGHT NIGHT (MMAWeekly)
- FANS SAY WEC HEADED TO PHOENIX IN DECEMBER (MMAWeekly)
- Strikeforce: Houston Pre-Fight Press Conference Quotes & Photos (Heavy)
TV LISTINGS
- Bellator 25: Hornbuckle vs Blackburn on FSN (08/19/10)
- HDNet Fights Vault: DREAM at 8:00 PM ET on HDNet (08/20/10)
- Fighting Words with Mike Straka (Jon “Bones” Jones) at 8:30 PM ET on HDNet (08/20/10)
- Inside MMA (Forrest Griffin, Antonio McKee, Mark Pavelich) at 9 PM ET on HDNet (08/20/10)
- HDNet Fights: The Voice vs Tito Ortiz at 10 PM ET on HDNet (08/20/10)
- Strikeforce: King Mo vs Rafael Feijao at 10 PM ET/PT on Showtime (08/21/10)
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Strikeforce: King Mo vs Rafael Feijao at 10 PM ET/PT on Showtime (08/21/10)
- Bellator 26 on FSN (08/26/10)
- HDNet Fights: Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 on HDNet (08/27/10)
- UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 at 10 PM ET on PPV (08/28/10)
- Bellator 26 on FSN (09/2/10)
- UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Belcher at 9 PM ET on SPIKE TV (09/15/10)
- UFC 119 : Minotauro Nogueira vs Frank Mir 2 at 10 PM ET on PPV (09/25/10)
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