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[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by SupraOfDoom

$500,000.

shitty MMA fighter, good management team.

[mkiv972]

Originally Posted by SupraOfDoom

$500,000.

Yup, i think he made more then anybody else on that card.

[alpha6164]

You can pay me $500k to get "choked" and actually tap. He should have at least gone to sleep for that much money

[SupraOfDoom]

For $500,000 I'd let Mirko kick me in my head once. Twice is pushing it.

[dx3]

Good Lord that's insane. Also has to piss off some of the UFC fighters who get paid chump change for what they put themselves through, then he cruises in, obviously made no effort to get in shape or learn any type of takedown defense/ground game, taps out within a couple of minutes and walks out with half a million... Not cool.

Jonny

[TRD2000]

Originally Posted by Johnny Dangerously

shitty MMA fighter, good management team.

And a very gullible/soft Dana White. Sure Zuffa made their millions but the UFC is a few more fights like this away from becoming the WWE. Let's hope that doesn't happen.

[Rx7-2JOCK]

Not sure if this adds to the WWE mojo but...

Manny Pacquiao Reveals Interest in Fighting MMA

I dought it'll ever happen.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/9/3/...ant-to-try-mma

From BoxingScene.com (HT MMA.tv):

During a recent press conference, BoxingScene.com's Bill Emes and Michael Marley cornered Manny Pacquiao on the subject of Mixed Martial Arts. Pacquiao said he watched MMA and UFC, but said it was "too brutal" when asked for his thoughts on the sport.

When asked if he would ever consider trying his hand at Mixed Martial Arts, Pacquiao replied to BoxingScene - "I want to, but they [promters and management] don't want me to fight."

He said if promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank and adviser Michael Koncz said it was okay, he would consider entering the cage. Michael Koncz cut in at that point and told Pacquiao - "you know that you could do what you want."


I'm sure that Pacquiao's promoters would never let him near a UFC cage except for one thing -- there really aren't many big money pay days left for Pacquiao in boxing. Floyd Mayweather seems bent on ducking him and blowing the biggest boxing bout of the young century. Manny is already reduced to fighting Antonio Margarito, a man who has been caught loading his gloves -- the most dangerous cheat in boxing.

In three to five years if Mayweather still hasn't been convinced to get into the ring with Pacquiao -- or if he does and is beaten by Pac -- I wouldn't think it completely outside the realm of possibility that he does an MMA fight. If the UFC wanted to really break some PPV records or make a big splash in the Philippines, booking a Pacquiao MMA fight would be a sure fire ticket.

If I were Pac and his handlers, I'd want at least 18 months to train for MMA and a couple of build up fights against guys with limited grappling abilities before facing anyone really formidable. But even in the best case scenario, I don't see Pac ever being an MMA champ in a major promotion and any losses he took in the cage would inevitably damage his brand value and that of boxing as a whole.

But if boxing can't provide the epic matchups worthy of such a great and popular fighter, maybe its time as the pre-eminent world wide combat sport are drawing to a close.

[Johnny Dangerously]

Originally Posted by TRD2000

And a very gullible/soft Dana White. Sure Zuffa made their millions but the UFC is a few more fights like this away from becoming the WWE. Let's hope that doesn't happen.

i still dont see a ufc/wwe parallel

[Ismael]

Originally Posted by Johnny Dangerously

i still dont see a ufc/wwe parallel

i think he meant that the fights in the ufc are becoming predetermine to please the fans. like the WWE