@ Rex, 42 is the answer to…… Oh, I see what you did there, quite cryptic really, but it makes sure we pay attention and read all your posts, Nice work cheechface, nailed it

i think dana white is doing scott coker a favor if he signs shields. who else is there for shields to fight in strikeforce(besides his teammates)? personally, i do not care to see shields vs gsp(snuggie vs snuggie), but i would watch shields vs koscheck or shields vs sanchez.

fitch or koscheck should go to strikeforce for the same reason.

“Hey fellas, let’s take up a collection and sponsor Uberqueef at the next SF card. I wonder how much money we’d need to put SuperJuice on Overroids’s taint.

Jesus, i felt gay just typing that.

Forget i said anything. (These are not the droids you are looking for.)”

You thought this was funny.

No ladies? Are we doing this or not, Coker?

Shields is in a cant lose scenario and the UFC would be foolish to not get involved, win or lose.

Should he lose, the UFC can snatch up a quality WW for cheap. Shields wants to fight the best, and regardless of what you think about his past performances, Shields would be an instantly relevant WW in the UFC. Perhaps even getting an immediate title shot as Fitch and Kos sit and watch from the sidelines in the FriendZone.

Should he win, which seems to be the minority thought here, his stock goes through the roof. He knows that, SF knows that, and the UFC knows that. Shields wins the payday lottery should he defeat Hendo. Dont count him out. The kind of money we are talking about is a powerful motivator. The same motivator that sent Hendo to the minors…

@Bojimbo –

Didnt you read the article??? They intend on airing an undercard match if time allows. How could they do that if they dont even film it? For your foolishness you get a /SLAP

BoJimbo:
“They don’t even film the undercard bouts.”

You’re effing kidding me, right?

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Hey fellas, let’s take up a collection and sponsor Uberqueef at the next SF card. I wonder how much money we’d need to put SuperJuice on Overroids’s taint.

Jesus, i felt gay just typing that.

Forget i said anything. (These are not the droids you are looking for.)

Regarding the Lashley vs. Total Bad Ass fight – I was all stoked thinking he finally took a big step up in competition. It turns out TBA was actually To Be Announced. sigh.

Nut-hugging Lashley is getting really difficult these days, and I really have my work cut-out for me.

btw ReX13, I personally like “kick the day in the junk” as a better slogan for Super Juice. If you can get Overeem to promote it for you it can be sold as an alternative to horsemeat or Winstrol.

@ ReX13

I would totally buy that drink.

It’s better than the unofficial Mickey’s slogan:

“Make the morning your bucket.”

Strikeforce’s business model is getting pretty fail-tastic.

They aren’t really building anybody on this card, and it’s a really big chance to bring interest in your up and comers by showing those fights in a swing slot. If we have 3 first round tkos for the main fights, then what will they show?

They don’t even film the undercard bouts.

@ReX13…having one heck of a morning, aren’t you? If I could answer even one of your questions, I would.

@shitbag…you must be having the worst morning of all of us. I bet you even kicked the dog on the way out today.

@jimbonics…at 170, Shields will be relavant in the UFC and can help to shake up the whole AKA thing. He can’t hang at 185 against Hendo or in the UFC.

Overall, I’m a little bummed about there only being three fights planned for the televised portion of the card. I realize that at least one undercard fight will probably make it, but I’m getting spoiled by the undercard on Spike/main card on PPV thing.

Awesome card, you guys. I hope they’re able to show Mayhem’s fight. That dude is so bad.

“- Dustin Ortiz vs. Justin Pennington
- Andrew Uhrich vs. Dustin West”

There’s a good chance one of these fights will end faster and in a more spectacular fashion than Mayhem’s.
I wonder if it’s in jason’s contract that his fight be televised if possible, though.

Defender makes good points about Shields vs. Henderson. I’d like to add that Shields does NOT train at AKA, which would make him a nice addition to 170 in the UFC.

They would sign Shields because he’s being promoted as a middleweight and it’s been said again and again by analysts that he should be (and has done best at) welterweight.

Well, not promoted I suppose. He’s the middleweight champ and if you are a casual fan you wouldn’t even know that.

Hendo is getting old. He’s a great fighter and had a killer KO of Bisping at 100. But what else? Besides his name, and that highlight reel KO, what justifies the kinda cash that had Dana let him walk away?

Shields is young and has a lot of fights left in him. His asking price is going to be a pennies compared to what Hendo asked and odds are the UFC will get more fights outta Shields anyways. He can also be potentially built up. Henderson can not be built up. He lost to Silva at UFC 82 and while he was considered a top contender 6 months ago…he would be middle rung now.

So that is why they would sign Shields after letting Dan leave.

They should just make this fight a tie-in with Bully Beatdown and get it over with.

Well damn, lemme buy you a crappacino or something. I’m a RipIt guy, myself. Whatever it takes, get up and kick the day in the junk.

Actually, that would be a good slogan for an energy drink:

“SuperJuice: Make the morning your bitch.”

If Shields loses, I cannot understand why the UFC would sign him.

So… you don’t resign Hendo, because he isn’t worth the asking price, but you’ll sign the guy he just beat whose only claim to fame is wrestling and LnP. And implanting aliens in peoples necks.

I for sure should have checked BE before posting. Normally I do…I just dropped the ball today I stand corrected!

Not entirely sure what a “UFC plant” is…unless you think I am working for the UFC and trying to promote them over the live event? It doesn’t take much of a brain to realize how much better this card will be than watching a UFC rerun.

This isn’t really a good place to talk business…but as much as Dana wants to counter-program Strikeforce, it’s not a good thing. If you drive your competition out of business…your product suffers. You said it yourself: “These are great fights that the UFC couldn’t pull off”. So w/o one, or the other…you wouldn’t realize what a good thing this is.

It’s not a secret that Strikeforce (and CBS for that matter) are amateurs in promotions compared to the UFC.

When you don’t promote your own products champion…and instead focus on the popularity of an ex-UFC guy, how does that not explain to you how much better the UFC is?

I haven’t had my coffee yet, ReX13

Geez shitbag, who pooped in your fruit loops this AM? we’re having a discussion about mma; like it or not, the UFC is usually relevant. You’d think i was polishing Dana’s coin purse the way some guys carry on.

awesome king mo moneyweight reference!!!

Hunter Worsham and Cale Yarbrough? Any relation to Cal Worsham or Emmanuel Yarbrough?

WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH THE UFC PLANTS ON HERE?

Is the UFC so fucking insecure they have to plant people on MMA websites to promote their shit? Yes, I guess they are, just look at these comments from above ^^^^

This card is fucking great and these are three fights the UFC couldn’t pull off. Who the fuck fucking cares if something is on Spike, CBS or Strikforce or UFC. It doesn’t fucking matter you fucking stools. You either like MMA, and like individual fighters, as this is an individual sport, or you’re a douche-nozzle.

Defender said:
“Mousasi is the same way. M1 split and his contract is up after this fight…”

For reals? If UFC landed Mousasi, it would be a huge blow to SF. But UFC at 205 would become more interesting with the quickness. Bens, can we get a followup on this? Is Mousasi a free agent after this fight? Has DW talked to him? If 42 is the answer, what is the question?

Edit (from Bloody Elbow)>>

Gegard Mousasi likely to sign a seven fight deal with Strikeforce:
“I have one more fight left on my contract, but we are planning to sign a new deal,” Mousasi said.
“I’m being treated very well,” he said. “I feel like I’m a part of the family, so there’s no reason for me to go anywhere else. I fight also in DREAM, so I don’t have any desires to go anywhere.”

This fight card is all about:

“Which good fighter will lose and be scooped up by the UFC to be promoted in the right way.”

There is no secret that Dana has been talking to Shields. Like him or hate him…he’s a good fighter when he’s in the right class (read: not middleweight) and has been entertaining in the past for me to watch. Yes, I know the Mayhem lay-and-pray match didn’t do anything for the casual fans…but it happens to everyone sometimes. Personally, I don’t think he stands a chance against Hendo, and mentally he has already checked into the UFC. Oh, and not even mentioning their champion during their lightning fast TV spots doesn’t do much for his willingness to stay with the company.

Mousasi is the same way. M1 split and his contract is up after this fight…while I don’t see him being quite as flighty as Shields, I do see the UFC throwing buckets of money at him. I will put Mousasi up on Mo…since he actually wants to fight and not be an “mma celebrity”.

Melendez v. Aoki = Fight of the Night.

Oh yeah, anyone know if this Stout guy is any good? I don’t think he’s ever had a UFC fight.

42

Wait a sec–why isn’t Aoki-Melendez a belt versus belt match? i thought that was the idea? Am i all cracked out on Sudafed this morning, or does anyone else remember anything about that? Also, where did i leave my pants? Who let the dogs out? Will Batman and Robin escape the Riddler’s dastardly plot? What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?

Hmmmm. On one hand, three great main card fights. On the other hand, they have to use the MTV MMA poster boy versus “some guy” as filler just in case they can show more fights. You’d think that with the casual audience that CBS/StrikeForce are trying to land, they’d just air the quickest matchups/nastiest knockouts of the undercard.

Also, i’m starting to consider that maybe defending Lashley was possibly not a move that will bolster my MMA street cred.

Strikeforce sucks ass, but I’m watching the hell out of those three fights.

Hendo
Sweet Sassy
Coin Toss (Aoki)

Sweet! I like Mayhem, this cards gonna kick ass, better than UFC and free. Wish Overeem vs rogers was on this one that would’ve made it an epic card instead of just Awesome.

Nice edit Crap Factory. You are such a f-ing loser for typing “First Bitches”.

Please do us all a favor and choke yourself to death

lol

So only 3 fights will be guaranteed to air?!? TIVO that shit and watch the UFC replay.

Only three fights on the main card…. adding/changing/removing 2 weeks prior = EPIC FAIL as a B-Level Organization.

DIE ALREADY SF