(Hey look, Roy Jones Jr. set his Wikipedia page to music! Props to Sagiv Lapkin)
The UFC might be where the finest mixed martial artists in the world compete, but Strikeforce is cool with their role as the wild-ass cousin who just brings the ruckus. Since they signed their new Showtime contract, Coker and Co. have dispensed with silly limitations like weight classes (see: Diaz/Shamrock, Lawler/Shields, Diaz/Smith, all at unconventional catchweights), and they’re the only major American fight club currently featuring women’s MMA. Plus, unlike Dana "Crabbypants" White, they don’t think putting a legendary boxer against an MMA fighter is below them or bad for the sport. As GracieFighter.com informs us:
Well, you won this round 10-9, Coker. And honestly, if you’re an MMA promoter that hopes to survive in the same market as the UFC, you have to take these little edges where you can get them. Strikeforce’s loosey-goosey, we’ll-do-whatever approach is giving them a clear point of differentiation from the UFC, which is crucial because Strikeforce won’t last if it’s just a premium-cable version of the UFC with less-famous fighters; the product needs to be different in some fundamental way. And as long as they don’t go the extreme freak route — i.e., bringing Bob Sapp back for a Super Hulk GP — they might be onto something. Better start working that gogoplata-defense, Roy.








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commentsAnderson silva was a pro boxer.... he dominates in the stand up.... and he had 2 pro fights... lost one... won one... and both were to nobodies.
But its not a boxing match.
RJJ never won a championship in MMA
when brock lesnar came to MMA he was the same thing as koschek, a great wrestler. he had one of the skills utilized in mma. he then began developing the others.
this is exactly what RJJ is, he is a striker, who wants to make a move to MMA. just like lesnar or kos were wrestlers who made the move. he's really good at one of the skills you need in mma. whether or not he wants to learn the other skills or compete with what he has is really his perogative, there are some pretty one dimensional guys who do ok in mma. so how is this bad for the sport in any way? i don't get it.
from what i gather this is how the majority of guys get into mma. they're good at one thing and they learn the other stuff, or they fight with what they've got and maybe pay for it.
Ditto. Strike Force should do a two fight deal, one boxing and one mma, the only problem is that this will more than likely result in a 1-1 record. Also, wouldn't RJJ usually demand millions for a fight? Even the UFC won't pay out that much.
Holy shit no way seriously?
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