UFC Website Wastes No Time Rebranding UFC 106
Last week UFC 106 was headlined by the heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, and this was a very big deal. Also on the card, Tito Ortiz would be rematching Forrest Griffin. Not bad, but not enough to make your head explode either. Only with Lesnar out due to illness and the fight tentatively rescheduled for January, Ortiz/Griffin II just got a bump up in status on UFC.com. Does the UFC really believe that a fight between Griffin (who's coming off two straight losses) and Ortiz (who has a loss, a draw, and another loss in his last three outings) is main event caliber, or is this just a temporary fix?
After taking a look at the rest of the confirmed card for UFC 106, let's hope it's the latter. Right now, the best undercard match-ups the card has going for it are Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan, Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni, Ben Saunders vs. Marcus Davis, and probably Luis Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. There's also reason to expect Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann, but unless the UFC adds something big (perhaps that all-ninja tournament we've been hoping for) they could face a real pay-per-view letdown.
If ever there was a time for Ortiz to prove to the UFC what a huge draw he still is, whether he has any meaningful wins in his recent past or not, it would be now.
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GEE-yuh-TEEN Says:
Gonna be a lame pay per view or could be an awesome free TV card.
Tito's head is enormous.
knee_strike Says:
"If ever there was a time for Ortiz to prove to the UFC what a huge draw he still is . . . it would be now."
Yeah, don't hold your breath.
First of all, after the whole Machida scandal, I expect UFC 106 ratings will drop considerably. Second, most MMA fans would rather pay to see Ortiz killed outright than simply beaten up.
LastEmperor Says:
Strikeforce now has bigger/better fights in NOV than UFC.
Sheps Says:
Wow, so this card went from awesome to shitty just like that. No thanks Tito, no thanks Forrest.
portland mma Says:
Lastemperor has a good point, the UFC is lucky Forrest even signed to fight Ortiz, cuz Ortiz and Coleman wasn't going to get anyone.
Clyde Says:
Damn it Lesnar. We all knew your pig fucking antics would screw us over at some point.
vengful1 Says:
Tito's whore wife must have infected Brock somehow(hint: her infested vagina). Now Tito is the top draw. I'll pass.
for the love of mma Says:
there is still almost a month left the ufc will figure something out!!
pwdmarcello Says:
geeuntee is correct. With Lesnar out, a card headed by Tito v. Forrest is a best a mildly interesting UFC Fight Night. I buy almost all the ufc cards, but if that is the line up, I would have to say no to paying $50 and just catch the fights on the internet.
LastEmperor Says:
Or go outside and hang out at a sweet bar?
Neekz Says:
Lame, I'm not buyin this one
I Know Nothing Says:
Pass. Not even stream worthy now.
sithlord79 Says:
Wasn't Brock errr pussy chickenshit Lesnar at the vikings/ravens game two weeks ago? He looked fine to me when he was blowing that stupid viking horn before the game. Brock is a little bitch and is scared to fight Carwin.
Contraband Says:
FFS UFC'S YOUTUBE PAGE SAY THIS NOW "This account is suspended. "
cant even watch anthony johnson get a freakin hair cut now
Bovice Says:
I'd rather pay to watch Tito's wife get another money shot rather than find it for free on the Internet than pay to watch this shit-show.
Contraband Says:
tito is going to try and give forest his new virus, it's similar to H1N1 but originated from tito and jenna it's call J1T1
for the love of mma Says:
@contraband that was great!! i hope cp send you t-shirt for that 1. j1t1 named after the twins lol
Professor Choas Says:
There's no way they will try to sell that shitty of a main event on ppv. They gotta add something or let us watch Tito lose again on Spike
parchy mcthirst Says:
aloha ben f and ben g
i just wanted to say that while i was watching 104 on saturday night at a local bar in baltimore, md, i met chris thomas from fight club on sirius radio. he said he knows you guys pretty well (in addition to other really high profiled mma fighters/writers/workers/etc.). chris thomas also told me to tell you guys i met you and to call in to the show. he was a really nice, genuine guy. i ended up talking to him for a while about all sorts of mma related material as well as the decision for rua/machida...im a huge fan of you guys and have now become one of chris thomas as well
by the way, he noticed i was wearing the HoF t shirt you guys gave me for my one comment of the week. its most def a kickass t shirt. hence, i wore it for ufc 104
JiMMA Says:
Obviously 'Parchy McThirst' was at a bar for UFC 104.
lol
Evan Tanner Says:
i would like 2 punchy mcface!
Dubbayoo Says:
May as well put Machida/Rua 2 on here.. that'll teach 'em to put it in the judges hands. Or will it? I don't know. I don't care.. I'm just bored..
parchy mcthirst Says:
ahaha, glad to see you find the name humorous man
kezza-aus Says:
Dubbayoo
I agree - Shogun / Machida 2. They have about 3 - 4 weeks, both looked pretty clean from their scrap, so conceivably there is time to head back into a camp and work towards it. Would be a bot of a hard turn around for them, but hey, I'm sure the challenger would be up for it - Machida may not be so keen.
Evan Tanner Says:
yea right I doubt Machida can even walk right now, he's a cranky piss breathing dragon
bla10cow Says:
If the UFC would just absorb the WEC then they wouldn't have all these problems scrambling to find main event worthy fights and we wouldn't have to suffer through sub-par main events. Plus the little guys could use the pay raise.
BackbaconBilly Says:
Pure bullshit! what a lame douchebag reason.
The Truth Says:
Some matchups Id like to see....
Duffee/Kimbo
Duffee/Nelson
The Truth Says:
Also, Silva could stand in quick with a Jon Jones.
Soda Popinski Says:
anderson vs somebody.
whitey Says:
new main event: Peoples v. Mazzagatti in a Thunderdome match.
TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES!!!!!!!
best ppv numbers EVER guaranteed
whitey Says:
@ bla10cow
plus they could have more free events to promote the sport and boost spike ratings
illy Says:
RING GIRLS OIL WRESTLING MATCH. YA DIG?
Sakuraba3900 Says:
I say if it comes down to it they should just put Velazquez in there with Carwin. It was supposed to happen months ago so why not make it happen. I mean I highly doubt that Cain go hurt in that one sided thrashing.
kerouac Says:
brock lesnar has the piggy flu - the next step is that he turns into a zombie that only craves bacon. its all part of the oncoming a-pork-alypse
Dexter Says:
they have nobody yo step in.
all the heavy hitters just fought or ar out with injury.
so lets hope it goes to spike for free, but i cant see them doing 105 and 106 for free.
this will be the first ppv i havent order in like 6 years.
the shit is finally coming to the surface and people are seeing the ufc needs to put on better cards top to bottom.
Mike Milbury Says:
Regarding UFC's "suspended" Youtube page, it's probably just some random mistake. Though I like to think it's karma for Zuffa being fucking Youtube nazis. Fights I understand taking those down, but show intros, fighters' entrances and interviews?
Titos Head Says:
Well as if Brock, Shane and DW didnt plan this out...i call BS