is that ufc fight tonight?

[H_T_]

UGH! That sucks. I was so rooting for Gracie. So disappointing.

go find a cooking thread.

 

[EnderJE]

UGH! That sucks. I was so rooting for Gracie. So disappointing.

What are you talking about? Gracie was the winner! Gracie got paid 1.5m for this fight and it's promotion; while Hughes got ~ 250k.

 

[Recruit]

UGH! That sucks. I was so rooting for Gracie. So disappointing.

I was hoping for a better fight, but I'm glad I didn't lose the 14,000 k that I put on Hugh's to win by ko....

 

[heatherrae]

What are you talking about? Gracie was the winner! Gracie got paid 1.5m for this fight and it's promotion; while Hughes got ~ 250k.

Really? Why did Gracie get paid so much more? I mean Hughes is the big name now, right?

Glad you got some K out of the fight, recruit. =-)

 

[biteme]

Gracie was always overrated. I could tell you a story but the Gracie lovers wouldn't want to believe it. He's a phoney.

 

[Recruit]

Really? Why did Gracie get paid so much more? I mean Hughes is the big name now, right?

Glad you got some K out of the fight, recruit. =-)

Hughes is a future UFC Hall of Famer, and so is Gracie...

If that is what they really got paid, then Royce earned his money by getting his ass kicked!

 

[biteme]

In the very first UFC, Gracie fought a joke of a 175 boxer named Art something. It was a setup. The reason I know is because I had read a book about jie-jitsu long before the ultimate fighting championship came out. The book was promoting the sport and claimed that Gracie beat a boxer using jiu-jitsu and the boxer's named happened to be the same person that Gracie fought in UFC1. There was also an article in Playboy long before UFC with one of the Gracie brother's claiming he could defeat Mike Tyson (This was before the sport was even popular) It was all promotion. Gracie was pretty good though, but that fight was definitely a setup.

 

[heatherrae]

I just was so crazy about UFC back in Gracie's heyday. I was a huge fan. I sort of lost touch with UFC when I was working lots of hours. It has changed so much! they used to not wear even light weight gloves. Well, anyway, I knew the fighters back then better than I know the newer ones. I always liked Gracie, and I tend to always cheer for underdogs.

 

[Recruit]

I just was so crazy about UFC back in Gracie's heyday. I was a huge fan. I sort of lost touch with UFC when I was working lots of hours. It has changed so much! they used to not wear even light weight gloves. Well, anyway, I knew the fighters back then better than I know the newer ones. I always liked Gracie, and I tend to always cheer for underdogs.

On a positive note, he said he will definetely be back...

 

[PICK3]

I think Gracie's loss is best for MMA.

What would it say about the evolution of the sport if someone who dominated it 13 years ago and who hasn't regulary participated in MMA events in recent years could step into the ring today and beat the current champ?