Kimbo tonite on CBS

[the_alcatraz]

No, he was handed the victory by a premature stoppage.

Link?

 

[Razorguns]

No first they wanted the UFC but Dana White wouldn't set up fights like they wanted so they went to this other sorry league. I want people to respect the way mma fighters fight and not thing it's a bunch of street brawlers trying to kill each other! the UFC has worked hard to change the image!

It all comes down to money. Everyone knows TV doesn't pay much for unproven projects. I can't expect UFC to work for peanuts, and pay their fighters even less.

Plus unlike wrestling, UFC has a tough time making celebs from their roster of short-haired white 30-something fighter dudes. They still haven't taken marketing cues from McMahon who's created Cenas, Rocks, Hogans, Chynas, Austins and Undertakers, and makes mega millions from the secondary markets.

McMahon shoudl make his own fighting league, and blow all these other guys out of the water (as long as he doesn't run it like the xfl!)

r

 

[javaguru]

Link?

Wish I had one, they were terrible stoppages. You don't stop a fight while the guy is still on his feet in MMA.

 

[redsamurai]

Everyone will say that Thompson was out on his feet..........but he just looks like that NORMALLY. Seriously, the guy has that half dazed loopy look all the time.

 

[the_alcatraz]

Wish I had one, they were terrible stoppages. You don't stop a fight while the guy is still on his feet in MMA.

are you serious?

the guy was on his feet and they stopped it? fuck!

 

[redsamurai]

are you serious?

the guy was on his feet and they stopped it? fuck!

He may have gone down in another shot or two anyway.........but Kimbo was punched out himself. Both had NOTHING in the tank at that point........so it would have been one of those exhaustion knockouts. Actually, Thompson looked better at the end of the fight than kimbo did.........save the blown out cauliflower ear. Kimbo looked like he was going into cardiac arrest........seriously

 

[the_alcatraz]

He may have gone down in another shot or two anyway.........but Kimbo was punched out himself. Both had NOTHING in the tank at that point........so it would have been one of those exhaustion knockouts. Actually, Thompson looked better at the end of the fight than kimbo did.........save the blown out cauliflower ear. Kimbo looked like he was going into cardiac arrest........seriously

lol @ cardiac arrest

That's when you get when you pick a bum of the streets and throw him into the ring....he's got no cardio, no real training, no real ring experience

He fought bumbs, drunk and wanna be porn stars...for all we know, those youtube vids could be staged

 

[perkele]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2EaMr5F_o0

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

It all comes down to money. Everyone knows TV doesn't pay much for unproven projects. I can't expect UFC to work for peanuts, and pay their fighters even less.

Plus unlike wrestling, UFC has a tough time making celebs from their roster of short-haired white 30-something fighter dudes. They still haven't taken marketing cues from McMahon who's created Cenas, Rocks, Hogans, Chynas, Austins and Undertakers, and makes mega millions from the secondary markets.

McMahon shoudl make his own fighting league, and blow all these other guys out of the water (as long as he doesn't run it like the xfl!)

r

TUF, The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC tries to build and promote camera friendly fighters through that program. The UFC uses the WEC as their minor league to build true athletic talents. They took their cue from both the WWE and professional baseball in an attempt to create fighters marketable to both mainstream viewers via The Ultimate Fighter and hardcore fans via the WEC and Cage Rage in England.

I think the UFC is probably trying to promote the sport first and avoid superstars as superstars cost money and can jump ship and take the fan base to the competitor.

The UFC must generate a lot of gambling revenue also. I'm not sure how much money is to be made betting on WWE matches.

 

[manny78]

lol @ cardiac arrest

That's when you get when you pick a bum of the streets and throw him into the ring....he's got no cardio, no real training, no real ring experience

He fought bumbs, drunk and wanna be porn stars...for all we know, those youtube vids could be staged

That's what I told you before. Kimbo is one of the first "youtube phenomena". They're going to push him for another few months maybe a year until they run out of low quality fighters or people start asking for a real opponent.