Thanks to everyone who entered our Kountermove contest and to everyone who signed up for our free UFC 145 Kountermove tourney last week. We had such an overwhelming response that the room is now full. Also thanks to Crooklyn for setting up the contest and Kountermove for sponsoring it.
Make sure you support the site by buying into one of the upcoming tournaments.
Check to see if you won after the jump.
(“Hey Ryan, phone’s for you.”)
Thanks to everyone who entered our Kountermove contest and to everyone who signed up for our free UFC 145 Kountermove tourney last week. We had such an overwhelming response that the room is now full. Also thanks to Crooklyn for setting up the contest and Kountermove for sponsoring it.
Make sure you support the site by buying into one of the upcoming tournaments.
Now, to the brass tacks.
The winner of the $100 Kountermove credit is longtime CP reader NomadRip, AKA James Schipper. Picking up the Xbox 360 copy of UFC Undisputed 3 is Stewart Landry and finally, the lucky winner of the PS3 version of the game is Jason Wright, AKA Potato Nation member in good standing, J-Dog.
Shoot us an email at [email protected], guys, and we’ll let you know how to redeem your prizes.
We’ll have some more exciting contests to announce soon, so check back often and tell a friend.
Like with most other major sports, fantasy games are becoming integral to the MMA fan experience. Fantasy MMA adds to the enjoyment experienced while watching MMA events by enabling fans to compare their knowledge against others — either for bragging rights or for cash prizes. In addition to adding more enjoyment to the fan experience, fantasy games promote the sport in general by engaging fans with fighters they may otherwise ignore.
As a coach on season one of The Ultimate Fighter, Randy Couture recognized the similar multi-faceted promotional value that the show had, which prompted him to partner with Kountermove, the newest fantasy MMA website on the block that has grown immensely in popularity since going live four months ago.
“The great thing about The Ultimate Fighter is that it drives fan interest to lesser-known fighters,” Couture explains. “I got involved in Kountermove for that reason.”
Kountermove boasts more than 5,000 players, has paid out over $50,000 in cash prizes thus far and has steadily increased its prize pools to keep up with its membership boon. Since launching in November of last year, Kountermove has quickly become one of the most popular of the MMA fantasy sites and one of a select few that allows play for cash prizes. The site is neither a “pick ‘em game,” nor a “betting simulation,” unlike the other major fantasy sites, as it uses actual fight data, such as strikes landed and takedowns, to determine the winner.
Find out how the Kountermove is hooking up the Potato Nation after the jump.
Like with most other major sports, fantasy games are becoming integral to the MMA fan experience. Fantasy MMA adds to the enjoyment experienced while watching MMA events by enabling fans to compare their knowledge against others — either for bragging rights or for cash prizes. In addition to adding more enjoyment to the fan experience, fantasy games promote the sport in general by engaging fans with fighters they may otherwise ignore.
As a coach on season one of The Ultimate Fighter, Randy Couture recognized the similar multi-faceted promotional value that the show had, which prompted him to partner with Kountermove, the newest fantasy MMA website on the block that has grown immensely in popularity since going live four months ago.
“The great thing about The Ultimate Fighter is that it drives fan interest to lesser-known fighters,” Couture explains. “I got involved in Kountermove for that reason.”
Kountermove boasts more than 5,000 players, has paid out over $50,000 in cash prizes thus far and has steadily increased its prize pools to keep up with its membership boon. Since launching in November of last year, Kountermove has quickly become one of the most popular of the MMA fantasy sites and one of a select few that allows play for cash prizes. The site is neither a “pick ‘em game,” nor a “betting simulation,” unlike the other major fantasy sites, as it uses actual fight data, such as strikes landed and takedowns, to determine the winner.
Another unique aspect of Kountermove is that the scoring data from the fights flows into the site in real-time, so players can track their fantasy game progress as they watch bouts live. Prior to the event, players purchase 5 fighters of those fighting on the card using a $25,000 artificial salary cap. A winner is determined by which player’s five fighters scored more strikes, takedowns, submissions, and so on than the opposition. The data used in calculating a fighter’s score is provided by an independent third party, and is verifiable and transparent, which is important for fantasy sites that offer cash play.
Couture is especially excited about MMA fantasy game for TUF Live.
“Fans that play will have a vested interest in fights and fighters that may not be the focus of the show,” Couture points out.
You’re probably asking: “So how does the Potato Nation benefit from this?”
We know how much you miss playing our FightPicker (RIP) game. We all do. That’s why Kountermove created a free UFC 145 tournament specifically for us with an actual cash payout for the winner so we can relive the glory days of rubbing in our MMA picks and having bragging rights for picking some of the correct outcomes of fights.
To play, all you have to do is sign up HERE and then head on over to our tournament page and make your picks.
As an additional bonus, everyone who signs up for an account on the site and emails us their Kountermove user name by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday at [email protected] will be entered into a draw to win one of three prizes: UFC Undisputed 3 for Xbox 360, UFC Undisputed 3 for PS3 or a $100 credit to use towards any of the KM cash tournaments. Just specify which draw you want to be entered into in your email.
While you’re checking out the site, have a look at the TUF Live and UFC 145 games, which offer substantial payouts.
(“There was the time… No. Wait, I remember once in second grade… No. I guess I have always been sexy.”)
Our friends at TrauMMA Combat Apparel have generously provided us with three autographed Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 144 walkout shirts so we could award them to three lucky winners using whatever criteria we saw fit to use to decide.
(“There was the time… No. Wait, I remember once in second grade… No. I guess I have always been sexy.”)
Our friends at TrauMMA Combat Apparel have generously provided us with three autographed Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 144 walkout shirts so we could award them to three lucky winners using whatever criteria we saw fit to use to decide.
The rules are simple: come up with a unique meme or otherwise awe-inspiring design featuring any image — drawn or photographed — of Yoshihiro and send it to [email protected] before 5:00 pm ET Saturday. To be eligible, you also need to add TrauMMA on Twitter and “like” the company’s Facebook page. If you don’t have accounts, there’s always next contest.
We’ll pick the top ten entries and we’ll pass them along to Akiyama next week to choose his three top entries — each of whom will each receive one of these autographed bad boys like the one he’ll be wearing during the walkout for his fight Saturday in Japan against Jake Shields.
(Wearing this shirt immediately makes you 65 percent sexier.)
Let’s see what you can come up with, Potato Nation. They don’t have to be pretty as long as they get the job done. Just ask Matthew Broderick.
(“I’ll be there in a minute, mom. First I need to go pwn these noobs on CagePotato.”)
After reading through the entries for this week’s caption contest, we have one thing to say: “Damn we miss our old kids. Those fuckers were funny and they didn’t bitch a quarter as much as you little bastards.”
But like any good parent, we just smile and lie through our teeth when we tell everyone how smart and great you ugly neanderthals are. We’re stuck with you, so we might as well make the best of it, right…*cough….Xeno…cough*?
Anyway, since we had to pick a winner, we chose the three that sucked the least. Seriously. We gave you guys three chances to knock it out of the park and the best you did was the equivalent LOL-wise of a Family Circus comic? Son, I am disappoint.
Check them out below, and remember that it ain’t easy to be funny, as you can tell by most of the entries we received.
*drops mic and walks away like Andrew Dice Clay*
(“I’ll be there in a minute, mom. First I need to go pwn these noobs on CagePotato.”)
After reading through the entries for this week’s caption contest, we have one thing to say: “Damn we miss our old kids. Those fuckers were funny and they didn’t bitch a quarter as much as you little bastards.”
But like any good parent, we just smile and lie through our teeth when we tell everyone how smart and great you ugly neanderthals are. We’re stuck with you, so we might as well make the best of it, right…*cough….Xeno…cough*?
Anyway, since we had to pick a winner, we chose the three that sucked the least. Seriously. We gave you guys three chances to knock it out of the park and the best you did was the equivalent LOL-wise of a Family Circus comic? Son, I am disappoint.
Check them out below, and remember that it ain’t easy to be funny, as you can tell by most of the entries we received.
*drops mic and walks away like Andrew Dice Clay*
BarefootJesus (“If you think this is bad, you should see what Bonnar was saddled with.”)
Yazloz18 (Chuck’s got that look in his eyes.)
Morningwood (“Ok Clay, calmly point to how far up your ass my hand is now.”)
Send us your mailing address and real name and we’ll get a shirt out to you of your choosing. Let us know if you want a devil horns or HOF one.
(“I’d like you to go in there and switch outfits with Ewan. And that’s not a suggestion if you ever want to work in Hollywood again.”)
We had some somewhat hilarious (and many, many more not so hilarious) entries in last week’s Haywire caption contest, but unfortunately for everyone else who wanted a shirt with a picture of Gina Caranochoking out Michael Fassbender on it, there can only be one winner.
First, let’s take a look at our runners up, who win nothing but the satisfaction of knowing they made someone nearly laugh kinda smile with something they posted on the Internet.
Here are some of our *other* favorites in no particular order:
Kid Clam Curtains:
Steven: “…so you combine the two words and you get the term ‘gunt’.”
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Gina: “Haha NOW it makes sense.”
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Ewan: “Wait, I still don’t get it.”
Tyr:
Ewan McGregor: “Ooohhh you beat up people for a living, i thought you said beat off…. Well this is awkward.”
NomadRip:
Soderbergh: “Seriously. That guy that just left. Paxton or Pullman? I have no idea.”
scottdy:
“You realize I could kill you and the chick with the scarf in the blink of any eye?”
shatterproof:
Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor meet a young jewish boy riddled with cancer. Another wish fulfilled.
Check out the winner after the jump.
(“I’d like you to go in there and switch outfits with Ewan. And that’s not a suggestion if you ever want to work in Hollywood again.”)
We had some somewhat hilarious (and many, many more not so hilarious) entries in last week’s Haywire caption contest, but unfortunately for everyone else who wanted a shirt with a picture of Gina Caranochoking out Michael Fassbender on it, there can only be one winner.
First, let’s take a look at our runners up, who win nothing but the satisfaction of knowing they made someone nearly laugh kinda smile with something they posted on the Internet.
Here are some of our *other* favorites in no particular order:
Kid Clam Curtains:
Steven: “…so you combine the two words and you get the term ‘gunt’.”
.
Gina: “Haha NOW it makes sense.”
.
Ewan: “Wait, I still don’t get it.”
Tyr:
Ewan McGregor: “Ooohhh you beat up people for a living, i thought you said beat off…. Well this is awkward.”
NomadRip:
Soderbergh: “Seriously. That guy that just left. Paxton or Pullman? I have no idea.”
scottdy:
“You realize I could kill you and the chick with the scarf in the blink of any eye?”
shatterproof:
Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor meet a young jewish boy riddled with cancer. Another wish fulfilled.
And the winner is…
El Famous Burrito:
“A scarf, Buddy Holly glasses and a fat chick…I got a Hipster Bingo!”
Send your mailing address to [email protected], EFB, and we’ll send you your prizes. We know you’ll wear them with pride… except for the poster. It’s going over your bed, isn’t it?
(“Avehay ouyay eensay atwhay wanehay is earingway?” “I owknay. I inkthay atthay is ymay arfscay.” “Guys, I know pig latin. And Gina, you can have your scarf back after the premiere.”)
The fine folks at Relativity Media have generously offered us a Haywire prize-pack to give away to one lucky reader who comes up with the best caption for the photo above.
The rules are simple: post your best (or worst) subtitle for the candid shot of Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Steven Soderbergh above from last week’s premiere for the film in the comment section by 6:00 pm ET today for your chance to take home some swag from the movie including a Haywire t-shirt, bracelet and mini-poster. One entry per reader. The winner will be announced Monday.
(“Avehay ouyay eensay atwhay wanehay is earingway?” “I owknay. I inkthay atthay is ymay arfscay.” “Guys, I know pig latin. And Gina, you can have your scarf back after the premiere.”)
The fine folks at Relativity Media have generously offered us a Haywire prize-pack to give away to one lucky reader who comes up with the best caption for the photo above.
The rules are simple: post your best (or worst) subtitle for the candid shot of Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Steven Soderbergh above from last week’s premiere for the film in the comment section by 6:00 pm ET today for your chance to take home some swag from the movie including a Haywire t-shirt, bracelet and mini-poster. One entry per reader. The winner will be announced Monday.
Haywire opens worldwide on January 20 and if the reviews are any indication, Gina’s performance is solid and more believable that any hollywood actress in an action film. The film is sitting at 100% at RottenTomatoes.com.
