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UFC 169 Will Be Moved to Sunday If Super Bowl Changes Time Slot

News that Super Bowl XLVIII might be moved from its usual Sunday time slot to Saturday night has turned the sports world upside down, and the UFC is not immune to that phenomenon. At the UFC on Fox 10 post-fight press conference, though, they announced…

News that Super Bowl XLVIII might be moved from its usual Sunday time slot to Saturday night has turned the sports world upside down, and the UFC is not immune to that phenomenon. At the UFC on Fox 10 post-fight press conference, though, they announced their contingency plan. 

Per Fox Sports’ Mike Chiappetta:

For those who missed it, Super Bowl XLVIII, which features a showdown of the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, may end up getting moved to Saturday due to the brutal cold that has been battering the northeast.

This story comes after Miami’s Sun Life Stadium was indefinitely denied the opportunity to host the Super Bowl…due to concerns that its lack of a roof may let rain impact games. Before you ask, no MetLife Stadium doesn’t have a roof either.

The UFC has always preferred to have their pay-per-view events on Saturday night, making this a serious departure from the MMA promotion’s norm. However, as UFC President Dana White discussed, contending directly with the Super Bowl is a seriously unwise idea. 

Potentially moving to Sunday allows the promotion to maintain a weekend time slot (White initially hinted the event may be moved to Monday), while keeping it a safe distance away from interfering with football. 

Of course, this may be much ado about nothing. Weather.com is predicting a wintry mix on Sunday and the NFL, as it so often does, is likely to be more willing to sacrifice the integrity of its game than inconvenience promoters. 

Unless the weather prediction shifts in the direction of a blizzard (which, of course, is always possible in New Jersey), expect fight fans to be able to look forward to two title bouts, directly followed by the Big Game.

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Super Bowl XLVIII Could Spell Doom for UFC 169, If Moved to Saturday

Bad weather might force the NFL to move the most watched sporting event in the world, Super Bowl Sunday, to the same night as UFC 169.
The backdrop for the big game this year is MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an area that could be unde…

Bad weather might force the NFL to move the most watched sporting event in the world, Super Bowl Sunday, to the same night as UFC 169.

The backdrop for the big game this year is MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an area that could be under the gun for a serious snow storm.

On Wednesday, FoxSports writer Marc Raimondi tweeted that he had learned from an NFL executive that the game could indeed be moved to Saturday, if a snow storm is scheduled to hit on Sunday.

 

After speaking with NFL senior vice president of events Frank Supovitz back in December, ESPN New York’s Jane McManus reported that the league had plans in place to move the game up to Saturday or delay it until Monday night if needed.

A move to Saturday, February 1 would be bad news for MMA fans. UFC 169 is scheduled to take place that same night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event features the bantamweight title fight between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber and the featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas.

Former heavyweight champs Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir are also scheduled to compete that night. It’s a solid fight card thrown together by the UFC, hoping to serve as a lead-in to Sunday’s big game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. 

Unfortunately, Mother Nature may have other plans.

If Super Bowl XLVIII coincides with UFC 169, it would be a devastating blow to the UFC’s pay-per-view buys. It would also hurt the live attendance, as many fans and celebrities would likely opt out of the event to enjoy all of the glitz and glamour of the Super Bowl.

There’s certainly no reason to panic yet. We are still over a week away from the big game, and the weather could change between now and then.

Be sure to stay tuned into Bleacher Report as more news becomes available on this developing story.

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Friday Link Dump: Rousey Wants Holm in the UFC, Serra Brothers Are Squabblin’, The 12 Best Schwarzenegger Kills + More

(“Silva vs. Weidman 2” extended preview, via YouTube.com/UFC)

UFC 169 Could Be Forced To Go Up Against NFL’s Super Bowl (MMAConvert)

Schedule Permitting, Anderson Silva Intends to Coach on Chael Sonnen’s TUF: Brazil Team (MMAFighting)

UFC Champion Ronda Rousey Hopes UFC Signs Holly Holm (MMAJunkie)

Ridiculous Timeline of Biggest UFC/MMA Stories of 2013, Pt. 1 (Jan.-April) (MMAMania)

Serra Brothers Split, Nick Locked Out of BJJ Gyms (BloodyElbow)

MMA Tweet-O-Rama: Botter, Dundas and Snowden Prepare for UFC 168 Drama (BleacherReport)

Boys Behaving Badly: Why ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Is the Best Movie of the Year (The Escapist)

20 Homophobic Twitter Reactions to Phil Robertson’s Suspension (EveryJoe)

The 12 Best Arnold Kills (Out of All 509) (Break)

The 50 Greatest Star Wars Gift in the Galaxy (HiConsumption)

The Worst Mixtape Covers of 2013 (Complex)

The 25 Most Viral Photos of 2013 (WorldWideInterweb)

Five Ways the World Got Worse in 2013 (MensFitness)


(“Silva vs. Weidman 2″ extended preview, via YouTube.com/UFC)

UFC 169 Could Be Forced To Go Up Against NFL’s Super Bowl (MMAConvert)

Schedule Permitting, Anderson Silva Intends to Coach on Chael Sonnen’s TUF: Brazil Team (MMAFighting)

UFC Champion Ronda Rousey Hopes UFC Signs Holly Holm (MMAJunkie)

Ridiculous Timeline of Biggest UFC/MMA Stories of 2013, Pt. 1 (Jan.-April) (MMAMania)

Serra Brothers Split, Nick Locked Out of BJJ Gyms (BloodyElbow)

MMA Tweet-O-Rama: Botter, Dundas and Snowden Prepare for UFC 168 Drama (BleacherReport)

Boys Behaving Badly: Why ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Is the Best Movie of the Year (The Escapist)

20 Homophobic Twitter Reactions to Phil Robertson’s Suspension (EveryJoe)

The 12 Best Arnold Kills (Out of All 509) (Break)

The 50 Greatest Star Wars Gift in the Galaxy (HiConsumption)

The Worst Mixtape Covers of 2013 (Complex)

The 25 Most Viral Photos of 2013 (WorldWideInterweb)

Five Ways the World Got Worse in 2013 (MensFitness)

Jon Jones Celebrates Super Bowl Win with Brother and Ravens Defensive End Arthur

Jim and John Harbaugh weren’t the only brothers celebrating a championship connection on Super Bowl Sunday.UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones joined his brother, Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones, on the field following the Ravens Super…

Jim and John Harbaugh weren’t the only brothers celebrating a championship connection on Super Bowl Sunday.

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones joined his brother, Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones, on the field following the Ravens Super Bowl XLVII 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at the New Orleans Superdome.

Jon Jones took to Twitter to document his experiences during and after the game, including several candid photos of himself, Arthur and their brother Chandler—himself a defensive end for the New England Patriots. The result was a rather interesting behind-the-scenes look at the Ravens and the Jones family taking in the spectacle that is the Super Bowl.

The choice tweets included:

Arthur Jones, a star at Syracuse who the Ravens picked in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft, made his presence felt Sunday night, recording two tackles and a sack and making a critical fumble recovery in the second quarter that stopped a 49ers drive deep in Baltimore territory.

Jon Jones is scheduled to defend his light heavyweight belt against Chael Sonnen April 27 at UFC 159. Jones, 25, won the title with a TKO victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128 in 2011. His fight with Sonnen will be his fifth title defense. The two men are coaching against each other on the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter. 

Chandler Jones, for one, seems impressed with brother Jon’s workout regimen; he’s reportedly planning some MMA training with Jon during the upcoming offseason. Arthur’s Ravens defeated Chandler’s Patriots Jan. 20 in the AFC Championship Game.

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Video of the Day: The Chuck Liddell/Adriana Lima Super Bowl Commercial Has Arrived

(Our boy Chucky shows up around the 1 minute mark.)

Between you, me, and the wall, I had a doozy of a dream last night, Potato Nation. Get this: a corn fed harvest mouse, a hooker, a nun, a Flemish peasant woman, whips, chains, whistles, yo-yo’s, a circus midget, my grandmother riding by on a bicycle giving me the finger, and a duck.

You think that’s crazy? Well it pales in comparison to the Super Bowl ad Kia managed to dream up, which features supermodel Adriana Lima, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, Motley Crue performing “Kickstart My Heart,” a legion of bikini-clad women, a magical dwarf (so close!!), and a cowboy riding a giant rhinoceros. Check out the video above, even if it isn’t related to MMA whatsoever. Did we mention it has Adriana Lima in a skimpy outfit? Yeah, that’s what we thought.

-J. Jones


(Our boy Chucky shows up around the 1 minute mark.)

Between you, me, and the wall, I had a doozy of a dream last night, Potato Nation. Get this: a corn fed harvest mouse, a hooker, a nun, a Flemish peasant woman, whips, chains, whistles, yo-yo’s, a circus midget, my grandmother riding by on a bicycle giving me the finger, and a duck.

You think that’s crazy? Well it pales in comparison to the Super Bowl ad Kia managed to dream up, which features supermodel Adriana Lima, former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, Motley Crue performing “Kickstart My Heart,” a legion of bikini-clad women, a magical dwarf (so close!!), and a cowboy riding a giant rhinoceros. Check out the video above, even if it isn’t related to MMA whatsoever. Did we mention it has Adriana Lima in a skimpy outfit? Yeah, that’s what we thought.

-J. Jones

The UFC Octagon Girls Demonstrate Their Favorite Football Penalties [PHOTOS]

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In honor of the Super Bowl this Sunday, TheChive just published a photo-shoot featuring UFC ring girls Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer, and Chandella Powell putting their own sexy spin on football penalties. F…


(Click all images for larger versions.)

In honor of the Super Bowl this Sunday, TheChive just published a photo-shoot featuring UFC ring girls Arianny Celeste, Brittney Palmer, and Chandella Powell putting their own sexy spin on football penalties. Five more photos (and one awesome gif) are below. Enjoy, and check out the complete gallery here.