If you have followed Mixed Martial Arts for any amount of time leading up to this very proud moment of the UFC debut on network television with UFC on Fox 1: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior.
If you have followed Mixed Martial Arts for any amount of time leading up to this very proud moment of the UFC debut on network television with UFC on Fox 1: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos then watch the promo video below and give yourself a pat on the back. It’s the fans that have brought the UFC to Fox. Know you were here when it essentially began, because now there will be so many more of us. Welcome our sport to the mainstream.
Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis (verbally) on tap for UFC 143 Super Bowl Weekend. Rory MacDonald pulls out of UFC 140 bout with Brian Ebersole. Claude Patrick to replace him. Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos.
Joe Lauzon vs. Anthony Pettis (verbally) on tap for UFC 143 Super Bowl Weekend.
Rory MacDonald pulls out of UFC 140 bout with Brian Ebersole. Claude Patrick to replace him.
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos staredown picture for UFC on Fox 1.
In a UFC on Fox 1 press conference, it was announced UFC prelim fights will move from Facebook to Fuel TV. F***! I still don’t know what channel that is.
Zuffa is laying down $16 million for UFC on Fox 1. Lorenzo Fertitta told Sports Business Journal:
When we were on Spike TV, that was a launching pad. We look at Fox as a bigger and better platform that could elevate the brand. We’re flat out going to lose money on this fight. But that’s the investment we’re making. Those are the steps we’ve got to take to make Cain and Junior pay-per-view stars and lift up the whole thing. Maybe we think a little funny here, but that’s well worth forgoing $16 million. Take that out over the next 10 years and we get a healthy return.
Dana White admits to SI.com he is “nervous” about UFC on Fox 1. White says:
“As big as the UFC may seem, it’s not. We’re so far from mainstream still, and now we’ve been given the opportunity to do it. That’s why Saturday is so important. It feels good and I’m excited, yeah, but I’m nervous, man. I’m excited and I’m nervous, and I don’t like to be nervous.”
With all the UFC buzz in LA, some wanna be fighters got in the early swing of things and beat Avril Lavigne‘s ass last night [pic below] outside of the Roosevelt Hotel. Lavigne tweeted: ““I got attacked by 5 people last night out of nowhere. Not cool. My face is fucked.” And she’s right. That’s not cool.
FreeFightsforYou is the UFC’s semi-official YouTube shadow account that has given us such gems as The Brazilian Wandering Spider and UFC 133: The Movie Trailer. Their latest effort takes every stupid thing that jackass boxing promoter Bob Arum ever said and stuffs it up his mummified asshole. Saturday’s UFC on FOX event represents the UFC’s mainstream triumph over every closed-minded hater whose mindset is stuck in the middle of last century. “Velasquez vs. Dos Santos” is the UFC’s victory lap, and they’ve earned it.
FreeFightsforYou is the UFC’s semi-official YouTube shadow account that has given us such gems as The Brazilian Wandering Spider and UFC 133: The Movie Trailer. Their latest effort takes every stupid thing that jackass boxing promoter Bob Arum ever said and stuffs it up his mummified asshole. Saturday’s UFC on FOX event represents the UFC’s mainstream triumph over every closed-minded hater whose mindset is stuck in the middle of last century. “Velasquez vs. Dos Santos” is the UFC’s victory lap, and they’ve earned it.
Clay Guida is used to be overlooked while competing in the stacked UFC lightweight division. While earning notable victories over such fighters as Takanori Gomi and Anthony Pettis, Guida has yet to pay his dues and receive a title shot. But “The C…
Clay Guida is used to be overlooked while competing in the stacked UFC lightweight division.
While earning notable victories over such fighters as Takanori Gomi and Anthony Pettis, Guida has yet to pay his dues and receive a title shot. But “The Carpenter” is just fine with continuing on facing the best fighters in the world.
This weekend, Guida will meet Benson Henderson on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX and although the winner might not necessarily be guaranteed a title shot, Guida just hopes to go out and perform how he usually does.
“We’ve been around [in the UFC] for five years and have never been in a rush to get a title shot, so we’re not starting now,” Guida told CagePotato.com. “Hopefully a big win against Henderson will put an exclamation point on me being the legit, No. 1 contender and show Joe Silva, Dana White, and the Fertita brothers.”
Henderson has also settled well at 155 pounds since his exit from the WEC last year, where he established himself as one of the company’s top stars. Henderson last loss was to Anthony Pettis, who coincidentally was defeated by Guida earlier this year at The Ultimate Finale 13. Guida believes Henderson presents a different challenge towards him and feels he is a tougher opponent than Pettis.
“Pettis stayed in Henderson’s face and kept him guessing. It would be smart to follow suit,” he said.
Guida is aware he isn’t favoured to beat Henderson, but he will look to use that mentality to prove the critics wrong.
“It’s time to go out there and prove the critics wrong,” he said.
Isn’t it annoying when a blogger decides to get all Buzz Killington on you in some shameless attempt to drive hits and reach for that elusive “I told you so!” moment in the unlikely event he or she is actually right?Yes. Yes it is.D…
Isn’t it annoying when a blogger decides to get all Buzz Killington on you in some shameless attempt to drive hits and reach for that elusive “I told you so!” moment in the unlikely event he or she is actually right?
Yes. Yes it is.
Don’t worry, folks, I’m not here to crap in anyone’s Corn Flakes. I just thought it might be amusing, on the eve of the UFC’s triumphant debut on network TV, to let the air out of everyone’s tires so to speak. To “take the piss” out of the situation, as Mike Bisping might say (and, you know, other folks from England).
No, I’m not forecasting doom and gloom. No, I don’t think any of what I’m going to say will happen. Still, nothing wrong with a little harmless discussion, right?
And you can be damn sure I’ll be hollering “I told you so!” in the event I’m actually right. It’s tradition, after all.
So without further ado, let’s run down the ways UFC on FOX can go horribly, horribly wrong, starting with:
The Main Event Is Like Godfather: Part III: Really Bad, for a Really Long Time
Wait, what? How could the main event possibly be a dud? This is Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos we’re talking about here. These guys are gamers! They’re bangers! They’re a whole bunch of other adjectives Mike Goldberg spits out every time Dana White jams a pencil in his back during a PPV broadcast.
How could this fight be boring?
Here’s how: watch Cain Velasquez vs. Cheick Kongo. Now substitute the scary Frenchman with the white glasses for the scary Brazilian with the funny-looking ears.
Was Kongo vs. Velasquez a boring fight? Not exactly, but it’s a long way away from the dynamic heavyweight showdown Dana White has promised everyone on Saturday night. If Junior hurts Cain every time he touches him—and if Cain then takes him down and lets it rain pitter-patter punches as a result—the UFC could have its own version of Shields vs. Hendo on network TV.
The Main Event Is Like The Return of the King: It Doesn’t F*cking End
Disqualification. Doctor’s stoppage. A throwing in of the towel. A split draw. A double KO. A freak magnetic storm. Stone Cold Steve Austin running down to the cage and hitting everyone with a steel chair. You name it.
If this fight doesn’t have an ending—and by that, I mean one man clearly and cleanly besting the other for the UFC Heavyweight championship—then heads are damn sure going to roll.
Just imagine it. We go from the cheesy epicness of this to another draw, or eye poke-induced doctor’s stoppage, or even…parish the thought…a “Cecil Peoples” style decision from the judges.
I think only the Mayhem vs. all of Stockton brawl or the infamous “Kimbo Slice vs. the life form on James Thompson’s ear” fight would measure up to such an event on the “clusterf*ck-o-meter.”
Someone Gets Injured Last Minute/Someone Doesn’t Make Weight
The only thing worse than a dud or “screwy” main event is no main event at all.
Just picture it: Cain Velasquez, coming off a bad shoulder tear, re-aggravates his injury during a last-minute training session. Or Junior Dos Santos can’t make weight while carrying the hopes and dreams of his entire impoverished nation on his back (hey, I’m just going by what they said on “Primetime”!).
Just like that, UFC on FOX has no main event. Months of promotional work flushed down the toilet. Nothing to do but bite the bullet…or give Kimbo a call and see if MMA fans really ARE that shallow.
Mike Goldberg Comes Down with a Last-Minute Flu
Wait, this is supposed to be worst-case scenarios. Oops, my mistake, folks.
Someone Pulls a Brock
Let’s take a minute to flashback to UFC 100, and Brock Lesnar’s infamous post-fight “interview.”
Now let’s take another minute to allow hardcore fans to swallow the lump that just formed in their throats and get their blood pressure under control.
An outburst like that on network TV—a lewd, loud “get on my wife, screw Bud Light!” disaster—would be the death knell of this sport. Or something else really ominous-sounding.
Am I saying either Cain or Junior is capable of “pulling a Brock”? No, but this is supposed to be the worst-cast scenario, isn’t it?
The Barnburner Fight Between Ben Henderson and Clay Guida, for Some Ridiculous Reason, Doesn’t Make the Network Broadcast After Being Billed as a No. 1 Contenders Match
Wait, this is actually happening? Wow, that’s terrible. Bendo should stop praying to Jesus and start praying to the network TV gods, because he’s getting shafted here big time. Maybe the bigwigs at FOX weren’t comfortable with Guida’s outrageous caveman burps between rounds.
They Cut to Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz, and Someone Actually Recognizes Him
God bless “The Dominator,” but if his smiling visage draws even a lick of fan reaction, it’s time to break out your asbestos rain coat and start scanning the skies for four PO’ed horsemen.
Hearing “Brock Is Still the Best!” from Your Casual Fan Buddy, No Matter Who Wins
Like rain, death, and taxes this “worst-case scenario” is a certainty. Sorry. And don’t bother responding with facts. Like punching The Hulk in the balls, it’s only going to make your situation worse.
Mexican and Mexican-American Fans DON’T Accept Cain Velasquez as the Next Coming of Latino-Jesus
You hear that sound? That’s the sound of Dana’s pocketbook crying.
Floyd Mayweather Climbs in the Ring After Pac/Marquez III and Challenges Pac-Man to the Biggest Boxing Match Ever…After Pac Gets Absolutely Crushed in Under a Round.
They see me trollin’. They hatin’.
OK, folks, like a 65-year-old man who’s spent the last two minutes having sex, I’m spent. If you got any more ideas, well, hit a brotha up in the comments section!
And remember, kids, stay positive. Life’s not that bad. Even if the main event sucks, or the production is cheesy, or Goldberg hyperbolizes so badly his goatee’d head explodes…well…Kid Yammamoto might actually get a win Saturday night!
Definitely a fight deserving of some air time at this weekend’s UFC on FOX 1, the lightweight bout between former WEC Lightweight champion Ben Henderson and Clay Guida will unfortunately be relegated to exciting viewers on Facebook and FoxSports.com.Th…
Definitely a fight deserving of some air time at this weekend’s UFC on FOX 1, the lightweight bout between former WEC Lightweight champion Ben Henderson and Clay Guida will unfortunately be relegated to exciting viewers on Facebook and FoxSports.com.
This battle of top contenders will likely culminate in the winner earning a shot at current UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
Both Henderson and Guida, known for their fast-paced fighting styles, will look to take the top spot and earn a chance at the champion as they fight at one of the biggest events in UFC history.
Here is the head-to-toe breakdown of this sure to be exciting match-up.
