The OFFICIAL MMA Thread

**SimiBoyz** · 05-23-2006, 09:39 AM

So, who's paying for UFC?

**half guard** · 05-23-2006, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Bubbles

So, who's paying for UFC?

you mean the one this weekend; 60? i'm buying it, but honestly it's mostly for the hughes / gracie fight. i'm sure some of the other fights will be good, but none of them are worth it to me.

ufc knows people will pay for hughes / gracie, so there was no reason for them to pack the card with top quality (on paper) fights. they're saving those for ufn and 61 & 62.

that said, i'm still holding out hope that the undercard fights will be good.

**SolidGoldBomb** · 05-23-2006, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Bubbles

So, who's paying for UFC?

What is this "pa-ying" you speak of?

**SimiBoyz** · 05-23-2006, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by turtleface

you mean the one this weekend; 60? i'm buying it, but honestly it's mostly for the hughes / gracie fight. i'm sure some of the other fights will be good, but none of them are worth it to me.

ufc knows people will pay for hughes / gracie, so there was no reason for them to pack the card with top quality (on paper) fights. they're saving those for ufn and 61 & 62.

that said, i'm still holding out hope that the undercard fights will be good.

yeah, that's the one of which I speak. The hughes gracie match is the main one I'm tuning into. Not too bothered about the others but I always enjoy them anyway.

Oh, and I'm not paying for it either.

**Sir Erudite Gav** · 05-23-2006, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by SolidGoldBomb

What is this "pa-ying" you speak of?

I'm not sure. Sounds bad.

**Briomega** · 05-23-2006, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by turtleface

i never knew that jorge gurgel is rich franklin's bjj instructor. i knew they trained together, but i never realized jorge was a higher rank than rich and his instructor.

got my first bjj class tonight. i was learning my instructor's heritage and i came across rich's heritage.

Interesting, never knew that either.

**Brewtown Andy** · 05-23-2006, 02:03 PM

http://www.f4wonline.com/index.php?o...=1629&Itemid=1

“THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: THE COMEBACK” GOES INTO PRODUCTION IN LAS VEGAS

New Season of Spike TV Series Has A Special Twist As All 16 Contestants Are Former UFC Fighters Looking To Make A Comeback
Winning Contestants Receive A Guaranteed Title Fight and a Six-Figure Cash Prize

Las Vegas, NV, May 23, 2006 -- Imagine sixteen fighters living together in a house in pursuit of one dream – a UFC title that has always eluded them. Imagine many of those living together having once fought against each other in the UFC Octagon™. With revenge and redemption on the line – Spike TV presents season four of The Ultimate Fighter.

Sixteen former UFC fighters, eight middleweights and eight welterweights, have gathered in Las Vegas for a new season of the wildly popular series, The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback. The special twist to season four is the winning middleweight and welterweight fighters are both guaranteed a title fight and a six-figure cash prize. Production begins this week in Las Vegas. The series premieres on Spike TV Thursday, August 17 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback is hosted by Dana White, UFC President.

Instead of coaches, The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback will include prominent names in the UFC serving as advisors and counsel to the 16 fighters. They include: Randy “The Natural” Couture (UFC legend and former light-heavyweight champion), Georges St. Pierre (highly regarded UFC welterweight), and Mark Delagrati (Muy Thai coach and trainer).

During the competition, the 16 men will endure a grueling regimen of jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense competition between the fighters will continue after they leave the gym - at The Ultimate Fighter™ House. The warriors will be forced to live with each other, knowing that any day they could be forced to fight each other in the famed UFC Octagon™. Unlike previous seasons, the fighters not only know each other from fighting in the UFC, but many in fact have fought against one another. There will be scores to settle as grudges and old wounds will be exposed.

As in previous seasons there will be two teams, despite the fact there won’t be any coaches. In each episode, opponents from each team will be selected to square off in battle, officially weighed in and then, in front of their teammates, advisors, and the sanctioning Nevada Athletic Commission, the two combatants face off in two 5-minute rounds (the semifinals will consist of three 5-minute rounds).

After seven weeks, The Ultimate Fighter 3 is averaging a 1.72 HH rating, with a 2.25 in M18-49, a 2.97 in M18-34 and an average audience of 2.1 million viewers. It is up +237% in HH, +436% in M18-49, +471% in M18-34 and +250% in average audience.

Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White of Zuffa, LLC, and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the show's executive producers. Brian J. Diamond is Senior Vice President, Sports & Specials, Spike TV and Co-Executive Producer. Peter V. Symuleski serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV.

Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 90 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.

Sweet, title fights. The whacky part is that GSP could be advising the guy he has to defend his welterweight title against if he were to beat Hughes.

**half guard** · 05-23-2006, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Brewtown Andy

The whacky part is that GSP could be advising the guy he has to defend his welterweight title against if he were to beat Hughes.

yeah. that would be interesting. with randy, chuck (though not champion at the time), and rich dealt with wasn't quite the same. sure they were training guy that would eventually wind up in their divisions, but none of the guys they trained will be legit contenders for quite some time.

with gsp (if he's the champ then), he'll be helping guys who are going to come out of it gunning for him.

**FedEx Fanboy** · 05-23-2006, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by turtleface

yeah. that would be interesting. with randy, chuck (though not champion at the time), and rich dealt with wasn't quite the same. sure they were training guy that would eventually wind up in their divisions, but none of the guys they trained will be legit contenders for quite some time.

with gsp (if he's the champ then), he'll be helping guys who are going to come out of it gunning for him.

I can't wait to read the subtitles whenever GSP opens his mouth.

**Brewtown Andy** · 05-24-2006, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by turtleface

yeah. that would be interesting. with randy, chuck (though not champion at the time), and rich dealt with wasn't quite the same. sure they were training guy that would eventually wind up in their divisions, but none of the guys they trained will be legit contenders for quite some time.

with gsp (if he's the champ then), he'll be helping guys who are going to come out of it gunning for him.

It's starting taping this week, according to the release, so Hughes' next defense is against GSP, and one could make the argument that GSP's first theoretical defense will be against whoever wins TUF4.