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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by canada
ORLY?!


I got a personal call today letting me know the deal went though. Look for me in upcoming fights h:

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You're the Canada I'm fighting :squint:
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RicoD
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You're the Canada I'm fighting :squint:
Oh good! This will be easier then I thought!




Canada wins 48second in Round 1 by Submission
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by canada
Oh good! This will be easier then I thought!




Canada wins 48second in Round 1 by Submission
48 seconds??

You are losing your touch I could pin him in 20
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by FDragger
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You gotta be kidding:eh:

I want to see Liddell put Rampage in a triangle choke then Rampage lift his ass up in the air and slam him
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by canada
ORLY?!


I got a personal call today letting me know the deal went though. Look for me in upcoming fights h:
Bruce Buffer: "In this corner..this man is a canadian fighter weighing in at 133.3 pounds. Fighting out of O-towwwwwwnnnnnnn. Puuuuurrrreeeeeee Caaaaaannnnnaaaaaadiiaaaaaannnnn"


h:
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KirkLS
Bruce Buffer: "In this corner..this man is a canadian fighter weighing in at 133.3 pounds. Fighting out of O-towwwwwwnnnnnnn. Puuuuurrrreeeeeee Caaaaaannnnnaaaaaadiiaaaaaannnnn"


h:
Hahah nice man. I like how that sounds


Except I am closer to 233.3lbs h: I weigh about 220



SWO!OOOLLL! :hugglez:
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by canada
Hahah nice man. I like how that sounds


Except I am closer to 233.3lbs h: I weigh about 220



SWO!OOOLLL! :hugglez:
My bad. I meant 1333.3 lbs h: Betta watch that wieght. 265 is the max for the heavyweight division :nono:
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
BTW...think more like WWF meets RAW type matches with the pseudo soap opera drama.
I dont think it'll be that way. UFC isnt like that now why would the purchase of Pride make it any different. Main thing it brings the two most popular and dominant divisions together and creates more possibilities. Hopefully it will push some of the UFC guys i.e. heavyweights to up their game to compete.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KirkLS
I dont think it'll be that way. UFC isnt like that now why would the purchase of Pride make it any different. Main thing it brings the two most popular and dominant divisions together and creates more possibilities. Hopefully it will push some of the UFC guys i.e. heavyweights to up their game to compete.
UFC was swinging hard to that direction during the entire buildup of the Shamrock vs Ortiz fight. It was a testing market to see how the audience accepted it. They are working it in but just like with WWF you can't do it overnight you have to build your audience into accepting it.

The other thing that is going to happen is the rules in Pride are going to change some now that they are under the US fighting jurisdiction. this is why they were allowed different styles with more agression, they were outside the US and not sanctioned on US soil. This all changes today, so if you take the fight out of the fighters and limit it how are you going to make money? oh yeah we can add an entertainment value to it in the same way wrestling does, scripted battles, arguments, love interests and affairs etc.

It sells and they know it and the dollar is the motivation for doing anything when it all comes down to it.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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