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Post by tomobrien on Mar 13, 2011 20:48:28 GMT
Come 2 Radio City, NYC 3/16 @ 12:30pm to support MMA & UFC! Bring MMA to NY - www.mmafacts.com/Thanks, Tom
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Post by tomobrien on Mar 17, 2011 3:01:08 GMT
I went to Radio City in NYC today for the rally & press conference to bring MMA to NY. Saw Shogun, Bones & the rest of the guys. I got to meet Dana afterwards when he was signing autographs. Got my T-shirt signed, introduced myself, told him I have been doing this for 40 yrs. & I was so happy it might be coming to NY soon. I asked him what he is going to do to Mike Bisping. His facial expression & demeaner changed for a minute. From the jovial, festive host, he went to the serious boss. He said “He’s not getting the bonus! I just had a very unpleasant conversation with Mike.” Then he went back to the festivities. Far be it from me to tell the boss what to do but I don’t think money is a detriment. If guys can just buy flagrant rule breaking or ‘A-hole’ behavior they will. If you suspend them & prevent them from playing/fighting & doing what they love, you will probably be more effective IMHO. Thanks, Tom
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Post by kensei on Mar 17, 2011 12:44:17 GMT
First off Mike Bisping is a GREAT reason NOT to let the UFC expand anymore....hear me out! If a Putz like him can do what he did in that fight and get away with just not getting a bonus...well that is like you said...like buying a pass.
The UFC needs to be told with buy rates and fan disproval that they wont let that crap go unpunished, and the UFC needs to stop babying the Brit. Take away his purse or tell him he is not cut...but not fighting for six to nine months and be done with it. Tell him he just established a glass ceiling to his rise in the UFC and that he needs to atone for what he did, not make excuses!
MMA is still Martial arts, even if they are far away from the source and they reprosent the proffesional side of martial arts, that wanker is not exactly a good reprosentative, Did he once think "Hey my kid will see this crap" and actually appologize.
Not only that, but the videos (which I saw and laughed at) were pretty much the only selling of this fight I saw. Hell it was more interesting than this saturdays card for me because of them. Then mike gets torqued about them...MORON...they sold more tickets for you!
GAWD! Dana white needs to establish a rule of behavior in the ring when working for him or any fighter that has signed with him.
For that reason alone I hope New York says "Not yet...get yer boys under control then come back".
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Post by fujicolt on Mar 19, 2011 2:25:33 GMT
You obviously know what you are on about TOM but please understand we only get as a 'way down the list' sport over here except really special events. So do not think people being non supportive. we just not fully aware like you mate !
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Post by guyakuzuki on Mar 19, 2011 16:03:02 GMT
First off Mike Bisping is a GREAT reason NOT to let the UFC expand anymore....hear me out! If a Putz like him can do what he did in that fight and get away with just not getting a bonus...well that is like you said...like buying a pass. The UFC needs to be told with buy rates and fan disproval that they wont let that crap go unpunished, and the UFC needs to stop babying the Brit. Take away his purse or tell him he is not cut...but not fighting for six to nine months and be done with it. Tell him he just established a glass ceiling to his rise in the UFC and that he needs to atone for what he did, not make excuses! MMA is still Martial arts, even if they are far away from the source and they reprosent the proffesional side of martial arts, that wanker is not exactly a good reprosentative, Did he once think "Hey my kid will see this crap" and actually appologize. Not only that, but the videos (which I saw and laughed at) were pretty much the only selling of this fight I saw. Hell it was more interesting than this saturdays card for me because of them. Then mike gets torqued about them...MORON...they sold more tickets for you! GAWD! Dana white needs to establish a rule of behavior in the ring when working for him or any fighter that has signed with him. For that reason alone I hope New York says "Not yet...get yer boys under control then come back". I saw the fight too.A disgrace to the martial arts and MMa for that matter.Even when the fight was over Bisping couldn't stop his moron behaviour. What also gets on my nerves is the monkey behaviour of some of the (climbing on the fence),gesturing like they own the world when they won...sorry but that's just disrespectfull imop.I guess when too much money gets involved you get too see those things(you just have to look at football players/soccer...it's just laughable how they behave).That said I don't want to generalize cos their are some decent blokes too in MMA like George st Pierre,Machida.... but I think some rules of behavior surely should be introduced or it will get worse.
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Post by tomobrien on Mar 20, 2011 3:14:03 GMT
Big fights tonight. Shogun v Jonny 'Bones'. Cro-Cop just got KO'd. Back to reality. I can't stay up tonight to watch the rest of the fights. I have to compete in the AAU Division Championships tomorrow morning. If I don't qualify I don't get to go to the Nationals. Gotta get my beauty sleep Thanks, Tom
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Post by tomobrien on Mar 21, 2011 1:22:38 GMT
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Post by fujicolt on Apr 7, 2011 0:28:30 GMT
nice Tom but with respect nothing at all new about MA's being used to uphold the law. would be very uncomfortable to think that the massive MMA machine would try and advertise it as such? Still great to see though.
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