World Series of Fighting 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson

No shit. Rumble is now fighting at HW. Hope he can make weight.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/andrei-arlovski-vs-anthony-rumble-223205269--mma.html

Rumble will show at 271lbs. Sig bet anyone?

Winner gets back in the UFC ?

WW, MW, LHW now HW? P4P Kingpin imo

i doubt Rumble gets into the UFC with a win over AA... just don't see it

killerofchicken wrote:

i doubt Rumble gets into the UFC with a win over AA... just don't see it

Dana specifically said that Rumble could be back as long as he keeps making weight.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Rumble will show at 271lbs. Sig bet anyone?

I see Super Heavyweight in his future. LOL.

World Series of Fighting signs 3 year deal with NBC Sports Network





February 4, 2013



MMA Junkie reports
that The World Series of Fighting has signed a three-year deal with NBC
Sports Network. WSOF aired its debut card on the network last November
to good reviews.

The deal is for a minimum of six events that will be aired and
streamed on NBCSports.com. WSOF paid NBC Sports Network to air its show
in November in hopes that a longer deal would happen.

NBC Sports Network is available to 80 million households. The
network is likely looking for live content as its studio shows has
provided low ratings.



Payout Perspective:

Prior to the NHL returning to the NBC Sports, there was a report that the network suffered from extremely low ratings.
As stated above, it was due in part to the low ratings of its
non-sports content. The WSOF signing gives the network live content to
supplement its current inventory. It already airs live boxing on a
quarterly basis which garnered good ratings for the network and a show
on NBC. Overall, Its a good move for both parties.

WSOF will have a chance to draw an audience and gives them a chance
to develop some fighters under the agreement. While there is a 6 event
minimum, I would suspect that WSOF hopes to produce more. On a broader
scale, it’s a good sign for MMA. With UFC’s Fox contract, Bellator on
Spike TV and now WSOF on NBCSN, there are ample outlets for the sport.




Written by Jason Cruz · Filed Under NBC Sports Network, TV, World Series of Fighting

World Series of Fighting 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson Fight Card Shaping up


orld Series of Fighting
returns next month after a relatively quiet past several weeks of news.
They've struck a deal with NBC Sports Network to air at least six cards
per year, and this is the first of 2013. Atlantic City, NJ is their
next stop and the main event is a heavyweight fight between Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson.
Arlovski stopped Devin Cole in WSOF's inaugural show, and he's
currently on a 5-fight unbeaten run. That one "non-win" was a no-contest
against Tim Sylvia at ONE FC in August 2012 after he illegally soccer
kicked a downed Sylvia without the express written consent of the
referee.

If you were joking about Rumble's physique back when he was a
welterweight, he's now literally fighting at heavyweight. He's found the
one weight class where there's a 60 lbs "safe zone" for him not to miss
weight. And in all seriousness, this could be a really fun fight.

The night's co-main event pits bantamweights Tyson Nam and Marlon Moraes against each other. You may remember Nam KOed Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas (who is defending his belt next Thursday), while Moraes upset former #1 BW and WEC star Miguel Torres in WSOF's first show.

We've only got 5 confirmed fights so far, along with the possibility
of Igor Gracie also competing on the show. The night's main card airs
live on NBC Sports Network at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT. Take a look at
what's been booked as of this writing:

Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson
Tyson Nam vs. Marlon Moraes
David Branch vs. Paulo Filho
Josh Burkman vs. Ryan LaFlare
Gesias Cavalcante vs. Justin Gaethje
Igor Gracie vs. TBA


http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/8/3969184/world-series-of-fighting-2-arlovski-vs-johnson-fight-card-shaping-up

OU wrote:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/13/3984716/mma-news-aaron-simpson-released-ufc-fights-josh-burkman-wsof

Quote :

To clarify the @aaronsimpson deal: just spoke to his manager @magllc, and he told me Simpson's UFC contract expired after the Pierce fight, and he wasn't offered a new one. Martin said the UFC was fair and honest during the transition period. No hard feelings. Simpson then signed a four-fight deal with WSOF, and he is very happy, especially since they promised to keep him active.