Werdum vs Overeem in Japan

Danas gota be pissed

Overeem vs Werdum and Barnett vs Rogers

that is crazy great for strikeforce! Not good for ufc

Makes sense, they don't have to worry about Barnett and his license.

nor barnett and a positive drug test. come on now you knew someone was going to say it.

I just want to see these fights I don't care really where they have them but I think they should have Reem fight here in the states more so he can gather fans over here. Hopefully the rest of Reems fights in this tourney will be here in the US, I'm sure Barnett had alot to do with the decision to have these fights in japan.

thats pretty cool, hope barnett loses in the first round damn it!

killerofchicken wrote:

thats pretty cool, hope barnett loses in the first round damn it!

+2 killer couldnt agree more

sokolkevin wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

thats pretty cool, hope barnett loses in the first round damn it!

+2 killer couldnt agree more

yeah man, i feel the only reason they're having it in Japan is because of him.

Scott Coker is sucking Barnett's balls hard. Barnett and Overeem can juice before the fight. Will the Japanese fans take to a cage though since they're use to a ring?

Jamal wrote:

Scott Coker is sucking Barnett's balls hard. Barnett and Overeem can juice before the fight. Will the Japanese fans take to a cage though since they're use to a ring?

overeem, innocent until proven otherwise! HORSE MEAT! tee-hee

Strikeforce goes international and beats UFC back to the Japan market with two of the biggest non-Japanese fighter draws headlining. That's a nice shot for them.

I'm just glad that Barnett will be able to compete in the tourny. Although I have to admit SDR replacing him would have been just fine with me.

OU wrote:

I'm just glad that Barnett will be able to compete in the tourny. Although I have to admit SDR replacing him would have been just fine with me.

As am I. I hate Barnett but he is too good to be banished from relevant MMA.

GDPofDRC wrote:

OU wrote:

I'm just glad that Barnett will be able to compete in the tourny. Although I have to admit SDR replacing him would have been just fine with me.

As am I. I hate Barnett but he is too good to be banished from relevant MMA.

at this point his banishment is his own doing, does he ever plan on fighting in the US?

He plans on fighting.

killerofchicken wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

OU wrote:

I'm just glad that Barnett will be able to compete in the tourny. Although I have to admit SDR replacing him would have been just fine with me.

As am I. I hate Barnett but he is too good to be banished from relevant MMA.

at this point he's banishment is his own doing, does he ever plan on fighting in the US?

I don't care where he fights, as long as he shows up and performs.

Called this one, Reem and Barnett in Japan seemed predictable after Coker started talking Japan as an event location. In relation to Dana being pissed, SF has an existing relationship with the bigest Org in Japan, they have Reem, and this is some ways is benefitting future relations with FEG. The UFC would have to be going into Japan on their own, against the big Japanese Orgs, it's more of an obstacle and would be a bigger deal. This is good for SF cause it gives them more Global coverage and they could possibly make more money with the Japanese event, but N. American exposure is what they should be going after.

I guess tape delay on showtime? Still on Sat night here?

I prefer it in the US, just to watch it live, but I'll just have to avoid u geeks for the day.

SF will be the dominant mma org in Japan in short order. Agree?

This is cool and everything but uberlame that it will happen on Japanese time.

Being tight with FEG has paid off for Strikeforce. This allowed them to establish themselves as a dominant org over the home brand and now they are moving in.

Hopefully Showtime airs it as it happens but they won't. We probably won't get this until 18 hours after the event recorded.

I think SF should atleast announce that they are doing in house drug testing for this event because of Barnett's involvement and of course people have decided Overeem is a roider and avoids fighting Strikeforce stateside because of drug tests. It would just be a smart, good faith thing to do considering they wouldent have to.

don't know how credible the source is but according to this the word is they'll schedule the event to happen at noon on Japanese time so it can air live on the regular SF times on Showtime. Sweet if true though i hope that does not hamper their ability to potentially fill out a venue with 30K like some of these Japanese events do.

http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:strikeforce-heavyweight-gp-in-japan-will-air-live-in-the-us&catid=34:demo-content

wow, great idea actually! hope it works out for them

That's what the UFC does when it's in Australia.

U guys think thats throws the fighters off by fighting so early in the day?

timthebim wrote:

U guys think thats throws the fighters off by fighting so early in the day?

probably makes it easier when it's halfway around the world.