you are the promoter

did anybody not see this thread coming ?

you are the boss

your job is to schedule fights for a ppv level ($55) cards for sf . Do what you will with that, 2.5 to 3 hour window, 6 fights(like sf normally does), what's worth $55, can you make two cards without using a fighter twice, maybe more, maybe there is no card worth 55, does a guest fighter from a Japanese org come in(they do that sometimes), do you include the sf hw gp, chick fights?

Reem v werdum
barnett v rogers
henderson v cavalcante
Aoki vs thomson - swing bout
Noons v daley
Carano v conen


Over or under?

Not sure I remember 6 fight SF main cards.

Not sure I'd advise a PPV just yet, we definetely would have the talent to make one if we needed to, but they can hurt an Org where it counts, their pockets. There's a lot of PPV cost variables you'd have to take into account, some of which I'm certainly not familiar with. Also, if you're stacking the card, that's gong to be a huge payout, it has to be a success.

At the same time, maybe we should strike while the iron is hot. We just had our best Showtime ratings (thank you Fedor), and we might not have many fights left with by far our biggest draw. If we could build a PPV event around the GP Final, Fedor, Nick Diaz and possibly Gina Carano, we at worst come close to breaking even or get our name further out there.

If I were SF I think getting the quarter finals on CBS is a must for getting a ppv for this year.

It would really be no prob getting a stacked card togethor. Again one of the bigger gripes from SF fighters is lack of work.

My Card

GP Final(assuming Reem vs Barnett so they are spoken for)
Diaz vs Daley
Fedor Werdum 2
Gina vs whomever
Batista Lashley
Voelker vs Cyborg(entertaining brawl on the cheap),



3 bigtime fights for the hardcore fan. Gina, and a freakshow wrestler matchup to draw in the casuals, and a brawl to start things off and get everyone in a fighting mood.

Does it exceed the budget? Maybe, who knows what the freakshow guys or Gina are getting paid. but I think that card would draw pretty darn well. Especially if, as I said, the quarters were on CBS. And (this maybe a reach) they put togethor a fight camp that airs on CBS.

Haven't heard much news about SF and CBS recently, last I read CBS was hesitant in getting another deal done. Think they'd want to do a Tourney Final on CBS, be good for both sides, but who knows.

Damn dude. Good effing question. Do we have to assume the UFC is or is not counter-programming?

I'll make 3 PPV worthy cards for you.

Card 1-

Alistair Overeem vs Josh Barnett= Tourney Final/HW Title Bout
Ronaldo Souza vs Jason Miller= MW Title Bout
Tim Kennedy vs Robbie Lawler
Brett Rogers vs Shane Del Rosario
Valentijn Overeem vs Daniel Cormier

Card 2-

Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabricio Werdum
Nick Diaz v Paul Daley= WW Title Bout
Marloes Coenen vs Gina Carano= Womens's WW Title Bout
Antonio Silva vs Sergei Kharitonov
Tyron Woodley vs Evangelista Santos

Card 3-

Rafael Cavalcante vs Dan Henderson= LHW Title Bout
Gilbert Melendez vs KJ Noons= LW Title Bout
Mo Lawal vs Renato Sobral
Gegard Moussai vs Mike Kyle
Shinya Aoki vs Josh Thomson

I put 6 fights as a precaution. The under card is not a SF portion of the PPV with the assumption of SF standard operating procedures. So there are 5 plus a swing bout in my bookings. Also, the premise of the thread was not to discuss the need for but to actually make a card. My first incorporated the Next title fight and HW GP fights, these next cards though are pure pipe dream booking disregarding existing schedule.

Diaz vs Daley
Mayhem vs Jacare
Reem vs Bigfoot
Lawler vs Kennedy
Fedor vs Werdum 2
Gil vs Crusher
Aoki vs Thompson
Hendo vs Mousasi

Just a few examples of PPV worthy fights. Tons more. I bet you could make 4 PPV worthy cards without using the same fighters.

OU wrote:

I bet you could make 4 PPV worthy cards without using the same fighters.

How about these? Might be stretching it thin, but good cards either way.

Satima Super Arena, Japan
HW Title Fight Overeem v Fedor
LW Title Fight Melendez v Crusher
WMW Title fight Santos v Nunes
LHW Babalu v OSP - Swing Bout
LW Aoki v Beerbom
MW Kennedy v Rockhold

Staples Center, Los Angels
LHW Title Fight Cavalcante v Hendo
HW Bigfoot v Sergei
WWW Title Fight Conen v Tate
LW Noons v Evangelsta - Swing Bout
LHW Mo v Gracie
HW Cormier v Lashley

HP Pavilion, San Jose
WW Title Fight Diaz v Daley
MW Cung Le v Manheof
WW Zaromskis v Saffiedine - Swing Bout
HW SDR v AA
MW Lawler v Cyborg
HW Johnson v Rogers

Izod Center, East Rutherford
MW Title Fight Jacare v Miller
HW Werdum v Barnett
LHW Mousasi v Kyle
WW Woodley v Volker - Swing Bout
WMW Carano v Vera
HW Walker v Sefo

GDPofDRC wrote:

OU wrote:

I bet you could make 4 PPV worthy cards without using the same fighters.

How about these? Might be stretching it thin, but good cards either way.

Satima Super Arena, Japan
HW Title Fight Overeem v Fedor
LW Title Fight Melendez v Crusher
WMW Title fight Santos v Nunes
LHW Babalu v OSP - Swing Bout
LW Aoki v Beerbom
MW Kennedy v Rockhold

Staples Center, Los Angels
LHW Title Fight Cavalcante v Hendo
HW Bigfoot v Sergei
WWW Title Fight Conen v Tate
LW Noons v Evangelsta - Swing Bout
LHW Mo v Gracie
HW Cormier v Lashley

HP Pavilion, San Jose
WW Title Fight Diaz v Daley
MW Cung Le v Manheof
WW Zaromskis v Saffiedine - Swing Bout
HW SDR v AA
MW Lawler v Cyborg
HW Johnson v Rogers

Izod Center, East Rutherford
MW Title Fight Jacare v Miller
HW Werdum v Barnett
LHW Mousasi v Kyle
WW Woodley v Volker - Swing Bout
WMW Carano v Vera
HW Walker v Sefo

I like em all.

I had you at Cung Le vs

That is stretching a little thin, but I would buy all of them. Looking at the list I don't see Griggs, V. Overeem, Gurgel just off the top of my head that could add to the cards.

Didn't even bother to matchup Gurgel with anyone.

Val vs Griggs, Spirtwolf vs JZ, Thomson vs Travers were leftovers on my list which absolutly makes them to thin for 4 cards in case of injury, at least for replacing with their best fighters.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Didn't even bother to matchup Gurgel with anyone.

Val vs Griggs, Spirtwolf vs JZ, Thomson vs Travers were leftovers on my list which absolutly makes them to thin for 4 cards in case of injury, at least for replacing with their best fighters.

Gurgel is always good for entertainment and his face has been around for awhile in MMA. Even in losses he puts on a great show. Val vs Griggs is worthy for sure and better then some fights you picked IMO. Still guys out there to pick from like Prangley, Rizzo, Ricco, Gumby, Rosholdt. I'm sure they could get there hands on a couple of them if they wanted to.