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Well I sent Ninja a pm and apologized so we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

If Zuffa buys K-1 I will freak. I'm just reserved about this whole thing. Zuffa obviously knows what it's doing...but I can only afford so many PPVs per year. That's one thing that scares me. Also, competition is good most of the time. SF has been the UFC's only potential competitor since Pride went under. I just thought SF had a good thing going, I'm really surprised by this deal.

I'm sure it will be great, I'm just not as sure as some people.

If Zuffa buys K-1 it better be to keep K-1 running and not to avoid any confusion when Overeem and Mousasi's contracts are out. Absorbing an MMA org is one thing and has it's perks...but that would just suck if they killed K-1 when they can save it.

That's true. If the UFC's ultimate plan with SF is to merge, then what would their plan be with K-1? It wouldn't make a lot of sense unless they were going to trash it altogether or keep it a completely independent organization.

Well, with K-1 they would have to buy DREAM as well. The whole FEG group. The plan would be to get in Japan and this time not have it fucked up by the Yakuza scandal that closed off Japan after the PRIDE deal. That would eventually end in K-1 and DREAM being shut down in a year or two, like Strikeforce. I actually hope that does not happen becausde A) I love japanese MMA, i don't care if their homegrown fighters arent as good as they are here and in other countries. That PRIDE/Japan style, system is how MMA should be..UFC taking over Japan means the death of Japanese MMA. As an american fan where the UFC is already bigger than big, i could not give a fuck less if they move into Japan at the expense of a true alternative. JMMA is a real alternative B) I love K-1

Scott Coker has the connection to FEG and gets Zuffa's foot in the door to negotiations. I think that is what Dana means when Coker being the key to Japan. He's worked with those FEG guys for years and years. I'm sure a purchase of FEG is in the works. I just don't see why anybody would think UFC buying K-1 is a good thing unless they don't give a fuck about K-1 and would want it dead for no other reason than certain MMA fighters contracts being controlled so it won't conflict with them eventually fighting in the UFC. I think K-1 is worth keeping around for it's history and awesomeness and really hope somebody else saves FEG for long term benefit for FEG rather than short term benefit for long term gain for somebody else.

I don't want to see K-1 go away either. I definitely prefer MMA, but K-1 provides a venue for straight badass strikers. Some guys just love to strike, I think the UFC could potentially make K-1 HUGE. The question is, do they want to? I would imagine not.

I don't see it.

They arent kickboxing/K-1 style promoters, unless they would let Scott Coker run it(wishful thinking)..as he has a lot of experience working and promoting in K-1 and other kickboxing..but it's all F E G leading to Japan. If K-1 had no connection to FEG and the biggest current Japanese MMA promoters..they would not want anything to do with K-1..if this is actually what is going on...and i think it is.

I can see it.. will it happen? maybe not, but I definetely could see that happening. I posted something about it in another thread, but it would bring Zuffa full circle in a huge chunk of Martial Arts. They'd have N. America covered. They are spreading shows everywhere now. Would have 98% of the best fighters under their name. Then, one of their owners is founder of ADCC. Finally bringing in Japan and K-1 pulls everything together. Fighters under contract could go fight in K-1 without a problem, and it would spotlight K-1 possibly increasing popularity. Right now FEG is struggling, they don't have to buyout, but buy into the company...help them out...If you buy them out, don't come in and change anything, let jobs stay in place, but help usher the company in the right direction.

LMAO, Kings your avatars and signs are fucking awesome!