UFC Officially Returning to Japan Feb. 26, 2012 at Saitama Super Arena

freakzilla wrote:

Ali wrote:

Sexyama vs. Wandi or Hardy
Gomi vs. Cowboy

Sexyama is fighting at 170 now so Wandi is out of the question.

Sexyama is only considering the drop, nothing official has been made.

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“When we go to Japan next year, we are going to be putting on a show at the same time in Las Vegas,” [Dana White] said…When asked how the company was going to handle a dual-show evening from a television standpoint, White just smiled and said, “You’ll see.”

http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-japan-show-will-be-counter-programmed-by-ufc-las-vegas-show/


wtf?

I have DVR, fucking bring it Dana. I'll take a UFC Japan LIVE show at 2am.

Dana said the Japan card would be on free TV and lead into the PPV

10 am local start time? Ouch.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/10/4/2468258/ufc-confirms-suspicions-gives-japan-the-cold-shoulder

bobbitt15 wrote:

Dana said the Japan card would be on free TV and lead into the PPV

Interesting, but that is disappointing on multiple levels as well.

10am start time is dirty.

Tthat but that it is just a lead in to what presumably will be a better card. Doesn't sound like they are really trying to make any kind of splash at all in a country that has a history of big MMA shows unlike RIO.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Tthat but that it is just a lead in to what presumably will be a better card. Doesn't sound like they are really trying to make any kind of splash at all in a country that has a history of big MMA shows unlike RIO.

Maybe they make it some groung breaking historic night/day? The first time every they are going to do something like this. Hopefully they make a deal out of this.

Yeah but if the Japan Show leads up to the USA show, it's like the Japan show is Danny Devito, everyone will just kind of laugh it off, and the US Show will be Arnold Schwarzenegger, everyone will be all lookin like, 'well will you look at that now'

I think there are a few guys that would love to be on that Japan card, I think the card is going to look pretty sweet. I just hope they do Japan right.

As soon as they go live you'll see a bunch of Japanese MMA fans screaming at the camera...and UFC will use the same boring production they would use for a show in Kansas.

THIS WILL BE AWESOME! I see UFC having a good card with great fights loaded with Japanese fighters for free leading up to a PPV. It can only get better if it leads up o a two hour Fox show. You have to think if it is broadcast on FX or fuel that will bring alot of viewers for Fox ,or PPV buys because there will be alot of MMA parties going on that Saturday. This is a big day for the UFC imo to put on two shows in one day and I know they are anticipating this date. Something good is gonna come from this.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/10/28/ufc-japan-to-be-a-ppv-event-double-header-plans-abandoned/

this event has been changed to a PPV, and there will be no double header for it as planned earlier

killerofchicken wrote:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/10/28/ufc-japan-to-be-a-ppv-event-double-header-plans-abandoned/

this event has been changed to a PPV, and there will be no double header for it as planned earlier

I'm glad, they deserved better then that.

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/10/28/ufc-japan-to-be-a-ppv-event-double-header-plans-abandoned/

this event has been changed to a PPV, and there will be no double header for it as planned earlier

I'm glad, they deserved better then that.

I agree

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/10/28/ufc-japan-to-be-a-ppv-event-double-header-plans-abandoned/

this event has been changed to a PPV, and there will be no double header for it as planned earlier

I'm glad, they deserved better then that.

I agree

I concur

There will be a few big fights like Page vs MO, and some big name Pride fighters involved. Then you figure they will mix in a few gimme fights for some Japanese guys like they did in Brazil. Gomi might even win one.

http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/30/2600100/ufc-144-japan-henderson-edgar-pride-style-mma-opinion-news
What If UFC Japan Was Booked 'Pride Style'?


fun read

Yeah, there some good fights, but this seems like more of a missed opportunity than anything.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Yeah, there some good fights, but this seems like more of a missed opportunity than anything.

Yeah I was expecting/hoping for much more out of this. Thought it was extremely insulting when it was suggested as a lead in show to another PPV. Still I hate the early local start time and find it to be extremely unfair. There are some good fights but it could have been EPIC. Missed opportunity for sure.

Yeah, they don't change the start times in europe or australia, so I don't get that either.

This isn't a missed opportunity, its an event just to say that they went to Japan. There really isn't even a reason for it

bobbitt15 wrote:

This isn't a missed opportunity, its an event just to say that they went to Japan. There really isn't even a reason for it

Right cause when did Japan ever care about MMA shows?

A long time ago