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Farmer1906 Gold Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Griffin, Franklin, Hendo, Sonnen, Wand, Lawler, Belfort, Pettis, Aldo, Mousasi Posts : 10222 Join date : 2009-07-15 Location : Texas
| Subject: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:45 pm | |
| but just a minor portion to Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the son of the former United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheik Tahnoon is well known throughout the grappling community as the founder of the no-gi submission Olympics, the Abu Dhabi Combat Club. Himself a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie, Shiek Tahnoon has been a long time supporter and practitioner of Jiu-Jitsu. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/1/8/1241109/breaking-percentage-of-ufc-sold-to | |
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LA Platinum Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo Posts : 15046 Join date : 2009-07-15 Age : 37 Location : Boston, Mass and Los Angeles, California
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:50 pm | |
| That locks down Abu Dhabi for 112 then | |
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LTFG Brown Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Wolfy Posts : 2578 Join date : 2009-07-20 Age : 113 Location : Bend, OR.
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:54 pm | |
| I'm a little shocked that the stubborn UFC is entertaining bringing in outsiders. It's best for growth potential obviously, but I'm still a bit surprised... | |
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LA Platinum Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo Posts : 15046 Join date : 2009-07-15 Age : 37 Location : Boston, Mass and Los Angeles, California
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:08 pm | |
| Dana is a lot smarter than people give him credit for | |
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Bigs03 Black Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Fedor and GSP Posts : 3124 Join date : 2009-07-16 Age : 44 Location : Houston, TX
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:34 pm | |
| I seriously doubt Dana had a whole lot to do with this move. | |
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LTFG Brown Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Wolfy Posts : 2578 Join date : 2009-07-20 Age : 113 Location : Bend, OR.
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:54 pm | |
| Wait, you mean Dana isn't the brain child behind the UFC and isn't making each and every decision on his own? Shit, what are you going to tell me next?... Doogie Howser prefers dick? | |
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LA Platinum Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo Posts : 15046 Join date : 2009-07-15 Age : 37 Location : Boston, Mass and Los Angeles, California
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:03 pm | |
| Yeah I'm sure he wasn't involved at all | |
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redvexx8 Green Belt
Posts : 690 Join date : 2009-10-01 Location : ATL
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:15 pm | |
| I guess this will good for expanding into the AUE market. Makes me wonder though if Zuffa is trying to cash out or just expand the UFC considering it wasnt that long ago they were having talks with Shane McMahon. | |
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Bigs03 Black Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Fedor and GSP Posts : 3124 Join date : 2009-07-16 Age : 44 Location : Houston, TX
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:51 pm | |
| I think Dana runs the everyday operations of the UFC but financial decisions involving the company as a whole probably don't involve him that much. | |
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LA Platinum Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo Posts : 15046 Join date : 2009-07-15 Age : 37 Location : Boston, Mass and Los Angeles, California
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:54 pm | |
| Zuffa isn't looking to cash out, simply expand, and they chose a guy who founded the ADCC. McMahon talks were probably related to him being able to help in marketing IMO. | |
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Wolfgangsta Platinum Belt
Favorite Fighter(s) : Conor McGregor, Machida, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey Posts : 18955 Join date : 2009-07-15 Location : USA
| Subject: Re: UFC SOLD!!!!! Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:10 pm | |
| This is cool. This connects the largest promotion with ADCC. I could easily see both ADCC and K1 eventually becoming less their own sports and more or less MMA's individual grappling and striking championships. | |
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