Updated : Impact FC signings

they should pick up pedro rodrugues and some of the recent ufc cuts

Ricco?

Guys just wanted to confirm that I haven't signed mark Coleman though he is a good friend, and has been a pioneer in the sport, I was in his corner when he fought in the UFC the first time. As far as how long I'll be around, I've been around for 16 years int he sport so I don't expect to go anywhere anytime soon.

Thanks,
Thomas Huggins

So they signed two guys way past their prime, a roider(with talent but still), a guy who just sucker punched a fighter after his fight and a pill popper

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Ricco?

yup ricco my bad

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

So they signed two guys way past their prime, a roider(with talent but still), a guy who just sucker punched a fighter after his fight and a pill popper

Who else can they really sign. Most names are umbrella'd by UFC or involved in one of the other couple of contract offering orgs. These are names to draw eyes ($$) not declare dominance. With Jeff Monson thrown into the loop it is a decent entry for what it is. Things are real monopolied up in MMA.

Erimoros wrote:

Guys just wanted to confirm that I haven't signed mark Coleman though he is a good friend, and has been a pioneer in the sport, I was in his corner when he fought in the UFC the first time. As far as how long I'll be around, I've been around for 16 years int he sport so I don't expect to go anywhere anytime soon.

Thanks,
Thomas Huggins

I'm guessing Philo might not be invited to this party?

Erimoros wrote:

Guys just wanted to confirm that I haven't signed mark Coleman though he is a good friend, and has been a pioneer in the sport, I was in his corner when he fought in the UFC the first time. As far as how long I'll be around, I've been around for 16 years int he sport so I don't expect to go anywhere anytime soon.

Thanks,
Thomas Huggins

who would Mark fight if you signed him since Ken is going against Rizzo?

GDPofDRC wrote:

tolivendiewithLA wrote:

So they signed two guys way past their prime, a roider(with talent but still), a guy who just sucker punched a fighter after his fight and a pill popper

Who else can they really sign. Most names are umbrella'd by UFC or involved in one of the other couple of contract offering orgs. These are names to draw eyes ($$) not declare dominance. With Jeff Monson thrown into the loop it is a decent entry for what it is. Things are real monopolied up in MMA.

Didn't Monson sign with SF?

Guys,

Let's see if I can answer a few questions. No Jeff Monson is still a free agent, that does not mean that he might not show up in Strikeforce as Scott often allows fighters to sign single fight deals or deals which allow them to still fight outside of Strikeforce.
As far as Mark, I can't comment on that sorry.

In regards to Paulo Filho, I know Paulo very well, he's a great guy and a great fighter, the incident that recently happened with Lombard was actually not his fault, I know this for a fact, he was in great shape and ready to fight and his visa wasn't processed in time so someone dropped the ball (either his management or Bellator). So that shouldn't preclude any event from using Paulo, they should just handle the visas themselves as I do, rather than depending on others if the fighter is important to the card.

Piling it on from the Sasaki no show, Yoon Dong-Sik no show, WEC fallout... Esay to have bad perceptions for Filho.

Actually he wasn't a no show for the Sasaki event, he never signed to fight as he was still owed money from the owner Fernando for his previous fight, but Fernando announced him anyway confident that he could get Paulo to fight.

But the Yong fight was a case of him not showing up to fight, no defense there, it is what it is.
The WEC is also a blemish that has no real arguable position, he had some personal problems but at the end of the day that's not an excuse. As a promoter however we learn that alot of these guys go through rough patches, just like the rest of us.

Thiago needs help in the worst way. He is gonna end up doing something bad. Waste of talent right now. If he gets real help we could see him back in a year maybe? Someone can't be in the right mind frame to do what he has in the past 18 months. I thought he was gonna be a Champion.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Paulo needs help in the worst way. He is gonna end up doing something bad. Waste of talent right now. If he gets real help we could see him back in a year maybe? Someone can't be in the right mind frame to do what he has in the past 18 months. I thought he was gonna be a Champion.

Don't mention it.

Well GDP if it makes you feel any better, Paulo has been looking better the last few months than I have seen him in along time. He is training hard, in good shape, and really focused. More importantly though he has been clean and is a much happier guy, so don't give up on him he may yet make it back to the top.

I want to see him be active against good competition. He is one of those guys that I know has talent but external situations have kept finding ways of blocking him from displaying it.

GDPofDRC wrote:

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Paulo needs help in the worst way. He is gonna end up doing something bad. Waste of talent right now. If he gets real help we could see him back in a year maybe? Someone can't be in the right mind frame to do what he has in the past 18 months. I thought he was gonna be a Champion.

Don't mention it.

Thanks. Just like the driver in The Wedding Singer said "They were Cones"

You know what I meant. Was thinking Thiago and meant Filho. I still remember those eyebrows.

And truth to Filho vs Kang rumors?

Yes, I can confirm the Filho vs Kang rumors that will be on the Sydney show, July 17th in the US. Both fighters were very excited about signing for this fight
Both guys have something to prove and this fight is a great opportunity for both.

yea that is a big fight for both guys. They both have a lot of talent but never quite put it all together.

Erimoros wrote:

Actually he wasn't a no show for the Sasaki event, he never signed to fight as he was still owed money from the owner Fernando for his previous fight, but Fernando announced him anyway confident that he could get Paulo to fight.

But the Yong fight was a case of him not showing up to fight, no defense there, it is what it is.
The WEC is also a blemish that has no real arguable position, he had some personal problems but at the end of the day that's not an excuse. As a promoter however we learn that alot of these guys go through rough patches, just like the rest of us.

well thanks for answering some questions

know go get Jerry Bohlander outta retirement!

Actually I like Jerry alot, used to know him pretty well. He's a great guy and his fight against Kevin Jackson was great. Last I heard of Jerry he was a Sheriff. the last time I dealt with him was to book him in the Pentagon show against Murilo Bustamante. Also his win over Fabio Gurgel was a huge upset as far as the MMA world was concerned at the time. Anyway he's a great guy.

I knew Jerry as well, he was a really nice guy, was there when he fought Ferrozzo . The Kevin Jackson win was great, alot of people dont realize what a good fighter Jackson was.

I remember the Bustamante fight very well.

He is a sherriff know, your right real good guy.