Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 24, 2018 Author Paid Members Posted September 24, 2018 Oh yeah! Wasnt his plan to fight Carvalho for the belt, win it and retire? Instead he got starched. He's one of those guys that'll end up losing 15 in a row. Quote
Paid Members WeeAl Posted September 24, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 24, 2018 Bellator jumping on the Hawaii train whilst the UFC don't want to take the chance is a good idea. Target markets that the UFC neglect is a sound plan, rather than being seen as a clear number two in markets that UFC frequent. There should be an incredible atmosphere at that Hawaii card as they have been starved of fights. I have no idea if, other than the weather risk, there is anything stopping the UFC running the stadium in Honolulu. Imagine Holloway Vs Ortega for the belt, and a BJ Penn retirement fight (if you can convince him to retire) underneath the Hawaiian sunset. It feels like too good an idea not to do, unless it's just completely impossible, for some unbeknownst reason. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 25, 2018 Author Paid Members Posted September 25, 2018 Ive always wondered why the UFC hasnt gone to Hawaii, with the history the sport has there, the fighters available and the undeniable passion of the fans its always felt like a no brainer. Im glad Bellator are going there though. Id love to see a couple of loc veterans on there, maybe a Kendall Grove, someone like that. Ive mentioned it on the forum before but go back and watch some old Superbrawl/Rumble on the Rock events from hawaii. Brilliant stuff. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Egg Shen said: Ive always wondered why the UFC hasnt gone to Hawaii, with the history the sport has there, the fighters available and the undeniable passion of the fans its always felt like a no brainer. Probably down to a lack of venue to their liking? The Blaisdale is less than 10k capacity and for what would be an overseas show I wonder if that factors in. Still, that size would be perfect for a non PPV event you'd think. Edited September 25, 2018 by Keith Houchen Book em, Dano. Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 It all comes down to money at the end of the day, Dana said they’ve been in talks but the Hawaii Tourism Authorities don’t want to pay anywhere near what the UFC is asking Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 25, 2018 Author Paid Members Posted September 25, 2018 That sucks. It would be cool if Bellator made it a regular spot though like they've done with Italy and plan to do with the UK. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 25, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, TildeGuy~! said: It all comes down to money at the end of the day, Dana said they’ve been in talks but the Hawaii Tourism Authorities don’t want to pay anywhere near what the UFC is asking Being a bit dim here: surely that's arse-about-face? Shouldn't the UFC be paying the authorities? After all, they're getting an opportunity to make a profit there - what do the Hawaiian authorities get if they're not paying for stadium hire, public licences, or local taxes? Quote
DJM Posted September 25, 2018 Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, wandshogun09 said: So that's three of my favourite fighters ever fighting in Bellator the next few months. Cro Cop, Manhoef and Wanderlei Silva. I have just had a look at the card that Cro Cop is on and they seem to have dragged Bob Sapp back from wherever he was hiding to fight on the card as well. He is fighting former Sumo wrestler Abdelrahman Shalan. Sapp is only on a 14 fight losing streak. 15th time lucky? Edited September 25, 2018 by DJM Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 25, 2018 Author Paid Members Posted September 25, 2018 I had no idea Bob Sapp was on the card! Ive gotta tune in for that. Quote
jimufctna24 Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 I urge everyone to watch Bob Sapp's fight in Rizin this morning. I caught the last two rounds by accident. The third round makes Harrison vs Williams look like Hagler vs Hearns. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 Frye / Takayama levels of brutality there. Quote
Paid Members WeeAl Posted September 30, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) How the hell did a Bob Sapp fight in 2018 manage to get to the third round. I'm dying to watch this now once I get a chance to play the video with the sound up. . . . . .?? Just beautiful. Edited September 30, 2018 by WeeAl Quote
Cousin Jim Bob Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 I love how the Japanese fans instead of booing it are laughing at whats going on but cheering whenever anyone throws any sort of attack. Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 10 hours ago, Cousin Jim Bob said: I love how the Japanese fans instead of booing it are laughing at whats going on but cheering whenever anyone throws any sort of attack. The Politest fans in the world. Quote
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