Comments on: Report: Franklin vs. Lutter could happen in Montreal

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:53:07 +0000

Actually it was issue 9 with Tito. The article is called “The Full Monte” .On pg 40 There he is in full glory giving a nice right overhand to someone who looks like Bill Paxton. Send me an email Sam and I will send you the magazine if you want to read his story. Its very good.

And dizzle Hughes is quoted in this write up as giving Monte 20%, not 10% like I said before

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:05:27 +0000

Good for Monte. Lots of guys have law degrees, but only a select few can claim a truly awsome mullet. Much respect.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:09:22 +0000

I am very sure. I clearly remember a pic of him in real fighter with a huge mullet throwing down. Might be the issue with Franklin with a white background or maybe the one with Randy with a red background from sometime early last year. 4th or 5th issue they ever released.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:06:53 +0000

Evan, are you sure you don’t have him confused with Dana White?

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:05:19 +0000

Thats true Sam, but he used to box as well.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:03:04 +0000

Actually, I believe Monte was originally a local sportscaster in Iowa. I think he got introduced to MMA when he did a story on it for his station. But he’s been in the game for a long time and has represented some of the biggest names around.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:00:44 +0000

No Mike…His entire life has been in combat sports…he used to be a boxer. With a nice mullet!

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:48:05 +0000

Monte is not an attorney.

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:27:50 +0000

Is Monte a licensed attorney? If so, the conflict issues could get really hairy.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:56:21 +0000

Well…thats not shady at all….

Thanks Ben, I suspected that but wasn’t sure.

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:19:40 +0000

“All it would take is one complaint to the NSAC or CSAC for there to be a big problem”

Evan, that’s one of several reasons why M-1 will likely never hold an event in California or Nevada. In fact, Cox told me at the Fedor presser that he didn’t know where they’d go, but it definitely wouldn’t be CA. M-1 seems more like an offshore barge kind of operation at this point.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:02:24 +0000

“For contract negotiations between a client of his and M-1 Global, Monte is not representing those fighters”

So Monte will have who negotiate them? Will he find them another agent or are they hung high and dry? One of Monte’s assistants will handle it?

What happens here when someone signs with M-1 and it goes bad from top to bottom. Then they are left feeling something along the lines “I think I would have been better off with IFL, WEC etc….” and they question where Monte’s loyalty is. All it would take is one complaint to the NSAC or CSAC for there to be a big problem.

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:00:42 +0000

They say they’re going to hold their own events, which would make them an org. Right now they just look like a Fedor rental company.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:46:26 +0000

considering the fans knew about Fedor fighting Choi before they did, I doubt they even know.

By: dizzle

dizzle — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:43:56 +0000

Now is M-1 really just a management team for the fighers or an ORG.?

I just dont know what their deal is.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:41:42 +0000

dizzle your right. Still….money is not always the best situation and if he is my manager I want him to make my decisions. Thats why he is my agent. I don’t want anyone else to handle it. They may be ok with it now but things change as M-1 gets it together.

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:37:25 +0000

“Some people on the outside feel its a conflict of interest but if you ask most of his clients, I bet they’d tell you they don’t care.”

Whether his fighters say they care or not, what Cox is doing right now is almost a textbook definition of conflict of interest. Beyond that, though, I’d be concerned if I was one of his lower tier guys. You’re telling me he has time to manage all these big name fighters, operate as the CEO for a competing MMA org, and look out for my interests at the same time? I’d be concerned.

By: dizzle

dizzle — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:37:24 +0000

true, but I thought we were talking about up in coming fighters.

I’m sure that the fighter will have his wants and needs. Monte is the guy who goes after and trys to do that for the fighter.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:35:25 +0000

Thats not always the case though. Sometimes opportunities can mean more than simple pay in the long run. Fedor didn’t take the most money.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:34:15 +0000

Dizzle…I think Hughes said he gives him 10%.