Comments on: ROUND THIRTEEN of Five Ounces of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Five Ounces of Pain | ROUND TWENTY-ONE of Five Ounces of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft causes controversy http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-27695 Five Ounces of Pain | ROUND TWENTY-ONE of Five Ounces of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft causes controversy Sat, 17 May 2008 13:01:02 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-27695 [...] click here for round 13 [...] [...] click here for round 13 [...]

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]]> By: Five Ounces of Pain | ROUND 16 of Five Ounces Of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26603 Five Ounces of Pain | ROUND 16 of Five Ounces Of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft Sat, 10 May 2008 11:20:50 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26603 [...] click here for round 13 [...] [...] click here for round 13 [...]

]]> By: Reaser http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26128 Reaser Tue, 06 May 2008 22:42:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26128 #13, Please comprehend what I write before trying to "correct" me... No one here is trying to run an organization (fantasy) in Japan...That's fairly obvious, so what are you even talking about??? #13, Please comprehend what I write before trying to “correct” me…

No one here is trying to run an organization (fantasy) in Japan…That’s fairly obvious, so what are you even talking about???

]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26102 Sam Caplan Tue, 06 May 2008 18:36:17 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26102 There were no requirements. It was on everyone to develop their own strategy and figure out how they would attack the market. For me though, I'm American. I wouldn't be opposed to doing business in Japan if they were more receptive to outside business interests, but they aren't. If I was Japanese, perhaps I would have had a different strategy considering Japan would have them also been an option for me. There were no requirements. It was on everyone to develop their own strategy and figure out how they would attack the market. For me though, I’m American. I wouldn’t be opposed to doing business in Japan if they were more receptive to outside business interests, but they aren’t. If I was Japanese, perhaps I would have had a different strategy considering Japan would have them also been an option for me.

]]> By: Michaelthebox http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26100 Michaelthebox Tue, 06 May 2008 18:06:05 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26100 Sam, is there any requirement it be a US-based company? I was thinking something like a Japanese company with a single gaijin as chair or ceo or some such thing. Obviously its a risk, but it strikes me as less a risk than having 6 promotions all in the US. Of course, now we're getting into the nitty gritty. It just really surprises me that everybody thought that competing with one another for the US market was a better plan than attacking different markets. Sam, is there any requirement it be a US-based company? I was thinking something like a Japanese company with a single gaijin as chair or ceo or some such thing. Obviously its a risk, but it strikes me as less a risk than having 6 promotions all in the US.

Of course, now we’re getting into the nitty gritty. It just really surprises me that everybody thought that competing with one another for the US market was a better plan than attacking different markets.

]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26088 Sam Caplan Tue, 06 May 2008 16:10:13 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26088 <p>Knowing what I know about Japanese culture and its feeling about outside entities doing business in their country, as a U.S.-based company, I would never try to start an MMA company in Japan. I would also be very cautious about expanding operations into that market, unless it was a perfect situation and I knew there was the potential for my promotion to be embraced by the Japanese MMA community. If your promotion is labeled as being gaijin, then you're dead on arrival in Japan.</p> Knowing what I know about Japanese culture and its feeling about outside entities doing business in their country, as a U.S.-based company, I would never try to start an MMA company in Japan. I would also be very cautious about expanding operations into that market, unless it was a perfect situation and I knew there was the potential for my promotion to be embraced by the Japanese MMA community. If your promotion is labeled as being gaijin, then you’re dead on arrival in Japan.

]]> By: Michaelthebox http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26082 Michaelthebox Tue, 06 May 2008 15:53:31 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26082 Umm, Reaser, they wouldn't draft Kimbo second if they were gonna run their promotion in Japan. They'd draft a fighter with pull in Japan. Thats the whole point. There were no rules stating they had to run their shows in the US. Sam, I think even with the downturn in the Japanese market, it would be a better bet than competing against 5 other similar promotions in the US market. But your mileage may vary. Umm, Reaser, they wouldn’t draft Kimbo second if they were gonna run their promotion in Japan. They’d draft a fighter with pull in Japan. Thats the whole point. There were no rules stating they had to run their shows in the US.

Sam, I think even with the downturn in the Japanese market, it would be a better bet than competing against 5 other similar promotions in the US market. But your mileage may vary.

]]> By: croyalporter http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26038 croyalporter Tue, 06 May 2008 13:11:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26038 Huckaby may have just pulled ahead of Cava with the Gracie pick. Leben doesn't seem to fit in with the other fighters he's already selected. Most of his picks are highly skilled and versatile, while Leben, although I enjoy watching him, is a pretty straightforward brawler. I haven't read the next round yet, so we'll see if Cava can make up for a fairly mediocre pick for his org. Huckaby may have just pulled ahead of Cava with the Gracie pick. Leben doesn’t seem to fit in with the other fighters he’s already selected. Most of his picks are highly skilled and versatile, while Leben, although I enjoy watching him, is a pretty straightforward brawler. I haven’t read the next round yet, so we’ll see if Cava can make up for a fairly mediocre pick for his org.

]]> By: Patrick http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26031 Patrick Tue, 06 May 2008 12:21:50 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/05/05/13th-round-of-5-oz-of-pains-mma-fantasy-mock-draft/#comment-26031 Glad Yves Edwards got picked up, that bunny hop knee still cracks me up. Glad Yves Edwards got picked up, that bunny hop knee still cracks me up.

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