Comments on: Barnett vs. Arlovski to decide top contender for WAMMA heavyweight title; other “Day of Reckoning” details emerge http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 26 May 2012 12:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jake http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43467 Jake Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:59 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43467 I could give a rat's ass on what WAMMA thinks. Their rankings mean didley squat. The only division in which they can establish a champion is the HW division. Imagine you're an entrepreneur who starts a business in 1993. Business is pretty good for the first year or two but suddenly a senator from AZ labels your business "Human CockFighting" and suggests that all cable and sattelite providers stop broadcasting your show. 8 years later you're forced to sell your "baby" to a couple of new owners because your operation is hemorhhaging money. These new guys start hemorraging money as well and are in debt for more than $40 million! They're competing with a very successful show in Japan and losing many top fighters because the competing promotion pays better. Finally, the new guys get a TV deal in 2005 and the money starts rolling in as the sport gains popularity. My point is that the UFC has been through some real shitty times and now they're finally able to reap the rewards of their hard work. WAMMA is just another shitty promotion/sanctioning body trying to ride the UFC's coat tails in order to legitimize their cause. Unfortunatley for them their cause is lame because the number one fighters in the LHW, MW, WW, LW, FW, and BW divisions belong to Zuffa. I could give a rat’s ass on what WAMMA thinks. Their rankings mean didley squat. The only division in which they can establish a champion is the HW division.

Imagine you’re an entrepreneur who starts a business in 1993. Business is pretty good for the first year or two but suddenly a senator from AZ labels your business “Human CockFighting” and suggests that all cable and sattelite providers stop broadcasting your show. 8 years later you’re forced to sell your “baby” to a couple of new owners because your operation is hemorhhaging money.

These new guys start hemorraging money as well and are in debt for more than $40 million! They’re competing with a very successful show in Japan and losing many top fighters because the competing promotion pays better.

Finally, the new guys get a TV deal in 2005 and the money starts rolling in as the sport gains popularity.

My point is that the UFC has been through some real shitty times and now they’re finally able to reap the rewards of their hard work.

WAMMA is just another shitty promotion/sanctioning body trying to ride the UFC’s coat tails in order to legitimize their cause. Unfortunatley for them their cause is lame because the number one fighters in the LHW, MW, WW, LW, FW, and BW divisions belong to Zuffa.

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]]> By: Batman http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43408 Batman Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:29:09 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43408 I'm pretty sure Barnett will knock Arlovski out then he will fight Fedor which will be an awesome fight on the next affliction card. I’m pretty sure Barnett will knock Arlovski out then he will fight Fedor which will be an awesome fight on the next affliction card.

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]]> By: Bad Monkey http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43345 Bad Monkey Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:14:10 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43345 The whole problem is this: If Fedor is intent on fighting some joke match on New Year's Eve in Japan, when will this championship fight happen? Most likely not until at least April of 2009, assuming Fedor doesn't get injured on New Years. That means at least 8-9 months since he fought Tim Sylvia, all 36 seconds of fighting!! Straight up bullshit. The whole problem is this: If Fedor is intent on fighting some joke match on New Year’s Eve in Japan, when will this championship fight happen? Most likely not until at least April of 2009, assuming Fedor doesn’t get injured on New Years. That means at least 8-9 months since he fought Tim Sylvia, all 36 seconds of fighting!! Straight up bullshit.

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]]> By: Sergio G. Hernandez http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43333 Sergio G. Hernandez Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:01:10 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43333 If Barnett doesn't win this fight, I don't think we will ever see him tangle with Fedor. Well, even if he does win, there's a good chance Affliction will fold and we won't see it anyway. If Barnett doesn’t win this fight, I don’t think we will ever see him tangle with Fedor.

Well, even if he does win, there’s a good chance Affliction will fold and we won’t see it anyway.

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]]> By: Steve http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43319 Steve Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:04 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43319 A #1 contender's fight is great and all, but I will not be happy until both get their shot at Fedor. A #1 contender’s fight is great and all, but I will not be happy until both get their shot at Fedor.

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]]> By: hindsightufuk http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/08/07/barnett-vs-arlovski-to-decide-top-contender-for-wamma-heavyweight-title-other-day-of-reckoning-details-emerge/comment-page-1/#comment-43318 hindsightufuk Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:09:32 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=5020#comment-43318 wicked, cannot wait to see that fight! wicked, cannot wait to see that fight!

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