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[BengalMan]

Agreed Wu!

[chippewastud79]

Koscheck unafraid of uphill climb

Koscheck agrees to two fights in six weeks. Koscheck v. Alvez Oct. 25 and then Koscheck v. Yoshida Dec. 10th. It sounds like if he can with them both he gets a shot at the winner of the Penn v. St. Pierre fight for the belt.

I don't know much about trainning but I know that is going to be a fricken bear to accomplish.

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Koscheck unafraid of uphill climb

Koscheck agrees to two fights in six weeks. Koscheck v. Alvez Oct. 25 and then Koscheck v. Yoshida Dec. 10th. It sounds like if he can with them both he gets a shot at the winner of the Penn v. St. Pierre fight for the belt.

I don't know much about trainning but I know that is going to be a fricken bear to accomplish.

If he wins both fights he deserves it...that's two tough ones!

[NCRadioMan]

Another example of the UFC being petty, imo:

MMAPayout.com has confirmed a rift between the UFC and MMA apparel and collectible company MMA Authentic, best known for its CageFighter brand. MMAPayout.com has learned through multiple sources that CageFighter and other MMA Authentics brands have been banned from the Octagon and any UFC event.

The dispute is rumored to have arisen from a conflict over shelf space in Wal-mart stores.............................

WTF?

http://www.mmalinker.com/xArticle.php?a=16333

Also, if anybody cares, Luke Cummo was arrested on a DWI charge last week.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by LordOfWu

If he wins both fights he deserves it...that's two tough ones!

Absolutely, there is no doubt. If he can beat those two solid opponents in 6 weeks time, then he is definitely the #1 contender

[LasciviousXXX]

So what do all my MMA bro's think about the demise of EliteXC? It definitely opens up the playing field for both the UFC and Affliction to bring on some new talent. Tom Atencio (VP for Affliction) has stated he may be interested in bringing Gina Carano and Chris Cyborg to their organization

[NCRadioMan]

You could see it coming from a mile away, Dustin. If Affliction is smart, they will add a womens division. There are alot of really good women fighters out there.

[chippewastud79]

The demise of EliteXC is not a suprise to people who have had interest in MMA before Elite came along. The list of fights was 'blah' and their headliner was a hack. Kimblow is likely back to the streets and most of the other fighters will be resigned to bar sponsored MMA events. The saddest part about this is that the womens division could go back into obscurity, because some of them are talented and I think Dana may be missing out by refusing to let women fight in the UFC.

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

You could see it coming from a mile away, Dustin. If Affliction is smart, they will add a womens division. There are alot of really good women fighters out there.

I agree. The women's fights are better than the guy fights 90% of the time.

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

You could see it coming from a mile away, Dustin. If Affliction is smart, they will add a womens division. There are alot of really good women fighters out there.

I actually found the womens division pretty interesting, hope Affliction will indeed add one in.

[jquirit]

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

So what do all my MMA bro's think about the demise of EliteXC? It definitely opens up the playing field for both the UFC and Affliction to bring on some new talent. Tom Atencio (VP for Affliction) has stated he may be interested in bringing Gina Carano and Chris Cyborg to their organization

I would love to see Affliction take on a women's MMA division. It seems there's enough talent to float around to keep good matches going without overworking a select few (though more matches involving Carano I'd never turn down.. eye candy). Plus, at least when EliteXC was holding them, some of the women's matches were better than the men's!