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05.11.2014 | 4:19 PM ET
Joe Warren has the (interim ???) Bantamweight title and Bjorn is saying Dantes is passing out and seeing black spots, days after a minor concussion in training and they're flying him out to California for world-class treatment?
Wasn't Eddie Alvarez the Lightweight Champion? Apparently Brooks vs Chandler is for the belt. So after being blatantly lied to that Eddie was still in the fight, they strip him of the belt at their convenience with no explanation? What happens to Eddie, is he finally released?
Meanwhile Schlemenko has no contenders so he's picking on Tito? What happened to Bellators contract with Slava Vasilevsky? They are actually going through with this PPV? I'm a Bellator supporter but it feels like they're falling apart at the seams all of a sudden. Wonder how long Viacom funds this.
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05.11.2014 | 4:27 PM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
05.11.2014 | 7:23 PM ET
Also, as long as you have multiple dark matches, it's hard to take you seriously. They're the only major org that can't manage their time properly. At least with RFA, Titan, Legacy, etc you know what matches you're gonna miss.
My theory, you can't run an MMA promotion at it's optimum when you look at it like a "business opportunity". I'm talking to you Viacom.
05.11.2014 | 8:34 PM ET
You're also forgetting that after Pitbull, Daniel Straus has been promised the shot at the Curran/Pitbull winner before either Frodo or Weichel.
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05.11.2014 | 8:48 PM ET
05.11.2014 | 8:58 PM ET
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05.11.2014 | 9:00 PM ET
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
05.11.2014 | 9:02 PM ET
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05.11.2014 | 9:18 PM ET
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05.11.2014 | 9:44 PM ET
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05.11.2014 | 10:06 PM ET
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
05.11.2014 | 10:36 PM ET
05.12.2014 | 11:50 AM ET
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05.12.2014 | 12:32 PM ET
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05.12.2014 | 2:29 PM ET
05.12.2014 | 2:50 PM ET
Woaaah slow down!
So before you blow your load read all the facts because you sound like a troll.
P.S. The Tito and Schlemenko fight is a fight Schlemenko wanted and Bjorn was even a little reluctant to give him since the size difference and the freak show factor, but the champ gets what he wants and he wanted washed up big head on a platter served to him with whale arse on the side. This has nothing to do with lack of middleweight contenders. The dude just wanted on the ppv against one of the biggest and most controversial washed up names in mma next to Kenny Wayne Shamrock.
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05.12.2014 | 3:21 PM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
05.12.2014 | 3:27 PM ET
Also, the reason the 145 line is so long is because Curran got the immediate rematch, not because of "reserves" from the tournament. And now with Straus also being promised a shot without going through the tournament it gets really dumb.
The tournament format, though fun for a while, isn't suited for combat spots in a major promotion. It just doesn't work because injuries **** **** up.
Also, yes, Shlemenko asked for Tito, but that was only because, as @Nomad said, he has no big fights in his division and the guy wants to grow his brand to make the next step up and the only way was to fight a "name" and he needed it to happen on the first PPV where most eyes would be. You think he'd be asking for Tito if there were any marquee fights for him at Bellator? He saw this PPV with Chandler/Alvarez III blowing up and needed on there with an opponent the fans know fast so he picked on Tito. I can promise you that Shlemenko didn't grow up as a kid wanting to fight "the legend Tito Ortiz". This was a business call and a smart one on his behalf and the fact that this freak show fight was his only way into the bright lights (or at least brighter than anything else Bellator can offer him) actually serves as a perfect testament to the state of Bellator and how badly they're handling being in that weird spot where you're a big promotion but not even close to the #1 spot. They're grasping and they're doing it in the worst way ever.
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