View Full Version : Miller and Davis got screwed...


kaps
11-09-2009, 12:48 PM
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/11/8/1121285/what-happened-to-mark-miller-v

During the undercard portion of Saturday's Strikeforce show the Mark Miller v. Deray Davis fight was skipped over from it's scheduled slot to make sure the women's bout would have adequate time to get in before the start of the CBS broadcast. The ladies only took a few minutes to get their fight taken care of and there were thirty minutes left before the show went live. Still, the Miller/Davis fight didn't happen. We were told in the media section that the fight was going to be moved to after the main event. I'm not sure who provided that update but it was passed around from media member to media member.

After the post-Fedor madness cleared from the cage we were told to get upstairs for the press conference and it was clear that the Miller/Davis fight wasn't taking place. I tried to ask the few executives I saw walking around for the story and no one seemed to know.

Mark Miller vs Deray Davis was canceled by fight organizers due to lack of time. A real un-cool decision. Both fighters prepared for this evening and were told with no advance noticed what-so-ever. At the moment they would be walking out on the floor for their match, Miller and Davis were informed that they were canceled! Fighters stood stand-by in shock trying to understand how this became their evening's destiny.

kaps
11-09-2009, 12:50 PM
Appearantly they didn't get paid either, they went thru there camps and everything to be told on their way to the cage that they where not fighting and not getting paid. Tis ****ed up...

Move BRICKS™
11-09-2009, 01:30 PM
That is some bull****, from what I understand they trained for months, showed up on time to the weigh ins and event, then were told they have no fight?

If this is truth, I agree that it is indeed ****ed up.

MJ406
11-09-2009, 08:12 PM
yeah I read eariler.

man how lame, to do all that training, making weight etc

and have the fight canceled.

both were healthy and able to fight.

vinnie7731
11-09-2009, 09:29 PM
thats messed up

the least they could do is pay them.

Kakutogi-Gumi
11-09-2009, 09:33 PM
they both got show pay.

GroundSt.Pound
11-09-2009, 09:49 PM
That's ****ed up. I'd be pissed if I trained my ass off and my fight was cancelled with no compensation.

Really unprofessional.

vinnie7731
11-09-2009, 10:12 PM
they both got show pay.

what % is show pay?

Kakutogi-Gumi
11-09-2009, 11:30 PM
what % is show pay?

Well it depends where your at. These guys were semi pro...so they're show pay be probably...12-15k.

Take away training and corner fees and they take home 1-4k.

If sponsorship was there, they be taking away an easy 16-19k

but it's not, so...