From Dagwood@ global mma
Looks like you can't fool all of the MMA people all of the time.
I've been saying for a long time that Dana & the Fertitta's relentless efforts to takeover MMA everywhere would be a double-edged sword for them. The bigger their empire gets and the more mainstream they try and take it... the more exposure they are going to get to 'rea'l journalists & 'real' sports analysts from 'real' sports media organizations.
Looks like things are finally starting to catch up with the Zuffa brain-trust from big time sports media that aren't intimidate by them at all. Their businesses go on with or without access to the UFC. There's going to be more and more critical commentary along with more and more tough questions from them to come. Be careful what you wish for boys...
"But Coker has always argued that his best fighters can thrive against any top talent, even those in UFC. It was an unprovable claim until Zuffa bought Strikeforce this year and quickly moved three of its champions to UFC: welterweight Nick Diaz; light-heavyweight Dan Henderson; and heavyweight Alistair Overeem.
Turns out Coker had a point." - USA Today
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Before his company bought Strikeforce, Zuffa President Dana White used to deride the rival promotion as a haven mostly for talent that was overrated, overpriced, over the hill, or some combination of all 3. The immediate success of Diaz and Henderson against 2 of mixed martial arts' all-time greats vindicates the scouting capabilities of Coker & former Strikeforce matchmaker Rich Chou. - USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/p...brand/594812/1
I've been saying for a long time that Dana & the Fertitta's relentless efforts to takeover MMA everywhere would be a double-edged sword for them. The bigger their empire gets and the more mainstream they try and take it... the more exposure they are going to get to 'rea'l journalists & 'real' sports analysts from 'real' sports media organizations.
Looks like things are finally starting to catch up with the Zuffa brain-trust from big time sports media that aren't intimidate by them at all. Their businesses go on with or without access to the UFC. There's going to be more and more critical commentary along with more and more tough questions from them to come. Be careful what you wish for boys...
"But Coker has always argued that his best fighters can thrive against any top talent, even those in UFC. It was an unprovable claim until Zuffa bought Strikeforce this year and quickly moved three of its champions to UFC: welterweight Nick Diaz; light-heavyweight Dan Henderson; and heavyweight Alistair Overeem.
Turns out Coker had a point." - USA Today
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Before his company bought Strikeforce, Zuffa President Dana White used to deride the rival promotion as a haven mostly for talent that was overrated, overpriced, over the hill, or some combination of all 3. The immediate success of Diaz and Henderson against 2 of mixed martial arts' all-time greats vindicates the scouting capabilities of Coker & former Strikeforce matchmaker Rich Chou. - USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/p...brand/594812/1
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