No longer - as they should be held accountable for the horrible decision to undermine the State Athletic Commissions that oversee all domestic events. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson died from heart failure before the rematch with James Thompson could take place, so their horrible decision couldn’t come to fruition and therefore Bellator and Scott Coker ignored media backlash. What did Bellator do though? They booked Slice in a fight across the pond. The TDLR decision meant that Slice wasn’t eligible to fight in the United States.
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The only problem was Kimbo had failed a drug test for anabolic steroids less than five months earlier in Houston, Texas, and the The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) had announced that they intended to revoke Slice’s fight license and fine him $2,500 for the failure. In May it was announced by Brett Okamoto that Bellator fighter Kimbo Slice was set to face James Thompson the next month’s Bellator 158 at the O2 Arena, in London. We’ll discuss Conor McGregor in a moment, but it should be noted that Ronda Rousey could learn a lot from the way he handled his loss to Nate Diaz this year - he became an even bigger star as a result.īellator Books Kimbo Slice for a Fight after Anabolic Steroid Suspension I find it extremely bizarre that all these 207 promos only focus on Ronda and very little about the champion Joe Rogan December 18, 2016 Some of the UFC promotional banners for 207 don’t even feature the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Not only will the UFC 207 buy rate suffer, but so too will the star power of Amanda Nunes. At first glance that seems like a success - seeing as how last month’s UFC 206 PPV only reportedly had 150K buys - but a Brock Lesnar headlined event that does anything south of a million Pay-Per-View buys is a complete failure. Overeem that only had 550,000 buys because it was held on a Friday. There is precedent for an off-day PPV to fail, like the UFC 141: Lesnar vs. 30), after a major financial burden on the entire fan base (Christmas). The UFC tried their best to emulate Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA, but Ronda’s “I’m Back!” announcement won’t be enough to draw interest on an off-day Pay-Per-View (Friday), a day before New Years (Dec. The Olympic Bronze Medalist recovered both physically and emotionally while behind the veil of a porous media blackout, during which the WMMA superstar would host Saturday Night Live Rousey’s loss of the Women’s Bantamweight Championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193 sent the former champion into a downward spiral - Ronda even told Ellen DeGeneres that she contemplated suicide for a time. That’s not to say it won’t be historic, because it will be no matter how it unfolds, but there is no question that the lack of media and hype surrounding the UFC 207 PPV featuring the return of Ronda Rousey as she battles the UFC bantamweight Queen, Amanda Nunes, could have been so much more.
When it’s all said and done, UFC 207 will be remembered as what could have been. These events are not in chronological order. There were some questionable decisions made in 2016 by every major fight promotion, but which stand out the most? Join as we relive all the craziness that 2016 brought the world of mixed martial arts in our three part series. Ariel Helwani Reacts to Ronda Rousey Media Blackout Ahead of UFC 207 Remembering The MMA Fighters That Passed in 2016 (Video) Marcos Ithier of NY Becomes 2X NAGA World Champion UFC Veterans Pat Healy and Leandro Silva Set To Meet at ACB 51 in January
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