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Vitor Belfort holding a photo of Priscila.Brazilian police last week found a new lead in the kidnapping case of
Vitor Belfort's sister
Priscila. There was a possible sighting of her in
Belo Horizont.
Priscila Belfort disappeared in Rio de Janeiro in January.
Belfort's family are requesting any information about her. To help, call
(5521) 2253-1177.
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Drug cheat and disgraced champion, Tim Sylvia.By Scoop McTroll
Despite intital reports that stated
Tim Sylvia would be fighting in
Japan on the
UFC 51 card, it is looking more than likely that he will not be fighting.
After
Sylvia's arm was broken by
Frank Mir in their
UFC Title fight, doctors have recommended to
Sylvia that he give it more time to heal properly before returning to fighting.
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Will Dana White be happy about the PPV figures being released?As mentioned in our article entitled '
Dana White's contradictions', Jeremy Wall from the
MMA Chronicle has accessed the latest information regarding UFC buy rates from the
Nevada State Athletic Commission. Below are the actual numbers for the event buy rates and the UFC revenues from those pay per view numbers.
EVENT BUYRATEUFC 43 49,000 buys (48,669.8) Liddell vs Couture
UFC 44 94,000 buys (93,326.3) Couture vs Ortiz
UFC 46 77,000 buys (76,088.2) - Couture vs Belfort II
UFC 47 104,000 buys (103,391.5) Liddell vs Ortiz
UFC's SHARE OF PPV REVENUEEVENT REVENUEUFC 43 $583,843.04
UFC 44 $1,119,542.55
UFC 46 $912,754.24
UFC 47 $1,240,285.00
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UFC President Dana WhiteBy Scoop McTroll
Recently Jeremy Wall of
MMA Chronicle did a great hard hitting interview with Dana White, in that interview he asked Dana White about the pay per view buy rates for recent UFC's, a quote from the
article is listed below:
JW: I've heard both
UFCs 47 and
48 did at least
100,000 buys, for you guys to hit six figures without television is very tough...
DW: 100,000 buys for
UFC 47?JW: I heard it did well.
DW: It did more than that.
JW: Well how much did it do?
DW:: It did
UFC 40 like numbers. Let me tell you something.
UFC 47 did like
400 buys less than
UFC 40. And you know what? We could end up getting paid all for
UFC 47 like two years from now because it takes awhile for these numbers to come in, so it could end up higher than
UFC 40 when all is said and done.
(END OF QUOTE)
UFC40 did in excess of
150,000 buys, Dana is suggesting that
UFC47 did only 400 less buys than
UFC40. On the 3rd of September
MMA Chronicle released PPV figures they had aquired from the
Nevada State Athletic Commission. Amongst the buy rates were the figures for
UFC47.
The actual buy rate for UFC47 was
104,000 units and not the figure that Dana White stated. In the same interview,
Jeremy queried
Dana White about the revenue generated from
UFC 48. Another quote from the
article is listed below:
JW:Why do you always announce blown up gate figures at the
UFC post-fight press conferences?
DW: Like what?
JW: Like at
UFC 48, you announced a gate of
$1.6 million, when the gate was really around
$900,000.DW: When I go up on the podium at the post-fight press conference, my person that tallies all of the tickets gives me the gate. Where did you hear the gate was
$900,000?JW: For
UFC 48?DW: Yeah.
JW: The
Nevada State Athletic Commission.DW: They said it was
$900,000?JW: A little over
$900,000. Like, your last show, you announced the gate as being
$2 million. I have to wait ten days to find out the real numbers from the NSAC, because that's how long it takes to get the numbers in. I don't think it did
$2 million. $2 million would blow away the biggest gate you guys did, which was like
$1.6 million for
UFC 40.(END OF SECOND QUOTE)
It would appear that
Dana has grossly exaggerated the success of the UFC, now that the
NSAC are releasing the buy rates it should help to improve his accuracy when discussing it's success. The PPV numbers for
UFC47 were exaggerated by almost fifty percent and the PPV revenue for
UFC 48 by almost
eighty percent is hardly a small oversight.
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Vanderlei Silva, looking forward to a rematch with Quinton Jackson.Interview with Wanderlei Silva after his fight against Yuki Kondo from Kakutogi Tsuushin. Translated by Akira S.
Silva: Genkidesuka? (How's it going?)
Interviewer: I'm good thankyou. You're learning some Japanese huh? Your pronounciation is very good.
Silva: Ohayo. Onamaewa? Hajimemashite. Daijobu. Kawaii. (Hello. What is your name?)
I: Seems like your arms are little bit bigger now.
S: It's because I train very hard. All the fighters are becoming very strong so I have to be stronger.
I: You're going to be stronger than now?
S: Sure why not?
I: What was the reason for your victory over
Kondo?
S: I think my striking determined the outcome. I've been fighting with striking mainly and I'm confident with it. I fought the way I usually do, I guess that's the main reason for my victory.
I: Kondo made the initial move and you were stepping backwards and looking for a chance to get him by counter. This is something I never imagined you would do.
S: I was watching his movements in the opening moments. Then he tried to
KO me so I decided to take a counter on him. His punches were quite heavy.
I felt he's been training hard and was really throwing himself into this match. He's
couragous too. The fight developed into an exchange of punches and he never tried to take it to the ground. I respect him more than ever now.
I: You're saying his punches were heavy. Did you feel them? His right hook got your jaw.
S: Yes, I could feel it when I got hit and also when we exchanged punches.
I: How is your damage?
S: I don't have any at all.
I: At all?
S: I take punches a lot in a daily training until I'm sick of it, so I'm used to receiving the impact of it. My training partner
Mauricio Shogun Rua or
Murilo Ninja Rua have heavier punches. They weigh more than
Kondo. I: You get ko'ed in training?
S: Many times. We do spar hard. No matter who they are, a lot of strong fighters get ko'ed in training.
I: I can not believe that. There was a scene that you and
Kondo were just looking at each other, not showing your techniques. What were you thinking then?
S: I concentrated on watching his movements. Open finger gloves are small so if I had hit me with some good punches I would have suffered major damage, even me.
I: But you didn’t seem like you are afraid of punching.
S: To be honest, I felt a bit of fear. But the important thing is to control that kind of feeling. I bet all the fans do not want us to evade each other in the matches. I like to respond to it.
I: Your right hook changed the direction of the game. Were you waiting for a right time to take him while watching his movements?
S: Right, my blows didn't work until my right hook so my corner advised me I should close the distance and hit him hard. Every fighter has different movements and reach. Sometimes I take time to see how my punches work on opponents.
I: Did you think you could knock him out when your right hook worked?
S: No I didn't. The progress of the fight did not convince me that I would win. It was a big chance to stick to my fighting style though. My fighting style is to keep pressure on my opponents while punching them. I believe I can beat them that way.
I: You have been fighting with seven Japanese fighters so far. How was
Kondo, comparing to other six fighters?
S: I don't know because we didn’t fight on the ground, but he's got brutal striking.
I: I have to say this, you were grabbing a rope while you were stomping on him. Referee didn't notice that but I think your conduct was against the
Pride rules.
S: Against the rule? Well, I know it's not allowed to hold the ropes. But I got so excited I don't remember exactly what I've done. I just needed to keep my balance. I never did it on purpose.
I: I see. By the way
DSE announced that the title matchup with
Quinton Rampage Jackson will be on Oct 31.
S: He's tough. I wanted to face him again. Last time was a final match of
Grand Prix Middle Stage so we were both kind of exhausted. Next fight is going to be the time for us to settle which one is stronger. After
Rampage, I would like very much to be in the event on New Year’s Eve.
I: You had a beef with
Quinton last year, what do you think of him now?
S: I feel the same way. I still don’t like him. He's cocky. I'm sure I’m gonna knock him out again.
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Absolute Fighting Championship BrazilSaturday, August 28th, 2004
Country Club Gymnasium, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro COMPLETE RESULTS:André Emílio submitted
Júlio Cesar in R3;
Luis Beição defeated
Lamar Silva by TKO in R1;
Peterson Mello submitted
Pedro Manuel in R1;
Suyan Queiroz defeated
Nilson Pugatti by TKO in R1;
Aaron Riley defeated
Maicon Alarcão by TKO in R1;
Marcel Ferreira defeated
Eric Tavares by referee's decision;
Roan Jucão Carneiro defeated
Rodrigo Ruas by referee's decision;
Milton Vieira submitted
Diego Braga in R2;
Jeff Monson defeated
Clayton Mangueira by referee's decision;
Muay Thai boutBruno Carvalho defeated
Edson Mendes Jr. by referee's decision;
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By Scoop McTroll
Genki Sudo is one name rumored for UFC51A few days ago I reported that the
UFC were hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the sport of
MMA in
Japan with their
UFC 51 Japan show. This has now been supported by the list of proposed fighters for the event. The line up is beginning to look predominantly Japanese and
Pancrase President Mr. Ozaki recently announced that several
Pancrase fighters will be appearing on the card.
Pancrase stars such as
Yoshiki Takahashi, Yuki Kondo, Ikushi Minowa and
Sanae Kikuta have been mentioned and the
UFC are reportedly in negotiations with
Genki Sudo, Caol Uno and
Tsuyoshi Kosaka.
Frank Mir will fight
Andrei Arlovski in the main event for the
Heavyweight Title. A rumored fight between
Tito Ortiz and
Vitor Belfort is yet to be confirmed.
UFC President Dana White is said to be hopeful of good ratings from the Japanese audience.
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By Scoop McTroll
Wallid Ismael; picturedAntonio Inoki and
Wallid Ismael have announced plans to stage
Jungle Fight III at
the Tropical Eco Resort in Manaus, Brazil later this year.
Amongst the fighters competing will be
Jacare,
Ronaldo Souza, Vladimir Matyushenko, Shinsuke Nakamura, Carlos Baretto, "Macaco" Jorge Patino, Katsuyori Shibata, "Wildman" Thomas Denny, "The Bear" Mark Smith, Bobby Hoffman, Bibiano Fernandes, Ebeneezer Braga and Assuerio Silva.In honor of
Antonio Inoki's love of the Amazon, every
fighter is going to plant a tree to symbolize the need to protect the rainforest. Every guest will also plant a tree. The Brazilan government are fully supportive of
JungleFight III and if this show is successful we are told to expect a huge surprise for
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