What If He Wins?
by Michael Rome on May 1, 2008 11:21 PM EDT
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UFC President Dana White desparately hopes Tito Ortiz will lose to Lyoto Machida on May 24th. Not only does he want to send Tito out with a loss, he also does not want to risk Tito with a live microphone explaining his win and more with Joe Rogan after his fight. I almost want Tito to win just to see what he says, and to see the look on Dana's face.
I've been thinking more and more about the perfect storm that is gathering in the form of Pro Elite on CBS. Right now, Pro Elite is a company tens of millions in the hole with a longshot of any real success. However, it was just a few years ago that The UFC was even further in the hole and on the brink of yet another sale when television success skyrocketed them to the position they are in now. If the May 31 show is a ratings hit, Tito and Kimbo win their respective fights, and Tito leaves for Pro Elite, we will have the first legitimate MMA war in the United States.
A lot has to go right for Pro Elite to make a real run, but the pieces are in place for it to happen with a little luck. In a little over a month we will know a lot more.
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By the way: I'm George Zimmerman, owner and founder of The Men's Warehouse. EXC on CBS won't break a 1.0 rating, I guarantee it.
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As for EliteXC, they might make a run, but as I've said all along, Strikeforce is the show than can offer him the most stable, and possibly most lucrative deal. Frank vs. Tito is a no-brainer that has already been hinted at by both sides, and with arguably the three biggest Cali names in MMA, they would have the potential to do UFC-level ticket sales and better up and down the west coast.
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Your confidence that Tito can't win is misplaced. Machida is surely the favorite, but Tito has a hardcore training camp going, and we do not know how Machida will respond to a wrestler like Tito. I definitely don't think Tito can finish Lyoto, but I'm positive he has a chance to hold him down and win on points.
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by bloodyelbowReader on May 2, 2008 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
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Don't let hatred of "TUF Noobs" (and Ortiz by extension) and Machida's perfect record blind you to the fact that styles make fights. I think this one is about 50/50.
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by Richard Wade on May 3, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
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