Affliction Fumbles Again
by Kid Nate on May 4, 2008 9:51 AM EDT
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The event, which is slated to be headlined by Fedor Emelianenko taking on Tim Sylvia, could now be held at The Pond in Anaheim, Calif., instead. That revelation was made by current UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture while appearing Saturday night as a guest on "Rear Naked Radio" on 105.3 FM in Dallas.
So now they've botched their deal with HDNet and burned a relationship with Mark Cuban. Add this to the continuing question marks about Fedor AND the collapse of Affliction's partnership with Golden Boy Promotions and you've got one FUBAR'd deal. To me, the Golden Boy deal was the real showstopper as it very likely would've brought an HBO deal along with it.
I'd say Dana White is sleeping easy this Sunday morning.
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by Dominic on May 4, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions
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Juno does MMA
This news is a bit frustrating.... i went on a long rant about it, too long to post here but check it out here
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by Brent Brookhouse on May 5, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
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by SCupitt on May 5, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
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Should have stuck to making t-shirts.
by DrFever on May 4, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
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They need to start small and get a roster and give the production some value and the teams working together through the beginning times to build the framework necessary. Marketing included, needs to all become a mature product before you can even attempt to put together a grand show to directly compete with the UFC.
It is not an overnight process, and the people who own these MMA organizations should start treating each unique element of their organization as an individual product, instead of lumping together a bunch of immature portions into an inadequate creation and failing spectacularly, and letting us down as fans.
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Makes sense.
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