UFC to Stream on Facebook 'Fight for the Troops' Preliminary Bouts
by Luke Thomas on Jan 18, 2011 3:22 PM EST
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Not all of the preliminary fights will be aired, but at least two of them. From their press release:
The opportunity to watch two live prelim fights for free from UFC® Fight For The Troops 2 is now only a click away. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that fans will have the ability to watch two exciting UFC contests on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT by simply clicking the "Like" button on the official UFC Facebook page.
By liking Facebook.com/UFC, fans will gain access to a live stream of the lightweight battle between Cody McKenzie (12-0) of The Ultimate Fighter® and veteran Yves Edwards (39-16-1), as well as a pivotal welterweight clash pitting TUF alum DaMarques Johnson (16-8) against Mike "The Joker" Guymon (13-4-1). Fans that do not have a Facebook account are encouraged to sign up at www.facebook.com.
"I'm always looking for ways to give fans fights for free and this is just another example of that," UFC President Dana White said. "Facebook is such a great tool for people to stay connected and we're excited to put two live fights on our UFC page for free."
Following these bouts, fans can tune in to Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT to watch the live broadcast of the Fight For The Troops 2 main card from Fort Hood, Texas. The card is headlined by lightweight battle between Evan Dunham (11-1) and Melvin Guillard (44-9-3, 1 NC).
In addition to the live stream of two prelims on Facebook and the broadcast on Spike, UFC is hosting an online auction that will raise funds for the brave men and women in the United States Armed Forces with traumatic brain injuries. Prizes include the chance to attend the premiere of season 8 of the hit show Entourage, as well as the chance to meet Philadelphia Phillies centerfield Shane Victorino and attend a Major League Baseball game as his guest. For more information on the available prizes, please visit: www.fightforthetroops.com. The deadline for bids is Monday, Jan. 24.
I think this is absolutely genius. You'd be hard pressed to argue other sports leagues more meaningfully and successfully integrate their operations with social media and web 2.0 efforts.
In fact, you wonder why other sports leagues don't try out more efforts like this. The reality is that social media is very much an open frontier where best practices are not fully sorted out. And with technology like LiveStream allowing virtually anyone to stream video directly from their Facebook wall, any MMA promotion of virtually any size can reach a wider audience than they currently draw in.
The UFC is clearly trying to up the number of social media subscribers by getting users to "like" their Facebook page in order to watch the prelim. We'll try to keep a tally of how many they add before and after the program and will report back.
Everyone makes note of Dana White's Twitter as the ultimate evidence of the UFC's online media savvy, but investment in Facebook is equally, if not more, important. The site is now larger than Yahoo and peak traffic opens early on Saturday, which dovetails nicely with anticipation of MMA's Saturday night fights business model. The more the UFC can put itself in front of where key demos of their audience and sports fans spend their time, the better for them.
Let's see what other MMA organizations do in 2011 to keep up with the UFC's lead. As a tech junkie, this is all too exciting. And while we're at it, we're on Facebook, too.
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“Facebook is such a great tool for people to stay connected and we’re excited to put two live fights on our UFC page for free.”
But Dana, is Facebook on the internet?
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by Chris Barton on Jan 18, 2011 1:12 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
really? you had to be negative there?
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
ZOMG JOKES R NOT ALLOWED
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
that was a “joke”?
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
He’s reffering to a DW quote:
“I usually don’t gauge things by the Internet; the Internet is [expletive] stupid," White said. "My Twitter I do.
"On my Twitter, there are 1.2 million people that care about this thing and everything else, and you don’t get the goofy [expletive] that you get on the Internet."
Texas A&M got beat so bad in the Cotton Bowl there was a 21 gun salute at the end of the 4th quarter.
i know what he’s referring to and it still wasn’t funny
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Dana White
is serious business.
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"Don’t quote old fucks to me" – Brent Brookhouse
"A samurai would bite your cock off if you tried that shit on the battlefield." - Kid Nate
by Chris Barton on Jan 18, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
or your jokes aren’t funny, one of the two.
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
BE rule #5
Don’t post any jokes that omaplatapus doesn’t find funny. He is a connoisseur of humor and cannot be questioned.
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 12 recs
i wouldn’t say i was a connoisseur but i wouldn’t mind the jokes on here to be funny, let’s make that rule 7.
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, because if there is one thing that isn’t decided by interpretation, it’s humour.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
and i said it wasn’t funny and not something i would consider a joke. thanks for proving my point.
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
derp
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by James Brady on Jan 18, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
This is why I never joined a frat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zts3rLFrC6E
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by Tokyo Sandblaster on Jan 18, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Nice to see Facebook being put to good use.
Wish the UFC would do this for more untelevised bouts!
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 18, 2011 1:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Let's hope the stream doesn't crash with the amount of possible hits
I originally thought this was a dumb idea til I realized you can watch ALL THE PRELIMS WITH FACEBOOK AND SPIKE. Nice. Very nice.
Is there still some issue with the Zuffa and Spike showing fights though?
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Facebook ain't gonna crash, bro
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by Anthony Pace on Jan 18, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
i heard it’s “bruh” now
live pleasant
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, though
this is such a good idea. Facebook is freakishly popular. I had no idea of the numbers it was doing until recently and I was blown away. It’s just absurd.
The more ZUFFA can link itself to Facebook the better.
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"A samurai would bite your cock off if you tried that shit on the battlefield." - Kid Nate
What is a facebook?
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by RolloTomasi on Jan 18, 2011 1:19 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
my sentiments exactly
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by Nate Wilcox on Jan 18, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
This irritates me due to staying out of the facebook stuff for job reasons.
No television for children/money reasons.
No facebook for job reasons.
No bars for health reasons.
No friends to watch with for my lack of social skill reasons.
I’m just screwed out of MMA watching =(
Guillotine.
by iiowyn on Jan 18, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well that was depressing…
I did chuckle though.
by HarmlessNinja on Jan 18, 2011 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Solution to your facebook problem
-create an email account without your real name
-create a facebook account with that email address, and don’t use your real name. you can even make your account invisible to searches.
-don’t put anything on your facebook account except what it requires, and with that stuff, make fake info
-don’t friend anybody, don’t accept any friend requests. do nothing but “like” the UFC page
problem solved
live pleasant
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Something I will never open.
Twitter FTW! =P
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 18, 2011 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Good idea but....
I’ve never had a facebook, and will not sign up just to watch these prelims.
Sorry, Dana, I’ll stream it elsewhere.
by OmoPlata on Jan 18, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve never understood this position. I’m not some big FB advocate or anything…but what’s the point of a stance against FB? Because it’s popular? If he asked you to sign up for uStream to watch prelims, would you do that? What’s the difference?
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Facebook is like public masterbation.
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by RolloTomasi on Jan 18, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I think the term you're looking for is "gush"
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Facebook is like anything else…it’s what you make of it.
http://www.instrength.com
by Tim Burke on Jan 18, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Word.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not against facebook. I am against providing personal information to a site that I will use only once, for that information to be provided to third-party marketing agents.
Furthermore, it has been shown time and again that information posted on facebook is publicly available. Not exactly my cup of tea.
I’ll say it again for clarity; this is not a “stance against facebook”; I don’t care if it’s popular or not, I just have made a personal choice to not sign-up.
by OmoPlata on Jan 18, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
But then he'd be a liar.
GODDAMN FACEBOOK MAKING US ALL LIARS AND WHORES1
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by RolloTomasi on Jan 18, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You are aware
that a ‘personal choice’ not to do something is the exact definition of ‘taking a stance’ against something? And like others have said, they only have the info you give them, so there is nothing to take a stance against(feel free to say again thats not what you’re doing)
NICE
So, you got me on the semantics of that one ;)
I still stand by my original statement that I am not taking a stance against facebook. My stance is against: me, creating a facebook account, for the sole purpose of viewing two prelim fights. Is your devil’s advocate side now satiated?
To the guy down here \/ —I know that my info is available but, in the facebook agreement it explicitly states that anything you post on their site essentially belongs to them; it’s a little different than banner ads and such. Do some research and you’ll see what I mean. I may be a little paraniod, but I’ll never lose a job because of stupid pictures of me on the internet.
Everything you put on the internet is essentially publicly available
If marketers want to trace your activity, they are already doing it. And for fucks sake, their only goal is to give you banner ads that you are more likely to be interested in, who cares.
Not afraid to nitpick
My favorite thing on Facebook was getting pictures of GSP in ads for non-affiliated workouts right after I was looking up new diets.
The next ad down was for eating disorder treatment centers.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Lmfao
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by James Brady on Jan 18, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
1. Create new email account at yahoo, hotmail, gmail
2. Sign up for facebook using fake details + new email
3. Enjoy deliciously high-quality UFC streams
That takes like… 10 minutes max.
Yeah, there are other streams, but the UFC has a lot of servers in a stable CDN. That means great stream quality for freeeeeeeee
Luckily I'm not too big on these fights.
So Google tells me Myspace was first 2003 and Mark Zucks his face decided to mimic the more popular features of it 2004 and now he’s a genius or something?
Eh, Only in America I guess? lol
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 18, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
Wrongo
Facebook (back then called theFacebook) was originally created to be the college equivilant of MySpace and was restricted to just Harvard students at first
by Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre on Jan 18, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Have you not seen the movie? It’s excellent.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Why? Exactly what is so great about it? Is it funny? Do you have to have a Facebook to “get” it?
*scratches head
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 18, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Interesting story telling, compelling characters, real emotional payoff. The kind of things dick and fart joke movies acan’t accomplish.
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Shutter Island was like, 95% dick jokes.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
Shutter Island
Was like 95% awesome. Scorcese for the win!
In all seriousness though, 127 Hours was my favorite movie of 2010.
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Heard it was good but 2 hours of a dude cutting off his arm is not for me. And the fact that it’s a true story makes it worse.
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
It's not just two hours of him cutting off his arm
Those are judgements best left until after you see the movie.
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I loved the movie
and don’t even remember him cutting off his arm????
I usually remember shit. Especially shit like that.
How is that what someone took away from that movie?
Must be the same folks who thought Inception was hard to follow…
The Departed, Shutter Island and Inception. DiCaprio and Scorcese got this here film game on lock.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
How could it be a true story?
At least half of the movie is random hallucinations.
You should really see the movie. Someone gave you some terrible information.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
it’s based on a true story. I’m pretty sure being stuck in a desert and needing to cut off your arm with a knife would lead to hallucinations.
Oh, I see.
Reading failure.
Thought he meant Shutter Island, not 127 hours.
hides face
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
It was brilliantly acted for one. And it used what I thought was a very inventive flashback structure that made what could have been a very banal, boring story into an extremely exciting pseudo-whodunit. The flashbacks also create the ability to progress the story through dialogue without resorting to exposition. The dialogue is really brilliantly scripted in general. It takes on an almost Altman-esque reality by picking up the nuances of everyday speech (i.e. the pauses, the back-and-forth, the roundabout nature of conversation).
I found it to be a very moving story of the etherealness of a lot of modern day “relationships”, and, really, relationships (traditional and otherwise) in general. The last sequence in particular is beautifully sympathetic to the main character, on the one hand, but can also be understood universally by the audience, which I think is the goal of any narrative form- and here it’s done perfectly.
Not to heap too much praise on it, but it is an interesting parallel piece to Citizen Kane in it’s themes and structure, and if you are thinking about watching it, I highly suggest taking it in as a double-feature with CK.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
And no, you don’t need a Facebook account to enjoy it, just like you don’t need to be a serial killer (for example) to appreciate “Zodiac”. (Although that might help.) Don’t look at it like the “Facebook movie”, which admittedly sounds awful. Or do; whatever floats your boat.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Ive never had a Facebook. I had a Myspace for about a year, then got more and more bored of it when the fun wore out and eventually just closed it. Facebook looks even more boring. Is it the same? Which came first Facebook or Myspace?
I have a Twitter now, like Conan. =) I just like it better.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
facebook is a great tool for connectivity post 2007 and pre if you were at a university/college
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by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Everytime I see the name Conan I think Arnold Schwarsnegger swangin that big ass sword that you can only be a G to wield.
Anyway, Facebook is meant to connect with others. If you treat it that way then thats what it is. That’s how I see it.
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Now this pretty Big!
And A smart move for the UFC IMO, but who knows
The lives of all of us have been moulded largely by induction through suggestion.
UFC ain't nutin to fuck with?
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
TIGER STYLE
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Certainly thinking outside the box with this one. Hopefully the stream doesn’t crap out…I wounder what kinda of streaming stuff they’’ll use. Very cool though, more free fights is always a bonus.
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I heard
it won’t be UStream and the going thought is it will be a stream on their wall.
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by Chris Barton on Jan 18, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
No
I spoke with someone at the UFC today. It’s with CSG, a business-to-business partner of theirs.
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So it’s a white-label then. I wonder how much they’re paying for that. It will be very interesting to see the statistics on sign-ups and viewership.
by HarmlessNinja on Jan 18, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
Wait, but what if you don't want anyone to know you watch UFC?
I stopped letting people know I watch UFC years ago when it became like WWE. I still watch secretly, but I don’t want people to know I watch it. I’m an adult and I don’t have a goatee, tribal tattoos or a tapout shirt. I don’t want people to know.
by NoHo on Jan 18, 2011 1:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
create a fake account? even though i know im being leveled
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by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Well, speaking optimistically, nobody cares about what you do or watch, probably.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
god were did this come from all of a sudden let me think ol i know
by The Evil Dr Pork Chop on Jan 18, 2011 1:35 PM EST reply actions
for a true story it is
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
for being based on a true story then it was great, that better?
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
k
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Lmfao!
It’s not even close to approaching a true story. It’s more about MySpace’s conception than Facebook.
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by James Brady on Jan 19, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I agree. ’’Winter’s Bone" was a very close second, but TSN squeaked by.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Jan 18, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
It’s no accident that this is happening on the night of a “free” show. Advertise all over Facebook, let people watch a couple fights and then tell them to turn on Spike. Pretty simple, pretty smart.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 18, 2011 1:38 PM EST reply actions
you could even call it good marketing if you dare
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
What really hits good is that it’s using filthy hardcores well.
Anyone who’s a friend of a hardcore who "like"s the UFC on Fleecebrook is going to see this and even if only 10% of those people decide to go for the bait and “like” the UFC in order to watch then the spread grows further and so you have a pretty dang good potential reach for this advertising shenanigan.
Good potential gain for the Ultimate Fighting Challenge.
Ultimate Fighting Challenge
And so you have revealed yourself. I knew the day would come when I would see you on an MMA website, Bill Wallace.
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
And for those of us who dont have a facebook?
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by II SMASH II on Jan 18, 2011 1:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
make an account? fake or real, it’s not that difficult.
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
ha
"In this fight, Anderson showed he was human," Nogueira said. "He showed he could be weak. But he showed he is a fighter and he brings something from his heart. It was beautiful."
by Broke Lesnar on Jan 18, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Y’all can either make an account or go fuck yo’selves
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by mburtoni on Jan 18, 2011 3:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You're shit out of luck, obviously.
Facebook registrations closed yesterday. Lucky for you, you’ve got something to bitch about.
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by James Brady on Jan 19, 2011 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
I like this
I don’t get how someone can hate this other than not being able to see MTB fight which is a bit of a shame
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UFC is leading hte way, this is a brilliant move doing this, I hate facebook, I think its corny, I dont have an account, I think its mad corny but I’ll make an account to see the fights, its the biggest site on the net, UFC is def leading the way with social media.
Very smart.
ONly issue I have is the fights, I’m good with Cody/Yves but I’d rather see Brown/Yahya or the debut of Chiquerim then Joker/DJ.
Well, they just lost a viewer
And seriously, I don’t care it’s free and awesome, I still don’t want a FB account.
Because people like to dislike things that are popular.
Texas A&M got beat so bad in the Cotton Bowl there was a 21 gun salute at the end of the 4th quarter.
I guess
I’m just not down with putting my life on the internet for a bunch of people I don’t give a fuck about to read.
The whole shit reeks of neediness and insecurity to me. No one has 200 close friends. In real life, you’re lucky to get 5 good friends who will stick by you. If you’re really friends, then why don’t you just text or skype or call each other. Then again, I’m an engaged lying, cheating scumbag who has to clean up his tracks. For me using, Facebook would be like opening Pandora’s box. Hopefully Pandora shaved that thing since the last time I saw it.
That said, how hard is it to make a fake facebook? Quit yer bitchin!
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
lmao
"In this fight, Anderson showed he was human," Nogueira said. "He showed he could be weak. But he showed he is a fighter and he brings something from his heart. It was beautiful."
by Broke Lesnar on Jan 18, 2011 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
make a fake name account with fake info, dont post shit on it. do nothing with it but “like” the ufc page. make all your settings private. you can even make it un-searchable. watch free UFC fights, deactivate account.
you don’t need to post yourself cavorting with your hoes in different area codes
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I was getting at
how hard is it to make a fake facebook? Quit yer bitchin!
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
How did they lose a viewer they never had to begin with?
by Shnak on Jan 18, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
No, they didn't.
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by James Brady on Jan 19, 2011 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
To quote the Adam Sandler Movie, Funny People
/will definitely cave in and make account…kudos Dana…I finally give a shit about Facebook.
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by Snatchl on Jan 18, 2011 2:15 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
So, you click Like, and then what?
You automatically get a message with a link to the prelims? Or will it air on the UFC’s facebook page itself, which you can only see by “Like”-ing it?
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by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jan 18, 2011 2:17 PM EST reply actions
You get access to content...
…that’s on their wall you can’t see without clicking “Like”. It also means you get new content in your timeline everytime they post something, although you can just hide that if you get tired of it.
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And then THEY will like it too
and thus the chain reaction ensues
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Not necessarily.
Click like on their page, go to your profile and remove the story from your feed. That’s if oyu really want to keep a secret though. Doesn’t matter to me, and I’ll probably promote it to my friends anyways.
And as Luke said, you can take them off your news feed any time, either by unliking the page after the fact or simply changing the settings to not display posts from them. It’s super easy, there’s really no downside, and the UFC is brilliant for harnessing this.
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For anyone who doesn't have Facebook
Facebook is a great communication tool, if you don’t add annoying people, you will not be annoyed by it.
TV shows do this all the time
Community made you like their page about two months before it aired and you could watch the pilot in full. It was a great way to build some buzz, and it’s a great idea for UFC/Spike to get in on this considering sports basically is a TV show. The more interesting point to me is when you wondered why other sports don’t do this. Obviously not this specifically because every NBA game and every NFL game are shown live on TV already, but just a further integration with social media. Mainstream sports have been trying to crackdown on their athletes utilizing twitter as opposd to the UFC which has been encouraging it. What mainstream sports view as a risk the UFC views as an opportunity. That’s great.
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I don't have a Facebook account, and I sure as hell won't get one because of this
I’m just a private person, and I don’t want to everyone being able to find me by searching my name, I don’t like that general concept at all. I know you can very well fake it, but that doesn’t interest me either. I don’t see the need to let people know what I’m doing and who I’m friends with and such, or keep in contact with distant friends and colleagues or whatever. I’ve managed just fine without it, and I’m sure I’ll continue to do so even though that means I’ll miss these two fights that admittedly I don’t really have much interest in seeing anyway. If I need to get a hold of someone I usually have their phone number, MSN account, or e-mail. Fuck Facebook! Yeah! I’m a rebel! Recognize!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 18, 2011 2:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
how about the kerazzzeeee idea of a fake name like…horselover fat? or is that just too out there?
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by The Omaplatapus on Jan 18, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Another rule I have is to never use the same fake name at more than one site. Don’t want to make them feds jobs any easier than it has to be..
by Horselover Fat on Jan 18, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
How much do sell an eigth for? I can get it for $50 on campus.
Texas A&M got beat so bad in the Cotton Bowl there was a 21 gun salute at the end of the 4th quarter.
I don’t sell and I’m not particularly criminal in general, just somewhat paranoid and socially inept. But generally speaking that sounds about the same as what it would cost here (Sweden / Norway).
by Horselover Fat on Jan 18, 2011 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
I figured either dealer or serial killer. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt:)
Texas A&M got beat so bad in the Cotton Bowl there was a 21 gun salute at the end of the 4th quarter.
Ah, no. I have been known to dabble in shop lifting and exceeding the legal speed limit though.
by Horselover Fat on Jan 18, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
you need a better dude. Bmore gots the deady heady swank dank for 50-60
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch...
In Northern California and in the NW, we grow the best weed and its dirt cheap.
About $10 a gram if you have any connections.
"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"
well, NorCal and the NW is the epicenter of it all, so you got me there
i was just raggin’ on the looouusiana southern boy (DayGeaux) with ya, though i didn’t realize farthammer was also from NorCal, so its all really moot.
Northwest is da best, east coast does pretty damn good, and the deep south sucks
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
There is a bunch of “cool story bro” being lost in this thread IMO, but I like you guys too much to be like that ^^.
They see me rollin...
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Most definitely! Have to seize the moment. Thanks!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 18, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
Finally something useful on Facebook.
The only reason I am even on Facebook is because my friends refuse to use email or the telephone to communicate anymore. It’s week after week of inane updates on what people are doing, with friend requests from people I only met once or haven’t seen in years. Why would I reject your “friend” request? Because I don’t know you, that’s why. Or I don’t give a shit about you. If we haven’t spoken in years? Guess what. I don’t care.
Whatever. At least I can go watch the fights. Obviously, I now have to go to facebook and update my status to reflect this…
by pud333 on Jan 18, 2011 3:33 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
So IT IS like Myspace! Well, what I remember of it.
People are stupid.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 18, 2011 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
And I’m really just referring to the ones that are obsessed with it, which is a lot apparently.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jan 18, 2011 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
It's ridiculous.
It’s like their online personas are a replacement for their real life personalities.
You guys are missing out
The best thing about Facebook is that as soon as you friend a relatively attractive girl you can go straight to her page, pinpoint the beach albums, and creep on her in a bikini.
/off to go creep on fb some more
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Ok I didn't wanna be the first one to admit it...
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
It’s the best part of Facebook
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by Anthony Pace on Jan 18, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
No shame in your game.
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 18, 2011 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
gangsta
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
This'll be cool
The more ways we have to see more fights, the better.
Free fights are nothing to complain about.
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Good Work
I’m pretty pumped that the UFC is finding ways to get the prelims to the fans at home. Streaming them on UFC.com, on Facebook, and putting them on ION all work to get the fans what they want; more fights for free. Take a look at my main card breakdown if you want to see what I think of this weeks card http://sports.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978942958
I hate Facebook, and I hate that people use it like thie trying to create "word of mouth"
But, that doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from it. I have a dummy Facebook account I use for this sort of thing all the time. It’s under a fake name, it contains no personal information, and it has no friends. From Facebook’s point of view, it might as well not exist, but it does allow me to “Like” things in order to gain the corresponding benefits.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
it’s like you have some sense or something. you’re like the only non-facebooker who isn’t complaining like a paranoid luddite.
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by eastcoastatlas on Jan 18, 2011 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
You hate advertising?
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by James Brady on Jan 19, 2011 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
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