UFC 129 Gets a New Poster
by Nick Thomas on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM EDT
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With the launch of 129.ufc.com, the UFC has released a new poster that will be available for purchase at ufcstore.com. UFC welterweight Georges St. Pierre is set to headline UFC 129 in front of the biggest crowd (55,000) in UFC history in Toronto, Canada on April 30th. He'll be facing Jake Shields, the former EliteXC and Strikeforce champ who's returned to his natural 170lb fighting weight in the UFC.
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I love that Penn is draped by Hawaii and not the US.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Way better!
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 Apr 14, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The way it's drapped on BJ....
the Hawaiian flag looks like the Union Jack.
I do love this style of poster, and the marketing in general the UFC has been doing Much classier than in the past when UFC commercials sounded like monster truck rally expos (“SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!!!!”) and the posters looked like the FBI’s ten most wanted list.
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"If MMA is like dog fighting, those are some pretty fucking smart dogs."
"I don’t want to lick any butt."
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by jackbox on Apr 14, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i initially thought it was the Union Jack.
then i remembered what the Hawaiian flag looked like.
by Victor Rodriguez on Apr 14, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
UFC 94 is definitely better.
- I can do without the tired nationalistic stance.
- I’m surprised the UFC logo is so small for UFC 129.
- Who is Jake Shields?
- Since GSP appears on just about every OTHER Prime Time series and the fight is in Canada . . . why not simply have a poster featuring GSP without his opponents. After all, his victory is a foregone conclusion in most fan’s mind.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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by VeeisAnimated on Apr 14, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Not awful, a little too nationalistic and all that but meh.
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Yeah . . .
“I’m not impressed.” -GSP
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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by VeeisAnimated on Apr 14, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanna see a Diaz poster with a huge weed leaf painted across him…
BAWSE
Polishing turds since back in the day
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by ChickenSalad on Apr 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
Or this pic
with a hemp leaf in the background.
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-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 15, 2011 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Why is it necessary to highlight a competition as nationalistic?
Isn’t MMA mostly one larger bloody brotherhood?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
Marketing
I mean, who the hell is Shields to the average viewer? I mean YOU know who he is and I know who he is but if we were the only ones to watch, the UFC would go down quicker than a drunk cheerleader on prom night.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Mohandas Gandhi
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
Muhammad Ali
"If MMA is like dog fighting, those are some pretty fucking smart dogs."
"I don’t want to lick any butt."
GSP
Especially in Canada.
Canadians love beating Americans.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I seriously thought that Jake Shields was from Turkmenistan
I wish death upon no one, but not all deserve to live.
by spookon3 on Apr 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I'M AT THE PIZZA HUT. I'M AT THE TACO BELL. I'M AT THAT COMBINATION PIZZA HUT AND TACO BELL.
by Anthony Pace on Apr 14, 2011 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Do explain.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait...are you saying it's cheesy?
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
the force is strong with this one
by fontgangsta on Apr 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
How long have you been waiting to post that picture?
I’m going to guess a week.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good lord, Brian Fellows
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
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I know I'm being a mark
But as a Canadian, I want my country to win.
he said sport
not a game 3 year old kids play
oooh bring it on soccer fans :P
As a baseball fan I say...
I’m just kidding,
I don’t like baseball.
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by RolloTomasi on Apr 14, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I didn't think there were fans of baseball
just fans of sitting in a stadium eating hot dogs and drinking beer.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Wait, you mean they’re playing a sport down there?
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Tweeter!
They're doing something.
I notice the movement in my peripheral. Never could be bothered to check it out though.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
it's amazing that outfielders can take a piss in the open
and no one notices LOL
They noticed Manny pissing...
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Whatever's going on
They need to knock it off.
I almost got hit by some sort of ball once. Not cool, guys. I’m trying to drink beer.
"Run and tweet THAT, homeboy."
by TheFilt on Apr 14, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
There's a triple A baseball team in Vegas,
and at one game I went to, a foul ball came towards me, ended up hitting a woman square in the face 3 rows away. She had her phone out and I assume she was texting.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 15, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Fast acting karma, at that!
haha
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 17, 2011 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions
mmmm $7 drafts......
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
Sabermetrics is nerdier than D&D.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm proud not know
wtf sabermetrics is
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
Analyzing baseball stats or some such.
Wiki knows all.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
couldn't be bothered to look it
and I was always jealous of the D&D kids. So cool. So cool….
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
whats funny is some of these D&D kids
are probably in the UFC now. They started taking martial arts after getting dey ass kicked see: GSP
Quantifying Baseball
Read the book Moneyball for a good introduction to it. Or check out Beyond the Box Score.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will not
Baseball is terrible
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
The statistical revolution in all sports can suck my butt
But especially in soccer and basketball. You don’t need a twenty-five page formula to prove to me that Lebron James is the best player in the league.
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Soccer seems like too fluid a game, too chaotic, to number-crunch.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what most fans will tell you
Of course so is fighting but that doesn’t stop fight matrix. Arsene Wenger supposedly flips through a ninety page opta analysis after every game.
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Interesting article on quantifying soccer.
@scb0212
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Philips may be the best sports blogger in any sport
therunofplay is seriously incredible. Go find his Pele as a comedian post and weep.
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I don’t like baseball either, but the idea that it can all be broken down into numbers and successfully analysed is fascinating.
@scb0212
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd for linking to Beyond the Box Score. I used to write for them.
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by Richard Wade on Apr 14, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Watch yourself. Baseball is awesome.
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by Richard Wade on Apr 14, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
3 year old kids fight each other as well
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Unnecessarily large image
Don't let my support confuse you, I am in fact a fan of the Giants.
by tito (eight and oh) on Apr 15, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Nationalism is pretty stupid
Unless it’s over silly pointless stuff like sports. Best not to take it too seriously.
"Who are you and how the hell did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith... and i'm a locksmith."
whatever
when everyone started chanting “CHUG FOR AMERICA” last night, i was proud to salute my country with glorious, glorious Beast
I'M AT THE PIZZA HUT. I'M AT THE TACO BELL. I'M AT THAT COMBINATION PIZZA HUT AND TACO BELL.
by Anthony Pace on Apr 14, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
USA USA USA USA
Now that’s outta the way gsp is gonna steam roll sheilds.
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by Bobillarious on Apr 14, 2011 2:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
All my Canadian friends who watch MMA rip me to pieces...
because as a Torontonian born and raised, my favorite fighter is BJ Penn, and I couldn’t give a shit about GSP. In fact, I’m rooting for Shields because I love the Cesar Gracie team. Call it what it is but I’m not some ultra-nationalistic person who will always choose the Canadian.
I like fighters for what they bring in the cage and not what nationality they hold.
by OhhhGLS on Apr 14, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good for you.
BJ Penn and Ceasar Gracie fight team are the shizz.
You have good taste.
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by RolloTomasi on Apr 14, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I like fighters for what they bring in the cage and not what nationality they hold.
But think about how boring Cro Cop would’ve been if he wasn’t Croatian.
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You know his nickname wouldn't really work if he was from Bosnia, Joe.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Head kicks are a universal tongue.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I like fighters for what they bring in the cage and not what nationality they hold.
That’s actually why I like GSP. I’m still stuck with Kongo though, WAR KONGO! I don’t give a damn about nationalism, I just can’t root against a home boy, that’s very uncool in my book.
Boys becoming men...Men becoming wolves
If Amoussou ever drops down to WW
you’ll have someone to cheer for again.
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I sincerely hope
Anton’s poster features a plate of poutine sitting opposite a tofu and brown rice stirfry.
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by some schmuck in texas on Apr 14, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
"Ellismania is, along with the black President, a symbol of the future." - Mayhem Miller
Tweeter!
by alicks on Apr 14, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
GREEN DAMNIT!
GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!
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by some schmuck in texas on Apr 14, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Poutine takes the veggie sandwich every time...
Poutine has consistently been ranked as a p4p snack food, while veggie sandwich is barely ranked within his own division.
by funkywanderer on Apr 14, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
results were skewed
the rankings have way too many cardiologist voters
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by some schmuck in texas on Apr 14, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks ameturish IMO.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Awesome. The UFC 94 poster was my favorite ever, this is a close 2nd.
Still a Beer Monster.
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by Jonathan Snowden on Apr 14, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
He has a cloth gi. It’s pretty cool.
by Jonathan Snowden on Apr 14, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked it for UFC 94.
But for this one and Diaz/Daley it just makes no sense, particularly because it’s not really much of a cultural clash. I hate that this is the go to theme for every fight between two people from different countries.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT reply actions
youre missing out on the coffee talk
Jonny Bench called.
by Sterling Archer on Apr 14, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't miss anything.
I think it kind of fizzled out when nobody knew how to respond to your relationship with Fred the Dunkin Donuts employee.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 14, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
oh sure
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim the weirdo
Jonny Bench called.
by Sterling Archer on Apr 14, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I think liking scotch balances that out
and I liked you better when you reminded everyone that you like scotch in every post
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
fun fact
i only write that when im actually drinking scotch
it appears of recent that my laptop has been out of arms reach while im drinking
Jonny Bench called.
by Sterling Archer on Apr 14, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Also forgetting:
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 14, 2011 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
Kind of weak generic.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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by VeeisAnimated on Apr 14, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
To state the obvious...
…Anton’s will be better.
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by SonOfSLJ on Apr 14, 2011 2:44 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Obvious comment
was obvious
I’m really not being a jerk.
Just bored as bloody hell today.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 14, 2011 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I was rooting for GSP
But this poster has revealed to me that this is, in fact, a fight between two nations.
I will now be rooting for America.
Don't let my support confuse you, I am in fact a fan of the Giants.
by tito (eight and oh) on Apr 14, 2011 2:59 PM EDT reply actions
I heard that there was some brazilian guy also having a title fight on this card? must have been mistaken..
by the guy with the big nose on Apr 14, 2011 3:06 PM EDT reply actions
Infinitely less important.
Not only are they smaller, but Brazil is in no danger of being invaded by Canada.
"Ellismania is, along with the black President, a symbol of the future." - Mayhem Miller
Tweeter!
Why is it such a bad thing to be rooting for a fellow countryman? It’s the way sports have been done forever. It’s in only the last couple of years that it’s become such a bad thing and only among a very vocal minority(mostly on MMA websites).
I agree
Not that I always root for countrymen(hell I root against PLENTY of them, heh), but I’ll typically root for NJ fighters.
"I am going to punch faces." --Wanderlei Silva
War Miller Bros.
Lol. thats true I do it more for my state(NJ as well) than I do for the country. But i definately don’t see it as something that ‘has to stop’. Shit just about every single country in the world feels SOME national pride. Even in war- torn dictatorships, people swell up a little when someone from there does something good.
'MURICA!!!!!
But I like GSP. I still like the Penn-St. Pierre poster better but at LEAST it’s not the same generic poster from the UFC.
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
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Having couture wrapped in the stars n stripes would be better than shields. Now that’s America
by itsnotthatserious on Apr 14, 2011 4:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i never like that jingoistic Nation A vs Nation B.
i don’t care where you’re from, if your a good fighter with a cool personality and put on a good show, then we’re solid. this isn’t a team sport, and it’s not some tribal bullshit about one country against another.
by Victor Rodriguez on Apr 14, 2011 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
Looks like they may have finally hired the Pride poster artists.
That would be nice.
Not douchey enough for a Kindle yet.
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by Snatchl on Apr 14, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait...
I’m confused. They both look French Canadian there. How about this:
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by SonOfSLJ on Apr 14, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I’d like Jake a lot more if he rocked that look.
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 14, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It would cover his giant mouth.
the dude has a set of chompers on him.
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by RolloTomasi on Apr 15, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
it’s OK i guess. Where you at, Anton?
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haha.
I think it looks good. Maybe the texture of the flags on their chests could’ve been executed slightly better, but this is WAYYY better than the other UFC posters.
by Anton Tabuena on Apr 15, 2011 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
meh
It’s a weaker version of 94, but better than their usual stuff I guess.
I don't want Shields representing America, ugh.
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what a piece of garbage
dont like it, it seems like someone in the studio is finally happy they know how to use a layer filter in photoshop.
keep it simple UFC!
Shields
not enough mean mug
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