UFC On FX 2 Fight Card: Alves Vs. Kampmann
by Tim Burke on Jan 22, 2012 6:30 PM EST
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March 3rd, live on FX from Sydney, Australia:
Main Card:
Thiago Alves (19-8) vs. Martin Kampmann (18-5)
Joseph Benavidez (15-2) vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani (19-4-6) [Flyweight Semi-Final]
Demetrious Johnson (10-2) vs. Ian McCall (11-2) [Flyweight Semi-Final]
Court McGee (13-1) vs. Constantinos Philippou (9-2, 1 NC)
Preliminary Card:
Aaron Rosa (17-4) vs. James Te Huna (13-5)
Nick Penner (11-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (12-6)
Cole Miller (18-5) vs. Steven Siler (19-9)
Andrew Craig (6-0) vs. Kyle Noke (19-5-1)
Jake Hecht (11-2) vs. T.J. Waldburger (14-6)
Robert Peralta (15-3, 1 NC) vs. Mackens Semerzier (6-3, 1 NC)
Shawn Jordan (12-3) vs. Oli Thompson (9-2)
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oh man, this will be fun cards for free!
can’t wait
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by @dustindelatorre on Jan 22, 2012 6:32 PM EST reply actions
I am so excited for this card!
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Funny thing.
Unless this Penner kid is some stud prospect with good takedown defense, Anthony Perosh is going to be on a three fight win streak in the UFC. Who’d of thunk.
by Steve W on Jan 22, 2012 6:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This card needs to get here all ready
This and Edgar Henderson are teh two cards I am most hype for
ZOMG FLYWEIGHTS
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This is a crap card. In terms of name recognition at least.
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Maybe for you
But most people on this site are well aware of everyone on the main card. Alves vs Kampmann is a fantastic fight. Introducing Flyweights is very cool too. Haters gonna hate.
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I’m familiar with them all, and I have seen them all fight ( other then Yasuhiro). But this card is going to have crap ratings because no casual fan (which is where the money is) is going to see a fighter they know and like. A lot of these are solid, exciting fighters but no one is going to see because they don’t have big fan bases.
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by TheLastEmpress on Jan 22, 2012 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
With 34 cards a year, these types of cards are going to become more common. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a rating to build fighters and divisions (like flyweight here).
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People know Court McGee
He’s more known than fighters who are ‘better’ than him. The promotional angle of ‘Flyweight tournament’ will draw eyeballs, and Alves and Kampmann are quite well known as well.
People said Shields vs Ellenberger was a sh!t card and it averages like 1.8 million viewers on Spike…while a f’cking title fight didn’t even hit 1 million on Versus.
It’s a very solid card.
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by Chris Groves on Jan 22, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Considering how many cards the UFC is putting out this year, this is a solid free card. I feel that it is not looking at the whole picture coming to the conclusion to just look at ratings and what the casual fan will watch and won’t watch. Also, this card is free, and it is being used to build up the new UFC Flyweight Division. Court McGee is a TUF winner as well, so people do know him. Ratings drawing fighters are not abundant in the UFC and are generally reserved for PPV, but there are factors like that the card is free on a channel like FX, a TUF winner is on it, a former Title challenger is on it, and the introduction of the UFC Flyweight Divsion, and there are some things that make this card possibly have decent ratings.
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by chrisbboy82 on Jan 22, 2012 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
As a PPV this would be death but for free it has the potential to really get people excited as there are quality matches. Plus, while I find him irritating as all hell, I think that if the hipster wins a few he is marketable and has potential to get good hype. And he will undoubtedly be sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon. http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l68itxWwPx1qzzhzdo1_500.jpg
I thought Lay N Pray was a stupid insult until I watched Tyrone Woodly fight.
Certainly in terms of the Australian fans that have had record sell outs at their last two events...
This card blows
Don't be scared Gomi...
by ThatsHowIRoll on Jan 22, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Sure does...
I wont be wasting my hard earned money attending this event, Its awesome as a free card but i find it rather insulting that they would give us fans Down Under the UK treatment after how much love we showed in the two previous years.
Until they bring back a decent PPV event i wont bother making the trip to attend these filler cards.
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International cards historically do low PPV numbers.
The chances of you seeing a very high quality card in Australia is pretty low
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Compared to some of the other fighters that have been to Australia this card is balls
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by Earltron on Jan 23, 2012 3:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Im not asking for a Vegas or Toronto card...
Just something decent, Shit even the UFC on FX 2 card would have got me to shell out but a Fight Night main event and a bunch of Flyweights i couldnt give two shits about is not doing it for me at all.
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Is this really an insult though? I mean, this isn’t a PPV card, it’s a free FX card. I just don’t see how an FX card should be within the same standard of a PPV or a UFC-numbered event.
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by chrisbboy82 on Jan 23, 2012 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
^^ My sentiments exactly
The quality of the card has reduced drastically but the ticket prices are the same and it would still cost me $1000+ to attend.
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Wait...
are they making you pay for this in Australia?
Ahoy-hoy.
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by Sugel Mendoza on Jan 23, 2012 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
No no no...
I meant to attend live, Sorry for the confusion.
Infact 110 and 127 were both free to air here on OneHD also.
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Gotcha.
The “Australia’s getting the UK treatment” thing threw me off. On an unrelated note, how do you Aussies chase kangaroos out of your showers.
Ahoy-hoy.
Last round pick of the Filipino Reccing Machines
by Sugel Mendoza on Jan 23, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
This card is the bee’s knees. Very solid Main Event, I’m digging the two flyweight fights. Prelims aren’t anything to write home about, but not bad either.
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Kampmann/Alves
Has the potential for a lot of awesomeness.
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by Patrick Wyman on Jan 22, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
I said “name recognition wise”. None of the casual fans are going to want to see it because they don’t know any names on the card. It’s going to have crap ratings.
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by TheLastEmpress on Jan 22, 2012 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah and they also miss out on some of the best cards because the names arent “big enough”.
The casual fans can keep enjoying the big names(hell maybe we can get Lesnar back for them) and I’ll keep enjoying the good fights.
by bigdmmafan on Jan 22, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
But you dont pay the bills and keep the lights on...
Casual fans do.
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A lot of money comes from hardcore fans too.
Why fake laugh at jokes in the workplace? Shouldn't we be encouraging people to up their humour game?
But the MAJORITY comes from Average Joe Bloggs...
Which is why fighters like Brock Lesnar are the biggest draws and MMA phenoms like Anderson, Aldo and Bones are pulling half his numbers on a good day
.
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For once can't we just pretend affliction t-shirt douchebags don't exist and don't goddamn matter.
by UncleMax on Jan 23, 2012 3:40 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Right there with you UncleMax
I thought Lay N Pray was a stupid insult until I watched Tyrone Woodly fight.
Can I see your numbers?
Why fake laugh at jokes in the workplace? Shouldn't we be encouraging people to up their humour game?
No, a lot of Sherdog posters agreeing on something doesn’t make it common knowledge. If you don’t have a breakdown of how much revenue comes from occasional PPV buyers vs. regular PPV buyers you have absolutely no argument and should never repeat that again.
Why fake laugh at jokes in the workplace? Shouldn't we be encouraging people to up their humour game?
You're spot on but . . . so what?
Not our problem. Go tell Dana about it
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by Mattyjudo on Jan 23, 2012 9:49 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
We should probably see how the ratings are after the event before we automatically deem that it’s going to have crap ratings.
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by chrisbboy82 on Jan 23, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
you mean
we should wait till after the fight to make a prediction? =P
I thought Lay N Pray was a stupid insult until I watched Tyrone Woodly fight.
Wait a second
Isn’t the Strikeforce HWGP Finals on March 3rd? I wouldn’t be surprised if they move it.
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This show airs on March 2nd here, it’s in Australia on the 3rd. No overlap.
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It's March 3 in Australia, March 2 in the Western Hemisphere
And it’s not the Strikeforce HWGP Final. Tate vs. Rousey is the main event.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 22, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Thiago Alves is fighting nearly everyone on this card, including the main event.
He’s even fighting himself.
was just about to say that
too many Thiagos fighting
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by lmaginary Enemy on Jan 22, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Court McGee is still in the UFC? I thought he would’ve lost a fight or two after the Ultimate Fighter and got cut..huh
He won both fights since then.. I am surprised too.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 22, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
...
3-0 in the ufc and he isn’t cut?
Medium-rare, just how I like it.
by Sonnenmeister on Jan 22, 2012 7:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Jon Dodson is fighting in the flyweight division (he said on his twitter)
So that’s probably what’s taking so long for him to get a fight
by rscott94 on Jan 22, 2012 7:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The first ufc flyweight champ will not be a former ufc bantamweight. Nuff said
"he will have a two pound reach advantage"- mike goldberg
Really
I have Joe B. winning this tournament fairly comfortably.
by discoandherpes on Jan 23, 2012 6:40 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
McCall’s could potentially upset the applecart but Joe’s surely gotta be a heavy favourite to take home the belt
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by Mattyjudo on Jan 23, 2012 9:54 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Word
McCall has a shot to beat MM and Joe B, back to back. I wouldn’t bet on it though.
by discoandherpes on Jan 23, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
This is a fun main card.
Rather see Peralta get featured though. He’s a top 15 FW at worst and pushing top 10.
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The fine contributers to the consensus rankings decided to f’ck him out of the ranking he earned when he beat Hiroyuki Takaya. Even after Peralta got into the UFC and won fights while Takaya still hadn’t fought since losing to Peralta….the rankers kept him below a man he defeated. I don’t care if it was a close decision or not…he won.
It’s the asianMMA bias.
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by Chris Groves on Jan 22, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I was there live, Peralta pretty clearly won that fight.
I was rooting Takaya and knew Peralta won it pretty clearly. Dude has earned a top ranking and regardless of that fight he is worth paying attention to.
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Thats how I feel
I just hate that his victory was sort of glossed over
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by Chris Groves on Jan 22, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Philippou is actually a semi-dece prospect though.
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Very underrated. Don’t think he gets nearly enough attention around here. I don’t think he’s got a shot in hell to make a title run, but he’s two wins away from a featured bout on an FX card. Has serious power and a passable ground game. I like his chances of sticking around for at least a 8 or 9 fight stint.
by GogoPlatter on Jan 22, 2012 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
He's 32 years old.
Prospects are not 32 years old.
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Can't wait to see McCall in the UFC!
That weight class is going to be entertaining!
by mixedmartialmike on Jan 22, 2012 7:42 PM EST reply actions
This is an excellent card, no reason to bitch
Even McGee is fighting someone who packs stupid power and can test the fact that he has a tendency to get cracked.
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The one where he is in the playground kicking his kid around on the swing?
I saw that and giggled. Certainly not worthy of an academy award or anything though.
However I’m glad to see them pushing JJ in the media. He is sooooo talented and could turn out to be a huge star and ppv draw.
I was running on the treadmill.
Heard his voice and refused to look up lol glad I didn’t look up though.
by nickrodamous on Jan 22, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Alves vs Daley was the real fight we missed.
But hey, now we finally get John Howard vs Rumble.
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by dajulzta on Jan 22, 2012 11:59 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 2 recs
Ha ha ha :)
I genuinely laughed out loud at that. Nice one
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by Mattyjudo on Jan 23, 2012 9:56 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
recced
That was good funny!
I thought Lay N Pray was a stupid insult until I watched Tyrone Woodly fight.
I am hype. To see McCall in the UFC.
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by T.C. Engel on Jan 22, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
the only betting lines on this card that kmatter
are the odds of alves making weight
by Randy Daytona on Jan 23, 2012 12:14 AM EST via Android app reply actions
He’s been pretty good about making weight lately. I think the whole Dolce Diet thing is actually working for him.
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by chrisbboy82 on Jan 23, 2012 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
Man can't wait to go to this card
Its my first since 110 and I know it’s no where near as good name value the fights should be good and it’s not often you get to see the 4 best dudes in a division fight on the one night!
by Jarrydmirri on Jan 23, 2012 5:31 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I like this card
I like a majority of the fighters on this card, I think it will be another surprise in terms of excitement (as these under rated cards often are) and if casual fans tune in, even if they just DVR it, guys like Kampmann, Demetrius Johnson, Alves and McGee will sink the hook in deeper.
My DVR loves these free cards. I watch live, but I love going back and reliving some of the best moments in the fights. I rewatched Barry vs Morecraft a couple of times, I was so happy to see Barry defending mid-level submissions.
okay time to make picks even though we are no where near the card
i’m going with alves
Benavidez
johnson
Philippou is crushing court
rosa
i don’t know who perosh is fighting
miller
noke
Waldburger
peralta mack is fooling himself he was done before the clash of heads that put him out.
last match player 2 over player 1 lol
i like what they've done with this card
put the newcomers in against established recognised talents
good stuff, can’t wait
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