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Time for Chinzo... hopefully Lyoto runs in with a chair shot.... better yet: "Chinzo, get the tables!"
 
Didn't realize Roy Nelson and Valerie Latourneau were now with Belator as well. Seems like a lot of figthers are moving over
 
What happened to Neiman Gracie fight? I went to have a piss and I see Phil Davis getting into the cage?
 
Belllator is to UFC as MLS is to the PL.

I'd say its more like Bundesliga. As long as they have have fighters like McDonald, Chandler, Davis, Bader, MvP, Henderson etc. to compliment the likes of Ortiz, Wanderlei, Sonnen and the like, they will be fine. The next step will be to gradually transition from the older fighters towards recruiting younger ones.
 
I'd say its more like Bundesliga. As long as they have have fighters like McDonald, Chandler, Davis, Bader, MvP, Henderson etc. to compliment the likes of Ortiz, Wanderlei, Sonnen and the like, they will be fine. The next step will be to gradually transition from the older fighters towards recruiting younger ones.
There's players though in the Bundesliga like Lewandowski, Aubameyang, Dembele and Reus who'd tear up the PL. Can't say the same for most of the over-the-hill fighters and UFC rejects in Bellator. As good as MacDonald, Bader, and Henderson are, fact of the matter is that the UFC let them go.
 
Belllator is to UFC as MLS is to the PL.
MLS is being generous


The Bellator model is very frustrating for me. It's a pile of shite and they keep booking awful legends fights. Doing the odd one here and there is grand, but they keep doing the same for each of their supposed tent pole events.

But last night very little went for them. From Pico losing in 20 seconds, chandler (a genuine great fighter in his prime) breaking his ankle and dropping his title. And then of course Fedor getting embarrassed and chael v wanderlei stinking the place out

Even Lorenz Larkin a really exciting prospect, thrown in against Lima on his Bellator debut. Predictably losing. Whose idea was it to book that fight? Larkin should have been built up before throwing him to someone like Lima

I also think they booked the Bader v Davis fight too early.

It was a good night for the UFC.