yeeeeeeah the UFC is totally not trying to squash affliction and Elite XC. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Dana White mentioned recently that he was planning something special on July 26; the same night that CBS/EliteXC airs it's second event. If you guessed that something special was counter-programing then you were correct. The UFC has just announced that they will be airing back-to-back showings of UFC 84. For those that missed it the first time, it was likely the best MMA event of the first half of this year. The card was stacked with great fights that lived up to the billing. Even the under card was fantastic. Below is a look at the card: Main Card: - B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk - Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva - Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic - Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz - Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes Preliminary Card: - Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry - Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - Rob Emerson vs. Terry Etim - John Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida - Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan - Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch</div> I hope they show the undercard too, it was a great card, but I'm going to be watching live Elite XC fights myself
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 9 2008, 10:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Will watch Elite XC as well, since it's live. UFC should counter by showing "LIVE" UFC matches. </div> they're busy doing that on the 19th to crush Afflictions stacked card What's interesting is, the last time the UFC aired programming against Elite XC's first live broadcast on CBS, both programs did well in the ratings.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 9 2008, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wait which one is the Afflictions?</div> This stacked monstrosity http://sportstwo.com/forums/Affliction-Ban...UF-t117087.html Fedor, Tim Sylvia, AA, Ben Rothwell, Pedro Rizzo, Josh barnett all solid or great HW's and all but Rizzo are considered top 10 HW's (Rothwell's a maybe top 10) Babalu Sobral, my boy Paul Buentello, Matt 'The Law' Lindland.. a very stacked card.. that the average fan doesn't know about because silly Affliction is NOT really advertising it very well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Jul 9 2008, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 9 2008, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wait which one is the Afflictions?</div> This stacked monstrosity http://sportstwo.com/forums/Affliction-Ban...UF-t117087.html Fedor, Tim Sylvia, AA, Ben Rothwell, Pedro Rizzo, Josh barnett all solid or great HW's and all but Rizzo are considered top 10 HW's (Rothwell's a maybe top 10) Babalu Sobral, my boy Paul Buentello, Matt 'The Law' Lindland.. a very stacked card.. that the average fan doesn't know about because silly Affliction is NOT really advertising it very well. </div> Ah ok, so Affliction will be PPV and UFC will air theirs for free.
