re: UFC on Fox - Donald Cowboy Cerrone vs. RDA - Saturday (12/19) @ 8:00C on Fox

Ronda McGregor Weidman Pettis Jacare PVZ Rory and a couple others have have deals with Reebok so they are likely better off every one else is getting screwed

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Brendon Schaub can be very annoying but he was dead on in calling the deal shite from the outset. Said it would push a lot of good fighters in 2nd half of career out or organization (some even retiring) and kill income for younger fighters.

It's a shame, I like the idea of uniforms but cutting all walkout shirts and banners has taken too much from the fighters.

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The UFC, IMO, will eventually implode from its own hubris. It will take someone like Mark Cuban, with tons of money to throw at a competing entity, to force the issue, but they will eventually implode or be forced to reform.

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The UFC, IMO, will eventually implode from its own hubris. It will take someone like Mark Cuban, with tons of money to throw at a competing entity, to force the issue, but they will eventually implode or be forced to reform.

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Mark Cuban doesn't have the net worth on his own to buy UFC; but he would be an awesome owner. I would not be surprised if UFC is sold within the next 5 years; but will have nothing to do with imploding

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Don't know who your source is but that is not what I have heard. The fighters were told they would get a percentage from the kits sold. As of last month, according to Tim Kennedy, that has not been the case at all.

As to Cuban (or someone like him), he would not try to buy the UFC...he would, with other investors, both private and institutional, set up a platform to draw talent away from the UFC.

I know some folks in the medical community that have worked on UFC fighters. Apparently (and KBeezy may be able to confirm or deny this), there is a very strong undercurrent of mistrust and frustration with Dana White and the UFC.

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Never said I had any sources.. also I didn't say shite about fight kits.. Reebok gives a bonus to fighters when they fight based on either tenure or title holders, last weekend's breakdown LINK .. other than that it's been a disaster, but some sponsors were sending bounced checks or not sending checks to fighters at all.. Mark Cuban has been running small promotions on his cable station for like 7 years; if he wanted to start his own company he would've tried by now.. Oh and 7 years ago, fighters like Randy Couture were complaining about pay.. UFC will be sold before killed.. the word UFC to MMA is Kleenex to tissues... the brand name value is almost worth more than the actual product and I'm sure something like a ESPN would try to outright own it; Viacom, which has nearly 14 billion in revenue owns Bellator and if they can barely compete how will another new company out of the blue.. the most I know of Cuban is he was a money man for Jim Cornette's OVW pro wrestling group.. like I said there's over 500 fighters under contract.. of course some will feel shafted; nature of the beast.. and Tim Kennedy complains about everything, nothing new there

The Fertitta bros have a lot more money than Mark Cuban

According to Forbes, he is worth more than both combined. That said, if he or someone like tried to start an alternate league, they'd do so by forming an investment group. They'd venture cap it.

They also own Casinos

I can't even watch anymore of the embedded videos for 193. Ronda is just unbearable....

I just hope she clean KO's the count. No bullshite controversial decision.