September 10th, Spike TV, MMA history will be made. Rampage Jackson will take on Dan Henderson at UFC 75 in a title unification match. This will combine the Pride Middleweight Title and the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. How big is Rampage vs. Henderson? How will this fight affect the UFC and the sport of MMA?
I'm not sure if anybody realizes this...but we are less then 10 days away from one of the biggest fights in MMA history. Actually, probably the biggest. UFC vs. PRIDE...Title vs. Title...Jackson vs. Henderson. This title unification bout is bound to be an instant classic. Even if it's a horrible fight, the sheer meaning of it takes it beyond any regular main event.
The rest of this card looks less then impressive. With Cro Cop and Bisping heavily favored in their respective fights, all of the focus is turned onto the main event (if Kongo beats Filipovic then I might just stop watching).
Either way, Jackson vs. Henderson needs to be hyped more. I've only seen about 3 advertisements for it on television, and I'm wondering why I haven't seen a dozen more. This is the biggest moment inMMA history here! For free! On Spike TV! Advertisements need to be everywhere.
This free event is great for UFC because it is a win/big win situation. The fight doesn't have to be a good fight for it to be monumental...but if it is a good fight, then the UFC might gain thousands of fans. Just the fact that they didn't make this a pay-per-view will bring many new fans into the sport.
Mark it on the calender folks. UFC 75...September 8th...watch history being made on Spike TV.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
UFC 75=History
Posted by The Wrestling Bros at 8:37 PM
Tags: Dan Henderson, Quinton Jackson, Rampage Jackson, SpikeTV, UFC, UFC 75
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You got the Kongo/Silva fight wrong. Silva was the one who got the takedowns and then lingered in sidemount with no idea what to do to a helpless Kongo. Kongo won the decision by battering Silva everytime they got stood up. Kongo couldn't take down the sugar on the top shelf.
Ha, good call man. Thanks.
great point, UFC ought to be advertising the crap out of this. this could be the last time that a UFC PPV is offered for free, and UFC can gain many fans and future PPV buyers if they advertise this huge event.
The reason it is not being hyped is pretty obvious. The UFC for years has said "We have the top athletes in the world". Now Rampage beat Chuck with just one fight in the UFC. It is a very real possibility that Dan Henderson will be beat Ramapage, and hold all 3 titles. And it is also a very real possibiltiy that Henderson could drop to his actual weight class of 185 and kick Anderson Silvas ass! They are trying to down play the quality of of the Pride athletes. Why do you think Big Nog didnt get a title shot before Gabriel "I have 10 fights" Gonzaga? Now with the acquisiton of Pride they have to bring these guys in slowly. Randy got a title shot his first fight back to the UFC, but Shogun, big Nog, and some of the others have to work their way up the ladder?You notice there is still no Fedor, Josh Barrnett or a bunch of other names that are associated with Pride. Pride is gone UFC is here to stay so I guess there is no point in bitching about it, but I will continue to anyways! Dan Henderson for President!!!!
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