That's what MMA weekly is reporting under Rumors, and the UFC website seems to agree. What kind of madness is this? Who does this benefit? 4 fights with a max of 15 min of fighting each (total of 1 hour of fighting) spread over 3 hours??? Insanity.
Here's the entire main card as MMA weekly is showing it:
Main Card Bouts:
-Rich Franklin (#4 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Yushin Okami
-Forrest Griffin vs. Hector Ramirez
-Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida
-Jason MacDonald vs. Rory Singer
the fifth is a swing bout(we always see it tho)
They will prolly show five, didn't realize Singer X Macdonald is on there. Actually would like to see it.
in the past, haven't there always been 5 plus a swing bout? And many cards at least include a championship round with the chance of a 25 minute fight.
is this ppv reg price?
I love how people go crazy over 4 "main fights" like those 4 are only ones we'll see. We all know we'll see atleast 6 fights. I don't know why people flip out over dumb stuff.
lol @ that card.
Dear WickedWonder,
it's encroachment that we worry about. They used to promise 5 fights, now they only promise four. Dana is whittling away the entertainment we get for our dollar. Who is to say he's not working towards one big fight and 2-3 shitty undercards that nobody cares about (like boxing). It makes me sad.
Actually, this card is 4 guaranteed fights that nobody cares all that much about. Even sadder. And I'll probably buy it - saddest yet.
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it's encroachment that we worry about. They used to promise 5 fights, now they only promise four.
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1) They've always only promised four. That's why the fifth is called a swing bout.
2) We saw 7 on the last show and 8 on the one before it (or maybe the one before that; I can't remember).
a swing bout
The exact problem is that Dana wants us to thank him for giving us 7 or 8 fights when we were only led to expect 4. I think it is our God-given right to expect to see all fights on a PPV card. Keep your standards high UG!!!