Hey guys,
I write for two top MMA mags and I also have and ESPN radio show. Anyway, fans are always calling in or writing in about conspiracy theories in MMA, fighters taking dives, etc.
Do you giys have any? I want to feature them on my show...
Some common ones:
-Shamrock took a dive vs. Franklin
-Marigliotta was on the take in the Kimbo fight
-Pride was filled with works in which non-Japanese fighters were paid to lose to Japanese fighters
-UFC only puts forward contenders which are marketable and tries to keep non-marketable fighters out of title fights.
-The UFC withholds information about positive drug tests to avoid negative press
Thanks. Gimme more guys!!!!
-stand-ups are improperly used to benefit a given fighter or make a fight more exciting. Examples - Kimbo/Thompson and CroCop/Gonzaga.
Crocop was a PRIDE spy who was secretly sent to the UFC by his Yakuza bosses in order to walk through all the competition, win the UFC heavyweight title, then stroll on back to Japan, laughing at lame ass American MMA, and proving PRIDE is greater than the UFC. Remember that one?
Fedor is actually human. Some people believe that!
Mad Xyientist - Some common ones:
-Shamrock took a dive vs. Franklin
-Marigliotta was on the take in the Kimbo fight
-Pride was filled with works in which non-Japanese fighters were paid to lose to Japanese fighters
-UFC only puts forward contenders which are marketable and tries to keep non-marketable fighters out of title fights.
-The UFC withholds information about positive drug tests to avoid negative press
good list.
I would include -
Big John was in the Gracie camp (wanting to work fights) in the early UFCs. Some people were suspicious that the ref came from the background of the most obscure art there (BJJ).
Kimbo/Thompson was without a doubt a work.
-vitor's poisoning at the hands of the yakuza
Randy was only paid twice. Both times were in the amount "Some Respect".
Forrest won because Dana has the NSAC in his pocket
Armando Garcia likes to dress up like a school girl and be spanked by Korean midgets
BJ Penn knocked out Jesus
During the Lindland/Baroni fight(I forget which one) it's the end of the round and Lindland is shooting a double, Baroni throwing huge bodyshots, the ticker disapears with 7 sec. left or something, I count down the seconds and the round is clearly over, and you can see on the edge of the screen through the fence Dana White give a nod to someone and immediately the horn sounds.
James Thompson actually beat Aleks E. in PRIDE and the video shown was a copy edit. - Boondock
ufc is actually like wwe! lol
E Bravo is gay!
One of the dumbest and shortest lived ones was that Kurt Pellegrino took a dive against Nate Diaz because he got triangled.
DSE offered Rampage a few more thousand to lose by KO or Submission to Saku.
Most think Coleman took a dive against Takada
Girljock - Dana and the UFC control the CSAC making it hard for other orgs to succeed in Cali.
That one is actually true.
XYIENCE
You can write a book on that scandal/conspiracy.
Wow, Japetto,
I have never seen it from that angle, that one definitely makes me wonder.
I still think the whole Shamrock thing was him dropping to grab hold of the leg. I dont think he was selling the punch.
The UFC wants to stop the fans from seeing fights if they can't manage to book the fight themselves.
Oh wait, that's not a theory.