Zuffa purchases Strikeforce!

**Beantown** · 03-12-2011, 02:27 PM

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Holy ****.

And there's no question about it. Dana White has said its official.

**aholbert32** · 03-12-2011, 02:29 PM

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WHAT THE ****!!!!

WOW!!!

Diaz, Overeem in the UFC!!!!!!

**TheShizNo1** · 03-12-2011, 02:32 PM

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Wow, wow, wow

**aholbert32** · 03-12-2011, 02:35 PM

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Just listened to the interview. Dana is turning SF into an official UFC minor league. He's probably going to move guys like Overeem, Diaz, Fedor, Hendo back to the UFC eventually but he will keep a lot of the fighters in SF. Wow, this is interesting as hell.

He says that things will be the same over at SF. I also think this leads to a pay cable deal with SF for the UFC eventually.

**TheShizNo1** · 03-12-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by aholbert32

Just listened to the interview. Dana is turning SF into an official UFC minor league. He's probably going to move guys like Overeem, Diaz, Fedor, Hendo back to the UFC eventually but he will keep a lot of the fighters in SF. Wow, this is interesting as hell.

He says that things will be the same over at SF. I also think this leads to a pay cable deal with SF for the UFC eventually.

Yea, I was wondering that since he said things will stay the same. I really hope this helps the presentation and the god awful commentary.

**LingeringRegime** · 03-12-2011, 03:08 PM

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Wow!!!!!!

Amazing. I wonder what this means for MMA in the gaming world? Will Dana use EA?

**SidVish** · 03-12-2011, 03:17 PM

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I can't believe this. Yes!

**BlueNGold** · 03-12-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by DEFTFUNDAMENTALZ

Wow!!!!!!

Amazing. I wonder what this means for MMA in the gaming world? Will Dana use EA?

Good point. I didn't think of that.

But man, as if the UFC wasn't stacked to the brim with talent after the WEC merger, now they have all of SF.

So is Dan Henderson going to be fine with coming back to the UFC, since it seems like they had a bit of a falling out? And obviously the biggest question is Fedor and whether he's going to fight again, not to mention is he going to want to fight for the UFC without those M1 idiots getting in the way.

**Beantown** · 03-12-2011, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by BlueNGold

Good point. I didn't think of that.

But man, as if the UFC wasn't stacked to the brim with talent after the WEC merger, now they have all of SF.

So is Dan Henderson going to be fine with coming back to the UFC, since it seems like they had a bit of a falling out? And obviously the biggest question is Fedor and whether he's going to fight again, not to mention is he going to want to fight for the UFC without those M1 idiots getting in the way.

There are...a lot of questions about whether or not [insert SF fighter] will be in the UFC, or if they'll just continue to fight for the Strikeforce brand and never step up to UFC fighters, and all of that.

But yeah, this has to kill EA MMA, right? What fighters are they going to use if Zuffa owns UFC/WEC/SF now.

**aholbert32** · 03-12-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by BlueNGold

Good point. I didn't think of that.

But man, as if the UFC wasn't stacked to the brim with talent after the WEC merger, now they have all of SF.

So is Dan Henderson going to be fine with coming back to the UFC, since it seems like they had a bit of a falling out? And obviously the biggest question is Fedor and whether he's going to fight again, not to mention is he going to want to fight for the UFC without those M1 idiots getting in the way.

I dont think we will be seeing either of those two in the UFC and I dont think we will see any major SF fighters in the UFC until each fighter's contract runs out.

This is a great deal for fans but a crappy one for fighters. SF was one of the last places where fighters could negotiate and get decent money if they didnt like what the UFc offered. Now thats gone.

**XFactah416** · 03-12-2011, 03:29 PM

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Hendo will be fine going back to the UFC. The reason why he left was due to a contractual disagreement. Dana wanted Hendo back.

**aholbert32** · 03-12-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by Beantown

There are...a lot of questions about whether or not [insert SF fighter] will be in the UFC, or if they'll just continue to fight for the Strikeforce brand and never step up to UFC fighters, and all of that.

But yeah, this has to kill EA MMA, right? What fighters are they going to use if Zuffa owns UFC/WEC/SF now.

Yeah. Didnt think about that.

One key point Dana kept making was that SF was going to run as its own entity and would be able to make deals with other companies. So maybe SF still keeps its deal with EA. Dana wont give a shot because he's making money off both games.

**Pappy Knuckles** · 03-12-2011, 03:40 PM

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Great googly moogly! This is something I never saw coming.

**BlueNGold** · 03-12-2011, 03:41 PM

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Dumb question, but if SF is still going to be it's own league, just owned by the UFC, is the matchmaking not going to be controlled by Joe Silva/the UFC?

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