TakerNGN74 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="alphadraighon" data-cite="alphadraighon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Saw this on Facebook from Bec Hyatt...<p> </p><p> VERY hard to watch, so don't if you've got a weak stomach.</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fwmi1mLjZW4/Ur-yN3P4U4I/AAAAAAAA_Rc/sVtJRvpIYJg/s1600/6.gif" rel="external nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fwmi1mLjZW4/Ur-yN3P4U4I/AAAAAAAA_Rc/sVtJRvpIYJg/s1600/6.gif</a></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I didn't see the fights last night but I watched what you posted and coming from someone who has a really strong stomach it was really hard to watch. I can go the rest of my life without ever seeing that again and I'll be happy.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphadraighon Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TakerNGN74" data-cite="TakerNGN74" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I didn't see the fights last night but I watched what you posted and coming from someone who has a really strong stomach it was really hard to watch. I can go the rest of my life without ever seeing that again and I'll be happy.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I've always considered myself a bit of tough guy when it comes to such things. But in all seriousness...when I first saw it, I called my girlfriend at work and told her I needed a hug.</p><p> </p><p> That was insane.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickymex Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="alphadraighon" data-cite="alphadraighon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think he was proving himself pretty damned well based on round one. And even though what happened was a freak accident, the match wasn't exactly going Silva's way thus far.<p> </p><p> I mean, you can't exactly give him credit for what happened, but you can't say he wasn't winning that fight up to that point.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No but the question will always be "What if Silva hadn't broken his leg?"</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Countdown Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I saw a gif; made me cringe. Shades of Sid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakerNGN74 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Final Countdown" data-cite="The Final Countdown" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I saw a gif; made me cringe. Shades of Sid.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I saw a gif of it as well and in my opinion it looked worse than Sid's injury not by much though, both were really gross. I'm not a fan of Anderson Silva's as I hate his cocky attitude but to have that happen to him sucks and we will never really know who would have won had that not happened. We will also have to face the reality that Silva will most likely never fight again and if he does it will be nothing short of a miracle. Whether or not he is able to fight again it wont change the fact that he is the greatest fighter of all time bar none (and again this is coming from someone who isn't a fan of him but I know a good fighter when I see one I just don't like his shenanigans in fights at times).</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 <p>What a horrid sight that was. I cringed like never before.</p><p> </p><p> And Miesha vs Ronda II was also quite the fight. Those are some nice judo takedowns. Looks like Ronda's intent on retiring. I've never seen someone booked to fight so soon after their last bout. Too bad for Cat, but this is the better matchup imo, though Sara could've used another top contender fight to set her up for a title fight somewhere in july. But Ronda's contract probably doesn't go that far.</p><p> </p><p> Decent event altogether. Too bad about the ending. I expected more excitement from the Warmaster fight.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlawson Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Watching Jones lose his title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlawson Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 And, He wins by decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 <p>Thoughts on Fight Pass? Any of you US guys got on the free trial yet? </p><p> </p><p> It's not available where I am until the 1st of March, so we're having to pay £5-7 to watch the 'International Fight Night' Fight Pass exclusive cards until then. A lot of people over here are up in arms about it, but I think it's perfectly reasonable. The main event and the Kawajiri fight in Singapore were worth a fiver alone. </p><p> </p><p> If the video library gets sorted out, I can't see much reason to complain about FP. Seems like a great idea, especially for those who don't already own the Pride/WEC/UFC library.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 <p>I don't get their price policy to be honest. U.S., Canadian, New Zealand and Australian citizens can watch all the international fights for free throughout January and February and for 10 $ afterwards while the rest of the world has to pay 7 $ for a single event? That's just a rip-off. They even now want us to pay 0.99 $ for the post fight pressers while you can watch them for free on several youtube channels - that's just ridiculous.</p><p> </p><p> Here in Germany, you are able to watch all the other events (even the ppv's) for free on ufc.tv, so I probably shouldn't be complaining. But the prices for the International Fight Night events are unreasonably high in comparison to those who can access the UFC Fight Pass. </p><p> </p><p> By the way, I think the Fight Pass is a great thing and 9.99 $ a month is more than reasonable for that platform. If it becomes available in my area I'm seriously considering subscribing. Does anyone know if there'll be a free trial after March 1?</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 I don't get their price policy to be honest. U.S., Canadian, New Zealand and Australian citizens can watch all the international fights for free throughout January and February and for 10 $ afterwards while the rest of the world has to pay 7 $ for a single event? That's just a rip-off. They even now want us to pay 0.99 $ for the post fight pressers while you can watch them for free on several youtube channels - that's just ridiculous. Here in Germany, you are able to watch all the other events (even the ppv's) for free on ufc.tv, so I probably shouldn't be complaining. But the prices for the International Fight Night events are unreasonably high in comparison to those who can access the UFC Fight Pass. By the way, I think the Fight Pass is a great thing and 9.99 $ a month is more than reasonable for that platform. If it becomes available in my area I'm seriously considering subscribing. Does anyone know if there'll be a free trial after March 1? From what I'm told, no, there won't be a free trial. The trail is basically a live beta test. The expected uptake in places like the UK/EU is going to be so small, they're seeing it as a case of "Those who want it will buy it, those who don't, wont" rather than a revenue-generating product for NA fans. If you look at the schedule, there's only one FP exclusive event before March 1st anyway (last weekend's), so it's not like they're asking people to pay £5 individually for 3-4 cards. Also, the US office apparently wasn't aware that UK/EU fans were being charged for last weekend's event until the last minute. I've heard conflicting things about what's going to happen with Germany with regards to Fight Pass and FP exclusive cards. It seems strange to keep the free UFC.tv service, then charge you for FP. They're also looking at 2015 now for a Berlin event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtplaystew Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thoughts on Fight Pass? Any of you US guys got on the free trial yet? It's not available where I am until the 1st of March, so we're having to pay £5-7 to watch the 'International Fight Night' Fight Pass exclusive cards until then. A lot of people over here are up in arms about it, but I think it's perfectly reasonable. The main event and the Kawajiri fight in Singapore were worth a fiver alone. If the video library gets sorted out, I can't see much reason to complain about FP. Seems like a great idea, especially for those who don't already own the Pride/WEC/UFC library. I signed up for it and there is already a ton of content. Haven't had too many technical issues and from what hear it'll be on Xbox One and PS4 soon. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it or not. There's A LOT of fights available online so I mean I can't see myself ever running out of things to watch on here. The ability to just throw on world class MMA like that pretty much whenever I want to is pretty cool. That said, I'm finding my attention span for watching old fights isn't as high as I thought. It's pretty cool though for us North American fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_w_w Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Will pass. I give them too much of my money as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I've heard conflicting things about what's going to happen with Germany with regards to Fight Pass and FP exclusive cards. It seems strange to keep the free UFC.tv service, then charge you for FP. </p><p> </p><p> They're also looking at 2015 now for a Berlin event.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Wait... we can watch the events for free without resorting to other means? But do you have to watch it live? In Belgium, a minor french channel had them up a week after it happened but I never watched as I got the results from fb or sherdog anyway, and this sport kinda loses most of its appeal if you know who's going to win (and when, and how).</p><p> </p><p> The 'PPV culture' will probably never really find its way in Europe, or it will take another decade at the very least. It just seems strange. Why would I pay a significant fee to view something 'once', if there's several interesting content available for free on tv anyway?</p><p> </p><p> As for the on-demand service being not free: only logical, as it's on-demand. Choosing your own content should not be a free service.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait... we can watch the events for free without resorting to other means? </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In Germany, all UFC cards are free on UFC.tv. Obviously they're geo-blocked everywhere else.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>From what I'm told, no, there won't be a free trial. The trail is basically a live beta test. The expected uptake in places like the UK/EU is going to be so small, they're seeing it as a case of "Those who want it will buy it, those who don't, wont" rather than a revenue-generating product for NA fans.<p> </p><p> If you look at the schedule, there's only one FP exclusive event before March 1st anyway (last weekend's), so it's not like they're asking people to pay £5 individually for 3-4 cards. </p><p> </p><p> Also, the US office apparently wasn't aware that UK/EU fans were being charged for last weekend's event until the last minute. </p><p> </p><p> I've heard conflicting things about what's going to happen with Germany with regards to Fight Pass and FP exclusive cards. It seems strange to keep the free UFC.tv service, then charge you for FP. </p><p> </p><p> They're also looking at 2015 now for a Berlin event.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> A 2015 event in Germany would be great, although I'm not sure if I'd be able to make it there.</p><p> </p><p> Yeah, there are not many Fight Pass exclusive events anyway and it's not like I wouldn't be able to find other sources to watch these fights, so it's not the end of the world.</p><p> </p><p> But as you mentioned: It's strange to have the big PPV's and the regular Fight Nights for free here in Germany (UFC TV support confirmed to me that they'll remain free), while we are charged 9 dollars for the FP exclusives.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 So Mauricio Zingano died all of a sudden. Always tragic, especially for Cat who's had quite a setback recently (grave injury). Great to see how she's staying positive despite the setbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 UFC TV support confirmed to me that they'll remain free As it appears, they've changed their mind during the last week. Last Night's Rockhold vs Philippou and probably all the other Fight Nights are 8.99 $ for us now, haven't figured what they want us to charge for the PPV's but I don't think they'll be the same price as the Fight Nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 As it appears, they've changed their mind during the last week. Last Night's Rockhold vs Philippou and probably all the other Fight Nights are 8.99 $ for us now, haven't figured what they want us to charge for the PPV's but I don't think they'll be the same price as the Fight Nights. I'll try and find out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well that was easy :-D - The decision has been made to charge $5.99/$8.99(HD) for all 'free TV' cards. PPV's will remain free, as of right now. Interestingly, the UFC have been given the right to challenge the legal ruling that has kept them off TV in Germany, so you could well have events back on TV at some point in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well that was easy :-D - The decision has been made to charge $5.99/$8.99(HD) for all 'free TV' cards. <p> </p><p> PPV's will remain free, as of right now. </p><p> </p><p> Interestingly, the UFC have been given the right to challenge the legal ruling that has kept them off TV in Germany, so you could well have events back on TV at some point in the future.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you very much for your efforts and for the inside info you seem to have. </p><p> </p><p> I just found out that there's a German UFC page on Facebook and they announced that the events will no longer be free. The way it reads there, all events will be affected by that decision. So, I'm not confident that the ppv's will remain free for long.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kingster" data-cite="Kingster" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thank you very much for your efforts and for the inside info you seem to have. <p> </p><p> I just found out that there's a German UFC page on Facebook and they announced that the events will no longer be free. The way it reads there, all events will be affected by that decision. So, I'm not confident that the ppv's will remain free for long.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It's my job <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> My guy (who has worked for UFC in Germany) says the plan is for PPV's to be free for now, but things can change like the weather. A month ago there were no plans to charge for anything but fight pass.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It's my job <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Does your job allow you early gameplay exposure to the new UFC video game? If so, it'd be very much appreciated to voice your expert opinion here. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> I'm living in constant fear it's going to suck. If it's just as good as UFC Undisputed 3, I'll be more than happy. Loved doing the career mode there.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtplaystew Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Does your job allow you early gameplay exposure to the new UFC video game? If so, it'd be very much appreciated to voice your expert opinion here. I'm living in constant fear it's going to suck. If it's just as good as UFC Undisputed 3, I'll be more than happy. Loved doing the career mode there. I enjoyed Undisputed 3 a lot as well. Thoughts on EA's MMA? Because the early buzz is that this new game is closer in feel to EA MMA than the last few UFC games. I'm so excited though can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 <p>Seems only logical. I played that game back in its day (shortly borrowed from a friend's review copy), but I found it somewhat inferior to the UFC games. Obviously the fact that the fighters were relatively unknown to me had a part of that. Other than that it wasn't 'bad' per se. Story mode was unappealing (well, the concept of the story itself at least). Didn't play it very long, but just watched a KO montage and the striking still seems ok at the very least. We'll see, but I too can't wait.</p><p> </p><p> The last known MMA game (Bellator) I let pass, as Kung Fu Factory's last MMA game was average and devoid of content, and I feared this one would be the same + Bellator licence.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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