Seven fighters added to the EA Sports MMA roster

Thats part of the general problem with modern day MMA fans is they think that the UFC = MMA. But, they do have some big name guys in the game like Couture and Fedor that even casual MMA fans like yourself will recognize. It could be an issue which is another reason I think EA should get some of these retired fighters that I mentioned in my post into the game. Looks to me they are going for the hardcore crowd with this game. If the game is good I'll buy it because as good as Undispited was it still had some major flaws.

Well, if you aren't familiar with Fedor Emelianenko, then you are doing a disservice to the world of MMA. The man is a monster and is also in this game, I do believe.

There is no way that Dana White wouldn't let Fedor into UFC if he wanted to be in it, even after this EA stuff. He'd have to be crazy.

Yeah thats what I was trying to say. After re-reading my comment I meant to say there is no way Dana wouldn't let these guys into the UFC if they wanted in and the Couture thing just reinforces his bluff and strongarm tactics.

Yeah, I understood what you were trying to say. Sorry I should have said "Yeah, I agree." :P

You understand the UFC is a promotion and not a league right? That'd be like saying who wants don king or goldenboy retreads in a boxing game. Couldn't one also say that UFC is full of Pride FC retreads that no one cares for? Get over it man and love the sport not the promoters. Be a fan of the fighters not the suits.

Um, UFC is a league as much as any league is a league. What specifically defines a league that you think UFC doesn't do?

The UFC is a fighting promotion not a league. Dana White is a promoter not a commissioner. The NFL is a league, the NBA is a league and MLB is a league. MMA doesn't have a league like boxing doesn't have leagues it has a series of promoters. The difference is that boxing promoters co-promote events to put on fights fans want to see (goosen tudor, goldenboy, top rank, don king etc) and the manny pacquiao vs floyd mayweather fight is an event co-promoted by two seperate promoters that each individually manage their fighters.

A league is an 'association' of sports teams that organizes matches for its members. There is no collective bargaining agreement between the fighters and management in the UFC in terms of compensation or liabbility coverage.

It's a pretty simple distinction actually. Some MMA promotions do co-promote (like dream and strikeforce) to put on fights from different promotions. But, it isn't a series of leagues it's a series of fight promotions and fight promoters. If there were an MMA league it would oversee all fighting promotions and that'll never ever happen on Dana's watch because it would mean giving up his authortarian control.

So..........was XFL a league or a promotion? I still don't think the distinction is very well defined. A league certainly doesn't have to oversee all of the promotional companies that deal in that sport. Sort of like how the NFL had no control over the XFL (or the CFL). And I don't think you need a collective bargaining agreement to be considered a league. From Wikipedia "League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an international professional league making large amounts of money and involving dozens of teams and thousands of players." Under the basic definition of the word, UFC is a league.

Actually the UFC calls itself a promotion and it's what they are. A league has individual owners of said teams and has players association to bargain on behalf of it's members. A league would be the individual promotions fighting under one banner where fights would happen independent of promotion. As it stands all MMA and boxing is done through promoters and promotions not leagues. If the UFC and MMA in general wants to go mainstream there will eventually have to be minimum guaranteed compensation and fighters unions.

In the NFL you are employed by the team owner whose club is a member of a league. In MMA you are contracted with the promotion who isn't bound by collective barganing. Same thing with the defunct AFL though I've never really heard of xfl. But I think that's the one Vince mcmahon owned and there were unions, cba's and individual club owners which made it a league.

As far as know the IFL (intl fight league) is the only organization that tried that league concept. It was teams of fighters who would face off at certain events. Though I'm not familiar with their business structure to say either way.

Dana White will tell you he is a promoter because he doesn't want cba's, mandatory minimum compensation and the other things that go along with being a league. There is no UFC fighters association it's every man for himself and whatever their mgmt agrees with in negotiations.

Ufc is a promotion not a league the same way it is in boxing. There is no league championship or seasons it's a constant promotion. Dana would tell you the same thing.

I'm not big on Wikipedia but since you quoted it let's see what they say about the UFC:

"The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based MMA promotion. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while Zuffa, LLC (controlled by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta) owns the company.[2][3][4]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship

Here is what they say about the IFL:
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008.[1] Instead of the established norm for MMA events, where matchups are strictly one-on-one affairs, each IFL card was a showdown between two camps of at least three fighters, each fighter fighting one match against another in the opposing camps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fight_League

This should give you an idea about what being a promoter entails:
http://ballardboxing.tripod.com/id44.html

You should look into Strikeforce since they have some of the best fighters in the world and and their shows are not PPV and air on CBS and Showtime.

in early 2010 Fedor is suppose to be fighting again on CBS. Dan Henderson is reportedly gonna be on the same card. If you are a fan of the UFC or Pride you should know who Dan Henderson is.

@Handlas

well i am becoming a Fan into UFC i just picked up watching it and i'm enjoying it so i have no idea who Dan Henderson is but i'm sure i'l know sometime soon,

@Johnnynumber5

strikeforce you say ... never heard of it .. don't get showtime here in Canada so i'l see if i can catch it on CBS

@Hardboiled

Let me give you a few resources since you are interested in MMA.

http://mmavideolinks.to/fighter-videos.html

This is a great site that indexes MMA fights by the fighters themselves. It is a great way to watch fighters you may of never seen before but have heard of like Dan Henderson or Fedor Emelianenko. I'd highly suggest bookmarking the site.

http://www.gowamma.com/ is a site that ranks fighters independent of their affiliation with a promotion or organization. It's a great way to see who the MMA journalist feel is the best fighter in each weight class. I'd not only suggest watching UFC events but also WEC (comes on versus network), Strikeforce (CBS & Showtime) and Dream & Sengoku (HDnet).

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/ is a blog (like this one about video games) dedicated to the sport of MMA. It will help you keep up with current events, different promotions and fighters. It's the holy grail of MMA blogs online.

Hope those are good resources!!!!

@ Johnnynumber5


Thanks For The Links ! taking a look at them now.

The GATOR! Maybe I can get revenge on Gegard for that upkick in the dream finals.

SHITS COOL RIGHT?

Bobby Lashley is his name.

ya i mean to type lashley, if did it so fast lol haha

Baka survivor! Baka survivor!

No it wouldn't because 1. You wear a cup and 2. You wouldn't get a boner. Pull your mind out of the gutter. lol.

Lol, think of a having a boner in a CUP!

Sorry for this childish act of stupidity. Too hard to resist. (I said hard, tee tee)