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The weigh-in will be more entertaining than the fight.

Say what you want about Diaz but he just increased the PPV views with the pre-fight media call and press conference :win:

Do you agree with Dana or is he just pissed that he is not getting his own way

Following Thursday afternoon's classic press conference, UFC President Dana White spoke to reporters in his customary post-presser scrum. White hit on a wide variety of topics over the course of the hour session, including a source of some his recent frustration.

White and Nick Diaz's trainer-slash-manager Cesar Gracie have had their battles in the past, and after this week's 209 roller-coaster, that irritation finally bubbled up to the surface.

"I think Cesar Gracie is a huge part of the problem, to be honest with you," White said flatly. "Cesar comes out ... first of all the tweet that he tweeted. Second of all, comes out and says, ‘Well the guy that's producing [the UFC 158 Countdown show] lives up here in northern California so how much could this really be costing them?' I mean, this f--king guy has no clue about production. And to come out and say something that asinine, is unbelievable. Yeah, when we send a crew up to shoot these things, what do you think we're sending up? Like, a guy with a f--king camcorder? We're sending the guy who shoots those features that has been working in the sports world for 30 years, and the crew he's got around him are good too.

"You guys are in the business. You know what this s--t costs. I noticed in the news now, these news reporters in Vegas, because of all the cutbacks, the f--king guy who's the reporter shows up with the camera now, and he's doing both jobs. You know why? Because it's f--king expensive to have a cameraman now. That's why."

White was then asked if he'd prefer the Diaz brothers drop Gracie altogether.

"I don't make those decisions," the UFC President responded. "That's up to them. Obviously, as far as a trainer goes, Cesar Gracie must be a damn good trainer because look at the camp that he's created. But Cesar Gracie likes to play bulls--t games that drive me crazy. But as far as a trainer, he's their trainer, that's their guy, and obviously he's a good one or they wouldn't be where they are today.

"Do I think it's an act? No. I think Cesar is a dikk. That's what I think. I think Cesar does some stuff that's just bulls--t. You know what I mean? I don't think it's an act or a shtick, or anything else."



http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/3/1...e-rips-cesar-gracie-nick-diaz-ufc-158-gsp-trt
 

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Why are you always so negative about everything in this section? lighten up dude its only MMA:manny:
hmm I started my post with a please didn't defame or diss anyone in my statement.Just simply stated facts, u want to stop the diaz bros 10/10x match them up against wrestler. Where their much lauded bjj is easily neatralized and unified rules of mma works against them. No offense but your comment seems misplaced and somewhat feminine.If u were goin to come @ me with that this wasn't the topic to do it
 

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Say what you want about Diaz but he just increased the PPV views with the pre-fight media call and press conference :win:

Do you agree with Dana or is he just pissed that he is not getting his own way

Dana usually has beef with strong outspoken management, not a big deal.
 

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^^^AKA he isn't getting his own way

hmm I started my post with a please didn't defame or diss anyone in my statement.Just simply stated facts, u want to stop the diaz bros 10/10x match them up against wrestler. Where their much lauded bjj is easily neatralized and unified rules of mma works against them. No offense but your comment seems misplaced and somewhat feminine.If u were goin to come @ me with that this wasn't the topic to do it

I wasn't trying to "Come at you", this is more of a general statement as opposed to this particular discussion about Diaz. IMO you have a tendency to come across as rather negative and defensive when there is a discussion but that may just be your character- no harm intended, just want you to chill out, its the internet, its Friday, no biggie :mj:
 

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^:ehh:
Say what you want about Diaz but he just increased the PPV views with the pre-fight media call and press conference :win:
don't sleep on the part gsp played in that too. During this whole process dude has put on an oscar winning performance.Trying to make out like nick's words have riled him up so much that he had no choice but to deny hendricks his shot. Had nothing to do with the amount of more dollars the diaz fight would fetch him or anything.
 

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K-1 Grand Prix this afternoon

K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 Tournament
Quarterfinal: Catalin Morosanu vs. Pavel Zhuravlev
Quarterfinal: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Jarrel Miller
Quarterfinal: Badr Hari vs. Zabit Samedov
Quarterfinal: Ismael Londt vs. Hesdy Gerges

Non-Tournament Fights:
Miran Fabjan vs. Emil Zoraj
Dzevad Poturak vs. TBA
Toni Milanovic vs. Jason Wilnis
Mladen Brestovac vs. TBA
Agron Preteni vs. Andrei Stoica

Live from Cro Cop's home in Zagreb, Croatia, hoping he can get the storybook win. Badr Hari's got to be the heavy favorite although he did spend the last year in jail so who knows how that affects him.

Starts at 3et/12pt

 

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^:ehh:don't sleep on the part gsp played in that too. During this whole process dude has put on an oscar winning performance.Trying to make out like nick's words have riled him up so much that he had no choice but to deny hendricks his shot. Had nothing to do with the amount of more dollars the diaz fight would fetch him or anything.

:ehh: true to a point but most people know the outcome of a GSP fight and are not excited to see him fight anyway- all this "dark side" stuff he speaks about, very difficult to take him serious
 

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not getting anything on these yet. Anyone got a working link?

(besides the bliner on wizi. )



Apparently people paid $20 and were simply linked to a Google+ hangout with the stream off youtube accessible to anyone for free :pachaha:
 
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^i found that. Hope it doesn't cut out. Plus they delayed it an hour start. Looks like it won't start until 4 now. I'm interesting in the tournament. The non tournament is ehh.
 

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^i found that. Hope it doesn't cut out. Plus they delayed it an hour start. Looks like it won't start until 4 now. I'm interesting in the tournament. The non tournament is ehh.

Yea, apparently the youtube stream is only free for the first hour
 
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