DREAM Plans to Reanimate the Corpse of Japanese MMA and Conquer the World
by Zak Woods on Jul 19, 2010 2:13 PM EDT
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(Brace yourself for Zombie Japanese MMA!!!! The end is nigh!)
"This is a declaration of war against the WWE and UFC. From Asia, we will take the world. Mr. Ishii is completely supporting us. We won't stand a chance in the American market so we will spread to the rest of the world. When K-1 and PRIDE were competing against each other, 80-percent of the martial arts market was in Japan. It is now the opposite and Japan is only 20-percent. We were worried that Japan would be left behind if we let this continue, it is unacceptable. We needed to change our business model. We've let Dana White get a lead on us. Before (Shinya) Aoki beats (Gilbert) Melendez, we must win as promoters."
How is DREAM going to do it? With the backing of FEG (that's the Mr. Ishii referenced in the above quote. No he's not Ken Watanabe) and a timely investment from a Shanghai investment bank to the tune of $230 million USD. 'Hey, UFC! We'll see your authoritarian investors and raise you with communism greenbacks!'
They even have a handy dandy flow chart:
Alright, that looks like something a business student makes in "How Not to Design Flowcharts 101" but look on the bright side, at least it isn't as bad as that Afghanistan flowchart...
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Kalib Starnes Wins a Championship
And there’s no celebration on this blog?
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VEe is ANIMated!
i was a little curious about that too.
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
I'm going to start being the BE or KidNate of commenters, I'm just going to copy and paste your comments and say "I agree & Dana White sucks!"
A bet's a bet:
"The #1 Heavy Weight of the World Brock Lesnar!" – "All aboard The Pain Train Chug a Chug a Choo Choo!"
I’m looking forward to it, I understand that there’s a video online some where.
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VEe is ANIMated!
by VeeisAnimated on Jul 19, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
There should be some sort of celebration here on WKR. Like a loop of the fight streaming for 24hours straight
… with live chat
…so we can all praise Kalib’s performance.
If he loses a fight…the site’s background should be changed to black (with the text changed to white).
…these are just ideas.
http://twitter.com/scoozna
people calling out the UFC in the past hasn’t worked… cant imagine it will go over well this time. but i do think it will affect the UFC’s expansion into japan.
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
I'm going to start being the BE or KidNate of commenters, I'm just going to copy and paste your comments and say "I agree & Dana White sucks!"
A bet's a bet:
"The #1 Heavy Weight of the World Brock Lesnar!" – "All aboard The Pain Train Chug a Chug a Choo Choo!"
Micah I agree
It can only slow down the UFC’s Asian plan. Dream and K-1 have the name recognition, tradition and knowledge of the territory. Zuffa will need to hire someone that will wow the Asian mma fanbase, someone like Sakaraba. I think in the end, Dream is a poorly run promotion, bad management is never a good way to make money long term.
If Russia attacked Turkey from the rear, Do you think Greece would help?
it may slow down the asian expansion
But an aditional 200+ million into mma worldwide is wonderful. I’m sure with these chinese investors dream will raise mma’s stature in china substantially. That’s only a good thing!
Will they beat out ufc…nah. the ufc has a sustainable market already, a sustainable cashflow, the top talent, and the top markets. We will probably see feg control asia for longer- that’s all.
Even a broken clock is right two times a day.
by Chris Toffer on Jul 19, 2010 9:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
am i the only one a little turned on by those girls covered in blood?
everyones favorite whipping boy
nope for some reason they are all I could
think about while reading the story
by blueballlefty on Jul 19, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
No. You'll never walk alone when japanese zombie girls are involved.
Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true. Or what did or didn't happen.
i love how they group the UFC with the WWE
maybe the two should join forces to fight the japanese threat. i smell a copromotion in which GSP turns heel and smashes Greg Jackson with a chair.
These girls should accompany the korean zombie into the cage, even though there not Korean.
"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." - Roger Crawford.
chinese japanese dirty kneeslook at these
I’m sure we all look the same to them
Even a broken clock is right two times a day.
by Chris Toffer on Jul 20, 2010 9:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can you imagine Genki Sudo walking to the cage with a bunch of Japanese zombie nurses ? Screens around the world would melt from the coolness.
Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true. Or what did or didn't happen.
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