UFC 113 Could Move to May 8 to Avoid Mayweather-Mosley Boxing Fight
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Jan 20, 2010 at 9:00 am ET38 Comments
UFC 113, which has been expected to take place on May 1 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, could shift to May 8 to avoid a major pay-per-view boxing matchup between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley that is in the works for May 1.
The event, headlined by the anticipated rematch between light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and also featuring Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck, will still be held at the Bell Centre.
UFC 113 has yet to be officially announced, so stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest UFC 113 news, UFC 113 rumors, and UFC 113 fight card.
Pictured: Bell Centre
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Well if I was the UFC I wouldn’t be so quick to move the event because Mayweather will probably try and duck Mosley like he did Pacquiao.
No bashing. – Justin
Not that its relevant, but if you paid attention to what was happening Pacquiao clearly ducked Maywheather and is now involved in a fight with a way weaker opponent.
Well… who ducked who is a matter of who’s side you take, really. Mayweather called for drug testing that was far more stringent than usual, but did so during contract negotiations rather than requesting it from the NSAC. The latter would have been the appropriate method to go about obtaining said testing. Pacuiao refused the testing, and his manager, Arum, quickly set up another match. I think that if you are to place the blame on Pacquiao’s camp, as much or more needs to go on Arum as Pacquiao. Arum has publicly stated his disdain for the Mayweather camp, and was not very interested in dealing with them from the beginning, and seemed to be in a rush to get away from it.
The Mayweather-Mosley boxing promoters paid no mind to the fact that the UFC was already scheduled to hold an event on that evening. The UFC should respond in kind.
Here’s how I see it. Strikeforce wouldn’t hold an event on the same night the UFC is holding one – they would get embarrassed because their core audience wouldn’t show. Strikeforce promoters are very mindful as to when the UFC holds their events. Why should the boxing promoters handle their business differently?
It’s almost like this boxing card is trying to muscle the UFC out of their schedule, like a prizefighter, they’re picking their shots and using psychology to win the battle. I see the benefit of the UFC moving the event because they’ll get far more $$$$ and undivided attention from their fanbase on a night when there’s no competition.
However, by placing this fight on the same night UFC was already scheduled to do an event is completely disrespectful. These PPV boxing promoters have been on top for years, raking in the $$$$$ since the Tyson age and dictating the market, making the money how and when they want.
It’s no secret that the boxing world has had it in for MMA for years. Going back to the inception of the UFC, when Senator John McCain launched his campaign to have the UFC banned (a ban that still stands here in New York from that very campaign), it was discovered that he was taking contributions from key boxing organizations to launch that initiative. And that was back when the UFC was barely a blip on the sporting scene.
In this last year, UFC trounced not only the boxing PPVs but the WWE PPVs, as well. Divided market or no, it’s time for the UFC to strap the gloves on and take this card on. Personally, I feel that since Mayweather punked out of his fight with Pacquaio, this PPV won’t do very well because it’s not the fight people want to see.
I would love to see the UFC go head-to-head and see Mayweather not only get knocked-out in the ring, but also knocked-out in the PPV buys as well.
The UFC has had a history of using the exact same tactic to their rivals (Affliction and StrikeForce). It’s just the nature of the business that they are in. They are both fighting for our cash and trying the “muscle out” the competition by going head to head.
Mayweather v. Mosley is actually a fight that boxing fans wanted to see before the talk of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao started. The last two times the UFC went against boxing they lost out big on the PPVs, and I don’t think they want to do that again. Moving the card is a smart decision by Dana. In addition, he probably wants to watch Mayweather vs. Mosley.
boxing is way bigger than UFC MMA and any other martial arts competition. it can and should muscle ufc and mma and strikeforce and whatever else out of the business.
D what are you talking about? Way bigger. I dont think boxing puts on as many events or has as many viewers as mma does. Boxings belts are meaning less and they dont have near the calibur of athletes as mma. Compared to the events that the UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, Dream, Shengoku, KOTC, Bellitor and even the Evil M1-Global (just kidding Fedorians) put on its hard press to say that boxing generates the same revenue. I mean i think that’s more promotions than boxing has in PPV’s in one year.
^ditto, well said Brent.
d you are absolutely right!
I love MMA and the UFC, but I think the UFC was actually the first ones to pick the same date as Mayweather’s fight. Dana White is always going hard at Floyd. They pretty much enjoy taking shots and “competing” against one another. Just so you see the whole picture. You know Dana is on a mission to take over the world and Floyd don’t back down so……
^^^”In addition, he probably wants to watch Mayweather vs. Mosley.”
Hahaha. That’s probably the best point right there.
Well, when Mayweather v. Pacquiao was announced for March 13, he moved UFC 111 and stated publicly that one reason was he wanted to be there. Mayweather v. Mosley is a very big fight for the boxing world (not as big as Pacquiao would have been) so he probably at least wants to see the fight. And of course, we all know that Dana is still a huge boxing fan.
Sadly boxing can still use one big fight to blow the UFC out of the water without even trying. In five years, that won’t be the case, but right now it still is. Smart move by the UFC.
hey buddy ur wrong, boxing throws a ppv every may 1 go check ur sources
No they don’t.
Mayweather has been really silent on this one (Mayweather vs Mosley). I’ll believe it only after I see him signing the deal.
What are you waiting for Floyd? are you thinking about it 1000 times because you’re risking your “O” losses record?
Please don’t come up with another excuse on this one….
May 1 is always a ppv event for boxing and this date has been eld by goldenboy for a lot longer time then ufc 113.
And for those who say ufc will be bigger than boxing in 5 years your hilarious I don’t see how that’s possible when ufc superstars will never be paid half as much as boxing superstars in 5 years they will be lucky to break a mill a fight. When fighters like floyd.tyson.delahoya made and have made upwards of 30mil a fight for one night. When ufc fighters make more than boxing superstars then you can say its better and on top.
Oh for fu<ks sake with this sad tired sport just DIE already, and take posers like Mayweather with it!
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Jcohl your pretty funny
This sport has been around longer than your parents it won’t die because it has history. It makes more money than ufc and strikeforce together. How can it die??? Lmao don’t hate on mayweather cause he does what you couldn’t even dream of
So many mayweather haters because what he picks his fights? Because he doesn’t stand and brawl? Because he is undefeated?
Ali was thw same way yet he was one of the greatest ever.. hahaha ur ignorcance on the sport is amusing
Maybe you should try to find a boxing website to post that noise in, instead of an MMA site.
Also, a more appropriate name would be “lifeinthecage”, as opposed to “lifeinthering”, then maybe I could take you and your POV more seriously…
Unless he’s referring to Japanese productions in which case lifeinthering is still appropriate.
Maybe I’ll change my name to lifeinthewhitecage…
:P
Or he could be a boxing fan, that some how found his way here because “Mayweather-Mosely Boxing” is in the title of the article. His comments would seem to back my theory. If we move forward with the presumption that “lifeinthering” is in fact a boxing fan, or maybe even an actual boxer, his name makes perfect sense.
I am in fact both a boxing fan and fighter. I box in the ametuers and train in mma as a way of staying in better shape so likeothers have said my name fits rather appriopriately and for those who said it should be life in the cage since this is mma your incorrect.
Its called mmafrenzy not ufc so to make things c@lear there are A LOT. Of mma events still held in a ring. So whether its boxing of mma my name fits perfectly
As far as the ufc moving the fight it was smarft because they know more people watch boxing than mma which proves boxing is still supreme it has a much wider world following than mma
i think my animosity (and i think most mma fans feel the same way) is that Boxing tried to kill the Greatest Sport in the World many times over. I think that it also has something to due with boxers thinking there better combatants than mixed martial artists. I dont even think Mayweather could take on any of the four 18 and under K1 fighters that were at Dynimight let alone a fully trained mixed martial artist. What was proven at UFC1 ,without a shadow of a doubt, is that a grappler will beat a striker anyday (as long as the grappler grapples and doesn’t try to stand {rashad/Kos}). One day when all the old timmers die off, mma will be legal in New York and all over the rest of the world and we’ll see this sport be the biggest thing than Soccer or Futball or whatever.
UFC 1 didnt prove much of anything….There wasnt a single decent striker on that card. There still hasn’t been a world class boxer in the Octagon, and there never will be. Boxers make way too much money to get in the Octagon just to have someone lay on them and give them a noogy for 15 minutes, and a MMA(Outside of A. Silva) has no business in a boxing ring. The 2 sports dont mesh well. There both awesome combat sports with world class athletes in both and thats all there is to it.
Brent – for one, Boxing puts on about 5000 times more shows than MMA per year. On any given Saturday night there are more fight cards then UFC/MMA has all year. If you are comparing mega fights, that is a different story as Boxing has a few big “mega-fights” per year but just talking boxing cards they produce of a thousand a year.
Bill – HBO had the May 1st date booked months in advance. Promoters just don’t pick the date off the top of their head, these dates are scheduled and held by the major networks. So your theory is out the window.
Brent and Bzul3, Boxing and MMA are like apples and oranges. I don’t know why everyone goes on to compare the two just because they are combat sports. It is like comparing hockey and soccer, two seperate sports all together. The best boxer would get smoked in an MMA octagon with MMA rules and the best MMA fighter would get smoked in the boxing ring with boxing rules. This is common sense, two completley different sports.
I agree, not sure why that was directed at me. lol.
Not sure Anderson Silva would get smoked in a boxing ring with boxing rules, but he is likely a rare exception to the rule.
Yea I love both sports, and right now A. Silva would definately be a top 10 Cruiserweight, maybe even top 5 in boxing. He has some serious boxing skills.
this is a good move for marketing strategy, they really should move the date of event with the boxing world. Many Fans of UFC also like boxing so if ever they have the same date of event the PPV sales will not be that good for both Sport.
C’mon guys, Anderson Silva would not fit in any top 10 rankings as a professional boxer. He is a great fighter and one of the best MMA fighters in the world but if you take away all his ability and put him in a boxing ring with boxing skills he would struggle against any top 50 calibre fighter nevermind the best of the division. He has fought twice professional as a boxer, he lost via 2nd round TKO back in 1998 to a fighter in Brazil with a 11-2 record and then he won via a 2nd round KO in 2005 again in Brazil against a fighter making his pro debut. You can see his record here:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=152826&cat=boxer
Again, sports are like apples and oranges. I love and follow both, sad part is that most MMA fans are new fans to the sport and don’t know much about boxing and generally just bash the sport for little or no reason. Not saying you guys don’t know, but I hear it all the time and its sad to hear and read. Like I said in my above post, on any given Saturday there are more Boxing cards worldwide than MMA produces in a year. Boxing is a HUGE sport, its very popular world wide and global. Always has been and always will be a very ethnic oriented sport. It has declined in the USA due to not having a recognized “big name” American Heavyweight at the moment as well as PPV has driven the sport away from the main stream.
Id have to agree,
Boxing is still a great sport like mmait has a few big name.
Mma might be growing fast but it has yearssss a lot of them before it and boxing are on the same level as far as paydays. And amount of events.
Boxing has history mma does not mma has not even been around for 50 years in terms of organized fighting.
To compare the two saying one will be better than the other or is, is plain ignorace of both sports.
This is an mma site correct but boxing is a martial art and last time I checked most mma fighters take boxing to incorparate into their fight game cause you need that striking game.
I train in both sports and watch both but in my eyes mma in general has a long way to go to get to boxing and just because overf the past 10 year it has gotten big a lot more fans ddoes not mean it in anyway will be better than boxing.
Anderson silva would not last will half these boxers. His game is not a boxers style he leaves his hands down doesn’t fight inside and when he does he clinhches and throws elbows and knees boxing is. All puunches so tell me how he could win? If he gets a good shot yes but again he fights hands down and relies on his elbows kneews kicks all of which are not allowed
1998 was a long time ago, and Silva is a better fighter now than he was then. On his training DVD is a bonus video of him clowning pro boxers at the Wild Card gym. I don’t know what caliber of boxer, though.