Comments on: Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le On ESPNEWS Today

By: JAI

JAI — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:56:49 +0000

I guess it’s a pretty interesting idea!

By: puma

puma — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:07:09 +0000

Did anyone here actually watch this ESPN show with Cung Le? I couldnt find it-is so let me know what went down. Thank You.

By: Rydawg

Rydawg — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:31:22 +0000

yeah he could be like the guy in all those Jean Claude Van Dam movies.

By: joel b

joel b — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:21:00 +0000

mma will be in the olympics some day it would be sweet if the ufc got a contract to organize it or at least put together an american team there are so many countries that are apart of mma already i dont see why its not a sport yet maybe no this next games but the one after that i suspect it will be.

maybe le will talk about his long time coming debut into …….HOLLYWOOD!!!!???????WTF????

By: Dietrich

Dietrich — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:33:26 +0000

Curtis,
USA boxing would be a better role model for the programming. Last I heard they(boxers) still had to turn pro. I believe It would take all the MMA media for the MMA fighters to make an inroad with the regular media. That last run of stories about 6 year olds doing MMA probably set the sport back too. Pros make the mose sense only because there is no real governing body for the sport at any level. All that being said in debate is one thing, but as a fan I have to concede anything that gets us the dream matches that the promoters will not put together is awful tempting.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:46:14 +0000

D,
How do they do boxing?

By: Dietrich

Dietrich — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:34:24 +0000

Curtis,
Yep I am sure. I grew up in the Cold War nd know all to well about the sponsored athletes. Just because the other country does it doesn’t mean we should. Even if we lose. In Economics its called the Law of Comaparative Advantage and it holds just as true here.
A good broadcast will never be for free. NBC has been playing with the PPv stuff long enough to know what to broadcast and what to sell. Anything that they do broadcast would be tarnished by bad editing, time delays and the cutaways to crucial things like the medal round in Women’s Archery. And to use Olympic wrestling as a guide plan would kill it because Televised Wrestling is boring… Even Real Prowrestling failed.
Oh yeah I remember the NBA vote too. It was the right choice because its not in their interest as players or owners. 82 Game season plus playoffs plus training camp. I am sure all owners want to risk the franchise on a point guard with a blown ACl in a game versus Latvia…

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:30:32 +0000

It could happen, but the IOC would have to view things like us and not like NY.

By: The Gunslinger

The Gunslinger — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:20:51 +0000

mma in the olympics would be so awesome……imagine matches like

cung le vs anderson silva

fedor vs randy couture

bj penn vs gomi

gsp vs jake shields

oh my gosh that would be so awesome dream matches would be so cool!

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:50:32 +0000

Dietrich,
You sure? Do you know how many of those elite athletes make a living because they participate in their sport? Almost all…

By the way… The year we had the Dream Team, the NBA actually voted against using their players in the games…

MMA as an Olympic sport would increase the popularity and would do nothing but help the sport as a whole.

Imagine a wrestling type atmosphere, a tournament style competition with all of the top fighters in the world! FOR FREE! NO PPV…. Bring it on!