m-1 takes care of its fighters

[PJ III]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/6/980383/joe-silva-talks-gegard-mousasis

[PJ III]

I suppose he also wants what is best for Russian mma

[Kimo Therabones]

read the editors note

[Kimo Therabones]

Editorial Note by Brent Brookhouse: Bottom line: M-1 lied to Mousasi to get him to sign a deal they wanted him to sign. They looked out for their own interests instead of his. They violated their duty to the client. The fact that Joe said they didn't make an offer is actually worse. It means that rather than lying about the numbers offered they cut off any potential negotiations by claiming a poor offer was made before the UFC had a chance to establish a starting point for negotiations.

[Twincest]

Fedor proly believes the UFC's offer was a flat fee of $2K and a bowl of steamed cabbage - less than 92% of his current salary.

[AMERICAN BONES]

faggots

[PJ III]

Editorial Note by Brent Brookhouse: Bottom line: M-1 lied to Mousasi to get him to sign a deal they wanted him to sign. They looked out for their own interests instead of his. They violated their duty to the client. The fact that Joe said they didn't make an offer is actually worse. It means that rather than lying about the numbers offered they cut off any potential negotiations by claiming a poor offer was made before the UFC had a chance to establish a starting point for negotiations.

that was the point of the thread dumb fuck

[stulecanem]

that was the point of the thread dumb fuck

:roflnut:

[Polish Strong Man Can]

I see M-1 lasting a long time at this rate.

[hockeygoon]

This is terrible, if true.

[Oregon]

great, true colors coming out.......used car saleslman tactics with combat athletes pay....."no-no, there's no way you can get a better deal.......in your country they'd chop off your hands 'cause your stealing from us".....Fedor, kill your management douchebags meow.

[PJ III]

As we heard over and over again during the the ill-fated negotiations between the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko’s management squadron, M-1 Global is a big time fight promoter and major player on the worldwide MMA scene. In fact, that’s part of their justification for insisting that the UFC hand over half their profits in exchange for the privilege of having Fedor blast his way through their heavyweight class. They’ve promoted fights “all over the world,” so everyone else has to pay up.

Only maybe M-1’s execs got a little too distracted while trying to shake down other MMA organizations, because they forgot to actually get a promoter’s license, meaning their planned August 28 event in California – the one where “King Mo” Lawal and Don Frye are supposed to get it on – seems kind of screwed.

SI.com’s Josh Gross mentioned in his podcast that M-1 never even applied in California, where they had initially planned to hold an event as part of an MMA convention in Los Angeles. Then there were rumors that they might move the event to Nevada, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Keith Kizer says he’s never even spoken to anyone at M-1.

There was talk that they might try and put on the show through established promoter Roy Englebrecht, which is do-able, legally speaking, but eventually they’d still need to actually fill out some paperwork. Their response? Screw it, let’s move this thing to some lawless wasteland:

Kizer says when he told Engelbrecht to have an M-1 promoter fill out an application he was told the following day, “They're going to do it in the Midwest instead.”

Sounds like some top-notch promotions people are steering the ship at M-1. With their event roughly three weeks away, they’ve narrowed it down to a geographic region. Oklahoma seems like the front-runner to get the event thus far, though who knows what could happen between now and the end of the month.

The M-1 Global website, which is a marvel in itself, has nothing about the event at all at the moment. Then again, they also have a section for their fighter roster which really lets you know how much time they’ve put into this whole web marketing thing.

[Oregon]

As we heard over and over again during the the ill-fated negotiations between the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko’s management squadron, M-1 Global is a big time fight promoter and major player on the worldwide MMA scene. In fact, that’s part of their justification for insisting that the UFC hand over half their profits in exchange for the privilege of having Fedor blast his way through their heavyweight class. They’ve promoted fights “all over the world,” so everyone else has to pay up.

Only maybe M-1’s execs got a little too distracted while trying to shake down other MMA organizations, because they forgot to actually get a promoter’s license, meaning their planned August 28 event in California – the one where “King Mo” Lawal and Don Frye are supposed to get it on – seems kind of screwed.

SI.com’s Josh Gross mentioned in his podcast that M-1 never even applied in California, where they had initially planned to hold an event as part of an MMA convention in Los Angeles. Then there were rumors that they might move the event to Nevada, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Keith Kizer says he’s never even spoken to anyone at M-1.

There was talk that they might try and put on the show through established promoter Roy Englebrecht, which is do-able, legally speaking, but eventually they’d still need to actually fill out some paperwork. Their response? Screw it, let’s move this thing to some lawless wasteland:

Kizer says when he told Engelbrecht to have an M-1 promoter fill out an application he was told the following day, “They're going to do it in the Midwest instead.”

Sounds like some top-notch promotions people are steering the ship at M-1. With their event roughly three weeks away, they’ve narrowed it down to a geographic region. Oklahoma seems like the front-runner to get the event thus far, though who knows what could happen between now and the end of the month.

The M-1 Global website, which is a marvel in itself, has nothing about the event at all at the moment. Then again, they also have a section for their fighter roster which really lets you know how much time they’ve put into this whole web marketing thing.

ho-lee-shit..........these fuckers are unbelievable. Does anyone else think that this company is run and funded by the Russian mob that has tons of drug money but no idea how to run an MMA company ?? And how they got Fedor I have no idea, maybe some kind of Rasputin hypno-power or blackmail on his kidnapped sister...

an btw, do they have any other pro fighters under contract, or is it just Fedor ?? Im not talk'n farm-league local pros's either.

[___]

Dude, fedor is a ritard. It was easy.

[Polish Strong Man Can]

I'm pretty sure we need someone with some inside knowledge of the MMA business to come in here and help understand all this

[Oregon]

Holic ?

[Polish Strong Man Can]

Holic ?

dude, you are totally obsessed with him now

[Oregon]

aperantly Englebrecht is paying half......

[AMERICAN BONES]

aperantly Englebrecht is paying half......

obviously, thats what i understood from this, pretty cut and dry IMO

[Oregon]

dude, you are totally obsessed with him now

why would'nt I be ?...........have you seen him ? :heart:

[Oregon]

lol..........its hard not to stop.............Im sorry Jared

[Polish Strong Man Can]

why would'nt I be ?...........have you seen him ? :heart:

According to him I have his picture everywhere because I made one crappy photoshop. Flawless logic IMO

[Twincest]

I'm pretty sure we need someone with some inside knowledge of the MMA business to come in here and help understand all this

wish he'd hurry up too. i'm baffled here.

[Polish Strong Man Can]

wish he'd hurry up too. i'm baffled here.

Well, people on these forums never admit to being anything but right.

[Twincest]

Well, people on these forums never admit to being anything but right.

i'm sure that's due to their superior intelligence and business acumen.

for my own part, i can barely tell the difference between nails and screws, so i'm completely dependent upon those who've actually "done something in the sport" to sort through this stuff and tell me what to think.

[super hot]

sucks if true

[Meaty Portion]

That's pretty fucked up. Did M-1 seriously think this would never be brought to light?

[Twincest]

That's pretty fucked up. Did M-1 seriously think this would never be brought to light?

all members of the MMA press were sent 1/2 off coupons to Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen - courtesy of M-1. the presumption was that'd be enough to keep them quiet.

but then Dana countered w. $50 gift certificates to Dave and Busters, so they got outmaneuvered.