Crocop v Barry and Yvel v Rothwell for UFC 115.

"Lesnar, Liddell, Tito, Forrest, BJ, GSP, Anderson, Rampage."

You either didnt read my question or didnt undersatand it.
Forrest-Tito 2 did considerably less than 400,000 let alone 500,000. Anderson is a big draw i give you that but lets look at some of his numbers.....

Cote- 300,000
Hendo- 325,000
Nate - 425,000

Or Rampage

Jardine- 350,000
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"Couture's average figure is around the 375,000"

Randys last fights:

109- not released
105- not apllicable
102- 435,000
91- 920,000
74- 485,000
68- 534,000
57- 400,000


So please tell me how is average can be 375,000? When he has constantly done higher in his main events recently.

Where have you gotten your figures from?? Let me guess, the ever reliable WIKIPEDIA! Haha! Run along.

I missed this whole arguement... seems to have gotten a little off track!
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Anyway Ill go for just the opposite of Moose.

Yvel is going to Fuck up Rothwell in the battle of "Guy who looks like a fighter vs Guy who is upset he doesnt look like a fighter"

Yvel can Bang, he lost to JDS but he wasnt KO'd, if you watch it again Yvel wasnt by any means out. Anyway Rothwell isnt JDS, Rothwell isnt even a decent fighter.

Rothwell will try to stand with Yvel who is much better technically, much faster, stronger, fitter... what else can you be good at? More rounded on the feet... He has every advantage you can have apart from a cool bandana. Rothwell is getting Mangled here.
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Crocop is Fucked as well, Barry is a Hoost trained figher, a proper striker who is on the up. He looks faster and more powerfull than the Mirko who has shown up recently and he is younger and in better shape... dare I say it his Kicks might even be better!! I dont see how Crocop is going to win this one. Barry was chomping at the bit to get over to OZ and fight Crocop for a reason. This is a fight he should win and look good doing so, As as striker he is on a different level... Mirko better have improved a lit more since UFC 110 or have a hidden groundgame we dont know about
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Well done Joe Silva!! Great matchmaking, I wasnt too excited about Rothwell vs Crocop but these 2 fights are far more interesting.

Here you go sunshine

http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/10490/137/

http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/96362/Latest-on-PPV-Buys-for-UFC-91-93.htm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/3088/ufc-officials-rebut-randy-coutures-pay-claims.mma

http://mmapayout.com/2009/12/ufc-establishes-new-mark-for-ppv-buys-in-2009/


While your at it have a look at this aswell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average


Show me your sources, and your mathematical average calculation formula.

UFC 92 drew because of Lesnar. Nothing to do with Couture.

A link to an article talking about Couture making a comeback?? Good lad.

And MMA payout - main source - Wikipedia! Comical.

You do of course realize that UFC PPV's have existed for a long time?

Run along.

"A link to an article talking about Couture making a comeback?? Good lad"

You obviously cant bother to read, it says in that article the estimates to some UFC events Couture headlined.

You have got nothing to prove Randy averages 275,000. Nothing.

No point in wasting my time then.

Oh, you mean the figures for TWO fights?? Good lad yourself.

Crocop is Fucked as well, Barry is a Hoost trained figher, a proper striker who is on the up. He looks faster and more powerfull than the Mirko who has shown up recently and he is younger and in better shape... dare I say it his Kicks might even be better!! I dont see how Crocop is going to win this one. Barry was chomping at the bit to get over to OZ and fight Crocop for a reason. This is a fight he should win and look good doing so, As as striker he is on a different level... Mirko better have improved a lit more since UFC 110 or have a hidden groundgame we dont know about

He did look great against Hardonk, i would say if Crocop fights like he has been doing in his last few fights, Barry would have the beating of him. But Barry really needs to go down the Kimbo route and get himself some crash courses on ground game. American top team would be very benifical for him even for a few months.

Oh im not comparing Barry to Kimbo Ben, so dont worry . I just think if he wants to make it to the top then he needs to work alot on his ground game.

barry vs cro cop is gonna be a good fight only thing that worrys me for barrry he isnt very tall it wont take cro cop long to his kicks up around his head still i hope barry pulls it off i really like him and does this mean hes coming out to the techno viking seen as hes on the main card???

The height was a bit of a problem for him against Hardonk, but he was able to take alot of those leg kicks without causing him too much trouble. Crocop has not been firing head kicks that much in the UFC.

Barry was great in the second round round against Hardonk. I wont tire of watching that.

Would agree there red for any striker to crack the top 10 he needs a groundgame these days. The only fighters who get away with being 1 dimentional are wrestlers... but 1 dimentional fighters are few and far between these days, look at how Tito and Hughes have gone... Kos and Evans evolved and needed to. A Striker needs a plan B. Although a great sprawl could be the answer, Apparently Barry has working hard on his sprawl and with such a low centre of gravity he should be tough to take down.

SO Shane and Red both got Barry to win? I just can see Crocop outstriking him. Will they train togeather? Hoost was in Barrys corner a few times wasnt he? Will Mirko have to find another camp?

Does anyone have a link for Barry-Evenson fight at 92?

I missed it

Sorry mate looked everywhere for you...



There wasnt much more to it that this! Evensen just got beatdown by some badass muay thai striking!

Cheers mate

See how that front leg buckles........ ouch !

UFC want Barry to win this, they are building him up by giving him strikers who cant take advantage of his gaping hole in his ground game.

I dont think they would mind if Crocop won either. Although i get your point about them picking the right type of opponent for him. I guess they were put off by Yvels purple belt and decided to change things up