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11-13-2007, 06:15 AM
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|  **Update on WAMMA** - Updated with Financial Model
No, this isn't the second-coming of George Michaels. Sorry to disappoint.
For those of you that don't know what WAMMA is, check it out here. Quote: WAMMA press conference on Wednesday
November 13th, 2007
For those who care: Wednesday is the presser for the new attempt at a sanctioning body in MMA, WAMMA. Godwin Asifo was/is Ike Quartey’s manager.
I can’t begin to stress how little I take this deal seriously. Rank fighters by weight division? Every mom and pop MMA web site does that. (Besides, there’s a new online system in place for user-generated fighter rankings. You don’t need a panel of 30 ‘experts’ or scholars to rank fighters.) Establish Unified rules? Hello, there are already Unified rules in the books. Ensure the safety and welfare of the fighters? That’s what the athletic commissions are there to do with MRI & CT tests and insurance for the fights. Sanction ‘world championship bouts’? With who? UFC won’t cooperate and Gary Shaw (through EXC) has control of several of the mid-major MMA promotions. If those two aren’t involved, who’s going to care?
On a recent edition of Fight Opinion Radio, I stated that the alarm bells went off for me about the WAMMA project when I saw that the news story came out of Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is the home territory for Roy Jones Jr. and months ago, I had heard rumblings from a couple of top boxing writers that the former management of Jones Jr. was going to try to get involved in a big way with MMA. One writer claimed to me that the former management team of Jones (which is the main part of this new WAMMA project) was going to try to pierce through the current system of MMA promotion (meaning each promoter has their own title belts as opposed to a sanctioning body controlling matchmaking and purse bids) and that Roy’s former management team felt real confident that they will be able to accomplish this task at hand.
If this new sanctioning body cannot change the Unified rules to their liking by persuading various state athletic commissions, then the only conceivable method (in my opinion) would be WAMMA filing a lawsuit or multiple lawsuits. The question is whether or not WAMMA can somehow create a power structure and force itself upon promoters in the sport legally. It would, by default, be the equivalent of lighting a stick of dynamite and imploding the current business models being employed in the industry.
| http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/11/...-on-wednesday/
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11-13-2007, 06:48 AM
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This shit is a joke, there is no way the state AC's are going to just let them come in and take over. Not to mention no promotion is going to surrender control to these yahoos.
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11-13-2007, 07:06 AM
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Does anyone see anything good coming from this?
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11-13-2007, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tick Does anyone see anything good coming from this? |
Negative.
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11-13-2007, 07:20 AM
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Is anybody listening or even giving this shit a second thought of legitimacy?
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11-13-2007, 07:26 AM
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What the fuck is this?
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11-13-2007, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by thelegendrvb What the fuck is this? |
Read this: http://forums.mmanews.com/showthread...ighlight=wamma
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11-13-2007, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Noob | lol that shit is going nowhere. Thanks for the link and good laugh noob.
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11-13-2007, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by thelegendrvb lol that shit is going nowhere. Thanks for the link and good laugh noob. |
Lol, no problem. I almost couldn't believe this was true when I first read it. I waited until I saw the report surface on a few different sites before I posted it.
Bizarre shit.
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11-15-2007, 05:10 AM
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WAMMA Officially Launches 1st Sanctioning Body
Posted by Charles Pearson
Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:36 am
Wamma
Wamma
The following is provided courtesy of gowamma.com:
Today, the official launch of the first ever MMA sanctioning body, WAMMA – the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts took place in New York City. WAMMA President David Szady, Executive Vice President Michael Lynch and Vice President of media Dave Barnes, hosted a press conference at Gallagher’s on West 52 Street.
WAMMA – the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts – will rank MMA fighters by weight division, establish unified rules, ensure the safety and welfare of fighters, and sanction world championship bouts. Most importantly, it will enable the best fighters in the world to face off against each other, creating unified legitimacy and increasing the integrity of the sport.
Appearing at the press conference was former wrestler and NFL player Bill Goldberg; MMA Legends Pat Miletich and Don Frye; noted boxing manager Godwin Asifo; nationally known attorney Michael Lynch; and David Szady, a 33-year veteran of the FBI. The press conference also launched their web site www.GOWAMMA.com. The site includes ranking information bylaws and sanctioning news and information.
| http://www.lockflow.com/article_view.php?id=3378
The people "voting" on who is the best... http://gowamma.com/rankings.asp
Little BIOS on everyone as well!
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