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09-02-2008, 11:19 AM
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|  Rumour: Military-themed UFC event on Spike Dec. 10th
UFC could host a military-themed event in December | MMAjunkie.com Quote: UFC could host a military-themed event in December
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Sep 02, 2008 at 2:20 pm ET
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV are working toward a military-themed event that would likely take place Dec. 10 -- on a U.S. military base -- as a fundraiser for the Fisher House charity.
Sources close to the event tell MMAjunkie.com that organizers have advanced past the preliminary planning stages, though a number of obstacles remain.
Spike TV officials could neither confirm nor deny the possibility of the event when today reached for comment.
However, according to multiple sources, the event would likely feature some UFC fighters who come from a military background (and many who don't). A main event for the card has not been determined.
However, one of the many obstacles slowing the military event is an already-scheduled event on Dec. 13. The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale -- the live conclusion to the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir" -- is slated to take place in Las Vegas just three days after the proposed military event, and the UFC could stretch itself thin setting up equipment and organizing a production staff in that three-day span.
If the event does go on as planned, though, it's expected to benefit the Fisher House, which provides free or low-cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers.
The UFC's most recent military-related event -- and the first to be held on a military base -- took place in December 2006. UFC Fight Night 7 featured a main event of Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs and was held at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar near San Diego, Calif. The event, which took place in a large jet hangar and aired live on Spike TV, drew approximately 3,000 active Marines.
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UFN 7 had a weird vibe, but if they do go forward with this show, it sounds like it will be a small-time type of UFN event
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09-02-2008, 11:20 AM
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With the MW's and LHW's from WEC coming over to UFC you can almost guarantee that Brian Stann will be fighting on this card.
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09-02-2008, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LethalStriker  With the MW's and LHW's from WEC coming over to UFC you can almost guarantee that Brian Stann will be fighting on this card. | And he'll win via AMERICANA
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09-02-2008, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by smoogy And he'll win via AMERICANA | Oh no you didn't just say that?  | |
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09-02-2008, 11:51 AM
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Hmm, they should probably just leave it til next year.
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09-02-2008, 01:04 PM
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i'm surprised dana's not doing a military show on 9/11. maybe if affliction had a show booked that night...
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09-02-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by smoogy And he'll win via AMERICANA | that was such a bad joke that I had to laugh at it. lol
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09-02-2008, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LethalStriker With the MW's and LHW's from WEC coming over to UFC you can almost guarantee that Brian Stann will be fighting on this card. | My thoughts exactly Quote:
Originally Posted by smoogy And he'll win via AMERICANA | lol you troll Quote:
Originally Posted by valheruking Hmm, they should probably just leave it til next year. | Agreed, that is probably what they should do. Make a UFN in January or February Quote:
Originally Posted by Bran i'm surprised dana's not doing a military show on 9/11. maybe if affliction had a show booked that night... | Bazing...
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09-02-2008, 07:09 PM
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Brian Stann via Marine rhetoric.
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09-02-2008, 07:54 PM
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Haha, jhell. I get what you're saying, but give Brian some credit - His last fight didn't sound like a Marines commercial like they have in the past and shit. Granted, I never really blamed him because he should be proud - But you got to admit he's toned it down. I think he realized he didn't just want to be some propaganda tool - Which just confirmed for me all the respect I had for him before. Great guy, respectful, realizes he has a lot of work to do if he wants to get to the next level, and (in my opinion) has all the motivation and heart in the world needed to be a future champion.
Hope he makes it on the card. I bet Luigi Fioravanti would be on it too - Maybe even the thriumphant return of MR. INTERNATIONAL HIMSELF - Shonie Carter. Looking forward to it.
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