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[QOTSA420]

I'll be at SF live, so needless to say I will be missing the replay.

[MetalHead75]

I wish the UFC would try to counter Strikeforce with some events that weren't so fresh in our minds. I'd like to see them counter with some older events like from the UFC 20-50 era. Of course I'm gonna watch Hendo vs Shields over an event I just seen.

[Xanatos]

Originally Posted by MetalHead75

I wish the UFC would try to counter Strikeforce with some events that weren't so fresh in our minds. I'd like to see them counter with some older events like from the UFC 20-50 era. Of course I'm gonna watch Hendo vs Shields over an event I just seen.

Ya but the hardcore mma fans are going to watch the Strikeforce show regardless of what they put on Spike. They're trying to grab the attention of the casual fans who dont't normally pay for the ppvs.

I know most of my friends who aren't as into this sport as I am would see the strikeforce show on the menu, and UFC 110 on the menu, and watch the UFC card without even a second thought.

Keeping that train of thought, a smarter move would have probably been to play UFC 111 on Spike instead. The casual fans have the latest card that they didn't get to see with GSP and Frank Mir. I think that would be more sucessful. Either way, I could see this card bombing for Strikeforce, even though it's more stacked then anything the UFC has put out for years.

[Inventor]

Originally Posted by Xanatos

Ya but the hardcore mma fans are going to watch the Strikeforce show regardless of what they put on Spike. They're trying to grab the attention of the casual fans who dont't normally pay for the ppvs.

I know most of my friends who aren't as into this sport as I am would see the strikeforce show on the menu, and UFC 110 on the menu, and watch the UFC card without even a second thought.

Keeping that train of thought, a smarter move would have probably been to play UFC 111 on Spike instead. The casual fans have the latest card that they didn't get to see with GSP and Frank Mir. I think that would be more sucessful. Either way, I could see this card bombing for Strikeforce, even though it's more stacked then anything the UFC has put out for years.

They wouldn't show UFC 111 so soon after the event, because if they did that they would be sending a message like "if you don't want to buy it on PPV, wait 2 weeks and we'll show it to you for free on Spike." IMO, they'd lose some PPV sales by doing this and they know it.

I used to watch replays, but not any more. I'm a big enough MMA fan to watch each event once, but not a big enough of a fan to go back and watch replays just for fun. I find it boring once you know the outcome. The exception are a couple classic fights like Hendo Vs. Bisping which I don't mind watching from time to time.