Donald Trump to own Affliction Along with Elite XC, Strikeforce, and I'm Dreamin
In an unprecedented move within the MMA community, Donald Trump has come to financial terms to purchase all four of the fledgling MMA organizations. The Donald felt that it was time the bullies on the block, also know as UFC, got to feel the āheatā of competition.
I tried to catch up with Dana White to get his thoughts but had no success. Instead his people sent me and MP3 file with audio of a comment Dana recently directed toward Elite XCās president Jared Shaw. The audio goes as follows:
āThese idiots pop up and they start throwing all this money around and they think they're going to come out and go head to head and compete with the UFC? ā
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Apparently the brass over at UFC maintains their opinion.
While the following scenario is very unlikely to happen, it made one wonder. If the best fighters outside of the UFC were all housed in one organization would this be enough to compete against the juggernaut that is the UFC?
The great thing about being a writer is you can conjurer up any scenario youād like to see happen. After watching that DVD āThe Law of Attractionā enough times anyone can start to believe they can make anything happen. Letās start creating our own reality right nowā¦
By taking a look at what this new organizationās first fight card could look like. Maybe if The Donald googles his own name along with MMA he will find this article, read over it with care, and make the deal happen.
Letās take a look at the potential fight card:
Main Event: Fedor vs. Arlovski Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (The fight everyone expects to happen)
265 lbs. Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Barnett can avenge his loss)
265 lbs. Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Cro Crop can avenge the nut shots)
265 lbs. Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Sergei KharitonovĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Rematch between the two)
265 lbs. Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio SilvaĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Battle of the Big Men)
265 lbs. Ben Rothwell vs. Roy Nelson Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Battle of the Bulge)
205 lbs. Antonio Nogueira vs. Vladimir MatyushenkoĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (The best non-ufc light HWās)
205 lbs. Tito Ortiz vs. Renato Sobral Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (A great fight for Tito to return to)
205 lbs. Ricardo Arona vs. Travis Wuff Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (A fun fight for Arona to return to)
185 lbs. Gerard Mousasi vs. Vitor BelfortĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Already rumored & anticipated fight)
185 lbs. Robbie Lawler vs. Cung LeeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (A striking fanās dream)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
185 lbs. Kazuo Misaki vs. Frank TriggĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (These two are on a collision course)
185 lbs. Matt Lindland vs. Ronaldo Souza Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (What a ground war this would be)
185 lbs. Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Melvin ManhoefĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Another striking fanās dream)
185 lbs Jason Miller vs. Joey VillasenorĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (The best of the rest face off)
170 lbs. Jake Shields vs. Nick DiazĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (The fight Shields didnāt want) Ā
The rest of the Welterweight division is a bit thin so you can look for your more matchups. On the opposite end of the spectrum there are plenty of ādream fightsā all coming from that one organization Adding KJ Noons from Elite XC along with Jake Thompson and Gilbert Melendez from Strikeforce make this one of the most exciting divisions in MMA. I will let you use your imagination with this division.
After looking at the different divisions I would score the fight between UFC vs. Everyone Else 2-2-1. I would give the heavyweight and lightweight divisions to Everyone Else. Cleary the light heavyweight and welterweight divisions would go to the UFC. And the middleweight, I would have to call it a draw although one could debate that draw.
While all the fights listed probably wouldnāt go on one fight card itās just an idea of the great fights that could be put on any one card.
Does anyone have Donald Trumpās cell phone? I think he is overdue a text message.
So there you have it. While The Donald may not be buying up all four of these organizations anytime soon (especially after the Elite XC debacle) it clearly makes sense for these organizations to sit down at the table and see how they can all co-exist, make a profit, entertain their fans, and survive against the 800lb Gorilla in the room that is the UFC.
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