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Post by Codesters on Aug 14, 2008 14:37:39 GMT -5
MMAMANIA: They’re still trying to call me the heavyweight champion. I resigned and relinquished the title. Nogueira’s in my opinion the champion now in the UFC…I need to be free and clear of that before I can pursue this fight somewhere else with Fedor (Emelianenko). I’d love for the UFC to step up and make the fight happen. It has the potential to be the biggest mixed martial arts fight to date…It has the potential to do 700,000+ pay-per-view buys which is a helluva lotta money. I think 6-10 [million should be the salary] for each of us and they’re still gonna make a boatload of money on top of that. – Former (or current, depending on who you ask) UFC heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture tries to crunch the PPV numbers during a recent guest appearance on The Adam Corolla Radio Show. Couture is currently in exile after walking out midway through his UFC contract and does not wish to return to action unless a bout with WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko can be arranged. ============================================== Jeez, Randy wants tha Money...  |
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Post by Kliquid on Aug 14, 2008 14:53:58 GMT -5
Well, I hope that money isn't the thing that ends up holding this fight back from happening.
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Post by Graze on Aug 14, 2008 14:55:00 GMT -5
I hope the fight does happen. If it does happen, where would you guys like to see it take place? like what city/venue?
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Post by Codesters on Aug 14, 2008 14:55:15 GMT -5
Which it very well may....We all know how stingy Dana is with cash payouts.
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Post by Kliquid on Aug 14, 2008 14:55:43 GMT -5
Which it very well may....We all know how stingy Dana is with cash payouts. I would be unbelievably surprised if the fight happened in UFC. |
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Post by Codesters on Aug 14, 2008 15:55:37 GMT -5
I hope the fight does happen. If it does happen, where would you guys like to see it take place? like what city/venue? Why's that matter?  The fight could be in Couture basement at his house and I'd be happy. |
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Post by Double J on Aug 14, 2008 16:02:21 GMT -5
His interview on Adam Carolla was interesting.
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Post by cantstop21 on Aug 14, 2008 17:09:41 GMT -5
thats a lot of money for that fight..sure it would make a lot of dough..but jesus...6-10 million to pound on each other...get real.
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Post by captainstabbin on Aug 14, 2008 20:19:33 GMT -5
tbf if I was Couture I'd want $6-10 million for that fight, too.
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Aug 15, 2008 0:27:52 GMT -5
700,000+... really? He thinks that? Why don't we see what Fedor got Affliction... oh that's right.. not even 100,000 and Randy thinks he can draw in 600,000+?
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Post by cantstop21 on Aug 15, 2008 7:51:39 GMT -5
700,000+... really? He thinks that? Why don't we see what Fedor got Affliction... oh that's right.. not even 100,000 and Randy thinks he can draw in 600,000+? well I think the only reason why Fedor only got 100k was because he was fighting Sylvia. I smelled annihilation from the start. A match the calibur and hype of Cotoure and Fedor has international implications, and a huge hype surrounding it..I dont think 700k plus..but maybe around 500k buys, plus a huge sold out gate. |
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Post by Sandy on Aug 16, 2008 2:38:30 GMT -5
It is a little out of context when you just post a paragraph of the interview.
Randy probably already was taking home after bonuses and everything about 2-3 million in the UFC. Carolla was saying that it is obvious that the big paydays are coming for the UFC like they are for boxing and he kept hounding Couture to say what he thinks a proper payday would be for the fight...Couture just threw out the number. I'm sure he would go a little lower than that but everything he said is true. That would be the biggest fight in MMA history.
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Post by The Top Turnbuckle on Aug 17, 2008 13:07:37 GMT -5
Randy signed a 4 fight deal with the UFC, fought 2 of 4, then the whole Fedor/respect/money stuff came along. Had he just sucked it up and did the last 2 fights. He could have (maybe) retired as the champ, and would training for Fedor right now, instead of being in court.
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Post by ian5555 on Aug 18, 2008 15:25:32 GMT -5
700,000+... really? He thinks that? Why don't we see what Fedor got Affliction... oh that's right.. not even 100,000 and Randy thinks he can draw in 600,000+? Fedor got over 1.5 Million for that fight. It was mainly from share of ticket sales and signing bonuses though. Hell, I'd take 6 Million for 30 seconds with Fedor and that's about all Randy will last. |
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Post by ian5555 on Aug 18, 2008 15:28:27 GMT -5
oops sorry thought you were talking dollars not PPV numbers. Anyway, yeah I think a fight between the 2 woudl get 6-700k easily even if Affliction put it on.
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Sept 2, 2008 20:18:54 GMT -5
700,000+... really? He thinks that? Why don't we see what Fedor got Affliction... oh that's right.. not even 100,000 and Randy thinks he can draw in 600,000+? Fedor got over 1.5 Million for that fight. It was mainly from share of ticket sales and signing bonuses though. Hell, I'd take 6 Million for 30 seconds with Fedor and that's about all Randy will last. I'm talking about drawing wise. Not money wise. |
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Post by Bruiser Brody on Sept 2, 2008 23:47:16 GMT -5
I think the only fight that would draw more than Coutire vs. Lesnar, would be Coutire vs. Fedor. Love to see Randy beat Fedor too.
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