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Q&A with Dana and Joe from the UFC 75 Weigh-ins

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#1 ·
I got this from another user on another forum, so take it for what it's worth...

Hey bros thought ive give you guys a heads up on what happened today before the weigh-ins there was a q and a with Dana and Joe Rogan, alot of interesting questions here is a brief overview of what Dana said...

He said he was very close to signing Fedor but he would not be there tomorrow, both he and rogan had massive grins of their faces, i thought he was lieing and the impression i got was that it was a done deal!!!

Dana said he has no doubts he will be signing Brock Lesner soon

Mark Hunt is under contract with the ufc at the moment but they dont know what to do with him, his biggest problem is the weight

If Sherk fails his appeal he will be stripped of the title and bj and stevenson will fight for the vacant title..

Arlovski will be fighting again in november didnt say who but said it would be a great match-up (my money is on big nog)

UFC will be doing shows in Canada, Mexico and Germany soon as well as more shows in the engalnd and scotland

He thinks banning steroid users for a year is a big enough punishment as they lose the ability to earn a living for a year

He would be interested in signing Denis Kang but had not heard from him or his management

No featherweights in the ufc for now, looking to push lighter fighters in WEC

Did not rule out when asked about the possibility of signing James Thompson in the future (not sure he knew who he was!)

Cant think of any other stuff right now and im sure the weigh-ins vids will be up by now (rampages pants lol), ill post some photos in a bit and of course will be at the event tomorrow
 
#4 ·
That seems like too much information to be given out but maybe I am wrong. Seems like Dana has been somewhat silent on a lot of those topics lately to suddenly just reveal the answers to them all. But if its true, I sure hope Hunt makes weight and joins the Heavyweight ranks because man would I love to watch Hunt in the UFC!!!
 
#12 ·
Some very good info in this thread, repped!

He thinks banning steroid users for a year is a big enough punishment as they lose the ability to earn a living for a year
But Firing a guy for holding a choke 3 seconds passed is an automatic firing...alright.
 
#19 ·
Wise said:
Wasnt Hunt like 260 in the Fedor fight? Unless hes been doing nothing but eating twinkies and ho ho's since then I dont see how it would be a problem for him to make weight.
To the best of my knowledge, Hunt was 290 for the Fedor fight. He's been at 265 before but it isn't an easy weight for him.
 
#20 ·
Dana White said:
He said he was very close to signing Fedor but he would not be there tomorrow, both he and rogan had massive grins of their faces, i thought he was lieing and the impression i got was that it was a done deal!!!
Really hope Fedor is at UFC 75, sitting front row because he is Fedor.

Dana White said:
Dana said he has no doubts he will be signing Brock Lesner soon
Not soon enough. I want to see Lesnar vs Sylvia.

Dana White said:
Mark Hunt is under contract with the ufc at the moment but they dont know what to do with him, his biggest problem is the weight.
Really? I always though he fought at around 250-260lbs? Hope it works out, I really want to see Hunt vs Sylvia.

Dana White said:
If Sherk fails his appeal he will be stripped of the title and bj and stevenson will fight for the vacant title.
BJ fighting Stevenson sounds good but don't think Joe has what it takes to beat BJ.

Dana White said:
Arlovski will be fighting again in november didnt say who but said it would be a great match-up (my money is on big nog)
Arlovski fighting Noguiera? I really don't know who to go for, I've always like Andrei(even during his boring matches) and I've liked Big Nog since I started watching Pride a couple of years ago.

Dana White said:
UFC will be doing shows in Canada, Mexico and Germany soon as well as more shows in the Engalnd and Scotland.
What no Japan? If your building a worldwide audience Dana, don't forget the biggest market. And come back to Houston whenever you want.

Dana White said:
He thinks banning steroid users for a year is a big enough punishment as they lose the ability to earn a living for a year.
A year. I rarely agree with Dana but this one sounds about right. If your going to use something, don't get caught.

Dana White said:
He would be interested in signing Denis Kang but had not heard from him or his management.
Well keep calling, I'm sure he is really for war in the octagon.

Dana White said:
No featherweights in the ufc for now, looking to push lighter fighters in WEC.
I, personally, could care less about a Featherweight division. Hell, I really could care less about the Lightweight division, if it weren't for Penn and Heurta. Now there is a match-up.

Dana White said:
Did not rule out when asked about the possibility of signing James Thompson in the future (not sure he knew who he was!)
Honestly, do we care if he comes to the UFC?
 
#23 ·
plazzman said:
Its very unlike of UFC to do this (sign Lesnar). The one thing that they had on PRIDE was the fact that they never signed celebs. Its going to be wierd. I hope he doesnt upset the flow of the HW div right now. It would really suck if he beat a top 10
I hear that! But if he does, at least let him win in an exiting fashion. As soon as a good wrestler (but still only a wrestler) enters the octagon I go like: "please don't lay'n pray. pleeease pleeeeeeeeee...AW DAMNIT HE,S TAKEN HIM DOWN AND DOES NOTHING! LAY*N PRAY!!!" That's what I fear.
 
#24 ·
Damone said:
Yeah, but James Thompson watches a lot of DVD's, so he'll be getting better and better just by watching Ken Shamrock fights.

Man, Hunt being under contract rules. The guy needs to fight. I need my Hunt fix. Put him in there with anyone, I don't care. Eddie Sanchez? Carmelo Marrero? Kevin freakin' Jordan? Bring them all on. Mr. Hunt would butt drop them.

Hunt vs an aggressive Sylvia would so rule. Like, it'd really rule.
lol ehehehehhe Thnx for the interview made me smile ....repped
 
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