[Damone]

It's nothing personal, bbjd. I just felt that it needed to be merged. You do a good job, so keep up the swank posting, my friend.

I honestly wouldn't be shocked if Wandy vs Chuck is the main event.

[vandalian]

Hughes vs. Serra is a title fight, and has more than enough cache to hold down a PPV, with or without Chuck and Wandy on the card.
Liddell vs. Silva, as was said, is kinda past its best-before date anyway.

[bbjd7]

I'm not saying Hughes vs Serra can't be a main event because honestly it is the best main event IMO since Henderson vs Jackson. But I think an arguement can be made that Wanderlei vs Chuck is a bigger PPV sell as the headline fight.

[rufio.e0]

i'd agree with that bbjd7

[tripster]

Originally Posted by Damone

It's not a title fight, though. Hughes vs Serra is.

Hughes & Serra are both big UFC stars.

Nobody knows who the hell Wanderlei is.

Chuck's a huge star, but he's not fighting for a title and has lost his last two fights, therefore I don't think he deserves main event status right now.

Title fights should always be the main event. I don't give a shit what anyone says.

Wanderlei vs Chuck would've ruled in 04, where both men were at their greatest.

Damone, do disrespect but I don;t understand this "moderator" status thing - what does it mean?

Anyway, perhaps Hughes vs Sera needs to be the main event if only because a title is on the line, but the reality is that most will be buying the PPV for the Liddell/ Silva fight. I would not be surprised to see this being one of the most bought PPV UFC's ever exactly because Silva is in the fight. I mean, who doesn't know Wanderlei Silva!!!

[Damone]

It means that I have the power to close threads, delete threads, edit threads, etc.

Silva's unknown to the casual fan. It'll sell because of Chuck Liddell. However, if Silva wins in spectacular fashion, then I expect the fans to really dig him. I'd love another Wandy reign of terror, actually. Don't really see it happening, but it would be nice. Hell, they need to sign Yoshida and do Wandy vs Yoshida 3. They did Nog vs Herring 3, so why not?

[cdnbaron]

Looking at it from a sheer logistical standpoint, it makes more sense for Hughes-Serra to be the main event. If Chuck-Wandy was the main event, there's a lot more uncertainty as to when the fight would actually start that night. What if Serra knocks Hughes out in the first? They have to be ready for that, but it could also go the entire 25 minutes, which means they would be warming up for an extra two rounds, which doesn't seem like a whole lot, but these guys have almost everything down to a science, so it can throw them off.

Also, the UFC hates putting prelims on the PPV card, as they plug the shit out of UFC on demand every single event. Putting the 5 rounder first means that they will more likely have to air some prelims, and therefore lose some money on UFC on demand purchases. If the title fight is last on the card, they can just end the show a bit early, like they've been doing fairly regularly lately without having to show any extra fights.

[bbjd7]

Silva is pretty well known Damone. I mean even the casual fan has heard Dana talk about him. He has been on Best Damn. Wandy headlined in the US. Also Liddell is a way bigger star in the Media than Hughes. I mean 10x as big even with the losses.

[MalkyBoy]

not having a title fight as the main event devalues the title plus chuck has been beaten twice in two fights he has lost his main event status even if it was a number 1 contender fight(is it?) u still cant have it after the title fight.

When was the Chuck Wandy fight announced? niot too long ago compared to the fact the Serra Hughes fight was announced months ago

[rufio.e0]

Originally Posted by Damone

However, if Silva wins in spectacular fashion, then I expect the fans to really dig him. I'd love another Wandy reign of terror, actually. Don't really see it happening, but it would be nice.

Maybe I'm biased because I've been a big Wandy fan for so long, but I can totally see him going on another big streak in the UFC (especially with working with Xtreme Couture to get the dynamics of the cage down).

I also don't think his losses are the big oracle, prophesying of "the end of Wandy" that everyone seems to think they are. Getting kicked in the head by CroCop is nothing to be ashamed of (especially when Wanderlei is the smaller fighter). And the loss to Henderson was a fantastic battle and Wandy almost had Hendo at the end of round 1 but it looked like his cardio wasn't up to par. In the 2nd round his hands were down, mouth open, etc.

I think as long as Wandy gets his cardio up he'll be a powerful force to be reckoned with.