View Poll Results: Silva vs Okami in Japan. Likely to happen?

tkoshea · 03-05-2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rauno

Well they are doing it with UFC 129 in Toronto.

Isn't that the North American attendance record only though? I thought record during the peak Pride days still surpassed the 55k that UFC 129 will set.

**Rauno** · 03-05-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MrObjective

Roger's Center would be the not Japan MMA attendance record.

Woah, i didn't know that. Where have i been living.

Hennessy · 03-05-2011, 04:57 PM

yeah, I highly doubt that this record will get topped in the near future...or if ever!

ACTAFOOL · 03-05-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MrObjective

Roger's Center would be the not Japan MMA attendance record.

but i remember some1 saying...i think it was bas himself, that the actual numbers werent that high, in reality it was 70+ thousand and not 90+

still a ridiculous number...but im pretty sure it wasnt actually 90+...couble be thinking of something else though

...ill look into it!

EDIT: ah now i got the video to work, yeah they mention 70+ lol

Scorch · 03-05-2011, 07:28 PM

I'd be up for seeing Anderson vs Okami in Japan. For a Japanese card though, they should also have Wand, Cro Cop, Lesnar, Rampage, and Gomi on the card.

**Walker** · 03-05-2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorch

I'd be up for seeing Anderson vs Okami in Japan. For a Japanese card though, they should also have Wand, Cro Cop, Lesnar, Rampage, and Gomi on the card.

Take out Lesnar and I completely agree. Would be a seriously happy man if they made Silva-Okami on this type of card in Japan- it would be awesome.

**SmackyBear** · 03-06-2011, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MrObjective

Roger's Center would be the not Japan MMA attendance record.

Yeah, Shockwave will still hold the total attendance record, but it's actually about 71k with just under 50k paid attendance for $7.4M.

So Toronto will break the gate and paid attendance records, but be 2nd in total attendance.

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MMA’s previous record of $7.4 million was set on Aug. 28, 2002, for an outdoor show by the Pride promotion at Tokyo National Stadium and was headlined by Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Mirko Cro Cop. That show will still hold the attendance record, which was publicly announced at 91,108. It is routine in Japan to greatly exaggerate attendance numbers in sports and entertainment, and promotions routinely give away many tickets for stadium shows. Pride officials at the time noted that the arena was actually set up for 80,000 max, and did not sell out. The real attendance was approximately 71,000, with just under 50,000 paid.

Metzler

**MrObjective** · 03-06-2011, 04:18 AM

80,000 max - they should go there, promote the hell out of it break that 71,000 then with free/cheap tickets. Make some history.

Silva V Okami headliner, Akiyama has no business fighting Marquadt anyway (you keep losing, you should fighting lower level guys), Gomi, Zhang (Chinese), Rampage (was huge in Japan), Mizugaki, Wanderlei, the Nogs

Get Hioki to fight someone - co-headliner and help seal a deal to get him in the UFC FW. Could put together a great card.

Crush the Japanese mafia control via Anderson Silva.

**UFC_OWNS** · 03-06-2011, 04:18 AM

i dont wanna even see gsp-silva so what i would want is this

Silva-Okami II in Japan next fight
Sonnen vs Bisping on different card for facing the winner

assuming GSP is till ww champ then he can face bj penn or jon fitch II winner at welterweight still