here is my Top 10 list of the things that impacted MMA in 2012.
NO 1:-The Agony of the Injury
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NO:-3 End of strike force
the demise of Strikeforce on January 12th will be the end of the organization after 27 years of existence and 7 as an MMA promotion. The purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa was for a reported $40 million and repayment of debt. Dana White has denied Zuffa trying to dissolve the company once it was acquired but the acquisition saw fighters moving over to the UFC. With the purchase, management changed (although Scott Coker was still in “charge,” White oversaw the operations) and with that change it included an end to Strikeforce Challengers. With two canceled events in September and November and the UFC signing of Ronda Rousey, the writing was on the wall.
When White eliminated himself from talks with Showtime to extend the Strikeforc e contract due to the adverse relationship he had with its execs, it was apparent that this would be a detriment to the existence of the company. And then the last straw may have been Showtime nixing changes White wanted for Strikeforce: Columbus. now Showtime and Zuffa each have rights to the Strikeforce library. White was vague as to the duration of Showtime’s rights.It was unlikely that Strikeforce could compete in the long run with the UFC prior to the purchase. The concept that Strikeforce could operate as a separate entity but still owned by Zuffa was not likely either. The best that could have happened was that it be a minor league to the UFC. But, with the number of UFC events increasing, the Strikeforce niche became smaller and smaller. It also became a losing proposition. For Zuffa, it was a smart business decision to close the promotion and move over fighters it thought talented enough to bring to the UFC.
No:-4 Ronda Rousey
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Ronda Rousey (6-0 MMA) 4 1st round win Via arm bar in strikeforce has been making waves in & out of MMA world of late. The first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo recently became the first woman to sign with the UFC, Former Strikeforce Champ & now the 1st ever UFC bantamweight womens champ, will headline & defend 1st ever UFC womens match at UFC 157, marking a huge turning point for the league that just a year ago declared it would never ink a female fighter. While it remains to be seen if UFC will support women’s MMA for long, Rousey seems a willing, able and provocative promoter of the sport.
MMA Fighting.com named her the Fighter of the Year. Also bagged submission of the year Away from the cage, Rousey exhibited the same unstoppable force. She was the subject of a lengthy Sports Illustrated profile. She co-hosted TMZ. She was on the cover of Oxygen and ESPN The Magazine. She was a guest on Conan. She is also in the January 2013 issue of Esquire.
2012 was a great year for her hope she can deliver the hype which surrounds her right now in UFC in 2013.
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No 5:-Women’s MMA Debuts in UFC
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Its official with UFC 157 the women’s MMA will debut in UFC. Dana White during UFC on FX 5 gave Ronda Rousey the 1st ever UFC women’s championship belt & announced that she will be defending it against liz carmouche in the main event at UFC 157. It was interesting to see the bout getting preference over big names like dan henderson, liyoto machida & urijah faber & was made a main event becouse it was a title fight. It will also be interesting to see wether women’s MMA is here to stay how long UFC will back it up, what will happen it star of the show Ronda loses, only time will tell.
NO:-6 International Expansion
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As a part of UFC’s global Expansion dreams this year saw the launch of international TUFs, an Indian television deal and its first event in China. The first international TUF was in Brazil and involved Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva as coaches. The show ran on Globo television in Brazil and on Fuel TV in America. It was also streamed on TUF.tv. Although the show did not air on Fuel TV until the season was halfway through its Brazilian television run, it was very popular in Brazil. The show drew an impressive 8 million viewers for the debut episode on Globo TV. The number was later adjusted to 12 million . Regardless of 8 or 12 million, the show was a hit. The UFC stated that over 100,000 viewers watched the show online.
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In addition, the UFC introduced an Australian version of The Ultimate Fighter subtitled “The Smashes” which featured Australian and British fighters. The series which debuted in September was aired on FX Australia and ESPN UK. The UFC made inroads into the Chinese market as it held its first event in China. Off the mainland of China to be exact on the island of Macau. It used Bruce Lee images in its marketing for the event to entice the locals. According to Dana white they hit a home run in China & will be more active there in future.
The UFC also signed a television deal in India where it plans a TUF India series in around september in 2013 although coaches are not finalized. It announced that it will be going to Mexico in 2013 and Puerto Rico in 2014.Events outside of North America this year included Brazil twice, England, Australia, Sweden, Japan and Macau.2012 was the first year when UFC held more events outside North America
NO:-7 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Another unique aspect of the Spike-Bellator partnership is that it is granting King Mo Lawal the opportunity to participate in both Bellator and TNA Wrestling.
Ratings for Bellator events on MTV2 have been consistently inconsistent. There have been wild fluctuations from week to week and it’s the hope that a move to Spike TV will bring steady ratings. There’s great expectations for Bellator in 2013. It is moving off of Fridays to Thursdays where TNA Wrestling will be its lead in. Its revamping its rules to allow for potential championship rematches instead of having fighters go through a tournament.The challenge will be to market its fighters and determining whether it should differentiate itself from the UFC. We will see how it does when it’s available to more households.
NO:-8 GSP returns
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NO:-9 Silva vs. Sonnen II
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UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II held by the UFC on July 7, 2012. It was the seventeenth UFC event of the year. The card’s main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva defending his title against Chael Sonnen in a highly-anticipated rematch bout Silva defeated Chael Via TKO in the second round & continued his wining streak along with the legacy of the best pound for pound fighter in the world. UFC 148 set a mixed-martial-arts gate record in Nevada. The event earned $6,901,655 in ticket sales, beating the previous record set at UFC 66. Attendance was 15,104. It sold an estimated 925,000 pay-per-view buys, the most in 2012 for any UFC event.
NO:-10 One Armed MMA Fighter ‘Notorious’ Nick Newell
for all those who still dont know Nick Newell, Nick is 5′ 10″ and fights in the 155 lbs.light weight division. Newell’s left arm stops just past his elbow due to a congenital amputation, a condition he has had since birth. He wrestled in high school and college and now has made an extremely successful transition to MMA.
No longer should Nick Newell just be known as that one-handed MMA fighter. Now, he is simply a champion. It’s becoming more and more apparent that in MMA there’s no limit to what those who train hard can do.The 26-year-old Connecticut native beat Eric Reynolds by submission in the first round to win the XFC lightweight title.Six fight win streak. All first round wins. Five by submission (one heel hook, two RNC and two arm locks) and one TKO. Newell is now 9-0 with seven first-round finishes as a pro MMA fighter.
i hope UFC give him a chance at least to try out in ultimate fighter would love to see a fighter with tremendous heart in the octagon one day.his championship fight video
Sumit Uniyal
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