Comments on: I’m with Dana http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/10/11/im-with-dana/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh Stein http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/10/11/im-with-dana/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Josh Stein Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:33:21 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1201#comment-2784 Fred, I'm with you. I originally didn't expect it to be illegal, and I said so when the information came out. Still, the investigation has led me to reconsider that. I'm not sure if there's any legal action that can be taken, but it'll be nice to see it confirmed by the investigation. Like you said, though, EXC won't be around much longer anyway, and Shaw is flopping like a fish on the deck. Fred, I’m with you. I originally didn’t expect it to be illegal, and I said so when the information came out. Still, the investigation has led me to reconsider that. I’m not sure if there’s any legal action that can be taken, but it’ll be nice to see it confirmed by the investigation.

Like you said, though, EXC won’t be around much longer anyway, and Shaw is flopping like a fish on the deck.

]]> By: Fred http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/10/11/im-with-dana/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Fred Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:23:02 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1201#comment-2783 Dana is spot-on. EliteXC blundered by not offering a sub. bonus alongside the KO bonus. That's all they had to do to avoid sending an obvious message that they prefer standups. It doesn't really matter what the exact wording was that they used with Seth. By offering a KO bonus but not a sub. bonus, they were communicating the message that they wanted Seth to stand. In the excitement and pressure Seth was going through (with suddenly becoming a main event fighter against a new opponent), that's the only way such a bonus could be interpreted-----"we want you to stand, and that's ALL we want." As far as an investigation goes, it's probably a moot point. EXC will be out of business by January. What they did is unethical and deplorable; but, depending on the exact words they used with Seth, it's probably not illegal. EXC going out of business solves all the problems connected with this fiasco! Dana is spot-on. EliteXC blundered by not offering a sub. bonus alongside the KO bonus. That’s all they had to do to avoid sending an obvious message that they prefer standups. It doesn’t really matter what the exact wording was that they used with Seth. By offering a KO bonus but not a sub. bonus, they were communicating the message that they wanted Seth to stand. In the excitement and pressure Seth was going through (with suddenly becoming a main event fighter against a new opponent), that’s the only way such a bonus could be interpreted—–”we want you to stand, and that’s ALL we want.”

As far as an investigation goes, it’s probably a moot point. EXC will be out of business by January. What they did is unethical and deplorable; but, depending on the exact words they used with Seth, it’s probably not illegal. EXC going out of business solves all the problems connected with this fiasco!

]]> By: Brandt http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2008/10/11/im-with-dana/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 Brandt Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:51:37 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1201#comment-2782 "..and rapper whatever the fuck your name is...Shaw Jr." LOL “..and rapper whatever the fuck your name is…Shaw Jr.” LOL

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