Well, now we know why Anderson Silva was moved to the London card. The March PPV in Rio has been cancelled. Since it was never announced as UFC 197, I assume they will designate another event as UFC 197.
Apparently Brazil is going through a huge economic crisis right now, and they don't think they can support a large event like this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
The March PPV in Rio has been cancelled. Since it was never announced as UFC 197, I assume they will designate another event as UFC 197.
lol, one of the fighters who was cut this week found out from USADA. He was checking in letting them know where he was going to be, and they e-mailed him back saying oh, you don't need to do that anymore, you are no longer with the UFC. [Reply]
I've spent the last 3 hours watching this RIZIN event, send help.
Getting past Akebono getting his head carved like a turkey by Sapp, the highlight was Andy Souwer kneeing Nagashima in the face repeatedly from side control/half guard until Nagashima spit a tooth out, followed by a stomp and then Souwer finishing him with an ultra combo. Check the fight out here.