M1 Global: Fedor versus Jeff monson fight is the most significant fight in MMA

The Fedor versus Jeff Monson I think is the most significant fight in MMA history, not because of the MMA fight or significant for the sport of MMA but because of the boos and cat calls that Putin (or whoever it was directed to) received after the fight. That section along is being called by some political commentators and activists as "an end of an era" and totally out of the norm. The fight was also shown live on prime time on one of the major broadcasters.

All MMA fights to date has been of local importance, this fight leapt out of the sporting arena into the political antenna and plunked itself as a regionally significant event. ALL newsagencies around the world seems to have covered what happened.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/21/us-russia-politics-putin-idUSTRE7AK1VL20111121

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/mixed-martial-arts-fans-boo-putin/448295.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/20/putin-booed-moscow-martial-arts-fans

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8903771/Vladimir-Putin-booed-by-crowds-at-Martial-Arts-event.html

http://www.asianage.com/international/russias-putin-booed-over-22000-martial-arts-fans-594

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-booed-by-russian-fight-fans-in-rare-public-show-of-disapproval/2011/11/21/gIQAxUOrhN_story.html

You´re on to something here. I wonder if the publicity is good for M-1. I thinks so because people will become aware of M-1s existence

Evgeni Kogan wrote me on Twitter that they will have TV ratings numbers for Fedor-Monson later this week.

nhbnews wrote:Evgeni Kogan wrote me on Twitter that they will have TV ratings numbers for Fedor-Monson later this week.

I can´t wait. I wonder how many PPVs they sold and what the payouts look like. The gate alone was a success and I hope they made some money.

Johan Lofgren wrote:You´re on to something here. I wonder if the publicity is good for M-1. I thinks so because people will become aware of M-1s existence

Quite sad isnt it, MMA news agencies should have picked this up and commented on it. I guess the event lacked three letters to make it relevant in their views.

Yeah hopefully it garners more MMA fans and people more aware of the sport.

There are almost no MMA real 'news' agencies. Most also think that beyond the borders of the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., you fall off the edge of the earth.

I'm so happy that Fedor won, it wasn't a victory for M-1, Russia or any of his fans but it was a victory for global MMA. More people will see it as an actual sport instead of barbaric human cock fighting in a cage.

WAR putin for president

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