Strikeforce are gunning for Lashley vs Batista on PPV; Butterbean says Pudzianowski "punches like a girl"
Posted on July 15, 2010, 07:23 AM by Anton GurevichIt looks like Strikeforce are preparing to play it big. According to the promotion's matchmaker Rich Chou and the CEO Scott Coker, the fight between the two former WWE Superstars Bobby Lashley and Dave Bautista may be heading directly to the Pay-per-View. Many fans are skeptical about the benefits of bringing the 41-year old Bautista to Strikeforce, not speaking about his record of injuries and lack of experience in Mixed Martial Arts. But it's all business for the San Jose-based promotion.
"That’s not a free television bout. That’s a pay per view fight," said the matchmaker Rich Chou. "You can’t give away everything for free." CEO Scott Coker shared the exact thoughts, in his interview for HeavyMMA: "Absolutely. That’s a pay per view fight. I believe we put on some great matchups for the hardcore fans and the casual fans in general. When you tune in to a Strikeforce fight, you know you’re going to see some great fights. But every once in awhile, when you get a chance to throw in a fight like this one that’s just fun to watch? Why not?" - HeavyMMA
I won't lie about the curiosity to see Bautista and Lashley square off inside the cage, but there's a healthy order by which things should be followed. Strikeforce's biggest draws are currently Fedor Emelianenko, Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem. Fighters like Jacare Souza and King Mo Lawal are a strong backbone, that should be developed by Strikeforce. Scott Coker and his men organized some of the best nights of fights this year, often surpassing the Ultimate Fighting Championship by excitement. The chances that Bautista and Bobby Lashley will continue this line are very slim, in my opinion.
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As for Moosin, the legendary Butterbean had a good choice of words for the 9-time World Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski:
"I know he allegedly broke his foot in the fight against Sylvia, but he didn’t show anything before he quit. Pudzianowski has no stand-up and as strong as he is, he punches like a girl. All he does is throw arm punches. He needs a lot of help. He’s the 5-time World’s Strongest Man but hits like a 130-pounder, not a strong man who weighs 270 pounds. He doesn’t have the skill level to get to the level he wants to fight.
Once he gets a stand-up game – you can’t have a ground game working without one – he could be a force in MMA. He still needs some work on his ground game, too. We all know he’s very strong but that’s not enough at the highest level of MMA. I don’t know who has been coaching him but that trainer should be fired. Pudzianowski needs to prove himself, showing he has a good stand-up game by beating a good MMA fighter, before he gets another big fight like a spot on the October 9 show." - Moosin MMA
Just like Dave Bautista for Strikeforce, Mariusz Pudzianowski is the biggest "freak show draw" for Moosin. Mariusz Pudzianowski was rumored to square off against Kimbo Slice at Moosin 2 on October 9th, in what would be possibly the biggest freak show in the sport's history. The fight was later denied by Kimbo Slice's management, but Moosin are still trying to arrange the fight. Stay tuned to LowKick.com for further developments of the situation around Pudzianowski's next fight.
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lol, this is not mma but really freak show. I might like to see the 2 former wresler square off, but i will not pay for it. look like strikeforce is desesperate for some money but the image projected by this event would be bad for sport...
I see Bobby Lashly destroying Batista, no questions asked. He shoulda put up Batista with an easier opponet like Herschal Walker or Greg Nagi. Lashly has tons of wrestling experiance under his belt, what does Batista have?
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Batista has steroids but then again so does Lashly. this fight would just be a disgrace and there would be 12 people that would actually pay to watch this sh*t
no there would be millions of WWE fans who would pay for it.... if you think otherwise your just ignorant and nieve, it might actually be a smart move on strikeforce's part.
Siuxmma, just because you probably weigh around 120 soaking wet and can't gain weight or muscle for your life doesn't mean every1 who is diesel has shot up... considering Lashley's been wrestling his whole life I'm sure he's been a work out machine... the fact that him and Batista both worked for WWE I'm sure they worked out constantly I'm sure they had personal trainers helping them work toward max muscle... just like Mir swelled up 35-40 LBs in like a month or 2... he worked out with a muscle building coach... go lift some weights little man I'm surprised ur fingers r strong enuff 2 press the keys lol
Mir hit the juice too. its physically impossible to gain that much muscle in that little time. their are new steroids out these days that are out of your system with in 3-4 days. your crazy to think that athletes arent taking advantage of that fact.
you're 100% rite there are dozens of athletes now a days that I'm sure use them, BUT if u look back in time before steroids were even really available theres monsters of men... the worlds strongest man started a long time ago n I doubt if steroids were they were still GIGANTIC, just because Lashley was in WWE where alot of people claim they don't test for roids don't mean he used em... Look at Hulk Hogan? the guys arms r bigger then Lashleys and he's like 50 they've been that way since he was in his 20's I HIGHLY doubt he was using them for the last 30 years, some people are born with the ability to bulk up easy while others hafta use all kind of other things... I personally thought Mir juiced too but I'm not going to accuse any1 of it til there caught, just because there big doesn't mean anything
sorry weaking cry babies... its true
Somewhere Dana White is shaking his head at the Lashley vs Batista fight. It comes off as just a huge joke.
kinda like couture toney? I would much rather see bautista lashley
Yeah right, instead of making Batista fight some legit MMA fighters, he will fight Lashley who is still learning how to fight in MMA. What do you expect to prove...? If Batista wins he proves he can beat a former pro-wrestler (and vice-versa) which in MMA terms doesn't mean anything...
Yea, but mainstream MMA was built of freakshows.... So to some degree you have to respect it. It was the freakshows that got people watching, and the sport that kept them watching.
That's an interesting statement but I have to agree. I'm not sure how much potential this event stands to make. I'm not a huge pro wrestling fan so I'm not sure how interested they are. As a MMA fan, I don't think it will have too many buys.
I dont have a problem with Freakshows.... but Coker trying to say that a freak show is deserving of a PPV spot in a company that seriously does not have enough quality fights for a PPV is just stupid. Who is going to pay full PPV price for that crap?
what does that say about "The Last Emperor"? he fought on Showtime... but Batista vs Lashley deserves a PPV slot? LMFAO
plenty paid for the brock carwin crap, and many thought it was brilliant
It just means there are a lot of pro wrestling fans. Obviously....
Lashly V Batista is a ridiculous choice for a first PPV. Overeem V Werdum should be their first PPV and if the above freak show is on that card, so be it but put it on the undercard.
I'd agree Overeem v Werdum could be PPV event the problem is why would be people start paying for something the have been getting for free for so long imo Strikeforce should have been doing PPV for their title fights alone from day 1 for i.e for the last card only having Fedor v Werdum on PPV for like 10-15 dollars which is not much but they'd make more than their making now and over time if they get better fighters and put on better cards they could justify charging more. but there's no need to have those 2 dudes fight each other if anything a card with the fight i just mentioned and Lashley and Batista fighting other opponents would make most sense BUT. This is why i'm getting frustrated with Strikeforce they don't seem to understand the importance of building things up this principle is why i love the UFC and what makes it the best MOST fights lead to something else
i know Fedor v Werdum wasn't for a title but he's still 1 of their bigger draws and if that fight was on PPV for like 10 dollars after that upset they could justify charging more
I see FREAK SHOW written all over this one.
About the thing with ButterBean saying that Pudzian hits like a girl, I already posted this on 2.0 but it just got deleted by one of you administrators.
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Pudzianowski is a pussy. who taps to strikes???
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This is a one sided freak show i'll definitely be watching
They going to drug screen them this time? Lashley was untested.
hunterb is correct, this is a freakshow but i'd love to watch this and alot of ppl would as well
The problem here isnt the "likability" of the fight itself, is the fact that both guys havent proved theire legit MMA fighters. How can you have a MMA fight without MMA fighters...? Lets call it what it is then: two big guys having a go at one another... Thats what bothers me with this sport, often people forget that MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts...
UFC been passing off their HW's as legit MMA, can't see much different with Lashley
Great fight for both guys.... if they don't want to be taken serious in MMA.
stupid fight batista vs. Herschal Walker or Greg Nagi atleast there he has a shot but now against lashley he will get killed crocker is stupid