As I announced two days ago, the UFC is going head to head with Strikeforce on April 17th. A few updates on the card…
1. Kimbo Slice will be fighting on it.
2. Liddell or Griffin are still a maybe. Depends on if Strikeforce decides to go with Walker or Canseco for the card. SF is in full on negotiations with both fighters. Neither come cheap.
3. White & Co are expecting to take away between 33% to 50% of the key male demographic (18-34), which will either cancel SF from CBS or force them to pay money they don’t have to get Fedor, their ratings draw.
4. James Toney is not fighting on the card no matter what the speculation is.
5. Coker is semi-bluffing about moving the date. As discussed by a few others, they share the same crew as the Showtime Boxing team. It can be done, however highly unlikely. Moving the date would also cost Coker money and piss off ticketholders.
6. Akiyama vs. Silva is still happening on the card. Just not the main event. Things have blown up in 2 days. White is going for the jugular.
Coker & Company will have to open up their wallets for Canseco/Walker…. Pay them extra to take a fight on short notice. They will lose money on the event…. That is from a confirmed source (all is, just clarifying) They are barely breaking even off a strong gate and just the 3 title fights… Walker/Jose is forced upon them by CBS who does not care if they lose money. They want to beat the UFC in the ratings….
