Shamrock/Ortiz
Word on the streets is that UFC might have reached an agreement with Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz to be the coaches for Ultimate Fighter Season 3. Granted, this is coming from Sherdog, so take it with a grain of salt, but this is the best possible move UFC could make for business. Shamrock and Ortiz would make for really interesting television and would do strong ratings. They would also help to draw the pro wrestling fans week in and week out. Then at the end you have Ortiz vs. Shamrock II, which is a big money match even if from an athletic standpoint there really isn't any reason for it to take place. Then the coup de gras is that after Ortiz wins, he's set up perfectly for a rematch with Chuck Liddell, which might do the biggest buy rate in UFC history. It's an absolute no-brainer for Zuffa.
And while they are at it, it is time to sign Quinton "Rampage" Jackson already. I have a total pro wrestling image for bringing him into UFC. You sign him and announce him as soon as possible. He makes his debut at UFC 57 underneath Liddell vs. Couture III in the biggest squash you can come up with. Give him Elvis Sinosic or some such nonsense. He wins his match convincingly, and the announcers talk him up huge. Then you plan an angle for the end of the show (I know, I know...). After Liddell or Couture wins, you let them do their whole thing and treat everything like normal. Then the last question that they both know is coming regardless of who wins from Joe Rogan is "who would you like to face next?" The stock answer for either is, "I don't know, I've beaten everyone in UFC. I don't see many challenges left." At that point you cue up a video package on the screen of Rampage (and show footage of him beating Chuck if Chuck wins), and Rampage comes in and challenges the winner to close the show. UFC would never do that in a million years, but it's money. At that point you've got UFC 57 being big money (Chuck v. Randy), UFC 58 being big money (Tito v. Shamrock), UFC 59 being big money (Chuck/Randy v. Rampage), and UFC 61 being the biggest money of all (Tito v. Chuck, regardless of if Chuck is champ).
And while they are at it, it is time to sign Quinton "Rampage" Jackson already. I have a total pro wrestling image for bringing him into UFC. You sign him and announce him as soon as possible. He makes his debut at UFC 57 underneath Liddell vs. Couture III in the biggest squash you can come up with. Give him Elvis Sinosic or some such nonsense. He wins his match convincingly, and the announcers talk him up huge. Then you plan an angle for the end of the show (I know, I know...). After Liddell or Couture wins, you let them do their whole thing and treat everything like normal. Then the last question that they both know is coming regardless of who wins from Joe Rogan is "who would you like to face next?" The stock answer for either is, "I don't know, I've beaten everyone in UFC. I don't see many challenges left." At that point you cue up a video package on the screen of Rampage (and show footage of him beating Chuck if Chuck wins), and Rampage comes in and challenges the winner to close the show. UFC would never do that in a million years, but it's money. At that point you've got UFC 57 being big money (Chuck v. Randy), UFC 58 being big money (Tito v. Shamrock), UFC 59 being big money (Chuck/Randy v. Rampage), and UFC 61 being the biggest money of all (Tito v. Chuck, regardless of if Chuck is champ).
posted by Todd Martin at 1:13 PM
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