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Old 02-15-2007, 08:50 AM
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Don't burn any bridges. When Elite goes down the tubes (and I think they eventually will), it won't matter what his contract says because the org will be dead. If he is not nice leaving the UFC, he will flipping burgers in 5 years wondering why he jumped on the highest offer.

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Old 02-15-2007, 10:12 AM
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Plausible Scenario:
  • He gets a 7 figure contract from Elite.
  • ELite declares chapter 11 and Vera's check bounces.
  • He sues and after a few years gets a small percentage of the defunct Elite's assetts.
  • He signs with Pride and becomes a solid B level HW, getting his ass handed to him by anyone who's anyone.
  • He retires in obscurity.

Yea....thats my prediction. Good luck Vera.
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I don't think we can blame either party in this case, well maybe the UFC for not letting him go ahead and make the jump.

If I were Vera I would not turn down that type of money. (Which i don't think he is worth)

And IF I were the UFC Brass, there is no way I would match that offer, when you could take that money and get fighters, that are more seasoned and that would bring alot of fans with them. (Gomi,Hendo, Kid, Wandy, Aleks, and a lot more solid fighters that would do well in the UFC and have been proven would jump at the kind of money that EXC offered Brandon Vera.

Can EXC withdraw there offer at anytime, or is it good for a certian period of time?
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Old 02-15-2007, 10:58 AM
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If I'm him I make the smart decision and take the money which the UFC offered him, which is still a lot more then he was making. Why? Elite has had one show, who's to say it'll succeed in the long term.
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Why the hell some of you guys wish Elite to go out of business? It makes no sense to me. Did UFC pay you fools? I actually watched EliteXC and I thought it was a good show and I think it will survive. They're on Showtime and they were replaying the evet like crazy.

They offered Vera more money, so who wouldnt take that? It is bullshit for some of you to say you will take less money. People take more money for lesser companies in real life. It is all about money and that is why they fight in the first place.
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Why the hell some of you guys wish Elite to go out of business? It makes no sense to me. Did UFC pay you fools? I actually watched EliteXC and I thought it was a good show and I think it will survive. They're on Showtime and they were replaying the evet like crazy.

They offered Vera more money, so who wouldnt take that? It is bullshit for some of you to say you will take less money. People take more money for lesser companies in real life. It is all about money and that is why they fight in the first place.

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You make good points as usual Great1. However, I think that the UFC does not want to match the offer due to not wanting to set a precedent of having to shell out that kind of money to resign guys who are not already super stars. Now I will not deny that Vera has the potential to be a super star but right now he is not.






P.S. Vera has had 4 fights in the UFC not 3.
This was what I said in one of the other many Vera threads, so we agree on this.

On the topic of what I would do if I were Brandon, I would take the money. It's a no brainer. What if he would have agreed to stay fought Tim and lost then fought A.A. or Cro Cop and lost. (not saying it would go down like that but it could) He would lose any chance of ever making that kind of money.
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