PWTorch.com reported the following…
Former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista’s MMA debut fight on October 6 will be broadcast on DirecTV PPV, according to a press release issued Thursday. Tickets for the live show in Providence, R.I. go on-sale Friday at 1:00 p.m. through Ticketmaster.com. The price range is $20-250. The press release, which is heavy on hyperbole, including calling Bautista the “most successful professional wrestler of the past decade,” includes comments from Bautista on his MMA debut.
“Fighting MMA is a dream come true,” said Bautista. “I’m very excited to make my debut in Providence with Jimmy Burchfield, who has so much experience putting on fights. CES treats me like family and I can’t wait to make my debut with them. MMA has been my lifelong dream and I’m glad to be able to do it with them on the East Coast.”
Ray’s Opinion
Good to see Batista putting over his opponent for the upcoming fight. This way if he loses, he doesn’t look too bad as he stated Burchfield was an experienced fighter, if he wins, then it makes Batista look good as he defeated an experienced fighter. I know we don’t report MMA here on WR, but I will be writing a couple of Batista columns for his upcoming fight and hopefully people will be interested in reading them. I’m not sure if Batista will win or not as MMA is different from pro wrestling, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Please let me know your thoughts on Batista’s upcoming MMA fight, whether you’re an MMA fan or not.
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Thank you!
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Batista must have learned that “putting over your opponent” thing in the WWE. I forget who said it (Jericho?), but you are supposed to say good things about your opponent because if you don’t, it will look bad if you lose (you lost to someone who you said was an easy opponent) and it won’t mean much if you win (who cares that you won…you said he was an easy opponent).
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Yeah that’s what I was saying. I read it in Jericho’s book and he said that legends taught him that for the reasons we’ve mentioned. I guess it’s just a pro wrestling thing because in boxing and MMA most of the time fighters say they’re gonna knock out their opponent, rather than say they will find it difficult to beat them.
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I thought it would be the old folks home!
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Now now! Haha
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I want Batista to get one of the fighters by the throat and say “You’re supposed to be my friend!” 🙂
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That would be hilarious! I’d laugh for a full hour, lol
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