[Amy Robinson]

Hey everybody I want to get your opinions on the concept of a nation-based fighting tournament, the World Fighting Challenge.

Take a look at it and please let me know if the concept intrigues you, if you would be interested in the matchups, if you like the teams, if the events were on ppv would you consider ordering, and would you consider actually going to one of the events yourself?

Team Brazil
Coach- Pedro Rizzo
155- Vitor Riberio (A- Alexandre Nogueira)
170- Renato Verissimo (A- Gustavo Machado)
185- Thale Leites (A- Daniel Acacio)
205- Vitor Belfort (A- Jorge Oliveria)
HW- Ryoto Machida (A- Fabiano Scherner)

Team England
Coach- Ian Freeman
155- Alex Owen (A- Brad Pickett)
170- Ray Steinbeiss (A- Ross Mason)
185- Mark Weir (A- Sol Gilbert)
205- Mark Epstein (A- James Zikic)
HW- James Thompsn (A- Andy Costello)

Team USA-
Coach- Pat Miletich
155- Josh Thomson (Urijah Faber)
170- Jake Sheilds (A- Frank Trigg)
185- Matt Lindland (A- Jeremy Horn)
205- Quentin Jackson (A- Mike Van Arsdale)
HW- Heath Herring (A- Brian Olsen)

Team Canada-
Coach- Carlos Newton
155- Ivan Menjivar (A- Antonio Carvalho)
170- Jeff Joslin (A- Jason St. Louis)
185- Joe Doerksen (A- Bill Mahood)
205- Ivan Salaverry (A- Jason MacDonald)
HW- Gary Goodridge (A- Krystof Soszynski)

Team Japan
Coach- Yuki Kondo
155- Genki Sudo (A- Coal Uno)
170- Mach Sakuarai (A- Katsuya Inoue)
185- Ryo Chonan (A- Kazuo Misaki)
205- Ikushia Minowa (A- Kiyoshi Tamura)
HW- Tsuyoshi "TK" Kohsaka (A- Yoshihiro Nakao)

Team France-
Coach- Denis Kang
155- Jean Robert Monier (A- Jean Luis Albarch)
170- Xavier Foupa-Pokam (A- Jean Frederic Dutriat)
185- Gregory Boucheloghen (A- Gilles Arsene)
205- Antony Rea (A- Cyrille Diabelte)
HW- Kristof Midoux (A- Cyril Abidi)

Team Russia-
Coach- Vladimir Mayushenko
155- Ansar Chalangov (A- Sergey Golyaev)
170- Amir Suloev (A- Erik Oganov)
185- Andrei Semenov (A- Alexey Prokofiev)
205- Igor Vovchanchyn (A- Arman Gambaryan)
HW- Ibraghim Magomedov (A- Roman Zentsov)

Team Holland-
Coach- Bas Rutten
155-Furdjel de Windt (A- Colin Mannsur)
170- Bram van Koppen (A-Alberto Pengel)
185- Dave Dalgleish (A- Martijn de Jong)
205- Alistari Overeem (A- Melvin Manhoef)
HW- Gilbert Yvel (A- Rodney Faverus)

Events-
#1- Prelims- USA vs. Canada- Montreal, Quebec
#2- Prelims- Brazil vs. England- London, England
#3- Prelims- Holland vs. Russia- St.Petersburg, Russia
#4- Prelims- France vs. Japan- Tokyo, Japan
#5- Semis- Los Angeles, CA
#6- Finals- Las Vegas, NV
(Finals will include all-star fights and a huge superfight)

Cards-

Event #1- USA vs. Canada- Montreal, Quebec-
(w/ special app. by GSP, Patrick Cote, and David Loiseau)

Superfight- Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton

Tournament Fights-
155- Josh Thomson vs. Ivan Menjivar
170- Jake Sheilds vs. Jeff Joslin
185- Matt Lindland vs. Joe Doerksen
205- Quentin Jackson vs. Ivan Salaverry
HW- Heath Herring vs. Gary Goodridge

Additional Fights- (Non-Tourney)
155- Urijah Faber vs. Antonio Carvalho
170- Frank Trigg vs. Jason St. Louis
185- Jeremy Horn vs. Bill Mahood
205- Mike Van Arsdale vs. Jason MacDonald
HW- Brian Olsen vs. Krystof Soszynski

Event #2- Brazil vs. England- London, England-
(w/ special app. by Royce Gracie)

Superfight- Pedro Rizzo vs. Ian Freeman

Tournament Fights-
155- Vitor Riberio vs. Alex Owen
170- Renato Verissimo vs. Ray Steinbeiss
185- Thale Leites vs. Mark Weir
205- Vitor Belfort vs. Mark Epstein
HW- Ryoto Machida vs. James Thompson

Additional Fights-
155-Alexandre Nogueira vs. Brad Pickett
170-Gustavo Machado vs. Ross Mason
185-Daniel Acacio vs. Sol Gilbert
205-Jorge Oliveria vs. James Zikic
HW-Fabiano Scherner vs. Andy Costello

Event #3- Russia vs. Holland- St.Petersburg, Russia
(Special app. by the Emelianeko Brothers)

Superfight- Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Bas Rutten

Tournament Fights-
155- Ansar Chalangov vs. Furdjel de Windt
170- Amir Suloev vs. Bram van Koppen
185- Andrei Semenov vs. Dave Dalgleish
205- Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Alistair Overeem
HW- Ibraghim Magomedov vs. Gilbert Yvel

Additional Fights-
155- Sergey Golyaev vs. Colin Mannsur
170- Erik Oganov vs. Alberto Pengel
185- Alexey Prokofiev vs. Martijn de Jong
205-Arman Gambaryan vs. Melvin Manhoef
HW-Roman Zentsov vs. Rodney Faverus

Event #4- Japan vs. France- Tokyo, Japan-
(Special app. by Sakuraba)

Superfight- Yuki Kondo vs. Denis Kang

Tournament Fights-
155- Genki Sudo vs. Jean Robert Monier
170- Mach Sakuarai vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam
185- Ryo Chonan vs. Gregory Boucheloghen
205- Ikushia Minowa vs. Antony Rea
HW- Tsuyoshi "TK" Kohsaka vs. Kristof Midoux

Additional Fights-
155- Coal Uno vs. Jean Luis Albarch
170- Katsuya Inoue vs. Jean Frederic Dutriat
185- Kazuo Misaki vs. Gilles Arsene
205- Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Cyrille Diabelte
HW- Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Cyril Abidi

[moggs]

How could one organization put all of those fighters together??? This would be amazing if true!

[Amy Robinson]

The fighters listed are either availible, do not have exclusive contracts, or would be lent out for the special event by their contractors (most major promotions beside the UFC).

[Title Fight Productions]

That is a crazy promotion!! You would have to have a ton of money to get all those guys on board. Especially with all the new Orgs. popping up, but god that would be great!! You might even be able to get a couple Orgs. in on it and have them sponsor diffrent events or teams.

[SpacePotato]

Originally Posted by Amy Robinson

Hey everybody I want to get your opinions on the concept of a nation-based fighting tournament, the World Fighting Challenge.

Take a look at it and please let me know if the concept intrigues you, if you would be interested in the matchups, if you like the teams, if the events were on ppv would you consider ordering, and would you consider actually going to one of the events yourself?

I would prefer to keep MMA a competition between individuals, without adding in any nationalistic elements. I like how MMA is now where people become fans of a fighter based on who he is as an individual, not what country he is from.