Shine Fights 3: Thomas vs. Mayorga Entire Event Is CANCELLED
by Kelvin Hunt on May 15, 2010 7:21 PM EDT
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That's right. The entire event is cancelled. Earlier today MMAFighting reported that the Florida judge ruled against Ricardo Mayorga taking part in the main event of the Shine Fights show tonight in Fayetteville, NC. Check it:
A motion for injunctive relief filed by Don King Productions to stop Mayorga's MMA bout against former UFC fighter Din Thomas on tonight's Shine Fights 3 event in North Carolina was granted on Saturday afternoon, putting the pay-per-view offering's main event in serious jeopardy.
The question now seems to be, will Shine Fights promoters honor that ruling, or risk the consequences?
Not only are they not going to risk the consequences of Mayorga fighting, they have decided to cancel the entire show. I sent a text around 5pm to Shine officials asking if the fight was still a go, and I received no answer. However, MMA For Real's Rich Wyatt was on location in Fayetteville, NC, and just called me and reported that the entire show is cancelled. There were roughly 1,000-1,500 fans at the venue when the news of the cancellation came out.
This is horrible news for all the fans, but even worse for the fighters who have been training in preparation for this event.
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Brian Mayes
called this….and I was always weary…sucks…
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There was just too many things going on for this fight to happen-Mayorga’s flakiness,Don King wanting to put the kaibash on it,and the potential for a judge who know’s fuck all about fight sport making a ruling on the case.
Honestly,I thought there was more potential for Mayorga to just flake out and pull out of the fight at the 11th hour with an injury than Don King actually being able to kill the fight (and the card,no less).
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by Brian Mayes on May 16, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
This leaves a really bad taste in my mouth about boxing and DKP
I really think DKP was worried their boy was gonna get humiliated, this humiliation would have made it harder for DKP to promote Mayorga. The judge in this case should also be ashamed of himself. This has cost all the fighters on this PPV a fight purse, it was a wasted training camp for all the fighters and their partners. It was a serious letdown for the ticket buying fans that shelled out the money to attend this event. I have had an aversion towards boxing since the end of the Tyson era. This only reinforces my disdain and lack of respect for boxing. The fighters arent the issue, it’s the management, ala DKP. These hucksters have changed boxing from the sweet science to a corrupt side show.
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The judge in this case should also be ashamed of himself. This has cost all the fighters on this PPV a fight purse, it was a wasted training camp for all the fighters and their partners.
It’s ALL Shine’s fault.
#1. They should have had the Mayorga stuffed situated from DAY 1
#2. They didn’t have the money ON HAND to pay the fighters which is required
The show was going to go on(wouldn’t have done well PPV wise…wasn’t going to anyway), but the fighters would have gotten to fight…but since they didn’t have the money on hand…the commission canceled it..as they should have.
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by Kelvin Hunt on May 17, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Disapointing..
Roger and Micah are going to be very disappointed… They were very excited for this opp…
Unashamedly biased for Team Superior here in Conover/HKY.
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I don't think anyone is surprised the main was nixed
Although I am a little surprised it was nixed so late.. and for that matter, that the event as a whole was killed. Let’s face it: the undercard wasn’t very good, and the entire PPV was hinging on the main event. Checking a fight out in person is great, so for a local event it’s fantastic, but in regards to a show that’s on PPV, or even on a pay channel (Showtime, HBO, etc) it was doomed from the start going head to head with Strikeforce. I mean really, Strikeforce isn’t a great promotion, but it’s still the solid #2 to Zuffa, and even table scraps from the big dogs is better than trying to pick crumbs off the floor.
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On the other hand, why cancel the show?
The promotion would be required to secure the show money for all the fighters, so they’re getting paid, and it’s not like they’re getting their PPV/satellite time refunded on this short of notice, and refunding the tickets means you go from making a small house and paying for everything to zero house and paying for everything.
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The commission canceled the show from what I've heard
I’m still getting details..but all the pro fighters are getting paid….
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they haven't been paid as of 11pm
heard some potential shady stuff is going on..with Shine saying they will pay the fighters on Monday.
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by Kelvin Hunt on May 16, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Forrest mentioned on the show that Shine would pay 25% of their show money
Pretty shitty for the fighters involved. Good thing that ol’ Don had to stick his nose in it to spread the “if I can’t have him, nobody will!” mentality; I’m sure the fighters on the card can understand you wanting some cashola to keep that fro intact.
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SHINE SHOULD READ THE CONTRACT
Shine is “saying” they’ll pay 25%. That’s interesting as they need to pay what’s in the contract or they get suspended in the US. They’ll likely have to pay 100% of the show purse, unless stipulated in contract, or they will be suspended.
Also interesting, they didn’t even have a fight doctor scheduled – one was apparently found at 3:30pm in Charlotte and the guy drove all the way to get there 5 minutes after the show was cancelled. Still no word if they’ll pay him for his time or reimburse for gas – 6 hours driving to try to save the show.
In the end, Shine’s show was cancelled because they didn’t follow the rules of NC Boxing Authority – they are easily found on the web site – and I guess it doesn’t matter how big you THINK you are, you should follow the rules. No Fight Doc, no cash for fighters, no following rules?
Their show got cancelled as a result of HUBRIS – look it up.
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Supposedly DKP posted a bond that says they have to pay a pretty sizable payment to SHINE if this injunction is overturned (a rumor is that the bond is well into six figures). There were some upset people at the venue. I’ve followed boxing and MMA for a long time and I’ve never seen few things more ridiculous than the way this was handled.
Heard he put up a million in cash, can’t speak for the reliability of Sherdog though.
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