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World Fighting Alliance: King of the Streets review

WFA: King of the Streets review

As you may or may not have known, the WFA stands for the World Fighting Alliance and they have actually been around for a while.  John Lewis, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt used to run the show a few years back.  From what I understand, the show eventually went bankrupt.  With the recent success of the UFC, someone saw an opportunity to capitalize on this new sport.

The WFA had a very big budget for this show.  When I say big, I mean big.  If you follow MMA you’ll know what I mean.  For example, Rampage vs Matt Lindland, these two guys alone, these two guys are in the top five in each of their respective weight classes.  These guys could headline both UFC and PrideFC PPVs.  Besides that, Ivan Sallavery, Ricco Rodriguez, Mayhem, as well as Lyoto Machida and Vernon White.  Those are ALL big time names.  Not a can mentioned.  Kimo would have also been on the card had he not tested positive for a banned illegal substance in his system.

Anyway, on to the results.

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