Padre Fighting Championship

by pastapadre
Posted May 18th, 2009 at 6:47 am

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Here are the details on the UFC 2009 Undisputed league as headed up by commissioner Jerkfacefave. Event recaps and news will be posted on the site with the inter-league communication being held in the PFC forum. With the game releasing on Tuesday the league is going to come together quickly so if you’d like to participate read through the info and make sure to sign-up!

Goal of league: To hold weekly or bi-weekly (depending on community interest) fight cards that are modeled from the UFC pay-per-view structure. Will be awarding championship “belts” across the five weight classes based on participant performance.

Structure of league: Players will be able to pick fighters in any weight class. If they choose, players can request to be more then one fighter on the game roster, as long as that fighter is not the same weight class as their other character. The commissioner will be responsible for maintaining the league rosters , and changes can be made at his discretion. At the formation of the league players will send a list of 5 to 10 fighters that would like to control in the league. One fighter will be chosen from each weight class, along with one backup selection. The request to join will be formatted to indicate preference. See example below:

Light Heavyweight: Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida
Lightweight: BJ Penn, Nate Diaz
Middleweight: Damien Miai, Aderson Silva
Heavyweight: Gabreial Gonzaga, Frank Mir
Welterweight: Matt Hughes, Jon Fitch

At least 8 fighters must be selected from a weight class for it to be active in the PFC. Weight classes may be cut if there is little demand for any certain division.

Fighter selection will be drawn at random from the forum sign-ups.

“Pay-Per-View” execution: The first event will consist of four title fights, and four number one contender fights. Fights will be selected by the commissioner at random for the first event. Subsequent event fights will be selected based off participant performance. After the first event, players will be contacted and offered a “fight contract” that the player must accept to be included on the card. Fights are to be completed within one week of the fight card announcement. Failure to complete a fight will result in the fight being called a no contest. Wins will not be awarded for fights that are not completed. Players that do not complete contracted fights will be considered for removal after the second occurrence.

Fight rules: Matches can be fought in any manner that the player sees fit. There will be no complaining tolerated about the manner in which a league members play the game. Standard ranked matches apply.

Results and rankings: Results are to be reported by the fight winner in a prompt manner. They can be posted in the forum or reported directly to the commissioner.

In title fights winners will be expected to provide at least a brief recap of the fight.

Rankings will be determined by the commissioner. These rankings will dictate the players place in line for a title shot. Losing fights will lower a fighters ranking. Losing title fights as a challenger will have a greater effect to lower rankings.

Player responsibilities: Players are not responsible for activity in the league unless they accept a “fight contract”. Players that are offered multiple fights and refuse will risk having their fighter released into the fighter pool, at the commissioners discretion. Title holders will be required to defend titles at least every other card, or their title may be striped, at the commissioners discretion.

Miscellaneous items: Players can join at any time with any available fighter after the league has been formed. Preference will be given to senior members when choosing fights. In the case of fighters that can compete in multiple weight classes, a player can not select a second character that is in either of the weight classes that the two weight class eligible fighter is in. Players that have frequent disconnect problems will be reviewed to see in their connection is acceptable for online play. This can be done by playing the commissioner.

Created fighters: Using created fighters instead of established ones has been discussed but until we can ensure balance in doing so we won’t be advancing on that just yet.

Start date: The league will begin forming this week and will kick off with PFC 1 the week of May 25th.

*If online performance is poor the league setup will be adjusted, trimmed down, or canceled outright. However early indications are encouraging.

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  • Dre2778
    May 18, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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    Wow, sounds like a great idea Pasta. I see a lot of people signing up for it .

  • WWOFTBBNR
    May 18, 2009 at 3:13 pm
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    Hey Pasta, sign me up for this league!!! Here's my selections by weight class:

    HWT – Brock Lesnar, Gabriel Gonzaga
    LHWT – Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans
    M – Thalles Leitas, Amir Sadollah
    W – Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves
    L – BJ Penn, Frank Edgar (wrestled him in high school and won)

    Hope I did this right…My 360 tag is Jazz Trance. Also, you can get me on Twitter.

    • pastapadre
      May 18, 2009 at 3:24 pm
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      Thanks yeah that looks good, make sure to post this in the forum and you'll be set.

      • WWOFTBBNR
        May 18, 2009 at 3:55 pm
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        Cool, I did just that. Excited for Tuesday!!!!

  • r00tabaga
    May 18, 2009 at 3:47 pm
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    Count me in!

  • Zoe
    May 18, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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    Is this only a 360 thing

  • pastapadre
    May 18, 2009 at 4:30 pm
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    Yeah the league is for the 360.

    • kbomb1upc
      May 18, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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      Where's the PS3 league? Man we always get screwed.

  • Zoe
    May 18, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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    Sucks Got PS3 would have like to join but o well

  • adam
    May 18, 2009 at 4:57 pm
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    I own at this game. Machida is a beast.

  • Riga Tony
    May 18, 2009 at 5:03 pm
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    PROOF OR GTFO

  • Hustle
    May 18, 2009 at 5:04 pm
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    i want minotauro nogueira for hw or rampage for lhw my gamertag is xix hustle xix

  • Hustle
    May 18, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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    how many ppl do i have to pick cause no one else has picked nogueira but thats my best fighter on the real game so far so i prefer him

  • pastapadre
    May 18, 2009 at 5:15 pm
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    Post your signup in the forum. While we aren't going first come first serve, being the first to list him will help your chances.

    • Williamf 30
      May 18, 2009 at 7:18 pm
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      Here you go Pasta…

      Heavy Weight : Rampage Jackson,Cheick Kongo, Antonio Nogueira
      Light Heavy: Rashad Evans, Chuck Lidell
      Middle Weight: Anderson SIlva, Nate Marquardt
      Welter Weight: Georges St. Pierre, Jon Fitch
      Light Weight: Nathan Diaz

      GAMERTAG: WILLIAMF 30

  • Hustle
    May 18, 2009 at 5:18 pm
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    oh ok

  • Ramboner
    May 18, 2009 at 5:45 pm
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    signing up as we speak!

  • BLACKFLAGZ10
    May 18, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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    sounds alot more fun then a madden league im in! its kinda lyk im a real ufc fighter! i gotcha pasta!

  • Ramboner
    May 18, 2009 at 5:52 pm
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    gawd damit gotta wait to activate my damn account

  • pastapadre
    May 18, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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    I manually activated it for you.

  • lynn
    May 18, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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    Damn, those MMA screenshots are about the gayest thing to hit video games since the vision cone.

  • Jonb95825
    May 18, 2009 at 6:38 pm
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    Great idea Pasta, this should be fun!

  • AzureEffect
    May 18, 2009 at 8:11 pm
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    Put me down once you decide to use Created Figthers

    GT: AzureEffect (from the NCAA OD)

    • pastapadre
      May 18, 2009 at 8:25 pm
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      Yeah that'll add an interesting element to it. We just need to make sure that there aren't terribly overpowered guys involved. We'll look into how to do that once we get the game and have time to mess around with it.

  • xbdamsx
    May 18, 2009 at 8:22 pm
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    This is a great idea! I can't wait for this game to come out, so far it looks like its going to blow FNR 4 out of the water! Which i hope it does because UFC is becoming more popular than boxing.

  • quiknick
    May 18, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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    pasta i went to the forum and made an account but ut wont let me post without activating it but i have not gotten an email to activate it is there anyother way for me to sign up

    • pastapadre
      May 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm
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      I'll confirm you manually. Just give me a minute and you should be good to go.

      • quiknick
        May 18, 2009 at 11:26 pm
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        ya im all set i posted thanks man appreciate it

  • AzureEffect
    May 18, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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    Thanks Pasta, and I totally agree…the only reason I say that is because the most commonly used guys will get snatched up quickly and it'd be better to have your own guy..because Lesnar, Rampage, Silva and etc. are like the fighters that everyone would know and want right off the bat.

    Also, Pasta…did THQ look into actual "Clubs" like Live 09 or something…now THAT would be great…then you could recruit and have your own personal "Fight Club" ya know…I'm not sure if it's in the game or what have you but that would be an awesome addition…to have created Fighter Clubs and Name the Club and compete…and not just generic tournaments but a structured format in the game…

    • pastapadre
      May 18, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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      Yeah thats a pretty cool idea. I get the sense they just wanted to get the base in there for the first attempt. Online is just the standard matches with 2009 but there is a lot they could do like you suggested in the future.

      • AzureEffect
        May 18, 2009 at 8:55 pm
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        Cool…Thx…I mean because even though the game looks pretty good and great for the first edition…I think that would really elevate it to the next level because you'd have guys like myself who are just getting into MMA setting up clubs and trying to recruit the best fighters possible to be the best club out there…This game definitely has tournament excitment and potential….and it won't take as long as Football or Basketball…seeing as you can knock your opponent out in the first few seconds if you have correct timing and skill…lol

  • Mr.R
    May 18, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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    If you haven't gotten an email to confirm it is probably under the Spam content.

  • Ramboner
    May 18, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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    Not sure if in the entire career mode they let your guy become a beast in all areas or they let you make your own fighter how you want him to fight, if its the latter then i think adding in your own create a fighter could make things very interesting considering there is an unlimited amount of fighters you can take into a career mode

    • AzureEffect
      May 18, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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      Yeah…I think I read somewhere that you have to level up your created player before he can even be used Online because it would be like a Handicap because his skill level would be so low…I'm not sure that he'd have to be a Beast but he'd certainly have to be on par with the UFC Fighters before he could compete online against the UFC Characters

  • Julio
    May 18, 2009 at 9:24 pm
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    No PS3? how about for your ncaa 10 football you host a ps3 one this year since last yar it was a 360 one it would only be fair and it would keep balance between ps3 users and xbox user fans. just a thought

    • RMerino11
      May 18, 2009 at 9:28 pm
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      I agree, I would love to join one of these for the PS3.

      • DLane
        May 18, 2009 at 9:49 pm
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        We could organize one on our one and I am sure with Pasta's permission we could use the forum already set up and create our own sub-forum

        • RMerino11
          May 19, 2009 at 2:13 am
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          Doesn't sound like a bad idea

  • Franco
    May 18, 2009 at 9:36 pm
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    Pasta! When will we find out who we are!!?

  • GmanDC31
    May 19, 2009 at 12:16 am
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    Hey, I'm a new guy here who justed signed up. I would like to be part of this UFC league. Here's my list:

    HWT – Kongo, Lesnar
    LHWT – Griffin, Machida
    M – Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson
    W – Matt Hughes, Matt Sera
    L – Stevenson,Tyson Griffin

  • kyle
    May 19, 2009 at 11:22 am
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    Gamertag is KMB43, i just want Lesnar haha

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