Latest On Batista’s MMA Career

[Dat Girl]

The following press release was issued Friday evening.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 31, 2012) – Former six-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion Dave Bautista is coming to Providence on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 to kick off his press tour in anticipation of his professional mixed martial arts debut, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., in association with June Entertainment and 4zero1 Entertainment Group on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at The Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Direct TV Pay Per View.

Friday’s tour will culminate with a live meet-and-greet and autograph signing in downtown Providence (time and venue to be determined) followed by a second public appearance at Vanity Restaurant & Lounge, located at 566 South Main St., Providence, at 11 p.m. (EST) Bautista’s opponent, Rashid Evans of Newburgh, N.Y., will also be attendance.

Specifics on Bautista’s appearance will be released Tuesday. Both appearances are open to the public and both fighters will be available for media interviews.

Tickets for “Real Pain,” starring Bautista, are available through www.ticketmaster.com or at The Dunkin’ Donuts Center Box Office and are priced at $20.00, $35.00, $55.00, $75.00, $125.00 and $250.00. The show features 14 bouts, including the return of John “Doomsday” Howard (17-7, 6 KOs), a Boston native and veteran of seven UFC bouts; nine-time UFC veteran David Loiseau (20-10, 13 KOs) of Montreal; Providence lightweight Mike “The Beast” Campbell (11-4, 7 KOs), a former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) contender; Woonsocket, R.I., bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath (2-1, 1 KO); and Pawtucket, R.I., middleweight Todd “The Hulk” Chattelle (10-7, 8 KOs). “Real Pain” will also be available on Direct TV Pay Per View for $29.95.

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[Lacky]

He'll lose, and then he'll beg to come back to the E'

 

[Matt]

He'll lose, and then he'll beg to come back to the E'

i think smackdown needs him :burns:

 

[Lacky]

i think smackdown needs him :burns:

He would be a good addition that's for sure, despite his age. I think I heard something that he would only come back if it was TV-14 and not PG. I may be wrong though.

 

[Crayo]

Will this be televised?

 

[Lacky]

Will this be televised?

All it says is - It's available on Direct TV Pay Per View.

 

[Crayo]

Yeah so most likely streamed, awesome.

 

[Lacky]

Yeah so most likely streamed, awesome.

Yeah, doesn't matter though because It probably won't go past a couple rounds. Haha tunga:

 

[Crayo]

:isee:

 

[Arrow1]

Batista needs to come back to WWE, but I can't blame him for wanting to fight for real, and not fake shit like WWE.

 

[seabs]

I wonder what's more taxing on the body working a standard WWE main event schedule or 4 mma fights a year with the intense training periods in between.

 

[Crayo]

I wonder what's more taxing on the body working a standard WWE main event schedule or 4 Emma fights a year with the intense training periods in between.

I think he's said in an interview since moving to MMA that the WWE schedule was much tougher. He said the travelling was just impossible and so tiring, where as he gets to train daily for short or long periods which he apparently "loves to do" and doesn't see it as training, more as fun. So I'm guessing he found WWE much harder.

 

[seabs]

Re: RE: Latest On Batista’s MMA Career

I think he's said in an interview since moving to MMA that the WWE schedule was much tougher. He said the travelling was just impossible and so tiring, where as he gets to train daily for short or long periods which he apparently "loves to do" and doesn't see it as training, more as fun. So I'm guessing he found WWE much harder.

I can see the traveling being an issue in wrestling training whereas in MMA you have your camp and work from there, still an interest perspective of how hard the schedule is in the WWE. Dave obviously loves to train also, I doubt anyone gets to that size without that love and desire with or without help to train up. Also surprised you didn't quote the fail tbh.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

He would be a good addition that's for sure, despite his age. I think I heard something that he would only come back if it was TV-14 and not PG. I may be wrong though.

It's true, he hates the PG stuff.