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Just a reminder creation date is today guys! Going with an 8 man tournament - see details above.

50k sent across for training expenses

Yes go ahead. Creation date starts today.

Hi yes no problem

Empire Fight Gear™ Sign First Merchandise Deal We are over the moon to announce that we have signed a deal to become the official Merchandise Partner for International Federation of MMA™ IFMMA is an up and coming Fight Org based in Helsinki, for 18-year-old 403k+ fighters. This Merch Deal will enhance their event revenue, which will be mutually beneficial for Empire Fight Gear™.

IFMMA Sign First Merchandise Deal IFMMA are delighted to announce the signing of Empire Fight Gear™ as our official Merchandise Partner! Empire Fight Gear™ is a fledging clothing company also based in Helsinki, and have already been sponsoring fighters contracted to IFMMA. This Merch Deal will enhance our event revenue, and we are looking forward to a long and successful partnership.

6 days left guys! If we don't get any more entries and there are no objections, I'm happy to make this an 8 man-tournament. Final would come forward a month to 6th July and I'd enter the 4 Round 1 Eliminated Fighters into their own 4-man bracket to win 30 Days VIP. The only thing I'd change is I'd take this out "2 x Lucky Quarter Final Eliminated Fighters will win a lucky dip for 3 Months VIP" Everything else would remain the same. Far better chance of winning if you've already entered!

Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far! We are half way there with 12 days to go! Get your entry in quick - so many prizes on offer with loads of chances to win 3 months VIP and don't forget the big one! 1st Place - $2,500,000 / IFMMA Lightweight Championship / 6 Months VIP / Custom Trophy

So he’s a bit thick then 😂😂😂 That’s a pity, he’s my favourite fighter as well that I created! If you go 1 in follow my orders does this not counteract IQ to a degree?

I won an IQ test on spin and win and the fighter I used it on, got a score of 89. I’m wondering if this is good or bad? Maybe I’m giving away my own IQ by asking this 😂😂

Note the new dates for this Tournament (See Original Post)- Signup Period now begins on 6th April 2024 with Creation Date now Saturday 27th April 2024. I'll give this thread a little bump on 6th April.

😂😂😂! Try it and see!

IFMMA are proud to announce the following 16-Man Tournaments: Featherweight Championship Tournament (145 lbs) Details And Sign-Up here: Lightweight Championship Tournament (155 lbs) Details And Sign-Up here: DO NOT MAKE POSTS TO SIGN UP HERE - DO IT ON THE TOURNAMENT THREAD - THANKS!

IFMMA are proud to present: Lightweight Championship Tournament (155 lbs) Minimum Weight: 155 lbs Age: 18 Years Old Entrants: 8 + Reserves 1st Place - $2,500,000 / IFMMA Lightweight Championship / 6 Months VIP / Custom Trophy 2nd Place - $1,000,000 / 3 Months VIP / Custom Trophy 3rd Place - $500,000 / 3 Months VIP / Custom Trophy $50,000 for all entrants – for training expenses (excluding reserves) All monies will be paid straight into your manager account 4 x Round 1 Eliminated Fighters will enter their own 8-Man Bracket - Winner gets 3 Months VIP Signup Period - 20th March 2024 to 5th April 2024 Creation Date Begins - Saturday 6th April 2024 Round 1 - Sat 4th May 2024 Semi Final - Sat 1st June 2024 Final - Sat 6th July 2024 Sign up as many fighters as you like! All entrants will sign a 5 fight contract with IFMMA of $500/$1,000/$1,000 which you are expected to honour All entrants will receive sponsorship offers from Empire Fight Gear and Empire Nutrition of $1,500 each Confirmed Entrants: Gab Bloodsport (35736) 1 x Fighter Da Jumba (143985) 1 x Fighter Aquarium Fish (144011) 1 x Fighter P J Jones (123962) 1 x Fighter Crnogorski Investitor (144681) 1 x Fighter Sixty Nine (142512) - Ken "The Kid" Griffey Jr (403620) Jimmy Normal (121872) 1 x Fighter Mac Little (122462) 1 x Fighter

IFMMA are proud to present: Featherweight Championship Tournament (145 lbs) Minimum Weight: 145 lbs Age: 18 Years Old Entrants: 16 + 4 Reserve Spots 1st Place - $2,500,000 / IFMMA Featherweight Championship / 6 Months VIP / Custom Trophy 2nd Place - $1,000,000 / 3 Months VIP / Custom Trophy 3rd Place - $500,000 / 3 Months VIP / Custom Trophy $50,000 for all entrants – for training expenses (excluding reserves) All monies will be paid straight into your manager account 8 x Round 1 Eliminated Fighters will enter their own 8-Man Bracket - Winner gets 3 Months VIP 2 x Lucky Quarter Final Eliminated Fighters will win a lucky dip for 3 Months VIP Signup Period – 6th April 2024 to 26th April 2024 Creation Date Begins – Saturday 27th April 2024 Round 1 – Sat 25th May 2024 Quarter Final – Sat 22nd June 2024 Semi Final – Sat 27th July 2024 Final – Sat 24th August 2024 Sign up as many fighters as you like! All entrants will sign a 5 fight contract with IFMMA of $500/$1,000/$1,000 which you are expected to honour All entrants will receive sponsorship offers from Empire Fight Gear and Empire Nutrition of $1,500 each

Empire Nutrition™ Sign First Merchandise Deal We are over the moon to announce that we have signed a deal to become the official Merchandise Partner for Underground Cage Fighting (394k+) Underground Cage Fighting is an excellent Fight Org based in Las Vegas, which is going from strength to strength. This Merch Deal will further enhance their event revenue, which will be mutually beneficial for Empire Nutrition™

IFMMA 1 Announcement IFMMA 1 has been booked for Saturday 6th April 2024 at the 400 seater Micro Arena in Helsinki. Quite a few managers already thinking about creating and signing up a new 403k+ 18 year old fighter at either 145 lbs or 155 lbs! I would really appreciate your support. If you are thinking about it, lets get your fighter signed up!

Introducing……… INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Owner/Recruiter/Matchmaker/Writer/Graphic Designer: John Hughes IFMMA will be a 403k+ ID restricted org based out of Helsinki. Our main focus will be on 18-year-old creations, with a longer-term view of building up the roster with talented young fighters, however we will be signing fighters of all ages with an ID of 403k+ Rules - MMA / Cage / Judging System – 10 point must Standard Fights 3 x 5 minute rounds Title Fights 5 x 5 minute rounds Weight classes – 145lbs / 155lbs / More divisions will be opened in due course Monthly rankings Event previous/reviews Fighter and Manager of the year awards All org media will be available on our: Official Forum Page / Org Page Latest News / Tycoon Times Tournaments for all weight divisions to crown inaugural champions Core Values The cornerstone of IFMMA will be excellent manager relations, which I think is the key ingredient to successfully running an org and also excellent flexibility with your fighter. IFMMA will be an org focused on 18-year-old project fighters and to keep everything fair, fighters will always be matched against a fighter at most a year apart in age. I will have this approach until the ID is fully developed. As IFMMA's main focus will be on 18-year-old creations who will need a lot of training, as a standard rule I will only offer fights to younger fighters every 3-4 weeks. If you want more time between fights to train your fighter, be sure to let me know. This will be no problem. If you want your fighter to fight more often, say every 2-3 weeks, send me a message and I can certainly arrange this. Again, this will be no problem. I hope to build good relationships with the managers who are willing to take a chance on sending their fighters to my org and my aim will be to book fair and relevant fights 2-3 weeks in advance to give you time to accept the offer and set your fight tactics. I want to be known as an approachable, flexible org owner, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any issues or want to discuss anything. I will do my best to address any issues and work out a solution which suits everyone. Contracts Starting contracts will be $1,000/$1,000/$1,000 for 5 fights The org is starting with just the $50,000 loan and although our starting contracts are considered low, as soon as we can afford to, we will offer higher contracts. Affiliated Sponsorship All fighters who sign with the org will also receive sponsorship of $1,500 each, from our affiliated Clothing and Nutrition Companies - Empire Fight Gear and Empire Nutrition. Sponsorship will be over a 4-month period. This extra cash will no doubt come in useful, especially for newer managers to help with supplement and clothing costs etc. So effectively, when you add the $1,000 signing bonus, and the 2 x $1,500 sponsorships - each fighter will receive benefits equivalent to a signing bonus of $4,000. Please Support IFMMA And Make It Great! I have had numerous very kind offers of funding to help start this org. I have kindly said no as this is partly an experiment to see if an org can make it with just the 50k starting loan. Instead, I ask if managers could create new 403k+ 18-year-old project fighters to fight in either 145 lbs or 155 lbs divisions on a lower wage for up to 5 fights. I would really appreciate your support. You won't regret it. This is going to be one of the best run orgs in MMA Tycoon! Message John Hughes (in game - as I will get your message much quicker than on the forums) if you want to sign a fighter with the org.

Thanks for your reply sir. Some interesting points and some things I didn’t consider. Maybe I’ll start my own 403k org and give it a go and see what happens. I do love a challenge, lol. Just checked there and QFC pay is $500 for W and $250 for L at level 1 anyway, I’ve never done level 2 yet. So you think if you grind it out and work hard with only 1-2 divisions say and say 1/1/1 or even maybe 0.5/1/1 you might have a chance of success? If you put in the work?

Empire Nutrition™ has announced it will open for business in Helsinki. The store will officially open on 18/03/24. Here is the link to the store: https://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=7389

Suggestion: Dramatically Increase Company Loans For Orgs And Have Repayments Based Over More Years To Keep Repayments As They Are Now Suggestions Description: I think the 50K loan available if you want to set up an org is pretty pathetic. I regularly receive offers of 5/5/5 for my brand new fighters. This loan would only let a fledging org owner sign a measly 10 fighters at this rate, or 20 for say 2.5/2.5/2.5 and then arena booking fees etc on top. How are new managers supposed to get into the org business? The Maths just doesn’t add up. Richer managers invest millions into their orgs. Either increase the loan so less well off managers can compete and actually have a chance of getting an org off the ground, or introduce a cap on how much you can invest in orgs, or alternatively even put a cap on signing bonus/base pay/win bonus that newer orgs can offer. Say put a timing aspect to it so maybe a cap for 3 month/6 months say and then after 1 year no cap. It is far from a level playing field as it stands. I suppose I’ve worked had for everything I’ve got in real life and I don’t like it when instant success can just be bought. Pros: Less well off managers will have some means to compete and make a start in the org business Managers might stay in the org business longer/more success stories Reduce managers having to use their own fighters in their new orgs on the cheap (which seems to be a thing) Won't be as many orgs popping up and failing withing months/weeks More realistic from a banking perspective. Repayments are normally over a number of years Cons: Rich managers who pump many millions into their new orgs and offer extremely lucrative contracts to newly created fighters probably won't like a more level playing field Managers could go bankrupt and Loose VIP / Could counter this with maybe buying a higher loan value with VIP time so its just not readily available to everyone and the manager has really thought about it and chose to do it and knew the risks

BANZAI COMBAT 12 – Preview This is the one we have been waiting for folks! The top two Heavyweights in BANZAI COMBAT will go toe to toe to crown the promotions first ever Heavyweight Champion! The excitement is almost too much for me! I don’t know what state I’ll be in come Saturday for this one! Main Card Main Event – Heavyweight Championship - Kingston Brewer vs Junior Daniel Both fighters come into this 5-round title bout with undefeated records! Expect this one to be EXPLOSIVE!!! Whatever happens I predict one of these fighters will end up on their back looking up at the light! Someone is getting knocked out!! Brewer has the advantage in the wrestling department and has proven himself to be an effective fighter in the clinch. Junior Daniel however prefers to stay on the outside and so far during his career has shied away from the clinch. This could well be where the fight is won and lost! Don’t be fooled however as Brewer could get his light knocked out long before the fight ever makes it to the clinch! I cannot wait for this one! BANZAI COMBAT history will be made when the words “And the new”……. are announced come Saturday Co-Main Event – Heavyweight - Theo Almeida vs Zaid Silva As if our main event wasn’t enough the Co-Main event is an absolute cracker! These two men were used as mere stepping stones by our two title contenders in the main event but both Almeida and Silva bounced back immediately with impressive wins to get their careers right back on track! What an interesting encounter this will be as Almeida holds the wrestling advantage and might fancy taking the fight to the floor. Silva however will be stalking his opponent like prey and you can bet your bottom dollar he will be looking for the KO! The winner might even put themselves in line for the next title shot and what a storyline it would be if it worked out that Almeida wins and gets a title shot against Brewer, or likewise for Silva if he wins, it might work out that he gets an opportunity to avenge his defeat to Daniel in a title match! This intriguing heavyweight storyline will work itself out come Saturday! Bantamweight - Arnaud De Gindra vs John Doe A complete shift in gears for this next fight as two undefeated fighters make their BANZAI COMBAT Debut! This one could well go to the ground but John “Master Flow” Doe has good stand-up ability as well, and may try to use that to his advantage. De Gindra is a couple of years older than his opponent which may give him a slight advantage but expect an exciting grappling contest in this one. Light-Heavyweight - Gonzo Dragosavac vs Billy Binch Dad bod of the year winner Gonzo Dragosavac spent his days streetfighting back in Serbia before he was spotted and taken to Montreal to put his fists to good use as an MMA fighter. His opponent Billy Binch is a one-man wrecking machine and will not be intimidated in the slightest! This one could end in the blink of an eye! Welterweight - Justine Hyper vs Dany Moreno Justine Hyper is a completely unknown quantity from the Philippines making his MMA debut. His opponent, Danny Moreno is giving away a year in age but with his proficient wrestling and strong boxing skills he will be hoping to keep this fight standing and look for the KO. Undercard Heavyweight - Matt Field vs Under Walker I honestly thought we had made an administration error when I looked at Matt Field’s height! Stocky is the word! And he is fighting a bit of a stick! What an unusual looking pair these two will be in the cage on Saturday! Lol Field may come like a cannonball at his opponent or he might get nowhere near him. I am interested to see what transpires in this one. Bantamweight- Yip Man vs Petsilathai Sitsongrit I smell a test fight! Does anyone else smell a test fight? BANZAI COMBAT is privileged to welcome back the game’s No 1 Manager Theksit Ruengruong as one of the newest members of the Sitsongrit camp, Petsilathai Sitsongrit comes to show us what he has got! I wonder does he like pizza? Lol His opponent Yip Man is another 18 year old creation making his debut on Saturday! Featherweight Augier De Rabat vs Seung Woo Choi Next! Haha - Only joking! These 2 fighters are both coming off loosing streaks but a good win for either of them will get their careers back on track. Choi has the advantage in stand-up whilst his opponent has the better wrestling and BJJ skills. These types of fights always make an interesting match-up! Featherweight - Brandon Hera vs Enrique Rivera Enrique Rivera was bitterly disappointed to lose a unanimous decision on his MMA debut. Today he announced on his social media the following message – “Two more days till I can show the world what I can really do! #Banzai #BC12” The highly motivated Rivera will be fighting an opponent who may want to take this one to the ground. Super excited for this fight! It promises to be a good one! Welterweight - Alexander Frost vs Tre Davis Alexander Frost comes into his BANZAI COMBAT debut on a 5-fight win street! He will be looking to throw his little opponent around for a while, take him to the ground and submit him! Tre Davis’s only hope will be to keep this one standing. Overview Date: 16 Mar 2024 Venue: Hard Knocks - Tokyo Merchandise Partner: Sakura Style

Hey guys, so sorry! That was totally my fault! Amateur Hour! lol. I will get it right next time fingers crossed 😂 Perhaps if Tycoon Times has not been running for a while, managers have perhaps tailed off from submitting articles as they maybe had given up on them ever being published. Please feel free to submit away and if there is more demand I'll publish as often as feasible. Is there knowone else doing any org writing at the minute apart from myself? Would be nice to see a good variety of org stuff coming in too!

BANZAI COMBAT 11 – Review Tokyo MMA fans were treated to a great night of action at the Hard Knocks Arena on Saturday in an event which saw a few surprises, not least in the main event! Main Card Main Event – Middleweight - Kurt Sloane vs Enoc Solves Torres Enoc Solves Torres had been very vocal in the build to the main event and taunted his opponent on multiple occasions. Torres’s confidence was very evident coming off his big win at BANZIA COMBAT 10. That confidence soon wilted like a dying plant in the sun as Sloane took him into the clinch and pressed him against the cage. Torres was on the back foot in the opening minutes as he was forced to defend against Sloan’s constant onslaught. Sloan’s superior Muay Thai skills enabled him to sneak an elbow through Torre’s defence which rocked him….BIG TIME……!!!! Sloan’s efficiency could have been better as he missed a lot of punches as he pounced to look for the finish as a brave Torres managed to block some of the punches. But another vicious elbow dropped Torres and a few punches later it was all over at 2:21 of round 1! What an upset!! Kurt Sloane will move up the rankings for sure after this big win! Co-Main Event – Welterweight - Sinan Vrases vs Haya Mi Well, what a one-sided affair this turned out to be! Haya Mi must have been overcome by the occasion! He did nothing! Absolutely nothing! In a very unusual contest where not a single punch was thrown, the entire 3 rounds were spent in the clinch, with Sinan Vrases pounding his opponent’s body with no fewer than a total of 74 knees! By the end of the three rounds Mi’s sides were turning blue! The fight ended in a unanimous decision victory for Sinan Vrases with all three judges scoring the fight 30:24 in his favour. Haya Mi exits cage-side quickly and quietly after his abysmal performance! Heavyweight - James Hopkins vs Brandy Vera This brutal beat-down lasted just 42 seconds! A brutal combination from Hopkins in the opening exchanges sent Vera crashing to the floor! Interestingly Hopkins waved his opponent up and set about inflicting more punishment! A dazed Vera was out on his feet as Hopkins landed another big combination of punches and knees which sent Vera to the floor again! The ref stepped in at 0:42 of round 1 to save him from further punishment. With the win James Hopkins puts himself into the top 5 of a massive Heavyweight division. Heavyweight - Halo Halo vs Reid Raider Halo Halo dominated the ground game in this encounter despite being a belt lower in BJJ than his opponent. In fact, Raider had very little answers as both fighters showed a lack of killer instinct. Halo was the busier of the two and won the fight by unanimous decision 30:27, which wasn’t really all that surprising. Light-Heavyweight - God Sven vs Mike Byson This entertaining bout went one way and then the other with Mike Bryson getting a couple of takedowns but opting to stand back up again both times. Had he kept the fight on the ground he may have had a batter chance, as the hometown favourite got the better of the stand-up encounters. Sven landed a two-punch combination which rocked his opponent and then BOOOOOOM!!!! Sven cracked Bryson right on the button, which sent him face first to the canvas! It was all over at 2:47 of round 1. Undercard Featherweight- Jaquan Johnson vs Bashira Aya This was an intriguing fight as Jacquan Johnson got the better of the stand-up, but was easily taken down over and over again by his opponent. Johnson defended well but at 4:57 of round 1 Aya worked his way into a rear naked choke and made Johnson tap! Bantamweight- Mr Necro vs Chain Gables This one went to the ground almost immediately and a fascinating grappling battle followed. I’m not one to say I told you so, but I said in my pre fight comments that Nerco’s height and long limbs might work against him and that is exactly what happened Gables managed to get a hold of his long neck and apply a guillotine which made Nerco tap at 2:52 of round 1. The move earned Gables the submission of the night award! Heavyweight - Ivan Drago vs Jerome Archer Three punches is what it took for Jerome Archer to dispatch his Rocky pretender opponent, Ivan Drago. A brutal punch to the chin knocked him out cold as the ref had to tear Archer away as he continued to punch his unconscious opponent! He was awarded KO of the night for this big win! Featherweight - Daichi Tanaka vs Ilia Topuria Daichi Tanaka fought a very smart fight taking the fight to the ground at any opportunity including pulling guard a couple of times! He was right to avoid Topuria’s superior stand-up skills. A wonderful takedown, led to a superb armbar by Tanaka. Which made his opponent tap at 4:50 of round 1. A very good victory for Daichi Tanaka! Middleweight - Scabs McGee vs Logan McIntyre 100% for effort for both fighters in this opening fight of the night, however I strongly suggest Scabs McGee goes and works on his clinch attempts having 95, yes you heard me right……95 unsuccessful clinch attempts during this fight. McIntyre wasn’t much better with 18 unsuccessful takedown attempts! This fight did have some takedowns, it had reversals and some good stand-up encounters, but McIntyre was just that little bit better in every round and won the fight by unanimous decision 30:27. Overview Attendance: 2,051 KO of the night: Jerome Archer ($5,000) Sub of the night: Chain Gables ($5,000) Fight of the night: Logan McIntyre vs Scabs McGee ($5,000 each) Event Rating: 58.40

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