The MMA Thread

[DBella]

That last Arlovski fight where he fought the Brazilian jiu-jitsu guy was a giant yawn fest. I was expecting Arlovski to just rip that guy's face off but he fought a really tame fight.

jag

I don't think Arlovski has fought as well as he used to since his loss to Tim Sylvia. It seems like Sylvia's yawn fest of a fight has rubbed off on Arlovski. I miss the days of when Arlovski's fights were fun to watch.

Btw, Chuck made me lost a buck!!

 

[jaguarr]

Oh, God.....Tim Sylvia is contagious.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

Not anymore. I hope. I hope that Couture was the cure to his disease. I would like to see Sylvia retire or get beaten into retirement. Every time he 'fights', I want to see him get hurt REAL bad.

You got yourself a mean streak there, Missy.

jag

 

[DBella]

Oh, God.....Tim Sylvia is contagious.

jag

Not anymore. I hope. I hope that Couture was the cure to his disease. I would like to see Sylvia retire or get beaten into retirement. Every time he 'fights', I want to see him get hurt REAL bad.

 

[DBella]

You got yourself a mean streak there, Missy.

jag

Can't help it. I hate the guy... as a 'fighter'. If I am not as petite as I am, I'd like to have the opportunity to beat the snoozer myself.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

Rampage Jackson Is A Funny Guy. Heh!

I heard Brock Lesnar's making his MMA debut this weekend, but don't know the specifics. Anyone heard anything about it?

jag

Hahahaha. That was freakin' great. Especially the part with him ripping on Lindland.


As for Brock, he's fighting this weekend at the K-1 Dynamite event in Cali that features the Royce Gracie/Sakuraba match.

It also features the MMA debut of former NFL receiver Johnny Morton.

 

[jaguarr]

Hahahaha. That was freakin' great. Especially the part with him ripping on Lindland.


As for Brock, he's fighting this weekend at the K-1 Dynamite event in Cali that features the Royce Gracie/Sakuraba match.

It also features the MMA debut of former NFL receiver Johnny Morton.

I liked him asking the reporter if he even watched the fight after he asked that stupid question. Funny stuff.

Brock, I'd give good odds to. Didn't Royce train him? As for Morton...errrr...yeah.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

Can't help it. I hate the guy... as a 'fighter'. If I am not as petite as I am, I'd like to have the opportunity to beat the snoozer myself.

Kill him, Bella! Kill him real good!

jag

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Anyone else practice MMA?

 

[Johnny Blaze]

Nope, but a friend of mine is thinking about getting into it. Currently he's training as an ametuer boxer, but he does have past experience in martial arts.

I liked him asking the reporter if he even watched the fight after he asked that stupid question. Funny stuff.

Brock, I'd give good odds to. Didn't Royce train him? As for Morton...errrr...yeah.

jag

Yeah, Royce has helped with Lesner's training. Should be a good one, though they changed opponents on Brock a couple of weeks back. We'll see if that hurts his prep at all as his original opponent had a kick boxing/wrestling background and his new one is a Judo specialist.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

I was never into any kind of martial arts, but it's kind of a requirement in the Marine Corps. Everyone is required to get your Marine Corps Martial Arts Program tan belt.

I have my grey, but I can't find any green belt classes at the moment.

I guess Ken Shamrock helped put together alot of the syllabus(sp?) for MCMAP, but there's alot of combat oriented stuff in it, too.

 

[Golgo-13]

^ Rampage is good, I just never liked him for some reason. His fight with Wanderlei was a very good highlight reel for Wanderlei, I liked when Rampage fell through the ropes.

As for Shogun coming to the UFC, I think he signed on May 22nd. And will be at the next UFC, they'll probably announce he was signed, he probably won't fight. I read that somewhere. But Shogun would be a good addition. He's a amazing fighter.

Another PRIDE fav of mine is Sergei Kharitonov, the Russian who wear the red trunks and comes to the ring in his army fatigues. He's a great fighter, and i would love to see him in the UFC. I'm a big fan of the HBO show 'Rome' and he just reminds me of Lucius Vorenus- all you Rome fans will know what i'm saying.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

Well, Brock Lesnar apparently was impressive in his debut scoring a first round submission at the Dynamite! USA event.

Also at the event, Gracie won a unanimous dicision over Sakuraba, and former NFL receiver Johnny Morton got KOed thirty-eight seconds into his fight and was carted off in a neck brace.
Morton also got suspended by the NSAC indefinitely after refusing to take a post-fight piss test.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Also at the event, Gracie won a unanimous dicision over Sakuraba, and former NFL receiver Johnny Morton got KOed thirty-eight seconds into his fight and was carted off in a neck brace.
Morton also got suspended by the NSAC indefinitely after refusing to take a post-fight piss test.

I just seen that on Sportscenter. 38 seconds.

 

[CrypticOne]

I watched the event and I'd have to give the Gracie/Sakuraba fight to Saku. I don't know what the hell the judges were judging on, but that whole thing was Saku. They could've called it a draw but giving the match to Gracie was very disapointing. And the people that were there watching the fight, I don't know if you can even call them fans, were booing them. Those people were making me mad, cause they don't know who these guys are and the respect that should be shown to these legends.

 

[DBella]

Anyone here watch either Bodog or World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)? And what do you guys think of women MMA fighters? Be honest now.

 

[true316]

I watched the event and I'd have to give the Gracie/Sakuraba fight to Saku. I don't know what the hell the judges were judging on, but that whole thing was Saku. They could've called it a draw but giving the match to Gracie was very disapointing. And the people that were there watching the fight, I don't know if you can even call them fans, were booing them. Those people were making me mad, cause they don't know who these guys are and the respect that should be shown to these legends.

Honestly, I didn't really disagree with the judges giving Royce the win. I was actually expecting Sakuraba to win but he just didn't look right throughout the fight. He was so passive by the final round. I was thinking that he might have been hurt earlier in the fight. I think it could have been a draw but I don't really have a problem with Royce winning. I've got a lot of respect for Saku but I actually hope he retires soon. He's taken some massive damage over the years and I just don't want him to get hurt.

I also agree with you on the booing. That annoys me to no end. It's like some fans don't even care about strategy or skill at all. I think some people just want two guys to get in there and throw haymakers for 15 minutes. Not to mention it was Gracie vs. Sakuraba!!! These guys have earned the right to get some respect!

 

[bored]

I know little of MMA. I just know it was funny when Johnnie Morton got the crap kicked out of him.

 

[Kid Wicked]

From what I've been hearing, Gracie played to the American judges.

Did anyone else watch WEC last night?

I thought it was okay, but I've seen a lot better fights.

 

[jaguarr]

Anyone here watch either Bodog or World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)? And what do you guys think of women MMA fighters? Be honest now.

There was a couple of gals I saw go at it awhile back on...Showtime I think it was. Supposedly was the first major MMA fight for women on national broadcast. One gal was a world champion Muy Thai artist and the other was a jiu-jitsu and Muy Thai expert. The world champion Muy Thai fighter won the match, but they went the full three rounds and put on some of the most hard nose fighting I've seen in a very long time. It was very entertaining to watch (probably the most entertaining match on the card that night) and they definitely proved they can hang with the boys.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

Oh, and Johnny Morton gettin' his ass whooped....yeah, not a big surprise there.

jag

 

[Kid Wicked]

Anyone here watch either Bodog or World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)? And what do you guys think of women MMA fighters? Be honest now.

If they want to get in the ring, I'm fine with it.

It's a free country, women should be able to kick ass just as much as men.

 

[bored]

Oh, and Johnny Morton gettin' his ass whooped....yeah, not a big surprise there.

jag

Just like DBs whooped his ass when he played football.


*sigh* He was a Chief for a few seasons. There's a reason Tony Gonzalez always caught most of the passes.

 

[Badger]

Yeah, plus he was a whiney *****.

whiney ***** + mma fight = hospital visit.

 

[CrypticOne]

Honestly, I didn't really disagree with the judges giving Royce the win. I was actually expecting Sakuraba to win but he just didn't look right throughout the fight. He was so passive by the final round. I was thinking that he might have been hurt earlier in the fight. I think it could have been a draw but I don't really have a problem with Royce winning. I've got a lot of respect for Saku but I actually hope he retires soon. He's taken some massive damage over the years and I just don't want him to get hurt.

I also agree with you on the booing. That annoys me to no end. It's like some fans don't even care about strategy or skill at all. I think some people just want two guys to get in there and throw haymakers for 15 minutes. Not to mention it was Gracie vs. Sakuraba!!! These guys have earned the right to get some respect!

I agree, Saku needs to retire soon. He has done alot and fought some really tough battles against the biggest names in MMA. I think it was that knee that Royce was really kicking in, that was hurting Saku.