The OFFICIAL UFC / MMA thread (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS)

[Terraphon]

I'm sure there's a few MMA fans out there so I figured I'd put up a thread here in General where everyone can talk about the latest news, fights, information, etc.

As many know, UFC 100 was this weekend. Had a nice party with a bunch of people from work and personal circles...We had a blast and the fights were great.

GSP...That guy gets better every time I see him. If he keeps improving at this rate I don't see how anyone in the welterweight division will be able to stop him for a long time to come. He picked Thiago Alves apart. He's also just about the classiest fighter I've ever seen...Not one to do much trash talking and is always very gracious, both in victory and defeat.

The Henderson / Bisping fight went pretty much the way I thought it would. Hendo got the dub, Bisping got to take a nap. I like watching Bisping fight but I think he could do with a lot less trash talk.

The Brock Lesnar / Frank Mir fight was an absolute domination. Frank Mir is a great fighter but he got made to look WEAK by Lesnar, this time, avenging his loss at the hands of Mir, last year. The dramatics at the end of the fight got Lesnar in HUGE trouble with Dana White and the UFC. Dana has now publicly stated that the UFC is going to go after Fedor Emelianenko "with an open wallet" and that he wants to see Fedor and Brock fight.

So do I.

My GOD, so do I.

 

[Zestok90]

Ahhh I love MMA. My trainer at GriffonRawl is a professional UFC fighter, Jason Dent. He had a firght like 2 weeks ago tuesday night, he kicked some ....
Anyways, how aboiut that Micahel Disantio kicking the crap outta Randy Couture for Heavy Weight Gold?

 

[Terraphon]

You know, I've never been impressed with Randy Couture as an all-around fighter. He has good wrestling and has started to develop decent striking but he's not really that good...I reckon his record speaks for itself.

He wants to fight Fedor, too.

DUMB.

 

[Zestok90]

Haha seriously, wow 1-2-3 OUT!
Heres one of my favorite compilation of knockouts,
YouTube - Best UFC Knockouts Montage!

 

[Terraphon]

lol @ BJ Penn and Caol Uno...I love that knockout.

Also, <3 Bas Rutten.

 

[Zestok90]

Bas Rutten, damn that guy had one hell of a shot. The liver shot, he was a beat, didn't he got undefeated?

 

[SavePaperVapor]

I live 30 minutes from where Lesnar trains and have run into him a few times on the ski slopes. Poor, Poor skier.

 

[Terraphon]

Bas Rutten, damn that guy had one hell of a shot. The liver shot, he was a beat, didn't he got undefeated?

No, Bas was beaten a few times.

He lost twice to Ken Shamrock, once to Frank Shamrock and once to Masakatsu Funaki...All of those were pretty early in his career, though.

He finished out at 28-4-1.

You're right, though...that liver shot...my god.

 

[Terraphon]

I live 30 minutes from where Lesnar trains and have run into him a few times on the ski slopes. Poor, Poor skier.

He'll be even worse once Fedor gives him brain damage

 

[Zestok90]

Haha yeah the liver killer!
I think he had one run later in his career where he went like 21-1-0 (wins/draws/loss)
Not entirely sure. My friend talks about him all the time and I thought I heard him say something like that. Could be wrong though.

 

[Terraphon]

Yeah, that's about right...20 or 21 wins with 1 draw. His last loss was to Ken in like 1995 or 96.

Bas is a beast...and funny as hell, too.

 

[Mac]

I remember way back when couture beat vitor belfort. I was so impressed. I thought no one would ever beat belfort. Crazy how the ufc has changed over the years...

 

[tdstrike]

I'm not a fan but I'm getting ready to do the second season of this...
Jason "Mayhem" Miller - Pics, Bio, News for Jason "Mayhem" Miller
jason's one crazy .... but a decent enuff young man.

 

[Terraphon]

That show may be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

Bad for the arts.

Bad for the sport.

Just plain BAD.

 

[tdstrike]

That show may be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.

Bad for the arts.

Bad for the sport.

Just plain BAD.

Yeah, but they pay well, I don't write'm, I just lite'm.

 

[mace bewley]

I can't wait to see them dog out Kimbo on the next UF season. We all know how Dana feels about him. And on Dana is there any cooler president of a company???


Mace

 

[eskimoroll]

I'm a huge fan of MMA and have tried to follow all the various orgs for many years now (UFC, PRIDE, WEC, DREAMS, Strikeforce, K1, EliteXC, IFL, some RINGS, etc.) It's great to see MMA become mainstream with Dana and the Fertittas leading the charge in a relatively responsible manner. I used to train some jiu jitsu before I got more into outdoor sports (kayaking, biking, etc) which is when I really got addicted even though I watched from the early UFC days. I even rolled with Eric "Red" Schafer back when he was only a purple belt. He just got his black belt and that guy was silky smooth on the mat.

Brock antics aside, I enjoyed UFC 100. Looking forward, I can't wait for the Torres fight, the K-Flo/Penn fight, and of course Fedor/Barnett.

 

[KarateLobster]

UFC 100 was a great show. GSP has some great game plans and sticks to them almost religously. Always good to see him fight (boring or not it's great to see him put the game plan to work). however, I have a feeling that GSP may end up losing one of his next fights. Not sure why, I have nothing to back it up or base it on except my gut.

Brock needs more work. He really needs to get some BJJ skills added to his arsenal of size/strength and hammer fists. That will only last him for so long. We still don't know what his chin is like (although he did take a big knee from Mir that looked like it may have come close). It may take one well placed shot to bring the big man down. If Brock were to get some decent BJJ under his belt he would be nearly unstopable. Couple that with some crisp striking and we've got the next dominant heavy weight champ.

I'm VERY interested to see how well Machida performs in his next fights. He looked awesome against Rashad. What a fight that was!

 

[seven]

I'm VERY interested to see how well Machida performs in his next fights. He looked awesome against Rashad. What a fight that was!

x2 - Machida is the man. I would love to see Andersen Silva vs Machida, but that wont happen since they are friends and train together.

Now Fedor Emilianko (how ever you spell it) has to get rid of his current management team, hire a reliable manager and get into the UFC. There is no way in hell the UFC would take him in for a 1 fight contract or a 3 fight contract but be allowed to fight anywhere as he pleases.

Fedor vs Brock now thats a fight

 

[KarateLobster]

x2 - Machida is the man. I would love to see Andersen Silva vs Machida, but that wont happen since they are friends and train together.

I'm not so sure about that. Ithink if Dana gave them the ultimatum we would either a) seet he fight or b) one (or both) would leave the UFC. Which is a shame. Friendship wouldn't matter but that would be one hell of a good fight.

Now Fedor Emilianko (how ever you spell it) has to get rid of his current management team, hire a reliable manager and get into the UFC. There is no way in hell the UFC would take him in for a 1 fight contract or a 3 fight contract but be allowed to fight anywhere as he pleases.

Fedor vs Brock now thats a fight

True, but I don't see an issue with giving a one fight deal. Seriously, why not? They would make big money off the pay-per-view sales, plus any of the pre-show stuff. Fedor's ina very unique position where he tell Dana to F off and it's no skin off his back. UFC wants him more than he wants UFC (from what I can gather, I'm no expert by far).

Fedor vs Brock I think would turn out to be a huge disappointment. Unless it's farther down the road and Brock can get some skills under his belt. His current "style" would probably pose little threat to Fedor. A guy that composed will not fall apart with Brock on top of him and would probably have much better luck getting away/out from under than Mir did.