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- Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:53:55 EST 1MrSbg5q No.56092
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I don't know where to post this, but I want to post it somewhere, I figure you guys could appreciate it.

This is the reason I believe in fight training. I don't want to be helpless if I ever have to fight against a person like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1A85Hzg8tw

pic unrelated
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Paulo Filho - Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:30:30 EST 1MrSbg5q No.56098 Reply
>>56095

Well that's pretty fucked.

Still though, I'd rather not get a severe beatdown like that. Better to thump him and die than get broken and live in fear.
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Renzo Gracie - Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:25:54 EST YzQbMwpe No.56115 Reply
>>56092

pretty fucking boring fight video. couldnt even watch half of it
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George Sotiropoulos - Thu, 30 Jul 2015 04:45:10 EST gyAz3AJe No.56239 Reply
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>>56092
"This is the reason I believe in fight training. I don't want to be helpless if I ever have to fight against a person like this."

Chances are, if you're literate and live in a developed nation, you won't ever encounter this in your life. People have these irrational phobias in regards to their masculinity and livelihood about fighting or "defending themselves". That man is/was a professional kickboxer. The amount of training and experience he has put it easily surpasses the 10%> threshold. To reach his level, you would have to become a professional fight. But regardless, it's not really something you should ever feel threatened by. And in all honesty, I'd shoot a man dead before dealing with that bullshit. His brain and wits are probably all fucked from brain damage incurred while training, it's also probably what gives him such a ruthless and violent disposition. People like him are a dime-a-dozen, but if you live above a certain class-level you'll never have to deal with him.

P.S. I went one day at this camp where the head muay thai coach asked me who I wanted to spar with for the first time, during light training, and I suggested him (to get the most experience in such a short time). He punished me, like I was challenging him (although I was just curious of his skill and wanted to learn). My face was so bruised, I was punch-drunk for a week after. I decided at that point brain damage, versus intelligence, wasn't worth the discipline of the sport. It also makes people highly aggressive, impulsive, and just unpleasant to be around in most situations, though I've met some really nice ex-pro boxers.

You thinkin

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- Wed, 20 May 2015 05:45:01 EST kbke43jc No.56033
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My man Jon Gottchall kills it on the JRE. He wants dat dick worse the most of y'all on /mma. Good points on fighting with no gloves.

Why do we still have to talk about male dominance after then invention of projectile

If there is a deadly weapon to your head does your sex matter? Or your martial background?

you gonna read his book? me either
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Rich Franklin - Sat, 23 May 2015 20:29:53 EST dxwHbs/9 No.56049 Reply
That podcast was alright. Too bad I look up his name on Sherdog and he had one pro fight which he lost in under a minute.

Decent points about the gloves, no doubt it would be closest to "natural", and would = less KO's, more hand injuries unless they change technique.

And the basketball court-sized arena would be infinitely better. It's just real as fuck, removes the cage-fucking (which is not found anywhere else) and leaves only real, timed takedowns and lets you see everything.
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Crude Oil - Wed, 27 May 2015 07:28:13 EST kbke43jc No.56062 Reply
>>56049
gotta stop posting while i'm drunk.

he explains that fight. it is apparently a big part of the book. arm-bared like a white belt i guess.

the way the sport is you just cant get rid of um. duke roufus's knuckles. at least wraps would have to be in play. still longevity of your hands decrease exponentially.
those eye-pokes though....pride gloves maybe? (inherently curve your fingers).

no matter how big the ring is people will always exploit the edge. either with cage fucking or endless ring-out/stand up/ resets. Being able to seee the action live is big!

nb
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Charles Oliveira - Sun, 14 Jun 2015 02:06:01 EST 9hiec2E6 No.56097 Reply
>>56049
A huge ring and half the shitty bastards fighting these days would just turn and run like Houston Alexander, unless you had World Combat League rules against "passivity" and "timidity".

My first MMA fight

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- Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:53:41 EST cjOxxvCS No.55649
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Hey /mma/

I'm fighting this dude in my first fight next month

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYat_f1reM

bald guy

I'm 6'1 190~ or so. 12 years of TKD / Muay Thai / a little BJJ (I'm 23) I'm mostly a kicking preference type. Since this is my first fight, do any of you more experienced guys have tips? (Pic is me at 195 or so / lifting stats)
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Tim Sylvia - Mon, 08 Jun 2015 20:48:28 EST sD5T9dtq No.56085 Reply
Go after his legs. He can't box you without his feet under him. Work on your wrestling so you can have at least a basic takedown defense. Otherwise youre going to smoke him with your standup game, at least I'd hope so with twelve years of TKD and Thai. As long as you stay on your feet you'll dominate.

Otherwise, take it one minute at a time and good luck. You got this!
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:04:02 EST s7PHVekK No.56086 Reply
Uh, I think his fight already happened/didn't happen guys. He said it was "next month" in April. The fact that he didn't come back to post means either a.) didn't happen, b.) he lost, or c.) he's too busy fuckin all the bitches to be on the internet to give us the deets on what went down.
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[name redacted] !6fGmhrVKuE - Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:25:49 EST m3BFohBA No.56087 Reply
>>56086
Here's hoping for the third outcome

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

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!lfsExjBfzE - Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:30:29 EST jsuviyD8 No.55653
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Coming off a historic season that saw the crowning of the UFC’s first-ever Women’s Strawweight champion, the next installment of The Ultimate Fighter looks to raise the stakes once again. For the first time in the show’s 10-year history, a gym versus gym format will be introduced pitting fighters from the famed American Top Team against those from Blackzilians, all while living together under one roof in South Florida. It will be a monumental season, as $500,000, the first-ever The Ultimate Fighter Team Trophy and most importantly, ultimate bragging rights, are all up for grabs. The decisions and strategy determined by each team have never impacted the show as much as they will this season.

This season features eight rising welterweights from each team who will be selected by their respective gym owner to live in a South Florida house alongside their competition. The fighters will continue to train at their home gym with their own coaches and sparring partners. However, fights will no longer be held at a neutral site and now move to the teams’ respective gyms, always leaving one fighter to compete in enemy territory. Adding to the anticipation ahead of each bout, opponents won’t be known until the weigh-in. The culmination of the season will see two fighters meet at The Ultimate Fighter Finale in summer 2015, where the winning gym will be crowned.

The season premieres April 22 at 10pm EDT / 3am BST on Fox Sports 1 and in /mma/tube - http://taima.tv/r/mma. Here are the fighters and coaches for both teams:

>American Top Team:

*Head Coach: Dan Lambert
*Marcelo Alfaya (16-7-1 NC) - Porto Alegre, Brazil
*Steve Carl (21-4) - Belle Plain, Iowa
*Nathan Coy (14-5) - Vallejo, California
*Michael Graves (4-0) - Toledo, Ohio
*Hayder Hassan (6-1) - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Sabah Homasi (8-4) - New Brunswick, New Jersey
*Uros Jurisic (5-0) - Ljubljana, Slovenia
*Steve Montgomery (8-2) - Florence, South Carolina

>Blackzilians:

*Head Coach: Glenn Robinson
*Valdir Araujo (14-5) - Gama, Brazil
*Carrington Banks (3-0) - Peoria, Illinois
*Luiz Buscape (16-5) - Joao Pessoa, Brazil
*Jason Jackson (4-2) - Kingston, Jamaica
*Vicente Luque (7-4-1) - Westwood, New Jersey
*Andrews Nakahara (4-2-2) - Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
*Felipe Portela (8-2) - Brasilia, Brazil
*Kamarudeen Usman (5-1) - Auchi, Nigeria
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Wed, 20 May 2015 20:57:16 EST s7PHVekK No.56040 Reply
>>56039
There's a correlation. Top tier fighters are never going to be on the show anymore (unless it's a women's division season, for now) and the show's simply not going to be entertaining because of it. I caught up on the show and every episode Dana is bitching about how he wants these guys to "go for broke" in their fights, which makes absolutely no sense for the guys since they're all very low quality fighters to begin with AND they have to think about how they're going to potentially fight again in a few weeks. If they stopped their expansion and started holding back on seasons until they find some real talent, maybe TUF could be a cornerstone of UFC programming again. But that'll never happen as long as they're putting on shows every single week and have to fill in contractually obligated air time.

Now, I know what three or four people reading my thoughts are thinking. "Wasn't it Chris Leben pissing on a bed the real reason TUF got popular?" Of course. The problem is, that was pushing boundaries ten years ago. Reality TV has so thoroughly eroded the fabric of society that Felice Herrig can show her cooter on cable television and it's no big deal. And it appears that this season's big "shock" moment was a dude having a fucking seizure on camera. That didn't shock or interest me. It appalled me. The man was close to fucking dying and the camera man's first thought isn't, "HOLY FUCKING SHIT, I NEED TO GET THIS MAN SOME HELP", no, it's "I NEED TO GET THIS ON CAMERA". Fuck Reality TV.
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Don Frye - Sun, 07 Jun 2015 02:06:19 EST dxwHbs/9 No.56081 Reply
Just got caught up on the whole season. Only thoughts that stick with me are

>Blackzillians are beasts and just fight
>the 3 vets from ATT losing was just sad
>Glenn Robinson is the modern day John du Pont?
>Hayder "I'M NEXT (LEMME BANG) BRO" Hassan

And also, isn't it crazy the level of difference between UFC-tier fighters and guys who are a step below? It's like watching them wade through slow motion, and you can pick nearly any top 15 WW to demolish most of these guys in minutes.

Also, anyone else prefer how they capture video/audio for TUF compared to the production of other UFC events? Feels more raw, true to life, and the audio capturing strikes is better.
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Heath Herring - Mon, 08 Jun 2015 09:57:57 EST XZLMTFM6 No.56084 Reply
>>56081
>Also, anyone else prefer how they capture video/audio for TUF compared to the production of other UFC events? Feels more raw, true to life, and the audio capturing strikes is better.

They're probably using omnidirectional microphones in TUF, exactly to "capture the whole room and what it feels to be there", whereas in the big UFC events that would be impossible due to the insane levels of noise coming from the crowd. A really interesting observation for sure; I'll have to watch some episodes now.

UFC partners with USADA to introduce new drug testing policy

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!lfsExjBfzE - Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:34:49 EST jsuviyD8 No.56077
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http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13014746/ufc-announces-extensive-doping-tests-major-punishments

Looks like UFC is cracking down after what happened with Anderson Silva and other fighters recently.
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:54:02 EST s7PHVekK No.56078 Reply
Yeah, pretty much. Taking it completely out of house means noone can accuse UFC of playing favorites (those accusations would have to be lobbed at USADA, which doesn't protect people as far as I'm aware) and the UFC fines are actually worse than NSAC. 100% of your purse goes to USADA to fund the program, which gives USADA great incentive to pop people. Certainly we wouldn't be able to have a full-fledged FIFA-like conspiracy of fighters paying out more than the fines would be worth because then it would become unprofitable for them to fight. I just hope they're popping guys in the middle of the night like Da Meltz says so guys start getting scared straight.
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Told you. - Sat, 06 Jun 2015 19:45:14 EST qkoKOIHB No.56079 Reply
I told you years ago that most of the fighters are on that dope. High profile BJJ players are next in line.
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Sat, 06 Jun 2015 21:15:08 EST s7PHVekK No.56080 Reply
>>56079
Yeah you did, and you were right.

Female Fighters and Steroids

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- Thu, 21 May 2015 05:10:19 EST qW133uGb No.56041
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Hey, /mma/, what female fighters do you think are on the juice? Pic related. Bitch is hella lucky the UFC didn't test her, although given what a joke her match was, I'm not sure if getting busted would have been more or less humiliating.
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Cole Konrad - Thu, 21 May 2015 20:04:52 EST k184Kjyx No.56043 Reply
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Carina Damm was busted for roid use
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Hundu the Beast God - Thu, 04 Jun 2015 22:21:37 EST qW133uGb No.56074 Reply
>>56041
I don't think she actually juices, though. She's just short.

Countdown to UFC's fighter union/association

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- Mon, 25 May 2015 21:31:20 EST 9zuIdKZl No.56054
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What's with the Reebok uniform sponsorship deal? It sucks all round, even for UFC it sucks you'd think they would've made more money allowing a sponsorship free market and keeping their sponsorship taxes (which were extreme) http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/5/21/8633115/ufc-interview-ryan-jimmo-fighters-abusive-relationship-reebok

Anybody notice that UFC187 hardly anybody walked out with sponsorship (except for Cormier waving that Monster can around)? That's because for 6mos Dana White has been saying Reebok is coming in so all the fighters were dropped, lot's of them don't have a single sponsor anymore since the warning came out.

>tfw the fighters are claiming they made more money in MFC than UFC due to taxes and now Reebok scam
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Bigfoot Silva - Thu, 28 May 2015 23:32:06 EST Kd6+NGMO No.56064 Reply
Fighters need to make a Union soon or MMA will end like wrestling with one man on top.
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Thu, 28 May 2015 23:54:54 EST s7PHVekK No.56065 Reply
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>>56064
I think you mean one WOMAN.

Funky Eggar pls

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- Sat, 16 May 2015 20:37:07 EST 5HT7/YIo No.56021
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Celebratory thread for one of the most underrated UFC fighters, potentially of all time?

It's clear UFC brass love the guy, but he's never been huge with the casual fans, he's always been an MMA favourite, but maybe it's time people really appreciate the dude. Yes, he's been claimed to be a boring point fighter who wins fights on decisions, but Frankie always gives it his all and is NEVER in a dull fight, tonight included. Yes, they're tactical affairs, but they're never uninteresting wrestlefests even when they're one sided, and if they are, its only because he's the stronger side of the coin, which is rare considering his level of competition.

Edgar apparently just broke the UFC octagon time count, which for a lot of people means "hurrdurr point fighter" but on the other side of the coin, it means he's the most experienced fighter in UFC when it comes to time. It shows that because he used to often get cracked in a fight but now it's so rare that he's actually hurt or caught clean and rocked, and he's not hard to hit, especially in the early rounds when he comes forward and hasn't got his timing down.

He also has two trilogies under his belt, one he emphatically won with a knockout nobody thought was possible and seem to have forgotten. He beat BJ Penn three times (some people say BJ won the first fight, I think a lot of that is hinged on BJ's prestige, I had Frankie winning rounds 3-5 and BJ was never the same after that third round for whatever reason). He also gave Aldo and Bendo stiff competition, both undisputed Lightweight and Featherweight champions respectively during their run. A lot of people thought he beat Bendo at least once.

I'm not trying to sit here and portray Frankie Edgar as the best fighter of all time, just he's at a level now where it's unfair to shit on him and act like he's not earned his stripes. And he just made Faber look fucking average. Faber who never loses a title fight and even then it's at least competitive if not close or controversial. He'll go down as one of UFC's most underrated fighters, I suppose because he's not as marketable as a GSP or a Conor McGregor, but he's always value for money. Here's to Frankie, my favourite UFC fighter, potentially of all time.
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Martin Kampmann - Sun, 17 May 2015 05:11:30 EST FDucgZ7P No.56027 Reply
I've been a huge fan since I saw him whip Tyson Griffon as a 6:1 dog in his first UFC fight, and he's been my favorite since he whipped BJ the second time.

>>56024

A technical masterpiece for the last 3 rounds, I really enjoyed it either way both as an exhibition of skill and because I love Edgar.

Of course it's not the gutsy thriller that his Maynard/Henderson fights were but it was really up to Faber to make it that way. Edgar was ALWAYS going to dominate the technical battle and Faber should have known going in that he was going to have to make the fight a little ugly, open it up a little, to win. It's just a little unfortunate for a guy who is so good at scrambling, who is so impossible to hold down to be so conservative when he's getting beaten striking but I guess you don't train to be the second best guy in the cage.
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Sokoudjou - Fri, 22 May 2015 16:07:08 EST XZLMTFM6 No.56045 Reply
Cool thread. Just want to say that I really, really want to see Edgar get up there for title fights again.

Grappling Boards?

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- Mon, 18 May 2015 22:33:59 EST 1DypGE7m No.56029
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Are there any pure grappling boards out there?

I'm wanting to just be able to discuss stuff on the fly, and be able to get help from people on stuff like guard passing etc. There's circlejerk (r/bjj), but circlejerk is circlejerk. There's also some threads on 4chan /asp/, but to be honest most of the people there don't know what they're talking about.
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Brian Bowles - Mon, 18 May 2015 22:34:55 EST 1DypGE7m No.56030 Reply
Wow, that filter is gold.
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[name redacted] !6fGmhrVKuE - Tue, 19 May 2015 04:58:51 EST m//620Rc No.56032 Reply
>>56030
I only know of the Sherdog grappling forums but I don't really use them much. Most of the people I know that talk to other grapplers on the internet they don't know use like Facebook groups and pages and stuff. Just watch out because most sites I've seen though are really cliquey and only like those who talk about their own affiliates and stuff.

Unknown Wins/Losses

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- Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:50:59 EST dxwHbs/9 No.55655
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Are there any wins/losses that you have discovered in fighter's careers that are entirely surprising?

There are numerous in the sport, but I just discovered that Akihiro Gono, one of those jouryneyman, middle-tier Japanese fighters with a 34-19 record at one point defeated Hector Lombard and Gegard Mousasi (by armbar) in succession, being one of the few breaks in their typical winning ways.

>pic unrelated, though Lawler had some losses back in the days (like to Mayhem Miller)
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[name redacted] !6fGmhrVKuE - Wed, 13 May 2015 08:27:19 EST L1VAwQIb No.56010 Reply
>>56009
Man I was so hyped for that fight, I was expecting some kind of huge war where they both run at each other for 3 rounds, but I guess with guys so aggressive an early knockout shouldn't have been a surprise.

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I'm pretty sure in the Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton fight Hughes lifts up Newton while he's being held in a triangle and holds him against the fence, then either slams him and passes out or passes out and slams him and the slam knocks out Carlos Newton, but the referee doesn't notice Hughes is out and announces him the winner when he comes to in about 5 seconds. Pretty hilarious waking up from a triangle choke and being told you're the new Welterweight champion.
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Rani Yahya - Fri, 15 May 2015 20:34:43 EST L1mTuM/D No.56019 Reply
When Anderson Silva lost to Daiju Takase. Anderson just came off a very impressive win against Carlos Newton and everyone expected Anderson to steamroll Takase. What a loss indeed.
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Ricco Rodriguez - Sat, 16 May 2015 11:45:58 EST dxwHbs/9 No.56020 Reply
>>56019
Yeah, any of Anderson's losses are pretty special. Really got out-grappled in that fight and that transition to the triangle was pretty damn slick.

Jeremy Horn has 91 wins and 22 losses with notable 3 wins over Chael Sonnen as well as head-kick KO'ing Forrest Griffin and subbing Chuck Liddell

Advice for "getting into" MMA?

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!!u2kH6VnN - Fri, 08 May 2015 13:04:12 EST i3U46kQ6 No.55983
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I'm a boxing fan but haven't really taken the time to get into watching MMA. I've watched a few matches on YouTube, and a couple of Invicta PPVs, but that's it.

A few friends were interested in watching the big Pacman/Mayweather fight, though they were disappointed by how one-sided it ended up being, as was I. I asked them if they wanted to get into watching boxing with me, because I thought it would be fun to have our own favorites, argue about who's the best, etc., and both expressed that they'd rather start watching MMA regularly than boxing.

That's fine, but I like to delve into a thing and really understand it, know the big names of the past, who's on top now, who the up-and-comers are, what has changed over the past few years, what's changing in the near future, etc., and I have no idea whatsoever where to start with trying to understand MMA. How is it scored? Are there any serious competitors to UFC? What matches do I need to see?

Any help at all would be appreciated.

Pic only somewhat related, but I hope she gets her title back.
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C-Higgy !lfsExjBfzE - Tue, 12 May 2015 00:58:40 EST jsuviyD8 No.56001 Reply
>>56000
That ref was a fucking idiot. Clearly should have been stopped in the third round.
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Tue, 12 May 2015 21:23:31 EST s7PHVekK No.56006 Reply
>>56001
Not an idiot, biased. Of course an Aussie ref isn't gonna end the fight for the hometown boy. Hell, remember when Hunt was getting pissed on on the ground in I think it was the fifth? People start chanting "stand them up" and the ref threatens to do just that while Hunt can't do ANYTHING and it's obvious that all that would happen would be a single leg followed by more GNP until the end of time.
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Ricco Rodriguez - Wed, 13 May 2015 01:04:49 EST Sld3br21 No.56008 Reply
>>55983
Hello, and welcome!
I'm thrilled about your interest in our niche sport. I think having read what others have posted you should have some degree of familiarity with the sport.

My brother trained MMA for several years, and he got me into it when we were living together at university. There are a lot of bad stereotypes about the fans of the sport, and they are few and far between. I'd usually only go to smaller venues to watch my brother fight, and when I did I'd feel kind of out of place, due to how different I was from the other fans. But I digress....

You've picked a good time to get interested, as one of the best cards is coming the weekend after next. You could go to a bar to see it, pay for it, or use... let us say "other" methods of watching it. Anyways, it's a fantastic card from top to bottom!

The main event is a championship fight between two contenders: Anthony Johnson and Daniel Cormier (Since the champion recently got stripped of his belt). Since you're a boxing fan I'd suggest you watch some of Johnson's striking, it's absolutely vicious. Cormier is a wrestler and tough grinder, but he's not boring. The fight is really a toss-up for me.

The co-main is the Middleweight championship fight between champion Chris Weidman and aging legend Vitor Belfort. Chris shocked the world when he defeated Silva twice, and then solidified his status by defeating Machida. Belfort has been destroying fighters lately, however due to TRT controversy the fight was postponed for like a year. I'm pretty sure Weidman will retain the belt here, but crazier things have happened, (See UFC 173).

Anyways I recognize that, that is a a UFC event and there are cards before then. I know I'll be watching Bellator this Friday, but the card isn't as spectacular; nor is the UFC Fight Night the next day. But since watching the sport and finishing up university is all I do these days, it's my one own escape.

As far as competitors for the UFC goes. I think the recent Reebok deal will hurt them, Bellator has some quality fighters (but Bellator also likes to put on "freak fights" which I watch, but most fans don't like). WSOF and ONE FC also have up-and-comers. But the UFC does definitely possess almost all of the elite fighters.

For me, as an MMA fan, a huge part of the entertainment is the suspense. Anything could happen, at any moment. I generally do not watch old fights, especially if I know the outcome. But if you just like watching fighting I'd suggest Pride fights with Hunt, Fedor, Big Nog, and other legends. More recent examples could be Jones vs. Gustaffson or Hunt vs Bigfoot.

As far as "up-and-comers" in the UFC I'd say Rockhold could definitely be champion, Hell Jacare could too in that division. A lot of fans like Conor McGregor, but I just find him annoying, granted his idiosyncratic striking is entertaining. Another future contender for me is Stipe Miocic, or Donald Cerrone.

>not watching REAL combat sports

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- Sun, 03 May 2015 10:12:04 EST 5yFwNGg0 No.55947
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http://livestream.com/accounts/13310466/events/4007824
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Dustin Hazelett - Fri, 08 May 2015 01:43:56 EST hdAjycXT No.55982 Reply
This faggot shit is retarded. I knew this one prick who was on the US team, what a deadbeat fucking loser whose only ambition in life was 'lol i get 2 hit peepul relly hard'

i'd rather watch the faggots in soccer fall down from a fly touching them than this tardbrawl
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[name redacted] !6fGmhrVKuE - Fri, 08 May 2015 13:46:11 EST L1VAwQIb No.55985 Reply
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>>55982
cool story bro, needs more dragons

REMATCH BITCHES

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!!u2kH6VnN - Tue, 05 May 2015 13:33:23 EST i3U46kQ6 No.55974
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http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2015-05-05/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-maypac-rematch-possible-stephen-a-smith-text

>ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has close ties with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

>Before the fight of the century between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the undefeated boxer gave an exclusive interview with Smith in which the two toured his house and chatted. That close bond means Smith can get rare access to Mayweather, including an interesting text message.

>Stephen A. says @FloydMayweather just sent him a text that he will give @MannyPacquiao another shot in a year. pic.twitter.com/FUo9EEfb4U
> — ESPN First Take (@ESPN_FirstTake) May 5, 2015

Interesting thing here. Manny's claims that he had a shoulder injury were kind of controversial, but apparently he does have to have surgery, which adds quite a bit of legitimacy. In addition, a year is plenty of time to recuperate.

Meanwhile, Mayweather says he's having fight 49 in September. After that, it'd probably be around May before he'd want to have another fight, which means that, if it's actually roughly a year before a rematch between the two, Mayweather would be looking to solidify his victory over Pacquiao by taking him on at full health at the same time as passing Marciano's 49-0 record.

Though I think Mayweather will still have an advantage, a fight with Pacquiao where the latter is at full health, and with the understanding of what he's up against that this fight hopefully gave him, should be significantly more interesting than this one turned out to be.

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Sarah Kaufman - Wed, 06 May 2015 01:39:43 EST +H4fm4WC No.55980 Reply
>boring ass fight part 2
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Matt Serra - Wed, 06 May 2015 08:14:43 EST 0gM3xxml No.55981 Reply
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>>55976
>especially if Manny can find a way to actually land his punches
>Actually hitting money

You a funny guy.
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Joseph Benavidez - Sat, 09 May 2015 03:28:20 EST arpZe4yP No.55990 Reply
There will of course be a rematch, too much money not to do it and all Floyd loves is money. Dana White correct when he said the lawsuits would start immediately after the fight with both sides suing each other for more money the lawsuits probably won't end until the rematch(s).

Floyd is likely walking away with $250 million if Yahoo sports is correct and the buys were 5 million.

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

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!lfsExjBfzE - Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:52:04 EST jsuviyD8 No.55256
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http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12355361/floyd-mayweather-announces-fight-manny-pacquiao-set-2

The Fight of the Century is finally happening on May 2.
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CM Punk (Team Act Yasukawa) !uhdacqdci6 - Tue, 05 May 2015 09:31:20 EST s7PHVekK No.55968 Reply
>>55967
It was torn before the fight. Pac fought because he didn't want the fight to not happen.
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Ben Askren - Tue, 05 May 2015 10:14:27 EST eA49qFgu No.55970 Reply
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>>55966
>You want the guys to just stand in the middle of the ring and eat and throw punches all match like a couple of Mexicans?
>Oscar de la Hoya vs Julio Cesar Chavez
LOL

Seriously though. Don't watch Mayweather ever again (and lucky for you, he's probably retiring after his next fight). All his fights go down the same way. He's too good.

If people were expecting De La Hoya vs Chavez, they were either delusional or know nothing about Mayweather.
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E2theC !!u2kH6VnN - Tue, 05 May 2015 10:43:56 EST i3U46kQ6 No.55972 Reply
>>55970
Manny won two, maybe three of the rounds, at least one of them with a fucked up shoulder. Fact is, many boxers wouldn't win a single round against Mayweather. If we could have a rematch with Pacman in full health, I would watch it (though not for $100 again unless the undercard was fucking stacked, as a group of us ended up chipping in to buy the PPV).
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