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Watch a couple of these badboys

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Hey MMA Crew...

Admittedly, I know dogshit about MMA, but I'd love to get into it. Right now I'm lurking the MMA section and reading all I can from you guys, but what else should I know or do to get fully immersed in the sport. What shows/channels do I watch? Where can I go online to catch fights. What websites keep me up with things? Etc. Etc.

Whatcha got? Hmmmm

The biggest thing is to watch anything and everything you can get your hands on. That's the easiest way to get into it. Don't just limit yourself to UFC. There are a lot of exciting and high-level fighters that fight elsewhere.

Bellator is on MTV2 on Saturdays.
M-1 Global and Strikeforce are on Showtime on Saturdays.
UFC usually has re-runs of older fights at various times through the week, normally in the evening.
If you have HDNet, they display fights damn near every weekend from DREAM, Sengoku, Titan FC, and Maximum FC.
Shooto, Pancrase, DEEP, are more difficult to get a hold of. You can usually find the bigger fights on Youtube if you know who to subscribe to.

If you are versed in torrents, you can find most major organization events in their entirety on the internet on the right sites.

Do yourself a favor and watch a shitload of PRIDE. It was the best fighting organization ever. You get to watch quite a few of the guys currently in the UFC back in their primes under a different rule set. Lots of classics and exciting fights here.

Recommended websites (links in names):

1. BloodyElbow - Best MMA blog on the internet. I highly recommend that you find their Judo Chop section and read every single one of them. So much nifty knowledge packed into them with GIFS.
2. MMAFighting - Daniel Herbertson and Ariel Helwani are two of the best guys going. Avoid Michael David Smith like the fucking plague. He's a hack journalist.
3. Nightmare of Battle - Always brings the most up-to-date news from Japan.
4. MiddleEasy - Brings a variety of news and rumor with a twist of humor.
5. MMALinker - Has really good forums.
6. The Underground - A pretty famous forum. Lots of fighters and personalities like Joe Rogan post occasionally.
7. BestMMATorrents - If you're looking for an older event or fight to download via torrents, chances are this place has it.
8. DJSexStyle (Youtube) - This guy has been a godsend for those who try to follow smaller JMMA and Kickboxing shows. He doesn't upload full events, but the does post various notable fights from various cards. Lots of gems in here.
9. MMA-Core - If a recent major organization fight (especially UFC) has been uploaded to the internet, these guys likely have a working link for it. Their archives are a bit spotty, though, depending on who you're looking for.

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Hector Lombard beat Joe Doerksen over the weekend by TKO in the first round due to a cut.

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Sengoku WWGP finalist Yasubey Enamoto is apparently close to signing with M-1 Global.

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Minowaman returns to MMA on June 5th.

The Super Hluk Champion Returns! HEAT 18 Heats Up | Nightmare Of Battle

MMA/Kickboxing cage promotion HEAT announced a few fights and a couple of participants for their HEAT 18 event on June 5th in Osaka, Japan.

Minowaman will finally make his return to the ring under MMA rules when he takes on Carlos Toyota who fights MMA for the first time since 2008. Toyota isn’t a horrible fighter, he holds a victory over Daijiro Matsui and drew with KEI Yamamiya a few years ago.

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Joe Lauzon tooling some Youtube guy.

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Good to know Sean Kumar Sinha is a dumbass.

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Good to know Sean Kumar Sinha is a dumbass.

It actually does say Jaunders. Look at the S at the end and compare it to the first letter.

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It actually does say Jaunders. Look at the S at the end and compare it to the first letter.

Both 'S' are the same. The one at the far end looks smaller because it's further away.

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Mach Sakurai creates his own A-Team, goes off to save Japan.

MMA Features - Hayato Sakurai Led 'Team Justice' Infiltrate Remote Japanese Areas To Help Those In Need

The events in Japan continue to shock people around the world. One thing consistent with commentary on the issues is that of the commendable attitude of the Japanese people to help those in need, and pull together for the greater good of the country. The mixed martial arts community has long held an affinity with Japan, and fighters and fans from all over the world have shown their support for the Japanese people. I have seen and spoke to many people who have wondered about the status of the Japanese fighters that have given us so much since the sports humble beginnings. Today I received some heart warming news.

It brought a broad smile to my face when I was able to get contact from Hayato "Mach" Sakurai who has been embarking on a kind of superhero type mission of his own, typifying the bushido spirit in which he has fought throughout his long career. After the terrible natural disasters hit, Sakurai began bringing his friends together in an effort to raise some money to help those in need. Although the exact figure escapes me, the pictures go quite far to explaining the amount. Sakurai managed to raise enough to hire 3 massive trucks. In these trucks he and his friends managed to gather a survival horde filling each truck to the brim with blankets, food , water and other useful survival items.

For a task this big rocking around in everyday clothes just wouldn't cut it, so after dubbing themselves "Team Justice", Sakurai and his band of brothers acquired a full set of Team Justice uniforms, complete with military hats. Without any sort of official direction (or indeed permission) Team Justice set out to help those in need. The only aim was to help as many people as they could, in the remotest areas their trucks could reach.

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Via Dan Herberston....

I got confirmation from a few people that the Japan Cup BW GP will finally be holding their press conference over the next week.

The Japan Cup almost got cancelled because of the earthquake.

I also finally have heard rumors of the next DREAM card. I have a rough idea of the date but DREAM officials haven’t finalized it yet.

Like I said, DREAM date isn’t finalized but they are rumored to be targeting May 28th or 29th. Rumors but strong rumors.

I also heard the Pancrase event was really good, especially the female main event. I hope there is footage.

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Shuichiro Katsumura Vs. Rumina Sato grappling match from the latest Shooto card...

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Looking through their histories...just realized if Anderson Silva had defeated Yushin Okami in the Rumble on the Rock tournament (he was DQd), he would have fought Jake Shields in the next round.

Shields beat Okami by decision.

Funny how history plays out.