MMA Thread

[Kuzzy Powers]

Volkman vs Obama would draw HUGE.

 

[SHOGUN]

The UFC is trying sending Sexyama (and his massive contract) to the cutting room floor with this matchup against Nate Marquardt. I'm hoping that he can pull off the upset, so he can keep getting paid.

 

[calgaryballer]

Home sick today, so I threw on Final Conflict Absolute. Man, where is that CroCop now? Throwing sick straight left counters, setting up his strikes with feints, cutting of the ring, stalking Wanderlei.

i really think the switch to the cage eliminated a lot of what made Mirko so good

 

[SHOGUN]

Home sick today, so I threw on Final Conflict Absolute. Man, where is that CroCop now? Throwing sick straight left counters, setting up his strikes with feints, cutting of the ring, stalking Wanderlei.

i really think the switch to the cage eliminated a lot of what made Mirko so good

Yeah, the ring was definitely an advantage to strikers like Wanderlei and Mirko. It's a lot harder to stalk someone in the octagon.

I <3 PRIDE Mirko.

 

[calgaryballer]

Tank was supposed to fight Puder? How did this get past me? Oh well, it's off anyway

http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2011-01-29#29761

 

[calgaryballer]

Tank was supposed to fight Puder? How did this get past me? Oh well, it's off anyway

http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2011-01-29#29761

 

[EmpireWF]

Some time back, Cesar Gracie said Greg Jackson isn't a great trainer, but he's a good strategist/camp coordinator (Jackson has said about as much). Well, Melvin Guillard recently had some choice words for Cesar. At the end of this interview with Ariel, Cesar tells Melvin to go to Columbia to get some more cocaine. :rofl: (Guillard said Cesar should go back to Brazil)

http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/fanhouse/cesar-gracie-post-fight-interview/770606874001

 

[EmpireWF]

NY Governor Cuomo did NOT include the legalization of MMA in his budget.

So fuck, nothing new has changed and we're right where we've been all these fucking years.

Mother fucking politicians suck major balls. Cuts cuts cuts and fuck potential revenue streams.

:reptar:

 

[calgaryballer]

Griffin to drop a weight class. Think thats probably the right move for him

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22355/for...-griffin-headed-to-featherweight-division.mma

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I think a few guys are gonna try moving down to FW instead of being undersized in that loaded LW division. Now that its all one organization guys wont feel a ways dropping to FW because they wont have to leave the UFC brand to do it.

 

[Bmore]

Aaron Godgers says Liddell gave him a replica belt.

 

[EmpireWF]

THE ICEMAN!~

 

[EmpireWF]

Rogan had BAS RUTTEN on his podcast yesterday

PODCAST #83 The Joe Rogan Experience

 

[EmpireWF]

Bloody Elbow had the link...video of Anderson and Machida sparring at Black House.

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[SHOGUN]

That deserves its own thread.

It's interesting to see that Anderson dances around during sparring as well. I'd like to see more footage of Lyoto's groundwork.

 

[EmpireWF]

Rogan and Bas were talking about bullying in schools (Bas has done anti-bullying campaigns in the past) and they got on the subject of bullying in the gym and in passing, Rogan mentioned hearing stories of Hector Lombard beating up young guys in the gym.

Further google work, Lombard spars at full blast apparently and likes to throw bombs.

One time, when he was at Erik Paulson's gym, he and Josh Barnett were sparring and they ended up beating the hell out of each other with punches. Some time later, Barnett and Lombard were in the cage in the gym and Barnett took him down and wouldn't let him up for being so stiff in the gym. Some time after, Lombard called out Barnett after one of his Bellator wins and has since left Paulson's gym.

....interesting....

 

[SHOGUN]

MFC 28 was pretty good last night. Lots of back and forth fights. Whitson vs. DeMarc was a barnburner and one of the best fights I've seen so far this year. Disappointed Robert Washington and Matt Veach lost.

Now I'm off to watch some DEEP and ZST...

 

[SHOGUN]

DEEP 52 was pretty good from the fights I got the chance to watch. A few entertaining brawls. Non-title fights FTL. Iron Nakamura beat Masakazu Imanari in a non-title fight and now he has to beat him again for the DEEP BW title.

 

[SHOGUN]

Sakakibara And Kato Open Office?! Interesting Weeks Ahead | Nightmare Of Battle

The iconic former president of the now defunct PRIDE organization, who has been withdrawn from MMA for almost three years, is preparing his return to the world of MMA very soon.

The news ran for several weeks and rumors said that Nobuyuki Sakakibara is preparing to create a new MMA organization by spring with Takahiro Kokuho (former director of Sengoku, ASTRA, and responsible of management company J-Rock), and Hiroyuki Kato (Vice Director of DREAM, Director of PRIDE). The news/rumor was contradicted last week by Mr. Kokuho himself and this week by Keiichi Sasahara (Director of DREAM).

However, according to a source close to IKUSA it would appear that things have advanced and it seems like Mr. Sakakibara and Mr. Kato have already found an office in the Shibuya district in Tokyo. Mr. Kato has always been close to Mr. Sakakibara and always kept in touch with him when being involved with DREAM and will probably hold the reins of the future organization since the reputation of Mr. Sakakibara is not the most popular after the PRIDE affair and his alleged relationship with the Japanese mafia.

Hmmmm.

 

[EmpireWF]

What kind of TV could he realistically get after the Yakuza scandal?

Not to mention, is there a talent base available...even if/when DREAM ends?