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Who's a fan of the UFC and MMA? |
 Feb 6 2008, 12:04 PM
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 Junior Venter  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 31-January 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 398  |
Not sure if anyone follows UFC and Mixed Martial Arts, but it definitely increasing in popularity (and has been for some time)! I am huge fan and I just wanted to get some conversation going about the sport. For those of you do follow MMA, who is your favorite fighter? I have several across the different weight classes, but one of my favorites is Forrest Griffin, Light Heavyweight.
This post has been edited by Rittnasty: Feb 6 2008, 12:04 PM -------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV)
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Feb 6 2008, 12:21 PM
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 T.V'S AGONY UNCLE Group: Global Moderator Posts: 1,314 Joined: 14-August 07 From: liverpool,england Member No.: 20 |
I've only being watching ufc since ufc77 and have become a fan since, as a massive boxing fan and a wrestling fan as a youngster this has pretty much ticked all the boxe's for me.
Watching ufc81 at the weekend i expected a lot more from brock lesnar ,i thought he was great at the ground and pound but left himself open to the submission ,i was shocked by the finish. -------------------- god my head hurts
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Feb 6 2008, 12:31 PM
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Junior Venter Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 31-January 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 398 |
I started watching with UFC 59 and have been hooked since then as well. Yeah, I thought Lesnar had that fight locked up in the first minute...how Frank Mir was even able to compose himself and get back in the fight blows my mind! While I think that wrestlers/fighters like Lesnar have an advantage in size and power, they are usually not prepared for the jujutsu component of MMA...give 'em some time.
I see that you are from England, so I am sure that you have heard of Michael Bisping---you a fan of him? He is a lot of fun to watch and a definite up and coming fighter. -------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV)
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Feb 7 2008, 05:24 PM
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T.V'S AGONY UNCLE Group: Global Moderator Posts: 1,314 Joined: 14-August 07 From: liverpool,england Member No.: 20 |
I have watched bisping fight a couple of time's and do like his style ,he's from a place not to far from me,was watching ufc 80 a couple of week's ago and there was a young lad from liverpool(were i am from ,not being bias) called paul kelly who i think has a great future in mma ahead of him he stood toe to toe with Paul Taylor and for a rookie held is own and won the fight ,one to watch in the future(he is bisping's stable mate).
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Feb 8 2008, 10:28 AM
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Junior Venter Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 31-January 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 398 |
Yeah that was great fight between Paul Kelly and Paul Taylor. I was very impressed with Kelly...didn't know he was in Bisping's camp, that's cool. He should be fun to watch in the Welterweight division.
-------------------- "And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (ESV)
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Jul 31 2008, 05:56 PM
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Distinguished Venter Group: Members Posts: 389 Joined: 25-July 08 Member No.: 431 |
The UFC is much less violent than it was when say, Ken Shamrock competed. It was cleaned up to make it more 'family friendly'. Even in Shamrock's day I actually often found it quite boring.
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