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[MMA]"Who's knocking on my door like the police?"

TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
edited February 2016 in Debate and/or Discourse





Mixed
Martial
Arts


Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, from a variety of other combat sports. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be traced back to the ancient Olympics where one of the earliest documented systems of codified full range unarmed combat was utilized in the sport of Pankration. Various mixed style contests took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. The combat sport of Vale Tudo that had developed in Brazil from the 1920s was brought to the United States by the Gracie family in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is the largest MMA promotion company worldwide.

Most 'traditional' martial arts have a specific focus and these arts may be trained to improve in that area. Popular disciplines of each type include:

Stand-up: Various forms of Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, TaeKwonDo, and Karate are trained to improve footwork, elbowing, kicking, kneeing and punching.
Clinch: Freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling, Sambo and Judo are trained to improve clinching, takedowns and throws, while Muay Thai is trained to improve the striking aspect of the clinch.
Ground: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, shoot wrestling, catch wrestling, Judo and Sambo are trained to improve ground control and position, as well as to achieve submission holds, and defend against them.




There are five major promotions right now that push this sport.

UFC:

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world, which hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport and produces events worldwide. Based in the United States, the UFC has eight weight divisions and enforces the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta control the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC.

The first UFC event was held in 1993 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the event was to identify the most effective martial art in a real fight between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Karate and other styles. In subsequent competitions, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.

With a cable-television deal and expansion into Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and new markets within the United States, the UFC as of 2012 has gained in popularity, along with greater mainstream-media coverage. As of 2001 viewers can access UFC programming on pay-per-view television in the U.S., Brazil, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Italy. UFC programming can also be found on FX, Fuel TV, and Fox in the U.S., on ESPN in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, as well as in 150 countries and 22 different languages worldwide. UFC also carries a mobile site for on-the-go users and a Sports Bars page for fans to find places showing the pay-per-view. It is also available on the Roku streaming player.

It's current champions are:

Women's Strawweight (115 lbs): Joanna Jędrzejczyk
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Flyweight (125 lbs): Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson
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Women's Bantamweight (135 lbs): Holly Holm
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Bantamweight (135 lbs): TJ Dillybar
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Featherweight (145 lbs): Conor McGregor (olol)
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Lightweight (155 lbs): Rafael dos Anjos
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Welterweight (170 lbs): "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
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Middleweight (185 lbs): Chris Weidman
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Light Heavyweight (205 lbs): Daniel "DC" Cormier
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Heavyweight (max 265 lbs): Fabrício Werdum
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Bellator Fighting Championships:

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Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator) is the 2nd largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the USA and the largest tournament-based MMA organization in the world. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the company was formed in 2008 by Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. Bellator’s events are primarily structured around a tournament format that allows competitors the opportunity to fight for a world championship in their desired weight class. Fighters determine their own path by winning tournament fights until a winner from the eight man field is crowned. The tournament winner is declared the number one contender and is awarded a check for $100,000 and a shot at the reigning world champion. Bellator uses the motto “Where title shots are earned, not given...”

It's current champions are:


Bantamweight (135 lbs): Marcos Galvão
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Featherweight (145 lbs): Daniel Straus
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Lightweight (155 lbs): Will Brooks
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Welterweight (170 lbs): Andrey Koreshkov
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Middleweight (185 lbs): Rafael Carvalho
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Light Heavyweight (205 lbs): Liam McGeary
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Heavyweight (MAX 265 lbs): Vitaly Minakov
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World Series of Fighting:

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WSOF was formed in 2012, having signed a broadcast deal with the NBC Sports Network. This will be the third MMA promotion that NBC Sports has hosted, having broadcast World Extreme Cagefighting and Ultimate Fighting Championship events when the channel was formerly known as Versus. NBC Sports had been one of the bidders for the rights to broadcast future UFC events, but lost out to Fox. However, some journalists regarded WSOFs deal with NBC Sports to be a considerable coup for a debuting promotion, considering NBC Sports' past interest in the UFC. Upon the announcement of the broadcast deal, WSOF President Ray Sefo stated that the promotion wanted to host 8-10 events per year, whilst holding a one-year deal with NBC Sports. However, the next day, an NBC spokesman revealed that the deal only covered WSOFs inaugural event, with the option for more, should NBC hold a positive evaluation. On February the 4th 2013 it was reported by several news outlets that NBC Sports signed a 3 year deal with WSOF.
In the Summer of 2013, the World Series of Fighting quietly purchased Nicaragua’s Omega MMA and rebranded it World Series of Fighting: Central America. The promotion held its first event on July 27, 2013, headlined by former boxing world champion Ricardo Mayorga. In September 2013, World Series of Fighting purchased the Aggression Fighting Championship organization to enter the Canadian market, but it was later found out the AFC executives closed down the company to join a new organization World Series of Fighting: Canada. World Series of Fighting: Japan was created along with the newly formed partnership with Pancrase to host events in Japan, whilst plans are in place to create branches in New Zealand and Australia.

WSOF also uses a ten-sided cage for their events, unlike the UFC's eight-sided octagon.

It's current champions are:

Flyweight (125 lbs): Magomed Bibulatov
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Bantamweight (135 lbs): Marlon Moraes
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Featherweight (145 lbs): Lance "The Party" Palmer
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Lightweight (155 lbs): Justin Gaethje
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Welterweight (170 lbs): VACANT due to Palhares being a dick. Probably soon to be Jake Shields.
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Middleweight (185 lbs): David Branch
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Light-Heavyweight (205 lbs): David Branch
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Heavyweight (265 lbs MAX): Blagoy Ivanov
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Invicta FC:

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Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) organization focused on female fighters. It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and former King of the Cage, World Fighting Alliance, International Fight League, Affliction Entertainment, UFC and Strikeforce executive Shannon Knapp. It has a strategic partnership with fellow Japanese MMA promotion Jewels.

When Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased rival promotion Strikeforce in March 2011, Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters who were afraid of what the future might hold for them in Strikeforce since the UFC had never promoted a women's fight. As the women were calling Knapp for representation, she started looking at the issue and met Janet Martin, and between the two acquired the financial resources needed.

The term Invicta, a Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", was chosen by founders Knapp and Martin since the terms invincible and incomparable are very masculine, but the term appears in the feminine form in Latin, and they thought it was a good description for women's MMA.

It's current champions are:


Atomweight (105 lbs): Ayaka Hamasaki
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Strawweight (115 lbs): Livia Renata Souza
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Flyweight (125 lbs): Barb Honchak
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Bantamweight (135 lbs): Tonya Evinger
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Featherweight (145 lbs): Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino
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ONE Championship:

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ONE Championship (ONE, previously known as ONE Fighting Championship or ONE FC for short) is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was officially launched on 14 July 2011 by former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui. According to CNBC, ONE Championship is Asia's largest sports media property with a global broadcast to over 1 billion homes in 75 countries. It is widely recognized as the biggest MMA promotion in Asia.

The first ONE Championship event was held on 3 September 2011 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The promotion has since expanded rapidly across the Asian region and gained in popularity. ONE Championship has held over 20 events to date with shows being held in Jakarta, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Taipei, Phnom Penh, Beijing, Guangzhou and Yangon as well as Singapore.

ONE Championship has a ten year broadcast deal with Fox Sports Asia.

It's current champions are:

Strawweight (115 lbs): Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke
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Flyweight (125 lbs): Adriano Moraes
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Bantamweight (135 lbs): Bibiano Fernandes
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Featherweight (145 lbs): Jadamba Narantungalag (Reigning) & Marat Gafurov (Interim)
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Lightweight (155 lbs): Shinya Aoki
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Welterweight (170 lbs): Ben Askren
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Middleweight (185 lbs): Vitaly Bigdash
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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    Updating pictures and champions in the OP.

    Doot do doo

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  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    So many hilarious pics you have chosen.

    I approve.

  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    All fixed up.

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  • DangerbirdDangerbird Registered User regular
    Nice OP.

    Holy shit, Marlon Moraes is diesel as fuck. I didn't realize he was so heavily muscled.

  • SpectrumSpectrum Archer of Inferno Chaldea Rec RoomRegistered User regular
    Did this get posted yet?

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/cung-le-tests-positive-for-hgh--receives-nine-month-suspension-from-ufc-012059151.html
    UFC middleweight Cung Le tested positive for an excess level of Human Growth Hormone in his system following his fight at UFC Fight Night in Macao, China on August 23. Due to his positive test result, Le was suspended by the UFC and notified that he violated the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy and Promotional Agreement with Zuffa, LLC. The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by our athletes. Le will serve a nine-month suspension and, at its conclusion, will need to pass a drug test before competing in the UFC again.

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  • wazillawazilla Having a late dinner Registered User regular
    Maybe don't post pictures to your instagram during your camp if you are clearly benefiting from PED use.

    Psn:wazukki
  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    Cung Le noooooo

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  • BuchoBucho One careful pwner Registered User regular
    wazilla wrote: »
    Maybe don't post pictures to your instagram during your camp if you are clearly benefiting from PED use.

    Has there ever been a less surprising positive test than this one?

  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    So obvious it's not even news. Really weird he posted those pictures though.

    Fuck off and die.
  • SnarfmasterSnarfmaster Registered User regular
    See now I can officially take back all those it was the lighting statements. All the good it did him though in this case.

  • [Tycho?][Tycho?] As elusive as doubt Registered User regular
    178 was indeed an excellent card, the best in a while.

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  • Chessboxing909Chessboxing909 Registered User regular
    http://youtu.be/QSFRqC2C8MI

    Gracie challenge style deal at a 10th planet in Alabama. Amazing submission at the end, never seen that one before.

    "I will f**kin' beat you into the ground in front of your whole life that I don't get to have." -Nick Diaz

    I love south american ground karate
  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    Man, I feel kinda bad about the Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine match up. I think Rory is just too good for Tarec to get his game going effectively and it's not like this win catapults Rory into title contention. Then again, the greatness of Rory has yet to manifest itself fully, so maybe he needs to slum around a bit lower in the rankings before he goes against the top of the division again.

    Fuck off and die.
  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    wazilla wrote: »
    Maybe don't post pictures to your instagram during your camp if you are clearly benefiting from PED use.

    LOLOLOLOL

    remember guys- its all water and shading in that picture!

    Chief Wiggum: "Ladies, please. All our founding fathers, astronauts, and World Series heroes have been either drunk or on cocaine."
  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    wazilla wrote: »
    Maybe don't post pictures to your instagram during your camp if you are clearly benefiting from PED use.

    LOLOLOLOL

    remember guys- its all water and shading in that picture!

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    Fuck off and die.
  • SparvySparvy Registered User regular
    youtu.be/QSFRqC2C8MI

    Gracie challenge style deal at a 10th planet in Alabama. Amazing submission at the end, never seen that one before.

    The gogoplata?

    Nick Diaz did one of those on Gomi once, the only time I have seen it in a big fight.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkHvL9kHzDQ

    The submission is at ~10min

  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited October 2014



    Derek Suboticki (@InsiderSubo)
    9/30/14, 8:59 PM
    This means the UFC is paying extra for HGH testing even when overseas.


    And in that same vein:

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  • Chessboxing909Chessboxing909 Registered User regular
    Sparvy wrote: »
    youtu.be/QSFRqC2C8MI

    Gracie challenge style deal at a 10th planet in Alabama. Amazing submission at the end, never seen that one before.

    The gogoplata?

    Nick Diaz did one of those on Gomi once, the only time I have seen it in a big fight.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkHvL9kHzDQ

    The submission is at ~10min

    He gives the guy a wet willy. It was a Friendship not a Fatality.

    "I will f**kin' beat you into the ground in front of your whole life that I don't get to have." -Nick Diaz

    I love south american ground karate
  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    Because Conor McGregor has Donald Cerrone syndrome. He will fight anyone, anywhere and he will do it if he's healthy.

    Dude wants to cash checks, make guys looks silly and eventually be champion. Smacking around Diego Sanchez seems exactly like something he would do, especially since he won't be able to get a title shot until after October 25th (when Aldo and Mendes are fighting). For him, it's probably just a way to pass the time while he waits for his next bout.

    I assume this fight will be at Lightweight, though. Pretty sure Diego has never been at Featherweight.

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    So help me God, if Conor loses a shitty decision, I'll make more than one internet post lamenting the matter!

    Fuck off and die.
  • peacekeeperpeacekeeper AustraliaRegistered User regular
    well DW has already come out and stomped on that apparently, which is good i wanna watch conor but dont need to see diego absorb more brain damage

    heres an old article from last year explaining where this originated

  • LeTwigLeTwig Registered User regular
    Sparvy wrote: »
    youtu.be/QSFRqC2C8MI

    Gracie challenge style deal at a 10th planet in Alabama. Amazing submission at the end, never seen that one before.

    The gogoplata?

    Nick Diaz did one of those on Gomi once, the only time I have seen it in a big fight.

    That was so amazing to see at the time. It was then promptly turned into a no contest when Nick tested positive for weed.

  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Wow, HGH and what I can only assume is the result of horrific concussion induced dementia in the same week! What are the odds?

    Edit: See, Geth enjoys me being a smarmy bastard.

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    The strange life of Cody McKenzie continues.

    Dude got a pint of his own blood drawn to make weight for a fight. I guess that's legal...?

    http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/2/6895435/mma-news-cody-mckenzie-pint-of-blood-lose-pound-battlegrounds-one-night-tournament

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  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    http://youtu.be/QSFRqC2C8MI

    Gracie challenge style deal at a 10th planet in Alabama. Amazing submission at the end, never seen that one before.

    hahahahahaha

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  • SnarfmasterSnarfmaster Registered User regular
    Dude got a pint of his own blood drawn to make weight for a fight. I guess that's legal...?
    Um wow... why not just do that all the time... they can just put it right back in.

    How long until weigh ins involve draining all the athlete's blood while they're placed in suspended animation?

  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    Dude got a pint of his own blood drawn to make weight for a fight. I guess that's legal...?
    Um wow... why not just do that all the time... they can just put it right back in.

    How long until weigh ins involve draining all the athlete's blood while they're placed in suspended animation?
    It's a violation to put it right back in.

    It would be a case of blood doping
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_doping

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    Yeah it's terrible that there are people who would write this kinda stuff about women in the sports and entertainment scene.

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  • DangerbirdDangerbird Registered User regular
    The strange life of Cody McKenzie continues.

    Dude got a pint of his own blood drawn to make weight for a fight. I guess that's legal...?

    http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/2/6895435/mma-news-cody-mckenzie-pint-of-blood-lose-pound-battlegrounds-one-night-tournament

    Isn't that kind of dangerous if you're already dehydrated and starving? I don't know much about weight cutting, but it kinda seems to me like it would be bad to lose a pint of blood when your body is already in such a severely weakened state.

  • B:LB:L I've done worse. Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    well DW has already come out and stomped on that apparently, which is good i wanna watch conor but dont need to see diego absorb more brain damage
    Speaking of Diego and brain damage, Diego vs Lauzon set for UFC 180

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  • Chessboxing909Chessboxing909 Registered User regular
    Dangerbird wrote: »
    The strange life of Cody McKenzie continues.

    Dude got a pint of his own blood drawn to make weight for a fight. I guess that's legal...?

    http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/2/6895435/mma-news-cody-mckenzie-pint-of-blood-lose-pound-battlegrounds-one-night-tournament

    Isn't that kind of dangerous if you're already dehydrated and starving? I don't know much about weight cutting, but it kinda seems to me like it would be bad to lose a pint of blood when your body is already in such a severely weakened state.

    Any real medical professional is going to lose his shit if you told him you were going to dehydrate as much as these guys do. Add in blood and it's extra insane, easily the most dangerous part of the sport and I hope they get rid of it someday, they shouldn't allow fighters to game the system as much as they are and sooner or later there's going to be a more major death that brings about the change if it ever happens.

    It's interesting too fighters that cut more weight are seeing more severe concussion syndrome according to a couple reports I was reading the other day. Sounds like while hey put the weight back on it's not going back all the places it needs to go.

    "I will f**kin' beat you into the ground in front of your whole life that I don't get to have." -Nick Diaz

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    So, uh, Josh Burkman is back in the UFC.

    His first fight back will be against #6 ranked Hector Lombard.

    wha

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    Fuck, no one wants that Lombard Fight.

    Fuck off and die.
  • peacekeeperpeacekeeper AustraliaRegistered User regular


    i wonder how much these guys are worried about the new testing

    lombards legs look like a bad photoshop

  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    Some serious lighting in that pic.

    Fuck off and die.
  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    Prelims for the Sweden card are live.

    Fuck off and die.
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