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MMA 18: [MMA]rrested Development: UFC Supports Drunk Driving and Domestic Violence
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I AM BULKY BULKOLISIS.
-Pedro Sauer BJJ scientist-
I really want to meet Jay Z this year.
I AM BULKY BULKOLISIS.
-Pedro Sauer BJJ scientist-
Rick is a boss, did a couple of seminars with him when I used to train with Steve Powell (2001 ish, him and Rick were really close), even went out with him after in Chinatown. He did a ton of Kali, mostly dirty boxing and some stick work, the joke was that only a few of us actually trained the weapons so he had a room full of guys looking at the sticks like they were alien and then about 4 of us in the corner blitzing through drills and free-sparring, he spent most of the time with us in the end.
He tells some great storys as well, he carried a walking stick with him when he came to the UK as it was the only weapon he could carry legally here (I think he open carries a gun and knives back home so would feel naked without anything), a walking stick in his hands though would fuck up pretty much anyone.
I AM BULKY BULKOLISIS.
-Pedro Sauer BJJ scientist-
http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/04/16/quick-twitt-bellator-champ-ben-askren-calls-white-a-liar-over-drug-testing-issue-19929.html
dana's response is perfect dana-
That would be good, except Dana White employs Jon Fitch.
Hey, Fitch got KO'd quite entertainingly last time!
Maybe you could bait him with some cheese?
Into MMA, pro wrestling, fitness, health, drinking coffee and reading.
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 217 Goal: 200
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If it really happened she would have won via RNC.
Valid counter is valid. When your boring "vegan athlete" youtube videos are more interesting than your in ring content.... theres an issue.
In the grand tradition of taking your own mother to the prom, Jon Jones has secured a sweetheart sponsorship deal with... the UFC:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/jon-jones-explains-ufc-sponsorship-ahead-of-showdown-with-rashad-evans
UFC's tried so hard to market him, and still nothing's working
I AM BULKY BULKOLISIS.
-Pedro Sauer BJJ scientist-
i wanna see him with a big ass nike check on his shorts
He's missing the "it" factor when it comes to personality.
While he's a machine of dominance in the ring, outside of it he is a stunted, shallow interview.
He doesn't have the eloquence or verbal flash of Ali, he lacks the identifiable everyman quality of Joe Frazier or George Foreman, or the straight charisma of a Tyson or Mayweather.
What he has is an overwhelming confidence that just come across as pure egotism/narcissism and he refuses to fall into a role that would allow him to hype fights.
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Ochu
What's with The Bieb
Perfect summary, as hated as Mayweather is he has charisma, Jones does not, he just seems like a conceited prick. Dana and Greg Jackson feeding him non stop love won't help that.
So the UFC itself has a vested financial interest in Bones' success.
Hello, conspiracy theories!
Hi, BubbaT.
This is some conflict of interest right there. What's the point of sponsoring one of your own fighters at one of your own events? More UFC logos on his shorts?
It's possible that they expect something similar to Melendez/Aoki. Plus Aoki hasn't been looking as sharp lately.
I guess Vegas really buys into the "East traveling West" theory.
Do you know how bad Aoki is going to tear off his leg
I guess. I don't know if I've seen that level of smarts from Alvarez though, and certainly not in his decision to take Aoki to the ground in the 1st fight.
In terms of not looking sharp recently, Alvarez is the one coming off a loss (granted, in a FOTY-caliber fight).
I dunno, I can see favoring Alvarez, but 2-1 seems like a lot. Alvarez at say, -130, makes more sense. That's still a 4-3 favorite.
Your point is understandable, Alvarez lost to Aoki before so if he's the favorite, it shouldn't be by much. I'd say he shouldn't be the favorite at all, and having him at 2-to-1 is like Florian being the favorite against Maynard.
Still the quality of Aoki's latest opponents have been... lacking, with THREE of them losing to neck cranks.
Akyiama is sponsored by Nike as well.
We don't see the logos in the UFC because (I think) the UFC has a policy of basically requiring payoffs to show ads. So they need to approve any apparel that is shown in their events, and the sponsors have to pay the UFC a cut in order to get shown. I think Tito got in trouble for wearing an Affliction shirt at one point, because that is not an approved brand.
Even as I type this I don't really believe it, but I know I've heard stuff relating to this before. I find it hard to imagine Nike of all companies being prevented from being in the UFC.
At the very least, sponsors require UFC approval to appear on fight gear. It would be easy to imagine the UFC wanting money from the sponsors and further controlling the monetary intake of their fighters.
See: Dana White's previous ban on Clinch Gear after the Dan Henderson situation.