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- Why do marines do so bad in MMA?
I'm not trying to bad-mouth the marines corps or anything, but has anyone ever noticed that every former marine has done lousy in the UFC? Think about it, Shonie Carter, Noah Thomas, Luigi...
- witch boxer was a chance in mma
i would half to say mayweather
- nick diaz vs bj penn
who wins at light weight, and who wins at welterweight? i'm saying nick diaz wins both, and i believe his JJ is more effective in mma.
- WEC, Who's Goin???
Now that UFC is getting all the top talent, who do you see going to WEC? With the welterwieght division being so stacked i would like to see some of the top ten guys go I see a lot of TUF failures...
- anyone see UFC 73 add?
Just something I thought was curious...no mention of Big Nog fighting. This is what I meant by Dana not properly promoting guys.
- Submissions or Knock-outs?
Which do u perfer?
- MORE BAD NEWS
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- Just got my mmaplayground tee
...and I must say I really like it. Thanks for the free shirt Mods. That is all.
- "No Contest due to inactivity"
I think that would be a good way to ensure fighters would stay active and take some chances. If they refuse to fight proper let the judges call it a No Contest due to inactivity. On one hand, Sure,...
- What was your funniest MMA moment?
For me, it's without a doubt Gomi's infamous pen incident from his shooto days. It happened during his fight with Yoshihiro Kuwabara. They were feeling each other out Circling and exchaning pawing...
- Exclusive Jason DeLucia Interview
I have been trying to contact a lot of the fighters from the older days of the UFC, to see how the scene has changed according to the ones who were there in the beginning. Jason DeLucia, 4 time UFC...
- Funny Matt Wiman, Brian Geraghty Picture
Looks ma, No Hands
- New rules?
#1: Considering the new skillset of mma fighters recently, and how some tend to "blanket" their opponent, should they impose an open guard rule like in judo to encourage activity? #2: Also, i think...
- The 145 lbs. weightclass
What do you think about the 145 pounds weightclass. Jens Pulver said, he is going down to 145 after his fight with BJ. I guess he was talking about going to the WEC. Do you think 145 has future in...
- what weight?
what weight do you think is the most stacked weight in the UFC? i think the lightheavy weight is the most stacked weight in the UFC because of these fighters: chuck liddell quinton jackson dan...
- Gray Maynard play of the day
anyone see on sportscenter they have the top ten plays of the day number 8 was Gray and Emerson ending..hahaha..should be non top ten plays...
- Nate Diaz vs Chris Horodecki (what if)
Who would win in this battle of very young fighters?
- Shamrock Vs. Bisping?
WTF?!? There is a Shamrock interview on NBCSPORTS saying that he never officially retired. Just wnated to know what everyone else thought abou this one. If he does return to fight Bisping, I think...
- My MMA lightweight world rankings (161lbs and below)
My MMA light weight world rankings as of 6/24/07 1)Bj Penn 2)Hayuto Sakurai 3)Gilbert Melendez 4)Takanormi Gomi 5)Sean Sherk 6)Shinya Aoki 7)Nick Diaz 8)Tatsuya Kawajiri 9)Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto...
- BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk?
does anyone else think BJ should stay at lightweight especially given the fact that the champ is a small matt hughes and BJ has the best shot in the LW division of taking a guy like sherk.......this...
- who do you think would win against mirko vs fedor 2???
i think fedor would beat him again, fedors the best and he should be unbeaten except that 17 second cut but what happens happens. i think fedor would beat him by TKO 2nd round pride and 2 round UFC.
- BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes 3
Who Wins, How?
- Spencer Fisher vs Sean Sherk
Who is gonna win?
- what weight do you like the best?
my vote has to go to light weight because i think the most action happens in light weight they barely ever go to decision.
- Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbot
Who would win? I say kimbo.. KO... 2 streetfighters go atter would be sweet or even if it was Kimbo vs Rampage.. I would say rampage ko...
- fedor
anyone think fedor will go right into title contention if he signs?
- New Nick Diaz HL
Hey guys, Just finished this new Nick Diaz Highlight... I used footage from 15 of his 20 fights, so it spans a decent amount of time. Check it out if you want, let me know what you think. Thanks a...
- My MMA welterweight world rankings (170lbs and below)
My Rankings as of 6/25/07 1) Georges St. Pierre 2) BJ Penn 3) Josh Koscheck 4 )Matt Hughes 5 )Jake Shields 6) Karo Parisyan 7 )Shinya Aoki 8 )Jon Fitch 9 )Akira Kikuchi 10Matt Serra Thats the way I...
- So who had the more impressive debut?
What do you think guys? Think Kimbo's dominance of Mercer was better than Brock Lesnar's dismantling of an actual MMA veteran (regardless of record)? I for one think Lesnar will become much better......
- Who do you think would win?
Who do you guys think would win between Kevin Randleman and Tito Ortiz?
- How do you think Silva Vs Franklin 2 will go down?
After Anderson Silva kills Marquardt what do you guys think will happen between Anderson Silva And Rich Franklin in the rematch.
- Awesome Fedor Highlight
check it out http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=725902668
- Bj Penn
First off i'm not a Bj hater or anything, i just don't understand why he's rated so high of a WW when he's lost his last two at that weight class. Also, everyone seems to be on his nuts and i...
- New weight classes?
Should they create new weight classes to pursuade larger fighters from large mass cutting? let's face it, joe riggs wasn't more competitive at 170, and mike swick will surely have less energy down...
- Rank 170ib division
So how would YOU rank the 170 ib division? I will start with my rankings and reasoning, don't just list your names, give a valid reason for your ranking, other then a "man crush" I always rank the...
- Top up and comer.at 55
Thiago Tavarez will rule the 155 pound division, looks like a mini shogun.
- MMA's greatest athlete...
Hi guys! I saw a contest on ESPN called "Who's Now" a contest where people can nominate their greatest athletes. And I heard Randy Couture has lots of nominations there. " target="_blank"...
- Amateur To Pro
I was just curious how do you go from a amateur fighter to a Pro ?? Do you need a certain amount of amateur fights ? or do you need to get any kind of license with athletic comission ? Thanks
- Favorite Ref?
I've got to go with Herb Dean. He usually stops the fight at the best times possible.
- Don't know Urijah Faber?
Well here he is. Sorry Pulver fans. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2036791066
- Most underrated Fighters.
Who are your most underrated fighters? Mine are Paulo Filho and Anderson Silva. I know silva is the champ and all but i still dont think he gets the credit he deserves. He is the most creative...
- What fighters have been caught using steroids
Who has been caught using steroids in the past?
- Old fights
Anyone know of a good website where i can find a database of old fights?
- Nate Marquardt
I don't see much on YouTube or Dailymotion. Does anyone have any links they can pass on to some of his fights? Thanks!
- Bas Rutten drunk + training with Eddie Bravo
I don't know how many people have seen this old footage, so I thought I'd dig it up and upload it... Video
- BJ Penn Walkout Music?
BJ Penn walked out in the TUF finale to one of the best walkout songs I've heard of yet (next to Mayhem Miller of course). Just wondering if anyone knew what the song was called? Any Hilo boys out...
- WTF IS UP WITH MMA WEEKLY
I just checked there recent "updated" rankings and bj penn is not in the top ten at 170 or 155 wtf is up with that. There are some good names on those lists but to say bj is not better than half of...
- Nick Diaz requests fight with Frank Shamrock
source: graciefighter.com Nick Diaz, who is signed with ProElite, has requested to face Frank Shamrock as soon as possible. After a spectacular win against Takanori Gomi, Diaz seems intent on...
- ONE IN A LIFETIME
IF YOU WERE APPROCHED MY DANA WHITE WITH THIS OFFER: ONE YEAR OF TRAINING WITH ANY UFC FIGHTER WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY_______AS FOR ME MY HEART IS TORN BECAUSE TITO AND BJ HAVE SUCH DIFFERENT STYLES...
- Rua brothers nicknames???
I dont know why i was think about this but where did the Rua brothers (Mauricio "Shogun" ,Murilo "Ninja",Marco "Shaolin") get thier nicknames from??? just wondering... Anyone know???