The place for general MMA talk, cross-organization MMA topics, asking questions, and pondering light-hearted topics such as dream matchups and rankings.
- MMA TV guide
Found this link for an MMA TV guide on the Dog... Don't know how accurate it is, but it'll help in at least giving an idea of what's going on in the continually growing world of MMA on TV... LINK...
- Who should Burkman fight at UFC 77?
Who do you think Josh Burkman should fight at UFC 77, for me I think that he should fight Tamdan Mccory, Marcus Davis or Forrest Petz
- Baddest families in MMA?
haha...you know i'm bored...who's the baddest family in mma?..lets exclude the gracies cuz well....they a clan...a country..... aleks/ fedor nick/ nate..the diaz boyz! manny/ karo...
- Best Combo
Whats the best combo youve ever seen in MMA
- how do fight camps work?
what sort of arrangements do most fighters have with their fight teams and gyms they work out at? its hard to imagine that on what a lot of these guys, even guys who are relatively famous, make that...
- Which of thse guys would have won UFC 1?
Rorion Gracie (the matchmaker for UFC 1) chose Royce for a few reasons, but if he had decided to put one of these Gracie-affiliated fighters in his place do you think the result would be the same? *...
- Can we please stop saying...
Can we all please stop saying that fighters always have a chance? It's a given!!! In pretty much every thread you will find some captain obvious that always has to be the one to say "oh yeah Joe...
- Mirko in his new cage
From what I've heard 50% of Mirko's standup has changed, and is now more suited to the cage. Bonjasky and Yvel have helped a ton in transforming it, as now there are 3 of the absolute best strikers...
- Absorbing Punches
I have recently done some non-scientific research from watching a ton of boxing and listening to Teddy Atlas, and apparently, having larger neck muscles help absorb punches better then a skinnier...
- What's more important: The nationality of the fighter or the fighter himself?
I honestly feel that nationality has nothing to do with it. Sure, there's a sense of pride that comes with having a guy from your country win. But this isn't the Olympics and martial arts transcends...
- A. Silva- Pride Fighter??? UFC Fighter??? Other???
i have read in many other topics that a silva is a pride fighter. But should he really be considered a Pride Fighter. I think he shouldn't be considered any org. What is he??? and when do the pride...
- Penn vs Franca
I would much rather see a fight between Hermes Franca and Penn than Sean Sherk what about you guys?
- If Fedor signs
If Fedor and Zuffa do end up reaching an agreement on thursday...when do you think he would make his debut...or better yet who will his debut be against?? I personally think that Zuffa will not give...
- Sherdog´s MMA Rankings!!
They started their rankings today and I got some mixed feelings about it. What do you think about it?
- genki sudo
wtf happened to that kid? he was/is one of my favorite fighters, why did he retire? i heard he got injured and he got fed up but what really happened?
- Tito is on Chelsea Lately ...
as we speak.
- Shogun vs Henderson?
ok lets be hypothetical for a second. +lets say henderson BEATS rampage AND +lets say shogun BEATS griffin it would be shogun vs henderson. who would you pick to win and why? i'm picking my man...
- Chuck and Forest
So I think the card wouldve been better if Forest went against Chuck Liddel and Shotgun took Jardine. I mean, when new fighters come to the UFC, they usually fight a low card and Jardine is way to me...
- Why isn't Bonjasky in the fighter index?
While trying to fill out my favorite list I was able to put in Hoost(retired K-1 star) but not Remy Bonjasky(active K-1 star) is there any reason for this? Just wondering because I would like to use...
- Evan Tanner Title Defense
Does anyone know how many title defenses he had before succumbing to rich franklin for a second time?
- Athens, GA
So I recently moved to Athens,GA to start grad school at UGA and I was wondering if any one around here knows a place in town (Bar, pub etc.) where I can see the upcoming PPV events .... I' really...
- if jens pulver makes it past sub swanson in the wec, urijah faber seems to be in view
this may be urijah's toughest opponent the only person who has beaten him is tyson griffin, but if jens pulver beats cub and goes on to fight urijah, we may see a ufc face as champ in the wec
- who do u like better
Chuck Liddell or Randy Couture Tank Abbott or Vitor Belfort Ken Shamrock or Tito Ortiz Vernon White or Kenny Florian Din Thomas or Spencer Fisher Travis Lutter or Ryan Jensen Rich Franklin or...
- Tito Ortiz vs. Ricardo Arona
This would be a fascinating match. Two ground and pounders. Tito with more wrestling, and elbows, Ricardo with ju jitsu and submissions. I think I would take Ricardo, cause Tito is overated, but a...
- Anderson Silva's toughest test will be
Assuming Dan Henderson will stay at Light Heavy, will be a fighter many of you don't have ranked in your top 10, I got him at number 8. He's untested and has most of his fame due to TUF show. He is...
- My Light HeavyWeight Top 20
This is all subjective. Rankings, one thing I think is not subjective, is that Light Heavyweight is the deepest division in MMA. All the other divisions have first rate fighters in the Top 10, this...
- MY TOP 10 LIGHTWEIGHTS LIST
1.BJ Penn 2.Gilbert Melendez 3.Takanori Gomi 4.Sean Sherk 5.Vitor Ribeiro 6.Norifumi Yamamoto 7.Mitsuhiro Ishida 8.Tatsuya Kawajiri 9.Joachim Hansen 10.Gesias Calvancanti C MON HOW GREAT OF A LIST IS...
- raido show name?
hey guys me and madmark are going to be starting a raido show soon here and we need to come up with a name. so help us out let see what you guys can come up with.
- If not Chuck, then who?
If Wanderlie doesn't fight Liddell in his next fight, then who should he fight? There are a few good matchups out there that I would like to see. One would be the winner of Ortiz Vs Evans 2. If Ortiz...
- Okami vs. Macdonald at UFC 77
It was just agreed by jason macdonald today that he would indeed fight Yushin okami at ufc 77 this could be a very exciting fight, between two top contenders, who u think is gunna win? I got...
- Martin Kampmann?
Anybody heard anything in regards to his injury? Is there a date when he'll be back yet? I looked briefly but couldn't find anything online. I'm excited to see more of his work in the Octagon. I'm...
- MY TOP 10 WELTERWEIGHTS LIST
1.Georges St. Pierre 2.Matt Hughes 3.Hayato Sakurai 4.Matt Serra 5.Josh Koscheck 6.Jon Fitch 7.Diego Sanchez 8.Karo Perisyan 9.Shinya Aoki 10.Jake Shields 11.Carlos Condit
- All Access
Sean Sherk http://www.megaupload.com/pt/?d=244JCTCP Rampage Jackson http://www.megaupload.com/pt/?d=7HMB49A4 Georges St. Pierre http://www.megaupload.com/?d=203SWGYI Babalu...
- WTF!!!!! Josh Haynes....
so on saturday i took an early morning shower and when i went to the room to change i turn the tv on and it happen to be on VH1 i think and the show that was on was "Ty Murray's Celebrity Bullriding...
- The Snowman
I was wondering wether anyone knew where Jeff Monson is. This is probably old because his last fight in the UFC was on 65 against Big Tim, but i havent heard anything about him fighting again.
- wouldn't you all want to see joachim hansen in the ufc lightweight division?
I would love to see this guy in the ufc hes a very exciting fighter from pride with extremely fast powerful hands. what do you all think?
- Olympics MMA: It should rise once again.
I find it interesting how Pankration was introduced into the Olympic games in 648 BC and yet many think that MMA is a sport that has just started in the last 20 years. Historians believe that...
- New Mirko & Lister interview
I can't post this in the new section because it was a newspaper interview in croatia. Hope you guys enjoy it, I'm so happy Mirko decided to hire Hippoloyte as his coach!!! Is this your last contract...
- Team U.S.A.
Someone Brought up the topic of mma in the olympics, who do you think should represent the USA in each weight class, im going to include one alternate in mine. If you want to add other countries go...
- how quickly would joachim 'hellboy' hansen ko mark 'the machine' hominick'??
there is no two ways about it there is no clash of styles here it would be a straight up stand-up war. how long do you think mark hominick would be able to hang with the hellboy for before being...
- Who In UFC Has The Best Taunt?
Which fighter has the best taunt? My Fav: 1.Rampage's is the best - the howl Rampage Howl in the Hallway (Linland down the hall) 2.Liddell's is pretty cool - not sure what to call it 3.GSP - break...
- MMA olympic tournament 1st round:
teams that will be competing are : USA, Brazil, Japan, Canada First round will be: USA VS Japan Brazil Vs Canada USA VS Japan Heavyweight: Randy Couture vs Kazuyuki Fujita (Alternates are...
- Prediction
When Ninga demolishes Lawler he will actually start to get ranked as a top 10 middlewieght. IMHO he should already be there!
- Measuring Reach
I'm not sure if this should go in the training section or not, but... How the heck does the UFC measure reach advantage? I mean, I always thought reach was the extension of one's arm from their body....
- Who is the most boring fighter in mma?
Who is the most boring fighter in mma? My vote goes for Blanket.
- Favorite MMA Blog?
What is everyones favorite MMA Blog? Mine is www.Fiveouncesofpain.com.
- Over/Under for Cro Cop vs. Kongo
I can't wait for this one.... two of the best strikers in the heavyweight division, if not in all of MMA.... Let's set the over/under for the time of this fight for 2 minutes.. What do you think?...
- Why are MMA fighter's ear's so messed up?
a lot of mma fighters have screwed up ears im guessing its just from being punched there over and over again? im curious to know..
- USA vs. Brazil Olympics MMA
You gotta give credit where it is needed. Jujiden started this all off, with a great thread. I wanted to poll it, and talk about it. I think it's fair to say this would be the gold medal match. As...
- Rampage vs. Jeff Monson
This is I fight I wonder about, and which way it would go. Jeff Monson is so short as a heavyweight, and I don't think he could cut to a Light Heavyweight. But I think Rampage walks around, in real...