What Fight Would You Use to Introduce a Friend to MMA? |
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Webbie
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 126-77
Season: 4-0 (#1903)
Location: Maine, USA
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Sup all?
As the title states, I'm just curious as to what fight all of you like to show your buddies who have never really watched much or any MMA before. I know there's a ton of great fights and those of you with large collections like myself would probably prefer showing them a ton of different fights, but if you only had time to show them one and you had no choice but to make the choice which fight do you think you would decide on?
I've been stuck in this position on numerous occasions and have chose such fights as Tatsuya Kawajiri versus Takanori Gomi, Matt Hughes versus Georges St. Pierre II, Frankie Edgar versus Tyson Griffin, and Cro Cop versus Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. To this day, however, I still can't really decide on just a single fight that I'd choose.
For me it's always really a toss up between any of those fights. Also, Jens Pulver versus Urijah Faber is another one I go to. There's just too many great ones to choose from.
Thoughts?
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Post #1 12/20/08 12:57:37
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Twenty20Dollars
Heavyweight Champ
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Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar
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Post #2 12/20/08 1:03:11
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FIGHT
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Season: 7-4 (#738)
Location: NW Ohio - 419
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Diaz/Gomi. Very educational and entertaining at the same time.
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Post #3 12/20/08 1:06:09
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Ridin the MMA WW since 02 !
Career record: 941-530
Season: 7-4 (#957)
Location: San Jose California
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Rulon Gardner vs Yoshida  
No but seriously you would want to show them a fight that entails all aspects of MMA, Striking, Grappling, Wrestling, etc. I'd have to choose Don Frye vs Ken Shamrock, that was a Great Fight with back and forth action, Striking was a back and forth affair and the leg locks at the end was a great grappling stalemate to watch
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Have the playground record for most perfectly predicted fights. I think :)
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Post #4 12/20/08 1:10:05
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Jackelope
Go ahead, MOD my day
Career record: 586-330
Season: 0-0 (#-)
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Torres vs. Maeda or Hansen vs. Alvarez for recent fights.
Past fights Griffin vs. Edgar, Guida vs. Huerta, or Huerta vs. Garcia
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Post #5 12/20/08 1:15:12
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Remember Paul Herrera
Career record: 1005-537
Season: 8-3 (#290)
Location: You think you can tell heaven from hell?
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Hunt v. Nishijima 
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Post #6 12/20/08 1:17:55
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Ridin the MMA WW since 02 !
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Season: 7-4 (#957)
Location: San Jose California
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Posted by Pookie
Hunt v. Nishijima
Yeah Great Point and Grat Fight, it was a nice stand up War and that Right hook that Hunt landed was nasty
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Have the playground record for most perfectly predicted fights. I think :)
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Post #7 12/20/08 1:19:26
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Remember Paul Herrera
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Posted by hotrodttt
Posted by Pookie
Hunt v. Nishijima
Yeah Great Point and Grat Fight, it was a nice stand up War and that Right hook that Hunt landed was nasty
haha still to this day, every time ive mentioned this fight in any post ive received a prop for it within minutes,
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BJ Penn beat Frankie Edgar more times than Benson Henderson beat Frankie Edgar.
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Post #8 12/20/08 1:23:56
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Ridin the MMA WW since 02 !
Career record: 941-530
Season: 7-4 (#957)
Location: San Jose California
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Posted by Pookie
Posted by hotrodttt
Posted by Pookie
Hunt v. Nishijima
Yeah Great Point and Grat Fight, it was a nice stand up War and that Right hook that Hunt landed was nasty
haha still to this day, every time ive mentioned this fight in any post ive received a prop for it within minutes,
Haha, It's a Great Fight indeed, especially when Nishijima's trunks almost fall off lol
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Have the playground record for most perfectly predicted fights. I think :)
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Post #9 12/20/08 1:25:45
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seanfu
BANNED
Career record: 162-89
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Fort Wayne IN
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Hughes Trigg, both. Kinda epic, but as far as the full spectrum being shown off I gotta go for Hellboy vs Alverez. Great fight, also Kawajiri had a fight against some 5-1 guy (I think) that was legendary. Showed the full spectrum, the guy that fought with the brownbelt RVCA trunks.
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Post #10 12/20/08 3:21:35
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mentalcase
MMA Sensei
Career record: 647-354
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Marcus Davis vs. Paul Taylor ufc 75 great comeback fight with a beautiful armbar finish for the win
Nogueira vs. cro cop
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Post #11 12/20/08 4:03:52
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Wolfenstein
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 901-517
Season: 7-4 (#175)
Location: Massachusetts
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When I think of introducing a friend to MMA, I usually want to show a well balanced exciting fight that shows all aspects of the game. I'd probably just throw all of that logical nonsense out the window though and show him Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama (Pride 21). Just about any Pride event is a great introduction to MMA.
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Post #12 12/20/08 4:30:55
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MikeyG
Standup Guy
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for newbie fans, pretty much pride fights and all around wars usually standup wars
for the somewhat fans, i ask them their favorite fighter, then show them winning in devestating fashion or them getting ko'd or dominated depending on whos their favorite lol
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Post #13 12/20/08 4:32:53
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Gipper
RIP Evan Tanner 1971-2008
Career record: 176-110
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Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
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i'd just tell him to watch the next ufc....it will have it all
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Post #14 12/20/08 7:52:42
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Ordep
MMA Sensei
Career record: 739-458
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Athens, GA
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Condit vs. Miura
Sanchez vs. Fitch (just to show them that sometimes ground fighting can be more exciting that stand-up)
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Post #15 12/20/08 9:32:26
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