Mixed Martial Arts

[hardtohandle]

I missed this event... Sayang talaga, ok panoorin yun, considering that its not a regular thing here... I should've pass up on that drinking spree last Sunday...

[vindiesel]

missed the event too......forgot that it was televised.

 

saw mike whitehead and some other fighters including 2 girl fighters shopping at greenhills tiangge on monday

 

di naman gaanong malaki thick and muscular lang

 

mukhang naiinitan sila kasi naka taas ang mga shirts nila showing theirs abs

[brcDman]

Hello Everybody! Anyone here working in Singapore and would like to have sessions where we can share skills, tips, guides, technique, practice and spar? PM me if you are interested.

[brcDman]

Hello Everybody! Anyone here working in Singapore and would like to have sessions where we can share skills, tips, guides, technique, practice and spar? PM me if you are interested.

[privopraha]

Maybe we can also include in our prayers the speedy recovery of Henry Teves. Hes been very supportive of the local MMA (URCC) all these years and we cannot afford another loss. Henry was injured in the bombing of the Houes of Representatives.

 

Many thanks! :goatee: :hypocritesmiley:

[Larry]

get well soon mr. teves

[hardtohandle]

Maybe we can also include in our prayers the speedy recovery of Henry Teves. Hes been very supportive of the local MMA (URCC) all these years and we cannot afford another loss. Henry was injured in the bombing of the Houes of Representatives.

 

Many thanks! :goatee: :hypocritesmiley:

 

 

Get well soon!

 

By the way, whats up on Rep. Teves? I believe he is out of harms way now...

[rickyg_zip]

Read article here.

For me, naniniwala ako pero matatagalan pa kasi medyo stable na ang foundations ng boxing.

[Larry]

MMA still has a long way to go before overtaking boxing, it's getting there though. Here are the top PPV buys of 2006 (not sure about 2007 numbers):

 

Most PPV buys, JAN-OCT 2006

1. BOX Oscar DeLa Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga 925,000

2. UFC Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock 775,000

3. UFC Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn 700,000

4. WWE Wrestlemania 636,000

5. UFC Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie 600,000

6. UFC Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral 500,000

7. UFC Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin 425,000

8. BOX Shane Mosely vs. Fernando Vargas 420,000

9. UFC Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture 400,000

10.BOX Floyd Mayweather vs. Zab Judah 375,000

 

 

you can't just erase over 100 years of history and say boxing will be dead in a few years, there will come a time that both boxing and MMA will be as popular as each other, or maybe MMA will be slightly ahead of boxing.

 

The fact remains that there are a lot of people that simply do NOT like MMA. These people get bored by long drawn out battles on the ground. For every crushing head kick by crocop, there are about 3 fights that feature grappling that just don't get people excited. Especially for UFC fans (Pride fans are different); you don't see them cheer when the guy on the bottom gets a sweep and establishes side control. Fans don't get crazy about establishing position and gaining leverage, which is about 80% of all grappling.

 

Boxing is boxing and world class boxers will always make more money than MMA fighters. Mayweather can make 17-20M fighting Hatton, even if you combine all the salaries of all UFC fighters for a year it still won't equal to 17M

 

but it will get there if UFC and Dana White gets it's act together.

[rickyg_zip]

true! ang kuripot kasi ni Dana White! hopefully baguhin na ito ni Mark Cuban sa kanyang own MMA promotion. nagpromise sya na he'll pay MMA fighters what they deserve.

[Larry]

just have to share this sweet WEC gif

 

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j253/Okkun/mma/valencia_owning_slowmo.gif

 

I've never seen a suplex used like that in MMA before, it's awesome!

[howard_the_duck]

boxing is soooo boring, that's why!

 

 

 

especially amateur/olympic boxing, pero wala namang PPVs doon

[Olympus]

Give it a few years and let's see how it goes.

[wEbStAr]

I don't think MMA will completely erase boxing. The sport will always be there.

[hardtohandle]

It simply wont happen in our lifetime...

[skitz]

I used to like Ultimate Fighting. Back in the good old days of Gracie, Shamrock, etc. Nowadays? I dunno. Too much "hugging"... hahahaha! It's boooooring! Compare that to that Mayweather-Hatton fight. Now that was fighting. Unless someone can effect rule changes that will effectively eliminate the prolonged non-action "hugging", then UFC or MMA will never overtake boxing.

[Mike Chester]

K1 boxing can ultimately overtake boxing but not this UFC.

[skitz]

K1 boxing can ultimately overtake boxing but not this UFC.

Yup. I like K-1. Saw a couple of bouts. Very exciting.

 

But I dunno. I get this feeling that it's sort of "bitin". Parang R-Rated lang. It's either PG or XXX for me. Nothing in between. :thumbsupsmiley:

[Larry]

Unless someone can effect rule changes that will effectively eliminate the prolonged non-action "hugging", then UFC or MMA will never overtake boxing.

 

there already are rules that prohibit stalling, but there are just some people that really don't like the grappling game.

 

different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

K1 boxing can ultimately overtake boxing but not this UFC.

 

K1 or kickboxing has been around since the 70s and it still hasn't come close to boxing in terms of revenue generated and superstar recognition.

 

UFC has been around for only 10 years and has been steadily gaining notoriety in mainstream media.

 

so the answer is no, K1 will not overtake boxing anytime soon.

[Olympus]

You have to be a real fan of the game to appreciate the grappling aspect.

[howard_the_duck]

Just like the hockey purists say, they'd really have to play on frozen ponds rather than inside stadiums

[Larry]

You have to be a real fan of the game to appreciate the grappling aspect.

 

exactly.

 

Strangely, the grappling aspect is what made me appreciate the sport more, and I don't even grapple myself. LOL go figure.

[rickyg_zip]

It simply wont happen in our lifetime...

 

you have to see the huerta vs. guida fight! it is very exciting. just non-stop relentless MMA!

The Ultimate Fighter Finale to watch.

[sho munaki]

Boxing will always be around, but I have little doubt that MMA is taking away some of boxing's casual fans. The big PPV boxing matches will continue to be popular (de la Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao, etc) but MMA has really caught fire the past few years since it is more diverse that boxing.

[skitz]

exactly.

 

Strangely, the grappling aspect is what made me appreciate the sport more, and I don't even grapple myself. LOL go figure.

Could it be that you like watching half-naked men "hugging" each other? Hehehehe... just kidding Larry... just kidding...