Larry Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Source: PWInsider.com - Former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is said to be finalizing his deal with UFC. UFC President Dana White has been saying for several weeks now that the deal is all but done and he expects Lesnar to be fighting in the organization by next year. Quote Link to comment
randor Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 nasa CFFC si tank Fedor doesn't need to fight Tank, Cabbage, or any other paper fighters in the UFC roster, he's beaten Cro-Cop, Big Nog, Herring, Fujita, Arona, and a slew of other top caliber fighters under the more brutal pride rules. He needs to fight Randy, while Randy is still on his A-game. Fedor has been the top HW for a few years, but unfortunately, TUF/American MMA fans/noobs have no idea as to who he is and what he's accomplished. He needs to fight Randy to shut up the doubters out there and cement his status as top dog of MMA HW's. @randor - Tank has been out of the fight game for a while. Who I want to see in the Octagon: Roman Zentsov - The Russian Hammer (and teammate of Fedor) has been on a roll lately, KO'ing people left and right...I have some of his fights from Pride and Bodog, he's really heavy handed AND has some good defense and ground game too! Gilbert Yvel - I want this guy to beat on the so-called "world class strikers" the UFC has. Actually the UFC has a lot of tomato cans (i.e. overhyped and underqualified fighters) in their roster like Keith Jardine, Stephan Bonnar, Forrest Griffin (yes I said it! Overrated!)...I want the Hurricane to KTFO of them!!! Akihiro Gono - This guy puts on a show in and out of the ring! Just check him out on youtube to see what I mean. Not only does he have fun entrances, he backs it up with good striking and excellent submissions. Quote Link to comment
HighVoltageLover Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Ever heard of the dogbrothers? Kahit UFC tinanggihan sila dahil "too extreme" daw. What they are practicing is what real fighting is all about! Quote Link to comment
SevenZeroFive Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Mcmahon + MMA = worked fights I'd much rather see Cuban partner with bodog, than the McMahons - the fact that the McMahon's are involved would taint the legitimacy of the sport. I don't see the point of partnering with the McMahons, Cuban certainly doesn't need the money. but it's great that Cuban is seriously considering involvement in the MMA scene, more serious competition for the UFC is good for MMA fans. to add to 705's reply Kid Yamamoto is considerably one of the smaller lightweights in the fight game. He fights at 155lbs but his normal weight is around 145. The fact that he throws around and KOs guys that are notably bigger than he is a sure sign of his skill. He has also beaten reknowned fighters Caol Uno, Genki Sudo, and a Gracie (I forgot which one though, there's so many of them) IMHO, if you make this kid a few inches taller and about 50lbs heavier but leave his other physical attributes proportionately the same (speed, power, and MMA knowledge) he can take Fedor.^ that's the bad part about it regarding the McMahons & MMA. they can produce great PPV's, but anything other than a pre-determined fight is a no-no for them. i can still remember the WWE staging that "Brawl For All" shootfighting tournament, & everybody hated it. oh, & the Gracie that was KO'd by Kid Yamamoto was Royler. i saw that fight, & Kid was awesome with his wrestling. if ever he goes to the UFC, if he stays within his natural weight he's gonna go to the WEC, unless he packs in 10 more pounds consistently then he's gonna go to the big stage. Ever heard of the dogbrothers? Kahit UFC tinanggihan sila dahil "too extreme" daw. What they are practicing is what real fighting is all about!^ the who? Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 (edited) ^ the who? The Dog Brothers are Kali students from Danny Inosanto's academy in California their philosophy is "Higher Consciousness through Harder Contact" their practice of Kali is different from the traditional Kali practiced here in that sparring is always full speed, full contact, with real sticks not the padded ones that they use in Arnis tourneys here. You can see vids of their events or "gatherings" on youtube it's pretty amazing and brutal. Guys whacking each other full force with arnis sticks and sometimes staffs, and the competitors only have fencing face masks or hockey pads for protection. But it's great fights, they don't stop when they lose their sticks, some people continue fighting empty handed and sometimes even winning. What's great about the dog brothers is that they incorporate a lot of stuff into their style, stuff like Pekiti Tersia and even BJJ as they have trained with the Machado's and eventually made up a style that can be described as stick grappling. it's great stuff Ever heard of the dogbrothers? Kahit UFC tinanggihan sila dahil "too extreme" daw. What they are practicing is what real fighting is all about! the dog brothers and the UFC (especially the early Vale Tudo style UFCs) were not that much different from each other, the only thing that made Dog Brother's style "too extreme" is the fact that they use weapons. it made sense to not include them in the UFC as SEG already had a lot of flak coming from John McCain et. al. about human cockfighting. But I still wouldn't say that one is more real than the other. and just to clear things up, they were never "tinanggihan" by the UFC. The UFC was the one that thought of including them in their events, and not the dog brothers wanting to join the UFC. The UFC apparently thought better of the idea and decided to scrap it. Edited September 14, 2007 by Larry Quote Link to comment
SevenZeroFive Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 ^ i see... mahanap nga yan mamaya... Quote Link to comment
ixnay Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 ^ i see... mahanap nga yan mamaya... http://youtube.com/watch?v=LVg1LMET46c chck mo yan bro!... :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
SevenZeroFive Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 (edited) http://youtube.com/watch?v=LVg1LMET46c chck mo yan bro!... :thumbsupsmiley:^ wow, that was impressive. i'm just in awe with the stickfighting, they barely have body armor on! but the one vid that struck me hard (no pun intended) was the Kali Tudo video, highlighting how techniques from Kali can be used in MMA. that is very innovative. and when your product is being endorsed somewhat by one of MMA's premiere trainers (Rico Chiaparelli, formerly from the rAw team that used to train Randy Couture), you know it's legit. Edited September 14, 2007 by SevenZeroFive Quote Link to comment
rudepnoy4 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 sama na rin nila yung asawa ni yamamoto i love kid kaso i lost respect to him after what he did to that guy fought. Quote Link to comment
Tom-Tado Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 @randor - I guess I stand corrected about Tank thanks for the info, but the fact that he's active in one of MMA's marginal productions means that he's far from being worthy of fighting the likes of Fedor, Nog, Couture et al... Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto trains with one of the Inoue brothers and is with Team Killer Bee or something...great wrestler (was supposed to be with the Olympic team before, but got booted out supposedly for having Yakuza connections) and above average striker (he fought in K1's lightweight division with some success, although I think he also got KO'd once), and he has SERIOUSLY HEAVY HANDS. Kid also had some anger problems, he supposedly threatened a doctor backstage at a shooto event where his teamate lost, he pounded an opponent even after the bell, and almost started a riot, and he got suspended a lot of times as a result...he's mellowed out a lot though, but his aggressive style is still great. After beating Genki Sudo for the title, he announced that he's taking a leave from MMA to concentrate on Beijing 2008...but he's injured now, so we'll see if he makes the team Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 rampage jackson is really getting better, he comprehensively beat dan henderson in that fight, who's next for rampage?..i love it when they interview him & he says, "YA FEEL ME?!" hehehe .. can't wait for the jardine vs liddell fight, i hope the iceman can kick the dean of means ass so he can fight rampage asap & get his belt back .. i hope fedor signs the contract asap to fight in the ufc, even if he doesn't fight randy immediately, i would love to see him open a can of whoop ass on the heavyweight fighters of UFC.. yehey, mag-UFC 76 na sa Sept. 20 .. Quote Link to comment
fatso8 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 (edited) since Hendo's still the Pride 180+lb champ, is the UFC cooking a Hendo-Anderson Silva fight? Edited September 16, 2007 by fatso8 Quote Link to comment
pr0nmast3r Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I was gone long. I took a vacation. Norifumi is really good. Raelly heavy hands..He has the tools. But I'd still pick Gomi over Yamamoto Noong Hendo-Silva, Silva had a fever. I don't know if that affected his conditioning but still it's no excuse. Rampage has really developed and matured over time.. and maybe Hendo became over confident. Anyway, I expect a tougher climb on the LHW. Go Rua! Quote Link to comment
ixnay Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 since Hendo's still the Pride 180+lb champ, is the UFC cooking a Hendo-Anderson Silva fight? the spider still has a date with rich franklin!.... if he wins vs the ace, then we could consider a booking for hendo... Quote Link to comment
pr0nmast3r Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Yeah but I think Hendo has to finish his contract at the LHW before he can move down the MW Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 if hendo moves to 185 hendo will be champ for a looooooonnngg time Quote Link to comment
twentyone Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 even though hendo lost the last fight, i am still very impressed with what he can bring! and fighting at 185 - yaiks! :boo: Quote Link to comment
ixnay Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 lets wait kung san tlga mgstay c hendo!... i do agree n malaki ang chance n magchampion sya s MW!... Quote Link to comment
SevenZeroFive Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto trains with one of the Inoue brothers and is with Team Killer Bee or something...great wrestler (was supposed to be with the Olympic team before, but got booted out supposedly for having Yakuza connections) and above average striker (he fought in K1's lightweight division with some success, although I think he also got KO'd once), and he has SERIOUSLY HEAVY HANDS. Kid also had some anger problems, he supposedly threatened a doctor backstage at a shooto event where his teamate lost, he pounded an opponent even after the bell, and almost started a riot, and he got suspended a lot of times as a result...he's mellowed out a lot though, but his aggressive style is still great. After beating Genki Sudo for the title, he announced that he's taking a leave from MMA to concentrate on Beijing 2008...but he's injured now, so we'll see if he makes the team^ tama ka, Kid trains with Team Killer Bee, with some really good Japanese prospects (Riki Fukuda, Koketsu Boku, Akira Kikuchi, & i think Atsushi Yamamoto is his sibling or something). i remember that incident in Shooto, he threatened the attending physician at that event yata.. and he paid bigtime for that: he was suspended indefinitely by the International Shooto Commission, but they reversed it after Kid gave a public apology... ...and apparently, he's back in the MMA game. he fought in the latest K-1 HERO's card in Yokohama, which included its traditional 155-lb. tournament, Minowaman, & Saku! RESULTS: Takenori Sato def. Kenji Nagai by Submission (Armbar) at 2:40, R1Kazuyuki Miyata def. Harvey Harra by Submission (Armbar) at 1:13, R1Andre Dida def. Caol Uno by Unanimous DecisionGesias “JZ” Calvancanti def. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro by TKO (Strikes) at 0:35, R1Ikuhisa Minowa def. Kevin Casey by TKO (Strikes) at 0:42, R2Dong Sik Yoon def. Zelg Galesic by Submission (Armbar) at 1:29, R1Melvin Manhoef def. Fabio Silva by TKO (Strikes) at 1:00, R1Sergei Kharitonov def. Alistair Overeem by TKO (Strikes) at 4:21, R1Kazushi Sakuraba def. Katsuyori Shibata by Submission (Armbar) at 6:20, R1Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto def. Bibiano Fernandes by Unanimous DecisionGesias "JZ" Calvancanti def. Andre Dida by Submission (Armbar) at 4:48, R1 about Hendo & the middleweight division.. i think he's gonna be more comfortable at 185 than in 205, cuz i think the 185 range is his natural weight.. imagine, adding speed & lightning fast reflexes to that world class grappling.. it's bound to be beautiful.. Edited September 17, 2007 by SevenZeroFive Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Robbie Lawler appeared and won in Elite XC over the weekend. Glad to know he is still very much in MMA... Quote Link to comment
SevenZeroFive Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Robbie Lawler appeared and won in Elite XC over the weekend. Glad to know he is still very much in MMA...^ ...and that was a title unification fight, for both the ICON Sport & EliteXC Middleweight Titles (both under the ProElite umbrella)... and he decisively KO'd the elder Rua, Murilo Ninja... Edited September 17, 2007 by SevenZeroFive Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Forgive my ignorance but why is he not with the UFC? Dispute with Dana White? Quote Link to comment
hardtohandle Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Nabanggit na din lang yung mga Japanese fighters, I was wondering, what the hell happened to Sakuraba? He did not flourished in the UFC... Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sakuraba is fighting with Hero's (K1's MMA promotion) he left Pride a few years back (tail end of 2005 I think) that's why he wasn't one of the Pride fighters brought over by the UFC Forgive my ignorance but why is he not with the UFC? Dispute with Dana White? yeah I was surprised why he was fighting in Elite maybe he pissed Dana off (dana seriously needs to check his ego with him blacklisting fighters he doesn't like, we could have Barnett in the octagon by now, and that to me would be the next best thing to bringing Fedor over) Quote Link to comment
HighVoltageLover Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 It would be a blast to see Fedor decimate those overrated fighters in the UFC. HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!! Quote Link to comment
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