MMA Thread
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Ameraves
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Because this worked out so well for the last boxer that tried his hand at MMA.
http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/186538.html
http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/186538.html
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It wasn't a shot against Goldberg or about Anik. It was from Grimmlock's link, listing all the injuries and card changes for 2012. A bit of subtle humor.
Tuco
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If you're a boxer and want to call out UFC fighters, call out a striker, not a wrestler, lol.
calhoonjugganaut
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Invicta being awesome as usual. They should let those ladies fight with loaded gloves to make the standup a little more exciting, but otherwise it's 5/5.
Grimmlokk
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20+ Fighters who went 3-0 or better in 2012
Good pro for Bellator's format, where guys don't get shelved for half the year quite as often.
Good pro for Bellator's format, where guys don't get shelved for half the year quite as often.
Celebrindal
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Not MMA, but BJJ related. Brown belt Kumite set up by Lloyd Irvin. Submission only no time limit matches.
Tuco
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Grimmlokk
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The more important each fight is in your career the longer you spend training focused specifically on it and the longer it spends getting hyped. Same thing in boxing. Look at any top fighter's record there, 5-10 fights a year when they start, 1-3 when they're a huge name.
The thing in MMA is some guys are a big name before they've had 10 fights now. Plus the UFC has a couple hundred guys they need to give multiple fights per year. Even running 30 events or whatever it is they can't keep many fighters fighting 5 times a year. Add in the fact that the fighters at the top don't NEED to fight 7 times a year to make rent. If you could be comfortable doing serious fight camp stuff for 18 weeks instead of 30 a year, wouldn't you? That extra 2.5 months of time you can spend not working out 8-10 hours a day and eating super strict and shit and instead spend it with your family or living your life probably looks more and more attractive the older you get.
The thing in MMA is some guys are a big name before they've had 10 fights now. Plus the UFC has a couple hundred guys they need to give multiple fights per year. Even running 30 events or whatever it is they can't keep many fighters fighting 5 times a year. Add in the fact that the fighters at the top don't NEED to fight 7 times a year to make rent. If you could be comfortable doing serious fight camp stuff for 18 weeks instead of 30 a year, wouldn't you? That extra 2.5 months of time you can spend not working out 8-10 hours a day and eating super strict and shit and instead spend it with your family or living your life probably looks more and more attractive the older you get.
You're forgetting injuries and concussions. With how hard they have to train they get injured frequently and If they get knocked out in a fight they can get sidelined for 6 months by doctor.
Grimmlokk
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What? No, injuries aren't part of what we're talking about. The fact fighters CHOOSE not to fight as much as they "could". Of course injuries happen. You think Joe Riggs never got hurt when he was fighting 8 times a year before he got to the UFC? Ignoring the big back injury of course=P Fighters always get hurt in training, but when it's either fight hurt or get evicted, they fight hurt.
Tuco
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You might be giving me a reasonable and well thought out reply that explains everything, but that's just words. Anderson Silva and Shane Carwin should fight cans every weekend.