A lot of people posting comments about weight cutting in
MMA don't really have much of a grasp about what it entails.
Almost 40 % of JJ's strike to the legs which would not score high as significant strikes under
MMA rules.
Neither the CSAC, UFC or any other
MMA promotion or athletic commission is concerned about that kind of weight loss leading up to the fight.
My girlfriend casually watches when us guys get together for ppvs... and she's not much of
an MMA fan — the only Ronda fights she ever saw was the Tate rematch and the Holm KO... But she watched Mania with us, and I laughed when she said «Ronda should teach that guy how to punch»
The District Attorney's office is an elected position and some New York politicians love to go after
MMA in general and
MMA fighters in particular.
I don't watch
the MMA Hour because it's way too long, and I appreciate it that MMAFighting releases notable parts of the show throughout the week to make it more digestible.
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The sad truth of
MMA is that most of the fanbase just tunes in to see shit talking and brain trauma.
Him and the Fertitas were instrumental in getting the UFC running and his brash personality attracted a lot of people to the sport back when
MMA was a niche thing.
Even if that did happen
MMA fans would know better and people who don't care about
MMA would forget about it in a week.
... a fighters union will never work in
mma where you only have a couple fights on a contract, and when they highest paid fighters might have to give up pay for newer fighters.
It's easy to get caught up in our little bubble as hardcore
MMA fans and think that Rory / Lima are prestigious talents because they're currently at the top of the game, but to the casual observer there's only the few guys they've heard of and then a bunch of nobodies.
Could this be a step in creating some synergy between
MMA & boxing like what we currrently have with jiu jitsu, wrestling, etc..?
Arguably the biggest rags to riches stories ever in
MMA.
To be on top for what, 13 - 14 years is impossible in
MMA.
DJ put on a complete
MMA clinic then pulled off one of the greatest submissions in
MMA history to become the winningest champion in UFC history.
But he is that good and just getting experience with
MMA so i expect Israel to improve and get better with every fight experience.
Dude has the best wrestling in
MMA.
How many
MMA fighters have died from an issue like this boxer did that could have been prevented with a CT scan?
Coming from
MMA, Conor has so many more skills other than just boxing which he can use, such as the clinch and his wrestling ability.
I would say BE seems to rank the lowest of the SBN
MMA sites.
But I also wonder about the negative publicity for
MMA, if some guy beats her up badly and it becomes a headline.
Dana has to be pissed he fought for years to get
mma legalized in ny.
When James Tomey, another one of the better boxers of this generation, attempted to make a switch to
MMA in 2010, he, like McGregor, faced a former champion towards the end of his career (Randy Couture, who would fight just once more in his career).
Treat the PPV like they do in boxing or
MMA.
Michael Jackson is convinced he is the Brock Lesnar of
mma, which is even more ridiculous, because Lesnar is actually in
mma....
But
some MMA fighters and experts are sticking with their guy through it all.
And Conor has
MMA skills which Mayweather won't have seen before.
No such thing as bad publicity in
MMA.
But
MMA grappling where you've been punched in the head seems a little different.
I could see that match really being hyped like
an MMA match.
many of these «beefs» are overplayed and overhyped by
MMA media..............
I'm hearing reports that Lynch is doing
MMA training as part of his rehab, and considering how much that focuses on strengthening your core I wouldn't be surprised if he looked even better than new when he takes the field again.
Tomey isn't the only example, but he's the most high profile: former boxer Ray Mercer had failed attempts at
MMA and kickboxing, former boxer Art Jimmerson also lost his only
MMA fight in the first round, UFC welterweight Donald Cerrone was knocked out in the second round of his only boxing match.
If it's a legit
MMA fight then it should be over in seconds.
We've seen boxers try
MMA before.
I have been to Searcy, visited Barata
MMA.
Tired of these shitty
MMA women getting praise for being barely average at everything (Shayna, Rousey).
and i've watched
mma since I was practically a toddler (no not really but 20 + years) I know great fightets and i know the average fighters.
I think from now on if you're in the top 3 between 2 divisions, you have to stay relatively within weight because of how crazy
MMA is.
i bet his defense will be that he thought that whole bus was full of Khabib's teammates and that he didn't know other fighters were in the bus...... after all the sh & % $ it UFC went thru to get
MMA legal in N.Y., not to mention $ $ $ $ $ they spend on lobbying, and this moron does this, which will get ammunition to all «
MMA haters» politician in N.Y.............
There's a lot of people who still think of
mma as human cock fighting.
but i guess, Artem a grown ass man,
a MMA fighter, needs Conor to «protect him».......
But don't think
MMA fans don't want this.
And that part that he doesn't like to grappling is from when Francis started training
MMA, not recently as far as know.
If it wasn't these two greedy attention seekers I'd be all for a fighter between
an MMA Champion and an elite boxer in a cage with modified boxing rules and MMA gloves.
If he gets sanctioned by the New York commission (which seems rather sensible given the way he acted at
an MMA - related event in their jurisdiction) then there's a good chance it'd be recognised by Nevada.
MMA fighter knocks himself out with own kick... Guarantee you haven't seen anything like this before.
«Rob was always showing us his [son's] soccer and
MMA videos,» Martin says.
Conor's an «active» 29 year old
MMA fighter who until last week held a belt.