All Purpose UFC/MMA/That Kind Of Thing Thread

ATLienCP · Jun 19, 2007

The baddest man in the history of hand to hand combat is likely to be in front of an american audience before too long. UFC is reportedly ironing out minor details in signing Fedor Emelianenko. Even those not a fan of MMA should hold some kind of curiosity towards what the baddest man in the history of the planet looks like.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/fedor/video/x142w4_fedor-hl-by-mick-b

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/fedor/video/x21utp_fedor-emelianenko-1-6000000000-hl-b

Mayfly · Jun 22, 2007

Who would you bet on for this weekend? Kimbo Slice or Ray Mercer. I want to put money on the fight, and don't know who to put it on.

Big Game · Jun 22, 2007

Is there betting on the fight? I know it's an exhibition, so, if there's no knockout, then the fight will be ruled a draw.
I'd save my money if I were you.

Mayfly · Jun 22, 2007

It is actually a sanctioned fight and they are going till there is a knockout.

HeinekenMan · Jun 23, 2007

Let me ask this:

Can I order a Kimbo Slice at California Pizza Kitchen?

I watched one of the Ultimate Fighter 5 episodes last night, and I'm recording the entire season today. I'm looking forward to it as a spectacle. But I can't say that I find the stuff all that exciting. I mean, it's quite a display of testosterone and bloody violence, but I don't see much else there.

Mr7134 · Jun 24, 2007

Last nights freak show fight.

Ray Mercer Vs Kimbo Slice.

http://www.pandachute.com/videos/kimbo_slice_vs_ray_mercer

Big Game · Jun 24, 2007

Mr7134 said:

Last nights freak show fight.

Ray Mercer Vs Kimbo Slice.

http://www.pandachute.com/videos/kimbo_slice_vs_ray_mercer
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That was, indeed, a freak show. However, as sad as that fight was, it illustrated perfectly why I believe a good MMA fighter would beat a good boxer 90 percent of the time. The MMA fighter is going to rush the boxer, crowd him, tie him up and take him down and, unlike in boxing, the referee isn't going to be seperating them when they're tied up.

I know Ray Mercer is 87 years old, but Kimbo Slice is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to MMA fighters, yet he looked like a million bucks in there against a boxer. Sure, every once in a while a boxer is going to catch an MMA fighter on the jaw and KO him. But for the most part, if the MMA fighter concentrates on protecting his chin, he'll eventually be able to tie up the boxer, take him down and submit him.

Mayfly · Jun 24, 2007

I was there last night and it was pretty entertaining. I will recap it when I get a chance.

Mayfly · Jun 24, 2007

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v681921Mg8Ksypy?confirmed=1

Here are some YouTube clips of the same video I posted...

There's my video from the Kimbo Slice-Ray Mercer fight last night

Mr7134 · Jul 7, 2007

Tonight at UFC 73 Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, the former Pride FC heavyweight champion, and consensus number two heavyweight in the world behind Fedor Emelianenko, makes his UFC debut against â€œThe Texas Crazy Horseâ€ Heath Herring.

In an interesting piece of trivia Big Nog as he is known within MMA has an identical twin brother. He’s also an MMA fighter his name is Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira. Rodgerio fights at 205 lbs, in fact he’s a top 5 205 lber, and is known as Lil’ Nog.

Lil Nog is currently taking sometime off from MMA to pursue boxing in the Olympics. He has won the Brazilian Championship and won the gold medal, in the 91kg+ class, at the recent South American games.

Anyway, an article about Big Nog and his UFC debutâ€¦

The interesting thing about this fight is how hard he will train given the fact that he has already beaten Herring twice.

Fromâ€¦

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/mixedmartialarts/article_1756106.php

Friday, July 6, 2007

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ready for UFC debut

'Minotauro' to face Heath Herring for a third time

By CARLOS ARIAS

The Orange County Register

Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira has some of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission skills in mixed martial arts.

He can stand and bang with the best of them and possesses one of the best chins in the sport.

He has recorded victories over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Josh Barnett, Dan Henderson, Mark Coleman, Sergei Kharitonov, Fabricio Werdum, Semmy Schilt, Ricco Rodriguez, Bob Sapp and Jeremy Horn.

He has never been knocked out or submitted and has compiled a record of 29-4-1 with 18 submissions and 3 (T)KOs.

The former PRIDE heavyweight champion is bringing his skills to the United States and the UFC when he takes on Heath Herring at UFC 73: Stacked on Saturday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at ARCO Arena in Sacramento on pay-per-view.

Nogueira took some time out to talk to the Register's Carlos Arias about his highly-anticipated UFC debut:

On his UFC debut:

"I got a lot of fans here. I'm very excited to be here and show all of my skills to the American fans. I got a lot to show and I won’t disappoint them. It's very exciting to fight in the cage. You know, it's a different game. I been training a lot in the cage. I fought in the cage in 1999 and 2000 and it felt very comfortable, so I want that challenge to try (and get) that UFC belt. That's why I came here."

On the decision to come to the UFC:

"Fighters, you know, we need some challenges in our life, so I felt it was good timing to change and come here to America and show a different country all my skills. And my family is down in Florida, so I feel at home. Sometimes I spend five months a year here. That's why I came here and stay with my family."

On how his skills will transfer to the UFC:

"I mean, let's see in the ring or Octagon. The fight goes more than in the ring because they never stop. When you go in the cage, you never go out of the cage, you know what I mean? I feel that's real exciting when they close the cage. I feel a very good feeling about it. I know I will show a lot of my skills to the American fans. I can show everything. I work on my elbows (and) I work on my knees, now. I didn't work my elbows before, so I'm feeling very aggressive. I know I can hurt someone at that."

On he and his twin brother's relationship with Brazilian Top Team:

"Me and my brother (Antonio Rogerio Nogueira) and (UFC middleweight champion) Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, we're kind of training together for this fight. So for this fight we didn't show up there to Brazilian Top Team. I prefer to train in the cage with my friends here. We make a camp at another place."

On whether he will go back with Brazilian Top Team in the future:

"We are still talking. They are good people, you know. They helped to build me. But for this fight I prefer to make a camp and train outside."

On how he and his brother got involved in MMA:

"We started in Judo when we were 4 years old. Actually, I was like 4 years old and I was the state champion for three years. My mother, she had a gym for martial arts and weights, so we live in the gym all day. She like some Yoga and lift some weights. I had a lot of motivation from my family, so we do some Tae Kwon Do. At 13-14 (years old) we start boxing with Arcelino Popo. ... Then I go to the Jiu Jitsu and I was a Brazilian champion three times. I did a lot of everything, you know. Then I came to America when I was 19 (years old) and trained a lot of wrestling. That's why I become a mixed martial artist. I did a lot of amateur sports.

"I know about everything, you know. And that's why when I got involved in this sport I thought it was kind of easy because I knew a little about everything, you know."

On the scar on his back from the truck accident when he was a child:

"When I was 11 years old, I was hit by a truck. I was behind the truck and we were playing. The guy put on the truck and pulled back in reverse very fast. I couldn't get out of the way. And the tire come through my body, my belly, my legs and my shoulders. I was in the hospital for 11 months. I was in a coma for one week. I had a lot of surgeries. I broke the muscles off my lungs. I had a hard time there. I couldn't walk for almost one year.

"They said I wouldn't be able to walk. I did a lot of physical therapy to do that again. ... That's why I build up my body and I start to do swimming, Judo. I think that helps to build up my body. But the accident makes my heart tough. That's what I think.

"I was in the hospital for almost a year because I got a lot of infections. I couldn't breath because of my lung muscles. So I was breathing by the machines.

On what it will take to beat him since he's already survived being hit by a truck:

"A good fighter (laughs). Actually, it will have to be a good fighter. You know, in this cage I'm going to do my best. I will bring all of my heart and you guys are going to see good fights. I have a lot of new things to show that I couldn't show in PRIDE, many things I will show here in America. Every fight is different, but I will bring my heart there."
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Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira Vs Bob "The Beast" Sapp (PRIDE – Shockwave) (28th August, 2002)

One of Nogueira’s most famous fights as he, as the then Pride FC Heavyweight Champion, takes on the 350 lbs Bob â€œThe Beast" Sapp, in front of 70,000 fans at the Toyko National Stadium.

http://www.videosko.com/content/view/13

Mr7134 · Jul 7, 2007

Big Nog still has that NASA chin.

Also, I feel sorry for Heath Herring. He's a good fighter. Losing to the same guy three times must be disheartening though.

Pendleton · Jul 8, 2007

We're starting to give this some serious inches in our sports section. Maybe it will be a passing fad, but folks are following this and want results and details.

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