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MMA Rant
I was supposed to go to the big fight this weekend, the Affliction: Trilogy where Fedor Emelianenko was to take on Josh Barnett in the main event. I've never really been to such an event, so I was very excited. Unfortunately, Barnett tested positive for a "banned substance" and the entire event got cancelled. Now I'm bummed.
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28 Jul 2009, 10:01 AM
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28 Jul 2009, 10:28 AM
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It's "other sport".  MMA stands for "Mixed Martial Arts", it's Ultimate Fighting, the UFC, Strikeforce, the former Pride Fighting Championships etc.
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28 Jul 2009, 05:14 PM
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IMO the BEST fighting sport out there. Boxing is a joke anymore...it sucks. It REEKS of fixes and the people in charge, for the most part, are a bunch of criminals.
I watch MMA regularly, both on spike and versus, and absolutely love it.My favs are: Forrest Griffin, Mike Brown, Chuck Lidell, Rampage Jackson. The biggest punk IMO is Tito Ortiz.
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28 Jul 2009, 06:01 PM
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 And my favorites are GSP and Machida, both are absolutely AMAZING. 
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29 Jul 2009, 09:07 AM
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I watch it a lot, too!
 ...Usually, the matches I watch are typically a year or more old... ...I won't PPV 'cause I'm cheap that way. ...and yes, as Rich indicated...THE best fighting sport out there! ...I also don't think 'boxing' will ever be the same sport it once was. (perhaps Olympics keep it alive) My faves gotta be Matt Hughes, Wandelai Silva, Forrest Griffin and any other phenoms.... Kimbo Slice?
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29 Jul 2009, 12:07 PM
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As for favorite fighters, how about Gina Carano? *drool* 
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29 Jul 2009, 08:42 PM
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add Don "Cowboy" Cerrone, Rich Franklin, Diego Sanchez, Chael Sonnen & Georges St. Pierre to my favs list.
Karo Parisyan and Matt Serra to the PUNK list edit: The octagon girls ain't too shabby either... http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get...3B91A25033.jpg http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get...D836528970.jpg
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Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea Why is there a highway to hell but only a stairway to heaven It's wierd being the same age as old people My mom didn't raise no dummy, if she did it would be my sister I told my wife to embrace her faults......she hugged me I took a DNA test- God is my father When I ask if you want me to be honest, please say no
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29 Jul 2009, 10:47 PM
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I like Karo...he always keeps everyone on their toes with his throws. GSP is a BEAST. Period.
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29 Jul 2009, 11:34 PM
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...a friend of mine, always talks of the old days ...when 'gracie(?)' dominated.
From what I understand (several stories later)...weight classes came later? This li'l guy choked out guys way bigger than himself...very dangerous ...and a true 'punk' (to use Rich's phrase). I heard (completely unsubstantiated*) he was shot in his own apartment during a home invasion over a particular dispute! *completely unsubstantiated: I am too lazy to look it up!** **I am too lazy to look it up!: can't type...this is why I don't post much...typing skills are in a league of their own.... ...25 minutes for this one so far.....ridiculous...p.m.o.!
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bestest site... "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." (Albert Einstein)
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