You should try fighting an MMA fighter. I bet you'd get destroyed in seconds.

Maybe because it's the most brutal sport that's legal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PoBG6X3cM0

Excuse the soundtrack.

mmascraps.com or mmatko.com

MMA is badass because it's not just limited to one type of martial arts. Such as muay thai, taekwondo, or jiu-jitsu. I've been training in muay thai and taekwondo recently because an mma club might be created here at my school.

Bones Jones and JDS very impressive tonight. Would like to see JDS vs Cain and Jones vs Thiago Silva. Now I'm just waiting to watch Dream 13 in a few hours.

Hey, quit stealing my future match-up picks .

Dos Santos definitely looks impressive, but his ground-game is still more or less a mystery at this point. Though, he did have that nice scramble last night, but still, that lasted all of two seconds.

Not entirely sure about Jones though. Vera has looked pretty weak for a while now (then again, I thought he won against Couture, but whatever), so I don't know how much this really proves. But, yeah, T. Silva is a good fight for him; good stand-up, has the ability to possibly control Jones on the ground if he gets reckless.

In other news, Kongo is a goddamn joke.

I was very, very disappointed to see James Irvin get knocked out by Sakara. I thought Irving had some realpotential in the past

So who's watching UFC 112 tomorrow? I think Silva's got this one easy. Damien Maia has great ground skills but he just can't compete with the Spider's standup. Pretty much the same thing goes for Penn vs. Edgar too. In other mma news, Overeem is finally making his first title defense in May against Brett Rogers. That one should be interesting. I think it's been awhile since Overeem fought here in the States.

I've done martial arts since I was a kid. I started with basic Karate and moved on to Hapkido which I've stuck with ever since. I like defensive fighting styles and I like getting people who think that "thay are teh baddest mudderfucka" in joint locks. These days it's something I only practice if I get into a fight, which is maybe twice a year. It's something that's very good to know so you can avoid getting injured by billy badass or charlie chalupa or whatever.

I'm excited for 112 simply for seeing two of the best fighters who have ever competed in MMA, even I kind of know that neither fight is going to be very competitive. I could barely care less about Renzo vs Hughes or any of the other old man fights that the UFC has been putting together lately. Munoz has an okay streak going, so I'm interested to see if he can't get a win over Grove. Otherwise, I'm not exactly interested in the card. UFC 113-115 on the other hand, will be beastly.

Overeem v Rogers will be interesting but only really for what comes afterward. It will be great to see where Rogers is skill-wise, if he can survive the clinch and not get destroyed on the ground. And of course, the Fedor/Overeem fight which will inevitably happen after this fight will be excellent.

Also, anyone pumped for Bellator?

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot, if anyone feels the need to post 112 results (as it actually started at one) please be kind and put a spoiler warning.

Holy shit @ UFC 112. Just...wow. Easily the worst main event fight I've seen in a while.

It was entertaining for the first few rounds. I have no fucking clue what was going through Silva's mind for the rest of the fight.

The BJ match was strange too. I don't know what BJ was doing that fight. I guess he just didn't care that much about winning.

I don't know, even Silva's theatrics in the first couple rounds kinda annoyed me. He always had a tendency to showboat a little but this was just ridiculous. If he really wants to show everyone how badass he is, why didn't he just destroy Maia in the first two minutes like everyone knew he could? Maia was clearly outclassed on the standup anyway. I found the whole thing pretty embarrassing.

I agree that BJ didn't really seem himself. He seemed a little tentative on his feet when I thought he would get the better of the striking. He also didn't listen to his corner when they told him to take Edgar to the ground. His (left?) leg was wrapped up so maybe he had an injury. He definitely didn't fight the way he fought Diego Sanchez.

I don't think BJ has good enough takedowns to have put Edgar on his back, I mean he's never really displayed any.

He was probably afraid of gassing from going for takedowns when he already looked to be having trouble with the pace in the later half of the fight.

Silva's performance wasn't all too surprising, but BJ losing really threw me through a loop. Not only that but the Renzo/Hughes was one of the worst I've ever seen.

Yeah, I guess his performance wasn't shocking considering his Thales Leites fight, but I figured he would've learned his lesson from that disaster. And ditto on Hughes/Gracie even though I didn't really give a crap about that match anyway.

Is the next Strikeforce going to be on CBS? I want to see Jake Shields get destroyed by Henderson.

Oh yeah, just going to post this to:

http://www.fightmetric.com/fights/Edgar-Penn.html

Yeah, it's this Saturday I think. Mousasi and Aoki are on the card as well. Should be great.

Strikeforce has been looking really good lately. Hell that Melendez/Aoki fight may be the best lightweight match-up all year. Their Heavy Artillery card looks great as well. Can't wait to see more of Roger fighting MMA.

Oh I haven't forgot about Mousasi, he is one of my favorite fighters. I just wish he fought better fighters.

I agree, their next two events look better than UFC's next event that's for sure. If you ask me, I think the UFC 113 card looks weak as shit aside from Machida vs. Shogun. Kimbo vs. Matt Mitrione on the main card? Really? The fact that they're advertising the fight on the commercials like it's an actual selling point really perplexes me.

It's amazing considering Kimbo's last fight was a complete snorefest. But he still has that name and internet power.

Problem is, he's kinda cleaned out the LHW division at this point. I want to see him go down to Middleweight and fight Hendo. Now is that a superfight or what?

Did anyone get a chance to see the A. Silva - Maia fight? I watched it all the way through. Personally I liked it, although I would have liked to see more action from Silva. He's good enough to put on a superb show with exclusively defense though, which says a lot. For most of the fight he was basically just 'toying' with him. He (Silva) probably at least shunned 9-10 of his takedowns also, I should note.

I lost all respect for him and dont care to watch him fight again. Disgusting performance. He showboats then cant finish fights. I hope Dana denies that clown a chance to fight GSP.

Dana gets mad respect from me tho:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qb5x...layer_embedded

that vids gone

I would like that fight, but it seems Mousasi is more interested in going HW.

I have a few comments on the first fight when he does the ankle lock. First, he should finish on his side instead of on his back. It gives you better range of motion to crank. Second, his forearm is too high on his opponent's leg. You want to place it where his achilles is. The other fighter didn't have to tap there. He was in no risk of being injured because the pressure was being applied to his calf.

Here is a vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y90yXhrurw

Notice that your brother has both of his opponent's legs in between his. I've never seen anyone do an ankle lock from that position. It seemed like the guy could have reached under your bro's right leg and lifted it off, then there's nothing. IMO, if you get that position the best move is to triangle your legs at his knees, then heel hook.

Congratulations to him anyway. He won, which is what matters most.

In the 4th and 5th, he ran away and refused to engage. It wasn't as if he stood in the pocket the whole time and slipped punches. He fought like Kalib Starnes and the ref warned him he was going to take a point away if he kept it up.

Silva acted like an asshole. He showed no respect for people who paid to watch him fight. He did as close to nothing as possible after the 3rd round. Additionally, he was obnoxious to Maia, which was uncalled for. He does that BS when he bows and pretends he's a samurai, but he's an arrogant phony. UFC should teach him a lesson by scheduling him to fight Brock Lesnar.

Hendo has fought at LHW. He can move up for Mousasi. I'm sure he wants to hold the MW and LHW belts simultaneously. He had both the 185 and 205 titles when Pride FC folded.

Yeah, I suppose it depends on who's more interested in holding two belts, but either way it works fine.

Man this has been garbage..

Seriously, dude. I had high hopes for this card (much like UFC 112) and once again I was disappointed. I'm starting to notice a trend of champions completely half-assing it in their fights. First Penn and Silva, now Mousasi and Aoki. And what the fuck was that at the end? A 5-on-1 gang beating.

You don't fuck with Team Cesar Gracie.

Because they will gang up on you 5 to one 1 and kick you while your down... I don't think asking "where's my rematch buddy?" constitutes "fucking with." Got bunch of faggots who never graduated high-school disgracing MMA.

I agree that some moments may look quite gay but still, the argument is retarded. That's like saying that you're gay cause you watch porn in which naked males appear alongside females, and you wack off to their cocks. Or that those male porn actors are gay cause they sometimes have threesomes with other guys. Or that they're gay cause they have a male crew filming them naked with a boner. Or that the crew is very gay for doing that. You get the idea...

What's the point? Silva will win.

Well then your parents should've raised you better. Miller deserved every kick and punch thrown at him for being a disrespectful fucking idiot. I agree, "You don't fuck with Team Cesar Gracie".

So Miller is the disrespectful because he came out in attempt to hype a rematch and some fucking idiots start a brawl on live TV and basically further soiling the whole organizations chances of getting another deal with CBS? It's like the fucking WWF or something. Team Cesar Gracie is the laughing stock of MMA. First you the Diaz brothers, two mildly retarded assholes who try to keep it "street." They are so fucking pathetic. Then you got Shields who has absolutely no power in his hands. Seriously, I have there is no other MMA fighter who has suck an utter lack of power. Now supposedly they are getting Shinya Aoki who was the biggest douche in Japan, so naturally he will fit right in.