Official MMA Thread

[Loose]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=2375

[gatorade]

I already know about him, I heard about him something like a year or two ago when I saw him in a muay thai megazine, and one of my mma friends told me about him.

No offence to him but I think Pride might just put him in as cannon fodder, they will put him against a top fighter just to build them up, they have done that before.

[Loose]

Maybe. As far as I know, they are actually sending him to different camps, to help him train. I think they are trying to build him up.

I'm just happy he's gotten this oppertunity, and is finally getting paid.

[Loose]

I cleared it up w/Ring. They are sending him away to train in May. They will evaluate him and decide if he is ready or not.

Big oppurtunity regardless. There are tonnes of guys who would kill to be in his spot right now.

gatorade: do you train? Where?

cman: aren't you fighting this weekend? detalils please!

[cman]

yes this saturday night (hopefully i can still watch pride LOL).
both mine and my opponents first MMA fights.
i hve just been training with my friend Ryan who has trained in boxing, kick boxing and jui jitsu over the past month.
i cant wait for saturday, win or lose it should be interesting.

[Loose]

Give em hell boy. If this is your first fight, here are some basic tips:

- stay relaxed and keep cool: It will help you fight smart, and not gas out
- never quit, don't back down: Try not be scared or nervous. So many fights are determined by who has the most fight in them, who wants it the most.

These are two mental things that are essential to fighting well. I wish I knew them when i was fighting.

[cman]

yea i have been focusing a lot on conditioning and keeping calm mentally. i know i have better stamina than him, but he has incredible mental toughness.
i know my opponent has excellent stand up offence, but has terrible defence and isnt great on the ground. i know he is going to come out swinging HARD, and i know i am going to get hit. having a slight height/weight/reach advantage im hoping to keep my distane with jabs and kicks than take him down and hopefully wear him out, then ground and pound or get a submission. HOPEFULLY that is how it goes!

[Loose]

Who are you fighting, and where does he train?

[cman]

devin something, and i have no idea where/if he trains.

[gatorade]

i used to train bjj with a guy from the carlson gracie team. Not anymore though cuz they moved their dojo far away and I got lazy.

[Dave P]

CMAN,


Good luck today man. Knock him the fuck out.

And make sure somebody gets pics for you.



Whats your nick name?



Dave

[cman]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it got postponed.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

fuck i was so excited and ready. fuckers!!!!
oh well, more training time i suppose

[cman]

what a shitty night. first my fight gets postponed.
then shaw decides to cancel the pride PPV.
so a night that should have been filled with fighting, ended up with none.

here is the pride results.

Arona decesion over Lister (could have gone either way)

Nakamura Decesion over randleman

Igor decesion over Yuki Kondo

Overeem chokes out Belfort round 1

Nogueria armbar over Henderson round 1

Sakuraba TKo over yoon dong sik Round 1

Shogun KO over Rampage round 1,breaks shoguns ribs

Silva decesion over yoshida,VERY questionable

[Dave P]

A comment on the KOTC in edmonton i saw

"The promoters of the event have announced tentative plans to bring back King Of The Cage to Edmonton in October for a televised PPV show. The opportunity to land an American PPV event in Western Canada would be a huge step forward in the growth of MMA north of the border. Such an event would however, put pressure on the promoters to sign some bigger names to compete on the next card."



Would be kinda of cool. PPV would mean some bigger name fighters im guessing?

[gatorade]

cman, you homo why didn't you post in my pride gp thread.

[cman]

pride gp thread, i never saw one

[Dave P]

Cause its way cooler to post in this thread. duhhh

[Loose]

Hope to see ya guys there, the last 3 have been great.

Held at Arashi-Do Martial Arts 12pm - 5pm 12730 St. Albert Trail 220-5425 or [email protected] for more info

If you are interested in getting some exp in a modified mma fight against a friend or an unknown of equal exp let me know and I'll match it up

See ya there

Mike Yackulic

Anybody want to try an MMA workshop? It's in Edm. Open door, free, yadayada

[cman]

K-1 Kickboxing-The Worlds #1 Kickboxing Organization Comes To Canada



K-1Canada – The Start of the New Generation is about to explode into Calgary. The worlds largest stand up fighting organization FEG, Fighting and Entertainment Group in association with Joe Media, TSN and Keith Crawford present world class K-1 Max North American Elimination Tournament.



Date: Saturday June 4, 2005

Place: Max Bell Centre, Calgary

Time: Doors open at 6 pm, Fights start at 7 pm.

Tickets: Ticketmaster, GA $25, Ringside $55, VIP $125



This Canada vs. USA K-1 Max Elimination will be fought at 154 lbs with the winner representing North America in Japan at the $150,000 K-1Max Sweet 16. On the undercard Kerri Crothers (Canada) vs. Gina Carano (USA) will feature two of kickboxing's lethal divas.



For more information or to request any press pass for the event please call Keith Crawford @ 240-7567 or 616-6770 (cell).

for those 18+ there is also probably going to be a VIP afterparty, i will try to get us more info and hook ups for that.

[cman]

also i have been hearing credible rumous that 2 ex-UFC champs (one still active but no longer champ ) will be holding an MMA seminar sometime this summer in calgary at National Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
you may recognize who they are.



i will pass on info as soon as i get it.