Ultimate Fighting Championship

STONEISLAND · 07-02-2005, 10:16

Did anyone see it on Bravo last night?

What a sport that is, not for the faint hearted.

This is better than boxing and I thougth I would never find a sport thats better.

Ramrod · 07-02-2005, 10:36

Yep, they have some hard types on that but afaik it can degenerate into grappling which isn't very exciting to watch.

bopdude · 07-02-2005, 10:47

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Originally Posted by skunk4u

Did anyone see it on Bravo last night?

What a sport that is, not for the faint hearted.

This is better than boxing and I thougth I would never find a sport thats better.

I didn't see that one but a guy at work has a few, one was the 40 greatest knockouts

they go at each other, thats for sure

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Yep, they have some hard types on that but afaik it can degenerate into grappling which isn't very exciting to watch.

Too true, turns into a restling match

ikthius · 07-02-2005, 10:57

yes, people who do this sport mostly do ju jitsu, which is a wrestling martial arts.

but most fights go to ground at some point, when you knock someone down, keep them down is much easier that let them back up , especially if you are smaller and have a smaller reach to fight on feet, get them down, and you will have a beter advantage on ground.

it is ok, but I think a wee bit over the top.

ik

STONEISLAND · 07-02-2005, 11:19

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Yep, they have some hard types on that but afaik it can degenerate into grappling which isn't very exciting to watch.

I think it is when there pounding the shhhhh out of them.

I saw a grapperling match that resulted in a broken arm it snaped like a twig.

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07-02-2005, 18:58

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Yep, they have some hard types on that but afaik it can degenerate into grappling which isn't very exciting to watch.

But true, apropos the recent thread about Kung Fu: There's no point in being practicing spinning flying kicks if someone's going to get you into a wrestling lock that negates your techniques!

Ramrod · 07-02-2005, 19:11

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But true, apropos the recent thread about Kung Fu: There's no point in being practicing spinning flying kicks if someone's going to get you into a wrestling lock that negates your techniques!

Absolutely.....thats why the Gracies have dominated the ultimate fighting arena.

Russ · 07-02-2005, 19:17

I've never seen anything so disturbing in all my life - legalised streetfighting IMO.

If people want to go in for that sort of thing then fine, go ahead, I'm not going to say it should be banned but for as long as it's shown on tv then I'm going to comment on it.

Ramrod · 07-02-2005, 19:46

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Originally Posted by Russ D

I've never seen anything so disturbing in all my life - legalised streetfighting IMO.

I disagree, these guys are superbly trained athletes and no one forces them to do it.
It's the ultimate test.

AndrewJ · 07-02-2005, 19:53

If its done by there free will and others are interested then I see no issue regarding it being shown, as for children or people who may not like it a notice when you tune in onto the channel of what is being shown would stop people who don't like it being forced into seeing it while they type in another channel.

Russ · 07-02-2005, 19:56

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If people want to go in for that sort of thing then fine, go ahead, I'm not going to say it should be banned

iron25 · 07-02-2005, 21:16

The UFC is the only way martial artists can compete full contact with other skilled fighters in an organised tournament. In my opinion I see nothing wrong with it and I can understand some people may view it as barbaric but it isn't. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

The reason these guys take part is so they can get the opportunity to prove to themselves if their fighting skills are good enough. Where else could they do this?

I've never seen the show but I will certainly tune in to see what all the fuss is about. I'm guessing that my expectancy will be shattered after watching it and it probably won't live up to the hype

OinkyBoinky · 08-02-2005, 22:40

I've not seen it recently... but i used to be a fan of it a while back... top quality... much better than staged wrestling stuff...

iron25 · 09-02-2005, 22:00

I've watched it a couple of times now and to be perfectly honest I find it rather boring. Watching a good boxing match easily beats it. Most of the fights end up on the floor and are generally scrappy affairs. From what I've seen, I wasn't impressed by any of the fighters.

10-02-2005, 00:54

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Originally Posted by iron25

I've watched it a couple of times now and to be perfectly honest I find it rather boring. Watching a good boxing match easily beats it. Most of the fights end up on the floor and are generally scrappy affairs. From what I've seen, I wasn't impressed by any of the fighters.

The thing is, what you're watching is a *real* fight.

A boxing match is exactly that, a *match*, a staged contest between relatively equal opponents with a lot of set rules and a referee to enforce them.

It's very easy to be impressed by someone fighting in a contest like that, but to win in a "no holds barred" event is another matter entirely.