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Posted on 1/19/16 at 8:33 am to Paul Allen
05-09 was great IMO for the UFC... I personally lost serious interest in it but still watch it often for the big fights or seeing certain fighters like a Tim Kennedy.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 8:38 am to Paul Allen
As goofy as this may sound, I really started getting interested in MMA when Ken Shamrock was a wrestler for the WWF. I had seen a segment on him on one of those world's most dangerous jobs type things, so I kind of knew who he was. That led me over to the UFC. I'm not sure exactly when that was, but the Tito/Chuck/Randy Couture feud was going on. It was not long before the first Ultimate Fighter show. I was a big fan of Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin, and BJ Penn. Then the Pride guys came over. Started losing interest a couple of years after that. Seems like it became more of a spectacle and less about who was a bigger badass.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 8:55 am to JohnZeroQ
I agree. 05-09 was the rise and peak for me.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 9:14 am to Paul Allen
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For the keenly enthusiastic and passionate fans, when did you get into the sport
Got into it when I started doing jits in 2007. Back then, everyone on the North side of H-town pretty much started together and that core group spawned some really great coaches and UFC talent.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 9:28 am to Paul Allen
I picked up on it when the Hughes and Penn rivalry was starting up. There was just so much hype surrounding both fighters and it was just an awesome thing to see. My buddies and I would go to wherever they were broadcasting the fights and would knock back cold ones and make little $1 bets on the fights. Of course, being a fan I've gone back and watched the very first UFC and man what a difference time makes. I would HATE to see that sort of thing now. It would be an absolute slaughterhouse. Guys fighting multiple times a night, no weight classes, just an all out brawl.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 11:33 am to Paul Allen
Ken Shamrock vs Dan "The Beast" Severn
Posted on 1/19/16 at 12:03 pm to Cole Beer
MMA is a work.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:04 pm to Cole Beer
Epic
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:05 pm to Paul Allen
I started watching at UFC 1. Saw UFC 15 live. Followed it through the dark years. Still watch when there is a good fight card. Beats the hell out of boxing
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:07 pm to Paul Allen
I mostly watch old Pride tapes now. Haven't really connected with any of the new guys. However, McGregor might change that.
I think it mostly comes down to the rules and ring. I prefer the Pride rules and the boxing ring.
I think it mostly comes down to the rules and ring. I prefer the Pride rules and the boxing ring.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:13 pm to SNAPPERHEAD
The "good" fight cards are few and far between these days.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 1:29 pm to Paul Allen
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The "good" fight cards are few and far between these days.
but there is a hell of a lot more of it on free TV now days with some really good fights. But you got to really follow it to get into it because the casual fan just isn't going to know who these guys are. The more you follow it, keep up with and read up on who the new or lessor name fighters are, the more you can get into these free TV fights and the undercards.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:05 pm to boxcar willie
Here's some of the guys I like a lot that have been a bit under the radar.
Tony Ferguson
Beneil Dariush
Alex Oliveira
Makwan Amirkhani
Ben Saunders
Brian Ortega
Alan Jouban
Tim Means
Augusto Montano
Stephen Thompson
Sam Alvey
Elias Theodorou
Ruslan Magomedov
Yair Rodriguez
Those dudes put on good fights.
Tony Ferguson
Beneil Dariush
Alex Oliveira
Makwan Amirkhani
Ben Saunders
Brian Ortega
Alan Jouban
Tim Means
Augusto Montano
Stephen Thompson
Sam Alvey
Elias Theodorou
Ruslan Magomedov
Yair Rodriguez
Those dudes put on good fights.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 2:09 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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Tony Ferguson
Wouldn't surprise me at all if he won a title this year.
By the way, nice thing about MMA is that yes they have free events on TV. But also it is year round for months such as July and August when sports is kind of in a dead period.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 3:10 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Alan Jouban retired
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:04 pm to TigerNutts
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What's the 3rd time? A half season of the ultimate fighter?
Owned him so much he needed "surgery"
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:31 pm to secondandshort
My boy was a fan he made me watch the VHS of Pride Total Elimination in 2003 before that I had only watch Ken Shamrock fights because I knew him from WWF
Still BY FAR the greatest card in the history of MMA
Probably the P4P top 3 fighters in the world at that point were all on the card Fedor, Wanderlei, Nogueira. Ricco Rodriguez who was also an elite fighter Plus future legends like Cro Cop, Rampage, Chuck, Overreem and of course the GOAT at that point Sakaraba.
Still BY FAR the greatest card in the history of MMA
Probably the P4P top 3 fighters in the world at that point were all on the card Fedor, Wanderlei, Nogueira. Ricco Rodriguez who was also an elite fighter Plus future legends like Cro Cop, Rampage, Chuck, Overreem and of course the GOAT at that point Sakaraba.
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:35 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Wasn't Fedor a Pride fighter at one point?
Posted on 1/19/16 at 4:37 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
I won't watch UFC but I have seen a couple of Pride matches and those were pretty cool. Fighting just isn't my thing, I guess.
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