The BTR board right now has the best thread ever, an example of it

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F4W boards have been dog shit recently.

Spencer Fisher vs Melvin Guillard at UFC 90

Fuck Miletich and I hope Melvin beats Fishers ass..

Yeah, I feel like I cursed the place or something. It seemed like it was cool before, not a big fan of the whole splitting it up thing.

It was headed a bit shit but the split turned it completely.

What others are you on?

Post the actual links you guys are talking about..

mmaturf.net is the only mma board I frequent.. It was a spin off of mmashare.. Some of the mods got sick of the shitfest that is mmashare and made a new board with the best members.. It still small but it growing all the time.. Plus they have all the vids that share has..

mmanews.com

www.f4wonline.com It's the new merged Observer/F4W site.

www.betweentheropes.com

Both boards are subscription only. For the audio content and the fact you both the Observer and Figure Four Daily online, it's worth the money for me. I'll probably subscribe to BTR too at some point.

I try to weed through the crap on Sherdog and post, but I find that board to be like wrestling boards in the mid-late 90s, where everything comes down to WWE vs WCW or in this case Zuffa vs the world.

Thats it right now. I have been posting the odd thing here on the wrestling forum, because I have been watching RAW a little more. But I dont watch the PPVs or SD, so its tougher than back in the day.

Nowadays I really only like places that talk about MMA.

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Mir talks about Lesnar about 6 minutes in..

I had one of the coolest conversations last night. So my buddy Titus Campbell fought Ricco Rodriguez last night. Oh and it was his first pro fight ever! He actually did pretty good and could have beat him but he got caught in a sub.

Anyway on the way there and on the way back I was in the car with Gideon Ray. The whole time he was just sharring stories and experiences about everything, but the shit he said about the UFC and the Ultimate fighter were unreal.

I dont have time right now to list all the stuff, but he had some awsome stories about the pranks that were pulled in the fighter house but then he has some serious horrer stories about the type of shit that the UFC pulls on people.

One thing that was rediculous was Mikey Burnett actually broke his neck in practice and he was told after the show that the UFC would pay for his surgury, and after the show they told him they wouldnt, and gideon taked to him recently... two years after the show and he still has a broken neck and cant fight anymore. Apparently he has to hussle private sessions for people to learn fighting oand shit like that just to make a living.

Ill put the other stuff later.

Damn, that sucks for Burnett.. Gideon is the man, cept the last time I saw him, he was getting dominated in IFL..

Tito and Jenna are having a baby, FYI..

Oh yeah and Mir was wrong about Herring "going the distance" with Fedor.. The fight was stopped at the end on the first (10:00 mins) due to a cut..

UFC 87: Seek & Destroy:

Main Card

Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for UFC Welterweight title
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson

Undercard

Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
Chris Wilson vs. Steve Bruno
Tomasz Drwal vs. Andre Gusmao
Jared Rollins vs. Ben Saunders

*All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

I'm taking Kenflo, Lesnar, and GSP to win..

Hesitantly going with Huerta, going with Brock out of personal bias plus I think he's too much for Heath, going GSP as well. Fitch is amazing but I just can't see him pushing GSP more than anyone else SHOULD have.

I heard some of the stories about TUF4 and Mikey Burnett's injury. All I'm saying he this was the same dude getting drunk running head first into walls. That's both impressive and smart when you have a broken neck.

UFC Predictions - GSP, Herring (heart says Lesnar) and Florian.

I think Florian, Herring, GSP.

I think they are all so unpredictable though. So pumped for Fitch/GSP. If GSP dominates here, he has to legitimately look towards Anderson Silva. And that is without a doubt the fight I'd most like to see right now.

Any streams? I get Setanta Sept 21st. Happy day.

I like these stats they're doing. Very interesting numbers to actually see.

Watching it live on Setanta.
Anyone know the outcome of the Cummo fight, always like to see how he does since TUF2.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome first round.

You can definitely tell their in Minnesota. Wrestling towns appreciate the ground game more. If this was in Vegas the crowd would be booing.

Jason just impressed the fuck out of me, I can't believe he worked out of that triangle among the other holds.

Great way to open the card. Awesome first match.

I'm such a Huerta mark. lol. Ever since hearing his story and meeting him once (genuinely cool fucking guy) i've been a huge mark for him. Hope he wins tonight.

Damn, Huerta has a jaw like no other but I just don't know if he was there tonight. Like, Kenflo seemed to impose his will. Little eye opening for me I suppose.

Huerta is going to be a big deal given some time though.

I just looked up and the fight was already finished.

ill post more about what he said and stuff but its late and im tired

Lesnar.

Poor Heath

Lesnar looked much more poised than the last fight.. Pretty good stand up.. Punches looked very crisp and nice to see him throwing in leg kicks.. Dominant GnP even though he never shank in hooks while having Herring back..

He should grow a big gnarly beard..

Hes too big to be throwing hooks in, and herring would hae escaped the possition had he tried.

He did fine just riding his back.. The only thing that worried me was he never really tried to finish.. Awesome GnP and he remained in a dominant position like 98% of the fight, it's just he never really went for a sub or anything..

Yea Brock needs alota work on submission attempts.

Huerta didn't look himself but that's credit to Kenflo I suppose..I thought he had won the 1st round but couldn't do shit in the last 2.

And GSP is still the man..Fitch is one tough sob he lasted all 5 rounds. He looks like a future champ in the division.

I think brocks arms are too big to choke anyone. Seriously.

Much respect to Fitch, Herring and MacDonald. All fucking warriors. Lesnar looked amazing aside from a severe lack of submission skills. Also answered a hell of a lot of questions. GSP and Penn has to happen now. There is nobody at 170lbs except Thiago Alves left really. Rob Emerson is now also one of my favourite fighters purely for knocking that greasy Armenian into next week.

Maybe it was just me but it looked like Brock tired out near the end of the fight, especially in the 3rd round

Yeah Rob I agree, Jon Fitch is the man even though he didn't win. The beating he took was not the worst by far but it still ranked up there

I'd pay to see GsP face Thiago Alves tbh

I couldn't give a fuck about watching Jon Fitch until last night. He got over more losing than he ever could have winning.

ROFL his face was so fucked up. I'm sorry, but i saw nothing positive about Jon Fitch getting man handled by a frenchie for 5 rounds.

You mean aside from GSP not being able to finish him?

Who cares? He dominated the guy. You wanna give the guy props for not being rendered unconcious? Comon.

I give the man props for taking an arse kicking and refusing to give up.

I just got to the end of Lesnar/Herring, since this is the first time I've had the time to sit and watch it.

Brock was a fucking beast. All his strikes are vicious and powerful. he fucked Herring up with those knees, and his eye was pretty sick.

That being said, I lost a ton of respect for him at the end of the fight. There was no need for the horsing about (MTP) near the final bell, or to laugh in Heath's face when it sounded. I don't recall Frank Mir doing that to him when he was made to look like the worlds biggest chump that night. No class, man.

Right, on to the next squashfest.

Gotta remember that Herring disrespected him at the beginning of the fight...

how?

Herring disrespected him by getting poked in the eye by the ref

That

Nonsense. Even at the press conference, Brock was being a dick. If he wants a heel run then good for him. It will work. People want to like him though and he is doing zero to help that.

GSP "postpones" Penn fight..

Fine by me.. Sure I want to see this fight just as bad as anyone else but GSP def deserves to take time off.. Hopefully well see this fight next spring..

Prolly see Penn vs KenFlo before that..

Ken Florian needs his shot cause he's a beast. Everyone talks like Florian was running, but that wasnt the case. He had a brilliant fight plan. Its not like the guy hasnt finished other people out. Huerta isnt the type you wanna just stand in fron of and trade blows. Huerta got out worked. Florian deserves the title shot, not some match with Edgar or Sherk.

But that said, i really wanna see Penn vs GSP. But GSP is right. He needs some time to rest. He's fought a ton of fights this year and now they want him to step in with BJ Friggin Penn. Comon. Let the guy rest til Febuary or March. If Penn deserves to get into the ring with GSP, he'll beat Florian.

But i'm rooting for Florian. I've been on about this guy for a while now. He's the real deal. Love his fighting.

I love me some KenFlo too but if he wins, it would mad lessen the fight between GSP and Penn later on..

Fedor Emelianenko greeted fans Tuesday at the new Affliction store in Los Angeles, California. Raw Vegas was on hand to interview the WAMMA heavyweight champion.Highlights:

• Said he's interested in fighting Randy Couture to keep competing in the highest level and to reward fans who have supported the sport.

• Said he has never said anything to insult UFC President Dana White. It's White's problems and he can go on living with whatever issues he has.

• Said he likes Brock Lesnar very much. Although Fedor hasn't seen too much of Lesnar's fights, Fedor sees that Lesnar is very strong physically and is someone with a bright future and a lot potential. Lesnar is a fight Fedor would be interested in and Lesnar would definitely be a worthy opponent.

• Doesn't think about anything before a fight. Frees himself of any emotion and thoughts that would complicate things. Paces back and forth to keep the blood flowing and not to get stagnant.

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That's some bullshit they added in there about Dana though..

He is a fighter..

:(

Tito Ortiz hasn't signed with them yet so it wasn't gonna happen in October.

Yeah, that's what the article said..

i weighed in, was about to get taped up to warm up and the mother fucker team an cornermen came up to me and my coaches saying that he wasnt going to show... i fucking sold 37 tickets to my friends... i was soooooo pissed

so i might fight in september but i dunno cuz ill be back in school

Damn, bro..

Why do motherfuckers keep ducking you??

Who would want to fight Shrek?

Don't worry Reav, think of it as more time to work on aspects of your game

im so disappointed right now :-\

Should have done a wrestling style open challenge pal.

my drunk friends said theyd step in

I hope KJ Noons gets stripped of the belt because he's a punk bitch

Yeah, he is quite the bitch..

He has no business making up his own rankings to decide who does and doesn't deserve title shots the little fucker. If he remembers right, he was lucky to even get a shot in the first place. Fucking little cunt.

UFC related - Cheick Kongo is avoiding fighting Brock Lesnar at all costs and GSP vs. Penn II looks like its on for January 31.

^

Yeah, I've been losing respect for Noons as of late. Then again, he works for WWEliteXC. A little Sports-Entertainment in MMA isn't bad, but an MMA promotion BUILT around Sports Entertainment...

Kongo = smart. He would get decimated.

I def see why Kongo wants to stay away from him.. He's a good striker but has little to no ground game.. Lesnar would take him down at will and GnP..

He has a "punchers chance" but really don't see him hurting Lesnar on their feet..

WOOOO GSP vs Penn though.. People on other sites are bitching cause Penn hasn't "earned" the title shot at welterweight..

LOL

Kongo isn't smart. He wants a title shot yet wants to pick his own opponents.

Penn not deserving a welterweight shot? Bollocks. You always should book the biggest title fight possible. This is the biggest fight out there at 170lbs.

This is a response to me from a guy that was saying he needed to win some fights before getting a title shot..

Well he got his first title shot at 170lbs without beating anyone in the division and he won the title. Randy Couture lost 2 straight fights at 205lb after going to that division after losing at 265lbs and he won the heavyweight title.

It's a load of bollocks anyway. If Lennox Lewis announced he was coming back to boxing today, he wouldn't be in line for a title fight on this logic.

155 is a stacked division. I dont know if that guy you're talking to is aware of that. Huerta, Guida, Florian, Penn, Stevenson, Sherk, Franca, Edgar, Griffin. Thats a stacked division. It might be better then Welterweight.

I'm calling this shit.

IMO, these matches from now to the end of the year will be the best matches

Karo Parisyan vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Spencer Fisher vs Melvin Guillard

I can't get excited over Parisyan or Guillard.

Guillard is the f'n man..

:foc:

How is he anything other than a douchebag little cunt?

Rich Clementi will forever be a legend in my eyes for humbling this little fucker.

I wouldnt say hes as much picking his opponents as hes just avoiding lesnar. Which is smart if he wants to keep moving up the ladder at all.

If he got a title shot, they'd have him fight Lesnar. And he can't talk about title shots until he beats guys like Lesnar anyway.

Rumor is Ken Shamrock vs Kimbo Slice on the eliteXc show on 10/4 or some date close to that.

One can only hope for a double knockout then

i agree... but he needs to keep winning to keep himself relavant and a fight now with lesnar might kill his career

Affliction 2 card

Andrei Arlovski Vs. Josh Barnett
Vladimir Matyushenko Vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Ben Rothwell Vs. Pedro Rizzo
Jason High Vs. Mike Pyle
Paul Buentello Vs. Roy Nelson
Antonio Duarte Vs. Albert Rios
Chris Horodecki Vs. Dan Lauzon
Matt Lindland Vs. Trevor Prangley
Jay White Vs. Chase Gormley

They are gonna lose alot of money, methinks..

Also,

Rumors but interesting none the less..

Michael Pepper is such a fucking douchebag. He might as well post all the fucking rumours he reads on message boards and put them on the front page of this site that those fucking idiot "wrestling reporters" do.

Oh yeah, Rampage has a new fight camp now. Wolfslair in England. Surprised me. Thoughts guys?

England??

Why is he leaving Big Bear??

Hes batshit crazy?

Some sort of wiring has been crossed in Rampage's brain man. I hope he gets it fixed.

How's that?

Supposed KJ Noons letter about the Diaz situation..

Here is the movie Redbelt, in it's entirety..

http://www.megavideo.com/v/LDAVWQJS9...4.1110700129.0

National Geographic Masters of MMA series..

http://www.redux.com/playlist/master...nal_geographic

he gets in a police chase with his name and picture on the side of his truck and he thinks hes god

:lol: fair enough. I was thinking more thoughts of an American traveling to Europe to train full time though.

well that adds to it for sure haha

To steal a line from another forum - "At least he knows how to drive on the left side of the road".

Randy Couture is talking with the UFC about returning to fight Brock Lesnar.

:D

It would be like a live training session, with Brock getting schooled.