Last nights UFC card compared to HBO's BAD.

I was actually watching both the UFC fights, and the BAD HBO fights (switching back and forth). I had a friend of mine over who is also a diehard boxing fan just like me. He made an interesting point that im sure many of you here wont agree with. He said that for $44.95, you get more for your money watching a MMA card, than u do watching a ppv boxing match. In boxing u get 1 main event, with 2-3 undercards, whereas in UFC/MMA, almost every fight onthe card is a championship/main event fight. We kept going back and forth between channels, and we both agreed on the fact that the UFC fights kept us more on the edge of our seats than the boxing matches that were going on, due to the fact that when both fighters were standing (in ufc), we didnt know what to expect. It could be a punch, kick to the head, elbow, take down, knee, etc. In boxing, its pretty basic, and u kind of know what to expect from the opening bell. Now im not trying to praise mma and put boxing down, but i can see how some mma viewers can see boxing as "bland" compared to mma in some instances. Now i enjoyed both boxing matches yesterday. I felt they were very entertaining, but towards the middle -late rounds of the Diaz/Katsidis fight, i found myself yawning just a bit. Not because it was boring, but because it was repetitive. Each round looked like the previous round. Some, if not, most of u guys here shun upon MMA, and that's your preference. I personally am a fan of both. Most of u guys here see submission fighting as "gay", but i would love to see one of u guys get it on with a world class submission specialist, and tell him that it is gay when he has you in tears from a submission hold. LOL. It takes much skill to perfect the art of submission. One wrong move or turn, and one of your limbs/joints will snap like a pretzel stick. So lets all appreciate both sports for what they are. I've seen some VERY boring boxing matches, and the same goes for mma. No need to keep with the back and forth about what sport is better. Your thoughts?

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i'm probably down to 190 now...... out of shape as hell. actually i do better with the bigger guys i don't know why. the little guys are too skilled for me. my best bud who always brought me along was all-city and made it all the way to the states was only about 140-150 and he'd school me worse than his much bigger buddies. the indian chick? that was like 4 months ago you still remember that? ha ha ha you must've been a different name back then...... your av's have gone downhill...I expect better from you

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

haha..well, I think you have a couple of lbs on me so we'll have to see....if I win I want the indian chicks phone number, jacked up face or not. i'm probably down to 190 now...... out of shape as hell. actually i do better with the bigger guys i don't know why. the little guys are too skilled for me. my best bud who always brought me along was all-city and made it all the way to the states was only about 140-150 and he'd school me worse than his much bigger buddies. the indian chick? that was like 4 months ago you still remember that? ha ha ha you must've been a different name back then......

17y ago

garryd

I watch the UFC but i think the back end is falling out of mma ,there was only one fight in the last UFC worth watching ,for me some of these UFC events are starting to get a bit to repetitive IMO

17y ago

SkillspayBills

I like both sports and personally the comparisons annoy me to no end. They can both co exist with one another.

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

college? you'd own me then. i can hang with most high school guys but most of the college guys at my friends wrestling club is too good for me. (never really trained just hit the mat with my high school buds on the wrestling team and later their wrestling club in college) haha..well, I think you have a couple of lbs on me so we'll have to see....if I win I want the indian chicks phone number, jacked up face or not.

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

I could hold my own...the highest weight I wrestled in college was 154. college? you'd own me then. i can hang with most high school guys but most of the college guys at my friends wrestling club is too good for me. (never really trained just hit the mat with my high school buds on the wrestling team and later their wrestling club in college)

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

what weight? how good were you? we need to hit the mat. I could hold my own...the highest weight I wrestled in college was 154.

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

to defend a takedown you need to sprawl. you need your arms forward to push down on their head/neck/shoulder to sprawl. yes, but as you're sprawling the arms/hands should come to block or underhook

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

Yeah, that's what I liked about Chuck, his opponents are forced to fight his style. exactly. chuck is not the best striker in the world but he can outwrestle most strikers better than him and the better grapplers can't take him down. plus he comes to fight. people knock his losses recently but the guy is no spring chicken. he's old now.

17y ago

BlackHat

well not in the traditional boxing type defense sense. remember if you're a wrestler the best defense against strikes is to get a take down. with a bjj guy it's too clinch. btw chuck might be known for strikes but not boxing. he's a kenpo karate guy with a wrestling background. what made chuck known is being a striker that can't be taken down because of his wrestling skills. Yeah, that's what I liked about Chuck, his opponents are forced to fight his style.

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

yeah, I wrestled for 11 years so when guys like Randleman and Hendo came into the sport I started to follow it. what weight? how good were you? we need to hit the mat.

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

Partly, yes. One of the ways to stuff a takedown is by getting your arms/hands in the way. to defend a takedown you need to sprawl. you need your arms forward to push down on their head/neck/shoulder to sprawl.

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

thats why their hands are right out in front of them, to guard against a shoot/take down, yeah? how has liddell built his reputation in the ufc? from strike KO's? no wonder, the guys dont even have decent defense against strikes well not in the traditional boxing type defense sense. remember if you're a wrestler the best defense against strikes is to get a take down. with a bjj guy it's too clinch. btw chuck might be known for strikes but not boxing. he's a kenpo karate guy with a wrestling background. what made chuck known is being a striker that can't be taken down because of his wrestling skills.

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

very true. you an mma fan jimmy? yeah, I wrestled for 11 years so when guys like Randleman and Hendo came into the sport I started to follow it.

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

stances in MMA are also different to allow for a better defense against takedowns very true. you an mma fan jimmy?

17y ago

Machine_Gunz

stances in MMA are also different to allow for a better defense against takedowns thats why their hands are right out in front of them, to guard against a shoot/take down, yeah? how has liddell built his reputation in the ufc? from strike KO's? no wonder, the guys dont even have decent defense against strikes

17y ago

Jimmy_Dean

most strikers in mma are kickboxers/muay thai guys. their stance has to be different. different strikes involved in mma compared to boxing. blocking/defense is different as well. the gloves are small. if you're not into grappling you won't like mma. i watch mma for grappling. stances in MMA are also different to allow for a better defense against takedowns

17y ago

Left_Hook_Tua

thats right, ive seen a lidell highlight, most kO's by punch They do this weird sorta muay thai stance where they shuffle their feet, put their hands right out in front of them opening themselves for an overhand right, they shuffle around, feel eachother out, then when you think something good is going to happen, one of them will shoot then they will start grappling with eachother, trying to mount one another. Then there would be some mediocre stoppage, a double armed super mount armbar or some shit. The only time mma can be exciting is when they employ a boxing approach and stand toe to toe, trade hayemakers, but thats something you can get from most boxer-punchers in bouts most strikers in mma are kickboxers/muay thai guys. their stance has to be different. different strikes involved in mma compared to boxing. blocking/defense is different as well. the gloves are small. if you're not into grappling you won't like mma. i watch mma for grappling.

17y ago

Machine_Gunz

Yeah it doesn't. People watch him fight for the punches. Bottom line. thats right, ive seen a lidell highlight, most kO's by punch I'm not bitter about it. I just don't respect and got very annoyed by a lot of MMA fans that have no idea about boxing. I have heard countless arguments from people that don't know boxing and really havent studied MMA make assumptions as to why MMA is better than boxing. I just watched the Liddell fight and for the first 4 minutes nearly nothing happen. MMA fans argue that boxing is boring but what about MMA. Nearly 90% of the time they walk around and measure themselves followed by boring ground work or a quick punch to the chin ends it. MMA is usually boring IMO, the only exciting part is when they go toe to toe which I get from boxing. They do this weird sorta muay thai stance where they shuffle their feet, put their hands right out in front of them opening themselves for an overhand right, they shuffle around, feel eachother out, then when you think something good is going to happen, one of them will shoot then they will start grappling with eachother, trying to mount one another. Then there would be some mediocre stoppage, a double armed super mount armbar or some shit. The only time mma can be exciting is when they employ a boxing approach and stand toe to toe, trade hayemakers, but thats something you can get from most boxer-punchers in bouts

17y ago