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post #1 of 29
12/31/09 at 1:10am
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I've watched a handful of recent events (Fedors-Rogers, UFC 100, 101, 107 etc.) and liked what I saw thus far. I'm also a sucker for good discussions, so naturally I'd like to educate myself on the sports. Other than signing up for a dojo, I figured watching some "classic" fights would be a good start.

Some suggestions from an august member on here:
  • Forrest Griffin vs Stefan Bonnar
  • Any old Fedor fight from Pride
  • Don Frye fights
  • Bisping vs Hammill and Machida vs Shogun for shady decisions

Show me what you got. TIA,
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post #2 of 29
12/31/09 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by whacked View Post
I've watched a handful of recent events (Fedors-Rogers, UFC 100, 101, 107 etc.) and liked what I saw thus far. I'm also a sucker for good discussions, so naturally I'd like to educate myself on the sports. Other than signing up for a dojo, I figured watching some "classic" fights would be a good start.

Some suggestions from an august member on here:
  • Forrest Griffin vs Stefan Bonnar
  • Any old Fedor fight from Pride
  • Don Frye fights
  • Bisping vs Hammill and Machida vs Shogun for shady decisions

Show me what you got. TIA,

You could probably add Guida vs Diaz
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post #3 of 29
12/31/09 at 3:10am
Just watch as much Pride as you can find.
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post #4 of 29
12/31/09 at 3:10am
If I might throw in a question of my own for the MMA fans: Does anybody remember the fight I'm thinking of here?: It was this white Tae Kwon Do guy vs some wrestler. As soon as the bell rings, the wrestler lunges for TKD and the dude completely jumps over the wrestler's head. The wrestler then turns around and makes another pass and the TKD guy tries to jump over him again, but this time the wrestler catches him in the air and slams the dude down onto his back, knocking him unconscious. Anyway it was really funny and I was hoping to see it again.
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post #5 of 29
12/31/09 at 3:23am
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If I might throw in a question of my own for the MMA fans:

Does anybody remember the fight I'm thinking of here?: It was this white Tae Kwon Do guy vs some wrestler. As soon as the bell rings, the wrestler lunges for TKD and the dude completely jumps over the wrestler's head. The wrestler then turns around and makes another pass and the TKD guy tries to jump over him again, but this time the wrestler catches him in the air and slams the dude down onto his back, knocking him unconscious. Anyway it was really funny and I was hoping to see it again.

This one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8tVTuNZ3Zw
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post #6 of 29
12/31/09 at 4:23am
Just watched UFC73 again, great card. Silva's destruction of Marquardt was very satisfyingly brutal.
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post #7 of 29
12/31/09 at 4:31am
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post #8 of 29
12/31/09 at 5:15am
the old school Pride Don Frye in a corner hockey brawl style stuff was brilliant
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post #9 of 29
12/31/09 at 5:48am
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Hell yeah, +rep bro. I didn't remember it completely accurately but close enough.
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post #10 of 29
12/31/09 at 11:30am
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Hell yeah, +rep bro.

I didn't remember it completely accurately but close enough.

Dude broke his back.
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post #11 of 29
12/31/09 at 1:00pm
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Probably why they have weight classes.
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post #12 of 29
12/31/09 at 1:58pm
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Forrest Griffin vs Stefan Bonnar

This fight got me into MMA/UFC in the first place.
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post #13 of 29
12/31/09 at 2:42pm
Definitely Wanderlei Silva fights from pride, especially vs Kazushi Sakuraba.
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post #14 of 29
12/31/09 at 2:56pm
The Pride events, especially the tournaments, if you can stomach the sight of a superstar fighter like Shogun or Wanderlei soccer kicking and stomping a hapless Japanese opponent.

All of Anderson Silva's UFC fights. His destruction of Rich Franklin at UFC 64 is the fight that got me into MMA.

Matt Hughes v. Frank Trigg I & II
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post #15 of 29
12/31/09 at 3:39pm
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Definitely Wanderlei Silva fights from pride, especially vs Kazushi Sakuraba.

What? Saku lost all of them, badly. But yeah Saku fights are my favorite. Him vs Royce is a must watch.
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