Good evening. Have any questions regarding MMA?

I am sorry - but this ridiculous. Its like someone saying that Klingon will be the most popular language in the world because at one time it was the fastest growing language in the world.

 

Literally, everything you just said is completely wrong. How can you possibly say GSP is the hardest working athlete in the world? I cant say hes not, but I cant say he is either. The fact is we will never know. Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather are pretty damn incredible as well.

GSP was not asked to compete in the Olympics for wrestling. He wouldnt have qualified because hes not good enough. Hes a great wrestler, he does train with the Olympic team but simply isnt good enough to qualify. And Canada isnt exactly a hotbed for wrestling, were actually quite bad at it.

Its not the equivalent of making the MLB, its not even close.

And there are GSP's in boxing, there are plenty of GSP's, even better, more athetic versions of GSP's in basketball, football, track & field. Its not like GSP is some genetic freak and gods gift to mankind. Hes a great athlete but not a rare specimen.

And MMA will never be as big as soccer, basketball maybe even boxing worldwide. Saying it will be bigger than Soccer or basketball is just absurd.

 

Punching on is what blokes who can't handle their alcohol do in a pub at 2 in the morning. I'd hardly call it boxing champ...

 

I actually love both boxing and MMA, I was taught how to box when I was 10 - 12 by my father who was a complete brawler back in the day... I also played rugby alot too. Imo, the cardio needed for boxing ****ing blew me away... Having played rugby since I was 6 all the way through til I was 17, I would still get flustered boxing a round or two - it absolutely killed me. I have so much respect for boxing and the fighters, it's unbelievable. MMA, I have always been interested in it ever since I use to rent their old VHS videos around '94 - '95 but have seen in the last few years it has picked up alot in popularity. I absolutely love the submissions and am seriously thinking about doing the sport before I hit 25 (I'm 23 right now), I stand 6' 3" and weigh close to 100 kgs but wouldn't mind dropping down to something like low 80's (I have a naturally skinny, lanky frame) I have some boxing experience and feel as though I could pick up the wrestling and BJJ in no time. Do you have any advice on how I would strike though? My stance is pure boxing and my punches are always fast and roll up well with combos, my face is guarded like that of a boxer and I have a long reach with my jab but I haven't seen much fighters in the MMA use that traditional boxing base when they fight, they always seem content in throwing crazy looping hooks.

 

The cardio needed for boxing is crazy, but I believe the cardio for boxing and grappling is different. I've seen boxing guys completely wrecked from 5 minutes of grappling. My cardio in BJJ is quite good, but when we do some boxing on Saturday (nothing serious, mainly for fun) it totally wrecks me. I just find that interesting.

You'll probably get man handled by guys half your size in both wrestling and BBJ for months before you even become a competent white belt.

 

What is a good build for BJJ? My arms and legs are ****ing long, they pretty much make up my height along with my long neck, I got long limbs -- I'm thinking this would be a major disadvantage? I'm pretty flexible though.

 

james 23 i have read your posts and dont seem to know what the **** you are on about, you know **** all man

this thread equals fail

 

Choose wrestling, not BJJ. Its better.

 

Lets be honest here, just take a look at boxings heavyweight division. Chambers and Arreloa look disgusting.

At least, MMA heavyweights have the common decency to use roids.

 

Cardio is actually critically important in MMA even moreso in boxing. And if they did train "HOURS upon HOURS" on boxing, wrestling, BJJ and MT it certainly doesnt show.

You have good intentions but you're sounding ridiculous. Alot of these MMA guys you think have been mastering their craft for years were police officers, firefighters and teachers with no fighting background until they got into MMA. And some of them have made a career out of it. Its not like these guys are life-long fighters.

And MMA is nowhere near as hard as you're making it out to be. Machida is a great technical fighter but what hes doing is not something revolutionary. Hes not rediscovering the wheel. Hes simply effective at distancing, timing, counter-punching which is something that mid-level and high level strikers have been trained to do. Its something that is critically important in boxing. In fact, its what a boring fighter like Wlad Klitscko has done the past 4 years so effectively. Like Machida, Wlad rarely gets hit anymore. The problem is, boxing fans know that hes been fighting nothing but out of shape, tailor made fighters with no head and lateral movement. MMA fans say no such thing even though the reality is that the fighters Machida has been fighting simply arent very good or smart for that matter.

Thiago Silva is not a good fighter, hes a terrible striker with no wrestling ability. He has absolutely no understanding of striking mechanics and how he approached that fight with Machida was embarassing and pathetic. He looked like an idiot out there.

Rashad Evans fought a terrible fight, but even if he fought the best fight he could've fought he would have lost. Because he got rag dolled in the clinch and like many MMAers he had no understanding of timing, distancing, angles which Machida uses in abundance. Rashad Evans is not a good striker, he knocked out mediocre strikers like Liddell and Salmon, than got outstruck for 2 rounds by a guy like Forrest Griffin.

Hopefully, the success of Machida is a sign of the sport evolving, but really im not too optimistic.

 

ive been into boxing for years but im a new fan of mma.a few qusetions;
what are the rules regarding striking a floored fighter?are you allowed to stomp?

what are the different types of gaurd and mount?i keep hearing terms like rubber gaurd and half mount and have no clue what it means.

in your opinion,who are the top 5 mma fighters ever?

has there been many fatalities in mma?

 

Depends on the promotion. UFC you can knee a downed opponent nor can you use foot stomps.

And there have been a couple fatalities in MMA and you also have to keep in mind that there are far less MMA matches than boxing matches around the world. But boxing does have a higher degree of deaths but usually thats just a result of horrible matchmaking, severe weight cutting, bad officiating and possibly pre-existing conditions not because of the sport itself.

 

MMA needs to worry about getting global acceptance first before it even contemplates taking over the world.