Another MMA spinoff: Shock Fights (with tasers)
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 16, 2010
MMA writer (and photographer) Bauzen over at MiddleEasy.com just posted up an article on one of the most ridiculous MMA spinoff’s I have ever seen and I’m still reeling from just how bad this is. It’s far worse than YAMMA Pit Fighting, more ridiculous than XARM, and makes Instinct Fighting (“All Pound, No Ground”) look like childs play. Welcome, my MMA friends, to Shock Fights.
Here’s how to play:
- Attach 3,000,000 volt tasers to your gloves
- Remove any rules
- Try not to kill each other (or the ref) on your path to victory
Here’s a promo video that may pique your interest…and make you cringe.
To learn more about the sport that is currently banned in all 50 U.S. states, head over to MiddleEasy. You’ll be glad, or sad, that you learned all about Shock Fights.
UFC on Versus 1 Promo and Fight Card
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 16, 2010
The event will be live from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on Sunday March 21st. You can watch it live on Versus at 9PM ET.
Main card
Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello
Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Brandon Vera vs. Jon “Bones” Jones
Undercard
Eric Schafer vs. Jason Brilz
Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino
Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley
John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts
Eliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty
Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin
Dana White says Versus is back on DirecTV
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 16, 2010
Good news for all of you satellite guys and gals who don’t use Dish Network, DirecTV has reached an agreement with Versus and the UFC on Versus event this Saturday will be shown.
Dana White tweeted the news last night to his one million followers on Twitter and hyped the main and co-main events.
Versus and DirecTV were unable to reach an agreement for six months as they battled over money issues and/or channel placement. Versus will return to channel 603 on the DirecTV network.
We just learned something new about James Thompson
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 13, 2010
He hangs out with a mini-Andre Arlovski who wear women’s shirts. Does this surprise you?
And you thought the Jersey Shore people were bad?
Props to Card on the MMA.tv UG Forum for finding this. Speaking of which, how did he find this?
MMA without the ground game? Instinct Fighting has arrived
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 13, 2010
“No ground, just pound” is proudly displayed on the fight poster for the upcoming Insticnt Fighting event, the newest creation spawned from modified rules of Mixed Martial Arts. No, it’s not kickboxing and it’s most definitely not tag team MMA, it’s “professional stand-up fighting”. Yep, everything except wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or any other form of ground combat is allowed. Once a fighter is thrown, the fight is stopped and everything starts over again. This sure sounds a lot like a modified form of karate, doesn’t it?
The weight classes and round lengths are similar to the unified MMA rules and small 7 ounce gloves are used, but with the lack of the ground game, this is nothing like MMA and more like kickboxing with trips. You can catch the action at the Essex County College Sports Center in Newark, New Jersey on April 17th if you’re interested in the latest form of combat.
I won’t go too in depth of how ridiculous I think this is, you can check out Instinct Fighting for yourself over at their web site. Will this last? Maybe for a couple events until people realize that this isn’t the “ultimate fighting” they see on Spike TV.
Double Standards, Women’s MMA, and the Way of the World
By Josh Stein on Mar 13, 2010
Alright, as a disclaimer, this post is going to sound excessively grouchy. Maybe that’s because I’ve already used up most of my weekly allowance of optimism on the UFC heavyweight division, and maybe it’s because I’ve been making this same argument over and over again since August of last year. Maybe it’s because I’m just generally a grouchy person. Anyway, that’s the warning.
I have a lot of friends who pick my brain about women’s MMA, especially because most of us are Strikeforce fans (they host promotions locally) and the introduction of women’s MMA in Strikeforce has definitely brought it into the consciousness of central and northern Californians who hadn’t really seen chicks fight until they saw Gina Carano (7-1 MMA). I’m glad that casual fans are interested. It’s great for women’s MMA, and given that I really like women’s MMA, I see it as a good thing.
There’s one subject that comes up an awful lot, though, and that’s Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (9-1 MMA). I don’t mind talking about Cyborg. I like Cyborg. I think she’s a beast of a fighter, exciting to watch and really committed to MMA (which, honestly, can’t be said for everybody in MMA, male or female). But, for the most part, it’s not a conversation about how good Cyborg is, how her next matchups look and how long she’s going to hold onto the belt. It’s about how she looks, and that irritates me.
Independent World MMA Rankings: March, 2010
By Josh Stein on Mar 12, 2010
March 12, 2010: The March 2010 Independent World MMA Rankings have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple web sites.
In addition to the numerous MMA web sites that publish the Independent World MMA Rankings, you can also access the rankings at any time by going to www.IndependentWorldMMARankings.com.
Some of the best and most knowledgeable MMA writers from across the MMA media landscape have come together to form one independent voting panel. These voting panel members are, in alphabetical order: Zach Arnold (Fight Opinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Freelance); Jordan Breen (Sherdog); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter, MMA Memories, and MMA Journalist Blog); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (Freelance); Todd Martin (CBS Sportsline); Jim Murphy (The Savage Science); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA); Leland Roling (Bloody Elbow); Michael David
Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion); Ivan Trembow (Freelance); and Dave Walsh (Head Kick Legend).
Note: Shane Carwin and Quinton Jackson are temporarily ineligible to be ranked, due to the fact that they have been inactive for over 12 full months, and will regain their eligibility the next time they fight.
Video: UFC hat robberies caught on tape
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Mar 10, 2010
MMA.tv UG forum member lookoutawhale has been known to create some MMA-related videos, and his latest is a collection of all of the UFC hat robberies that have been caught on tape. Check it out!
Chris McNally – “This is where I train”
By Erich Vowell on Mar 09, 2010
On a cold early morning in Charleston, South Carolina a successful amateur fighter is doing pull ups on a multi-colored swing set made for children. Chris McNally is sharpening his skills for his upcoming battle at the Charleston Colosium. “This is where I train” McNally says exuberantly. McNally trains in his backyard, to the left he shows me his worn down tractor tire along with a rusty sledgehammer. McNally picks up the crumbling sledgehammer, “I have a tire and sledgehammer just like the other gyms out there.” Next he directs me to his daughters’ swing set, “My daughter doesn’t like it much when I use her swing.” McNally laughs, it’s clear he is blessed to train in his backyard rather than a large facility away from his family.
McNally celebrates after a win
McNally then ecorts me to the garage. The room is covered in faded blue mats. “I went around asking folks if they could let me have some old mats they didn’t need.” McNally continues, “As you can see I converted my garage into a mat room.” McNally gazes proudly at his gym. As McNally is showing me all his training tools, it feels like I am walking through an elegant museum looking at priceless objects. “I got all his DVD’s!” McNally gingerly hands me a “Boxing for MMA” DVD by Anderson Silva. In the very back of McNally’s training facility he has a TV and DVD player set up so he can practice the techniques he learns from the instructional DVD’s. McNally point to an old taped up Thai bag in the corner of his garage. “I’m getting much better.”
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