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I fell asleep early the night of the Ngannou vs. Cain PPV and had a dream that Cain lost due to TKO from a knee injury. Given how many knee injuries he had in his career, I guess it's not the craziest of premonitions, but it was still pretty startling when I woke up and saw the highlight from...

He didn't say a word about Mirko's mother. Not sure where TS got that from. He starts by saying "Get out/leave!" presumably to Alex to circle away or disengage. Then he just begins generally swearing and uses a pejorative for gay men in reference to Mirko. *edit* Forgot to mention that he says...

I train at a boxing gym and about 6 months ago, a former NFL player started training with us. He spent over 10 years in the league and was a starter all of his career (including his rookie season). As anyone but the thread-starter might imagine, the guy is extremely athletic. With that being...

Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald.

Not surprising in the least. I trained there a couple of times last winter (Dec. '15 and Feb. 16) and even then, there was a lot of talk about how dysfunctional the team is/was. I don't know enough about the situation to talk about who played what role, but I know there was a rift between...

I wonder which feat is more difficult: the replicated KO or the replicated guillotine? On one hand, you can press the action and try to make the KO happen, whereas with a guillotine, you pretty much need your opponent to shoot in on you. On the other hand, once you get the guillotine wrapped...

Just saw Pat Healy get knocked out by Gesias Cavalcante and went to check Healy's record after, where I came upon something rather unusual. In his first pro fight, he was knocked out (punch) by Brad Blackburn at 0:39 of the first round. Then, a year later and in his sixth pro fight, he...

I'm mostly just disappointed that there was a tiny man event and I somehow missed it.

I was recently preparing for some Golden Gloves fights. For my first fight, I was doing my usual boxing training as well as runs of 3-5 miles (with sprints mixed into the run) 2-3 days per week. I suffered a minor back injury in the fight. Nothing serious, but it was painful to throw punches...

Yeah, threadstarter. You tell those professional fighters how they should train! The amount of stupidity on these forums is astounding. I am as pissed off as anyone else that this fight was canceled. I'm also vexed by how many camps take a "war-in-the-gym" approach to training. I don't...

Dana's response makes perfect sense. Dana's response, in light of other immediate rematches granted (or attempted, such as Rousey-Holm before Rousey declined), makes no sense whatsoever.

I'll be going even though the card sucks. We're basically starved here in the 'Burgh. I went the only other time they came here, too. The card was decent but not great. The main card--Barry vs. Congo--absolutely delivered, though.

But a 2-round, entirely one-sided affair that ends in a brutal KO doesn't? Don't get me wrong: objectively speaking, I don't think Aldo should get an immediate rematch due to the nature of the loss. With that being said, neither should Rousey. Or Cain. Or many, many others. The real...

Threadstarter makes many good points, and I agree with virtually all of them. I don't want the UFC to go the way of other fully-PC sports organizations, which are pitiful at the other end of the spectrum. However, Rogan/Goldberg/White have gone over the edge in recent years regarding their...

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There is nothing "weird" about that feeling, sir. A top-notch wrestler with excellent boxing, first-rate footwork, and unending cardio is a difficult fight for anyone, especially someone who has demonstrated no take-down defense. That being said, Edgar wouldn't be without problems in that...

Legitimate points made by the thread-starter. In support of those points, I'd say the following: 1) Certain elements of proper boxing technique and proper MMA technique are mutually exclusive. Examples: A boxer's bob-and-weave may go lower than an MMA fighter's due to lack of concern for...

I absolutely hate guys like this. It only takes one of them to ruin the entire atmosphere of the gym (at least for you, anyway). Here are my thoughts/suggestions: 1) This is something that the instructors/owners should be aware of on their own. If the instructors have the proper mindset and...

Personally, "Unrepentant Uriah" has a much better ring to it.

Amazing interview(s). Tons of insight. Thanks for posting!