Shortly after being soundly defeated in his rematch with Edgar, BJ Penn released a statement claiming that Frankie had done some serious wrong doing.
“It’s clear to my whole camp and me that Frankie greased his head and all the air molecules around it. You can literally see the way my punches are gliding off a cushion of greased air, never even touching his face. If it wasn’t grease it must have been reverse-polarity punch magnets, installed in his brain, physically pushing my hands away from connecting. Whatever it was, it was utter bull****.”
When asked if the total assbeatery he received at the hands of Frankie qualified Edgar to be the lightweight champion, BJ Penn responded saying, “If you want to have your teammates pick you up on their shoulders for the judges, trying to steal the decision, then fine. Then that’s the guy you are. He’s starting to think he’s this great fighter, the all time best. Take those delusions of grandeur and flush them down the toilet with your anti-damage spray and your excessive-win creams.”
Frankie Edgar’s camp has not yet responded to these allegations.
Tags: BJ Penn, frankie edgar, Interviews, post fight
Chael Sonnen takes down Anderson executes ground and pound for four and a half rounds.
In the twilight of the fight, Anderson Silva whips out a triangle choke and locks it on.
Anderson Silva endures press conference and contemplates fu-manchu mustaches.
The end.
Tags: anderson silva, Chael Sonnen, ground and pound, UFC 117
It pretty common that somebody asks me which martial art is best. The next most common thing is somebody essentially telling me which martial art is best, usually by attempting to illuminate me about a particular system’s shortcomings (“Your eastern tiger style is nothing compared to my crane form!”). Yes, I do know that kickboxing doesn’t teach about ground and pound, and trouble will ensue once a double leg occurs.
In particular, I’ve been musing over the debate between Mixed Martial Arts and Traditional Martial Arts. Old vs New, in all its arguable glory.
A lot of movies play off this riff; an old grizzled veteran gets paired up with a new spunky greenhorn. The new kid on the block is bothered by the old-school methods, the senior complains about novice’s know it all attitude. Humor ensues. Above, Will Smith from Men In Black II explains it:
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Tags: aikido, debate, karate, karate vs mma, tkd vs mma, tma vs mma, traditional
Sorry about the site being down/unresponsive. I’m doing some technichal stuff on the backend. Should be working correctly now – if you there is wierd stuff going on, let me know.
Here’s the deal.
I’ve got the new Mike Fowler No Gi Made Easy DVD’s, and they’re pretty bodacious. If you remember, a while back I got the first version of the No Gi DVD’s, and I reviewed them here. Now I’ve got the first edition and the second edition of the DVD’s, which is one too many DVD sets to be cluttering my nightstand.
So I’ve got an extra DVD set floating around, waiting to be gifted away to you!
The Giveaway “rules”
Pick your favorite youtube video and leave a comment with the title of the video, the web address, and why you love the video so much.
Example:
Vid: Saran wrap and syrup prank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkaXR96Ed6k
Reason: I love the way she reacts to the prank.
Or
Vid: The most most powerful 2010 Fedor Highlight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8iaP4HI1E&feature=related
Reason: Fedor is so awesome I would have his children if it were physically possible.
After about 30 days, or 40 comments – depends which comes first – I’ll randomly pick a winner, email them, and then mail off the DVD’s to him or her.
Tags: contest, No Gi Made Easy, prize