Comments on: Monday newsmakers: UFC or competitive eating?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:03:52 +0000

I wouldn’t mind seeing the weigh ins a few hours beforhe fights, but I am worried that we would get more fighters looking like Travis Lutter…however, I think that that would then force people to fight at a more natural weight class, which might solve the overall problem.

I am not sure what to do.

By: GassedOut

GassedOut — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:22:35 +0000

Cutting weight to make a more favorable division has been around since before I started Judo 28 years ago.

If everyone is doing it, and some of the best guys are good at it, is it really a problem? Eventually that perceived advantage is nullified.

However, I agree with the argument of what are weight-classes all about?

What was done to prevent or at least minimize this when I was fighting competitively was to make the weigh-ins within a couple hours of the fights. If you deydrated or starved yourself to make weight, it became a real DISadvantage, especially with Judo or Jiu-Jitsu.

Why? Well, because you…well….GassedOut! No, it’s not how I got the moniker.

By: chairibofjustice

chairibofjustice — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:36:19 +0000

“That is not a MMA tradition- it is a wrestling tradition that has now become part of MMA.”

What exactly is a MMA tradition? Mixed Martial Arts as we know it has been around since 1993, so 14 years isn’t really a long time. Being that it’s only been a realitively short time, chances are any traditions we have in this sport came from something else.

We got people who fight in this sport from a variety of different backgrounds including wrestlers, boxers, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, etc. And considering that wrestlers and boxers both cut weight it’s really no surprise that they would start doing it in MMA.

Also the ability to fight in different weight classes will lengthen a fighter’s career. Trust me the world of MMA would have lost something if we couldn’t witness Randy Couture in the LHW and Heavyweight divisions.

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:07:48 +0000

Fighters like Dan Henderson, BJ Penn, and Matt Lindland are a dying breed. That’s also why they’re three of my favorites.

By: JOSH

JOSH — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:14:04 +0000

its also been a problem in boxing too.

By: Columbia Lou

Columbia Lou — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:04:52 +0000

Stop matching Sherk against BJJ guys? How about stop matching him against 155 lb. guys.

In a pre-fight interview, Sherk says he would walk into the cage at 175 lbs. A guy who is 175 lbs at fight time should not be fighting for the 155lb title. What is the point of weight classes? That is not a MMA tradition- it is a wrestling tradition that has now become part of MMA.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:14:59 +0000

Right now on FSN (at least in my area), they are showing Best Damn Pride Fighting…. Best of Rampage Jackson…..

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:06:39 +0000

Sorry… I meant to say before that Dan Henderson told Dana White that he wanted to compete at Light Heavyweight. The UFC was actually pushing for him to fight at Middleweight.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:26:28 +0000

Dan Henderson told Dana White that he wanted to compete at Middleweight.

I actually think Anderson Silva beats Dan Henderson. His striking is better on the feet. And his grappling is good enough now (and he is long enough) to cause Henderson fits on the ground.

By: Jordan Breen

Jordan Breen — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:53:45 +0000

“Settle down Jordan, Al Yu’s article isn’t something that one should get so worked up about. And do you really need to use the profanity to get your point across?”

Oh, I’m settled. And I’m typically profane. I’m always chill. Just because I curse or call something retarded doesn’t mean I’m rankled, mon frere.