Comments on: Friday fight headlines: Fighter rankings gone wild

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:01:48 +0000

At the same time… I will say that at points, O’Neill does sound like your typical BJJ guy. Always downplaying the MMA fighters striking. Yes, it is correct that Chuck Liddell’s striking style would get him wrecked in boxing. However, a top level boxer would get wrecked in MMA 99 times out of 100. Why? Because their way of striking cannot stop leg kicks and completely leaves them open for takedowns. The “Boxing Way” is unrealistic in an MMA fight.

Also, it is impossible for one fighter to master every level of fighting. Just look at the body type of a typical boxer. Compare that to the body type of a typical wrestler. They are usually very different. Then when you take that body type and try to put it into a field of combat that it isn’t made for…. Of course it is going to struggle.

The revolving titles isn’t because of amateur fighting skills. It is because a fight has so many elements that it is nearly impossible for one fighter to match up (skill and body type wise) to all the contenders going for his belt.

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:52:06 +0000

Ed O’Neill makes some good points, but I don’t agree with everything he said.

At the same time…. At least he knows what he is talking about before he opens his mouth. too many people in today’s media talk about stuff they have no clue about. Ed O’Neill obviously is a legit fan of both BJJ and MMA.

By: Mike Sawyer

Mike Sawyer — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:35:58 +0000

I think Al made some great points…Fire Eddie Bravo right now for Al…lol..

By: Zack

Zack — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:30:01 +0000

“Does anyone REALLY want to see Ken, Tito, or Royce ever fight again?”

All we can go on is past buy rates. Royce was the only guy who could help Hughes sell a ticket and made him a star. And theres no point in trying to argue the point that Ken/Tito are draws…cmon man.

By: Rollo the Cat

Rollo the Cat — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:00:52 +0000

“That Al Bundy interview was great. He made a ton of great points with how the guys should evolve in the ring. The only weird part was his vision of bare knuckle fighting.”

The bare knuckle thing was one of the only god points he made. Gloves and hand wraps are the worst thing to happen to MMA.

The problem with commenting on Ed’s interview is that he vacillates between Gracie propaganda and some good informed observations. It is difficult to figure out exactly what he imeans to say sometimes.

By: Kid Nate

Kid Nate — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:23:08 +0000

Elaborate on why you’re horrified by the article on Machida/Nakamura fight. I understood what you’ve been saying on the UFC’s weak talent picking from Japan, but isn’t Nakamura pretty a-list because of his olympic judo credentials?

By: THX-1138

THX-1138 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:38:36 +0000

That Al Bundy interview was great. He made a ton of great points with how the guys should evolve in the ring. The only weird part was his vision of bare knuckle fighting.

By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy)

Jeremy (not that Jeremy) — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:20:57 +0000

“Ken Shamrock, Tito, Randy, Hughes, Royce, and Chuck”

Does anyone REALLY want to see Ken, Tito, or Royce ever fight again? Seriously, those three guys are singlehandedly responsible for half of the most incredibly boring MMA matches of all time. Royce alone is worth a third of them.

By: Marcus Johnston

Marcus Johnston — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:25:23 +0000

Mike Freeman is a douche. The only reason MMA fans are a bunch of “knuckle draggers” to him, is because he’s too stubborn to learn about the sport. Plus, I bet he only responds to the letters with bad grammar, instead of the well thought out emails which he probably throws in his trash folder.

I really couldn’t care less about what he writes. Let him get paid to be a jaded asshole. If he’s to stubborn to learn about MMA the sport;no–the artform, he can just screw off for all I care as he’s the one looking like the bigot.

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:57:05 +0000

You’re right about that; I’m just saying that I don’t even think he is sincere with some of the arguments that he makes against MMA. I think he’s just trying to stir the pot.