Anything MMA, except thumb wrestling

[#98QBKiller]

Kimbo proved nothing last night except that he can still throw a thunderous punch. I wish we had seen more.

I wanted to see a little more too, we know he has knockout power in both hands, but I want to see how he lasts for 2+ rounds and maybe see some takedown defense/ground game.

Either way, we'll be seeing a lot more of him.

the Rutten co-sign is making alot of people less skeptical about Kimbo. Bas is a legend in the sport, so if he sees somethin in Kimbo, people are more willing to give him a fair shot before judging him.

to your sig

[Dance04]

anybody else yell "DIVE" during the kimbo fight?

[Chachie]

anybody else yell "DIVE" during the kimbo fight?

I didn't yell "dive," but I think I mumbled "hand-picked opponent." Kimbo hits so hard though, that I didn't feel cheated.

[StillUnknown]

I didn't yell "dive," but I think I mumbled "hand-picked opponent." Kimbo hits so hard though, that I didn't feel cheated.

i think Kimbo is in the same boat as Brock Lesnar. They don't have enough experience to be thrown in with a great figher (although lesnar is fighting a former champ in Mir), so they have to be given lower-tiered guys to start with.

I have no problem with Brock or Kimbo getting the lower levels guy to start their official careers with. You have to work you way up the ladder. Its not logical to think (not saying that you are) that they are ready to be in the cage with a great fighter at this point.

[#98QBKiller]

I was just watching an interview with Kimbo before Saturday's fight and he said something like:


"If he gets me in a submission, he's just gonna have to break my arm because I'm not tappin' out."

[StillUnknown]

I was just watching an interview with Kimbo before Saturday's fight and he said something like:


"If he gets me in a submission, he's just gonna have to break my arm because I'm not tappin' out."

@ you giving up on M.Washington

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I was just watching an interview with Kimbo before Saturday's fight and he said something like:


"If he gets me in a submission, he's just gonna have to break my arm because I'm not tappin' out."

Dude, I was wondering if that was you. Marcus is my favorite player! He's the man! How could you??? Just cuz of a hammy???

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Anyway, aside from #53QBKiller riding "the how many sacks have you done for me lately" bandwaggon, Dana White is being interviewed by Dennis Miller on Versus tonight at 10:30 (tuesday 11/13). They will most likely talk a lot about Randy.

[SUNSTONE]

i think Kimbo is in the same boat as Brock Lesnar. They don't have enough experience to be thrown in with a great figher (although lesnar is fighting a former champ in Mir), so they have to be given lower-tiered guys to start with.

I have no problem with Brock or Kimbo getting the lower levels guy to start their official careers with. You have to work you way up the ladder. Its not logical to think (not saying that you are) that they are ready to be in the cage with a great fighter at this point.

Brock has 2 years of kick boxing, and a whole lifetime of wrestling. Not only is he ready, you can just throw him in on a title shot. He's that strong.


Kimbo is SUPER tough, both mentally and physically. His stand up game is solid.
The ground game is another story for him.
Once he gets his ground game, and his stamina, he'll be a tough opponant to beat.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Brock has 2 years of kick boxing, and a whole lifetime of wrestling. Not only is he ready, you can just throw him in on a title shot. He's that strong.


Kimbo is SUPER tough, both mentally and physically. His stand up game is solid.
The ground game is another story for him.
Once he gets his ground game, and his stamina, he'll be a tough opponant to beat.

Man, Brock is big, but he has so many things that aren't tested. He beat some walkthrough guy. I can't sit here and say I agree with you. He might look silly with an elite fighter in there. But you never know, will be interesting.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Just to update the Dana interview with Dennis Miller:

It was short, and nothing was said about Randy. I didn't know this was like a real talk show. Dennis' Monologue must of been 15 minutes long. Dana was the second guest, Charles Barkley was the first. Dana talked about the emergence of the UFC mostly. He compared the serious injury factor to boxing, saying how the UFC hasn't had any deaths or debilitating injuries thus far. They promoted the fight between Chuck and Wanderlei at the end. Pretty lame interview. Dana had a Swan Song shirt on, man, that guy keeps inching up on my acceptance ladder.

[#98QBKiller]

Anyway, aside from #53QBKiller riding "the how many sacks have you done for me lately" bandwaggon, Dana White is being interviewed by Dennis Miller on Versus tonight at 10:30 (tuesday 11/13). They will most likely talk a lot about Randy.

@ you giving up on M.Washington

Dude, I was wondering if that was you. Marcus is my favorite player! He's the man! How could you??? Just cuz of a hammy???

Funny guys. Marcus is still one of my faves but he hasn't exactly killed any QB's this season, just upgrading you know?

My original name was #56 before he left, gotta keep up with the times baby.

[#98QBKiller]

This would be badass. Sokoudjou has a serious future in MMA, I'm a big fan of Judo and striking and that's what Sokoudjou does best, he's young and trains with Team Quest and would add some serious depth to the LHW division, he'd be a good matchup for Houston Alexander IMO.

I remember Mayhem joking about accidentally ripping out one of Sokoudjou's dreads during training





Report: UFC in Talks with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou





http://mmajunkie.com/2007/11/13/repo...rry-sokoudjou/

Former PRIDE fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a top 205-pound fighter currently on the free agent market, is in talks with the UFC about a possible contract, but a rumored UFC 79 fight with Lyoto Machida (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is far from official.The report comes from Dave Meltzer at Wrestling Observer.

News of the possible Sokoudjou-Machida fight flooded messageboards earlier today. UFC 79 takes place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas, and the light-heavyweight clash was rumored to be a part of it. And where there’s smoke, there’s apparently some fire.

Regarding rumors of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou fighting in UFC, there is no contract signed, but his deal with Hero’s did fall apart and UFC is interested in him and talks have begun. There are talks of a potential fight with Lyoto Machida on 12/29, but it’s nothing more than talk at this point.

MMAjunkie.com has been busy working on this story all day but was only able to confirm that Sokoudjou is in talks with the UFC.

Sokoudjou, a 2001 U.S. Open Judo champion, defeated the heavily favored Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at PRIDE 33. The 23-second knockout was followed up with a two-minute KO of Ricardo Arona at PRIDE 34.

The 23-year-old Team Quest fighter had verbally agreed to a contract with Elite Xtreme Combat this summer but backed out of the deal in July. He then appeared to be headed to the Tokyo-based K-1 Hero’s organization, but that deal also fell apart soon after.

Machida, who signed on with the UFC earlier this year, has gone 3-0 in the organization in 2007. He most recently defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura via unanimous decision at UFC 76 in September.

For the latest rumored UFC 79 news, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I don't know about Sokoudjou. Okay he beat Arona and a Nog brother, but he got stopped by Glover Texieria back in '06. Who the hell is he? Sokoudjou might become a great fighter, but he receives more press than I've ever seen a 4-1 guy have in any combat sport. I'm really getting tired of hearing about it and want to see him go in there. So these talks better not end up like the Fedor non-deal.

He's 23, which is great if he can start tearing it up. Because the UFC needs some youth. Especially in the massively-marketed LHW division, where MMA legends are creeping up to the end of their careers.

[#98QBKiller]

I don't know about Sokoudjou. Okay he beat Arona and a Nog brother, but he got stopped by Glover Texieria back in '06. Who the hell is he? Sokoudjou might become a great fighter, but he receives more press than I've ever seen a 4-1 guy have in any combat sport. I'm really getting tired of hearing about it and want to see him go in there. So these talks better not end up like the Fedor non-deal.

He's 23, which is great if he can start tearing it up. Because the UFC needs some youth. Especially in the massively-marketed LHW division, where MMA legends are creeping up to the end of their careers.

Sokoudjou is making a buzz because a) he trains with Team Quest and that's one of the most popular (if not the most popular) camps in MMA

and b) he's a VERY exciting fighter, aside from his first fight the other four have ended in round one via (T)KO

The Glover Texieria fight (I think you can find it online for free) was pretty much them exchanging blows and Glover caught Sokoudjou (Glover trains with the Pit, so he's a good striker too).

He's a cool guy too, I listened to a radio interview with him a little while back and he's real laid-back and chill, but he turns it on in the ring

They had better sign his ass or I'm going to lose another ounce of respect for the UFC, they've been slowly taking my faith away as a fan