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Originally Posted by SpacePotato
Wow. He beat Tom and a Japanese Tae Kwon Do master? This guy is the real deal!
Although now that he sheds his skin every three years, I have to believe his true identity as one of the alien lizard people among us will soon be revealed. Eat tomatoes indeed...
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With all due respect Spacepotato, I take exception to this post. First, those were two foreigners he fought, not the only fights he participated in. If you read closer, he was at every martial arts competition anywhere near him. At his age, I would say hes been to quite a few competitions. The overall tone of your voice, is one of doubt. You have to keep in mind, the time period and the area of the world he is in. There wasnt a Vanderlei Silva or Red Devil that was a highly trained fighter to go challenge these guys. They delt with folks that were available to them, the people available. So Im sure his reputation is deserved when looking at the time period and area. There is a huge difference between MMA and traditional Martial Arts obviously. But Gong Fu is just one aspect of MMA, the chinese way and you have to respect the fact he trained for as long as he did and accomplished what he had. Could he take Fedor? Haha, probably not. But is he a man amongst men in the Kung Fu world and has been for years? Definitely. These guys deserve respect for dedicating their lives to a Martial Art and its obviously paid off for him.
