[Macksam]

Originally Posted by craftsman

Stomps and soccer kicks were awesome though, but a little on dangerous side.

Absolutely not. No more dangerous than high kick.

[craftsman]

Originally Posted by Croatia_K1

All those men take a risk stepping into the ring. Stop being a pussy, if you're on the soft side I'm sure you can watch some other sport.. maybe ping pong. Would that suit you better?

Seriously, is it your job to be a douchebag idiot on the internet. Why don't you log off and go suck your mommys teet.

[NecroHorde]

Originally Posted by bunzo

Your points and examples are dead on. You have evolved from a UFC fan, into a true MMA fan. Now you have the ability to see Zuffa for what they truly are, which is a sham.

I will agree that N. American MMA is handcuffed by politics and red tape. Much of that is Zuffa's doing, IMO. They let it fly in Japan, which creates the best MMA in the world.

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[craftsman]

Originally Posted by Macksam

Absolutely not. No more dangerous than high kick.

You may be right, however, when it comes to the American public, it may seem inhuman or cowardly to stomp and soccer kick a downed opponent.

[Abbath]

Originally Posted by bunzo

Your points and examples are dead on. You have evolved from a UFC fan, into a true MMA fan. Now you have the ability to see Zuffa for what they truly are, which is a sham.

I will agree that N. American MMA is handcuffed by politics and red tape. Much of that is Zuffa's doing, IMO. They let it fly in Japan, which creates the best MMA in the world.

You are officially my favorite poster.

[DongSikYoon_FAN]

In tournaments legends are made. So DREAM is on the right path with 2 outstanding GP's in the works

[Cyrus7]

Originally Posted by Macksam

ewww, NSAC and CSAC have horrible rules. Not stomps and soccer kicks = rules for pussies.

Seconded.

[Mochan]

Originally Posted by charcolechaddy

good thread, totally agree, its getting to the point in the ufc where we wait 8 months for title defences witch is a joke.

Ironic how in Pride you only had like 1 title defense a year, but come on when's the last time we saw Nog, Serra and Rampage fight?

At least in Japan even if the belt is only defended once a year we see the fighters fight a lot more often than that.

Pride always did the best to give the fans what they want. Zuffa is a far cry from that idea.

[Commissar]

Originally Posted by craftsman

Blame Mcain for the lack of tournaments in the UFC. As for CC and others fighting many times per year, maybe because 5/7 of those fights were give me's, almost fixed to let CC win. Any maybe Japan didn't care for FIGHTER SAFETY allowing them to fight when they shouldn't.

The NSAC and CSAC are pretty much a sofisticated system with great rules and regulations and perhaps most importantly they TEST fighters for everything so that everyone can have an equal playing field. They have done an awesome job keeping their fighters healthy.

They have evolved in the growth of MMA while Japan still calls for side shows and miss matches. Too much corruption in Japan because of a lack of a separate governing body. Pretty much Heros, Dream, K-1 etc. are all calling the shots and they do whatever they want, like telling a K-1 employee ref or judge to make certain decisions. There is no checks and balances.

Brock Lesnar.

Pretty much blew one huge, gaping hole in your argument.

[pikapikabdawg]

Glad to see a someone who was brought into mma who actually realizes there is mma beyond the UFC. I can't wait for the next event. I am trying to get over there for DREAM 3.