February 2010
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Kickstarter - JENS PULVER | DRIVEN a feature... →
Homies, this film is literally $544 dollars away from getting funded. It has 19 hours to hit that mark, or it does not get any money. Show your love for Jens Pulver, show your love for MMA and/or show your love for being able to bankroll an independent documentary film by supporting this project.
10 bucks will get you a private online screening of the film. 25 will get you a copy signed by...
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January 2010
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To the Folks over at Marist →
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: “Ultimate Fighting” is not a sport. It’s not even a thing. That phrase comes from the promotion named the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “Ultimate” in this case modifies “Championship” (or more strictly, it modifies the phrase “Fighting Championship”). Someone somewhere screwed up and thought this...
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“I have literally adopted that name from my husband. It’s like a last name for me...”
– Cristiane Cyborg - Sherdog - “Do you mind being called ‘Cyborg,’ especially when it refers to a half-human, half-machine organism that lacks emotion”
Fighting →
In my illness/work overload/general absence from active broadcast, Shannon has been finding some fucking gems. If you’re following me and not following her go press that + button now.
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“It was the idea of failure.
You don’t let them knock you out, you make them...”
– From The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow. (via criminalwisdom) (via fighting)
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“It’s like you’re the automatic underdog all the time because...”
– Matt Serra
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Bellator Fighting Championships Angling Toward... →
Most fans have seen Toby Imada’s inverted triangle choke of Jorge Masvidal, but they also brought us Nick Pace’s flying knee knockout of Collin Tebo, Yahir Reyes spinning backfist knockout of Estevan Payan, and many, many more impressive performances. Fortunately for us, 2010 has some high quality fighters already signed on the dotted line with an impressive list of 2009 champions...
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“I only train with men. I usually hurt the women.”
– Cristiane Cyborg - Strikeforce
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Fistic Medicine: The Biophysics of Taking a Punch →
The sternocleidomastoids (SCM) — one on each side of the neck — are paired muscles, composed of the sternomastoid component that runs from the sternum to the mastoid process of the skull, immediately behind and below the ear, and the cleidomastoid muscle that runs from the clavicle to the mastoid. When flexed, the SCM rotates the head toward the opposing side. Flexing both SCMs in...
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Strikeforce to Host Women's Bantamweight and... →
Um, Fuck yes!
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“I’ve never seen anybody tap out from tickling, but then again I’ve never tried...”
– Dan Severn - UFC Hall of Famer holds second MMA workshop in Culpeper | Culpeper Star-Exponent, Someone asked me recently if licking was allowed in MMA. I didn’t have an answer for them.
Dropkick Murphys - Bar Room Hero
Face down in...
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“To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and...”
– Jack Handey (via tapwaterjackson, quote-book, fighting)
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“The only arithmetic he ever got was hearing the referee count up to ten.”
– Big Mac, On The Waterfront
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On The Waterfront
Charlie: Look, kid, I ... how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.
Terry: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." You remember that? "This ain't your night"! My night? I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Charlie: Oh I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Terry: You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.
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Legends of MMA: Rest in Peace Bob Shamrock -... →
Bob and his wife, Dee Dee, had been taking in troubled youths since 1970. “It started out with one foster kid in August. And then they wanted me to come down at Christmas to the Riverside County Court to interview another kid. So I came home on Christmas Eve with three more boys. We had only planned having one kid, but we ended up having Christmas for four kids. That’s how it got started...
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“It’s not his breath that’s the problem, It’s his central...”
– Joe Rogan, commentary on round 1 of Filthy Tom Lawlor vs Aaron Simpson
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