MMA Off-Topic

[DTX3]

Instead of cluttering the forum with a lot of threads, I thought it would be a good idea to use this thread to talk about basically anything MMA that doesn't deserve it's own thread.

They released the UFC 100 poster, just staring at it pumps me up.

[LingeringRegime]

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Is there a place you can watch these PPV's? I don't feel like paying that much money to watch these.

[sportznut02]

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Is there a place you can watch these PPV's? I don't feel like paying that much money to watch these.

PM me Deft.

[Wet Bandit]

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The UFC announced that two fighters will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at UFC 100, but they didn't say who. Any guesses?

I'm thinking Liddell is one, but that's not a lock considering he hasn't ruled out fighting some more.

Maybe Matt Hughes, but again, he's still fighting, though there's a reasonable chance his upcoming fight with Serra could be his last fight.

A dark horse I think is Tito. He should get in, he's seemingly done fighting, at least in the UFC, but there's the whole animosity between him and Dana.

There's are the only three guys I can really think of.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I think one of them is Evan Tanner.

[Wet Bandit]

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I hope not. He's got a pretty unimpressive resume for a supposed hall of famer. And of course I get that he died, but everyone dies. If he would have died maybe doing something heroic it might be a different story, but I don't think just because he won one title fight and got himself killed in the desert he should get into the hall of fame.

I hope I don't sound like a cold-hearted prick. It's kinda hard to argue this point without sounding like one I bet, especially on the internet.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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[DTX3]

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Wow...

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Evan Tanner was one of the most dominate and feared fighters in the Lightheavy Weight and Middleweight division for over a decade.

Unimpressive record ??????? WTF ?

32 wins 8 loses
21 wins by submission, 8 by KO

1st american to win the Pancrease tournament in Japan.

5 time United Shoot Wrestling champion

Beat Phil Baroni twice - the most feared boxer in MMA
Beat Robbie Lawler - considered to be one of the top 10 strikers in MMA
Beat David Terrell - BJJ blackbelt
Beat Heath Herring -
Beat Paul Buentello - former feared striker in the UFC heavyweight divisiom

So yeah Evan Tanner is a hall of famer

[Wet Bandit]

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We can hopefully agree that his Pancrase fights and USWF fights don't do much to influence whether he'll be in the UFC hall of fame.

When he was in the UFC, he never really reached that elite level. He was certainly very good, and his 11-6 record in the UFC is respectable and a lot of guys would love to have that sort of success. But as a hall of famer? He was 1-2 in title fights. He never once successfully defended a UFC championship.

And his best wins, as you listed, aren't that impressive. Paul Buentello? Who feared Paul Buentello? The caterer? And Phil Baroni has a 13-10 record, so I'm not sure how feared he is, either. His best win was Robbie Lawler, who was a very good fighter, but he wasn't an elite fighter. Every time Tanner did face an elite fighter (2x Franklin, 1x Ortiz), he got destroyed.

It's like trying to make a case for Brad Johnson being a hall of famer. A guy with a very good, long, admirable career, but a guy who just never once reached that highest level of greatness.

[DTX3]

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[Pappy Knuckles]

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That's the spinning backfist from hell.

[DTX3]

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The sound of that impact was just ridiculous.

[DTX3]

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I just saw the commercial for UFC Undisputed, pretty hot. Release day is almost here.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Dude I missed that commercial. I was in the kitchen and by the time I made it back it was at the end showing the game title and the release date.