Melvin Manhoef is training BJJ under Brazilian Top Team black belt Pedro Galiza, who says that...

Melvin Manhoef is training BJJ under Brazilian Top Team black belt Pedro Galiza, who says that Manhoef is contractually obligated to participate in the next DREAM show (which would be DREAM.9 on May 26th). Galiza also claims that Manhoef is taking his ground game seriously now and that he's becoming very hard to hold down on the mat.

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I'll believe it when I see it

just like Chuck Liddell was keeping his hands up in training.

"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"

by Kid Nate on Apr 22, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

Does this mean that Mayhem vs. Manhoef, or Manhoef vs. Jacare will be for the DREAM Middle Weight belt??

Man, either of those fights would be pretty sweet, but especially Mayhem vs. Manhoef.

by AnonymousA on Apr 22, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

It might be the best set of ring entrances ever, except if Genki Sudo comes out of retirement to fight King Mo.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Apr 22, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t sleep on Gono’s entrances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZpmfjqLGA&feature=related

Yeah, who got the final Death Blow? 'Cause I thought that Hawaiian guy had it comin' to him. - C. K.

by monkeyfightclub! on Apr 22, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait…isn’t Manhoef fighting K-1 on 5/16?? That’s a mighty fast turn around for Manhoef…but the guy did fight Dae Won Kim a week after having his lung drained after his fight with Bonjasky.

by AnonymousA on Apr 22, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

Here's the translation as near as I can get it:

“When I heard that Melvin was looking for a BJJ professor to train him on the ground game, I was interested. I’ll be (working) with him until his next fight in DREAM, where he has a contract and must fight in the next edition,” the black belt said.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 22, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Looking back at the triangle he got caught with against Mousasi, one can only hope theres some truth to him concentrating on his ground game. When you’re caught deep in a triangle, picking up your opponent and slamming in is a poor choice. It will just get deeper. That alone proves Melvin doesn’t have even the slightest knowledge about avoiding submissions.

by cauliflower_ears on Apr 22, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

why do guys think that if they train BJJ that it will translate to success on the ground? Don’t get me wrong obviously if you’ve been training for quite sometime your strength on the ground would make you quite a threat but if your a devastating striker why train at a camp where you won’t be able to exploit your greatest strength? Why doesn’t he go to a strong wrestling camp where he can learn to avoid the ground game altogether and worry about learning the guard and other BJJ when he’s confident that he can dictate where the fight takes place.

by drano on Apr 22, 2009 6:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs