Quote of the Day: Erik Paulson Explains Brock Lesnar's Actions
by Luke Thomas on Aug 2, 2009 12:56 PM EDT
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"Since the last fight Frank was talking crap on me, on Greg, his other coach, and said he’d actually forgot more jiu-jitsu than Brock’s ever learned and once he retired he wanted to be Brock’s coach...Brock said, ‘I’m not going to say anything because I don’t really know Frank but after my fists do the talking and I give him a beat down, I am going to give him a piece of my mind.’"
-- Erik Paulson, trainer to Brock Lesnar, explaining the reason for Lesnar's post-victory outburst against Frank Mir at UFC 100.
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It’s undergone a slight upgrade.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Aug 2, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Douchebaggery begets more Douchebaggery
"He built his whole reputation (as a) waffle house chef. They've been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes." - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
by Deo Wade on Aug 2, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You can’t really blame Brock for what he did after the fight. Mir was talking an usually large amount of trash leading up to it, and a lot of people were hating on him for it. Brock said a few words here and there, but was mostly able to keep his cool in the shit-talking department. He’s a big angry dude, and I’m sure a lot of that stuff pissed him off. The only difference is he waited to dispense the hate till after he smashed Mir.
by goodbones on Aug 2, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“You can’t really blame Brock for what he did after the fight.”
Yes, actually, I can.
“Brock said a few words here and there, but was mostly able to keep his cool in the shit-talking department.”
So because Mir was better at talking shit, we’re supposed to forgive Brock for being an ass after the fight?
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by jemaleddin on Aug 2, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So because Mir was better at talking shit, we’re supposed to forgive Brock for being an ass after the fight?
Nope.. but we shouldn’t forgive Mir for being an ass before and after either..
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 2, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Exactly, why is it ok for Mir to do it before but Brock can’t do it after? If Mir is so good at talking shit he better learn how to back it up a little better.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 1:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Because there’s the stuff OUTSIDE the ring, and there’s the stuff INSIDE the ring.
There are so many reasons that it’s hard to pick one out. How about this one:
This is their job. This is where these guys are supposed to stop having fun and start being serious. You HAVE to be in control of yourself in a fight because you honestly COULD KILL SOMEONE if you don’t know what you’re doing. This sport is dangerous enough as it is – but people acting out of control is just completely not cool.
Or, if you want my most immature response:
You know how you act at home when your mom forgets to clean your favorite Insane Clown Posse shirt and you have to wear your Green Lantern shirt instead? Now, would you throw a fit like that when you were at work? Because I’m here to tell you: at McDonald’s they expect you to act like a professional.
:-)
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"to stop having fun and start being serious"
The Real World: BE
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 3, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't understand
why everyone got all pissy over Brocks antics at the end of the fight. Most people for some reason think it’s ok for Mir to get up after getting his ass whipped and charging at Lesnar like a drunken fool, that and what Lesnar said is light in comparison compared to what other fighters have done in the past, why is it all of a sudden a huge deal over a few words? And don’t give the WWE antics bullshit, because that’s just it, bullshit.
by proflex on Aug 2, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, that's just it!
See, in the WWE. some love to hate the bad guy with a big yapper, and some love the bad guy because of his big yapper. And sometimes the “good guy” (Mir) has a big mouth as well, and those who love the bad guy with the big mouth will hate the good guy with a similar big mouth. So, the WWE antics transition nicely to UFC.
by NickPT on Aug 2, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
But it seems to me that there was a lot of hating on Lesnar for his post fight antics, other fighters have done the same or worse and no one seems to say anything about that. But all of a sudden a beast comes along, and dominates their hero and then Lesnar is the bad guy? Sorry I just don’t by into the hype either way.
by proflex on Aug 2, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you get that – regardless of his short record – he’s the heavyweight champ? What more does he need to do? What more needs saying? He just beat this guy’s ass – now he feels the need to insult him? Huh?
Brock confessed to being a sore loser – and we can all understand that. But what’s the point of being a sore winner?
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re joking right, how many times has something been done by a winner of a fight that has been worse then Lensars actions, it’s happened, Diaz, BJ, Tito, and those are just the first three that come to mind. But Lesnar, the big bad meany says something to Mir directly and all of a sudden it’s bad for the sport. Give me a break. Lesnars actions where not the first of their kind, why kick up a fuss now, just because he’s the champ, because he used to be a professional wrestler, or is it by chance that because of his WWE experience a lot of people still don’t give him the credit he deserves? Yes he’s had 5 fights, look at the ones that he has won, every single fight he’s been more dominate then almost anyone other then Matt Hughes. Even the one he lost he was dominating for all but 20 seconds.
by proflex on Aug 3, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, a) take a deep breath. Then, b) lay off the stream-of-consciousness writing style.
Paragraphs are your friend. Also: capital letters. Run-on sentences are not.
When you’ve got that mastered, look up “then/than” and “dominate/dominant.” I’ll wait here.
For the record: you’ll never see me complaining that somebody who got paid to be an actor shouldn’t be allowed to be a fighter. The only thing about his WWE work that bugs me is that people keep saying that he was a WWE Champ as though that was an actual contest that he won – it’s like saying that Morgan Freeman was President of the United States after Deep Impact.
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you have problems following stream of consciousness? As for grammar, this is the internet, not english class.
But what’s the point of being a sore winner?
That sure does sound like your complaining to me. I understand your stance on the WWE champ thing, it’s a farce. All I’m trying to say, and ever tried to say is this. Brocks antics are not the first time this has happened, nor are they the worst. But because Brock, former WWE champ, did it, it’s all of a sudden this huge issue deserving of massive amounts of attention, which is bullshit, if you don’t see it the same way, that’s fine, but you can’t deny that’s whats going on here.
BTW that last run on sentence was just for you ;)
by proflex on Aug 3, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What? Are you reading the actual things I’m writing? I didn’t say that I would never complain. I said I wouldn’t complain about him being in the WWE. And I’m not. What I’m complaining is the Heavyweight champ of the WORLD acting with less maturity than my 9-year-old.
Stay in school, kids.
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other words, Brock has the emotional wherewithal of a toddler.
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brock went into pro-wrestling mode is all.
by Bandaka on Aug 2, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank god
After the last few days of constant Fedor talk/bashing, we really needed something fresh to discuss.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 2, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It is fresh
The story has a publication date of Aug. 2. Yes, the fight and controversy happened a while ago, but this is fresh insight from one of Brock’s coaches in a new interview. Sometimes it is important to get distance from an event, as well as interview secondary sources, so that history will have the full story, rather than the “first draft” written by media in the immediate wake.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My orginal comment up there
was sarcastic. The only thing more tired than Fedor right now is Brock’s antics. We already knew one of the reasons Brock went off the deep end was because Frank talked a ton of shit. So this is basically confirmation from Paulson.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 2, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but also Mir also talked shit to Brock's coaches and basically insulted their coaching abilities by saying he wanted to coach Brock when he retires...
I’m sure if the Coaches could, they would’ve gotten a few shots at Mir’s face, too….
by MetsGod on Aug 2, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the real deal...
….if you don’t like what Brock said.
Tough. He’s here to stay. In fact I’ll go so far as to say take Brock’s next 5 PPV view totals and put them up against the top 5 UFC PPV without Lesnar. Lesnar will win.
by RipeTide on Aug 2, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I love the look in Mir’s eyes in this picture. The same look one would get when they realize the dog that you thought was on a chain, is actually not on a chain, and is pissed.
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
by Heenan on Aug 2, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that and his FACE is swollen
not part of it, not a cheek, not his nose….his FACE
by RipeTide on Aug 2, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. My analogy would work better if I added that you have previously been attacked by said dog.
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
by Heenan on Aug 2, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mir sounded like a sore loser cause of his statements after the fight, but i'm glad he's giving brock his well deserved props now..
“I think I should respected the wrestling a little bit more. I really was under the impression that we would fight on our feet a little bit better. I thought he would avoid the ground with me and want to knock me out.”
“The times we were on our feet, I was more successful, but the bad news was that we were only on our feet for about 15 seconds in the round and a half that we fought. I got pretty much owned on the ground. I need to work more wrestling, and I also need to put on a little bit more size. I think 245 was a good weight as far as maybe everybody else in the heavyweight division, but fighting Brock, there was too much of a size difference, due to the fact that he had great technique also.”
“It wasn’t just because of his size that he was able to nullify my technique, but he used his size. He knew how to position his hips, and block my hips, and hold my arm. He did things that I didn’t really expect because of his reach. I think I went in with too much of a gameplan, and I wanted it to go one way, and I tried to force it that way.”
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 2, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, that was better. Maybe he’s cooling off a bit and all the shit talking he did after was just to save face.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That and he knew no shit talk was gonna make Brock v. Mir III happen
by RipeTide on Aug 2, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
this is just plain awesome
no thats pretty much it.
by proflex on Aug 2, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Win.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Aug 2, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir, I will green that.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other than jiu-jitsu being spelled wrong, I thought the caption would be more fitting if it was;
“Brock Lesnar”
“So happy he found his belt.”
by DirtyML on Aug 2, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu were acceptable, with “jiu” being used more for Brazilian and “ju” being used more for Japanese.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 2, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Jujitsu, Jiu-Jitsu and Ju-Jitsu are all correct ways of spelling.
by sadface on Aug 2, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL@ Sign in the back : "I want a Valet" Don't we all, son. Don't we all....
by MetsGod on Aug 2, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at the sign again
it says I want to be a valet
by proflex on Aug 3, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now to exhibit 3 in “Of course Brock did steroids in WWE….”
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I heard
he passed pee tests. I mean, if you pass pee tests, then that is 100% solid evidence you are clean, yes?
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 3, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, of course. Especially the ones like Josh Barnett was talking that leave your system in 10 days.
Ahem.
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously...
Why are we on this line of thinking all of a sudden? If calling Fedor scared is fighter bashing, this most certainly is..
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wha? I was making what’s called a JOKE. I know YOU’ve heard of such things. :-)
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by jemaleddin on Aug 3, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can put sprinkles on a douchebag…
Dosen’t mean I think it’s a bowl of fucking icecream.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Aug 2, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heres the way I see it. People forget that Brock is a big ole’ country boy with a John Wayne toilet paper attitude…he don’t take no shit from nobody. Brock came into this fight angry, and it was obvious before the post fight antics even got started. Frank Mir talked alot of shit, alot of personal shit. He didn’t just say Brock was a bad fighter, thats normal…he made Brock out to be an idiot. I come from a family of big dumb country boys…you don’t say that kind of shit to them and expect the feud to be over after he smashes your grill in.
It’s ok to be mad about his conduct after the fight, but if you can’t understand why Brock did what he did, your a fool.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Aug 2, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rec’d for being absolutely correct, and for being the only UFC I managed to get to go to.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Aug 2, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the first live event I ever attended, the atmosphere was fucking amazing, even better than 100 IMO.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeeeeeeeeeah
I was there too. War Minneapolis.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they come back soon, that’s a pretty easy drive fo me.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt
I’ve said it before, but Dana was raving about how great it was in Minneapolis and how he loves it here, and many people say that the crowd was practically unparalleled in energy, noise and excitement. They better come back in the first half of 2010, and Brock deserves to have a defense here. The potential showdown with Carwin would be a good candidate for a return to Minneapolis.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You keep dreaming, good sir. I’m sure the UFC will be back, but Brock is probably going to be a Vegas creature from now on.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Aug 2, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Because he would have been fighting in Texas next month if Vadim Finkelchtein wasn’t a little bitch.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard this a few times, and I don’t really get it. He’s not going to be relegated to one location because people hate him there. You of all people should be wise to the fact that a lot of people love him, too. If the UFC designates him as a heel fighter, then we can start accusing them of having pro wrestling sensibilities.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not about that. It’s about money. Everyone makes more money if Brock is fighting in Vegas. There will probably be another fight for him in Minnesota, but it would be silly to keep him out of the place where he could make the most money because they don’t want to officially call him a “heel.” Good vs evil is what sells.
by Phildo on Aug 2, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
…not much of a sensible argument. The UFC can’t afford to oversaturate the Vegas market. It’s why they travel elsewhere, and when they do, they need to book fighters that the fans in those regions want to see. They have other fighters to headline cards in Vegas. There’s just no sense in saying that Brock has to be a Vegas headliner.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you in principle, but in practice, Brock is a threat to set gate records every time he’s in Vegas.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Aug 2, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you milk that cow until she keels over? Brock could be fighting four times a year from now on. Quote me; they will not all be in Las Vegas.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve said this before, where does everyone get the idea that the UFC makes so much more money from a Vegas show? They do save on expenses from having to move all their equipment, rent hotel rooms for staff, etc. but as far as money they bring in Vegas isn’t that much different from Minnesota, Atlanta, or anywhere else. The UFC makes most of their money in PPV sales and people buying the show on tv don’t care if it’s in Vegas or Sandusky. They do tend to make a bit more on the live gate but it isn’t that much more since a place like the target center in Minnesota holds like 18 or 19,000 while Mandalay Bay holds 11,000 and MGM holds 14,000. The difference in
money isn’t so huge that it will prevent them from holding big events outside of vegas.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 4:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
They do charge more per head, but yeah, this isn’t where the bulk of their profits are coming from.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but if they charge more per ticket but have 5,000 tickets less to sell then it all evens out, at least pretty closely.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 11:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think they make mountains more in money but big fights in Vegas (and MSG) get more media attention than big fights elsewhere.
by rabrown on Aug 2, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you figure this? If UFC 100 had been held in Chicago or LA it still would have got a ton of attention.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 3, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I got to shake Dana’s hand at that fight and he was talking to some people in the crowd and he said how great it was there and that he couldn’t wait to come back, it was definitely an awesome atmosphere. Of course that could have to do with the fact that it seemed like the crowd was 90% canadian to see GSP.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There weren’t that many Canadians. Minnesotans seem to love him too.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brock vs. Fedor in Minneapolis
Please Dana, make it happen.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could hold that match-up in the 'Dome
It would probably be the only true sellout in that building this year.
(takes shot at Vikings)
But seriously, they need to come back to MN. Like yesterday. Shit, even a fight night/WEC in Duluth would blow my wad. But I’m probably dreaming.
by Lewish on Aug 2, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid comment
The Vikings have sold out every game for a decade.
Other than that, though… shit yeah I’d love a WEC/Fight Night in Minneapolis. Duluth? Err… Wut?
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about some events on the east coast dammit!
And yes I know about 101, but I had no money when tickets went on sale and I have no money now either =(
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Aug 2, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I second that!
Even though I am going to 101 I’d still like to see more events on the East Coast. Weren’t they supposed to be coming to VA? What about DC then? They’d make a fucking killing at the Verizon Center… a KILLING…
I'm the kind of girl who loves to watch a GOOD fight!
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by funnytiger on Aug 2, 2009 7:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I would almost rather drive to Pennsylvania than to DC to be honest. I-95 sucks hardcore.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Aug 2, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck the east coast
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude I live by Savannah
And it sucks here too
by Captain7 on Aug 3, 2009 5:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where do you live?
I have to take 95 to get to Philly anyway…
I'm the kind of girl who loves to watch a GOOD fight!
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by funnytiger on Aug 3, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon man
Every other home game for the last few years (outside of Packer games) has needed blackout deadline extensions and companies/ tv stations buying out the last few thousand tickets. They hardly even sold their tickets for their first home playoff game in a decade last year.
And I live in Duluth. Selfish? Yes.
by Lewish on Aug 2, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So what?
First of all, you’re talking about maybe four total games in two years. But that doesn’t mean a thing, because the fact still stands that they are sellouts. The Vikings are on a decade long sellout streak; no asterisk required. Your joke would make sense if you were talking about the T-wolves or something, but it just plain doesn’t work in this instance.
Also, it’s obvious you’re a Packers fan. Amirite?
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sellouts in professional sports are relatively meaningless, especially in the NFL, when there is so much riding on them.
I’m sure that there have been times during that decade where either the TV station or the team themselves bought the last unsold tickets in order to get a “sellout” so that the game could be on TV.
by Phildo on Aug 2, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brock vs Favre
Come on Dana make it happen
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 9:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Favre accepts.
Then declines. Then accepts. Then declines. Then accepts, throws 3 TDs in an early season game, finishes with 15 picks and misses the playoffs, then declines again.
Unless someone calls him in November, then he may accept again.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 3, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No you're not.
Bears.
Born in Chi-town.
And good luck with Sagevaris Jackenfels.
And the crappiest stadium in the NFL.
Obviously I’ve struck a nerve, now I’ll dig.
by Lewish on Aug 2, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really. I’m holding the NFC North crown..
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well they have Jay Cutler! And they only had to surrender 37 draft picks to get him.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 11:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
The best part...
Bears fans talking shit about QB’s.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Vikings.
I am a 9ers fan and still have a Jon Randle Jersey…but get serious. Cutler >>>> Tarvaris
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 3, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry?
At which point did I argue I had the better QB? I know I don’t— I have the better team.
Also, +10 points for the Randle jersey.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Bears fans talking shit about QB’s."
To me this inferred that you felt the Vikes were better at QB.
But yeah, I have rocked that Jersey whenever possible. Guy wasn’t to great vs. the run, but he’s one of the best Sack-artists in history.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 3, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, no
I meant that Bears fans have long had terrible QB’s and have rarely had this luxury, but are now treating it as second nature.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about that...
I’d rather have Kyle Orton as my QB than Tavaris, maybe even Grossman who I really didn’t like.
by Sklz711 on Aug 3, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
Nice logo.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's cool
That happens about once a decade.
And it’s not like I ever have to worry about the Vikings ever getting to a Super Bowl.
by Lewish on Aug 3, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would you?
If this is you striking a nerve, you’ve got a lot to learn.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
..no wonder you like Jon Jones as much as me. I forgot you were here for that show.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been to all 3 of his fights, did you get to see his fight at 100? It was fucking great.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I watched it. He’s a ninja.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who you think he’s gonna fight next? Looks like Tito is gonna get Mark Coleman so there goes that idea.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 11:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I’d love to see him fight someone considered more threatening. Bahna would be a baptism by fire, but a guy like Bonnar could get him some much needed exposure and mainstream cred.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 2, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Don’t think we need to see Bonnar-Jones 2.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 3, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gah
I meant to say Jardine.
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UFC in Minneapolis
I watched this from the press table and shook Brock’s massive paw after he got out of the cage and was walking back to the lockerroom. Amazing event, apeshit crowd … really opened my eyes to the difference between seeing it live vs. on TV (and how weird it is to watch the fight without commentary)
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You kind of start commenting on you own ‘oh shit, he’s going for a triangle’
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Aug 2, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe “your own” would be correct in this case.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Aug 2, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is funny..
but not entirely true.. Just compare brock’s reactions… boy does he look happy there. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 2, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rofl nice pic
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by My Cage on Aug 2, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when it comes to flipping out the crowd, i say that crowd deserved it, being ufc 100 for all it was, an historic event for mma, but that rowdy crowd reminded me of brown vs faber 2, those jackasses didnt know who royce gracie was, the camera guy zoomed on royce for like 10 min to get a reaction from the crowd, but not even a single cheer! they started booing lesnar even before he flipped em, and wsup with the stand em up chants ? it wasnt like lesnar spent five rounds on the ground, and couldnt even finish the guy.
by realblood33 on Aug 2, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats due to the tremendous amount of ticket resellers who bought up the majority of tickets and sold them for way over face value. It priced a lot of actual UFC fans out and those tickets instead went to people that just wanted to be there for the event.
It happens all the time in L.A. at Laker games (and to a lesser extent USC games).
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
by Day Man on Aug 2, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, no
I was at UFC 100 and I didn’t see Royce’s face on the big screen once. There was a lot to look at. The only time audience members actually look up to the big screen is to get a better view of the action, usually when the fighters are on the ground.
And the crowd was surprisingly supportive of ground fighting throughout the card. The only reason fans were booing and chanting for stand up in the Mir/Lesnar fight is they were desperate for Las Vegas native Mir to win.
by Emma May on Aug 2, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I may remember seeing him shown once but not “for ten minutes”.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 4:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about
Beating a dead horse. Right now this is just kicking the bones off of the horse’s skeleton.
"And Joe for Matt Hughes, dislike may not be a strong enough adjective!" - Mike Goldberg
by SSreporters on Aug 2, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Which, coincidentally,
is a very good description of what Brock did to Mir that night.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although it just looked bad and maaaaybe took it a little too far
but I always and will keep backing Lesnar up on the shit talk after the fight. Mir wouldn’t keep his mouth shut and did take it too far at times. His cocky ass got what he deserved and then bitched about it trying to act like a classy fighter.
by poundnground on Aug 2, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Stand Them Up!"
Can you imagine the crowd reaction if Brock had taken Mir down about 11 times over 5 rounds and won a one sided decision while doing almost no damage to Mir?
There would have been a lynch mob after Brock…. but GSP does it and he’s the best in the world.
by Paradoxx on Aug 2, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Did you even see the fight? Take a look at Alves’s face, I don’t know where you get that bullshit about causing no damage but you’re completely wrong.
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 11:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
GSP also knocked him down in the standup...
Twice, although one was a half takedown (Hit him in the face while he had caught a leg kick)
Also, the action was far more dynamic in the GSP fight. They were moving all over the cage, Alves kept fighting back to his feet etc.
Brock held Mir in one spot. Only thing moving was his right arm, and only about 10 inches. That’s all it took.
'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
by Well Read Idiot on Aug 3, 2009 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that picture is just begging for a ‘pwned’ tagline
by kanodogg on Aug 2, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
GET TO IT!
I totally agree lol.
by poundnground on Aug 2, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the people who are complaining about brock’s antics are probably BIG diaz bros. fans, who flip the bird like it’s waving hello-beverly hillbillies style. :)
by bdw on Aug 2, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coaches should be off limits
it’s like insulting a guy’s wife or mother. It makes otherwise sane people go berzerk. For this reason, I don’t blame Brock for his after-match pow-wow with Mir on the virtues of politeness. Also, I’m from Minnesota and the guys that run Brock’s gym are super nice and did not deserve Mir’s bashing. When you cross a line, don’t be surprised when somebody crosses one back.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
With the caveat that if the coach talks shit, he is fair game.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Aug 2, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, absolutely
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Aug 2, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SURPRISE!!!!!!!
Another Brock Post. ;)
by FredPancake on Aug 2, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thunderlips...
I mean Brock,should have tossed Frank into the 5th row.
by Skoobs on Aug 2, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean honky kong?
I don’t think they’re actually going to let him kill me... And if he does kills me, book sales will really go up. Boom…win-win, bitch.- Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva
by ufc4 on Aug 2, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brock cannot be Honky Kong, he is built like a black man remember?
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Aug 2, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thunderlips (Brock)...
….The Ultimate Male versus the Ultimate MeatBall (Mir). 
by MetsGod on Aug 2, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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