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MMA fans are a picky lot and are displeased with a multitude of fighters. However, there are some very specific fighters that fans, for one reason or another, love to hate more than anyone else.The fans hate these poor fighters for varying reasons, eit…
MMA fans are a picky lot and are displeased with a multitude of fighters. However, there are some very specific fighters that fans, for one reason or another, love to hate more than anyone else.
The fans hate these poor fighters for varying reasons, either they are rude and crude or are even too perfect.
Who are these fighters and why do fans love to hate them? Read and find out!
Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by …
Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.
Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by few but he still has a long way to go before we start looking at him as a real threat to Georges St. Pierre’s UFC welterweight title.
While Johnson’s sheer size and natural ability would surely give St. Pierre fits, Johnson is just not at that level yet. He is a great prospect and the tools are there but he needs to really put the work in to take that next step.
Johnson has been an impressive prospect since making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 in 2007 but he has yet to show he can compete with the best the UFC welterweight division has to offer.
A good wrestler in his own right, Johnson was dominated by perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck in the wrestling department and St. Pierre is a much better functional wrestler than Koscheck.
If Johnson ever hopes to compete with St. Pierre, he is going to need to learn how to use that huge frame and explosive athleticism to not only stuff takedown attempts but to punish his opponents when they try to take him to the mat.
On the feet Johnson’s length and power make him a destructive force but he does have a tendency to get a little wild, leaving himself open and off balance. Against a fighter the caliber of St. Pierre those openings will result in losing the fight.
Johnson has all of the natural tools a fighter would need to end the welterweight title reign of St. Pierre but he needs to continue to refine his skills and mature as a fighter. If he can do that he could develop into the biggest threat St. Pierre has in the welterweight division.
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Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by …
Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.
Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by few but he still has a long way to go before we start looking at him as a real threat to Georges St. Pierre’s UFC welterweight title.
While Johnson’s sheer size and natural ability would surely give St. Pierre fits, Johnson is just not at that level yet. He is a great prospect and the tools are there but he needs to really put the work in to take that next step.
Johnson has been an impressive prospect since making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 in 2007 but he has yet to show he can compete with the best the UFC welterweight division has to offer.
A good wrestler in his own right, Johnson was dominated by perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck in the wrestling department and St. Pierre is a much better functional wrestler than Koscheck.
If Johnson ever hopes to compete with St. Pierre, he is going to need to learn how to use that huge frame and explosive athleticism to not only stuff takedown attempts but to punish his opponents when they try to take him to the mat.
On the feet Johnson’s length and power make him a destructive force but he does have a tendency to get a little wild, leaving himself open and off balance. Against a fighter the caliber of St. Pierre those openings will result in losing the fight.
Johnson has all of the natural tools a fighter would need to end the welterweight title reign of St. Pierre but he needs to continue to refine his skills and mature as a fighter. If he can do that he could develop into the biggest threat St. Pierre has in the welterweight division.
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Already tremendously popular with sports fans for providing scientific reasoning for why our favorite athletes can do what they do, Sport Science was a hit with MMA fans for showcasing fighters like Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Fedor Emelianenko’s dev…
Already tremendously popular with sports fans for providing scientific reasoning for why our favorite athletes can do what they do, Sport Science was a hit with MMA fans for showcasing fighters like Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Fedor Emelianenko‘s devastation in the ring.
On ESPN though, the Emmy award winning show was revitalized as a segment for various shows like SportsCenter, College GameDay and MMA Live.
For MMA fans however, the science behind the destructive force of our favorite fighter’s leg kick or punch double leg takedown is especially entertaining.
Whether its likening the force of a kick to a full on tackle from Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis or comparing the amount of pressure required to choke someone unconscious to the amount to crush an egg, Sport Science puts it in layman’s terms.
And in the process, we are given a scientific explanation for some of our favorite fighter’s freakish ability.
So let’s take a look at Sport Science’s examination of some of the sport’s best, Jon Jones and The Top MMA Fighters To Appear on ESPN Sport Science.
For some reason, Georges St-Pierre is that rare breed of fighter who is held in high esteem by the fans despite his failings and successes. There is no one thing that is specific to pin-point that drives his fans into an animated state of protective fr…
For some reason, Georges St-Pierre is that rare breed of fighter who is held in high esteem by the fans despite his failings and successes.
There is no one thing that is specific to pin-point that drives his fans into an animated state of protective frenzy whenever St-Pierre’s name is supposedly sullied—rightly or wrongly.
The likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva, Mirko Filipovic, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture have all been hero-worshipped, but the adulation bestowed upon St-Pierre by his fervent supporters even surpasses that.
In every sport you have the good guy and the bad guy—St-Pierre seems to be the former.
His naysayers would argue differently—their most vocal ire is that St-Pierre fails to finish fights.
They are right—St-Pierre has won his last four bouts via unanimous decision. The emphasis here should be placed on won, as winning is really all that counts. However, some would disagree whilst others would fight tooth and nail to prove otherwise.
I can only surmise that the St-Pierre adoration is due to several factors:
St-Pierre’s Background
I would say that some of St-Pierre’s fans see a little of themselves in him. That fact that St-Pierre’s parents weren’t affluent and yet he was still able to achieve all that he has to date, must’ve been something some of his fans could identify with.
There’s also the story of how St-Pierre took up karate to combat the bullies at his school who picked on him and stole his clothes. That kind of anecdote would most certainly have left an indelible mark on his many fans—some whom might’ve been in a similar situation but were too afraid to fight back.
St-Pierre’s Character
St-Pierre has the accolade of being one of the nicest guys in MMA, if the not the nicest. He conducts himself in a respectful manner and this demeanour crosses over to his opponents as well.
I would think that most people having grown up in a tough neighbourhood and been subjected to the abuse that St-Pierre had experienced would’ve turned out differently in comparison to St-Pierre.
St-Pierre’s Achievements
St-Pierre’s accomplishments inside the Octagon—coming from nothing to being one of the most dominant fighters and champions in the history of MMA must’ve endeared him to those fans.
Also, the way in which St-Pierre was able comeback from his shocking defeat to Matt Serra and regain the UFC welterweight championship, I’m sure played its part too.
There must be other factors at play here, but whatever they maybe, it seems that St-Pierre stands alone as being the most idolized fighter in MMA.
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Mention “free UFC world title fight on network TV” to your casual MMA fan and chances are they’ll start telling you all about Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos, coming live on FOX this fall! Hold on just a second.Before the heavywe…
Mention “free UFC world title fight on network TV” to your casual MMA fan and chances are they’ll start telling you all about Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos, coming live on FOX this fall!
Hold on just a second.
Before the heavyweights take MMA to the next level on network TV, a different set of UFC champions are set to throw down for free under the bright lights of network TV.
For the bantamweights, this is a moment to step out from under the shadows of their heavyweight comrades—and that’s important, since I don’t think Demetrious Johnson could step out from Cain Velasquez’s shadow in real life if he tried.
Backing up the title fight on the network card are some intriguing undercard matchups, featuring scrapy lightweights, just as scrappy welterweights, and your obligatory heavyweight slugfest.
What does it all mean? What exactly is at stake when the lights go down in Washington, D.C. Saturday night? Well, let’s find out shall we? Opening the show, a pair of lightweights with a lot to prove…