I would say it makes the UFC cards look boring because in England wrestling isnt a sport in high school. Think about it. Every time you call a guy a blanket it is usually because he is a former wrestler.
We need some new rules in the USA to nullify the blanket effect.
But is he a wrestler? It's the wrestlers that dont know how to finish since MMA took their "pins" away.
It's "exciting" because the standard is WAY lower and some of the guys aren't great defensively so they just go toe-to-toe
"my favorite part of the UG is when someone justifies the blanket by saying "This is a sport, not a fight". "
if it was a fight the wrestler would headbutt every opponenent into "bolivian"
Maldini I disagree. They are great on the ground because they use Jiu Jitsu and they are great standing. The fact that they arent trying to use the "blanket offense" makes the fights exciting.
LOL. This fight exactly proves the OP's point
cage rage rules !!!
sherk would get booed out of the stadium if he ever came here imho
us english love and appreciate a good standup fight
wrestling often makes for boring fighters, because it doesn't teach guys how to finish fights.
What we really need to do, rather than change MMA's rules, it to change wrestling's rules. LOL
i just got back from the UK so there's no guilt im on my third pint of boddingtons and its only 3 pm here
its also exciting cuz arona isnt there
man this ronnie man fight is boring as hell. I'm surrpsied the english fans aren't booing.
Sherk would get bood doubly since he'd be whupping all the local boys in their hometown too.
lol @ daht - no , he'd get booed because he doesnt trade & couldnt finish his dinner
Wow, I guess the English are just uninformed idiots who should be watching boxing instead of MMA.
Just the usual wrestling hate on this thread.
bwahahahahahaha in your fat face
lol... we now know why theres never been a single elite british mma fighter!
This event really sucks, man.
And it's not like I'm a striking hater or anything. Zaromskis vs. Mason was very good, and it was mostly standup. They were technical and aggressive. Most of these fights have been sloppy, ugly, and flat out boring.
bwahahahahahahaha at your hairy back
What has been good about it? Watson/Smith? Awful. Johnson/Riccio? Even worse. Pointon/Bray? Two guys with zero grappling trying to grapple. Olivier/Mann? Boring. McSweeney/Buchanan? Looked like Sapp/Karaev, but shorter. Cahoon/Epstein? Completely dull.
I have found Cage Rage 22 very very exciting and the matchups are excellent. The Cage Rage matchmaker knows what he is doing for sure.
...and it hasnt cost me $39.95 like a UFC PPV has. I love Cage Rage and ProElite!