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Written by Joshua Taylor
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Monday, 16 November 2009 13:15 |
 This is a VERY busy MMA period and I think many of us are overlooking a fight with the potential to be an absolute barn-burner, FOTY candidate. This could very well be one of the fights that years down the road we say, "Man I remember watching that live and it was crazy!"
Personally I am super, super excited for this fight. Here is a breakdown of these fighters. I invite you to share your thoughts and anticipations for this bout and also your predictions.
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Read more... [The FLD Weigh-In: Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo]
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Written by Jamie Hughes
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Monday, 16 November 2009 00:24 |
 The case for making a Cruiserweight division in K-1 is certainly an intriguing and exciting thought to entertain. At the moment, we have the extremely deep, talent-laden Heavyweight division which has produced some of kickboxing's most epic fights and beloved superstars such as Aerts, Hoost, Bonjasky, Hari, Le Banner, Hunt, Sefo, and countless others who are followed like religious deities. Further down the weight scale we have the relentless pace and amazing technical ability of the K-1 MAX division which has slightly overtaken the HW division in popularity, due to the consistently exciting performances of fighters such as Por Pramuk, Souwer, Petrosyan, Kyshenko, Masato, and many more up-and-comers and veterans. Despite the fact that both divisions have helped to make K-1 the dominant striking organization in the world, one has to ask the question: "why are there only two main divisions?"
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Read more... [K-1: Cruising Towards a New Weightclass?]
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Written by Miles Hackett
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Friday, 13 November 2009 17:30 |
 Tomorrow afternoon at 3pm EST, UFC 105 will be airing from Manchester, England, on SpikeTV with a number of intriguing match-ups. Giving you your forecast tonight are:
Brad Taschuk (34-22, 60.7%)
Joshua Taylor (31-20, 60.8%)
Matt Bremner (15-6, 71.4%)
Jack Barrington (23-13, 63.3%)
Miles Hackett (28-17, 62.2%)
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Read more... [The FightLockdown Forecast - UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera]
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Written by Jack Barrington
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Monday, 09 November 2009 20:29 |
 Takedowns, Pulling Guard and Scrambling to Your Feet Scored Equally.
Be it a natural bias toward wrestlers or simply a misjudgement on the rule-makers part, but takedowns in North American MMA have always been a sure-fire way to win a fight. I have yet to hear a convincing argument for this, and I doubt I ever will. The most commonly encountered response is always, “but you’re deciding where the fight goes.” I have no issue with this explanation, however, if we are to live by it, then successfully pulling guard and scrambling to your feet from the mat should hold the same value as taking your opponent to the floor. A big takedown that scores damage should still score points, for damage. A regular takedown, on the other hand, should hold not more weight than somebody effectively standing-up from bottom position. Again, none of these tactics generally come close to ending fights, so while I feel takedowns should be scored less favourably than landing a solid shot, or a close submission attempt, they still exercise superiority so they should be scored. They simply should not be the be all and end all as we have become begrudgingly accustomed to in the North American system.
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Read more... [Scoring in MMA - Fans Must Lead the Way (part two)]
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Written by Jack Barrington
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Monday, 09 November 2009 20:04 |
First things first, I would like to preface this article by assuring you all that I am not writing it as an angry emotional Shogun fanboy, I am not writing it as a slight at MMA judges, and I am not writing it as an attention-starved journalist desperate to ride the wave of unrest that has been flowing amongst MMA fans these last few weeks. This article is written by an MMA fan, a fan who notices there is something very wrong with our sport, something that that has led critics to question its legitimacy and fans to question their very faith in what constitutes "winning" a fight.
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Read more... [Scoring in MMA - Fans Must Lead the Way (part one)]
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