What Would Amir Do?
by Donna on Mar 11, 2010 10:14 AM EST
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Scenario: Harriet Smith is at the big dance, but no one will dance with her! How horrid!
What Would Amir Do? Amir never likes to see a lady without a dance partner, and what a perfect time to show off his super excellent robot skills. Amir grabs Harriet, spontaneous synchronized dancing ensues, and corsets start dropping all over the ballroom.
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What Would Amir Do?
by Beth on Mar 11, 2010 10:13 AM EST
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Scenario: Harriet Smith is at the big ball, but no one will dance with her! How horrid!
What Would Amir Do? Amir never likes to see a lady without a dance partner, and what a perfect time to show off his super excellent robot skills. Amir grabs Harriet, spontaneous synchronized dancing ensues, and corsets start dropping all over the ball room.
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Tattoo of the Week: Brian Bowles
by Donna on Mar 10, 2010 9:13 AM EST
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Did Nate Diaz Get Married?!
by Donna on Mar 9, 2010 4:31 PM EST
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Facebook is all aflutter (ok, so maybe just some people) over Nate Diaz's status update that shows him as married to Sarah Diaz. So, did Beth's shame dog get his self hitched. Um, no. You see, Mr. Diaz has a 14 year old superfan named Sarah who thought it would be funny to send him a request to show them as married. Well, Nate accepted her request, thereby showing him as being married to sweet Sarah. Why am I posting this? Is it really news? Well, no, but you gotta admit it is kind of sweet on Nate's part. DAMN YOU NATE DIAZ! Why must you try to melt my icy heart? Don't make me like you!!!
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The Meaning of Yancy Medeiros's Tattoos, From the Man Himself!
by Donna on Mar 9, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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Photo courtesy of Sherdog.
Last week we honored (yes, it is an honor) Yancy Medeiros with Tattoo of the Week for the extensive and beautiful ink we saw in his Strikeforce Challengers win against Raul Castillo. Well, he was kind enough to send us an explanation of his tattoos, and trust us, if you liked him before, you'll love him after this.
my tats have a lot of meaning to it.... each design has a specific meaning that all leads to my daughter.... strength, protection, family, power, life, prosperity, all of that.. if u notice my leg tat has my daughters name inside out.. or in other words, the name is spelt with the skin, not the ink...
i made it like that becuz shes like no other, she flows inside and out of me, my drive to keep fighting and supporting her. and just being the best father/provider i can to her....
thank you for showing interest in my tattoos, because it means a lot to me, just as much as my daughter...
Swoon!
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My Thoughts on Women's MMA: Part Duh.
by Beth on Mar 9, 2010 1:07 PM EST
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I recently wrote an article regarding my thoughts on women's MMA. I stated from the beginning that I never really considered myself a fan, but that I would be watching the Kaufman/Hashi fight with an open mind. I do feel like I did that, however, it was admittedly narrow-minded of me to form an opinion based on the very few fights I've seen.
Everyone jumped on this article pretty quickly and quite a few of you shared some fights that you thought I should watch. I've watched the fights and I have to say that I was really impressed with what I saw. In actuality, a lot of the fights I watched were much more exciting than some of the men's fights I've seen lately. It's as if some of these women knew that their fights would be representing what women can do in the sport, so they fought with as much skill and heart as they had.
Now, in the interest of honesty, I still found it a little off-putting watching women fight. Am I a victim of gender bias? Probably. But with all things that women have become involved in, my guess is that it just takes a little bit of time to get used to seeing women do things that I've only seen men do previously. And since I'm being honest, after about 15 minutes of watching fights it really started to matter a little less. So, basically if I had spent 30 minutes on YouTube before I wrote my previous article, my thoughts would have been different. But then you all would have missed the chance to jump on me and I wouldn't have wanted to steal that opportunity from you. I'm a giver.
There is one thing I have not changed my opinion on. When someone decides to give women's MMA a go and they see a fight like the Kaufman/Hashi fight, I believe that it is doing women's MMA a disservice. Most of you agreed with me that this was a pretty boring fight. What I've seen from other women's fights wasn't boring at all. Did Strikeforce jump too quickly in offering a title fight to these women? I've now seen other Kaufman fights and she is a friggin' animal! The way she fought Hashi doesn't come close to representing who she is as a fighter. What do you all think went on with the Hashi fight? Could they have found her better competition? I feel like she knew she had the win and she fought as such. Who can really blame her? Why risk an injury when you can just pick apart your opponent for 5 rounds and still come out the decisive winner? Did Strikeforce jump too quickly in offering a title fight to these women? Would they have been better off waiting until they found a better competitor to fight Kaufman? Is there another fighter who's better in that division? Let me know what you think.
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What the Hell is a Rear Naked Choke?
by Donna on Mar 9, 2010 11:25 AM EST
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Ah, the rear naked choke. My personal favorite submission. As soon as I see a fighter going for it, I perk up. What?! I like a good submission!
A rear naked choke is pretty much just what it sounds like. A fighter has to take his opponents back (the rear part of the name) and chokes him out with his arms (the choke part of the name, obviously). Now, the choke part can take on many different forms depending on how he holds his arms, and which part of the arm he uses to complete the choke. Finally, the naked part of the name. No, you little pervs, it has nothing to do with actually being fully naked. Rather, it refers to the lack of a gi, which if you remember from our What the Hell is the Rubber Guard article, is the uniform of BJJ fighters.
A final, optional component of the RNC is when a fighter locks his legs around his opponent, like BJ Penn did to Matt Hughes in the picture above. Not required, but super cool. When correctly applied, a rear naked choke completely cuts off the blood flow to the brain of your opponent, rendering him unconscious and you the victor. Winning rules!
UPDATE: Reader Idan commented that, "Actually, The “naked” part refers to the fact that the to-be-submitted fighter does not have one of his (or her) arms utilized as part of the choke, as opposed to various arm-in chokes like the D’Arce choke or the arm-in guillotine." Doesn't he know I don't like to be corrected?!! Rear naked choke time!
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Your Morning Yuck
by Donna on Mar 8, 2010 9:47 AM EST
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Miguel Torres and Brian Bowles posted pictures on their twitter accounts this weekend showing their respective wreckage from WEC 47. Let's start with Torres.
Why, yes, that is skull you can see. Benavidez must have elbows like razor blades and sand paper. Next, we have Brian Bowles.
Holy bejeezus! I was going to get an egg and cheese roll from the corner street cart this morning, but one look at these and I think I'll stick with something a little more bland.
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