“The Prodigy” also surprises Heath Herring with his morning shake:
(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Roy” for the assist.)
July 21st, 2008
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“The Prodigy” also surprises Heath Herring with his morning shake:
(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Roy” for the assist.)
Damn Heath look buff, really tryin to bulk up for Brock I guess.
bj looks high
Garcia vs Pulver Sept 10th?
GOd, I just hate people who Hijack threads and provide us all with news on a slow and boring news day! HOw coulud you? JERK!!!!!
Great fight! No idea who will win that one. I want to say Garcia, but Jens looked very tough fighting Urijah at 145 lbs. This is a tough one to call. who ever has the betetr chin is winning this fight. THis will be “an old fashion Slobberknocker!”
as long as you don’t write your own article and post it up like your a writer here.
I’ll take Jens. Garcia is good, but I think Jens will school him like he did to Swanson. And for the record, I don’t give a shit about jacking threads.
I dont do that!
lol he said jacking
the shake
the shake?
what he really meant was…..
…”shake your boto”
hahahaha…
what a slow news day, I’m not complaining at mania, just at how there is not much news in the MMA community today
guess I shouldn’t complain much since we had 3 major events this weekend…
I think that is why you are complaining mang. There were three events and they all had some big deal fights within them. There should be a lot more news on them and the rankings should be changing as well. What I’d really like to know is if Aleks has Hep C, or is there another reason why he did not fight in Affliction
I would like to know how many PPV buys there were. Where can you find that information?
I think that information comes out a week after the event (from what I remember of past UFC’s, not sure though). I also want to know how much they were able to sell.
I think that would be an interesting piece of information for Mania to mention after every PPV event, UFC or Affliction. I guess I could try to find it myself, but Mania is like my 1 stop shop for all MMA.
seriously, usually there are tons of news following a big event, these were 3 big events… I just don’t understand, again, it’s not mania’s fault, I’ve been to every MMA site I know of and no one has big news. This is just weird…
Well - theres rumors that Aleks Emelianenko tested positive for Hepatitus B, and thats the reason he wasnt allowed on the Affliction card..
oops - posted too early - anyways theres no definitive source that i know of, maybe thats why he failed the CSAC licensing thing..
Right I only saw that on a forum so there is no solid proof of it so that would be nice to know because I don’t think he will be able to fight again if he has something like Hepatitus
Did bj say the finished a shoot for the new reality show?
Anyone notice the Affliction boys? Wouldn’t that be crazy! Sherk, BJ, St-Pierre all leaving the UFC for Affliction LOL… Also, very cool to see BJ & Sherk chilling together…
yeah cool for sure to see them hangin out…just shows the sport isnt just thugs kickin eachothers asses like some people make it out to be.
I agree 100%
no doubt, that was a complete 180° on both parties!
That is cool. They had a great fight, and respected each other’s ground game so much that they just slugged it out, which is something I definately was not expecting.
ugh that would suck.
I also doubt it would ever happen.
I can’t be the only one who wasn’t impressed with the Afflictions production values.
Commentating sucked, broadcast quality sucked, and I hated the ring in pride and I hate it in Affliction, MMA works better in some sort of cage.
Fedor and Arlovski and barnett wins were great fights though.
The rest… eh.
I agree
I agree with you completely.
Did you notice that they had those red lights constantly pointed into the stands in some areas. I’d be pissed if I got a light shined in my face for 4 hours.
I absolutely hated the ring. Watching Dream last night made me realize how bad the Affliction ring really was. For a company that supposedly makes things that are pleasing to the eye that ring sucked. It turned out like what I imagine a ring would turn out like if me and my friends decided build our own ring.
commenting was alright but the ring sucked if your gonna have a ring you have to be prepared to use rope men and tight ropes hence babalu falling through ropes! their production was crappy but it was their first even and as for the band that sucked they should only have been using the band between fights to entertain the crowd they could have had a non ringside panel discussiing the fight so when the music is on they can comment! but it was their first show not everything can be good! the fighters were a class
I agree, but rope men look kind of Bush League too. Maybe they can make some kind of square cage if they want corners. Personally, I think a simple round cage would be best.
what a show those two put on to build their fight!
All this ‘Fedor Vs Silva’ P4P debate is bullshit. If BJ and Fedor or Silva fought, and they were the same size, he murder them both
Hell yeah
lol You’re just a tool… please do not post anyone in the same sentense as Fedor… Anyways… to be perfectly honest, your post is pretty stupid because THEY ARE NOT the same weight… so get over it…
I agree. I’ve said it before, BJ Penn is the most skilled fighter in the world. People have the P4P definition confused. You have it right. The P4P list means who would be the best if everybody was the same size. This has been clear in boxing for years, but it somehow confuses the hell out of MMA fans. Mayweather is (was, he just retired) number 1 not b/c ppl think he can beat HW’s. He’s number 1 b/c if everybody was the same size, he’d tool everyone. Same with Manny Pacquiao. A guy like Roy Jones would ruin Pac, but Pac is top 3 P4P while Roy is not even top 10 anymore.
Darth has no idea what pound for pound means. Oh dear.
Just because I do not agree that BJ is not #1 P4P, that means I don’t know what P4P means? LOL
Opinion = #1 P4P fighter in the world
FACT = Who the top 4 Pound for pound fighters are:
Fedor / GSP / Silva / BJ (In no order)
You did it again. You genuinely don’t understand the meaning of pound for pound. Read Pat’s comment, it’s right there. You silly little boy.
You don’t understand the meaning of P4P when a fighter loses a fight he loses ranking on a P4P list. Penn has lost 2 fights our of his last 5. Silva and Fedor have not. Fedor has not lost any fights or any rounds Silva has. Looks like Fedor is number one, Silva is number 2, and Penn is number 3. If they all were the same perspective weight how would that work huh? That makes little to no sense at all and I don’t think you understand this.
No, you don’t understand. P4P means that, if they were both at thier optimum but the same size, who would be better (a hypothetic debate only). As in SKILL PER POUND OF WEIGHT.
Me saying that I think BJ is better P4P is simply speculative, and of course I could be wrong. But debating the definition if P4P is moronic, just look it up!
There is no “P4P list”, and to base it on number of recent fight losses is nonsensical, it ignores the caliber of the opponent. It would put Kimbo above GSP.
No, you don’t understand. P4P means that, if they were both at thier optimum but the same size, who would be better (a hypothetic debate only). As in SKILL PER POUND OF WEIGHT.
Me saying that I think BJ is better P4P is simply speculative, and of course I could be wrong. But debating the definition if P4P is a waste of time, just look it up!
There is no “P4P list”, and to base it on number of recent fight losses is nonsensical, it ignores the caliber of the opponent. It would put Kimbo above GSP.
argueing about that is stupid! bj has the best bjj and good boxing and good wrestling! you can hit him with anything and he seems to take it and will find your weakness! bj has losses to gsp and machida who both well outweigh him! he only lost to hughes when injured and then his loss tojens was an early career fight!
while anderson silva has a huge hole is his game (being the wrestling) his is great ground game and elite striking that ensures that he will find a way to win against any oponent his weight no matter what!
gsp has the the most tools to use but his striking isnt anything near that of silva so he comes across less brutal!
and
fedor who has a wide skill set and a strange attitude like its all a stroll in a park! no matter what you throw at him he wins!
in my opinion walking around anderson silva is about 210 lbs gsp is roughly 200. bjis about 170 while fedor is about 230. yes at 185 silva is brutal but you must remember he is really about 210 before cutting!
for me fedor is the best p4p only he takes on people who are 50lbs bigger and whupps their ass
Andy… who are you? callng me little boy, and trying to make people understand what YOUR P4P meaning is? Listen, go take some prozzak and chill out… Not everyone agrees that BJ is P4P the best in the world.. or is that a FACT?! Id it that time of the month for you?
See I tried to explain what I meant but it was moderated for some reason. You can’t put them at the same weight class because that is ignoring what those weight classes signify. You know that HW’s posses KO power but are slow with usually less technical ground game. Its different than fighting at LW where everything is very fast pace and the ground game needs to be technically sound. If you imagined them at the same size you would be cutting out Fedor’s power but keeping Penn’s technique which completely messing up the comparrison. You compare wins and losses with the caliber of opponent included of course but thats just the point I’m trying to make. P4P is more based on how dominant a fighter is for his natural weight. When a fighter like Penn or Silva can move up in class and take fighters at a heavier weight class it adds to their P4P ranking because they show their will to dominate people at higher weight classes. Get a BJ Penn at HW and he would not be nearly as fast, flexible or powerful at that weight, its plainly not possible. Move Fedor down to LW and he is not going to be able to beat everyone with an Armbar. P4P is based on their natural weight, their records, and just plainly opinion of their dominance. Any of the top 3 guys could be switched around but based on his record Fedor is number one, based on caliber of opponents Penn is probably number one, and based on sheer skill Silva would be number one with Penn close behind him
Andy is the only one who has nicely laid out what P4P means. Agree with everything Andy.
SMokes you just dont quite understand it yet. That is why it is hypothetical. I see what your sayin, but Andy is right. What you would do is take Fedor’s KO power relative to his opponents, and pit it against BJ’s technique relative to his opponents, you get it? It is very hypothetical, which is why there will never be an absolute answer on who is best P4P, however, there IS a set definition as to what P4P means, and Andy has it right.
Wow…That was the most intelligent argument ever.
Hey Darth_ Fedor, if you don’t agree that BJ is #1 P4P, then you understand P4P better than a lot of guys that even mention BJ ahead of Fedor GSP or Silva.
My top 3 P4P would have to go
1. A. Silva
2. Fedor
3. BJ
GSP is close. If he can string together a couple more good wins.
Yeah, GSP definitely needs a few more good solid wins to be anywhere near Penn. I mean Penn is way out ahead of him ,with winning THREE out of his last SIX fights GSP will be lucky to ever catch BJ. GSP hasn’t proven much , except that he BEAT EVERYONE he’s fought, most in utter domination. GSP needs to avenge ALL his losses like BJ has, you know, like against Hughes. Oh yeah, that’s right, BJ didn’t avenge his loss, Hughes avenged his loss against Penn. OK, GSP has to at least avenge his loss to BJ, oops there I go again, that’s BJ that LOST to GSP. I seem to be getting things backwards. I think you threw me off when you said, GSP is below BJ. You’re right though, if GSP can get a few more good wins,he will better his 89% win record vs Penns 72%. If that doesn’t do, I’m sure he’ll at least be tied with BJ when he beats him AGAIN. This of couse isn’t taking into account BJ’s hypothetical superior skill or his losses that don’t count, because he got injured or gassed. GSP could never hold a candle to that.
man.. if manny pacqauio was a heavyweight.. boxing would be back on the map
+10000
guys i think urijah faber and anderson silva are up there with bj i doubt he would murder them if they were the same size.. i don’t consider fedor top p4p but top hw for sure but bj would fight anybody at any weight without a problem so i give him the nod for best p4p since he;s the only one willing to fight whoever whenever wherever and whatever weightclass
I wonder wheres ((( Adam G ))) on this??? This thread should be your dream topic Adam!!! Your probably the biggest BJ Penn fan out there.
I will do it for him…
BJ BJ BJ!!! Word… BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ… GSP your dead… BJ BJ BJ… Word… BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ…
LMAO!!! yup, sounds just like him.
I’ve seen posts by Adam but not Adam G?… are they the same guy?…
Nope, can’t be, Adam doesn’t tie into me when I say something derogatory about BJ.
What are your thoughts gents?
My thoughts are Heath looked like a beast, but BJ not all that big so standing next to him probably helped. I wanna see him next to Lesnar, it doesn’t really look like Brock is all that bigger to me, but then again I can’t ever tell until the weigh in/staredown, whichever I happen to see first. I’m pretty sure Herring is taller but how much thicker is Brock, I wouldn’t put it past Heath to be able to sprawl that take down and keep this one standing.
UFC.com has Heath listed at 250. Lesnar has to cut weight to make 265 so there will probably be a 20-30 pound difference.
250 as of the Kongo fight I think, we’ll have to see what he weighs in at for this fight. He looks bigger to me/more cut and in shape. Heath lookin beastly.
actually lesnar is around 300lbs so nearly a 50lb difference
I highly doubt that he weighs 35 lbs. heavier the day after the weigh in.
I’d be surprised if Heath was able to avoid just one takedown. O’brian took Heath down at will and he is nowhere near the wrestler Lesnar is. Nor the SIZE. I see Brock winning this fight, however I think we will see the best Herring ever.
My thoughts are that you’re a child
P4P is the most useless discussion ever. They will never be the same size so all this is only OPINION. Penn will never fight Silva, Fedor will never fight Silva, Penn will fight St. Pierre again but that is it.
I could see BJ getting a little crazy and moving up to 185 in a couple years, he’s fought heavier before.
I just doubt that he would want to fight Silva, who is a legitimate 200 lb. guy fighting him. He would be giving up a huge reach IMO.
Well BJ fought Machida at an open weight (Machida came at > 205 lbs. I believe) and BJ wasn’t tentative at all. Don’t doubt BJ’s craziness lol. That should be on the blurbs they display on TV when he’s introduced:
BJ Penn
Hilo, HI
- Excellent BJJ and flexibility
- Heavy hands
- Crazy mofo
I think he might man, Machida came in at 220 and had a huge reach advantage when BJ fought him. Keep in mind that BJ is crazy.
I would like to see it but I think BJ may have to hire a search party to look for his teeth if he does. One of the reason’s I like this guy is he is slightly unstable.
I don’t see any reason that if BJ can win the WW title that he wouldn’t want to try and get the 185 strap. If it wasn’t for GSP I think BJ could dominate 155 and 170. As far as the BJ vs GSP thing goes I think that is really up on the air.
That’s not what P4P is about. It has nothing to do with who will beat who. You could take one of the worst HW’s and put him in the cage with one of the best LW’s. Chances are the LW is going to get SQUASHED. Does that mean the HW is a better fighter? No, it just means he is bigger. P4P is just a comparison as to who is the most dominant against there OWN peers. Things have to be taken into concideration, like level of competition faced. If you have a stacked LW division and a stacked HW division and the LW champ is winning in dominant fashion and the HW champ is eeking out decisions, then the LW is P4P better (even if the HW would kick his ass). P4P rankings are to be fair to the smaller guys. To say a HW is P4P the best is pointless. He would be the best fighter, Period.
You’re on an internet forum. Exactly what debates get settled with 100% proof on here? Specualtive debate is we have i’m afraid…
Very true, even after the fight is over, there is often excuses and disbelief and the debate rages on.
Heath Herring needs a woman in his life cause his house is UGLY!!!!!!!!!! Looks like he bought his furniture out a sidewalk sale from the LUXOR.
The Luxor is a classy joint man lol.
Hmm… whats the take on the “new” reality show.
Fedor > Silva,Penn, everyone
So as long as Fedor fights a top ten guy every 3 years or so he is God? Give me a break, Fedor is the best HW there is, but P4P Penn and Silva are better.
what top ranked fighters has silva beat, 2 hendo and franklin, so fedor is oly one behind right know by the end of the yr he will have one or two more
What? He fought Hendo twice and also fout guys like Marquart, Irvin, Leben and Lutter. Fedor fights guys two wieght classes below him, freaks, guys past there prime and guys with litlle expierience. The last three years of Fedor’s career have been the biggest waste of talent I have ever seen in mma.
no he fought hendo once and everyone else you named is not a top 10 ranked fighter, and fedor fought the best there is just not in the last two yrs but thats going to change hopefully this yr.
It is tough to distinguish between the two because they are head and shoulders above everyone else in their division. They both destroy all the competitors in there division. Silva can go up in weight and probably destroy everyone in 205, b ut that doesn’t necessarily make him #1, because moving up is not an option for Fedor. A Silva could go up to hw and fight Fedor, if he wins (not likely), he would definitely be #1. If Fedor wins, there’s always the “he’s way Bigger” and is supposed to win. Its a neverending arguement. They are currently the two best fighters in mma.
i agree james
two things:
1) WTF? new reality show on NBC? how come this isnt gettinmg more talk?
2) and that was the Affliction guy in the PJ w/ Dana? maybe… i dont know.
Are you talking about the guy with the hat and glasses? That’s Mark DellaGrotte, Kenny Florian’s coach.
Fedor didn’t beat anyone that good on Saturday! Beating Silvia in the heavyweight division is equivilent of beating Tito in light heavyweight. It doesn’t mean you’re the second coming.
and what does beating a unranked irvin say, wheather you like it or not tim was a top5 hw.
Your comments are the equivalent of me taking a dump while reading tuesday’s newspaper from last week… You post thinking you are stating facts when they are JUST opinions, then patronize people for giving their opinion… Silvia wasn’t a big win? ok then… would you have prefered Fedor fighting GIANTS again or middleweights? WE GET IT! YOU DON’T LIKE FEDOR!!!
I don’t dislike Fedor, he’s obviously a top fighter, I just don’t think he’s as good as the general reactionary forum hype after a win. I’d give him more credit if he beat one of the UFC top-tier 205 guys than Tim Silvia. And calm ‘Darth’, you silly little man. It’s just a debate.
Only thing that was bada$$ on the video was that CHOPPER!!!
Thats cool that BJ and Sean buried the hatchett, and kicking it.
Yeah I liked to see them hanging out as buddies and stuff. It’s cool to see fighters just chillin’ and stuff. Rivalries stay in the cage.
are you saying Nathan Marquardt and chris leben aint top ten and he owned them as goldberg said hes only lost one round in his ufc career if goldberg could see it evrryones else should be able to
Top ten in the UFC or in the world? In the UFC these guys are probably there. In the world, no way!
are you kidding, no leben is not a top 10 mw maybe marquardt but i personally don’t think he is, and he has lost rounds in the ufc so what are you watching.
He is saying Anderson has only lost one round which I do agree with. He lost one round to fat boy Lutter.
and the 1st round to dan henderson