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blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:08 PM

Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and the current Middleweight (205 lb.) and Welterweight (185 lb.) champion of the PRIDE Fighting Championships. He is associated with Team Quest. He has a professional MMA record of 22-5-0 as of February 2007, and is subsequently the only MMA fighter to hold two major titles in different weight divisions at the same time. He is originally from Apple Valley, California and went to Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California where he was a two-time California State placer. He went on to wrestle at Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA championships. He has trained with Pan American silver medalist Jeff Funicello. Afterwards he moved onto the international circuit competing for the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He now lives in Temecula, California.[2]

He has notable wins over: Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Kazuo Misaki, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Murilo Rua, Renato Sobral, Gilbert Yvel and Carlos Newton.

Dan Henderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ChiangMai noon · 05-09-2007, 01:09 PM

I want to see that 35 year old lump at light heavy that lifted keith Jardine off the floor with close quarter punching fight again.

That was quite something in his debut.

what was his name BP?

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:12 PM

houston alexander!

jardine is a shitehawk.....he took yer man as a pussy and got his ass kicked. serves him right

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 01:37 PM

That KO of Cro-cop was amazing. Never thought I'd see somebody do the same thing to him that he did to Vanderlei. Both of those guys used to be invincible IMO. Now merely human.

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:40 PM

Cro-Cop is an arrogant prick....he thought he was going to go out there to fight some stooge and got his head kicked in literally

he also couldn't beat the true heavyweight champion FEDOR!!! he is da man...best MMA fighter ever imo

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 01:45 PM

Fedor truly is to me the only invincible one left. He is one scary SOB.

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:49 PM

couture is window dressing for the mighty FEDOR!!

William · 05-09-2007, 01:50 PM

Call to ban 'no-holds' fighting

Cage fighting is gaining in popularity

Brutal, no-holds-barred fighting should be banned, say doctors in Britain.
The British Medical Association, which has campaigned since 1982 for a ban on boxing, has now turned its attention to extreme mixed martial arts.
Doctors are not calling for a ban on sports such as karate, but instead want to see the end of "brutal" events like cage fighting.
It comes ahead of an ultimate fighting event in London on Saturday. Martial arts experts said people had a choice.
Mixed martial arts is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling.

The days of gladiator fights are over and we should not be looking to resurrect them

Vivienne Nathanson, of the BMA

Events such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is being held at the O2 arena in London, pits different fighting styles against each other in caged rings.
It emerged in the US during the 1990s and has proved popular on pay-per-view television.
Organisers have now started arranging events in Europe and this has prompted the BMA to speak out.
Dr Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the BMA, said: "Ultimate fighting can be extremely brutal and has been described as 'human cockfighting'. It can cause traumatic brain injury, joint injuries and fractures.
"This kind of competition hardly constitutes a sport - the days of gladiator fights are over and we should not be looking to resurrect them.
"As doctors we cannot stand by while violent fighting tournaments are allowed to take place.
"Large amounts of money can be earned by participants, promoters and others linked to ultimate fighting, but no amount of money can compensate for permanent brain damage and premature death.
"As a civilised society we should be campaigning to outlaw these activities."
Tournaments
The BMA said there had been only one reported death in Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts since it emerged in 1993.
But doctors said this should be put into context as the tournaments are still in their infancy compared to boxing.
However, Paul Griffin, of the British National Martial Arts Association, who has members which take part in mixed martial arts, said: "The issue is being sensationalised.
"There are strict rules governing these fights and there is a good safety record. "But the bottom line is that people have a choice over whether they take part, they should not be dictated to." The O2 arena and Ultimate Fighting Championship were unavailable for comment

BBC NEWS | Health | Call to ban 'no-holds' fighting

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 01:53 PM

I also agree that Pride format in a ring is much better than cage fighting. Fighters use that cage way too much and lead to boring ground games. I also like head stomps in Pride, which I don't think you can do in UFC, though elbow strikes are allowed.

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:54 PM

^^people want to fight and want to see fights..it is a primal urge which will not be banned or coralled into handy meshes.

MMA is the greatest sport in modern history.....boxing is dead.

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by chinthee

I also like head stomps in Pride

ya, the Chutebox fighters were amazing with that. i loved that aspect of Pride.....the UFC seems so much tamer by comparison

just found this pic of a rampage slam...class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chinthee

I also like head stomps in Pride

ya, the Chutebox fighters were amazing with that. i loved that aspect of Pride.....the UFC seems so much tamer by comparison

The axe murderer Wandy also had a killer soccer kick. But, yeah, the chute boxe boys with the Muay Thai training are a pleasure to watch, more so than the cry babies Minataur etc..

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 02:02 PM

wandy has been signed by the UFC now so we'll see how he does without the nasty stomps and soccer kicks

Shogun looks like the next great fighter to emerge at light-heavyweight....he was amazing the last Pride tournament. they've got him fighting some stooge in the next UFC

ChiangMai noon · 05-09-2007, 02:05 PM

^
How highly do you rate the scum's own michael Bispin at light heavy?

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 02:05 PM

It's amazing to look at the evolution of this sport. I recently went back and viewed all the original UFCs where Royce Gracie used to suck the life out of his victims. Amazing that under no rules, Brazilian Jui Jitsu would still rule probably.

ChiangMai noon · 05-09-2007, 02:06 PM

What i particularly like about light heavy at the moment is that it's very much stand up orientated.
the majority of the top guys are happier on their feet.

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

What i particularly like about light heavy at the moment is that it's very much stand up orientated.
the majority of the top guys are happier on their feet.

Yeah, that's better for action, and Fedor's stand up style is not that impressive to watch, because he doesn't have the grounding in striking art, but rather Sambo I believe.

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

michael Bispin at light heavy

he's good but hasn't been tested yet. i reckon Shogun would beat seven shades of shit ouf of him if they fought now. however.....he has potential. i am now waiting for an Irish fighter to spring up so i can boast freely (pity Roy Keane has retired huh?)

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Originally Posted by chinthee

under no rules

there were always rules though..even back in UFC 1 you couldn't eye gouge or kick in the nads. i get you about ju-jitsu though...i've watched all the early UFC's and it is truely amazing to watch Royce submitting thse big feckers. he is a legend!!

chinthee · 05-09-2007, 02:13 PM

Yeah, I'm a huge fan, and was a practitioner myself of a number of styles in my younger days (a fat old fart now), and I have to say watching all of them, the two best fighters in history in my opinion are "Hoyce" and Fedor. Dream match to see those two fight under old UFC rules!

blackpanther · 05-09-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chinthee

was a practitioner myself of a number of styles in my younger days

fair play to you buddy!

i wish i had gotten into it earlier...nobody was into martial arts when i was younger and i regret that i never had the chance to learn it. when i have a kid he's going to be a vicious little fecker for sure...gonna have him doing muay thai and ju-jitsu!

05-09-2007, 01:08 PM	#41 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and the current Middleweight (205 lb.) and Welterweight (185 lb.) champion of the PRIDE Fighting Championships. He is associated with Team Quest. He has a professional MMA record of 22-5-0 as of February 2007, and is subsequently the only MMA fighter to hold two major titles in different weight divisions at the same time. He is originally from Apple Valley, California and went to Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California where he was a two-time California State placer. He went on to wrestle at Arizona State University, participating in the 1993 NCAA championships. He has trained with Pan American silver medalist Jeff Funicello. Afterwards he moved onto the international circuit competing for the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He now lives in Temecula, California.[2] He has notable wins over: Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Kazuo Misaki, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Murilo Rua, Renato Sobral, Gilbert Yvel and Carlos Newton. Dan Henderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ What if?

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05-09-2007, 01:09 PM	#42 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon ysbryd y nos Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 26,489	I want to see that 35 year old lump at light heavy that lifted keith Jardine off the floor with close quarter punching fight again. That was quite something in his debut. what was his name BP?

05-09-2007, 01:12 PM	#43 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	houston alexander! jardine is a shitehawk.....he took yer man as a pussy and got his ass kicked. serves him right

05-09-2007, 01:37 PM	#44 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 23-09-2008 07:21 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,033	That KO of Cro-cop was amazing. Never thought I'd see somebody do the same thing to him that he did to Vanderlei. Both of those guys used to be invincible IMO. Now merely human.

05-09-2007, 01:40 PM	#45 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	Cro-Cop is an arrogant prick....he thought he was going to go out there to fight some stooge and got his head kicked in literally he also couldn't beat the true heavyweight champion FEDOR!!! he is da man...best MMA fighter ever imo

05-09-2007, 01:45 PM	#46 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 23-09-2008 07:21 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,033	Fedor truly is to me the only invincible one left. He is one scary SOB.

05-09-2007, 01:49 PM	#47 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	couture is window dressing for the mighty FEDOR!!

05-09-2007, 01:50 PM	#48 (permalink)
William Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 03:10 AM Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In jail Posts: 5,900	Call to ban 'no-holds' fighting Cage fighting is gaining in popularity Brutal, no-holds-barred fighting should be banned, say doctors in Britain. The British Medical Association, which has campaigned since 1982 for a ban on boxing, has now turned its attention to extreme mixed martial arts. Doctors are not calling for a ban on sports such as karate, but instead want to see the end of "brutal" events like cage fighting. It comes ahead of an ultimate fighting event in London on Saturday. Martial arts experts said people had a choice. Mixed martial arts is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. The days of gladiator fights are over and we should not be looking to resurrect them Vivienne Nathanson, of the BMA Events such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is being held at the O2 arena in London, pits different fighting styles against each other in caged rings. It emerged in the US during the 1990s and has proved popular on pay-per-view television. Organisers have now started arranging events in Europe and this has prompted the BMA to speak out. Dr Vivienne Nathanson, head of science and ethics at the BMA, said: "Ultimate fighting can be extremely brutal and has been described as 'human cockfighting'. It can cause traumatic brain injury, joint injuries and fractures. "This kind of competition hardly constitutes a sport - the days of gladiator fights are over and we should not be looking to resurrect them. "As doctors we cannot stand by while violent fighting tournaments are allowed to take place. "Large amounts of money can be earned by participants, promoters and others linked to ultimate fighting, but no amount of money can compensate for permanent brain damage and premature death. "As a civilised society we should be campaigning to outlaw these activities." Tournaments The BMA said there had been only one reported death in Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts since it emerged in 1993. But doctors said this should be put into context as the tournaments are still in their infancy compared to boxing. However, Paul Griffin, of the British National Martial Arts Association, who has members which take part in mixed martial arts, said: "The issue is being sensationalised. "There are strict rules governing these fights and there is a good safety record. "But the bottom line is that people have a choice over whether they take part, they should not be dictated to." The O2 arena and Ultimate Fighting Championship were unavailable for comment BBC NEWS \| Health \| Call to ban 'no-holds' fighting

05-09-2007, 01:53 PM	#49 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 23-09-2008 07:21 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,033	I also agree that Pride format in a ring is much better than cage fighting. Fighters use that cage way too much and lead to boring ground games. I also like head stomps in Pride, which I don't think you can do in UFC, though elbow strikes are allowed.

05-09-2007, 01:54 PM	#50 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	^^people want to fight and want to see fights..it is a primal urge which will not be banned or coralled into handy meshes. MMA is the greatest sport in modern history.....boxing is dead.

05-09-2007, 02:02 PM	#53 (permalink)
blackpanther Phang Nga Last Online: 14-01-2008 02:59 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bangkok Posts: 746	wandy has been signed by the UFC now so we'll see how he does without the nasty stomps and soccer kicks Shogun looks like the next great fighter to emerge at light-heavyweight....he was amazing the last Pride tournament. they've got him fighting some stooge in the next UFC

05-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#54 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon ysbryd y nos Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 26,489	^ How highly do you rate the scum's own michael Bispin at light heavy?

05-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#55 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 23-09-2008 07:21 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,033	It's amazing to look at the evolution of this sport. I recently went back and viewed all the original UFCs where Royce Gracie used to suck the life out of his victims. Amazing that under no rules, Brazilian Jui Jitsu would still rule probably.

05-09-2007, 02:06 PM	#56 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon ysbryd y nos Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 26,489	What i particularly like about light heavy at the moment is that it's very much stand up orientated. the majority of the top guys are happier on their feet.

05-09-2007, 02:13 PM	#59 (permalink)
chinthee Sundance is my bff Last Online: 23-09-2008 07:21 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,033	Yeah, I'm a huge fan, and was a practitioner myself of a number of styles in my younger days (a fat old fart now), and I have to say watching all of them, the two best fighters in history in my opinion are "Hoyce" and Fedor. Dream match to see those two fight under old UFC rules!

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