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- Moorlady
03.13.2022 | 5:19 PM ET
1) Where is everyone from?
2) What drew you to MMA?
2) What drew you to MMA?
Responses Page 3
03.14.2022 | 2:32 PM ET
Gregory
Funny, I tried getting my brother into the sport the same way. He thought the lore was interesting but the actual sport didn’t seem to peak his interest. He really only started becoming a fan after he saw the Joaquin Buckley knockout live. Hilariously, I had to use the bathroom right when the knockout happened and heard him screaming “YOOOOOO HE ******* KILLED THAT MAN” from downstairs
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03.14.2022 | 2:45 PM ET
I grew up in the Strawberry Beds valley in Dublin Ireland so maybe thats where im from
One day in the summer of 2007 I was about to go out when I was looking through the TV channels, I saw a Chuck Liddell highlight followed by a Diego Sanchez highlight, and I've been an MMAJunkie since then.
I was into martial arts from a young age so when I saw MMA I was very intrigued and when I saw several fighters from my style in UFC, M1 Global and PRIDE FC it really got me into MMA but I quickly became interested in all styles and realised its better to learn all styles if you can, or aspects of differents styles, I was more close minded to training in different styles before I saw MMA. Some of my favorite MMA is the oldskool UK MMA event Cage Rage where I watched a young Paul Daley throw bombs at people, and many other crazy fights, also Strikeforce and M1 Global Team vs Team events, WEC and Bodog Fight
* Edited at 03.14.2022, 2:52 PM ET *
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03.14.2022 | 2:49 PM ET
I have single-handedly gotten all of my friends and family into mma and I love it
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 5:39 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Any tips for how to do that? I don't have any friends (at least ones I've physically met) who like MMA. Most don't even know the sport exists and when I show them clips, they just assume it's a variant of pro wrestling. Either that or they go hard the other way and assume that there's something wrong with me for liking something as brutal as that.
Any tips for how to do that? I don't have any friends (at least ones I've physically met) who like MMA. Most don't even know the sport exists and when I show them clips, they just assume it's a variant of pro wrestling. Either that or they go hard the other way and assume that there's something wrong with me for liking something as brutal as that.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 5:46 PM ET
Born in Portsmouth in England, lived in a suburban village called Stubbington my whole short life
Was bored as **** in the pandemic and honestly in a really bad place. Had watched the occasional Mcgregor highlight video but didn't watch an event until 251. **** was free on BT sport so i stay up and start watching by Prochazka Oezdemir is on. Loved it since, even though the main event was dog.
Found tapology after a falling out with a long term friend. Used to watch mma with him and get pissed. Then he got in to radical islam, got annoyed at me for drinking and even more annoyed for being a ****** ha. No other friends liked mma so i started conversing on here
Appreciate you lot a lot, but if i can finally get a friend in to mma or even better a bird i'm ditching you ****s ha
Was bored as **** in the pandemic and honestly in a really bad place. Had watched the occasional Mcgregor highlight video but didn't watch an event until 251. **** was free on BT sport so i stay up and start watching by Prochazka Oezdemir is on. Loved it since, even though the main event was dog.
Found tapology after a falling out with a long term friend. Used to watch mma with him and get pissed. Then he got in to radical islam, got annoyed at me for drinking and even more annoyed for being a ****** ha. No other friends liked mma so i started conversing on here
Appreciate you lot a lot, but if i can finally get a friend in to mma or even better a bird i'm ditching you ****s ha
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once." - Julius Caesar.
03.14.2022 | 6:04 PM ET
@stephen what I did to get them interested was show highlight reels of best ko’s to get them excited and once they gained enough interest then I usually get as many friends as possible to come drink and watch the fights on Saturday’s and it’s now became a regular Saturday tradition; like watching American football on sundays
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 6:07 PM ET
I think another thing that helps is how passionate I am about the sport. I think my friends just like hearing me talk about it lol.
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 6:27 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Whenever I show them KO's from MMA (I usually go for the more spectacular ones like Joaquin Buckley's spinning back kick KO for instance) and they usually either think it's faked or it's too brutal for them. I showed a one of my colleagues Francis N'Gannou's KO of Stipe Miocic once and he said it was fake because of the way Miocic's leg bend under his body as he fell and that doesn't happen when someone is knocked out apparently.
Same deal with submissions, they see a guy tap out and assume it's the same as wrestling tap outs. I had one guy tell me that it's obviously a fake fight when someone taps out as a real fighter wouldn't tap out and so must be following a script. I've also had some new people I meet assume I must be some kind of violent arsehole for liking it and have avoided me. There's not much coverage of MMA in the UK so the sport is badly misunderstood. There is coverage of the sport but you have to seek it out, it's not like football (soccer) that's covered in every newspaper/sports bulletin for instance.
Whenever I show them KO's from MMA (I usually go for the more spectacular ones like Joaquin Buckley's spinning back kick KO for instance) and they usually either think it's faked or it's too brutal for them. I showed a one of my colleagues Francis N'Gannou's KO of Stipe Miocic once and he said it was fake because of the way Miocic's leg bend under his body as he fell and that doesn't happen when someone is knocked out apparently.
Same deal with submissions, they see a guy tap out and assume it's the same as wrestling tap outs. I had one guy tell me that it's obviously a fake fight when someone taps out as a real fighter wouldn't tap out and so must be following a script. I've also had some new people I meet assume I must be some kind of violent arsehole for liking it and have avoided me. There's not much coverage of MMA in the UK so the sport is badly misunderstood. There is coverage of the sport but you have to seek it out, it's not like football (soccer) that's covered in every newspaper/sports bulletin for instance.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 6:45 PM ET
Ahhh, maybe that’s why. A lot of people my age (20 year old college student) know the Mcgregors and the adesanyas and the masvidals so they have some knowledge of the sport. Maybe Americans just enjoy violence more lol! That’s pretty funny about people thinking it’s faked. Something I did was host a watch party for a good event (this weeks card sure would be a good one). Invite some people over, get drinks and food, and just have a good time. What I found that worked was explaining that it’s more than just violence and maybe explaining the rules would work well. Oddly enough I’ve found a lot of my friends love the ground game aspect of the sport too. Then again it really could be that young American adults just like watching people get beaten up🤣.
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 6:57 PM ET
I tried inviting a friend over for Saturday and he asked who was fighting and obviously I knew he wouldn't have heard of anyone on the card so I tried telling him a bit about them and tried to hype the fights up but he simply said he'd think about it which knowing him means no lol. Maybe I'm just a **** promotor lol! With my close group of friends that I hang out with, I genuinely believe that nothing short of a Conor McGregor VS Khabib rematch would make them want to watch.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 7:04 PM ET
Damn that is unfortunate lol. They’re definitely missing out. They really won’t even show up for paddy the baddy? You would think tht would be the one guy they would know or at least be interested in lol
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 7:04 PM ET
I did manage to have a virtual meet up with one of my friends who had Covid at the time to watch the 3rd Tyson Fury VS Deontay Wilder fight and chat which ended at about 6:30am lol but that's the closest I've come so far even though it wasn't MMA. I guess the difference is that Fury is a superstar over here in all the papers and tabloids etc. so I think more coverage is needed for sure.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 7:08 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Nope, Paddy Pimblett is just another MMA fighter really but he does feature heavily in the UK MMA websites ect. Still, he is very much just "MMA famous" rather than legitimately famous. He could very easily pop to his local Tescos and might only be recognised by 1 or 2 people at most, though the UFC are doing a great job of promoting him to be fair.
Nope, Paddy Pimblett is just another MMA fighter really but he does feature heavily in the UK MMA websites ect. Still, he is very much just "MMA famous" rather than legitimately famous. He could very easily pop to his local Tescos and might only be recognised by 1 or 2 people at most, though the UFC are doing a great job of promoting him to be fair.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
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- Moorlady
03.14.2022 | 7:10 PM ET
@Ayy, I'm so glad that you have friends who are into it! Ah, to be 20 and have MMA friends in RL!
@Stephen, I can empathize. My friends and family definitely think there's something wrong with me for liking such a violent sport. Also, everyone I know in IRL who's into is a dude, and it's hard to walk that friend/dating line without it getting weird. I did pay to steal one of the tvs in a sports bars away from local baseball once, and there was a girl in the bar who had trained boxing. She and I appreciated Brian Ortega together. I hope it's not the last time I have that experience with another combat sports fan!
@Swain. My knee-jerk reaction to your comment was so Dee Reynolds. "I'm teeny tiny!" I really hope you watch It's Always Sunny!
@Stephen, I can empathize. My friends and family definitely think there's something wrong with me for liking such a violent sport. Also, everyone I know in IRL who's into is a dude, and it's hard to walk that friend/dating line without it getting weird. I did pay to steal one of the tvs in a sports bars away from local baseball once, and there was a girl in the bar who had trained boxing. She and I appreciated Brian Ortega together. I hope it's not the last time I have that experience with another combat sports fan!
@Swain. My knee-jerk reaction to your comment was so Dee Reynolds. "I'm teeny tiny!" I really hope you watch It's Always Sunny!
03.14.2022 | 7:10 PM ET
That’s actually very interesting because most of my friends were asking me when he was gonna fight next. Sounds like the ufc has to do a better job promoting outside the US lol
* Edited at 03.14.2022, 7:11 PM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 7:24 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
For the UFC, I think it's safe to assume that the vast majority of it's fan base are American so it makes sense that they'd focus on them as a priority but I think it's also the different styles of marketing that work in different countries. Take the way Jorge Masvidal VS Colby Covington was promoted for instance. I'm sure the rivalry would've been a selling point to US audiences but I didn't even bother telling my friends about that fight simply because I knew they'd watch one promo video for it and jump to the "that exactly like a pro wrestling story-line" argument again. Honestly, just a simple "here are two of the best Welterweights in the world and we're gonna put them in a cage and have them fight with limited rules and just see what the **** happens" would've worked better.
For the UFC, I think it's safe to assume that the vast majority of it's fan base are American so it makes sense that they'd focus on them as a priority but I think it's also the different styles of marketing that work in different countries. Take the way Jorge Masvidal VS Colby Covington was promoted for instance. I'm sure the rivalry would've been a selling point to US audiences but I didn't even bother telling my friends about that fight simply because I knew they'd watch one promo video for it and jump to the "that exactly like a pro wrestling story-line" argument again. Honestly, just a simple "here are two of the best Welterweights in the world and we're gonna put them in a cage and have them fight with limited rules and just see what the **** happens" would've worked better.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 7:28 PM ET
Yeah that’s true. Anyways, I wish you the best of luck in getting your friends to get into mma! I’m sure they will budge eventually
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
03.14.2022 | 7:31 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
I certainly hope so. The sport is growing over here but just very slowly.
I certainly hope so. The sport is growing over here but just very slowly.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.14.2022 | 7:39 PM ET
I have a firm belief mma will be a household name sometime in the next 10 years
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
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- Moorlady
03.14.2022 | 7:41 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Olympics? Should we? Could we? Or is our beauty in our internationalism?