well i'm starting to get the bug for this newly famous sport. i'm curious of your guys' perspective on who's the best. my thoughts are fedor emelianenko is the best heavyweight mma fighter out there granted he's never fought in the ufc but anyone who has come out of the ufc to challenge him has lost. former heavyweight champion for the ufc tim sylvia was beat by fedor 35 seconds into the 1st round by submission.

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If Fedor trained with a cage then I'd say he has a good chance. Many who come from Pride don't do too good in the Octagon at first. Same holds true for UFC fighters going to Pride. CroCop found out that as good a fighter as he was in Pride he just didn't cut it in UFC.

If you wind up in the Army you can get involved in Army Combatives tournaments if you have any fighting skills. My son was a Judo fighter & wrestler & was on the 3rd Ranger Batt team. They cross trained & had a BJJ black belt, a kickboxer & a Golden Gloves boxing champ on the team. They each taught their skills to the others. Most had wrestled in H.S. They were only in one all Army tournament at Benning due to deployments. The team went to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for a BJJ tournament & nobody came home with less than a silver medal.

My son is a Judo instructor at this time at our Judo club, my old slot. He also does some BJJ training.

At this time I feel that MMA is the best fight entertainment going.

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Personally, I've never watched it. I've heard of a few of the competitors. Is (or was) that Kimbo Slice one of them?

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I did some Judo and wrestling back in high school but those dudes are just to hardcore for me. Heck I always hated getting popped in the face hahaha

Minna-Jujitsu was my poison. I was an instructor and even made the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame after my 2nd place in Nationals. Lost to a Brazilian Jujitsu punk. Once I was on the ground, I only held out for about a minute.

In Worlds I lost to another Brazilian Jujitsu punk. I found out they got into MMA and are doing quite well. I still talk to them every once in awhile.

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im not sure if it's actually the cage i mean yes there is a difference but up to this point the reason he says he hasnt gone fighting in the ufc is the god awful contracts their fighters have to sign

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Eh I just don't like getting beat to a pulp

I had a few MMA fights over here....Its more tactical then certain people give it credit for ....Saying that ground work was never my strength at that time...from my kickboxing days I was always more comfortable with the stand up...I got suckered a couple times with locks...and since then I worked on my submissions(when I can)....It toughens you up....and I would recommend it to 80%

Unless you have ideas of being a model....get stuck in

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