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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span>http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/brashleyholland/IMG_0916.jpg</span><p> </p><p> Sat cageside, playing WMMA3...not a bad day out! BAMMA upgraded me to VIP status, so the bar is free too!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That is so legit Brashley <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> What do you do there if I may ask?</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="brashleyholland" data-cite="brashleyholland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Phillips is going to hurt Trigg tonight - take that to the bank!</p></div></blockquote><p> Quick; to the BCCI.</p>
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That is so legit Brashley :) What do you do there if I may ask?

 

Press. Was us drinking till 4am last night with BAMMA's Dana White, all of a sudden I get upgraded to the VIP section. Good times.

 

Goldie, the lanky one from The Inbetweeners, the band Revoker, some dude from Dr Who (Noel somebody?)....oh, and CUBA GOODING F'ING JR all sat with me! :-p

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Pretty much...caught him with an elbow and split his dome badly. Lots of blood. Shame really, would have been a great fight.

How's he defensive grappling, especially his Takedown Defense, particularly his sprawl? If he could have stopped the TD, or get back up, Trigg would have been a whole lot of trouble.

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<p>Ninja's finally retired, even if it's temporarily. The man shouldn't be fighting what with the brain damage.</p><p> </p><p>

He's really up there in terms of incompetent judging and stupid horrible booking ruining someone's career. If he'd never fought Sergei and actually gotten his well deserved wins over Hendo and Rampage his career would probably have turned out very differently.</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The New York State Senate voted 42-18 to legalize mixed martial arts in the state. The bill still needs to be passed in the state Assembly. No vote is currently scheduled. It would also have to be signed by the Governor, but if it passes the assembly, that is expected to happen.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> One step closer to UFC in MSG.</p>
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Speaking of fighters so far past their prime that they couldn't see it with a telescope:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L59zbBsxnzY

It's not just Lindland is past his prime. It might be that, but it's more due to fact that his wrestling is just not good enough these days. Fighters these days are much of athletes than a guy like LIndland is. He had enough wrestling back then, but nowadays, his style of wrestling is just not good enough. Plus, his chin is pretty much gone. It wasn't that good in the first place, but he these days, he defnitely can't recover from the shots. I think any good striker that had good takedown defense, kept their distance, would KO him.

 

Plus, the guy he was fight was 22-4-2 going into the fight. Even a prime Lindland would have likely lost to this guy.

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Plus, the guy he was fight was 22-4-2 going into the fight. Even a prime Lindland would have likely lost to this guy.

 

Yeah, Khalidov is a sick, sick fighter...I had him in my top 10 a MW a while back, after the Santiago win. Dropped him after the rematch and the draw with Sakurai, but he's still top 15 easy in my eyes. They're working on getting him in for the next season of Bellator, but he has issues with Ramadan (the Muslim month of fasting) falling just before the tourney would begin, which would obviously rule him out. Hopefully they'll hook him up with a supeerfight, or Zuffa will take notice, because he's wasted on the likes of Irvin and Lindland.

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ampulator" data-cite="ampulator" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>BrasheyHolland, now that you are back... what do are your thoughts on the Trigg/Phillips fight? Doesn't Uk have some sort of catch wresting?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, but it's not massive amongst MMA guys though. The trouble with catch is that there aren't many techniques from the guard...plus a lot of the techniques are strength-based, which isn't the most energy efficient for MMA. Also it's very heavy on leg-locks, which again are risky moved in MMA. </p><p> </p><p> I though Trigg did exactly what he needed to do. I was talking to Michael Schiavello before the fight about what Trigg said about standing up, and we both agreed that it was probably more talk than anything else. If he'd have stood, he'd have been wrecked. I caught up with him at the afterparty and his exact words were "No f**king was was I standing infront of him!" lol. </p><p> </p><p> I like Trigg at MW for what it's worth at this stage of his career, and a fight with Kong would interest me if only to see how Tom deals with the shot. Speaking of Schiavello though...</p><p> </p><p> <span>http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/brashleyholland/bradthevoice.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p> My life is now complete.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gabbo" data-cite="Gabbo" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="26660" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Doesn't he want to continue to fight in Poland or sumin' and that's why the UFC deal is unlikely to happen?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I think that's what Bjorn Rebney was saying last week, but I was talking to a journo I know who covers the Polish scene and he mentioned that it was purely a Ramadan issue, nothing to do with him wanting to stay in Poland. Think there were some crossed wires. Infact, if I remember rightly the guy tweeted Ariel Helwani to ask Bjorn about it last week and he did. Hopefully they'll work something out. </p><p> </p><p> I guess there could be a problem if he is locked down to KSW...what with Pudz looking more and more of a joke with every outing, Khalidov is their one big draw...</p>
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Yeah, but it's not massive amongst MMA guys though. The trouble with catch is that there aren't many techniques from the guard...plus a lot of the techniques are strength-based, which isn't the most energy efficient for MMA. Also it's very heavy on leg-locks, which again are risky moved in MMA.

 

I though Trigg did exactly what he needed to do. I was talking to Michael Schiavello before the fight about what Trigg said about standing up, and we both agreed that it was probably more talk than anything else. If he'd have stood, he'd have been wrecked. I caught up with him at the afterparty and his exact words were "No f**king was was I standing infront of him!" lol.

 

I like Trigg at MW for what it's worth at this stage of his career, and a fight with Kong would interest me if only to see how Tom deals with the shot. Speaking of Schiavello though...

 

Honestly speaking, I didn't see Trigg standing up anyway - it would have been a stupid move on his part. Everyone knows, unfortunately, that a lot of MMA fights from Britain lack a good grappling base, and definitely a good wrestling base. He ended the fight quickly and smartly.

 

In any case, hasn't Josh Barnett adapted his catch wrestling to MMA? For what it's worth, it's better than having no wrestling at all.

 

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/brashleyholland/bradthevoice.jpg

 

My life is now complete.

 

That's pretty cool. Who do you want to meet next?

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