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Honestly I thought that was odd as well that he would have to defend his title so quickly, but it's almost unavoidable since he was a coach on TUF and the other coach (Forest) definitely is good enough to have a shot at it.

and if he would have he wouldn't have gotten any sympathy from us either.

snow

yeah that definitely sucks. Hopefully he does find some help.

I have no problem with women wanting to be equals and wanting to be treated like a Queen, she just has to remember that I'm the King.

I would take the time to post in his defense. I'm sure it wouldn't be the extent as it was here. I enjoy MMA and I think as athletes and people MMA fighters are like no others.I just like to make sure especially as the sport grows people don't get the wrong impression of them just because they fight for a living.

sloth

to the board.

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link

Whopperjawed? I don't think I've heard that one before. That's great. I have 3 or 4 meeting today and I'm making it a point to use it in each of them. Want to at least reply to the following while I have time this morning. They also pay higher out of pocket expenses. They pay their MMA coaches, grappling coaches, striking coaches (Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, Boxing...), personal trainers,... Some of these guys do also work, but for the higher end pro's they often run their own schools, seminars and training centers/camps. This isn't like other pro sports where you sign a contract and coaches, trainers, gear, facilities and everything is provided for you. You can't miss a game (fight) and still get paid. Not as big? Maybe not, but lets look at a comparison of the somewhat recent NBA finals vs the "major network" (CBS) premier of MMA for EliteXC. Keep in mind EliteXC is no where near the popularity or level of UFC which airs PPV and on SpikeTV and EliteXC didn't have a big name card and only relied on the internet phenomena of Kimbo. EliteXC: 6.1 million viewers NBA finals: averaged 9.1 million per game NBA finals game 6: 16.1 million. There are fights aired constantly. It's grown so big an MMA startup Affliction is airing a PPV this weekend the same night (weekend?) UFC is airing a Silva fight on Spike. That's after there being a PPV last weekend and with another EliteXC being aired next weekend. This is a year round sport that has fights constantly being aired by those like UFC, EliteXC, WEC, HDNet, KotC... add to that the ungodly number of small local promotions that have pro-am (mix of pro and amateur fights) events. Even here in Dayton we have 2 that each have a show every 2-3 months and we're a relatively small city. A first time offense like Rampage? He gets the same pass.

Those who save they have not are either lying or someone else's regret.

The man's a tool.

oh ouch. yeah that's definitely inappropriate.

hot

I'm not saying all communication is ok through texting. It's just another way to communicate. How many people hand write letters anymore? More and more people are merely trading love emails instead of love letters. It's not the words that mean the most, it's the actions. Some talk the talk and some walk the walk. I'm not saying communication as a whole isn't important, but if your biggest stress is over him texting you to go grab dinner or have a drink then I think you've got it pretty good.

You're reading to much into the texting vs. calling. Sometimes a simple text is enough.

another +1 from me as well. Leaning forward is far less painful for me.

gas

Didn't think I'd get to use this a second time...

Trust me I'm not trading blows with Rampage any day soon. He's got talent and earns his pay. MMA is one of the sports were the gene pool plays somewhat very little into it unless you got seriously screwed genetically. Those guys are serious athletes that work harder than most for what they have. Sure it takes a certain kind of person and yeah having natural talent definitely helps, but I would never take away from what they've earned. We won't even get into how time and effort it takes to get into the MMA big shows. There are a ton of pro fighters making only a few hundred dollars a fight at small shows. I'll also add that MMA fighters are some of the most down to earth, humble guys to hang out with in person. Sure there are a few that could use some humility, but you can say that about any group. I wish more kids would get involved in good martial arts programs. I've seen some amazing transformations over the years in kids, both physically and mentally. You want to be mad, be mad at all those douche bag baseball players getting paid what they do. Frankly I don't think any of them is worth what they are paid. Here's the payout from his last fight (UFC 86) as well as the others on the card. Compare that to Mayweather earning 10mil + a percentage of the PPV when he fought De La Hoya last year. Also notable, because after winning Mayweather started talking crap about being able to beat UFC fighters in an MMA match. "Forrest Griffin: $310,000 ($100,000 base salary, plus $150,000 win bonus, plus $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) Quinton Jackson: $285,000 ($225,000 base salary, plus $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) Gabriel Gonzaga: $100,000 Melvin Guillard: $80,000 (includes $60,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus) Cole Miller: $80,000 (includes $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) Josh Koscheck: $70,000 Joe Stevenson: $60,000 Tyson Griffin: $40,000 Marcus Aurelio: $40,000 Patrick Cote: $32,000 Ricardo Almeida: $23,000 Chris Lytle: $14,000 Gleison Tibau: $11,000 Jorge Gurgel: $10,000 Justin Buchholz: $8,000 Corey Hill: $8,000 Dennis Siver: $7,000 Justin McCully: $5,000 Total disclosed payroll: $943,000" --http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/07/07/ufc-86-salaries-released-griffin-and-jackson-paid-like-champions/

dick not even gonna change it

Not sure that applies to Rampage. I don't think he has a habit of doing shit like this. He is a tad nuts though...always has been. I definitely don't think he's overpaid in anyway. You certainly can't compare the pay of pro-MMA fighters to other pro athletes. Even with as much as the PPV and advertising is bringing into the organizations.

I did in my younger years. It's always best to just keep drinking...