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4. Dana White
WhiteWhile the Fertittas are the financial backing and visionaries of the most powerful and popular MMA organization in the world, Dana White is the gas in the tank. He is where the rubber meets the road, if you will. Without him, the UFC would have become just another bad investment that we wouldn’t even remember seven years later, let alone be talking about. The Fertittas own the company, White runs it, and runs it well. One day we will look back on the name, Dana White, and put him into the same sentence with people like Paul Tagliabue, David Stern, Bud Selig, and Don King.

3. The Gracie family It is almost offensive that so many younger MMA fans don’t know the history behind the Gracie name. In the Gracieearly 1900’s a Japanese immigrant to Brazil, and Jiu-Jitsu and Judo master, named Mitsuo Maeda taught his arts to a young Carlos Gracie, who later taught his new skills to his brothers. The brothers took these fighting styles to the streets of Brazil where they refined, reshaped, and honed the techniques in to what we now know to be Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Read more to learn about the founding of the UFC

Todays MMA; Top 10 Reasons for the Success of Modern MMA Part IV

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If I accosted a MMA fan and pointed out to them that fighters are not actors and that all that “entertainment” on your monthly pay per view is very real I’d probably elicit a very quizzical expression and a “But of course” or “Obviously.” Despite that I have progressively begun to wonder how obvious the very real and very human side to MMA is. It may be obvious when it is pointed out but when one considers what people say and their behavior then those things do not match with it being so obvious. It may be obvious when considered but it does not appear to be apparent moment to moment in the minds of many a follower of MMA.

As we have established, fighters are not actors in a pre-written movie getting paid to play a role. When the show is over it’s not a couple of laughs back stage, a hearty pat on the back for a job well done and onto the next show. To some degree there is jubilant celebration for the winner. However for every winner in mixed martial arts there must be a looser. Someone must be defeated. And I cannot think of a sport more demanding upon the looser then MMA. Not only do they loose, get paid less then the victor, but they also more often then not take a crushing beating in the process.

Read more about the very human side of MMA

MMA - The Ultimate Reality TV

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After checking out Elite XC in part 1 we now we go to Affliction MMA. Affliction started off as a very successful clothing company. They have now branched off into becoming an MMA organization. Like Elite XC, Affliction has made a few moves that have caught the UFC’s attention. One major move was to form a partnership with billionaire business mogul Donald Trump. Trump obviously has the money to afford to bring in the best fighters and pay them what they feel they deserve. Another major move is acquiring major talent, especially in the heavyweight division. They were able to bring in some of the best heavyweights in the world such as Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett, Ben Rothwell, Pedro Rizzo, Tim Sylvia, and of course the biggest acquisition of them all in Fedor Emelianenko. It is easy to say that Affliction’s heavyweight roster is a little more stacked than the heavyweight roster of the UFC… Read more

Affliction and Elite XC: Can Either Compete With The UFC? (pt.2)

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6. PRIDE
If Zuffa is responsible for bringing MMA to the mainstream U.S. audience, PRIDE was responsible for bringing MMA to the PRIDErest of the world. PRIDE was formed in 1997, and sponsored more than 60 MMA events before being bought out by Zuffa, LLC. The Japan-based promotion is also the holder of the largest live MMA event with over 70,000 fans attending. The extent to which this company took MMA on a global level may never be truly realized until the history of MMA is fully written. This company was responsible for a global growth level of MMA that the UFC alone could not have achieved for decades, if ever, without the acquisition of PRIDE.

5. John McCain
How could the one man who was almost single-handedly responsible for doing away with MMA in this country be JMcresponsible for helping it become bigger? The answer can be found in two little words, “regulation” and “rebellion.” Let’s explore this, shall we?

In the mid 1990’s John McCain sought to eradicate MMA from the landscape of professional sports in America. He called the sport, “human cockfighting” and assured his constituents and anyone else who would listen that he was going to do what it took to make sure the sport was dissolved ASAP. Well, what became of Mr. McCain’s conservative governmental onslaught was a better regulated and legitimized sport, and thousands, if not millions of people who wanted to check out what all the fuss was about…. Read more

Todays MMA; Top 10 Reasons for the Success of Modern MMA, Part III

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Just as much as everyone loves to see big knockouts similarly everyone loves the flying knee. It has it all. It’s flashy, brutal and can be an instant fight finisher. So without further ado, for your entertainment here is a righteous video from comrad101 with the top 10 flying knees of MMA.

A Tribute to the Flying Knee (video)

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P4P Arguments

August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Fedor Emelianenko - Arguably the best fighter of all time. Fedor better secured his argument with his quick work of Tim Silvia. Randy Couture failed to finish Tim Silvia when he won the title from him. In Silvia’s fight against Nogueira Tim put on a good show up until Nogueira was able to secure the submission. Fedor finished Silvia in less than a minute erasing criticism that he had not beat a high caliber fighter in some time.

Randy Couture - As previously stated Randy looked excellent and maybe the best ever in his manhandling of Tim Silvia. Randy did not finish Silvia but however did beat him up and down the cage. Against Gonzaga Randy again proved that he was the champ in beating the man that will forever be know for his knockout of Mirko Cro Cop.

Anderson Silva - Franklin 2x, Nate Marquardt, Travis Lutter, Dan Henderson, Chris Leben, and James Irvin, all these fighters fell to the Spider in his reign of dominance in the UFC. First the Spider dismantled a game Chris Leben in his debut. He knocked out a fighter who was known for his ability to slug and take a hit. Then he dismantled Franklin in a title fight. Keep in mind Franklin had been on a big winning spree and had looked very good standing up till this point. Read more MMA pound for pound arguments

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