MMA and comic books go hand in hand?

[TonyStarkFan]

I know that there are some MMA fans on the boards, so I thought I'd post this.I came across this interesting article on MMA Weekly talking about G4's Blair Butler discussing mixed martial arts and comic books. I have seen her show before and she knows her stuff. I have interviewed a few fighters in the past and even though they are tough guys, and gals, they are fanboys and fangirls at heart. Good stuff!

 

Comic Books and MMA don't mix? Link to article

 

If anyone is coming out to Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend, let me know. I will be covering UFC 130 as the resident Las Vegas MMA writer for Examiner.com. But I do know of a lot of special events happening that weekend and can let you know about all of them.

 

Sucks that the main event just got canceled. I'll still watch it, but the card is pretty weak now.

Yeah, that's kind of a let down, but it happens. You can always see Roy Nelson against Frank Mir. Matt Hammill against Rampage has potential, but I just don't know. Always liked Roy, though. Such a nice person.

[Jamie Coville]

I'm a fan of both. I watched some of the early UFCs but quickly fell out of it. Got back into it sporadically after UFC 40 (Shamrock vs. Tito) but I've been watching everything since the UFC 60's. Along the way I've been picking up some DVDs of other organizations, a lot of Pride, some more obscure promotions (one that only had 2 events - and got shut down for being illegal), the promotion in Hawaii, some early King of the Cage, etc..

 

A friend from Toronto who is a big comic fan (see him at all the conventions) was just at UFC Fan Expo and the UFC event a couple weeks back.

 

I suspect a lot of us are old wrestling fans too and MMA has now replaced pro-wrestling.

[Not*Sure*]

Since prowrasslin went all dooshy like a soap opera..

[Tsimanga]

Trading bootleg tapes was the only the way to see the smaller shows and stuff from Japan and Brazil.

 

- I used to have large egg boxes full of obscure vhs fight tapes. Actually I still have some of them- all my Pancrase 1993-1996 shows, some rare fights with Lion's Den fighters, old Saku fights (Rene Rooze, Kimo, etc), all kinds of goodies.

 

... sounds like me too. I still have lots of old Shooto and Pancrase tapes somewhere. I actually have a Pancrase tattoo I liked it so much. Funaki was my all-time favorite fighter.

 

 

Pancrase 1993-1996

 

Pride 1999-2005

 

UFC 1993-1999

 

...my favorite MMA (not necessarily in order)

 

Yep, that the symbol.. my tats faded now it's been so long... I haven't watched Pancrase since about the year 2000 or so. No idea who's even on the roster anymore. I miss Pride too... regret I never went to Japan to see a show.