freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Im curious what got you into watching UFC or MMA?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavageTC 35,349 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I started doing taekwondo and karate when i was about 4 years old, and of course watched every kung fu/ ninja movie i could. Remember seeing ufc 1 in the local video shop in about 93 - 94 and being hooked straight away by the idea of style vs style. Seeing this skinny Brazillian just own people from mount opened my eyes. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I started doing taekwondo and karate when i was about 4 years old, and of course watched every kung fu/ ninja movie i could. Remember seeing ufc 1 in the local video shop in about 93 - 94 and being hooked straight away by the idea of style vs style. Seeing this skinny Brazillian just own people from mount opened my eyes. Id imagine 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SavageTC 35,349 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Id imagine Funny thing is re watching it now i just cringe so hard at how dirty it was back then and how far its progressed in 20 years. Can still remember seeing Keith Hackney destroy Joe Sons testicles and Gary Goodridge giving some random brain damage from crucifix like it was yesterday lol 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PATSTER 69,419 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Watching Gary Goodridge body a poor man with hellbows on a top KO's show 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Funny thing is re watching it now i just cringe so hard at how dirty it was back then and how far its progressed in 20 years. Can still remember seeing Keith Hackney destroy Joe Sons testicles and Gary Goodridge giving some random brain damage from crucifix like it was yesterday lol Uhhg yea it used to be rough I dont even like watching the old fights all that much 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashfl0w 104,185 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I started doing taekwondo and karate when i was about 4 years old, and of course watched every kung fu/ ninja movie i could. Remember seeing ufc 1 in the local video shop in about 93 - 94 and being hooked straight away by the idea of style vs style. Seeing this skinny Brazillian just own people from mount opened my eyes. Same. I lived in a duplex with another kid downstairs that was my age. His mom was one of those VCR moms. But she definitely rented us UFC 1, and my mind was blown on the spot. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Same. I lived in a duplex with another kid downstairs that was my age. His mom was one of those VCR moms. But she definitely rented us UFC 1, and my mind was blown on the spot. I had something similar but it was UFC 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashfl0w 104,185 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I had something similar but it was UFC 3 I distinctly remember Royce, and that fat ****er who got his teeth kicked into the crowd. We usually broke out into random wrestling matches during boxing or wrestling ****. Not the UFC. We both sat there glued to the TV. Then we promptly taped our hands up with mittens on them and threw down afterwards. lol 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I distinctly remember Royce, and that fat **** who got his teeth kicked into the crowd. We usually broke out into random wrestling matches during boxing or wrestling ****. Not the UFC. We both sat there glued to the TV. Then we promptly taped our hands up with mittens on them and threw down afterwards. lol lol sounds about right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 me and my friend did pretty much the same but we taped a bunch of socks to our hands 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashfl0w 104,185 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 me and my friend did pretty much the same but we taped a bunch of socks to our hands Ghetto boxing was GOAT. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Ghetto boxing was GOAT. yea it was lol i remember one time my friend got knocked out because one of my other friends socks fell off his hand and he hit him bare knuckle.. it was crazy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H.N.I.C. 29,820 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Me and the homies used to reverse wrap our hands in tape then dip our fists in shards of glass Then we'd throw down in a ring circled with flames I hear they made a movie about it Edited October 30, 2015 by H.N.I.C. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Me and the homies used to reverse wrap our hands in tape then dip our fists in shards of glass Then we'd throw down in a ring circled with flames I hear they made a movie about it lol whaaa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H.N.I.C. 29,820 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 lol whaaa Get ya mind correct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhudson 1,201 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Funny thing is re watching it now i just cringe so hard at how dirty it was back then and how far its progressed in 20 years. Can still remember seeing Keith Hackney destroy Joe Sons testicles and Gary Goodridge giving some random brain damage from crucifix like it was yesterday lol dat crucifix.. MMA peaked at that point, all down hill from there.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denizen 4,705 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Hired a video cassette from the cheap section of the video store. Ya know, hire two premium titles and get two shady titles for free.I guess it was roughly 2001-2002. It was a Rickson Gracie documentary called Choke. I'd never seen anything like it. I watched, rewatched and better watched it.Before then I'd never had any interest in watching any sport at all. I still don't to this day, MMA is the only sport I have any interest in whatsoever. Edit: Here's the documentary that started it for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjvzJO-6ESc Edited October 30, 2015 by Denizen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yesterdays_Hero 23,956 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I was invited to compete at UFC 2, the tape they sent me of UFC 1 made it look like an amateur organization and I turned down the offer. A few years later an Australian prodigy by the name of Elvis Sinosic started making waves in the fight scene and I decided to tune in 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
classicboxer 14,939 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I was always a fan of combat sports, boxing, kickboxing, full contact karate, but I knew nothing about submission grappling. I watched UFC 1 on pay per view, and was very impressed by the grappling aspect of the competition, especially Gracie. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
classicboxer 14,939 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 me and my friend did pretty much the same but we taped a bunch of socks to our hands When we were little kids, we used to take socks and stuff T shirts into them When you got mad, you could move the padding and land bare knuckle punches! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred_Flink_Stoned 7,853 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Pancrase with Bas Rutten Freefight gala`s in the Netherlands with **** Vrij, Gilbert Yvel etc. Kick Boxing (K1 world GP`s) with Ernesto Hoost and Peter Aerts my love for Bruce Lee movies late nights at friends houses watching old school illegal VHS movies wasted with Cage / Free fights at one point MMA took over from kickboxing when i fell in love with PrideFC been watching UFC events on a regular base since a friend of mine ordered all VHS tapes from the US and watched them at his house. was around 1999 when Rutten came in the UFC to fight Randleman @ UFC 20 or so.. \ edit: **** is a regular name in the Netherlands ! **** **** **** swear filter ! suck my **** swear filter! Edited October 30, 2015 by Fred_Flink_Stoned 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhudson 1,201 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Always been into boxing as a young lad, went to Kostya Tszyu's title fight at Eithad Stadium in 03 as a teenager with some friends. Started watching K1 at around the same time when there was no boxing to watch and still remember watching Cro Cop put an almighty beat down on Sapp and never enjoyed boxing as much because it lacked the freakshow anything can happen aspect to K1. Stumbled across the UFC from K1 the same way it sounds like a lot of you guys have, VHS at the local video shop. Really got into watching Liddell, Sylvia (no shame), Arlovski & Couture around the late 30's early 40 UFC events. Damn those were some good times when Liddell and Arlovski were on top. Honestly a dream come true to be seeing Arlovski at 195 in the flesh as lame as it may sound, but he was a big reason I got into MMA so hard early on! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
POTUF 54,584 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) My dad brought home this weird box from the rental store you hooked up to your TV for watching PPVs. It was either UFC 1 or UFC 2. I don't remember. (Side note. have you ever noticed how UFC 1 only had a 86,000 buyrate but everybody and their mom has been watching MMA since UFC 1) Yes I realize the irony of saying that. After that I stopped watching until Chuck/Tito 1. Then started watching regularly after watching the TUF 1 finale with my dad. Edited October 30, 2015 by TUF 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WarWest® 78,550 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Funny thing is re watching it now i just cringe so hard at how dirty it was back then and how far its progressed in 20 years. Can still remember seeing Keith Hackney destroy Joe Sons testicles and Gary Goodridge giving some random brain damage from crucifix like it was yesterday lol Remember that **** like it was yesterday The first elbow rolled his eyes into the back of his head and by time the second one landed he was out but he still managed to land 6 more before the ref could stop it. I remember it was the only fight they didn't show a replay of 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fobar 86,533 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I honestly cannot remember the first time i watched MMA. i cannot remember the first time i watched UFC drugs will do that to ya kids 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Identity 7,746 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Flicking through TV when i was around 12 or 13 and it was GSP fighting Just the fact it was two people 'cage fighting' made me keep watching It was better in those days though UFC is cabbage now 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
POTUF 54,584 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Flicking through TV when i was around 12 or 13 and it was GSP fighting Just the fact it was two people 'cage fighting' made me keep watching It was better in those days though UFC is cabbage now lol m8 you're only 11 years old 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fobar 86,533 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 i didnt watch the first view events until recently on youtube. the excitement that must have surrounded them i can only imagine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rastajambo 4,674 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I distinctly remember Royce, and that fat **** who got his teeth kicked into the crowd. We usually broke out into random wrestling matches during boxing or wrestling ****. Not the UFC. We both sat there glued to the TV. Then we promptly taped our hands up with mittens on them and threw down afterwards. lol he is a fat **** actor now and appeared on the film forgetting Sarah Marshall Edited October 30, 2015 by Rastajambo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UFCCagerattler 11,178 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 the first mma I ever saw was this dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSinisterUrge 39,359 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 the first mma I ever saw was this dude That can tapped to fapping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFL_FTW 30,808 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Im curious what got you into watching UFC or MMA?? I got into watching MMA because boxing was boring and MMA is more multi-dimensional so you won't know where the fight can end up sometimes. Boxing was still boring if you take into account all of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fights. Edited October 30, 2015 by NFL_FTW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Decko 308 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Natural transition from Boxing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McMod_FUCKS_his_FAT_DISGUSTING_MOM_in_the_ASS_BEG_is_a_CUNT_too_LMFAO 15,834 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 I started boxing when I was in middle school, which got me into watching boxing, which then got me into watching mma. Spike TV really got me into it in the beginning. I loved watching the first TUF, and all the WEC fights, and random UFC fights they would show. Then I went back and watched all the old UFC's and some PRIDES until I got caught up. I was hooked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I honestly cannot remember the first time i watched MMA. i cannot remember the first time i watched UFC drugs will do that to ya kids Then how can I remember?? Edited October 30, 2015 by freddievanhalen3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denizen 4,705 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) My dad brought home this weird box from the rental store you hooked up to your TV for watching PPVs. It was either UFC 1 or UFC 2. I don't remember. (Side note. have you ever noticed how UFC 1 only had a 86,000 buyrate but everybody and their mom has been watching MMA since UFC 1) Yes I realize the irony of saying that. After that I stopped watching until Chuck/Tito 1. Then started watching regularly after watching the TUF 1 finale with my dad. Yup, noticed this too. Strange that folks who are only 18-20 years old watched UFC 1 live. I called some fool out on it at a former work place. He was talking crap in the canteen about how he started MMA when he watched UFC 1 live, therefore (he claimed) he was a pioneer of MMA. He at least had the decency to blush when I pointed out that UFC 1 aired the year before he was born. Edited October 30, 2015 by Denizen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fobar 86,533 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 Then how can I remember?? you have youth on your side mate 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UFCCagerattler 11,178 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 That can tapped to fapping. Chokes himself out. GOAT move. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 you have youth on your side mate ahh I guess your right 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fobar 86,533 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 ahh I guess your right if you can still remember when you get to my age doing drugs, then hats off brah 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 if you can still remember when you get to my age doing drugs, then hats off brah lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fobar 86,533 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 lol why the sad face, i can now happily not remember a lot of dumb **** i did in my youth so it aint all bad 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 30, 2015 why the sad face, i can now happily not remember a lot of dumb **** i did in my youth so it aint all bad lol good point 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WarWest® 78,550 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 Chokes himself out. GOAT move. LMFAO You drop some real gems from time to time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSinisterUrge 39,359 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 LMFAO You drop some real gems from time to time I think Decko is making him turn Baby Face. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 I still remember the first event I actually paid for UFC 47... still one of my favorite cards 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WarWest® 78,550 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 I still remember the first event I actually paid for UFC 47... still one of my favorite cards Of course it is brah The Diaz/Lawler fight will go down in history as one of the greatest EVER 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denizen 4,705 Report post Posted October 31, 2015 The Diaz/Lawler fight will go down in history as one of the greatest EVER This is one of my all-time favourites for sure. Nick brings something to the cage that no other fighter ever has. Some have tried to emulate him but it just comes off as fake. When they came up with the line "As Real As It Gets" they were talking about Nick Diaz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freddievanhalen3 80,409 Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Of course it is brah The Diaz/Lawler fight will go down in history as one of the greatest EVER Cant get enough of that fight 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
