tuf1_ Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 If Bruce Lee were around to see the MMA boom how do you think he would fair against a modern day mixed martial artist? Assume he even trained in MMA for a year or two. Would he be a lock for the LW belt? A contender? A gatekeeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Omega Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I don't think he'd be interested in MMA to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kman747 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I don't think he'd be interested in MMA to be honest. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus9mm Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Agreed that he wouldn't be interested. He was a purist. If we set that aside and assume he was in the UFC, he'd be fighting at 155, around his natural weight. I think to fight a guy that fought like Bruce would scare the **** outta most guys. It would seem so alien to how guys fight in MMA, they wouldn't know how to respond. Bruce's power came from his speed and I'd be willing to bet he'd clean most of the current LWs. BJ would give him a run I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Omega Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 His style changed martial arts forever. MMA didn't exist. Royce Gracie changed MMA forever. I dunno, he's a purist though I just don't think he'd be interested in MMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StompGrind Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Bruce was an avid fan of Boxing and was kind the first true mixed martial artist. I think he would have been very interested in MMA. but I think he would have been too old to compete by the time UFC came around. Don't know if it means anything but his daugher said he would have loved and I agree. In his prime and if he throughly learned the grappling I think he could have been the champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 If you guys want a lot of different opinions about Lee on this forum, use the "search" function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 If Bruce Lee were around to see the MMA boom how do you think he would fair against a modern day mixed martial artist? Assume he even trained in MMA for a year or two. Would he be a lock for the LW belt? A contender? A gatekeeper? My thread was on where would Bruce Lee stand in the UFC and it got moved. lol Way to screw another one up mods. Wow, really. I see no mention of the UFC in the title, or in your comment. Change your attitude if you would like to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wing_chun Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Wow' date=' really. I see no mention of the UFC in the title, or in your comment. Change your attitude if you would like to stay.[/quote'] yup this is where it belongs, bruce lee loved fighting period, he wouldn't have been able to help himself but end up involved in mma. seen the doco how bruce lee changed the world the other day and you cant help but imagine him kicking the **** out of gracie, as bruce new some jujitsu himself, he would have liked the challenge, oh and his power came from wing chun, wink wink nudge nudge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 If Bruce Lee were around to see the MMA boom how do you think he would fair against a modern day mixed martial artist? Assume he even trained in MMA for a year or two. Would he be a lock for the LW belt? A contender? A gatekeeper?[/QUOTE] If I post it in the UFC forum I'm obviously referring to the UFC LW belt. Not every thread includes the words UFC in it. Maybe you should change your attitude if you want US to stay. I wanted to share what I thought was an interesting discussion and you relagated it to where nobody will read it. I'm glad you guys are on here I'm just saying it wasn't necessary. No' date=' you are not obviously referring to the UFC when you are talking about Bruce Lee. 1st, read the rules before you make another snide remark to me. I do not need members here that feel they can attack a mod for doing his job, the right job I might add. Here, I copied a couple of rules that apply here... [i']"Please ensure that your thread title properly describes your post. The moderators do not have time to read every thread and may move something based on the thread title. If you would like to start a new thread, please take the time to see if there is already a thread started for that topic. Duplicate threads will be locked and the original will remain." [/i] Now, that thread title has nothing at all to do with the UFC. Neither does your post. The UFC is not the only org in existence. Not to mention the fact that this has been discussed time and time again. So, me moving it, instead of deleting, and trying to inform you that you can search for it, was actually me being nice. Consider this a warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewster Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 You obviously do not know the rules, or have any idea what it takes to run this place. Merging threads is not nearly as important in keeping a forum clean as moving off topic threads (as yours was). No matter how hard you try to spin it, your thread was about a man who is not (he's dead) nor ever was a UFC fighter. If you make a thread about Fedor in the UFC heavyweight division within the UFC Forum, it too will get moved to the Outside the UFC section, why? because he is not a UFC fighter that's why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 First of all' date=' I don't need you to tell me the rules. I know them well. Second of all I don't need you to tell me them when you don't follow them yourself. Just yesterday I posted a thread titled "Forrest Griffin to Heavyweight" and just hours later another member posted an identical thread titled "Could Forrest Griffin Move to Heavyweight". Was anything done about it? No. So practice what you preach. I get along with every mod and member in this forum except you now apparently and have done nothing to warrant a warning so please treat the members fairly or they will go to other forums. thanks[/quote'] If you know the rules so well, then why did you break three of them in this thread? 1. Posting a thread in the wrong section of the forum. 2. Not using the search function and seeing that this has been discussed more then once. 3. Disrespecting me. Feel free to go to another forum if you can not see what you have done here. You are wrong, plain and simple. I value every member here, but this is ridiculous. And lastly, you say you get along with all the mods....let me quote you again..."Way to screw another one up mods. .....really?? Last warning. Change the way you post to me or you will get a time out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I do however hope that the people who are REALLY running this site reconsider your involvement with the forum cause you've been nothing but incredibly unprofessional and egotistical towards me. I have enjoyed JJW's and other mods contribution to the forum but I hope the site hosts do the right thing. Reread everything one more time. If you can honestly say that I came at you in the wrong way, FIRST, I will then realize there is no hope of you understanding. I told you why it was moved. You came out slinging insults from the get go. Breaking three rules in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh, and I guarantee you that every mod on this site will agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junbo79 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 You do realize that these guys don't even get payed to put up with this? Just admit to yourself that you were wrong and let it go man. This is ridiculous and extremely disrespectful. My apologies for chiming in mods but props to the changes I have seen here in the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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