Mixed Martial B0nes

OK, so far I’ve seen a few of these shows and let’s just say right off the bat: This isn’t yo Daddy’s MMA show. We have team owners from some heavy heavy Rap hitters like Ludacris, Nelly and TI. We also have Floyd Mayweather on board as one of the only owners with ring experience. The coaches the teams have assembled are all old school guys back from the days that MMA really was **mixed** martial arts. Events used to look like a scene out of Bloodsport complete with the weird monkeystyle dude fighting against Bolo.

I’m going to give this thing a cautious “thumbs up.” The fighting is really really raw so far since they are all jockeying for position. Once the teams are all laid out, I’m sure that we’ll see some higher quality fights. For now, it’s all “gangsta” and hugging is ABSOLUTELY frowned upon. About the only two things I can’t stand so far is the stupid announcer yelling in my ear and Moneymaker Mayweather. He’s quite the farggin’ icehole if you know what that means… About the only time I warmed up to him was when he saw one fighter get his eye knocked up and sided with the doctors to keep him from fighting. One of the other old schoolers thought he was being a wuss. The guy’s eye was in awful shape so I think Money was right with protecting the fighter.

My pick for overall winning team so far is Team Luda. Ludacris has the right attitude and seems to be serious about winning this thing. I was hoping for a Kimbo sighting but I haven’t seen him at all on this show. Maybe we got punked on this one? Anyway, give it a shot on your DVR of choice, it’s only a half hour out of your life.

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Oops! I guess I am… I’ve looked at my stories for the last couple of months and it’s REALLY looking like I don’t spend any time on anything other than the UFC and it’s little bro the WEC. I guess it’s kind of understandable but there are other leagues and types of martial arts out there. It’s just that the UFC and the WEC keep pumping out event after event and it’s hard for a guy with a day job to keep up. Soooo, without further adieu, here are five other happenings in the world of MMA that are worth checking out:

1) The World Combat League. This is Chuck Norris’ baby. If you like standup action and can’t stand the site of two half naked guys hugging each other for 3 to 15 minutes, this is the place for you. He’s organized it into a team sport. There’s no pu$$yfooting around here. You go flat out for 3 minutes and don’t you dare back down. It’s some pretty exciting stuff in an oddly old school way.

2) The International Fight League. If you want the teams and the grappling together, then you have to go here to the IFL. They try to inject a little bit of the NFL nomenclature here so you’ll here a lot of “it’s different once you get to the playoffs” and “it is what it is.” It still *IS* MMA though. So if you need MMA with your NFL, this is the league for you.

3) Yaw Yan Ardigma Makati. Fighting from the Far East. Filipino MMA is pretty brutal stuff. We likey!

4) Elite XC. This league has been around for a while and fights could be seen on Showtime but there really hasn’t been any reason to pay up for these fights until now. Why now? 2 words: Kimbo Slice.

5) The Iron Ring on BET. BET???!!? Yes *that* BET. And again, there really isn’t any reason to waste your time watching this show except for two… no make it THREE big aaaaish words: KIMBO FREAKING SLICE!