Today I came across a profile I had not seen before and after reading what he had posted today, I have decided to get behind his project to bring UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, On to the steemit platform.
I will not claim the glory of somebody else's find. Here is a link so you can watch the video clip I am referring to, from it's original steemit post. (It is only a short video. So pop over, watch the vid, give the author an up-vote, then come straight back to finish reading this article)
Personally, I can not wait for Joe's arrival on steemit. As I said earlier, I am a huge UFC fan and Joe has supplied some of the best commentary I have ever heard. Almost everything I know about the more tactical points of mixed martial arts, is due to Mr Rogan's extraordinary commentary. While keeping track of the narrative, Joe somehow manages to squeeze in a blow-by-blow tutorial for the viewers at home.
Joe Rogan keeps it real.
When I first saw a UFC fight the grappling brought out my inner child. I just smirked and felt awkward, watching two guys 69 one another didn't look like fighting. If you tried that from where I came from you would get some funny looks and probably a pitchfork up your back-side. But the excitement of what happened in the stand-up moments of a UFC fight was enough to keep me watching. Due to the way that Joe Rogan describes the action, after 2 or 3 years watching the UFC, I now know that anyone who tries to start a fight with what looks like a scene from 'Debbie does Dallas" should be treated like a leathal weapon.
Too late to pucker-up now. Night night, it's sleepy time....
Jujitsu is an essential ground-game technique and any UFC-fighter has to have some level of competency in this form of martial art if he/she wishes to stay conscious. As the name suggests this sport involves a mixed bag of martial artists, all wanting to step into the Octagon so they can become king/Queen of the cage. For anyone wanting to claim this honour they must, at least, learn how to defend themselves against an opponent who prefers to grapple using Jujitsu expertise.
I do love an under-dog.
Before UFC came along I was a avid Boxing fan. I was lucky enough to be approaching my sporting teens when 'The Dark Destroyer', Nigel Ben, gave three of the most exciting fights I have ever seen. The fights between Chris Eubank and Nigel Ben are legendary and although the two fighters were to be involved in bouts that left their opponents with severe brain damage, it has to be said that the fight were the greatest of there time.
Michael Watson and Gerald Mclennan, two of the greatest that helped put the fight game where it is today.
Back to Joe and the another of my all time greatest under-dogs, UFC-style.
UK sports coverage comes at a premium, so the only reference I had to the UFC, was the Boxing shown on terrestrial TV and after the advent of digital TV (This is when the UK began to receive more than 5 channels) a show called 'Bushido' gave me my first taste of Mixed Martial-Arts. A foreign sports recording, Bushido was aired in the mid 90's on Bravo. 'Bushido'(The T.V. show not the meaning of the word) was a much less refined version of the UFC, but OMFG! was it exciting. So when, years later, I was shown a video of some mouthy Irish fella, named Connor McGregor, doing a Jean Claude van Dam impersonation, I was instantly fascinated and wanted to see more.
As I tuned into the UFC and kept an eye on Connor's fight card, It just became an obsession. This guy was fucking awesome and he didn't tend to want to stick his junk in his opponents face. But as Connor's career accelerated, like a rocket ship to space, his opponents became more versatile. Stand-up fighting against Connor McGregor is like trying to french-kiss a crocodile. You might get a peck, but in the end you're gonna lose your head.
Like I said, Joe really keeps it real with some of the most honest(and brave) interviewing I have ever heard. (Skip to 2min48s to see exactly what I mean)
Very quickly, indeed, Joe.
Good on you, for respectfully squashing Jose Aldo's sour grapes.
(I think he is still bitching about it, to this day)
Conner, being the amazing fighter he is, knew that he had to study-up on his Jujitsu if he was serious about "taking over". His natural fighting-style had seen him tear through his preferred weight class and with a lack of worthy opponents, Connor began to look at becoming a champion in 2 weight classes, at the same time!
This would be a feat of epic proportions(Relatively speaking, it is only sport after all). To achieve this, Connor McGregor knew that he had to test himself against someone he thought was 'just about right'. Connor would be fighting out of his natural weight-class and not only did he have to worry about his opponents heavy fists, he would have to worry about their, longer, stronger arms. Arms that had the ability to squeeze the life out of him, if he was to go to the mat.
In combat, heavier fighters tend to produce more explosive fights, but they are always hampered by their stamina. Anyone who has even laced-up a pair of boxing-gloves and fought for more than 30 seconds, will tell you that it is absolutely exhausting. The level of fitness required to fight 12 rounds of Boxing must be painful to achieve and that is a fight that only require the use of 2 limbs to attack with.
Add in kicks, knees, elbows, wrestling, Jujitsu and you can count out about 99.99998% of society. This also stands for the fighters in the UFC and it pays to learn Jujitsu. Not only does this give you an extra form of attack, but it also allows you to take a breather. The Jujitsu-masters that have entered the Octagon in the past have all done well, non more than legendary fighter Jean St Pierre. But it goes to prove my point, that if you want to be the best of the best, you have to be worthy in all forms of martial arts. To my book, there is only one fighter that can truly claim this achievement.
That person would be Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson.
I could go on forever about why this guy is such a phenomenal fighter, but I think I will just show you this clip instead...
Credit given, where credit is due
It is because of the passionate commentary, given by Joe Rogan, that I understand these finer points in UFC fighting. Without his talents and attention to the detail, that not everyone knows what's going on, the UFC would not be were it is today. New viewers would not be able to see the true beauty of this sport and many would just turn back to Boxing, if it wasn't for Joe Rogan's commentary.
The other 0.000002%
After being schooled by Mr Rogan, in the finer points of this amazing sport, it has allowed me to appreciate the fight between Nate Diaz and Connor McGregor on a whole new level.
Knowing what I do now, you can hit Nate Diaz with a anvil and he would just keep on coming at you.
(Nobody said it has to look pretty).
"I'm not surprised, mother-fuckers!"
A great fight that lead to a second fight that would be just as good, if not better than the first. After this fight, I am now anticipating the return of Nate Diaz to the UFC. I miss the attitude and he deserves more than what he received in return for giving us, not just a fight, but a epic journey that still has not concluded to this day. Will we ever see Connor and Nate settle the scores and fight the epic trilogy fight that everyone wants to see. Connor deserves his accolades and all his cash for what he has done but it is a shame that the sport itself has suffered through the 'celebrity' status of some fighters. I can't take the UFC seriously when it comes to Belts and ranking because it seems it is all about the excitement, rather than the ranking. This isn't necessarily a bad formula but it would be better if the UFC would decide one way or another. It isn't fair that some fighters wait years to work their way through the ranks, only to be pushed aside because an old legend has decided to top his bank-account up and mount a come-back. It just makes a mockery of the ranking system when you use this WWE approach, when choosing the next main event.
That being said, the UFC have given more than they have taken from m and the world of Boxing has become such a farce that you simply don't get to see the fights that should happen. The fact that Floyd Mayweather ducked Manny Pacquiao until he was passed his prime. Says it all to me and I have began to find boxing a little tedious.
(Nobody wants to watch a great fighters spend 2 years fighting nobodies to build a reputation. That shit should not be televised!)
The fans do not get a good enough return from Boxing anymore and all I have to say to that is more fool you.
Viva la UFC and thank god it has Joe Rogan on the mic. The guy is second to none and the only reason I don't watch his web-show is because I don't really visit You-tube for long periods of time. The adverts spoil the experience and I have no intentions of assisting a mega-corporation that is part of the control grid. I am led to believe that Joe Rogan also tries to go against promoting mainstream products and I hope that he will come over to steemit for this kind of reason. I would love to have a direct link to his work and his web-show.
So Joe?! Get yourself on steemit and get this mother-lovin party started!!!
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