A Moment with Diego Sanchez
February 22, 2009
GM: Hi Diego, thanks for taking the time to speak with us.
DS: YES!!!
GM: Great! I love the enthusiasm. Congratulations on your successful foray into the lightweight division. Both you and Joe appear to have greatly improved your standup. Is that something you’ve been working a lot on?
DS: YES!!!!
GM: I know you’ve been training up in Big Bear. What kind of difference do you think training at altitude makes in the actual fight?
DS: YES!!
GM: Uh. Alright. I know you’ve trained extensively with Greg Jackson in New Mexico. What made you decide to begin training with Saulo Ribero?
DS: YES!!
GM: … you can’t answer every question with “yes”. These aren’t all yes or no questions.
DS: YES!!!
GM: OK I see wh…
DS: YES!!
GM: Diego, ple…
DS: YES!!
GM: Can we plea…
DS: YESS!!!
GM: OK you’ve got a little bit of spit foam and it’s flying at me.
DS: YES!!!
GM: Why did we even…
DS: YES!!
GM: Thanks for your time Diego.
DS: YES!!
McDojo Teaching Jiujitsu
February 5, 2008
Here’s a video of a “Grandmaster” Ted Gambordella teaching amateur jiujitsu techniques out of a McDojo in Texas. Not only is this guy deluding his students into believing they could properly defend themselves, he’s getting his rocks off by causing them pain in his overzealous demonstrations. Furthermore, this hack is professing to be teaching jiujitsu—no doubt riding the wave that BJJ has caused in this country.
What really makes me angry is that the students in this video are all very young and this dude is applying some very painful and dangerous techniques on them with very little discretion. If you’re as fired up as I am, go leave some comments on MetaCafe. Here’s the link to the video page.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1013655/basic_jiu_jitsu/
All Doubt Removed that Hughes is a Jerk
August 25, 2006
Matt Hughes is selling t-shirts on his site that celebrate his victory over Royce Gracie. Now I’m all for celebrations, but this is just out of line. I mean it could be worse, but c’mon at least have some respect. Why would you do that to the father of MMA? Ohh right.. because you are a fucking arrogant jerkoff.
I do my best to give Hughes his due on this blog about as much as I make fun of him, but this kind of pushes me over. And I know that hating someone who is all about hate is pointless, but at least it’s fun—and it makes for some good light reading for you guys.
Anyway, back to the store. BTW, I’m only linking this for reference. If any of you buy any products from this trailer motherfucker, I will personally armbar your face. Or is that a facebar… whatever… if you give him money the baby Jesus cries.
My personal favorites are the Bible verse t-shirts. No wonder he keeps winning! God likes him!
Matt Hughes Rockin’ The Mullet
August 24, 2006
This little gem was posted on the Sherdog forums. I guess a combed mullet, flowery shirt, and suspenders count as “dressing up” for picture day in Illinois.
Business in the front, party in the back!
