Comments on: Behold…The YAMMA Pit! http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fight Fan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22579 Fight Fan Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:43:04 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22579 I think this has been promoted as best as it could be. Although the idea of getting in old "over the hill fighters" sounds stupid at first, for a new promotion with a limited budget it will create a lot more hype than if it was a couple of "no-names" fighting. As for all the negative press...I guess there is always going to be doubters when it comes to something different. The boxing crowd was a little bit like that when MMA first kicked off if you can remember. I think this has been promoted as best as it could be.
Although the idea of getting in old “over the hill fighters” sounds stupid at first, for a new promotion with a limited budget it will create a lot more hype than if it was a couple of “no-names” fighting.
As for all the negative press…I guess there is always going to be doubters when it comes to something different. The boxing crowd was a little bit like that when MMA first kicked off if you can remember.

]]> By: drizzle http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22545 drizzle Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:31:14 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22545 Perhaps you remember the way people felt about Gary Shaw... the ex-boxing promoter everyone thought would be a fly-by-night failure at best; a disastrous black stain on the sport at worst. Maybe Meyrowitz shouldn't be on the microphone. But to me, in the long run, it's a non-issue. Worse still it's practically red herring to even mention the guy. What should we really be concerned with here? The fact that VIRTUALLY EVERYONE with a keyboard is dissing this yamma thing. For example, in this very article: *Here’s a quick video which reveals the “new” fighting surface that they intend to use at this Friday’s YAMMA Pit Fighting event in Atlantic City* The word "New" he puts quotation marks around. Why, is the fighting surface NOT new? It IS NEW. Then why quote it like he's lying or even bluffing?? because he is already trying to discredit yamma. Why? What has yamma done to deserve such negative press? the question: What has yamma done to deserve such negative press? Perhaps you remember the way people felt about Gary Shaw… the ex-boxing promoter everyone thought would be a fly-by-night failure at best; a disastrous black stain on the sport at worst.

Maybe Meyrowitz shouldn’t be on the microphone. But to me, in the long run, it’s a non-issue. Worse still it’s practically red herring to even mention the guy. What should we really be concerned with here?

The fact that VIRTUALLY EVERYONE with a keyboard is dissing this yamma thing.

For example, in this very article:

*Here’s a quick video which reveals the “new” fighting surface that they intend to use at this Friday’s YAMMA Pit Fighting event in Atlantic City*

The word “New” he puts quotation marks around. Why, is the fighting surface NOT new? It IS NEW.

Then why quote it like he’s lying or even bluffing?? because he is already trying to discredit yamma. Why? What has yamma done to deserve such negative press?

the question:
What has yamma done to deserve such negative press?

]]> By: Ronin http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22524 Ronin Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:56:42 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22524 Wow slow down Drizzle, Bob Meyrowitz was on Fight Network Radio yesterday and wouldn't even talk to Mauro Ranallo about the surface. Then comes this video explaining the whole thing. Bob Meyrowitz also said there has been no serious injuries in a MMA event. Mauro Ranallo informed him that Sam Vasquez died after fighting, Bob had no idea. Then Bob claimed only 1 time in MMA history has a fight ever been stopped due to a elbow strike on the ground. I am guessing Bob Meyrowitz doesn't watch much MMA cause lots of fights have been stopped because of elbows on the ground. Bob Meyrowitz needs to catch up on whats happening in MMA he sounds like a total Newbie. Wow slow down Drizzle, Bob Meyrowitz was on Fight Network Radio yesterday and wouldn’t even talk to Mauro Ranallo about the surface.
Then comes this video explaining the whole thing.

Bob Meyrowitz also said there has been no serious injuries in a MMA event.
Mauro Ranallo informed him that Sam Vasquez died after fighting, Bob had no idea.
Then Bob claimed only 1 time in MMA history has a fight ever been stopped due to a elbow strike on the ground.

I am guessing Bob Meyrowitz doesn’t watch much MMA cause lots of fights have been stopped because of elbows on the ground.

Bob Meyrowitz needs to catch up on whats happening in MMA he sounds like a total Newbie.

]]> By: BJJDenver http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22523 BJJDenver Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:52:49 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22523 The "pit" definitely interests me. Unfortunately, beyond Ricco, the fighters don't. I like the fact that someone is trying new concepts and working to improve mma, whether it does or not, at leat they are trying. If this was 19.99, i would order it out of curiosity, but 34.99 or whatever is just to much for this level of competition, imo. I hope it does succeed and they can continue and maybe get a higher level of fighter overall. I also like the concept of a legends/masters fight. While these guys may not be what they once were, it is good for them to get work and it lets newer fans have an idea of where today's mma came from. The “pit” definitely interests me. Unfortunately, beyond Ricco, the fighters don’t.

I like the fact that someone is trying new concepts and working to improve mma, whether it does or not, at leat they are trying.

If this was 19.99, i would order it out of curiosity, but 34.99 or whatever is just to much for this level of competition, imo.

I hope it does succeed and they can continue and maybe get a higher level of fighter overall.

I also like the concept of a legends/masters fight. While these guys may not be what they once were, it is good for them to get work and it lets newer fans have an idea of where today’s mma came from.

]]> By: drizzle http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22515 drizzle Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:18:51 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22515 "lecturing a college classroom"? Who gives a flying f*ck what he sounds like? He sounded EXACTLY the same twelve years ago when being interviewed about a little company he was starting up called "UFC"! The amount of whining devoted to yamma sounded weak is incredibly frivolous to me. Also destructive. It's another start-up company, GREAT. The more the better. An eight-man tournament nonetheless! But I guess all this flies directly over the head of someone who just got into the sport five years ago, like Adam Morgan. Typical newb response. “lecturing a college classroom”? Who gives a flying f*ck what he sounds like?

He sounded EXACTLY the same twelve years ago when being interviewed about a little company he was starting up called “UFC”!

The amount of whining devoted to yamma sounded weak is incredibly frivolous to me. Also destructive. It’s another start-up company, GREAT. The more the better.

An eight-man tournament nonetheless!

But I guess all this flies directly over the head of someone who just got into the sport five years ago, like Adam Morgan.

Typical newb response.

]]> By: Paul Hanna http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22510 Paul Hanna Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:49:05 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22510 that IS the wcl fighting surface + cage. that IS the wcl fighting surface + cage.

]]> By: Maremagnum http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22491 Maremagnum Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:04:05 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22491 Seems to be merit to the concept of an elevated perimeter to try to eliminate the advantage of a stronger fighter pushing you against the fence and tryning to hump his way to a victory. I'll look up the event on youtube to see how it played out. Seems to be merit to the concept of an elevated perimeter to try to eliminate the advantage of a stronger fighter pushing you against the fence and tryning to hump his way to a victory. I’ll look up the event on youtube to see how it played out.

]]> By: Zack http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22487 Zack Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:25:24 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22487 won't even look for it on youtube won’t even look for it on youtube

]]> By: woooburn http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22486 woooburn Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:14:56 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22486 good to see they're keeping up their amateur porn level production values. this seems more like a roller derby track than fighting surface, but i see why they're doing it. however, i dont think i have any interest in paying to see it. maybe if there were some younger fighters participating. seeing these old guys trudge around a cage past their prime just bums me out. good to see they’re keeping up their amateur porn level production values.

this seems more like a roller derby track than fighting surface, but i see why they’re doing it. however, i dont think i have any interest in paying to see it. maybe if there were some younger fighters participating. seeing these old guys trudge around a cage past their prime just bums me out.

]]> By: Nick http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22480 Nick Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:29:50 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/09/beholdthe-yamma-pit/#comment-22480 Can't wait to see fighters break their ankles and drop out of the tourny on the new fighting surface. Can’t wait to see fighters break their ankles and drop out of the tourny on the new fighting surface.

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