I never really watched any kind of MMA, just watched Kimbo videos on youtube I started watching MMA when he started to get on TV a bit, I watched a few of his early fights just because I was all over his tip (and still am). I watched UFC Unleashed one day and the 2 fights that got me hooked: Kendall Grove vs. Evan Tanner - TUF 7 Finale: Grove won in a back and forth split decision. I could watch that fight again and again. Forrest Griffin vs. Shogun Rua - UFC 76: Forrest by RNC with 15 seconds left in the 3rd. Getting his ass kicked, all bloodied, Forrest gets the sub. These 2 fights are why I fucking love the UFC today. Yours?
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For me it was The Ultimate Fighter 1. I was bopping around the TV on a lazy Saturday and I caught most of the 1st episode. They kept replaying it and a couple of other episodes and then i was hooked. I watched it each week and they kept building up the title fight between the two coaches that would be on PPV. I had to see that event! I watched the TUF1 finals and watch Diego Steamroll Kenny and Rich Franklin phantom KO an already over the hill Ken Shamrock. Of course the Forrest vs Stephan Bonnar final is legendary for it's unreal battle so that just got me more amped. I download UFC 52 and got to see GSP fight for the first time in the UFC vs Jason Mayhem Miller in a very entertaining bout and I got to see Chuck and Randy battle. I showed my friends the TUF final I had on video tape and got them hooked too. Next thing you know we're getting together, ordering Pizza and the next UFC PPV!
For me, it was more of fighters. I wanted to read Chuck Liddell's biography because he just is a fuckin' bad ass. After reading it, I started watching his fights. After watching his fights, I found S2's MMA section and speeds, Celtic Fan, and Celtic King introduced me to the MMA world. So for me, it was more of...what posters got you hooked on MMA.
That's funny cause this kid I know my junior year in High School would talk about Liddell all day in one of my BS elective courses. I wanted to see that guy get his ass kicked one day so people like Rampage got me somewhat interested in MMA. :]
Royce vs. Kimo at UFC 3 made me a casual fan, then Gary Goodridge vs. Paul Herrera at UFC 8 rocked my world and hooked me for life.
[video=youtube;xlYqEAsufH4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYqEAsufH4[/video] Also, I'm thrilled that we've helped get at least one of you into the sport. I hope you're enjoying it.
TUF 1 for me. I tuned it half way through the TUF 1 finale and watched the Griffin vs Bonnar fight that just made me drop my jaw. Then after I started posting in this forum and that got me into the other leagues like WEC and DREAM.
Here's the GSP vs Mayhem Miller fight. http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Georges_St_Pierre_vs_Jason_Mayhem_Miller_UFC_52?vid=10001109&tid=100 ridiculous
