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  • Costa Rica Wrap Up

    Got back home around 3:30am from an awesome week in Costa Rica with my ‘girlfriend’.

    We did a lot of fun stuff that’s in some pics below, but there were 2 highlights of the trip…

    The runner-up was all the surfing I got to do… Didn’t get any awesome first person vids, because it’s tough to paddle to catch a wave while holding a camera, but Helen did grab one of me from a distance… nothing spectacular but tons of fun:

    [flv:http://ericwongmma.com//videos/surf.flv 512 384]

    In my emails I mentioned I had some big news and that it had nothing to do with MMA or training.

    Well this was the #1 highlight of the trip for me…

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  • Your 2010 Goals

    Whenever December rolls around, I always reflect on how the past year went, and I start thinking about what I want to achieve in the upcoming year.

     

    This past year I’ll admit that I didn’t have a clear vision of all of my goals and what I wanted to achieve.

    This was a huge error, because I know the importance of setting goals and how powerful they can be to drive you to achieve them, but this only happens if they’re very clear in your mind.

    I did have a few business and career goals, and because I had them in mind, I achieved them, which was great.

    But a lot of things that are important to me, like my relationships with my girlfriend, family, and friends, my education, and my ideal day-to-day lifestyle I didn’t think about so much.

    It’s not that these things all blew up, but I kind of just went with the flow and took whatever came my way, instead of working to create exactly what I want.

    Like I would just read whatever books caught my interest at the time as opposed to having a plan of what I wanted to specifically learn.

    And that’s why I’m writing this – because I want to put out some of my goals for 2010 to keep me accountable, and to maybe stimulate some thinking along the same lines for you.

    First, for those of you who have never learned much about goal setting, let me share with you the absolutely most effective way to set your goals and set yourself up for success:

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  • UFC 104 Recap: Shogun vs. Machida

    Controversy, we’ve all heard it by now. So here’s some more ‘Machida-Gun’ tidbits for you to peruse.

    The first one is a good video from the folks over at MMA Fanhouse:

    Next up we have some very interesting Compustrike stats that give round-by-round details on how they scored the bout:

    => http://compustrike.com/stats_files/ufc_104/MacHida-Rua.HTM

    What do you think??

     

     

  • Team Rampage = Gang of Thugs

    If you’ve been watching the Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights, maybe you’ve noticed that Rampage’s team is much like a gang of schoolyard bullies who go around and beat kids up for their lunch money.

    Their various antics on last night’s episode just went on to solidify this fact… Not to mention the fact that they still haven’t won a fight.

    The caricature painting was the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen and seemed like such a waste of time.

    Whereas these guys could’ve spent their energy on coaching their fighters, they were out getting a painting drawn up of Team Rashad. Brilliant idea guys!

    The segment where Kimbo and 2 other guys were sitting around the pool and talking about who was gonna win the fight between ‘Titties’ and Zak was the most evident of the mentalitiy of these fighters.

    They were talking about who they thought was going to win the fight, and they made their pick based on who they thought was going to go ‘crazy’ and ‘lose it’.

    Since when have you seen a fight won by a guy who just went crazy and lost it?

    Maybe Tank Abbott a decade ago… But not anymore.

    Now, you’ve got true martial artists who show compusure… Guys like Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Georges St. Pierre, etc. etc.

    Going crazy won’t help you out.

    You’ve got to be relaxed and calm to let your skills shine. Once you get all riled up and you’re emotionally on the edge, you lose the ability to adapt and change your gameplan, if need be.

    So if you’re a budding fighter, don’t follow the lead of these thugs – take the champs who win with class as your role models and do what they do – train hard, stay consistent, continue to learn and grow, and fight with class – and you’ll be a successful mixed-martial artist.

  • Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights (aka the Kimbo Show)

    Looks like the latest incarnation of the Ultimate Fighter will be an interesting one, and not for Kimbo. Kimbo just seems like a regular dude who wants to fight and make it to the UFC, not the street-thug who knocked out other street-thugs on YouTube all those years ago.

    kimboIt seems like the most entertainment will come from Rampage and Rashad mouthing each other off. And maybe Quinton’s great choice of matchups – what was he thinking on that one? A guy with no wrestling vs. the best wrestler on the opposing team?

    I guess that’s how that gash happened. Man that was disgusting – I think I saw Abe’s brain.

    Both guys showed less than stellar cardio – not totally unexpected for heavyweights, but still disappointing to see nonetheless.

    Anyway – I’m looking forward to following this one, hope we can get some quality fights out of it and not just a bunch of big brawlers going at each other.

  • UFC 100 Recap

    WOW. UFC 100 definitely lived up to expectations. I thought all of the main card fights were great.

    People were still questioning Lesnar’s legitimacy, but after this dominating performance over Mir, I don’t think anyone has anything to say anymore – Brock is the champ and deserves it.

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    GSP definitely showed his heart in this fight, going the distance against a very game Alves. I was somewhat surprised that Alves didn’t gas out.

    Greg Jackson definitely wins ‘Line of the Night’, when talking to GSP between the 4th and 5th rounds. Watch the video to hear the hilarious thing he says:

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  • Anderson Silva – What the #$@!?

    If you saw UFC 97 this past weekend, I want to know what your thoughts are on the Anderson Silva fight, because I’m not too sure what to think of it either. I’m kind of torn.

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    On one hand, as a fan, I see a guy who is giving 30% of what he is truly capable of. Really, he could’ve destroyed Leites if he wanted to, I think there’s no doubt about that. His movement and the speed and power of his strikes are no match for it seems any fighter in his division. But the great thing about MMA is that anything can happen and he’s set the bar super high, so sooner or later, someone will surpass him.

    On the other hand, it just seems like he’s placing more emphasis on not getting hit than knocking his opponent out. I’d like to know exactly how many strikes (kicks, knees, punches, and elbows) have landed on Anderson Silva in his UFC fights. I know there aren’t that many.

    bodog-girls-punchNow as a fighter, if he’s interested in having a long career and staying healthy not only for fighting and for everyday life, not getting hit is a really good plan. It doesn’t take too many heavy shots to the head with 4 oz gloves to cause lingering, sometime permanent effects.

    In a post-fight interview, he was talking about fighting the ‘perfect fight’. In a perfect fight, you would land all of your strikes on your opponent, and not get any points scored against you. If this was his goal, I think he did pretty good.

    The last thought that I heard about the fight was from my friend Rich, who was in Montreal with me. He made a good point and said, “Anderson is the champ, and maybe he’s just thinking that you’ve got to come and take the belt away from me, so you’ve got to be the aggressor.”

    I think this is a very good point. I don’t think it’s smart for a champ to put himself at risk if he doesn’t want to. Sure, it’s not the most exciting strategy from a fan’s point of view, but it is smart to do and it seems like it works.

    What do you think?

  • UFC 97 in Montreal – My Picks

    Can’t wait to get out to Montreal for the UFC coming up. Although the atmosphere probably won’t be anything near what it was last year when GSP laid the beat down on Matt Serra to reclaim the welterweight title, it’s still gonna be awesome.

    The fight I’m most looking forward to is Anderson Silve vs. Thales Leites. We all know The Spider is an animal, not an arachnoid, but many don’t know how good Leites is on the ground. It could be an interesting duel if the fight goes to the mats, if it’s kept standing, we all know A. Silva will be the victor.

    So here are my picks for UFC 97:

    MAIN CARD:

    A. SILVA vs. T. LEITES – Silva in 2nd round by KO
    LIDDELL vs. RUA – Liddell in 2nd round by KO, although I do hope Rua does some conditioning this time
    K. SOSZYNSKI vs. BRIAN STANN – Soszynski by ??
    KONGO vs. HARDONK – Kongo by 2nd round KO
    CANTWELL VS. CAIN – I’ll take the Brazilian Cain in this one

    UNDERCARD:

    MARSHALL vs. MAGHALES – no clue so I’m gonna take Marshall
    KANG vs. FOUPA – Kang by 3rd round sub
    MACDONALD vs. QUARRY – J. Mac by 2nd round sub
    LOSEAIU vs. HERMAN – Loiseau by decision
    BOCEK vs. BIELKHEDEN – Bocek by 2nd round sub
    CHONAN vs. GRANT – Chonan by decision
    STOUT vs. WIMAN – Stout by decision

    So those are my picks, leave a comment with your picks and we’ll see how you match up.

  • UFC 97 – Uh Oh!

    You’ve probably heard the news about the UFC in Montreal possibly being cancelled. As an MMA starved resident of Ontario, this is a sad thing.

    Basically, the Quebec Athletic Commission is considering changing the rules by eliminating elbows and knees, as well as making the octagon smaller.

    As we all know with the UFC, there’s no way Dana White is going to sacrifice his brand to get the UFC in Montreal, which is a good thing.

    So that would mean if the QAC goes ahead with the proposed changes, there would be no UFC in La Belle Province.

    I don’t know what the QAC is thinking, but to read more about the story, follow the link below:

    http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2009/02/12/ufc_qac/

    To read the whole story, check