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[apatter8]

I have quite a few friends that are casual fans of UFC (only UFC, not mma as a whole) who insist that Silva's dismantling of Griffin was a staged event. Their "evidence" is that Silva didn't hit Griffin THAT hard, and "he wasn't even knocked out". When I asked one how they would stage something like that (the ducking, bobbing, and weaving), he replied "they must have practiced choreography". I need new friends.... Has anyone else encountered this?

[cnlclink]

I see it all the time but does it really matter that much? I mean it's nice to have people around you that understand or want to but they are likely still talking about it which in turn gets people to talk about UFC and eventually MMA as a whole. Casual fans as it has been said here before are the reason that MMA is becoming HUGE.
With my friends that think the punch was weak or whatever I try to show them some of those weak fake ass punches in the WWE so they can see what a real choreographed fight is like.

[Fedorfan]

if forrest actually had a dislocated jaw a few punches prior to Andersons fade away jab KO, then it explains why he fell straight away - the slightest bump on ur nuggin with a disocated jaw goes straight to your artery causing a blackout.

[Pasha K]

LOL, with all due respect but your friends are a little bit stupid. I dont understand how anyone can think that MMA is planned??

[Boo]

Originally Posted by apatter8

I have quite a few friends that are casual fans of UFC (only UFC, not mma as a whole) who insist that Silva's dismantling of Griffin was a staged event. Their "evidence" is that Silva didn't hit Griffin THAT hard, and "he wasn't even knocked out". When I asked one how they would stage something like that (the ducking, bobbing, and weaving), he replied "they must have practiced choreography". I need new friends.... Has anyone else encountered this?

Do you mean specifically thinking MMA is rigged or generally being annoying and ignorant? I've had people ask me if it was "real," but none that insisted that it wasn't. That would probably piss me off.

I've given up on discussing MMA with casual fans at all. Luckily, I don't have to go to bars to watch the fights. I don't even like people talking during the fights. Drunk people, even worse.

[Monsterman]

Most annoying to me is hearing 110 pounds guy who has never trained any sports telling what he would have done to win a fight. "i would have just stood back up and hit him" easier said than done when you have demian maia on your back choking the shit out of you.
And now they started showing tuf and UFC in Finland too so i have to listen people telling me things that make absolutely no sense. I almost miss the time they didn´t know the difference between WWE and MMA.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by Monsterman

Most annoying to me is hearing 110 pounds guy who has never trained any sports telling what he would have done to win a fight. "i would have just stood back up and hit him" easier said than done when you have demian maia on your back choking the shit out of you.
And now they started showing tuf and UFC in Finland too so i have to listen people telling me things that make absolutely no sense. I almost miss the time they didn´t know the difference between WWE and MMA.

That's what you call a little knowledge being dangerous. So should I assume you are Finnish?

[popsicle]

Originally Posted by apatter8

I have quite a few friends that are casual fans of UFC (only UFC, not mma as a whole) who insist that Silva's dismantling of Griffin was a staged event. Their "evidence" is that Silva didn't hit Griffin THAT hard, and "he wasn't even knocked out". When I asked one how they would stage something like that (the ducking, bobbing, and weaving), he replied "they must have practiced choreography". I need new friends.... Has anyone else encountered this?

I had the same exact thing. As soon as the fight was over one of my friends said "hey...Don King must be somewhere at ringside".

Once another friend agreed I spent the next ten minutes explaining Forrest getting knocked out by that weak looking punch was a result of his own inertia. Forrest basically jumped into Silva, and Silva accurately landed the punch on the button.

They continued to argue and say he would not have been able to run to the back if he was truly knocked out. It is amazing how annoyed I got with the argument, but it may have been the alcohol talking.

[b1uef1ow]

I usually get into more Brock debates with these types of fan more than anyone else. I haven't actually encountered and weak punch Anderson theories yet from my peers thank goodness.

[joeyP]

Let me just say this. Every fan starts out as a casual fan. I'm not going to lie to any of you, I got introduced to MMA through season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter while just flipping through channels. However, I was intrigued, and gradually became a bigger fan. I had a thirst for knowledge about the sport, which is actually 100% of the reason that I started reading these forums. And I'm happy to say that I paid enough attention to actually be able to discuss MMA, not just UFC with the people on here.

The one downfall now is that I know more than every single one of my friends, which makes MMA conversation pretty redundant

My point is that give your friends time, and eventually they may become more knowledgeable.