Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to his son Kermit:
“Yesterday afternoon we had Professor Yamashita up here to wrestle with Grant. It was very interesting, but of course jiu jitsu and our wrestling are so far apart that it is difficult to make any comparison between them. Wrestling is simply a sport with rules almost as conventional as those of tennis, while jiu jitsu is really meant for practice in killing or disabling our adversary. In consequence, Grant did not know what to do except to put Yamashita on his back, and Yamashita was perfectly content to be on his back. Inside of a minute Yamashita had choked Grant, and inside of two minutes more he got an elbow hold on him that would have enabled him to break his arm; so that there is no question but that he could have put Grant out. So far this made it evident that the jiu jitsu man could handle the ordinary wrestler. But Grant, in the actual wrestling and throwing was about as good as the Japanese, and he was so much stronger that he evidently hurt and wore out the Japanese. With a little practice in the art I am sure that one of our big wrestlers or boxers, simply because of his greatly superior strength, would be able to kill any of those Japanese, who though very good men for their inches and pounds are altogether too small to hold their own against big, powerful, quick men who are as well trained.”
looks like a MOMA Article
Don’t forget about Fan Man
We should celebrate it in Israel. ISA, ISA!
It does feel kind of like its the wrong era for this doesnt it? 20 years ago the UFC felt American to the core and you could have had shit like Chuck/Randy as the main event along with the likes of BJ, Hughes, Franklin, Tito, Ken, Tanner, Big Tim etc on the card.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has expressed his desire to compete in the UFC and has even urged Dana White to give him a chance.
The 38-year-old had a successful career in kickboxing, becoming a four-time world champion. After a successful stint in ISKA and Enfusion, Tate was forced to retire due to eye injuries that affected his last few fights. In 2016, he was forced to quit against Ibrahim El Boustati.
Despite fighting several times since then, but against much lower opposition, Tate continues to train regularly and has always been open about a potential return to competitive action. He was recently seen at UFC 313 and Power Slap, alongside his brother Tristan, fuelling speculation about a possible comeback, reports All Out Fighting.
Tate’s only MMA fight took place back in 2010 at an Ultimate Warrior Challenge event, where he knocked out Shane Kavanagh in the first round. Although it’s been 15 years since his last appearance inside the cage, Tate is very much open to stepping foot inside the cage again.
One of my favorite fights ever
Rickson vs Sakuraba undercard
Bringing back the gladiatorial games of old to satiate the masses.