I just saw this announcement on MMAFighting's Twitter:
Ralek Gracie on #themmahour: Kevin Casey is out for metamoris 5; Any black belt can compete against Vinny Magalhaes and win $10,000
I wonder who's gonna fill in...
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I just saw this announcement on MMAFighting's Twitter:
Ralek Gracie on #themmahour: Kevin Casey is out for metamoris 5; Any black belt can compete against Vinny Magalhaes and win $10,000
I wonder who's gonna fill in...
Damn, I wonder who's gonna jump on that chance. People should be knocking down Ralek's door.
My bet would be Jeff Glover. That guy doesn't give a single fuck. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Pan
He's already in the secret match. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia
Shhhhh, it's a secret.
I kid. Jeff Glover is the man.
I hope Henatch steps up and teaches Vinny a lesson.
any 10th p black belts vinny's size and sort-of-same-experience in SoCal?
This. Either Renato steps up or I'm going to start considering him a fraud.Quote:
Originally Posted by NotReady
Vinny is a 10P blackbelt... I don't think anyone wants to see any 10 on 10 crimeQuote:
Originally Posted by Aiseop
Check out the interview with Ralek by Ariel Helwani, they give all the details. Starts around 36 mins into the show - http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/11/1...y-johnson-yves
I thought he got his black belt from Vinicius Aieta? Or do you mean he went through the necessary training to get "a 10th P" blackbelt?Quote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia
^^ yes, he got a 10p bb as well.
It's weird they are requiring a BJJ Black Belt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pan
Would they really say no (on belt grounds) to Fedor? To Rustam Chsiev? To Hidehiko Yoshida? To Imanari (too small though)? To Jeremy Horn? To Cael Sanderson?
+1 zero fucks given by Jeff GloverQuote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia
There are a lot of fighters I would LOVE to see step up here. But on short notice its gonna be tough! Can't wait to see who they come up with!
Pretty ballsy by Vinny to take on any comers.
You mean, pretty ballsy for anyone to step up to Vinny in a sub-only match. After all, he broke Buchecha's ankle and made him scream like a teenager in a horror movie.
6mins 25 secs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT2S6Ft57w#t=383
Writing the email right now.
Yes, Vinny was promoted by Eddie to Black Belt in 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu as well. Check out MTS 49 (00:34:20 – Vinny Magalhães promoted to 10th Planet Black Belt)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiseop
Holy shit. Is that the same tournament where he messed up Daniel Gracie's nether regions?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiseop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J1GCYiq9NM
EXACTLY! Now, who's the ballsy one? LOL
Looks like a resume was sent in today by the one and only Eric Red Schafer! UFC Vet and black belt under Pedro Sauer.
9 time UFC Veteran I would love to see that fight! Only tapped once in over 100 matches!
The 10 applicants can be voted for on the Metamoris facebook page
The applicants are as follows:
Applicant 1/10: Casey Ryan
Applicant 2/10: Jeremy Arel
Applicant 3/10: John Hansen
Applicant 4/10: Shannon Ritch
Applicant 5/10: Joshua Hinger
Applicant 6/10: Bruno Bastos Cruz
Applicant 7/10: Matheus Diniz
Applicant 8/10: James Puopolo
Applicant 9/10: "Super" Dave Zennario
Applicant 10/10: Matt Arroyo
Anyone you would most like to see?
I wonder how Bibiano Fernandez would fit in with this type of competition
Not a single one of those guys excites me compared to what they COULD HAVE found. There were UFC veterans that applied, and a few household names too. (Personal opinion though)
Puopolo would be cool but I'd like to see Jeremy Arel get there.
Hinger's a beast,Quote:
Originally Posted by stan myaskovskiy
It's a shame Ezra Lenon or other dudes from the Midwest couldn't come out
I hope that's not all. If this is a list that they're picking from, they're literally picking the easiest fights. Shannon Ritch? That guy's been losing since I was a teenager. His MMA record is 53 wins, 76 losses with 53 losses coming by submission. Picking a guy like that over Red Schaffer is making a mockery of the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pan
Hinger or Bastos
I don't doubt some of these guys have mad skill. However I agree to pass on a 9 time UFC vet and black belt under Pedro Sauer makes it feel like they don't take the match seriously. They would have been in same divsion in Tue UFC too wouldn't they? Or was Red biggerQuote:
Originally Posted by David Rosado
Lol @ Shannon Ritch
My vote goes to Hansen. He's got slick X guard and deep half and great leg lock defense. Puopolo is tough but doesn't really have great sub skills; I don't see him tapping Vinny. Bruno Bastos is past his prime.
Hinger gets my vote!
Matheus Diniz. I wonder why they picked him?? Watched a video and he's good, but nothing special. No disrespect, but hes not on Vinny's level.
Bernardo Faria wrote: "One of the toughest guys I ever trained in all my life!!!" So did Keenan. I guess they went the route of giving a brown belt a chance to make a name for himself. I'm intrigued.
Matheus is legit. It's hard to do anything to him in training. He nearly beat Keenan last year at Grapplers Quest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiseop
Ezra vs Vinny would be sick!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by John Mejia