Ultimate Fighting Championship

I haven't follow UFC much the last year, but I'm into it again.

Tonight UFC 291 | POIRIER VS GAETHJE 2

Let's go guys !

WOW that is a KO.

Was so glad to see Gaethje win. I wished Conor would bring his pansy ass back like he brags about to try and fight Gaethje

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley tonight at the TD Garden in Boston. Irish crowd probably.

Suga put on a show last night!!! That was a nasty counter right, his ability to connect is rare air on the feet and he even looked good against that one takedown Aljo tried

Watching UFC 293 !

Good fight Strickland is a cool dude great champion !

I’m beginning to wonder if Izzy got a concussion after that one

Exciting night UFC 295 is under way Mr. Trump is in the building !

From Russia with love !

Wow that was fast 007 style congrats England !

The best UFC event in recent times, now to bed lol !

My man Bas one of the guys who made UFC what it is today.

Bas was NASTY in Pancrase. I still watch them on YouTube all the time

Yes watching the old stuff is great.

Remember Gerard Gordeau ? He got a bad rep but this is one of the hardest men out of the Dutch fightworld this guy is brutal and still training.

Gordeau was actually one of my favorites from the earlier cards

Although MMA has not always been a popular sport within Holland, it is starting to catch up with kickboxing in terms of popularity.

In the beginning
In the Netherlands, MMA was an underdog among martial arts for a long time, especially in the beginning. The underground character and public opinion meant that the sport was seen as barbaric, especially in a country like the Netherlands. Pioneers such as Chris Dolman, Dick Vrij, Bas Rutten and 'Dirty' Bob Schrijber therefore remained underexposed in martial arts-loving Netherlands for a long time.

Dick Vrij is a legend in Dutch MMA

However, sentiment changed in the mid to late nineties. The aforementioned Bob Schrijber and young up-and-coming fighters such as Gilbert Yvel increased in popularity. Events were organized (RINGS), among other things, and more and more fighters opted for MMA, mainly called Free Fight at that time in the Netherlands. Still, there was a taste for the choice of 'cage'; This was therefore banned from 1996 (however, cage fighting has resumed in the Netherlands since 2008). In the meantime, the general public also became familiar with the term Free Fight and interest grew slowly but steadily.

...however, kickboxing remains number one.
MMA in the Netherlands was unlucky that it was emerging in the glory days of K-1 kickboxing. Since we (martial arts wise) were (and are) mainly a kickboxing-loving country, the rise of MMA was somewhat overshadowed by the achievements of kickboxing legends such as Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky and Semmy Schilt. It was at this time that MMA was booming in the US and Japan. Despite this, the growth in well-known MMA fighters continued to increase. What to think of Alistair Overeem , who was able to compete with the best in PRIDE at the time; Chuck Liddell, among others, had a very hard time with this budding star. But fighters such as Milco Voorn, Joop Kasteel, Melvin Manhoef, Gilbert Yvel and many others also made their way and grew as MMA fighters.

Judo, taekwondo, karate and muay thai those are the most popular martial arts here.

I was actually watching the K1 card that Bonjasky broke out in. He was fun as hell to watch in K1. Badr Hari was nasty too when his head was screwed on straight

Of course Cro Cop was nasty in both

Speaking of Muay Thai.

Ramon Dekkers was a legend, he died at the young age of 43.

LOL my favorite was the Lumberjack !

And ofcourse Mr Perfect a fucking legend !

Hoost reminded me of that character on Street Fighter

He had his own merchandise in Japan even video games pretty cool !

Finally a good win for Rozenstruik in this weekend's UFC Fight Night.

I’m ready for tonight! Should be a decent card.

How about Joshua cutting Ngannou’s lights out last night? I told my brother that AJ was going to put it to him, he’s too good of a boxer

I'm watching ! Only watched the AJ fight highlights great KO.

Glory was also tonight they never get rid of the bad image lol.

The biggest star in the audience is undoubtedly Jason Statham. The Hollywood actor is known for blockbusters such as The Italian Job, The Expendables and films from the Fast and Furious series. The Brit (56) is also a gifted kickboxer himself. "I'm here to see Rico Verhoeven," he said. The two have met each other before, which is not surprising considering their shared passions for kickboxing and acting.

Suga Sean put on a show last night!

UFC 300 today !

Wow what a KO in the final second lol.

Man 300 was definitely the best card they’ve ever put together. Holy shit that was crazy!!