IFL- Anyone see it?

[marie curie]

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone watched the IFL (Chuck Norris' thing) on Fox Sports? What did you think?

[tke010]

I did not see that. When was it on? Was it a competition? Or was it just hype?

I'll support anything to do with Martial arts.

I'll have to check if they will repeat it.

I read the article about it in black Belt magazine this month. It sounds like it should be good. Only kicking and striking is allowed, no grappling.

I think there are only 4 teams so far.

[marie curie]

Oooh, I dont know when repeats are, but here is the website

http://www.ifl.tv/

The coaches are Bas Rutten, Renzo Gracie, Pat Militich and some other guy.

No, actually, grappling is totally allowed. Just no elbows to the head when the opponent is down or kicking

Yep, 4 teams thus far.

It was very good- the fighters were not quite UFC quality... a couple of guys have had UFC fights, but not good enough for a contract. I'd say it's maybe like the minor leagues. Still, they are good fights to watch.

[marie curie]

Next Sunday at 6 is the next one. This week's fights were significantly better.

[granmasterchen]

i like the way they did the ring, where it inclines the further you go out, i'd like to see how that plays as a factor in the future

[marie curie]

Oh, I didn't even know that they did that. Did you watch this week? Did you see the mouthpeice replacement? Wasn't that awesome? I know that it helped the guy out because they wouldn't get stood back up, but still- that was a neat thought to just grab the other guy's mouthpeice and put it back in for him.

[granmasterchen]

sunday on fsn