cham‧pi‧on [cham-pee-uh n] –nounThe IFL World Team Championship is scheduled for 12/29/06 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event features two "past their prime" legends in Carlos Newton vs. Renzo Gracie. Also on the card is the World Team Championship, featuring the 2 "best" teams fighting against each other to determine who are the champions. A team concept is a familiar concept to high school and college wrestlers who compete in dual meet throughout the year. Unlike the IFL's concept, the best team at the end of the season is calculated based on the athletes individual achievements in their weight class to determine who is the best. If Iowa State has 6 National Champions, and 4 Runner-Ups, they will probably win the Team Championship based on how the individual wrestlers accomplishments.
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
piLet's get to the specifics. Here is a breakdown of the 5 "Championship" fights:
- 155 lbs: Ryan Schultz (1-1) vs. Bart Palaszewski (2-0)
- 170 lbs: Chris Wilson (1-1) vs. Rory Markham (2-0)
- 185 lbs: Matt Horwich (2-0) vs. Ryan McGivern (0-2)
- 205 lbs: Aaron Stark (2-0) vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz (1-1)
- 265 lbs: Devin Cole (0-2) vs. Ben Rothwell (2-0)
You want a real team concept? Give me the Brazilian Top Team with the Nogueira Brothers against the Miletich Crew with Sylvia & Hughes. Give me American Top Team vs. American Kickboxing Academy. The IFL gives us the Junior Varsity Miletich Camp in the main event.
There is a reason why combat sports are an individual sport. And there is a reason why no other combat sport has tried this in the last 100 years. It is a complete failure. A TV contract or big named fighter coaches can't change this fact.
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Right on, man.
Perhaps even more exciting would be international tournaments.
Not the Olympics, because waiting four years between showdowns wouldn't make sense.
Annual tournaments that pit nations against one another would be sick i.e.
Brazil vs. Russia
USA vs. Brazil
UK vs. Holland
Etc.
You Said:
"You want a real team concept? Give me the Brazilian Top Team with the Nogueira Brothers against the Miletich Crew with Sylvia & Hughes. Give me American Top Team vs. American Kickboxing Academy. The IFL gives us the Junior Varsity Miletich Camp in the main event."
Give the organisation a few years, and that's what you'll have. Good fighters, personalities, and strong international teams battling against each other.
Jesus, the Nogs weren't born famous.
I agree with anonymous. Having been to a couple of IFL shows in the northwest, I can really say that although there is obviously room for growth, the energy that the coaches and fighters have is really positive. Most of the fighters on the teams I saw (Linland, Rutten, Gracie, Newton, Miletich, and others) were hyped about fighting for an excited crowd and were dedicated to the team concept. I predict that we'll see some talented, well rounded fighters coming up from IFL teams.
You gotta be in MMA to actually succeed at it. True, the coaches know the sport. The company may not be so fortunate.
They should hook up with people who can bring their business to a higher level.
WOW-IFwho?
Great coach they are, no doubt, but a league of professionals, I doubt it. I could see better fighters from our kids academy.
These guys are an embarrasement to MMA. Go UFC - Save our Sport!
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