William Abel's Sportswriter Profile

William Abel joined June 2009

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I'll go ahead and tell everyone straight up: I'm a Mixed Martial Arts fan. No other sport entertains me nearly as much. No other sport hits that sweet spot where I feel happy and complete after watching an event. It's toe-to-toe, it's in your face and you are accountable for your win or your loss. There is no team to blame it on when everything is said and done. The only sport that I even slightly care about after MMA would be football and I only have a passing knowledge of which teams are good and which aren't, most of which is info that I have heard from friends who care more about it than I do.

So, I'll go ahead and suggest that if you're not interested in the wonderful sport of MMA, then you are probably not going to care about anything I ever write.

Just sayin'. : )

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Favorite Athletes

HW: Feder Emelianenko, Randy Couture, Mirko Filipovic, Andrei Arlovski, Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin...LHW: Rampage Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Rich Franklin...MW: Nate Marquardt, Wanderlei Silva...WW: GSP, Mike Swick, Jon Fitch, Marcus Davis...LW: Kenny Florian, Gray Maynard, Diego Sanchez, Clay Guida
Favorite Sports Teams
Favorite Coaches
All Time Sports Moment

Randy Couture putting Tim Sylvia on his back in the first 10 seconds of the fight...Any CroCop knockout...Any BJ Penn loss...Ultimate Fighter 1 finale...Anytime Randy Couture fights, because it might be his last fight...Chuck Liddell knocking out Tito Ortiz...Toby Imada's inverted triangle choke...Yahir Reyes' spinning fist...too many to mention, really
Most Memorable Game Attended
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Might be Anderson Silva's 9 fight win streak in the Octagon. Pretty impressive, even if his fights with Leites and Cote weren't all that amazing
Ruth or Mays?
Unitas or Montana?
Jordan or Russell?
Gretzky or Orr?
Pele or Maradona?
Federer or Sampras?
Tiger or Nicklaus?
Petty or Earnhardt?
Schumacher or Senna?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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Hershel Walker To Fight For Strikeforce

09/21/2009

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Not Really an Article, But Any UFC Fan Should Read This

09/17/2009

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UFC 103 Main Card Predictions

09/16/2009

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Thinking Ahead: Big Nog Vs. Lesnar

09/04/2009

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King J said...

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William,

Bro we just completed the extended trailer for our MMA film!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/266296-king-j-producing-temecula-skeletor-the-greatest-mma-film-of-all-time

64 days ago

Dracula's Buttocks has teeth said...

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Q: Why does Fedor Emelianko fear the UFC?

A: Because he is a Sissy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/244769-fedor-emelianko-the-sissy-who-fears-the-ufc

Check it out.

100 days ago

Mohamed E.M said...

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Hi mate!
This my latest insane slide show I hope you enjoy it
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238030-br-in-the-pre-history

Thanks in advance!
Mo

111 days ago

David K said...

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Hi William! How relevant is GSP in MMA? Id like your thoughts on the topic. Thanks!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209210-could-georges-st-pierre-be-to-mma-what-jordan-was-to-basketball

161 days ago

Joseph Lupoli said...

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Terrific article, William. I'm looking forward to your next!

165 days ago

Dorothy Willis said...

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Thank you for becoming a fan. Hopefully we will get to know each other better as we discuss MMA in the future.

165 days ago

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