B Kivo w Shawn Obasi on STRIKEFORCE Deal, Fedor-Werdum, Silva-Sonnen, Toney-Couture @ UFC 118

Bruce Kivo, host of MMA Confidential, sits down with "Wing-Jitsu" specialist, Shawn Obasi, to discuss his potential deal with Strikeforce, his MMA training, the reasons behind the cancellation of his fight with Peter Storm in the UCL and their reactions to Chael Sonnen's last minute loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117, the return of Jiu-Jitsu in Fabricio Wedum's win over Fedor Emelianenko and the upcoming match between James Toney and Randy Couture at UFC 118 on this episode of MMA Confidential TALK.

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[InTheRainstorm]

It's been months. There is no Strikeforce deal. Back to fighting bums in the Underground League, chump.

[ronharrel]

Lyoto Machida is a Karate Man, and he makes it work and is one of the greatest fighters out there. He might be a Wing chun man, but he can adapt it to fight in the cage! He has a BJJ game as well, I've seen it!

[blablabla1864]

Shawn, please stay true to wing chun, man! or else you just become another mixed martial artist. I have nothing against mixed martial artists, they're great, but every wing chun vid i try to watch there is an mma fan saying wing chun is useless. i'm not waiting for that shit. Shawn, please continue challenging them with wing chun. it has moves for the ground. even if they don't take you, your challenge is worth gold. and all those wing chun sifus dissing shawn, please shut up. or fight yourself.

[SDSOverfiend]

In MMA.. Its Martials arts when standing then Jiu Jitsu when you hit that ground lol. You gotta Mix both.. thats why its called Mix Martial Arts.

[SkemeKOS]

@shotojojo1986

Exactly! But to be honest, from my experience, its the traditional martial arts fans that need the stick taken out their asses. I constantly hear them talk bad of MMA. They fail to realise that MMA is a mixture of martial arts, which of course includes traditional martial arts LOL

It boggles the mind!

How could any martial artist NOT like seeing the martial arts being used under serious pressure?

[shotojojo1986]

@ronharrel Thank you. People need to take the stick out of their asses about traditional arts. MMA comes from traditional MA!

[newbiE24]

lol obasi talking about fedor in an interview? wtf? fucking idiot is not allowed to talk about the emperor.

[RebelWrestler45]

@ronharrel Machida is a well rounded mixed martial artists; in fact, he would be a much more effective fighter if he broke some of his bad habits that he has from karate. Obasi is a garbage fighter using an ineffective archaic system; he is not athletic or explosive, and his grappling is god awful. Even suggesting that Strikeforce would consider signing him is ridiculous; he needs to be content with fighting the worst of the worst amateur fighters because he would get destroyed by everyone else

[RebelWrestler45]

@ronharrel Machida is a well rounded mixed martial artists; in fact, he would be a much more effective fighter if he broke some of his bad habits that he has from karate. Obasi is a garbage fighter using an ineffective archaic system; he is not athletic or explosive, and his grappling is god awful. Even suggesting that Strikeforce would consider signing him is ridiculous; he needs to be content with fighting the worst of the worst amateur fighters because he would get destroyed by everyone else

[ninjakid6]

@InTheRainstorm Keyboard warrior strikes again with his mighty fat finger-fast finger technique, and to control the movement over the keyboard, the grandma-armed hustle, fear his style, for it is formidable.

[beatzfromchicago]

He fought a big fat slow Mexican, and i seen a guy from the audience almost beat him.Need to see someone who at least his edge