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edgarfield
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 Posted: 6/27/2007, 12:44 am Post subject: ESPN"Who's Now" 32 Top Athletes |
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I don't know if its been posted here but did you guys seen ESPN's "Who's Now" yet? They are listing the top 32 athletes and not a single MMA fighter is on the initial list. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=whosnow/070611 .I nominated Randy Couture coz he's my fave. He is one of very few athletes to win a championship after becoming a Hall of Fame member. Has anyone voted yet? 
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Arrowhead-Red
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| Posted: 6/27/2007, 3:42 am Post subject: |
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I haven't voted, and I don't know if I will pay that much attention to it. It is all subjective, and it is really going to come down to a popularity contest, like running for class president in high school.
Although MMA has made it into the mainstream, I don't know that it has been there quite long enough to garnish this kind of attention. All in due time, though.
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redwarrior
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| Posted: 6/27/2007, 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi guys I think ESPN should consider MMA fighters to be on the list! And agree Couture should be up there too aside from being a good ufc athlete couture has also marketability, endorsement prescence, celebrity status, etc. He deserves such credit too. |
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edgarfield
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| Posted: 6/28/2007, 2:57 am Post subject: |
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Well there are other mma athletes worth nominating.Like Rich Franklin and Rampage Jackson but Randy's dedication stood out for me. I mean the guys is forty-plus years old and still rocks!
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redwarrior
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| Posted: 6/28/2007, 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| UFC's legend Randy Couture together with Rampage have been nominated for the best fighter at ESPY. I just hope they would make it too to the list of 32 top athletes. |
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