Fair Play: The Wax-Men
YOU don’t really associate men with wax. Especially burly men who join the Universal Reality Combat Championships.
But that was the case in last Saturday’s main event.
Mark Ediva got too much wax.
Way too much. Perhaps he thought it was a “You are sissy” event, not URCC.
What, in heaven’s name, is wax doing in an MMA event?
No, Ediva didn’t go to a salon before the fight. According to first-hand accounts, he applied liberal amounts of wax so Engi Piloto couldn’t catch him.
Master Ekin Cañiga, Piloto’s coach, was pissed.
They didn’t mind losing, as long as the other guy plays fair.
You see, in MMA, getting a hold of the other guy is essential. You can’t score a submission if you can’t get a grip.
Because of the wax, Piloto got axed.
Though Ediva got warned early in the fight, he still got away with being artificially slippery.
So, I hope in future MMA events, the organizers will pay attention to waxing, and check fighters before a fight.
And if some of these fighters insist on applying a liberal amount of wax, you can call your friendly cross-dressing beautician to give that guy a real waxing.
Let’s see how tough he is.
SABAH-AN. When I learned Sabah Fadai was going to join the URCC event, I knew whoever that guy was facing was in big trouble.
A few months ago, a few members of the Sportswriters Association of Cebu dropped by Loft to get a few pointers on MMA.
After our session, I saw Fadai face a guy who looked like he just had a couple of refrigerators for snacks and could throw Fadai on a kitchen sink, out the window.
Fadai just manhandled the guy.
And last Tuesday, Andrew Benibe got to taste Fadai’s skills.
It’s a good thing that Fadai won because leading to the fight, he was oozing with confidence.
Had he lost, the next time he opens his mouth during MMA fights, somebody might say, “Saba dai.”
CONVERT. Renault Lao, the owner of Loft and the organizer of the event, just earned a new fan in Councilor Jack Jakosalem.
Jack The Wack, a boxing buff, watched the fights and learned firsthand why the sport is growing in the US.
“First time ko nalingaw live MMA. Now I know why MMA is beating boxing in the US,” Jack said.
Boxing may be at its peak in the Philippines, but in the US, some consider it a dying sport.
And in its place, the MMA events are sprouting up and getting bigger PPV buys than boxing.
“It can do the same here if Renault and MMA organizers further improve the quality and sustain the momentum,” Jack said.
I agree. But MMA is a growing sport and practitioners are not that many, that’s why “You are sissy” events are rare.
But, fret not, MMA fans. There was also a time in Cebu when boxing promotions were rare. So, the future looks bright in your sport.
There is just this tiny thing about wax though.
FEDERER MISSES. Roger Federer may have been his usual impressive self in his first round match, but according to Yahoo, his outfit had some ample room for improvement.
Yahoo’s tennis experts blogs wrote, “Roger Federer was going for the Generalismo motif. Looking either like a cross between a guy leading a coup and a backup dancer from Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” tour, the five-time champ’s military get-up was an interesting choice, but not as interesting as the tuxedo vest he wore in warm-ups…The only chance that look has at making it from Wimbledon to the country clubs is if it’s being worn by the valets.”
I guess, some tennis experts are just bored.
But that was the case in last Saturday’s main event.
Mark Ediva got too much wax.
Way too much. Perhaps he thought it was a “You are sissy” event, not URCC.
What, in heaven’s name, is wax doing in an MMA event?
No, Ediva didn’t go to a salon before the fight. According to first-hand accounts, he applied liberal amounts of wax so Engi Piloto couldn’t catch him.
Master Ekin Cañiga, Piloto’s coach, was pissed.
They didn’t mind losing, as long as the other guy plays fair.
You see, in MMA, getting a hold of the other guy is essential. You can’t score a submission if you can’t get a grip.
Because of the wax, Piloto got axed.
Though Ediva got warned early in the fight, he still got away with being artificially slippery.
So, I hope in future MMA events, the organizers will pay attention to waxing, and check fighters before a fight.
And if some of these fighters insist on applying a liberal amount of wax, you can call your friendly cross-dressing beautician to give that guy a real waxing.
Let’s see how tough he is.
SABAH-AN. When I learned Sabah Fadai was going to join the URCC event, I knew whoever that guy was facing was in big trouble.
A few months ago, a few members of the Sportswriters Association of Cebu dropped by Loft to get a few pointers on MMA.
After our session, I saw Fadai face a guy who looked like he just had a couple of refrigerators for snacks and could throw Fadai on a kitchen sink, out the window.
Fadai just manhandled the guy.
And last Tuesday, Andrew Benibe got to taste Fadai’s skills.
It’s a good thing that Fadai won because leading to the fight, he was oozing with confidence.
Had he lost, the next time he opens his mouth during MMA fights, somebody might say, “Saba dai.”
CONVERT. Renault Lao, the owner of Loft and the organizer of the event, just earned a new fan in Councilor Jack Jakosalem.
Jack The Wack, a boxing buff, watched the fights and learned firsthand why the sport is growing in the US.
“First time ko nalingaw live MMA. Now I know why MMA is beating boxing in the US,” Jack said.
Boxing may be at its peak in the Philippines, but in the US, some consider it a dying sport.
And in its place, the MMA events are sprouting up and getting bigger PPV buys than boxing.
“It can do the same here if Renault and MMA organizers further improve the quality and sustain the momentum,” Jack said.
I agree. But MMA is a growing sport and practitioners are not that many, that’s why “You are sissy” events are rare.
But, fret not, MMA fans. There was also a time in Cebu when boxing promotions were rare. So, the future looks bright in your sport.
There is just this tiny thing about wax though.
FEDERER MISSES. Roger Federer may have been his usual impressive self in his first round match, but according to Yahoo, his outfit had some ample room for improvement.
Yahoo’s tennis experts blogs wrote, “Roger Federer was going for the Generalismo motif. Looking either like a cross between a guy leading a coup and a backup dancer from Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” tour, the five-time champ’s military get-up was an interesting choice, but not as interesting as the tuxedo vest he wore in warm-ups…The only chance that look has at making it from Wimbledon to the country clubs is if it’s being worn by the valets.”
I guess, some tennis experts are just bored.
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