MMA:Born with congenital amputation, Kyle Maynard has been denied competition license

**Mman** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 12:35pm

The fact that he wants to try things is great. But this smells alot like attention whoring. My money is that he contacted the media about it , and that is just fucking weak.

Its like people who survive cancer then decide to pull themselves up a mountain so some other crap to "raise money". If they just did it for them selves then I would be impressed.

must add that the first few people who did things like that seemed ok but its just getting old now.

**SpringHeeledJack** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 12:35pm

That is exactly the point I was trying to make, IIF, but certain people are too retarded to see the other side of the argument, even when it's been put in front of their faces.

**fes_fsa** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 1:00pm

Originally Posted by It is Fake

Under the correct unmodified rules. If you are trying to prove you can compete, your lawyers should not be arguing that you are always on the ground.

at least he's out there trying to be somebody. he's just trying to work with what god gave him... and everybody is trashing the hell out of him for it--they're just jealous that they weren't born feebs.

i hope they change all the MMA rules and Maynard becomes the best fighter in the world.

he DESERVES it.

**HappyOldGuy** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 1:02pm

Originally Posted by fes_fsa

he DESERVES it.

I could give a **** what he deserves. I just want to hear the pop when Boyds head explodes.

**fes_fsa** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 1:04pm

Originally Posted by HappyOldGuy

I could give a **** what he deserves. I just want to hear the pop when Boyds head explodes.

and EXPLODE it WILL!

Maynard is going to have Boyd and SHJ spinning on their heads like breakdancers on crack.

**Wolf** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 1:17pm

first in answer to devil's question:
No, he wasn't a dick at all. It was a little weird for me trying to grapple with him because he uses his arms very differently than I'm obviously used to. He also was very good at teaching one of our new guys how to finish a single leg take down.

As for his ability: I confirmed he's a good grappler and wrestler, and that given Georgia's rules for Amateur MMA I don't think it'd be that bad for him to fight since he can't get gnp'd to the head. He can cover up enough even if they were allowed to punch him while they were standing to get in for a takedown attempt. Basically, I think he could at least manage to make it interesting.

Lastly...to be fair, I don't believe his attorneys were asking for any modified rules. The article just pointed out that it could be viewed that he's always on the ground. Having met him, I don't think he'd actually ask for the existing rules to be modified. If he indeed has, then I missed that.

**Rivington** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 1:45pm

Originally Posted by Wolf

Having met him, I don't think he'd actually ask for the existing rules to be modified. If he indeed has, then I missed that.

If so, I say let him fight. The "always on the ground" argument is a bad one. Other than that, any athlete designs his play and how he uses his body for some ruleset.

Heck, Maynard is a good folkstyle wrestler, partially because of folkstyle rules: no throws of grand amplitude and you can't lock hands around the waist of a man on the ground. If Maynard was working under freestyle rules, where grand amp throws are five points and you can lock a waist on a down man, the only thing larger than the number in his loss column would be the number of concussions he suffered.

As many others have noted, he would find it very difficult to get a fight anyway, because, you know, nubs. But that's not a licensing board's problem, that's Maynard's problem.

**Jim_Jude** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 2:37pm

Originally Posted by devil

I think attention is exactly what the animosity is about.

Yeah, that's it. Someone go get a chainsaw & come visit me so then I can get some more attention.

You guys are hilarious.

Not really, though.

**fes_fsa** · Posted On: 8/16/2007 2:57pm

i can't believe how envious you and your ilk are being.

you're just mad that he's getting any sort of attention at all.

this isn't the dark ages where we shunned the goofy bastards.

get used to it.

MONGOLOIDS - FTW!!!!