revenge of Asbel Cancio

**Portillo** · Posted On: 9/04/2008 11:51pm

I recently found a website claiming to have received an email from Asbel Cancio, the greatest Wing Chun fighter to ever step into the Octagon.

"Dear chris,
firstly, i would like to thank you for your kind words and yes i am the Sifu Cancio that fought in UFC 5. i cannot believe that almost 8 years later there is still
interest about my fight. i must tell you regarding your question about my thoughts going into the tournament, i had no particular thoughts other than
reacting to whatever my opponent threw my way. unfortunately the outcome did not go in my favor, but i must tell you that this experience opened my eyes and mind to a new level. i know that dave benetau did not want to find out first hand what my stand up abilities were even though he mentioned that he
would go toe to toe with anyone. regardless i give him credit for winning and showing me how effective grappling can be in a one on one scenario under those circumstances. remember the UFC was the brain child of Horion Gracie so
to a certain extent the rules have always favored grapplers. thank you for your email and hope to hear from you soon.

your ving tsun brother,

Sifu Asbel Cancio"

Asbel Cancio is back!

http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/foru...p/t-20475.html

**hairy** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 12:17am

"UFC favours grapplers" if it was the streets the wrestler would have been paralyzed by elbow strikes and eye gouges.

**Shawarma** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 3:24am

Very unlikely to actually be from Cancio. I hope it isn't, though, because then he will have learned nothing from his brutalisation.

**Asriel** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 5:40am

Someone explain to me how a tournament that had very little rules favours Grapplers.

Anyone know what rules WERE in place by UFC 5?

**PointyShinyBurn** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 12:01pm

Originally Posted by Asriel

Anyone know what rules WERE in place by UFC 5?

There still weren't any, really. You could get fined for eye gouging, nut shots and biting I think. Hess thumbed Andy Anderson in the eye a whole fuckload and lost $2,000 for it, but the fight wasn't stopped and he would have continued in the tournament if he hadn't also broken his hand.

**gref** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 1:18pm

UFC 5 - 1995
That post - 2003
Present day - 2008

this is irrelevant. :icon_roll

**Portillo** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 10:58pm

Originally Posted by gref

UFC 5 - 1995
That post - 2003
Present day - 2008

this is irrelevant. :icon_roll

By your logic, nothing is relevant then.

***DerAuslander*** · Posted On: 9/05/2008 11:02pm

Portillo,

Shut up.

**bougeac** · Posted On: 10/20/2011 7:02am

Hi, yep im pretty sure it was genuine. It was my email that you have on the thread. At the time id just seen his ufc 5 fight and i googled his name and managed to find an email address.

I sent him a mail and he replied with the post you can see.

Cheers