MMA Quick Quote: Kyle Maynard weighs in on Brian Fry fight tonight

by MMAmania.com on Apr 25, 2009 8:56 AM EDT

"I’m not really familiar with him at all," Maynard said. "I don’t really know his style. I think that’s, in a way, a positive thing. There will be less overanalyzing on my part.... I think there’s a tremendous amount of good that can come from this, with all the attention this fight has gotten. We’re bringing a legitimate show to Alabama. They’re going to see what MMA is all about. Once the national media sees that, I think it can definitely open up some doors to make people aware of what we do. I have an advantage in being able to reach that market.... I’m just excited this is going to happen. I’m not sure what’s going to happen after it."

-- Bantamweight congenital amputee, Kyle Maynard, talks to Sherdog.com before making his amateur mixed martial arts debut tonight (April 25) against Brian Fry at "MMA Fight Live" from The Auburn Covered Arena in Auburn, Alabama. It's been getting quite a bit of attention for obvious reasons -- seemingly everyone is puzzled about how he intends to handle his business inside the cage. If you're curious remember that you can watch it all unfold LIVE later on this evening via streaming video over at www.KyleMaynardFight.com, beginning at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CST).

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this is insane.

by Mc on Apr 25, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

I’ve got $100 on Kyle Maynard by kimura.

by RedDog on Apr 25, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions

i’ll take some of that action.

by leyton on Apr 25, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

lol that is such a scary photo… looks like a horror film and the title should be “give us a hug love”

by brendan on Apr 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

oh and I got Brian Fry by midget toss!!!

by brendan on Apr 25, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Id feel like an asshole if I was the guy fighting him. Would feel like an asshole if I knocked him out and would feel like an even bigger asshole if he beat me. A lose lose situation in my opinion.

by c-war on Apr 25, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel like this is a stupid question but are the rules with kicks the same? 4 points touching and no kicks to the head or what? Cuz i would do nothing but high (or would it be low) kick to the head of Maynard.

by ehoglund on Apr 25, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

sorry it’s going to be maynard by rear naked choke

by slip on Apr 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

“Bare Naked Poke” by Maynard either that or rape-choke-slam by Brian Fry.

by JonnyBoy on Apr 25, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL!!!!!!!!!

by slip on Apr 25, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Maynard by soccer kicks

by KILL on Apr 25, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions

This will be “Grease Gate 3”!!!!!!!

by JonnyBoy on Apr 25, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Im sorry but I cant support this! This fight is a joke. Mma is a dangerous sport. Losing costs you Physically. HOw in the world can they let someone fight mma that cant even defend itself. This is just a spectacle and a freakshow fight. The dude who accepted the fight against someone with no legs or arms is simply a LOSER!!!!

I expect this sort of thing in Japan, but America is supposed to be better than that! THey had to go to an unsanctioned state like Alabama in order to allow this fight to happen!

To me, this is just sad for mma!

by john on Apr 25, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Look don’t think to much in to it apperently he got approved to fight by the board so if anything go’s wrong mma is f@#$%&

by torres best p4p on Apr 25, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

There is no sanctioning body for MMA or boxing in Alabama. That is why he is there.

by DJ on Apr 25, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

he doesn’t know what’s gonna happen after tonight…well in 10 years he’ll wake up from the coma and say “what happened, did I win?”

by kevin on Apr 25, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

aww man am in fits of laughter haha lol

by ruan-fiy on Apr 25, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

hahahahaha kevin thats great! but maybe by that time millions of amputees will have followed him into mma and we could be looking at a giant freakshow

by Jared on Apr 25, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

John I can’t agree more…this gives the sport such a black eye(no pun) how does he intend on blocking punches or throwing punches?

by Robert(1) on Apr 25, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I completely agree with you John. This fight should not take place.

by blackBEERd on Apr 25, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m on the fence, leaning toward this being a really bad idea. However, people (including many on this site)are always saying a woman has a right to an abortion because it’s her body, and that some drugs should be legalized because people should be able to choose what to do with their own bodies.
I know, it sounds like I’m getting all political, not so. I’m just trying to point out that at the end of the day, he is a grown..err..I mean, half grown man, and is making his own choice.
So good for him, but yeah, in the end, this sucks for MMA.

by Jrandolph on Apr 25, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Let me sum this up quick and simple….

THIS IS STUPID!

by Chadx23 on Apr 25, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

You actually referred to the amputee as “itself.” That’s not right man.

by Captain Ernesto on Apr 25, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

This is NOT mma!!! Sure , he would make a good wrestler ot do good maybe in a BJJ match. But this is MMA, how can someone with no arms or legs STRIKE? or defend strikes?

Unless they told his opponent JUST to grpple with him, there is no way in hell someone with no legs can win and NOT get pummeled. This has FIX, written all over it. Unless they got child molesting Scott Blevins out of jail, this is such horseshit. It is like a deaf mute entering American Idol. AGAIN, a grappling match sure, or maybe BJJ, BUT NOT mma, unless they fix it so he DOES NOT get hit.

by fightfan on Apr 25, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

yea, it would be too easy for fry to dance around and land wide open shots all night

by ja434650 on Apr 25, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

How can Brian Fry punch him and feel right about it?

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Apr 25, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t know Punch?He’s retard or something…That redneck guy must be deranges!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions

This simply should not be…. Kyle you seem to be a great guy but the disadvantages to your participation in MMA are clear. If you really wanted a true MMA match, you would fight in a state that would sanction it. But you cannot so off you go to Alabama. Take care, best of luck. I won’t be watching.

by DJ on Apr 25, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions

I bet he gonna teach Brian Fry some slick AJJ.

by JonnyBoy on Apr 25, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions

this is a loose/loose situation for fry. maynard has heart but i still dont see how he got a license to fight. it seems like he would not have the ability to defend his self. but at the same time i could not imagine anyone really trying to hurt this guy.

by day1er on Apr 25, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

wtf????

by JG on Apr 25, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

wrong on so many levels….

by Jizzo on Apr 25, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed. But I think I may curious to watch for at least a few minutes just to see how good or bad he does. Does that make me f’d up??

by UFC Champ on Apr 25, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m so not cool with this happening.

by Chris on Apr 25, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions

He’s obviously a heel. Look at him. He’s got an 0-2 record. Brian Fry is there for one reason: to lose.

by Glenn on Apr 25, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions

I gots to agreem plus look at those twig arms on that kid stumpy is figthing.

My guess is not only is this brian fry built frail thin but he is probable about as strong as a 12 year kid.

by SalmonBum on Apr 25, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

wow im seriously hating on this fight for happeneing but since it is i cant way to see this guy get ktfo!

by Jared on Apr 25, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

Look I share a lot of the same feeling as you all. Kyle Maynard is a nut for even thinking he can fight in MMA. He has so many disadvantages right out of the box, and I’m sure he knows that already. But look, the guy has been told probably 1000 times, “no you cant do that” and he has. So I see nothing wrong with him pushing that to the furthest extent possible. Some of us push till we fall to learn our limits, some don’t ever try and that’s a sad fact. As I see it, Kyle Maynard has the right, as a American citizen to do what ever he wants as long as its consensual and it doesn’t infringe on any one else’s civil personal freedoms. I say good for him! Now as for my opinion on what will happen in this fight, well it is MMA anything can happen but I don’t think the disadvantages that God gave Kyle will match well in the MMA world. I wish him the best of luck however and I applauded him for his courage and tenacity!

by DaddyLongLegs on Apr 25, 2009 10:00 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah,but there is a place for his courage to be reckon and it’s call the special olympic!!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm…I don’t think MMA is one of the sports at a typical Special Olympics venue.

by Captain Ernesto on Apr 25, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

No $hit???Thanks for your input!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously,this is an inspirational story on so many levels,but its also the most stupid thing ever.The guy is fulfillin his dream and I hope it turns out to be a nightmare.I hope he gets absolutely destroyed,sorry,but it’s the only way this ‘fight’ should go down.This is gatherin a huge amount of publicity for mma,but it all really is positive for amputees and negative for mma,imo.So Fry,just pick him up in a rear naked choke,hold him aloft,and squeeze the life out of him,and any other future possible embarrasing bouts like this

by Bons on Apr 25, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

is it considered knees to a grounded opponent 100% of the time? Also he fights at Bantamweight, clearly he deserves a shot at Miguel Torres

by Kibs on Apr 25, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

“is it considered knees to a grounded opponent 100% of the time?”

Yes

He does has a weight advantage though. If you think about it he’s probably about 30% stronger than the other guy given the fact that he’s only weighing in with basically his trunk and the other guy has limbs to add weight to the total.

by introvert on Apr 25, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah he would have a strength advantage if he could grip somethiing

by ruan-fiy on Apr 25, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Props to Kyle…big props, but this is wrong on so many levels. How does his opponent even look himself in the mirror? It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

by introvert on Apr 25, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

Actually,look at the MythBusters.You’ll see that shooting a fish in a barrel is not that easy!!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Not with my 12 gauge!

by MoonUK on Apr 25, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s how they succeed to do it.

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Why am I not surprised that Junie Browning is the special guest at the event? lmao…

http://www.todocast.tv/satlogic/afn/

How fitting.

by introvert on Apr 25, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

It all makes sense now.

by UFC Champ on Apr 25, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

you guys didnt read the latest headline? junie was cut by the ufc and is heading to 135 to challenge maynard. there fights going to be sponsored by the show trailer park boys

by Jared on Apr 25, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

this is a disgrace how this is allowed to happen…fair enough maybe he could fght someone else in the same situation as him but a man with no arms against a man with arms as a legitimate MMA fight is completely absurd….

by Randy for Couture on Apr 25, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

They must of found him a guy that is such a pussy. Someone who used to get beat up by his sister, a guy that has NEVER thrown a punch or kick before, and someone that DOESNT even know what a combat sport is……

Plain and simple, that is the ONLY way this poor kid doesnt get kicked and punched for the ENTIRE fight while scooting across the ground for 3 rounds desperately trying to catch him

AGAIN, WRONG, and if Kyle wins, SORRY but it is a fix and Scott Blevins may of found his 1st mma wiun when he gets out of jail

by fightfan on Apr 25, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

Please do not put disturbing pictures like that on the front page, thank you.

Regards /puke preventing squad

by lolop4345 on Apr 25, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions

I bet he’ll just get kicked hard in the face. Thats what id do anyway. How will that rule work – kicks to a downed opponents head – is he always up or always down???

by Insain on Apr 25, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

That is why he is fighting where there is NO athletic commission!!! No State with ANY type of laws would ALLOW this.

SO that is why it is happening. They found a guy a thousand miles away that is probably a bigger pussy than Scott Blevins(the guy who is 0-14 and falls to the ground as soon as, OR BEFORE he gets hit, then taps). They probably told him…“only an asshole would keep the fight STANDING” and to “make it a wrestling or BJJ match”

by fightfan on Apr 25, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it will be hard for this guy to beat Maynard, think about it, he probably can never be kicked ( assuming they follow UFC type rules) and to punch him your either gonna have to stoop down ALOT or get on your knees. Kyle will be a powerhouse compared to Fry assuming they weigh roughly the same. Then theres the whole mental side for Fry, like would he actually wanna hurt this guy? I doubt it. Im also assuming Fry is a terrible fighter

by Ermac on Apr 25, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

And its gonna snow tomorrow in the desert after I win the lottery. Get real, Ermac.

by c-war on Apr 25, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Ok well hard to beat was a bit much, but harder than most people may think at first.

Some of the stuff people have written on here is pretty deplorable

by Ermac on Apr 25, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions

i have maynard by flying armbar..

by pablo on Apr 25, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

this is a sad sad day

by denniskuderjr on Apr 25, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

This is a sideshow, I have a hard time believing that someone is letting this happen. The guy with know arms is going to get killed in there. I would not fight him and this should not be allowed unless they have some kind of disability class in which people like him can fight each other.

This sport is for, what I think are the worlds most physically conditioned athletes, if your not on your game that night you get destroyed in the cage. So to not have arms is almost a death sentence is there. This is a bad decision for alot of people!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Spyder on Apr 25, 2009 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

NEWS FLASH: Kyle Maynard just called out Fedor!!!

by JonnyBoy on Apr 25, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

i heard he’s having a grapppling match instead of anoki

by ruan-fiy on Apr 25, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I heard so too, on betting sites Maynard is the favourite… that fight must be a fix!

by JonnyBoy on Apr 25, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you serious?

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

How the hell could the Alabama Athletic Comm. allow this? He’s going to get seriously hurt,also Fry’s career will be finished. This is just giving something to Bill O’Reilly and the idiot NYS legislators to use to bring down the sport.

by Chris on Apr 25, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions

im good friends with the guy…yes he will always be considered a downed opponent..so no fry cannot kick him in the face…kyle went to state his junior and senior year as a wrestler and had a combined 35-16 record in high school and trained with both randy couture and matt hughes

he holds the guiness record as the worlds strongest teenager for the weight he was able to butterfly press 240 pounds 23 times…i know how ridiculous it sounds to think this guy actually is able to wrestle with what little he has to work with…but just youtube kyle maynard and watch his matches online…dudes good…dude has incredible takedown skills even though hes barely more than a torso, youtube the guy

im actually in alabama right now bout to go out to eat with his family then goin to the arena

by HellaHectic on Apr 25, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

You seems like a guy with a rational mind?So,then tell him that he have all the maniacs support!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

he has all “OUR” support? have you read the comments? 99% of the people posting don’t support this from an mma perspective, but from a funny / bloopers perspective, this is great.

a cripple vs a kid with twig arms built like a an anorexic chic.

How does maynard “touch gloves”, or for that matter, since he can wear mma style gloves, what do they tape to his hoofs?

by SalmonBum on Apr 25, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Alpha, as Salmon pointed out, I can almost guarantee Kyle has the utmost respect from all bloggers as far as his humble approach to life and tremendous work ethic.

But, as far as MMA goes, he does not belong there. He cannot participate in a sanctioned MMA match. If his goal is to fight one match to add it to his list of accomplishments then I feel slightly better but that would diminish all he has accomplished because most might think “he only did those things to say he did them.”

We wish Kyle nothing but the best and hope he can get as much out of life as the rest of us. But please don’t confuse respect with encouragement.

by DJ on Apr 25, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

And, I hope the sponsors are not using him.

by DJ on Apr 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Guys,i say RATIONAL mind?I know damn well That everybody are against it.I was just hoping that his GOOD friend could deduce,what i was try to tell him by reading all the thread.It seems,that was a little bit to hard to understand,so i’m really sorry!!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 25, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

If I’m fighting Maynard I gotta let him win If I want to keep my job. If Fry knocks him out he knocks out MMA as well. At least in the eyes of the liberals that hate it anyway.

by fnuts on Apr 25, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck to Kyle but i think this is kind of wrong

by robbyc on Apr 25, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions

maynard submission win by blowjob

by ruan-fiy on Apr 25, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions

Please don’t bring family issues into the picture. Just because your dad treated you like that doesn’t mean everyone else will have to submit like you did by giving blow jobs.

by Alex on Apr 25, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

how the F do we get to see dis stipid FReak Show FREE??
This is so silly he’s gonna get his butt kicked

by GORANDY on Apr 25, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

lol torres vs maynard next !
sorry that was mean

by ian on Apr 25, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t laughed this hard in months. I quit reading the thread halfway down to avoid a hernia.

I hope that doesn’t mean something’s wrong with me….but from the first comment about a kimura on, I’ve been laughing all over myself.

I admire the guy for trying to do something, but please, trying to tackle one of the most dangerous sports in the world is idiotic.

by Big_B on Apr 25, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions

whats the record of maynards opponent? this is pretty silly considering the circumstances and bantam weight being probably the fastest class of strikers. i hope maynard can take him down seeing how in wrestling matches you start on the ground.

by jack_stand808 on Apr 25, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

i though tthis was streaming for free? no way in hell would i pay to watch this freak show! LOL

by B_Hos on Apr 25, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions

Any updates? who won? hasn’t the fight already take place? It’s 11pm central

by Alex on Apr 26, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Thank god, he lost by UD!good for him,he didn’t get hurt!

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 26, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions

ok midnight here. all you bastards are sleeping on a fucking saturday?

by Alex on Apr 26, 2009 1:18 AM EDT reply actions

http://www.mmatko.com/kyle-maynard-vs-bryan-fry-weigh-in-video/

the weigh-ins. i’m still looking for the fight video.

by JB on Apr 26, 2009 1:55 AM EDT reply actions

“During their fight, Maynard will always be considered a downed opponent and cannot be kneed or kicked in the head. Also, with amateur rules, elbows are not permitted.”