Could Conan the Barbarian make it as a UFC fighter?
by Jesse Holland on Aug 19, 2011 2:10 PM EDT
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Jason Mamoa will be kicking some celluloid ass this weekend as the star of Conan the Barbarian, the Hollywood remake of the 1982 action picture of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He's got the look and he's certainly got the build, but does he have the skills to make it as a UFC fighter? Here's what the Hawaiian actor told ESPN.com:
"Oh, no. Those guys, they're amazing. I act it. I'm not really tough. I'm definitely not to that level at all. [The UFC event I attended] was the [expletive] coolest thing I've ever seen."
Any fight fans plan on checking out the new Conan flick this weekend? Or is this just a tired retread of a classic Ah-nuld film that should have been left alone?
Take a look at the trailer (after the jump) and decide for yourself.
Well Maniacs, whaddaya think?
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Must be a slow day in MMA.
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
You guys are fast
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Aug 19, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a newbie thing. thinking they have big ol'balls by giving sass to the mods
they’re trying on their big boy shoes to get an internet rep. it’s the equivilant of telling your mom you hate her for ruining your life after she tells you she wont buy you a brand new car.
wasr is now gonna smoke his first cigarette and listen to his music loud, like real loud, you’re not the boss of him
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
i think it's humongous ego's they have from being "knowledge bringers"
they can’t stand crticism and petty insults. they’re like a bunch of mma stalin’s. we better button it or it’s off to the gulag for us. you’re the best pappa holland, and i applaud your shiny railroads.
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Jesse.
He’s a great writer imo. I just expected him not to get all bothered by a comment from some guy, MMAmania is the one website around here where you can say what you want, but it seems to be changing with them banning people for pissing them off.
Is it hard to type with both hands firmly grasped around Jesse's shaft?
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just fucking with you guyver.
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
he has one of those mouth wands paraplegics have
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by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
btw who got banned for pissing them off? i know about the last wave of douches like that kev guy
just wondering if someone else has gone? i don’t think any of the writers get bothered by comments like “slow day” or anything i’ve seen written though, roll their eyes at it yeah, but not bothered. also, i honestly think the writers on here throw in the odd troll to get us to react now and again
a mania writer trying to get a cheap troll out of us? parish the thought!
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Strikerdouche get banned for pissing them off?
And I almost got banned for calling Rampage a horny black guy.
never really read either of them. it was sort of as i joined. then i took about a month off and they were gone
as far as i recall abb said strokerdave prett much asked to be banned. the difference being we joke around but i don’t think anyone is mean on here and everyone knows that. when someone gets mean then there’s a poblem
haha, really? well yeah, that’s a little odd
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I see you were pretty pissed to lose that title.
Awwwwwwwwwwww snap!
there's still one more day to go. he can win it back
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i count thursday night as the weekend. i'm one of those people
in brasil they count sunday as the first day of the week
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Sunday is the first day of the week on my timesheet
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't count it in the week
it’s a no man’s land
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah same here.
To me Sunday is the pointless first day of the week, even though it feels like the last day of the week.
i guess it's because i was alive in england when pretty much everything shut down on sundays as i'm no spring chicken
all the shops were closed, pubs closed early, tv was shit that day. so i was raised in a world of “non sundays”
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
My company does it so they can combat OT
say you work 12 hours on sun from a project for the week before, you come in on Mon and they say hey take weds off. You end up short 8 hours OT
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
to combat OT here they tend to offer 35 hours a week as full time
so they can drag random people in to cover and work extra shifts and still keep them at the 40 hour a week no OT pay. this city is fucked, too many job seekers not enough employers. so they shaft you wherever they can, haggle you pay down to below minimum wage and call it a training period ot an internship, fuck you for hours, fuck you for benefits…hire you and fire you because they know there’s 50 people behind you willing to do more for them for less money
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
That is every where brother.
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
not finland brother. finland's got it all
i’m thinking about starting up a comune there, you’re free to tag along
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't it cold over there?
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what naked saunas and leafy whipping twigs are for
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Cue the inevitable "Slow news day?" comment
in 3…2…1…
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Yes. I will see it.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth." - Stephen King
the comment or the movie?
you watch “super” ojr? thought that was neat enough. conan i will give a miss though, unless it’s in 3d, that’s like a shit magnet that makes people lose all taste and common sense and drags them straight to the shittiest of all movies. final destintion 9? no way, what, it’s in 3d? holy shit i’ll buy 10 tickets.
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And they cost 14 bucks.
14 bucks to see a movie that has the same plot as every other movie. Final Destination 5 is still 25 mil breaking even. Huge bust.
"90 percent of the game is half mental" – Tim Sylvia
i don't understand it. so many movies are the same story, change teenagers, change location, change the way the die, stick it in 3d
and hollywod with sink mega dollars into it.
either that or remake an old movie and serve it up to the masses
hopefully winter will bring more promise
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Because your an idiot
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
because YOU'RE an idiot
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
periods are for bitches and school kids
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Who's the semen stain?
Waso 10 or whatever? Is he a BE troll or something?
by jestermarcus on Aug 19, 2011 3:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
its Wasr 10, damn its written right there.
what the hell is a BE troll?
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
jest. looking at his profile he's posted more here than BE, so i think wasa's this side of the fence
he’s not much of a troll either, just a young dumb kid with a chip on his shoulder trying to prove to the world he’s johnny big balls. that attitude is gonna make him another body murdered on he streets,
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I just saw him posting stuff just to irk people.
It’s kinda cute, he just wants attention so badly.
by jestermarcus on Aug 19, 2011 4:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
its fun watching you dorks get your panties in a bunch
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
told ya. see that a lot with the newbs though. they think the only way they can become regulars or be noticed is by acting like nobs and having "attitude"
they feel like they’ve achieved something and are internet badasses that have someone how greatly offended and pissed us off, when in fact we just roll our eyes at them. sadly they’re usually humourless, so not entertaining and that’s all i care about.
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
thats a pretty long post for someone just rolling their eyes
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
Hey everybody!!!!
Give me your attention!!!!
Get a job and quit leaching off the government
You just joined on Aug 17…2 days ago and you already have 333 comments. Is this all you do?
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
oh wait you joined in 2010 my bad..keep posting nerd
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
Yeah. Numbers fuck me up all the time too.
Damn numbers.
Ha what an idiot.
He can’t even tell you’ve been here for almost H years!
.
.
Wait….. dang it. Gotta get that whole reading and writing thing down.
by jestermarcus on Aug 19, 2011 6:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
hi kimdubya!
a/s/l?
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You're posts make me laugh a lot tickle
But that one is over my head.
(And the “K” ain’t for Kim). But the dubya is for my personal hero.
(If I was good with the gifs, there’d be a pic of George Bush here).
because you were parodying wasp10
“Hey everybody!!!! Give me your attention!!!!”
so i decided to pay you the attention he so craves
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
its like a couple of dorks trying to high five and you missed
good work boys…please keep it up clowns
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
struggling with the image post?
come on sir.diggleberry you can do it
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
You seem genuinely upset he didnt ask for your A/S/L.
Are you gonna be alright?
by jestermarcus on Aug 19, 2011 7:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
what the hell is an A/S/L
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
Seeing as you are new here. I got a great opportunity to send you.
I am Prince from Nigeria, and can send you 20,000 American Money. But you must send me 2,000 Moneys so I can buy plane ticket to America and drop off money to you. As you can see, very good deal. I make many money back. Very nice!
by jestermarcus on Aug 19, 2011 7:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No way jester I am not falling for that one again
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
Some one who lives under a brige made of smuggness and self loathin.
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what naked saunas and leafy whipping twigs are for
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
reply to the wrong conversation but what the hell
get him steamy and whip him with a twig and teach them a lesson
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
No. Is Super 8 any good?
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth." - Stephen King
Hey oj wut'd U like better the new Xmen or. CA?
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
naw not super 8. though i did watch that with the girlfriend the other day. that's hmm, as you'd expect. a kids save their small town adventure type thing
but “super” with rain wilson…i think that’s his name. kevin bacon is in it, i thought it was pretty fun for a time killer
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea it's called "Super"
i loved that movie.
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
by Chris Barton on Aug 19, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i never heard of it, it just appeared on my download site so i gave it a go
i guess kick ass over shadowed it. while we’re all playing in the same adventure playground,i watched that hbo doc “superhero” about real superheroes…amazing. the old dude with a pan on his his running round getting steadily drunk due to his “whopping thirst” and hitting on college girls in bars. the fat guy who lives in his van determined to bring down an evil molester. it’s gripping viewing, especially in the scenes where they have to explain themselves to cops, holy cringe worthy
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
(sorry) but ya your a fag
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
B..b...b..b..b.b.b...b..b...b..b...b..ut
I called “no homo”
Dude youre all good.
No Homo clears all records.
Going to church doesnt make you any more Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car.
I thought he was great in Game of Thrones.
"soon as you see the poke coming, shut your eye lid."
- Danago
"Anderson fought with no ribs. Aldo fought with no foot, go do the math."
- Danago
well he couldn't act. he just stood there and wore guy liner
not much else they could do with him, i mean they couldn’t give him lines
game of thrones is vastly overrated. i’m thinking tits make up for it’s over all badness. i mean no one can think straight when they see tits. it’s like when you flip a croc upside down to hypnotise it, tv reviewers where titnotised into rating this bland tv series
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL! I actually watched it all on an edited version..
The whole series was only about 10 minutes long, but it still kicked major ass!
"soon as you see the poke coming, shut your eye lid."
- Danago
"Anderson fought with no ribs. Aldo fought with no foot, go do the math."
- Danago
Long live the imp!
"soon as you see the poke coming, shut your eye lid."
- Danago
"Anderson fought with no ribs. Aldo fought with no foot, go do the math."
- Danago
TYRION
The new US "debt deal" cut $2.4 trillion in deficit spending over 10 years. So instead of a $1.5 TRILLION deficit in 2012, we will only have to borrow $1.26 TRILLION to run our country into the ground. O_o
Barley noticed it's the dame dude from game of thrones.
Must be a slow news day on mania 2day.
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
I thought "dames" couldn't be "dudes"? lol.
Posting from your phone again d’locc? :)
"soon as you see the poke coming, shut your eye lid."
- Danago
"Anderson fought with no ribs. Aldo fought with no foot, go do the math."
- Danago
this movie looks better than anything else out
It actually looks really good
NICK DIAZ.... champ 2011
by 209stk on Aug 19, 2011 2:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
of course YOU'D think that
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
well what would u prefer. sir
NICK DIAZ.... champ 2011
by 209stk on Aug 19, 2011 4:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
of course YOU'D ask that
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
haha u really r a funny guy
NICK DIAZ.... champ 2011
by 209stk on Aug 19, 2011 4:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
now THERE you have a point
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like a solid Conan film.
Jesse, a slow news day is when there are 50+ articles over-analyzing the UFC on Fox deal.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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VEe is ANIMated!
yeah but what does the deal mean for the simpsons on fox?
does this mean the ultimate punching, kicking and choking league will be back?
what does this deal mean for fox news? do they invite joe rogan to shoot the shit?
pride never die.
silva is a can crusher, try and deny it after wacthing this
No.
And I cringed when he got interviewed at the UFC event a few weeks ago. Dude was hella drunk.
Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave.
It is a good movie
if you go into it with realistic expectations. It’s a Conan film. Not about acting, just carnage and titties.
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
CTB
had Darth fucking Vader! Dont’ tell me it’s not about acting.
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
How can you go wrong?
The new US "debt deal" cut $2.4 trillion in deficit spending over 10 years. So instead of a $1.5 TRILLION deficit in 2012, we will only have to borrow $1.26 TRILLION to run our country into the ground. O_o
The new US "debt deal" cut $2.4 trillion in deficit spending over 10 years. So instead of a $1.5 TRILLION deficit in 2012, we will only have to borrow $1.26 TRILLION to run our country into the ground. O_o
watched this last night Awesome film and the best musical score ever
"ever heard of a tune up? tee hee hee hee
"ah hee hee hee ever heard of a ritual killing? tee hee hee hee"
"i dont get it"
"you gnaw on her face in public like that again and you'll be one tee hee hee hee"
"ever heard of a tune up? tee hee hee hee
"ah hee hee hee ever heard of a ritual killing? tee hee hee hee"
"i dont get it"
"you gnaw on her face in public like that again and you'll be one tee hee hee hee"
Who didn't want 2 be Conan when they were a kid.
Arnold going head up
W/ wilt the stilt was classic! The destroyer was my fav. I was all whooped on the princess from the wonder years.
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
I didnt care for Destroyer at all.
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya I know. I saw every1 ripping on it in another thread. Lol.
Well I haven’t seen it like in 20 years & it was my fav when I was a kid. Don’t tell me U fuckers didn’t like stupid shit when U were a kid. This was my Harry potter so fuck off =D
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
The Last Starfighter was my shit.
Tried to watch it a year ago and god damn was it bad
"It is himself that a coward abandons first, after that all other betrayals come easily."
by doonerthesooner on Aug 19, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol. I'm scared 2 rewatch the destroyer after hearing how painful it was from all U maniacs.
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
If you look very very carefully...
When Wilt first fights Grace Jones , he picks up and tosses her, for just a second I swore I saw some furry snatch….now that I blessed you with that jewel, you just have to figure out if you WANT to see that muff!
"Fuck Ceasar Gracie, and fuck the fuckin' Diaz brothers! Fuck'em all! I bury those cock-a-roaches!"-Rory MacDonald
by Fat Daddy Doobs on Aug 19, 2011 5:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i'd for sure do early grace jones
i’d want to take a look at her secrets
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
if you love the "roast beef" you HAVE to check it out!
"Fuck Ceasar Gracie, and fuck the fuckin' Diaz brothers! Fuck'em all! I bury those cock-a-roaches!"-Rory MacDonald
by Fat Daddy Doobs on Aug 19, 2011 6:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
damn, way to shatter my idea of young grace jones' passion purse
i was expecting it to look like all petite and feminine like a dark chocolate macaroon
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Aug 19, 2011 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
GRace jones was def rocking the under fro back in the day.
She kinda looks like Kareem from a different world.
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
Hey everyone, you stole this article from The Cimmerian?
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
by Chris Barton on Aug 19, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
and the villains do a fine job acting in this one. Because Conan generally doesn’t say shit. I wish he would have said less, really. The dude is supposed to be a barbarian speaking in a foreign tongue but in the new film talks like it’s all he knows, dropping "n"s and "g"s. It’s nitpicky, but it was weird to me.
Also… the director of the new one LOVED people nonsensically yelling at the sky.
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
by Chris Barton on Aug 19, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Gdam I luv his wife on GOT!
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
There's yur crown U fuckin bitch!
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o' my teeth
I must ask . . . What film is this from
I’ve been out of touch.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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VEe is ANIMated!
by VeeisAnimated on Aug 22, 2011 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks like shit from the trailer IMHO.. like some tacky low-budget Harry Potter / LOTR fusion with crappy CGI and mild nudity.
I don’t know, I guess I’ll give it a chance, but I don’t have high expectations, let’s put it that way. I love the old Conan movies, and even read most of the books back in the day, but I’m very skeptic towards this new version.
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