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Post by The Rocketmen on Jan 20, 2019 17:47:16 GMT -5
Today is officially the 7 year anniversary from the launch of ManMMA.  Tell us your favorite ManMMA story! My favorite moment in ManMMA history is having the site launch Justin and I to the forefront of Fan vs Fan, which created Strikefarce and ultimately led to us meeting former UFC champion Crys Cyborg. What a ride it was! |
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Post by Sons of Anarchy on Jan 20, 2019 17:53:53 GMT -5
Mine was joining the site as well as Austin fucked a dog.
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Post by xx - Former Bulldozers on Jan 20, 2019 19:20:31 GMT -5
Joining and quitting over and over again.
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Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Jan 20, 2019 19:33:15 GMT -5
Mine was joining the site as well as Austin fucked a dog. Wait what? |
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Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Jan 20, 2019 19:55:22 GMT -5
I'm not sure what my favorite moment is, so I'll name a few of my happiest moment. - First time I made the Grand Prix - First time I won a title - The Zenith Cain and Conor both won titles for me - Cody Garbrandt's rookie season and title win - Winning my first Grand Prix Obviously there has been many things I love about the site, but most importantly, I'm glad all the members are a part of it. Without you guys, I wouldn't have anyone to compete and bicker with, and probably annoy in my free time. Special thanks to The Rocketmen and The Sandmen for all the work they do to keep the site running so smoothly. At this point, it's more than just a site. It's like a little community. |
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Post by The Sandmen on Jan 20, 2019 20:22:07 GMT -5
Justin & ManMMA share a moment:
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Post by The Sandmen on Jan 21, 2019 3:58:42 GMT -5
Tell us your favorite ManMMA story! You asked, and you asked here, on ManMMA, so I have to be honest. My favourite ManMMA story is the story of ManMMA within its place in the 2012 sim site world. In that world of NHL sim sites, we saw many hockey sites, some with 20-25 members, come and go, live and die. What chance did an MMA sim site have? For years, Mike and I created, and worked on NHL Sim sites. We had many ups and downs, and often found ways to kill our own creations by being too democratic and trying to make everyone happy (or I believe, 1 or 2 died because of time, or one of us losing interest). Anyway, during this time EA NHL Simulation rose up as THE sim site on the internet. It had been around forever, and over time, since we ran competitions sites, Mike and I ended up being "those guys" that the core members of that site hated. After years of friendly rivalry, etc., we ended up giving up on hockey sim sites, and I dove in head first to this absolute 100% Hail Mary passion project - An MMA sim site. This would be the first sim site I had planned on simming. Mike and I had tried something like this before, but it was not a real sim site, and Mike had to try to do it in Undisputed 2009 - it failed miserably. But then I found a program, and a way, for us to do it on a Proboards site. I had always said I never expected this to be a big community, and I vowed, "I will keep simming it as long as its fun, even if I am the only damned member here - I want fantasy MMA God damnit!". Mike stuck by, other people migrated over from our ManNHL sites, and joined in this adventure with us. On our launch day, we had 8 members (Shout out to the original core - The Rocketmen, xx - Camp Cannon, xx - Team Ramrod, xx - Former Team Tapout - xx, @cor99, The West Coast Knockouts, xx - The Broad Street Bullies). That was a little bit more then I was expecting, so I was ecstatic. However, knowing sim sites, I know most of these people would not stay, so I was hoping for about a 50% retention, so we had a nice little league of about 4-5. We added a few, hit the ground running, and kinda never turned back. People came, people went, but we kept driving forward. With several people over the years stepping up to help out ( The Rocketmen, xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club, Ferocity, xx - The Broad Street Bullies, xx - Camp Cannon, and now, The Texas Rattlesnakes), I was able to keep focusing on simming, and ManMMA was able to keep plowing forward. Which brings us back to my chief "rival", EA NHL Simulation. EA NHL Simulation had its final sim on May 15, 2014. It lasted for a then-unprecedented 5 years, 6 months, 1 day (2008 days). Today, as ManMMA turns 7 years old, there is rarely a day that goes by that I don't sit in awe of the fact that our little MMA site, built out of a group of NHL Sim Site'ers, with limited interest in MMA at all, have outlasted the king of hockey sim sites by a year and a half, or nearly 500 days. And counting. As ManMMA celebrates its 7th birthday, I could possibly be more proud of this community and the people behind it. I cannot thank you all enough for the time, passion, effort and even, in some cases, complete indifference, that have created this long-term community we have here. Thank you for trusting us, and putting your faith and time into this site, your fighters, and your teams. Thank you for your suggestions, your arguments, and even your hate. I love this site like a second child, and I love everyone here as friends. You have been a large part of my life over the past 7 years, and I'm not sure I can express in words what your few minutes or few hours a day on this site has meant to me. Thank you. Thank you EA NHL Simulation for giving us a benchmark of excellence to push towards, and measure ourselves against. And thank you ManMMA world, for helping us surpass that benchmark. Now let's dig in for another 7 years, shall we  ? |
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Post by The Mighty Ducks on Jan 21, 2019 8:41:08 GMT -5
i likd my fightrs winning and the managrs laegue was neat befor stuff happend to it  |
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Post by xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club on Jan 21, 2019 13:44:07 GMT -5
So many moments to remember...
The Manager league was fun and simming the short-lived New Blood Rising for a few seasons.
Phoenix FC moments:
Our rivalry with Cra(m)p Cannon, despite it going too far sometimes.
Being able to draft my fave fighter Jason MacDonald as our 1st fighter, despite not many folks knowing who he was, or cared. lol
Obtaining Brock, despite believing it was expensive at the time.
Phoenix FCs first title, Dominick Cruz.
Building Lesnar back to championship form, even though I gotta do it again now after his hiatus. lol
Building Tim Sylvia into a multiple time champion now, from scratch.
Making the GP Finals.
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Post by xx - Team GAP on Jan 21, 2019 18:30:58 GMT -5
i loved joining this site with a feeling that one day i would win championships and win a gp. i had high expectations. i saw moments where i felt i could win... but didnt. i had times where i felt i was cursed and will never win anything but over the years i have won some championships (not as many as i wanted) but never won a gp. But what I have enjoyed is moments. moments where i win when i dont think i have a chance... moments when i win a fighter in an auction when i dont think i have a chance. The Journey... the struggle... and the success. heres to you manmma... happy 7th.. CHEERS!!
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Post by The Rocketmen on Jan 23, 2019 11:14:09 GMT -5
I thought it would be fun to just put a collection of quotes from everyone's account. Below is the oldest post proboards has archived for each member. I really wish I could find post number 1 for everyone, but with some at 5-10K and higher posts, that's probably very difficult. As it is, here is the oldest quoted comment for each member, completely out of context just for the fun of it: xx - Camp Cannonno major decision should be made without the agrreement of the site.. cus the same person who fav anderosn n carano willem be unstoppable Wow time flies, make it a year then. HOLY FUCK MORE WORDS HERE THAN IN THE BIBLE!!!!!!!!! The actual action from both was exciting, and on par, despite what your little damage meters were telling you.. But yah, pretty anti-climatic as far as the trilogy. Oh well... Hey my name is Samantha. Mike and Justin already know meh. My team name is The Denver Bruisers. I was recruited by The Texas RattlesnakesProbably cause they want vince to realize that they cant ram reigns down our throats and we'll like it..... Man that sounded dirty. Says the guy who won the Grand Prix last year. Sorry, big fan of trailer park boys. Its a reference. How about The Empire? I am new to the site. . . The Texas Rattlesnakes invited me to join. I made a new account, my other ones name was gooeyarse. My team name is : The Killing Joke. AustinMMA? Minds well leave now then, wouldn't want to be apart of anything he's in the title of. Jk, I'm Luke, don't have a team name yet I will get back to you guys soon. I seriously can't get enough of jackbox. It is the perfect hang out game. I didn't enjoy the 4th version they put out though, those games, um, sucked. Correct. Which was most times. Most times = sober as fuck. But it was still fun-times, so I misrepresent. Like Eminem and Drake. Everytime someone has sex with something dead? went from 1/30 to 75/75. How much damage can one man take, like...jesus! LMAO you guys just don't stop . Fans angry over controversial draw between Charmaine Tweet vs. Tonya Evinger. Some demand rematch, others demand PPV refund. |
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Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Jan 23, 2019 12:03:50 GMT -5
Noooooo mine needs context 😂😂
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Post by xx - Team GAP on Jan 23, 2019 13:55:38 GMT -5
i just read those as if it was a conversation..
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Post by The Rocketmen on Jan 23, 2019 13:58:45 GMT -5
i just read those as if it was a conversation.. Me too, and I find it wildly confusing and entertaining haha |
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Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Jan 23, 2019 14:10:13 GMT -5
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