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This is Kelvin's brainchild and he's the leader and he holds this place together so nicely and I want to help more than I have been these last few weeks but I always have trouble thinking up stuff that the readers will like or want to discuss on besides the usual fight announcement or upcoming cards.  So what types of things would you like from some of the writers here to do?  More interviews?  More opinion-based posts?  Just trying to gauge what our readers like and trust me Unpopular Opinion will be back..lol...I keep saying it but my son STILL won't sleep through the night and I've been a zombie here at work lately so I've kinda been slack.  Just trying to get everyone's 2 cents.

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Opinion pieces with some kind of twist (humor or whatever), in-depth analysis and interviews (with lesser known fighters) are always welcome – as far as straight news goes, there’s dozens of quality sites for mainstream MMA (if you visit MMA Junkie once a day you’ll be pretty up-to-date with all the goings-ons).

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Jan 13, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions  

thanks 3PA..

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 13, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Rec this please

I’m always looking for ways to improve this place…thanks in advance.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 13, 2010 4:16 PM EST reply actions  

btw

yall..this idea is dope…watch out.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 14, 2010 9:09 AM EST up reply actions  

So I have waited a few days, and I am intrusted. What is it?

by Erich Vowell on Jan 20, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions  

lol

just wait a little bit longer….we gonna start upping the ante around these parts…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 20, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions  

my man =)

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by RearNakedPoke on Jan 14, 2010 3:33 AM EST up reply actions  

ah, cowbell. hadn’t seen that in awhile.
on a serious tip, interviews with local fighters, guys from the Carolinas, is always cool. always. some interviews with some of the top trainers in the Carolinas would also be pretty cool. aside from the fighters, some great coaches and teams are preparing guys for fighting around these here parts.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.

by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 13, 2010 11:36 PM EST reply actions  

Yep

I intend to hit the different fight camps/trainers in the future…as well as more local fighters…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 13, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions  

But seriously...

maybe choose a different reader/member to include their picks in the “Staff Picks” thread for each event

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by _Felix_ on Jan 14, 2010 7:07 AM EST reply actions  

Hmmm...ight...

what else yall?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 14, 2010 8:42 AM EST up reply actions  

That would be a hoot. Good Idea

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by cosmosherry on Jan 25, 2010 6:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah keep ’em coming, do you guys like weekly columns? Kinda like Unpopular Opinion that we post up with something new every week?

by Charles Walker on Jan 14, 2010 9:02 AM EST reply actions  

thumbs up for weekly columns or columns following events.

Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.

by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 14, 2010 11:30 AM EST reply actions  

Tim

I got the columns following events….what exactly would you like to see in the weekly ones? Also, don’t you have a fight coming up or has that changed?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 14, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions  

I'll throw out a few things...

How about a “Remember This Name” column…could be a monthly thing or whatever. It’s for guys you see making some noise in the future (distant or upcoming). Give some info/background/clips on fighters not everyone is familiar with. Some examples would be Kikuno, Rory MacDonald, Sho Nuff, etc. They’ve gotten more exposure recently but they could’ve been in your RTN column.

KO of the month, Sub of the century, Beaver of the week.

Do you have a column covering the odds on events? I know some of your sister/brother SBNation sites do that.

Any updates on us being able to edit posts?

by The Real T-Bone on Jan 14, 2010 1:36 PM EST reply actions  

cool...thanks T-Bone

No updates on the edit function…the tech team at SBN gets things done was they are presented…but it’s in the pipeline…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 14, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions  

how about a trip down memory lane

like some of tank abott’s classic fights. like the one he had with oleg tartakov. i think i spelled that name right. could be any fighter from the past.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 14, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions  

cool...

that’s a good one…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 14, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions  

i was always an idea man.

it will be interesting on the couture/coleman moneyline. i’ll say it will be couture -160 vs coleman +125 b/c randy has fought more recently.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 14, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions  

As of right now…
Randy anywhere from -380 to -500
Coleman +300 to +335

by The Real T-Bone on Jan 15, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions  

where do you get that? there is no way cal neva will have those odds

i believe you got them from some internet site that you use but that won’t be the cal neva or vegas odds. cal neva is mostly northern nevada.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 15, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions  

bestfightodds – gives a bunch of outlets, hence the range.

by The Real T-Bone on Jan 15, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Most of those books don't put out odds until Vegas does...

If I recall LV Hilton normally runs theirs first…although I think 5dimes has one of the premier oddsmakers for MMA, they might set their own before vegas.

I would bet my house on Couture at -160, that’s way low for him.

by B Money on Jan 18, 2010 5:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Sorry for jacking a post

But speaking of things related to running/maintaining the site: the front page won’t load for me half the time, it will only show the first two blog posts and get stuck (loading some ad I think) — is this just me or everybody.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Jan 15, 2010 7:10 AM EST reply actions  

for about a min, then it comes good

i used have your problem but i upgraded mu laptop so now its jus temp. instead of perm.

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by RearNakedPoke on Jan 15, 2010 7:28 AM EST up reply actions  

no that's cool

we need to know this kind of stuff…the site loads fine for me…could be your browser or something…which one are you using?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 15, 2010 8:40 AM EST up reply actions  

Firefox.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Jan 15, 2010 9:31 AM EST up reply actions  

dunno what to tell ya dawg

can it be upgraded or something…is ANYONE else having this problem where the site won’t load at all…if so..how often?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 15, 2010 9:55 AM EST up reply actions  

If anything it started after an update =/

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Jan 15, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions  

ok

I’ll run it by the tech kats…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 15, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

my page loads fine…just an fyi

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by cosmosherry on Jan 25, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions  

New Ranking Format

I’d like to see someone take the USA Today/SB Nation Consensus Rankings and put out a version with who and when each fighter fought last and who and when each fighter is scheduled to fight next. It would give you a better perspective on what the title picture might look like. Also, when an injury occurs to an announced bout, it would make it easier to see who might be moved around as a replacement.

by FragglesHateKos on Jan 15, 2010 9:10 AM EST reply actions  

Solid Idea

My rankings are just one of the 20 sets of rankings that contribute to the Consensus Rankings…but I’ll make that change to my individual rankings…also..welcome to the site…and thanks for joining.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 15, 2010 9:18 AM EST reply actions  

Hey ayll

 I know we do quite a bit of interviews….with well known guys….and local guys here in NC…mostly via text…would you all like to see an increase in audio interviews?

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 15, 2010 9:26 AM EST reply actions  

yeah that one you did with Din was really good

by Charles Walker on Jan 15, 2010 9:35 AM EST up reply actions  

That sounds great!

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by cosmosherry on Jan 25, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions  

MMA Photo Thread, here i'll start you off...(",)

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by RearNakedPoke on Jan 18, 2010 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

BTW, that thing with the page only loading fully half the times has stopped occuring… nothing changed on my end.

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by 3PA on Jan 19, 2010 7:13 AM EST reply actions  

yea

I told the tech guys about it…and they fixed whatever the problem was…thanks for the info…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 19, 2010 8:26 AM EST up reply actions  

You guys in NC are lucky

Gomi vs Florian headlining. Looks like a stacked card already. I gotta get up there for this one.

by Erich Vowell on Jan 21, 2010 9:36 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

has that bout been confirmed?

by Charles Walker on Jan 21, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions  

no yet..to my knowledge...

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 21, 2010 9:49 AM EST up reply actions  

Franklin McNeal said on his twitted that both fighters verbally agreed

by Erich Vowell on Jan 21, 2010 10:11 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

yea

still don’t mean it’s confirmed though….the event hasn’t even been officially announced yet…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 21, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions  

word is

Florian will announce the fight on ESPN MMA Live today…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 21, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions  

Man YOU GOTTA GO…my wife wants to go but can’t get off…I’ll be there

by Charles Walker on Jan 21, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions  

I love the regional coverage you guys have.

by Poindexter on Jan 23, 2010 8:09 PM EST reply actions  

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