Anybody ever see this XARM madness? Arm wrestling meets MMA?

Yup, and someone you know from MMA has done it

Who?

Gary Goodridge

One of the guys that popped in my head as possibilities. Did he win?

I've only ever watched the one you posted, but knew he was in it, look for it cause now I want to see it. I think Gary was a legit arm wrestler back in the day, wasn't he like World Champ or something?

Is this still going on. Saw this one a few years ago. Do they still do it? What ever happened to three man MMA and tag team MMA. Someone made a post about those here I think with videos.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Is this still going on. Saw this one a few years ago. Do they still do it? What ever happened to three man MMA and tag team MMA. Someone made a post about those here I think with videos.

Yeah, I remember seeing this video a few years ago. Do they still do it?

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25440/ufc-co-founder-art-davie-relaunching-xarm-live-events-gaming-debut-this-year.mma

The man behind the launch of the Ultimate Fighting Championship is again
turning his focus to combat sports, and he's holding global aspirations
for the hybrid sport of XARM.

And while XARM was once billed as "the evolution of combat sports,"
Davie and his partners Alan Winters and Wyndam Chow now have a new
vision for their invention.

"We're doing things in a non-traditional way, and we think there will be
some unique things that are really interesting to MMA fans," Davie told
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "We see this as different but within the combat-sports entertainment space."

Initially launched in 2008, XARM features two competitors tethered to
the XARM table and bound together at the hand with duct tape. Over the
course of three one-minute rounds, competitors are free to punch, kick
and seek submission holds while also using traditional arm-wrestling as a
means of scoring points. Just like MMA, XARM bouts can be won via
knockout, submission or judges' decision.

The 2008 debut XARM tournament was met with much skepticism in the
combat-sports community, but Davie said that's a position he's more than
familiar with. After all, few gave the UFC a shot when it was launched
in 1993.

moved this to the MMA forum for the LOL, just saw this new article on mmajunkie this morning, had to post it.

There are starving people in the world. Yet Davie finds this a more worthwhile endevour.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

There are starving people in the world. Yet Davie finds this a more worthwhile endevour.

I'd rather watch this then starving African children receiving bowls of rice.

Move over XARM, it's time for an upgrade.
http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/29/3276387/the-first-ever-chessboxing-match-in-canada-starts-with-chess-then
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