Well, I must admit that MMA and RC are my two afflictions

I don't know if many people here know what MMA is. Its Mixed Martial Arts such as the Ultimate Fighting Competition. MMA is a combat sport that utilizes striking such as boxing, kick boxing and muy tai as well as ground work such as wrestling and ju jistu.
My brother-in-law and I started watching the UFC when it started back in 1993. It was pretty barbaric back then since it was basically no holds barred but now has become a great regulated sport in many states.
I always check out sherdog.com for the latest news and listen to the beatdown radio show each week.
I'm having a whole bunch of people over to watch UFC 79 on Dec 29th as a kind of Pre-NYE party.