"Now this is retelling of a pretty well known sequence where Greg Maddux hits Jose Canseco in 2000. It's not even that new. Pretty good stuff, though. Then Chipper Jones hits us with a nugget that "Walt Weiss, who would tie anybody from their team up in a pretzel in about 20 seconds. He's one of those MMA guys." Umm, excuse me?"
"To stay in shape, Weiss, a black belt in taekwondo, lifted weights and continued studying martial arts for discipline. He also trained with Clarence Thatch, a legendary mixed martial arts fighter, and his stable of scrappers, at the 3D Martial Arts gym downtown. Weiss tried his hand at cage fighting ("It was MMA before MMA," he says), but never engaged in full-on competitions."
The YouTube feed included organized crime show clips, baseball, and standup comedy, followed by a clip that combined all three. The clip retold a 2000 sequence where Greg Maddux hit Jose Canseco and featured Chipper Jones calling Walt Weiss "one of those MMA guys." Mixed martial arts was not a common phrase in 2000. Weiss held a black belt in taekwondo, lifted weights for conditioning, and trained with Clarence Thatch and a stable of fighters at the 3D Martial Arts gym. Weiss tried cage fighting, described it as "MMA before MMA," but never entered full competitions. Questions remain about his current participation and public awareness.
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