This little girl is an encyclopedia of MMA knowledge, and this video proves it...

This little girl is an encyclopedia of MMA knowledge, and this video proves it...

This little girl is an encyclopedia of MMA knowledge, and this video proves it...

Zeus

Apr 07 |09:07

It's important to note that the knowledge inside this little girl's brain far surpasses that of about 90% of the TUF n00bs we've seen hop into MMA over the past couple years. She's not even old enough to ride Space Mountain by herself, yet she knows how to pronounce Emelianenko with perfection. If this is the new brand of children we can expect, then count me in. I'm down to have 50 little Zeuses running around in my living room, giving me pointers on why Dan Henderson is potentially the greatest fighter in the known universe. We're not sure what generation this toddler falls under, but it's definitely change we can believe in. Note: We published this video when it only had 46 views on YouTube. Just remember that before this video goes insanely viral. [Source]

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-17 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:15

she knows the whos the who of mma?

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+38 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:15

*tear* so awesome.. this is my future son's future wife....

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+31 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:16

Little kids are a lot smarter than we give em credit for, but damn she knew who Gomi and Fedor was? This puts her knowledge of MMA above most of my casual and slightly docile mma friends.

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+9 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:22

Tank?

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+4 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:22

saw dis 1st

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+4 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:34

lol where's 2pac's father?

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0 # Guest 2012-04-07 16:25

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9xfGJJhKrE&list=UUb6Ix1qsAhM95_5nnEFjhFA&index=1&feature=plcp

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+4 # Guest 2012-04-07 09:23

of course she is watching koscheck

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+5 # Mental Invalid 2012-04-07 10:12

Like a BAWS!!

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+27 # Kalashnikov 2012-04-07 10:25

What makes it even more awesome is that she pronounces Fedor's surname better than 90% of MMA commentators and community.

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+13 # HipsDontLie 2012-04-07 10:37

Not to be an asshole, but in Russian what looks like an English E makes a yieh sound.Fedors name would sound much more like yiehmelianeka as ending Os make A sounds. For reference at 32 seconds of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-cjpO5ol-0&feature=related the guy pretty clearly says Aleksander Yiehmelianeka and he is a jacked Russian so I think he would know.

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0 # TDM 2012-04-07 14:50

Yup, and the stress is on EmelIAnenko, not EmelianEnko. Foreigners can never get the stress right.

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0 # Guest 2012-04-07 14:59

Josh Barnett is about the only public figure who can speak the mans name right for fuck sakes.... embarrassing

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0 # Guest 2012-04-07 20:03

Quoting how:

Josh Barnett is about the only public figure who can speak the mans name right for fuck sakes.... embarrassing

source?

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+1 # Kalashnikov 2012-04-08 04:25

You are all right on stop on with Fedor's pronunciation guys and I'm well aware of it (studied Russian for some time myself).

Just notice how I said "she pronounces his name better than most...", not "she pronounces it correctly". It's still not 100% proper, but taking into account "translation" of Cyrillic alphabet into Latin alphabet (like mentioned above), she's pretty much spot on :)

Peace

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+3 # Guest 2012-04-07 15:26

The problem is the translation from Cyrillic to Latin letters. Especially since there is no uniform pronunciation of Latin letters in addition to that. In most Germanic languages vowels have only one sound. Just in addition to what you wrote.

Oh, and his first name would be better off spelled Fyodor, which is how it is pronounced, and how most people with that name spell it when they use Latin letters.

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+1 # Guest 2012-04-07 15:28

I forgot to write, after what I said about most Germanic languages, that the problem is even more compounded by English have entirely different pronunciations of vowels. The letter 'a', for example, is one sound, in Scandinavia, in German, in Dutch etc. in English it is two sounds 'ei'...

So if you take a Russian name and spell it phonetically in Latin letters intended for use in Germany, it will be read differently by English speakers.

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+5 # Guest 2012-04-07 20:02

We fuckin geniuses up in the Middle Easy piece!

Quoting Motivated Penn:

I forgot to write, after what I said about most Germanic languages, that the problem is even more compounded by English have entirely different pronunciations of vowels. The letter 'a', for example, is one sound, in Scandinavia, in German, in Dutch etc. in English it is two sounds 'ei'...

So if you take a Russian name and spell it phonetically in Latin letters intended for use in Germany, it will be read differently by English speakers.

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+6 # Guest 2012-04-07 11:41

what about jmma and strikeforce fighters

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-14 # Guest 2012-04-07 12:17

Asperger's anyone?

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+10 # Sambro 2012-04-07 13:51

So Cute:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdHuSZbY_Q[/youtube]

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+8 # Guest 2012-04-07 14:26

Adorable! This proves my theory: All things are possible with cake.

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+2 # Guest 2012-04-07 17:04

the cake is a lie.

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-9 # Guest 2012-04-07 14:58

how the fuck are any of you clowns impressed....

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+3 # Guest 2012-04-07 15:08

Nick?

Gilbert?

Jim?

Ben?

Just some names I thought he could test on her.

But other than that she is one rawesome little girl...

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+7 # Guest 2012-04-07 16:06

Yeah, she really need to learn the Frate Trane list.

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-1 # Guest 2012-04-08 08:12

Ring
Yvel
Wallhead
Askren

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+11 # noreaga 2012-04-07 15:46

omg she's so adorable!!!!!

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-5 # Guest 2012-04-07 17:26

its only right that on easter weekend God comes back down to his people in the form of a little hispanic girl.

;)

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0 # Guest 2012-04-08 08:09

Add her to the Freight Train list!

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+5 # Guest 2012-04-08 10:49

I always love how Middle Easy gets that perfect blend of MMA and whimsy!

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0 # Guest 2012-04-08 19:23

Honestly, little kids are amazing at stuff they know will impress people. I see my aunt's children every other weekend, and they could probably name all the same fighter she could.

My aunt's 6 yr old son is so invested at this point he is asking for a Nick Diaz birthday party, and her 5 yr old daughter is just the same. Don't doubt what knowledge little kids can grasp and hold on to when they know they can show it off for smiles later. You would be amazed.

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-2 # Guest 2012-04-08 21:49

its like mma flashcards.
not i wuz nut imprezzes wit yurr purformanz.

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