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1. Fighter -- Ultimate Fighter
   The Ultimate Fighter 4 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is, if you haven't heard, taking over the world. Well, maybe not the whole world, but the sports world for sure. At the very least the UFC is swiftly stealing away professional boxing's former audience. The Ultimate Fighter 4 is a reality show that acts as two separate 8-man tournaments, one for welterweights and one for middleweights. The beauty of The Ultimate Fighter is that, for an hour-long show, almost half the episode is always dedicated to that week's fight. It's a perfect second-tier reality show; the drama of different personalities living in the same house followed by a full-fledged octagon UFC match.
2. Martial Arts -- Mixed Martial Arts
   Mixed Martial Arts, Judo, Brazilian Jujutsu, Wrestling and Boxing are designed for safety. You're restricted from using lethal techniques and attacking specific target areas that would seriously injure your opponent. The referee is there to make sure everything goes smoothly and to protect you against further harm. The mat provides a soft, forgiving surface and a scheduled time and date are set. If you are injured, you can cancel the fight, if you are tired, you can quit, if something hurts, you can tap. This is all for good reason, no one wants to see athletes getting seriously injured.
3. Virtua Fighter -- Sega Japan
   Virtua Fighter 3 was intended to be a launch title for the Dreamcast in North America, but it was delayed. Althrough it did eventually come to North America, it wasn't nearly as successful as it was in Japan. This may have been due to the fact that Soul Calibur (which was arcade perfect and had dazzling visuals at the time) had arguably claimed to be the Dreamcast's stable fighter in North America.
4. Virtua Fighter 4
   Virtua Fighter 4 is Sega's first blockbuster release for the PS2. Exclusive to Sony's machine (for now, anyway), this is the game that's supposed to put Sega on the map for PlayStation owners. The pedigree couldn't be any better: the original game was the first-ever 3D beat-'em-up and this third sequel has possibly the most stunning graphics yet seen on the PS2. If you sense a "but" coming, you're either getting to the end of your cigarette or you've already played the arcade version. The Virtua Fighter series is renowned for its tactical fights, full of blocks and counters rather than the more simplistic combo-centric gameplay of rival Tekken. This makes the Virtua Fighter games a little harder to get into, but far more rewarding over time; the 'but' comes into play when you realise that Virtua Fighter 4 is substantially different from what has gone before.
5. Champion
   Specializing in beadlock applications since 1985, Champion has the knowledge and experience to provide you with the quality and professionalism you would expect from the leader in the beadlock industry. With up to 5 designs for each size and 5 finish options for each ring, Champion has something for everyone's taste.
6. Ehrgeiz
   Ehrgeiz was a fighting game released by Square in 1998, first for arcade, then (with a lot of extra goodies) for PlayStation. It wasn't much of a keeper, but it's famous for having tons of FF7 references and characters. Here's an illustrated rundown. Note that the move list was taken from Cheow Enping's FAQ/Move List on GameFAQs, and was directly translated from Japanese. It is not a complete move list - only the moves that have references to FF7 are listed here. Every single FF7 character uses his/her victory stance from the game, and Sephiroth is the only character who has an ending.
7. Television Shows -- Movies
   Founded in 1994 by entertainment moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen, DreamWorks SKG is a private entertainment company that produces and distributes popular films, music, and television shows. The acclaimed film director and producer Spielberg mainly oversees the live-action movies for DreamWorks (which has included Saving Private Ryan and Gladiator), while former Disney-executive and animation guru Katzenberg focuses on the company's animated film efforts (which includes The Prince of Egypt and Shrek), and recording industry maven Geffen produces DreamWorks' film soundtracks and albums for popular artists (including Nelly Furtado and Henry Rollins). The prime-time Spin City and The Job are among the many television shows that the company ... produces. The company initially aimed to develop an even broader entertainment offering, with its short-lived DreamWorks Interactive division, to include PC and console-based games (The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Medal of Honor, among others), a chain of cutting-edge video game centers (the now-Sega/Universal-run GameWorks), and an interactive Web site to showcase and exchange new and emerging digital entertainment (the now-less-impressive Pop.com). Since pulling out of those ventures, DreamWorks SKG has focused on its core strengths and has proven to be a major player in the entertainment business, especially amid the 2001 success of the computer-animated feature film, Shrek, which is arguably on a par with similar efforts by archrival The Walt Disney Company.
8. Mark Cuban -- Companies
   Mark Cuban wasn't always this clumsy. In 1999 he pulled off one of the nimblest bits of market timing when he sold his fledgling company Broadcast.com to Yahoo (Charts, Fortune 500) for $5.7 billion at the height of the Internet bubble. He personally walked away with more than $1 billion.
9. Fighter -- Fighters
   Beginning as an historical biography, Fighter becomes a psychological drama as the trip becomes a contentious clash of ideologies, personalities, and life paths. By the time the two pack their bags and draw a premature end to their roadtrip, our filming, and their relationship, what has emerged is a portrait of the century's most dramatic events- recounted not through dry historical facts, but through an unlikely friendship brought to the brink of collapse.
10. Martial Arts -- Training
    Martial Arts is a great way to stay healthy, promote a positive lifestyle, develop discipline and perseverance. Read a personal story of how it benefited a child and a parent’s life. http://www.focusonyourchild.com/entertain/art1/A0000621.html

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