The Make-Up of the SAKU-Belt

How does one describe that which both is and is not. It is certainly more isn’t now as previously explained, in that now it exists only in an ethereal sense, but that doesn’t make it less real. Nay, some would argue that it is more real now then when it was a tangible work of fine metallurgy. Most of what we know of its creation is simply that which is gathered through oral tradition. Here is what is known through said tradition:

Probably how the belt was forged

Upon his string of victories over the ancient Gracie clan, it became apparent to Kazushi “The Gallant” Sakuraba that with each loss their fighter spirits dimmed like melted candles. Soon those fighting spirits would be lost forever, and perhaps that was the way it should have been, but even if so, that is not how things came to be. Sakuraba, with kindred spirit in honor of all the Gracie Clans contributions to the sport, gathered those pieces of their departed fighting spirits and imbued them into the molten metal (possibly plastic) of his belt. How that process works is quite mysterious and is probably best not understood should one make the mistake of constructing another such belt (and another was created, but that is for another post). The belt became far too powerful, infusing whoever possessed it with the technique and strength of the Gracies (understandably, it is a lot more technique than strength). Some of the finest scientific minds in Astrology, orthopedics and gardening have even posited that the belt chips away at the fighting spirits of all those that fall before it, and thus is only growing in power. Soon the belt, per say, but more so the essence of the belt, could no longer be contained by mere matter. It became in a sense an entity of its own and a parasitic one at that, thriving off whichever host should defeat the host before it.

Possibly Photoshopped picture of Fedor

All who watched it grow and destroy many a career of men who could not contain its power realized that only a special person (or non-person and that is up for debate) could safely wield the belt. In doing so this person could liberally spread the essence of the belt through the ranks of a worthy organization so that organization could honorably maintain the integrity of Mixed Martial Arts.  For this reason a tournament was held in 2004. It could only be hoped that the winner of this tournament would be he who was in the prophecy as the true guardian of the belt, and by all accounts, he was. Fedor Emelianenko (to be discussed in depth in another posting) emerged the victor. Unfortunately, before he had a chance to vie for the belt, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, as was also forseen, took the belt to the evil org. It now is in the hands of the Evil Orgs stupid, ugly, smelly Ogre, Brock Lesnar. With Lesnar’s raw strength enhanced by the technique and talent imbued in the essence of the belt, some fear he is unbeatable. But a belt made up of pure strength may give he who has enough talent the necessary strength to defeat Lesnar. And hence, the SuperHluk belt.