How Do You Remember Mark "The Hammer" Coleman?

[Ladder Master]

Originally Posted by EJRMAN513

Only man to defeat Shogun in Pride.

[Slabby]

I remember him as the founder of the ground and pound style, who had a huge hand in the evolution of MMA.

[CI]

Originally Posted by Hashman

A few years ago coleman was the guest of honer at a local mma event my buddy was putting on. The event was held at my friends bar. Coleman had his pride belt on a table for display. By the end of the night someone stole his belt. We checked the tapes and I knew the guy who took it and even knew where he lived. We drove to the guys place. I didn't want to go in for criminal reasons, but mark walked right in no knocking. In about 10-15 seconds he walked out belt on his shoulders. He said he walked in the belt was on the coffee table he grabbed it and said this is my fucking belt and walked out. Very cool dude.

sounds like a grown ass baby if you ask me.

[peytonlucy]

I remember in the early days of MMA, before it was called MMA, usually NHB or Vale Tudo, the guys from Real American Wrestling and Mark would chat live on AOL in a little chat room. There might be 10 fans in the chat. These guys kept the sport alive. Dana White had friends who could handle $40 million of accumulated losses but Dana and the Fertittas did zero to keep the sport alive in those days. Mark Coleman was super cool. No one doubts that he would have fought anybody for $100 in a parking lot to prove that he was the toughest. Every wrestler acknowledged that Mark Coleman could take them down, no matter how big they were.

I'm familiar with exercise induced asthma attacks. After the Smith and Williams fights I asked him about ti, and it seemed like much of his gassing problem was just that and roids.

[Ruv]

Legend, innovator, first UFC HW champ, all around MMA great.

[Homeless Infant]

Originally Posted by CI

sounds like a grown ass baby if you ask me.

HIS belt was STOLEN from HIM...lol.

[CI]

Originally Posted by Homeless Infant

HIS belt was STOLEN from HIM...lol.

i just get the picture someone stole his candy.


" thats my fucking candy waaahhh"

[Titan1980]

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