Lesser Known MMA facts

[Skarr]

He said it as a joke in an interview

lol athletic commisions arent usually open to jests

 

[Kneeuinthenutz]

Dana White put the UFC 36 million dollars in the hole soon after convincing the Fertita's to buy it.

Dana wanted to sell the company for 2 million dollars instead of doing TUF 1, and was hell bent against the idea of doing a reality show.

 

[Deleted member 468727]

Think of the scenario where Hoost would have fought... that would have been weird.

Never knew Hoost was supposed to be in UFC 1. Wow. Things might have gone very differently.

I think Hoost may well have killed Royce

I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet but Bob "Turtle Up and Tap Like a Bitch" Sapp TKOed Ernesto Hoost twice in K-1...still unbelievable

 

[Kick Strickland]

I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet but Bob "Turtle Up and Tap Like a Bitch" Sapp TKOed Ernesto Hoost twice in K-1...still unbelievable

Yeah but that was a fluke. Cro Cop beat Sapp. Are you trying to say CC was a better kickboxer than Hoost?

 

[El_Dyablo619]

Back in the day when Igor was out drinking, the town bell was rung to warn the other villagers to watch for Igor cause he was drunk

 

[Deleted member 468727]

Yeah but that was a fluke. Cro Cop beat Sapp. Are you trying to say CC was a better kickboxer than Hoost?

Nice deduction bruh but that's not at all what I'm trying to say, I'm saying that it's insane that a scrub like Sapp could TKO a kickboxing legend like Hoost not only once (which could be considered a fluke) but twice under K-1 rules which heavily favor Hoost

 

[THECYNDlCATE]

Coleman was a GP champ, not the HW champ.

That's a champ.

Also, Shogun.

 

[Kick Strickland]

Nice deduction bruh but that's not at all what I'm trying to say, I'm saying that it's insane that a scrub like Sapp could TKO a kickboxing legend like Hoost not only once (which could be considered a fluke) but twice under K-1 rules which heavily favor Hoost

twice? didn't realize it was twice

 

[Deleted member 468727]

twice? didn't realize it was twice

Yup the fights were about two months apart but Sapp won both by TKO

 

[Kick Strickland]

Yup the fights were about two months apart but Sapp won both by TKO

I thought it was only once. Color me educated.

 

[The Clark]

Vitor Belfort has a win in a UFC fight without ever throwing a punch.

Def. Joe Charles at UFC Japan with an armbar after his loss to Couture at UFC 15.

Oh god, I remember that fight. It was awful. Wasn't Joe Charles in his 40's?

 

[JMG1134]

Late 30's or early 40's, I think. We just watched it a couple of weeks ago, but I don't remember his exact age at the time.

 

[BeeCee]

Tank Abbot introduced what we now know as mma gloves to the sport

 

[Chris John]

When UFC 110 took place in Sydney, elbows were illegal under the combat sports act in the state. They got around it by pretending they were forearm strikes.

 

[Beamzy]

Ian McCall vs Mighty Mouse first fight was meant to go an extra round to decide the winner in the flyweight tournament, but the cards were read as a win for MM and the round never took place.

 

[andyjeezy]

Tank Abbot introduced what we now know as mma gloves to the sport



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I'm pretty sure Melten Bowen from UFC 4 was the first one too where those gloves.

Boxing champions Roberto Duran, Matthew Saad Mohammed, Trevor Berbick and James Toney have all had MMA matches.

 

[BeeCee]

I'm pretty sure Melten Bowen from UFC 4 was the first one too where those gloves.

Boxing champions Roberto Duran, Matthew Saad Mohammed, Trevor Berbick and James Toney have all had MMA matches.

No Tank was Rogan said it too they were Chuck Norris gloves

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Travis Fulton's MMA record: 185-49-9. Fucking insane.

Travis also still believes in racial supremacy regardless of his MMA record and having losses to men of color.

 

[BC]

Anderson Silva almost retired back in his pride days. He was unsatisfied with his career and told his friend and training partner Minotauro Nogueira that he wanted to retire. Nogueira talked him out of it and convinced him to continue pursuing his dreams of being a champion.

 

[andyjeezy]

No Tank was Rogan said it too they were Chuck Norris gloves

So if Joe Rogan says it, its true? Wtf. Melton Bowen wore the gloves at UFC 4 two UFC events before Tank.