Lesser Known MMA facts

[BeeCee]

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

Tank made them popular

 

[Count Zero]

Minowaman is the only Super Hluk champion there will ever be.

Damn, I need to make a custom Super Hulk title on my WWE 2K16 !

 

[HIMBOB]

rewatched it, scottie touches the ground with his left hand but doesn't go down. Awesome fightthough.

Fyi: first min of round 3.

 

[Hagelslag2]

Don't know how unknown it is, but Badr Hari replaced Manhoef when he got injured and lost the fight in 22 seconds.

 

[Andy Capp]

Nick Diaz is the only person to fight bj penn ,gsp,and Anderson silva. He also has a record of 1-1-1 combined against the 3.

And ironically, only lost to the guy in the same weight class as him.

 

[Andy Capp]

Michael Bisping never fought for a UFC title, despite debuting in the UFC 10 years ago as the Ultimate fighter 3 winner.


Oh wait ........

Interestingly, Bisping has made more disclosed money with the UFC than any other fighter despite that.

 

[reddhelium]

chuck liddell has a B.A. in accounting.

and dana fucking white was an aerobics instructor-

 

[Venom]

Matt Hughes lost within a COMBINED 37 seconds in two matches against the same opponent, Dennis Hallman.

 

[DS7]

Ken Shamrock last 2 fights ended up in the exactly same round,time and finish RD 1 TKO 2:22...If this doesn`t confirm Iluminati i don`t know what does.

 

[Aluminati]

Brock Lesnar was the biggest mofo to ever dance inside the octagon

False. Emmanuel Yarborough, but hard to tell if he was dancing, moving, having a seizure/heart attack.

 

[LoneStalker]

Tank Abbott was raped by Freddy Mercury. In public.

 

[Vlad76]

Rickson Gracie’s awaited return to fighting during the early 2000’s was one of the most awaited comebacks in MMA history, he teased and teased but never happened.


One of the craziest rounds ever seen in MMA is one that many forget about: Enson Inoue vs Igor Vovchanchyn at Pride 10 (in Enson Inoue’s Sherdog thread he explains why he came out swinging and how he felt during and after the fight ended, a must watch)


“Big” John McCarthy broke Brian Johnston nose during one of the fights at UFC 10; and no, Big John was not the other fighter, he was the assigned ref.

 

[HaulParris]

Chael is also the uncrowned WEC middleweight champion. Soares sent him over the belt after second fight with Filho.

Which means that Luke now holds the unified UFC-SF-WEC-Pride (PrideWW 183lb) belt:

Silva unified UFC and Pride belts by beating Hendo. Silva unified UFC and WEC lineal belts by beating Sonnen. Luke lost his lineal SF MW belt to Vitor, who lost to Weidman, who beat Silva. In beating Weidman, Luke now holds 4 lineal belts.

 

[ortizgnp]

Which means that Luke now holds the unified UFC-SF-WEC-PrideMW belt:

Silva unified UFC and Pride MW belts by beating Hendo. Silva unified UFC and WEC lineal belts by beating Sonnen. Luke lost his lineal SF MW belt to Vitor, who lost to Weidman, who beat Silva. In beating Weidman, Luke

Fuck. And I don't even like Luke..

 

[JMG1134]

Tank Abbott was raped by Freddy Mercury. In public.

 

[Striderx5]

chuck liddell has a B.A. in accounting.

and dana fucking white was an aerobics instructor-

would be very disappointed if Dana did not rock a ponytail at one point.

 

[GrantB13]

Except for Tank Abbott, Frank Mir gave everyone he submitted their first and sometimes only submission loss of their careers.

 

[chubbman]

Rampage and chuck both choked out Kenneth williams, that guys striking must've been terrifying.

 

[yeguiza]

mcgregor has turned from a striker to a wrestler

sauce: his last fight

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

rewatched it, scottie touches the ground with his left hand but doesn't go down. Awesome fightthough.

Fyi: first min of round 3.

Oh I could have sworn it was a knock down, but I havent seen the fight in years so that makes sense. Crazy that he hasnt officially knocked someone down under Zuffa. Still a beast though lol.