Mark Coleman was a brute who never quit

[don't ask]

I was a big fan of Hammer House back in the day (except Baroni, turns out I was psychic) and I just found this wrestling gif of Mark that shows him brute forcing some guy's anatomy into new adventures:

It goes nicely with his famous trading card:

But the time Mark really blew me away and made me a whole new kind of fan was when old man Coleman had his rematch with Shogun and, no matter how exhausted, he NEVER QUIT BRINGING THE FIGHT TO SHOGUN. Usually fighters take a beating and keep coming forward, but they're just a punching bag and aren't a threat at all. Or they gas and they stop trying to do anything. But I had never seen a fighter (known for gassing) totally gas out and keep coming forward, to the point that he was actually starting to exhaust Shogun. Considering that cardio has always been Coleman's kryptonite, it was one of the most amazing displays of persistence I've ever seen. I know how much it sucks to be completely exhausted and in pain and how tough you have to be to force yourself ahead.

That night Coleman became a fighter that I sometimes think about in hard times. There are only a few fighters who have had that effect on my life.

Share your best memories, Sherbros!

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

I went into that Shogun fight hoping for Shogun to style on him so bad. Midway through the fight, I was yelling at the TV supporting Coleman.

Crazy that he beat Bonnar at UFC 100 too

 

[don't ask]

I went into that Shogun fight hoping for Shogun to style on him so bad. Midway through the fight, I was yelling at the TV supporting Coleman.

You and me both!

Crazy that he beat Bonnar at UFC 100 too

Tito's another guy who surprised me with a few beatdowns in his later career. He and Coleman were both more dangerous than I ever thought.

 

[JustOnce]

Mark is a legend.

Always will remember the time when Mark put his foot down on Wanderlei's neck lmao.

 

[modulus]

He never really evolved and had it taken to him by a few (my favorite being the Pete Williams match).
Couture would be an example of a fighter who evolved and took it to Coleman.

Coleman never tested positive and I believe he claims he was always clean................ of course he also managed a heart attack at 55 years of age ((hard to understand why with all that clean living).

 

[jitzmonkey]

Dude was a monster; but friendly AF!

"Met him" at an amateur show in MI 2000.
Watched him "choke out" (for photos) like 30 dudes in a row.
Seemed very gracious.

 

[Outsider524]

He was showing up on my ig for a while with his alcohol free carnivore diet training videos looked decent. And I believe supposed to box in October but I haven't seen a post of his in a while...BRB checking now.


Edit-
He's 2 years 5 months sober
He got a dog for the first time ever called little hammer I think.
His fight date got moved to December 4th in Atlantic city.
9ancestral tenants bros.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

Mark is a legend.

Always will remember the time when Mark put his foot down on Wanderlei's neck lmao.

PRIDE NEVER DIE

 

[sonhow]

 

[Richard Fannin]

Prime Mark Coleman was so strong, someone uploaded his match against Kirk Trost (who is a beast himself, 2x NCAA All-American,) a couple years ago =>

That was from that time => https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news...ers-face-olympic-trials-gauntlet/62492595007/

I hope he's given up on that boxing match that he's supposed to have next month (supposed to be on October the 14 I think?)
But if he needs to stay competitive to remain sober, then what can we do?

WAR THE HAMMER

 

[JustOnce]

Wish we saw prime Couture vs Coleman. That LHW Coleman was almost a walking corpse.

 

[djacobox372]

If Headbutts weren't made illegal Coleman may still be champ. Lol

 

[Baal]

Except against Takada

 

[Neck&Neck]

Almost took Rogans life

 

[Richard Fannin]

He never really evolved and had it taken to him by a few (my favorite being the Pete Williams match).
Couture would be an example of a fighter who evolved and took it to Coleman.

Coleman never tested positive and I believe he claims he was always clean................ of course he also managed a heart attack at 55 years of age ((hard to understand why with all that clean living).

Coleman always had a drinking problem, ever since he was a teenager. He was an alcoholic almost all his life. Where did you get all that "clean living" stuff?

That Pete Williams fight was terrible, Pete kept committing fouls and Big John never called him out on them.

The following is a running log of times and infractions committed in the fight and the warnings given by referee Big John McCarthy (BJM);
:35 Coleman gets deep in on a take down and lifts Williams into the air; Pete Williams then reaches over the top of the cage to prevent the takedown and is warned to “let go of the top” on the way down to the to the mat Williams is grabbing the fence in order to lesson the ensuing blow – WARNING WILLIAMS
1:17 Pete WIlliams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to help move his hips into a better angle so that he could land the above mentioned arm bar – No warning
1:55 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to move his body away from the fence – No warning
2:08 – 2:15 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage multiple times in order to change his position – No warning
2:32 Pete Williams from the bottom grabs the cage in order to change his position – No warning
2:44 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to change his direction – No warning
3:47 Pete Williams from the bottom position clinches the cage to alleviate top pressure from Coleman – No warning
3:54 Pete Williams from the bottom position changes his entire body direction due to a cage grab -No warning
4:50 Pete Williams grabs the cage in order to change his position on the bottom – No warning
5:07 Mark Coleman grabs the cage opposite side of BJM to maintain balance – No warning
5:35 BJM stands the fighters up, Colemans activity had not ceased since being in the top dominant position.
8:34 Mark Coleman gets a takedown, Pete Williams grabs the cage in order to stand back up – No warning
8:55 A standing Mark Coleman has Pete Williams pressed up against the cage, Coleman grabbed the cage – WARNING COLEMAN
9:05 BJM again tells Coleman to keep his hands off the cage – WARNING COLEMAN
9:11 With his back against the fence Pete Williams avoids a take down by grabbing the fence in plain view of BJM – no warning
9;22 While pressing Williams against the cage BJM again tells Coleman to keep his hands off the fence – WARNING COLEMAN
9:52 Pressing WIlliams against the cage BJM yells at Coleman to keep his hands off of the fence – WARNING COLEMAN
9:56 Pressing Williams against the cage, BJM informs Coleman that if he grabs the fence again that he is “fouling him out next time that’s it” – WARNING COLEMAN
10:08 Coleman gets deep on a takedown, Williams with both hands grabbing the fence was able to defend the takedown due to the help of clinching the cage – no warning
10:15 Coleman hits another takedown, Williams is able to defend due to both hands grabbing the fence; Coleman readjusts and has Williams mid air tugging at him in order to pry him from the fence, BJM tells Williams to let go of the fence; “there you go” was what BJM said once Pete released – WARNING WILLIAMS
12:38 Williams lands a kick to Coleman’s face that will be featured at the introduction of every UFC for the next 10 years.
– Prior to landing the head kick, Williams is throwing open fingered jabs at Colemans face – no warning

from this blog => https://fcfighter.com/did-the-ufc-conspire-against-mark-coleman/

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Almost took Rogans life

Joe still has a dump in his pants from that.

 

[don't ask]

Coleman always had a drinking problem, ever since he was a teenager. He was an alcoholic almost all his life. Where did you get all that "clean living" stuff?

That Pete Williams fight was terrible, Pete kept committing fouls and Big John never called him out on them.

The following is a running log of times and infractions committed in the fight and the warnings given by referee Big John McCarthy (BJM);
:35 Coleman gets deep in on a take down and lifts Williams into the air; Pete Williams then reaches over the top of the cage to prevent the takedown and is warned to “let go of the top” on the way down to the to the mat Williams is grabbing the fence in order to lesson the ensuing blow – WARNING WILLIAMS
1:17 Pete WIlliams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to help move his hips into a better angle so that he could land the above mentioned arm bar – No warning
1:55 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to move his body away from the fence – No warning
2:08 – 2:15 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage multiple times in order to change his position – No warning
2:32 Pete Williams from the bottom grabs the cage in order to change his position – No warning
2:44 Pete Williams from the bottom position grabs the cage in order to change his direction – No warning
3:47 Pete Williams from the bottom position clinches the cage to alleviate top pressure from Coleman – No warning
3:54 Pete Williams from the bottom position changes his entire body direction due to a cage grab -No warning
4:50 Pete Williams grabs the cage in order to change his position on the bottom – No warning
5:07 Mark Coleman grabs the cage opposite side of BJM to maintain balance – No warning
5:35 BJM stands the fighters up, Colemans activity had not ceased since being in the top dominant position.
8:34 Mark Coleman gets a takedown, Pete Williams grabs the cage in order to stand back up – No warning
8:55 A standing Mark Coleman has Pete Williams pressed up against the cage, Coleman grabbed the cage – WARNING COLEMAN
9:05 BJM again tells Coleman to keep his hands off the cage – WARNING COLEMAN
9:11 With his back against the fence Pete Williams avoids a take down by grabbing the fence in plain view of BJM – no warning
9;22 While pressing Williams against the cage BJM again tells Coleman to keep his hands off the fence – WARNING COLEMAN
9:52 Pressing WIlliams against the cage BJM yells at Coleman to keep his hands off of the fence – WARNING COLEMAN
9:56 Pressing Williams against the cage, BJM informs Coleman that if he grabs the fence again that he is “fouling him out next time that’s it” – WARNING COLEMAN
10:08 Coleman gets deep on a takedown, Williams with both hands grabbing the fence was able to defend the takedown due to the help of clinching the cage – no warning
10:15 Coleman hits another takedown, Williams is able to defend due to both hands grabbing the fence; Coleman readjusts and has Williams mid air tugging at him in order to pry him from the fence, BJM tells Williams to let go of the fence; “there you go” was what BJM said once Pete released – WARNING WILLIAMS
12:38 Williams lands a kick to Coleman’s face that will be featured at the introduction of every UFC for the next 10 years.
– Prior to landing the head kick, Williams is throwing open fingered jabs at Colemans face – no warning

from this blog => https://fcfighter.com/did-the-ufc-conspire-against-mark-coleman/

That's a fantastic read! Really puts that fight into perspective.

 

[Uber_Noober]

Fear not amigos, your legendary hero The Hammer still has some gas left in the tank.

 

[Van Daz]

He never really evolved and had it taken to him by a few (my favorite being the Pete Williams match).
Couture would be an example of a fighter who evolved and took it to Coleman.

Coleman never tested positive and I believe he claims he was always clean................ of course he also managed a heart attack at 55 years of age ((hard to understand why with all that clean living).

That was a big shock back then. Coleman looked unbeatable, but Pete kept going & chopped him down like a tree. That final kick was a classic.

Seeing him try to jump over the ropes when he won the Pride 2000gp was gold! Piss funny.

 

[Gang Sign Luke]

Coleman's style was much more well-suited for Pride rules. Some of those knee finishes he had were wild.