News Melvin Manhoef is coming out of retirement, set to fight on Dec. 28 in Japan

[2004 account]

These Melvin Manhoeff retirements are lasting less than Carla Esparza title reigns

 

[burningspear]

retirement in sport is meaningless these days

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

looks slow

 

[Trabaho]

If this a one off? It would be cool to see him KO Mark Hunt again for old time's sake.

Like he can replicate it

 

[daniel san]

His nick should be Melvin Comatose Manhoef because that's how he'll end up. Always been a fan of his and got upset when he got sloppy and lost to Lawler after demolishing his leg. It's time for Manhoef to hopefully enjoy retired life instead of turning into Goodridge.

 

[TCE]

Probably broke, blame Dana, UFC didn't pay him enough.

Are you joking? He never fought in UFC.

 

[Necrocrawler]

So...
is he fighting a can at least?
Ive saw the card and, besides recognizing Hideki Sekine (who will probably fight a random dude in a gi i guess), i could only recognize a dude in Akuma cosplay

Edit: Just saw a translation... The akuma guy is Galore Bofando... Damm... i miss that dude

Manhoef is fighting a grappler... Well... i hope that, in the worst options, he gets subbed...

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Warrrrrr Melvin.

A legend.

War Manhoef!

 

[TJ177]

Is this for sure a shoot though? A lot of the Bom Ba Ye events have been works and honestly they are goofier and more fun that way.

 

[Kingz]

Shorter than a Ric Flair retirement

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Is this for sure a shoot though? A lot of the Bom Ba Ye events have been works and honestly they are goofier and more fun that way.

It’s going to be a regular MMA-fight

 

[MidgardSerpent]

If he had a granite chin... dude would be the scariest fighter out there

Yes, and also if he was a black belt in bjj, and had great anti-wrestling. I guess in some ways, Melvin Manhoef is a lot like me.

 

[skylolow]

News flash...............your're not retired when you fight multiple times a year.

 

[WolverReem]

Cool love me some Manhoef in Japan. KOd Hunt ffs

 

[THE Red Beard]

I would be more interested in him fighting a bunch of midgets or something in fight circus

He could take 100 at once I bet. I'm not proud of this, but I'd watch it...

 

[King in the North]

He could take 100 at once I bet. I'm not proud of this, but I'd watch it...

I would pay good money to watch that. But I’m thinking more of a gauntlet, like one after the other.

 

[THE Red Beard]

I would pay good money to watch that. But I’m thinking more of a gauntlet, like one after the other.

He'd gas eventually lol

 

[King in the North]

He'd gas eventually lol

Stack enough bodies under a tank it’ll stop eventually

 

[THE Red Beard]

Stack enough bodies under a tank it’ll stop eventually

I like you, bro. Stealing that expression.

 

[WarriorPoet1]

Are we sure it's MMA rules as we know them or ganryujima rules