Question/Advice Red haired fighters in the UFC (or mma)?

[Home_Slice]

I was re-watching some old series, and noticed Tommy Spier (TUF 6) seemed to have red hair, but he was a tanned.

I thought red hair folks could not get a tan?

Mikey Burnett in Season 4 (comebacks) also had a red beard?

Not sure if he was tanned but he didn't look pale.

I'm just curious, as mma/UFC is such an appearance driven sport (tattoos, physical body, etc etc), so many stand out fighters do so (stand out), not least of all due to their appearance (McGregor, appearance obsessed, among others).

Any thoughts?

PS - "the comebacks" was by far the best season of TUF for me. Shame the concept was a one-and-done affair. I much prefer watching seasoned guys, than persistent childish antics.

 

[Spam On Rye]

I legit don't trust gingers. I had one try to hold the door for me one time and I just gave him the eye like "Nice try buddy."

 

[Home_Slice]

I legit don't trust gingers. I had one try to hold the door for me one time and I just gave him the eye like "Nice try buddy."

I was always curious why there was prejudice against red or ginger haired folks.

Tommy Spier seemed kind of cool, but again he's tanned.
Being tanned is cool. As far as I knew, those with red/ginger hair can't actually tan, can they?

Alverez the boxer is red, is he not, and he seems kind of tanned too?

 

[Spam On Rye]

I was always curious why there was prejudice against reds/gingers.

Tommy Spier seemed kind of cool, but again he's tanned.
Being tanned is cool. As far as I knew, reds/gingers can't actually tan, can they?

Alverez the boxer is red, is he not, and he seems kind of tanned too?

I'm not too sure tbh. It's like there's different degrees of ginger. Like some are almost albino/translucent looking mofos and some almost normal with red hair. Maybe albino? I don't know.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I have no idea what you're asking for in this thread lol

 

[TCE]

Shara Bullet?

 

[nonoob]

Shara Bullet?

Yeah, but that picture in the shower proved his carpet doesn't match the grapes.

 

[Ares Black]

Spike Carlyle is The Alpha Ginger. Fun fighter.

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[Home_Slice]

Smiling Sam Alvey?

He seems very fair, not sure that's full on red?

Blonde red'ish?

Seriously long streak in the UFC.

 

[Xuh]

Jj Aldrich of course

 

[Xuh]

The ultimate MMA redhead, though, will always be Datsik

 

[Dorkman]

The ultimate MMA redhead, though, will always be Datsik

A guy i would never want to be in the same building as. Straight lunatic.

 

[Xuh]

A guy i would never want to be in the same building as. Straight lunatic.

'your new cellmate sir'

 

[Fight Professor]

The ultimate MMA redhead, though, will always be Datsik

His nickname used to be the Ginger Tarzan.

 

[NoSmilez]

Gingers don't tan normally. God's light is harmful to those people.

 

[Home_Slice]

I legit don't trust gingers. I had one try to hold the door for me one time and I just gave him the eye like "Nice try buddy."

You know there is something to this.

I don't think it's genetically related to the variation in the melanocortin receptors, it's just a visual thing.

That ginger/red'ish/blond-red colour, it's like it's weak or....... it's just not a good look.

It doesn't inspire trust.

Solid black is like the alpha-boss colour, it's more reassuring.

 

[Home_Slice]

Bo Nickle?

He is very fair and has red'ish like facial hair?

His hair on top seems more blonde though, perhaps bleached/coloured?

I'm not sure what I'm asking in this thread, I guess I'm just curious whether red hair is in fact a biomarker for any other characteristics like toughness, or lack of toughness?

Whether it effects an athletes marketability?

I'm pretty sure having deathly white skin does. Like Zaromski used to be known as the Whitemare.

Or that dude on TUF's nickname was "The Daywalker".

 

[Home_Slice]

Conor McGregor was definitely blonde early in his career.

His skin was insanely white on TUF, very noticeable beside the super tanned Faber.

He's tanned now though, I'm pretty sure he uses tan injections (aka "melanotan").

 

[jeskola]

...he was a tanned.

...could not get a tan?

Not sure if he was tanned ...

again he's tanned.

Being tanned is cool. can't actually tan, can they?

seems kind of tanned too?

TS and his boys:

 

[Home_Slice]

Axl Rose, not an mma fighter but he was red haired and very pale?