Yesterday of 2004. Was a slam day

[champbless2]

On the same day 15 yrs ago two of the most epic slams ever happened

Pride Bless
Meant to post this yesterday when Mma history on IG reminded me but forgot.

 

[Wise1]

You’re saying both of those happened on the same day???

 

[champbless2]

You’re saying both of those happened on the same day???

Yes

 

[Wise1]

Yes

That’s crazy... I’ve seen these replays but I wasn’t watching Pride att. What a coincidence that two of the most epic slams ever happened at the same event... which slam occurred first?

 

[Fossor]

And then USADA happened to the sport.

 

[Mixfight]

UFC geeks go nuts when they see a slam like that happen once in womens MMA.

Imagine how their heads would implode if they were around for the epicness that was Pride. Where such slams of ultraviolence happened multiple times per night.

Pride-ooo >>>>>> American Cage Fighting

 

[E Undead]

Anyone remember when Gray Maynard knocked himself out with a slam?

I entirely forgot this one until I stumbled upon a video of it earlier today.

"Mr. Maynard, what was the first time you got knocked out during a fight?" - "Well..."

 

[momchamp]

Love that Rampage slam and it gets better every single time

 

[hillelslovak87]

And then USADA happened to the sport.

Fun fact: In the Japanese Bushido code there is a principle called Adasu, which translates into English as He who is just, just bangs.

 

[cold]

That’s crazy... I’ve seen these replays but I wasn’t watching Pride att. What a coincidence that two of the most epic slams ever happened at the same event... which slam occurred first?

Rampage slammed Arona first. He was then part of the commenting team and expressed a little bit of annoyance with Randleman for out-slamming him, or something along those lines.

 

[corrupted]

I remember watching. I thought Arona was dead. lol

 

[Morris88]

Fun fact: In the Japanese Bushido code there is a principle called Adasu, which translates into English as He who is just, just bangs.

Stando Bangoro, Legendary Samurai

 

[Wise1]

Rampage slammed Arona first. He was then part of the commenting team and expressed a little bit of annoyance with Randleman for out-slamming him, or something along those lines.

That is hilarious, soo Rampage.

 

[An Uncertain Choice]

Anyone remember when Gray Maynard knocked himself out with a slam?

I entirely forgot this one until I stumbled upon a video of it earlier today.

"Mr. Maynard, what was the first time you got knocked out during a fight?" - "Well..."

That was against Emerson wasn’t it?

 

[moreorless87]

Critical Countdown 2004 was a good event all around, those two slams(and Fedor's comeback), Sergei destroying Semmy plus Nog/Herring 2 and Yoshida/Hunt.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Anyone remember when Gray Maynard knocked himself out with a slam?

I entirely forgot this one until I stumbled upon a video of it earlier today.

"Mr. Maynard, what was the first time you got knocked out during a fight?" - "Well..."

I remember in the post fight interview he kept arguing he wasn’t out and Rogan kept pressing him on it and then show the replay on the big screen

 

[Azderiel]

I remember in the post fight interview he kept arguing he wasn’t out and Rogan kept pressing him on it and then show the replay on the big screen

To be fair he was just knocked out and might have not known he was out completely.

I just remembered when Matt Hughes got chocked out then won the fight by a slam. You could see when he woke up he didn't have a clue he had won. Obviously the situations aren't comparable, just reminded me of it.

And the Gray Maynard gif, just because.

 

[moreorless87]

And the Gray Maynard gif, just because.

I think you could argue Emerson plays a much larger role in that finish that is hyped, he grabs Maynard under the arm which is arguably what causes his head to hit the mat and indeed probably what causes Emerson to get injured.