Nice, for some reason even if I'm a tattoo enthusiast who usualy scrutinize every drop of ink that a fighter has,
(but the only MMA-related tattoo I have is a small tribute to
Kazushi Sakuraba, the guy who got me into MMA and made me stay...
it's so cool to watch his grown son Taisei compete at amateur QUINTET grappling events (even if the 2 times I saw him there he seemed to have good Judo but not much else, and his results were 2 not-super-impressive draws) and now he won his first pro MMA bout against Shooto champion and longtime RIZIN vet Yusuke Yachi, couldn't be prouder <3
I mean it kinda sucked for poor ol' Yachi since he obviously got dropped because he tripped on his own ankle while trying to go full stop after launching forward à la Ken Shamrock vs Rich Franklin, but also caught a short counter at the same time, and the ref was a bit too early with the stoppage, buuuuut
"it is what it is©"
Still, heartwarming moment in general, Saku Sr looks so happy, kinda wish Uncle Matsui-san was also in his corner but can't have it all
)
Got sidetracked, soze... ^^' I was going to say, even if I'm a tattoo nut I never looked up what the one his left shoulder said... I remember the live video he did of the one he did of his logo on his right shoulder, good stuff.
He's also on of the very, very few fighters I know of to have a tasteful head tattoo, and it's a tribal to boot! (
Renato "Babalu" Sobral also has a mesmerizing tribal on his left arm, that he later got covered with another tribal that looks even better, ven if I'm a sucker for the OG).
Speaking of Babalu, back when PRIDE was still alive and Sobral was kicking ass in the UFC (but couldn't get past Chuck), he was one of the rare UFC dudes that would make me tune in, alongside GSP, Couture, Chuck and Arlovski.
I dreamt of a PRIDE vs UFC bout involving Wanderlei vs Babalu, because they had the meanest staredowns and I just had to know how an extended staredwn between the 2 would look like
I hate to side against you on your own turf/thread and all, but. But.
... it's been removed from this particular cut of the events, but in the original director's cut Wand indeed finished his tirade by shouting a big "FUCK CHUCK!" to redeem his
"I want to fuck... I want to fight Chuck! FUCK CHUCK!©"
But it's indeed a commonly misquoted sentence, often presented as "I want to fuck Chuck", which is incorrect and !ban worthy imo
Love that I know exactly which story you're talking about without having to look anything up ^_^ classic.
I also never forgot the interview of Fujita before his OWGP fight against Wand in which he said that he didn't see any obvious weaknesses in Wanderlei, so he would have to rely on his "thick skull" to tire him out.
CHUTERABA 4EVA
