Much Love to Rich Clementi
Rich Clemente goes by “No Love,” but at UFC 76 the Honda Event Center crowd gave Clementi plenty of love after he defeated his much heavier opponent Anthony Johnson. Rich deserves tons of respect for not only winning, but for accepting the fight against the highly regarded up-and-comer Johnson who came into the fight with a 4-0 record and weighed in at 177lbs, seven pounds heavier than Clementi. There are plenty of MMA fighters who would have called off the fight without anyone thinking less of them, but that is not what Clementi is all about. Even though Rich has shown over the past year that he’s not able to compete with top level welterweights, he has a champion’s heart.
“This is my last fight at 170,” said ‘No Love’. “I am going down to 155. But when the UFC calls, I answer, no matter what the weight.”
Much love, no love. We’re looking forward to seeing you at light weight and wish there were more MMA fighters like you.
