Major props to FightChat.com for putting together the most comprehensive collection of mixed martial arts hotness I’ve ever seen. They have assembled a gallery of over 100 photos of these ringside beauties for your viewing pleasure. Representatives from the UFC, WEC, ProElite, Strikeforce top the list. Here are a few photos for preview, full gallery here.
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You may have already known that UFC referee Herb Dean is also a mixed martial arts fighter. And that Dana White and the Fertitta brothers purchased the UFC for the bargain price of $2 million in 2001. But did you know that at age 11 Chuck Liddell played a boy scout in a movie with Jack Nicholas (The Postman Always Rings Twice)? Here is a collection of interesting (albeit trivial) tidbits contributed by the MMA community. So next time you are at a bar watching the UFC, spout off a few of these facts to the drunk know-it-all who’s trying to convince you that Rickson Gracie is the greatest MMA fitghter to ever walk on this planet:
- The average number of rounds in UFC is 1.81
- As an amateur, former UFC champion Tim Sylvia lost to Jorge Rivera
- MMA fighter Aaron Brink is a former porn star
- Of Karo Parisyan’s last 11 fights, 8 have gone to unanimous decisions
- Mark Kerr beat Randy Couture for the 1992 190lbs collegiate title.
- Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) has six kids, two named Kevin and one named Kavina (daughter)
- Carlos Newton has a PhD in geriatric medicine
- Despite his BJJ credentials, Matt Serra has not submitted an opponent since 2002. (not counting TUF)
- MMA’s first Olympic athlete was Mark shultz (UFC 9)
Please feel free to add to this list (or challenge any of these facts if you think they are incorrect).
This was posed to the president of the UFC, Dana White, in an interview that appeared on ESPN.com. His response is somewhat cryptic but very intriguing:
The fight is going to be in Atlanta, Georgia—that’s something we haven’t said publicly yet. There’s something no one else has heard. You have no idea some of the stuff that we have planned. I’m going to make an announcement next week that is going to blow people’s minds. That deal is done, but my employees don’t even know yet. I’m renting out a place next Thursday and I’m going to tell them. Then we’ll make the announcement later that day. It’s an indicator of where this business is going over the next five years.
It’s a solid interview by ESPN and I give them props for pushing Dana on a few of the issues facing mixed martial arts. Amongst some of the more interesting points, the interview indicates:
Check out the full interview here
UFC president Dana White appeared on ESPN to once again defend criticism against mixed martial arts. This time the issue was directed specifically a MMA being shown on broadcast television (EliteXC on CBS). Dana does a good job as usual of countering his debater, but it is interesting to note how defensive he gets at the mention of the conversation turning into a UFC vs. EliteXC issue. Is he finally starting to get a little worried about his UFC monopoly?
Awhile ago I wrote that I didn’t think Gina Carano was all that cute, in fact she was a bit too “think” for my taste. You readers ripped me a new one with all of your comments. Since that posting I’ve come around and have seen the light, even more so after tonight’s EliteXC show. Now I feel it is my duty focus a bit more MMA’s hottest fighter.
All About Gina Carano:
Middle Name: Joy
Hometown: Las Vegas
Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Favorite Book: The Bible
Hero: Jesus
Sign: Aries
On to the Gina Carano photo gallery (sorry, no nude Gina Carano pictures out there, yet):
