My Top 10 Photos From UFC 100 "Making History"

by VikingPhotography on Jul 20, 2009 4:00 PM EDT Comment 21 comments

And so with over a week past, and the jet-lag behind me (I think!) I'm ready to share my own top ten shots from UFC 100 last week.

First off I'd like to say it was an absolute honour to have my editors choose me from all the photographers they could have sent... I live in a small(ish) town of less than 80,000 folk south of Glasgow, Scotland - so to get asked to do the job for ESPN was a wake-up call for me insofar that I finally realised that they must trust me to deliver the goods; I guess this post will see if you agree with them.

Starting off, we have Frank Mir stalking towards Brock Lesnar at the start of their match

More after the jump...

Now we have GSP's perfect timing slipping the right hand of Alves and landing a left of his own

Michael Bisping reels from the thunderous right hand of Dan Henderson

"Sexyama" rocks the jaw of Alan Belcher

Jon Fitch has Paulo Thiago on the retreat

Stephan Bonnar feels the pressure of Mark Coleman's trademark ground and pound...

Jim Miller relentlessly pursued a bloodied Mac Danzig

Jon Jones kept Jake O'Brien guessing as to where the next strike was coming from...

Dong Hyun Kim took TJ Grant down at will - repeatedly...

And lastly, Tom Lawlor can't contain his excitement at his submission win over CB Dolloway

That's all from UFC 100 - I'll be sitting it out until November rolls around when I'll be back in the thick of things in Manchester, England for UFC 105. :)

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Love the Lawlor shot.

by Nick Thomas on Jul 20, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Great stuff as usual. Rec’d.

by Andy R on Jul 20, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Beautiful job.

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by subo on Jul 20, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It looks like Belcher got the sexy punched off him – Akiyama wanted it back after seeing that Cash tattoo.

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by themachiavellian on Jul 20, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strangely

Belcher wanted his cash back after getting that tattoo.

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Blackout612 on Jul 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Lol, rec'd

by Captain7 on Jul 20, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

cash

a bunch of my casual mma friends were watching the fight with me and they were like, “What the Hell is that thing on his arm!?” i had to try to convince them it was johnny cash. they didnt believe me until Goldie said it for me.

That was a real kick and good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolent.

by mistake4 on Jul 21, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else notice that as the fight went on it looked less like Cash and more like Elvis right before the end of his life? Kinda bloated, distorted, and tomato coloured. At least one person I watched with found the tattoo “aesthetically offensive”. As soon as I figure out what that means, I’m likely to agree.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Jul 22, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs