Urijah Faber, Clay Guida And Brittney Palmer Going On December USO Tour
by Josh Nason on Dec 10, 2011 12:00 PM EST
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Urijah Faber, Clay Guida and Octagon girl Brittney Palmer are heading to Italy next week as part of a USO tour.
The three will visit U.S. troops and their families deployed in Italy from December 12-20, signing autographs, taking pictures and putting some MMA clinics.
"Words can't explain how excited and honored I am to be one of the few and lucky fighters to be selected to go visit and support the troops on this USO tour. It will be very a memorable experience visiting my ancestors' home country," Guida said in the event release. "It’s all about the troops. Our freedom is not free. We fight for them because they put their lives on the line for us. Words just cant explain how much this mean to me."
For 70 years, the USO has provided entertainment for U.S. troops around the world and there has long been a tie with MMA as fighters like Tito Ortiz, Mike Swick, Kyle Kingsbury, Ed Herman and Chris Leben have contributed time.
Faber recently defeated Brian Bowles to earn a shot at UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and will be a coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter in early-2012. Guida is coming off a loss to Ben Henderson at UFC on Fox 1, while Palmer returns to "ring girl action" at this weekend's UFC 140.
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The three will visit U.S. troops and their families deployed in Italy from December 12-20, signing autographs, taking pictures and putting some MMA clinics.
What is putting on an MMA clinic? That doesn’t refer to fighting?
My opinion>Your onion.
by Tairy Hesticles on Dec 10, 2011 12:33 PM EST reply actions
I would assume it’s like a seminar, showing them some techniques and stuff.
by Horselover Fat on Dec 10, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Sign me up for the Brittney "grappling" seminar!
I’d jump into her guard Fedor-style: no fear of the consequences.
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by pud333 on Dec 10, 2011 2:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And no thought of what has been there before you?
Hint: it wears a cowboy hat
by Horselover Fat on Dec 10, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Faber came to Afghanistan with BJ, Bisping, and Condit back in 2008 when I was on my first deployment, it was pretty awesome.
His right hand was still broke from his last fight, so he was shaking hands with his left, but the UFC/WEC group was probably the most popular USO group to come through during that deployment.
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I just joined the military and requested an immediate deployment to Italy.
by Ricardo Arguello on Dec 10, 2011 2:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm Danish so i don't know this.
Why the hell do you guys have troops in Italy? There’s not much of anything going on there to my knowledge.
The U.S. has military bases all over the planet.
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I then rip off my shirt and do like a hulk scream and pose and then say to the kid " don’t you no I would fucking destroy you are you fucking retarded? -Areyouforreal
by Patrick Tenney on Dec 10, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe a Gina Carano “mystery” pregnancy for Britney. Do you take the chin or the caveman?
by Inspectorxr5 on Dec 10, 2011 8:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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