Haterade: The 9 Types of Fighters You Love to Hate
by Avap on Jul 8, 2011 3:41 PM EDT
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As sports fans, we all have teams we hate. I was born and raised a fan of Ducks football. It is a gross understatement to say that I live for that team. It is also a statement about how pathetic my life is. My Dad is from Eugene, and my allegiance to his team was not optional growing up. As such, you will not be surprised to hear that I hate USC. Also Penn State, Ohio State, and Auburn. But enough about me.
Who you root for as a basketball fan dictates who you hate. Same with baseball, football, hockey, and so on. Hating fighters is often a different matter. I find the world of “fighter hate” to be an often confusing place. Sometimes the things that make one person hate a fighter make another person love them (e.g. Chael Sonnen). Often people demand reasonable justification, and a shitstorm ensues. If you need to find an example, just look up any article about Brian Stann and go through the comments section. Or you can just imagine an argument between your conservative grandfather and someone who loves the phrase “American Imperialism.”
My goal here is to go through 9 of the different categories of fighters you hate, why you hate them, and then give examples. I’m sure this list isn’t exhaustive, so feel free to add your own. It’ll be fun!
Disclaimer: I am keeping my opinions to myself here. The fighters I list below simply seem to fit the categories I have in mind. I do not hate all of them, or even most of them. However, if you read closely you will find one case where I do share my opinion. It’s like “Where’s Waldo”, but with words.
The Point Fighter
Whether it’s “lay and pray” or “jab and jive”, these asshats have found a way to win a fight without really fighting. Dear god, you hate them for that. The worst part isn’t even enduring 15 (or 25) minutes of agitation and/or boredom. You have to deal with those New Yorker reading, monocle wearing, brandy swilling fans who “get it” and love to call you Captain Just-Bleed because you want to watch something other than the Great American Dance Off. These fans make you want to “punch a hole in your monitor.”
Examples: Dominick Cruz, Nik Lentz
Mr. “I didn’t do it”
Nobody likes a cheater. But if you own up to it, apologize, and promise to be a good boy most of us can forgive you. However, if you continue to deny any wrongdoing in the face of evidence to the contrary, you come across like a 10 year old who just broke old man Jenkins’ window and won’t fess up. “No Mom, it wasn’t me. Two other kids came and stole my baseball and threw it through his window. I swear!” Or how about “ But Mom, I only did it because I’m moody! I must have low T!” We’re not buying it, just like Mom didn’t. These morons get grounded by the athletic commission and come back. But we won’t forget.
Examples: Josh Barnett, Nate Marquardt
He beat your guy
Nothing wrong with this person really. Oh, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY BEAT THE MOST AWESOME FIGHTER EVER AND RUINED EVERYTHING! We all have a little fanboy or girl inside us. Perhaps you grew to love the lethal high kicks of Cro Cop. Or maybe you thought the Ice Man was dreamy. When your favorites are crushed before your eyes, you can never forgive the monster who destroyed your dreams. Bitterness takes root. I have a solution, fair readers, that has worked for me: voodoo dolls.
Examples: Gabriel Gonzaga, Rashad Evans
Won a bad decision
It isn’t their fault. You know that. It isn’t like they kidnapped the judges’ children and held them hostage before the fight. But what if they did? There is no other conceivable explanation for how that fight was scored. Better play it safe, and jump on the “I hate Fighter X” bandwagon. Let’s all just hope little Suzy makes it home in one piece.
Examples: Lyoto Machida, Leonard Garcia
The Excuse Machine
Everyone loses, but not these guys. At least they don’t lose to their opponents. They lose to things like lactic acidosis and lingering neck injuries. Whether these excuses are true or not, the fighter comes across like an ungracious loser and a whiny punk. Oh, and if you win don’t do this either. You still sound like an asshole when you say “I just kneebarred this fool and I have MRSA, WHAT NOW BITCH!?”
Examples: Tito Ortiz, Shane Carwin
The Douche
Maybe this guy likes to make a habit out of taunting his opponents while he’s in the cage. Maybe he engages in over the top twitter wars with Brazilians. Maybe he’s named Michael Bisping. Whatever the action, this guy is a disrespectful douche. This is martial arts gol’durnit. Show a little respect for your opponent instead of spitting on them or saying your niece hits harder than they do. Now get off my lawn!
Examples: Michael Bisping, Nick and Nate Diaz
The Sanctimonious Asshole
They might not just come out and say it, but these people love to smell their own farts. They fucking love it. This fact frightens and disturbs you. Also they will not shut the fuck up about something they have done, how selfless they are, how humble they are, etc. Perhaps they think that their military service gives them a license to denigrate the pain of others. Perhaps the Sanctimonious Asshole thinks God himself came down from on high and decreed that they would be champion. What’s that you say? You think I have two very specific people in mind? Well why would you say that?
Examples: Jon Jones, Tim Kennedy
HE WRONGED ME!
I’ve been trying to make sure this post doesn’t get personal. I couldn’t resist this one. For my birthday a while back my wife flew my best friend out to Chicago. The visit was planned around one event: UFC 112. You see, my friend and I talk about MMA all the time. We’re both huge fans. But for some reason we had never watched a fight together. It was to be a magical night, full of high fives and perhaps a bro-hug or two. Then Anderson Silva walked into the Octagon and proceeded to take a huge dump on my evening. I will never forgive you Silva, NEVER!
Example: I think I made myself clear.
Just because
This is the guy you hate, but you just can’t figure out why. Sure you might fabricate some reasons, but deep down you know the truth. It’s like when you see someone walking down the street and think to yourself, “I bet that guy is a prick.” Why? Because he just looks like a prick. Don’t window dress it folks, embrace it. I know I have. I mean, just look at his face and tell me it doesn’t make you angry.
Example: Urijah Faber
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Should've had an entire category for BJ Penn!
by Newman24 on Jul 8, 2011 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking about adding a "batshit crazy" category,
but I’m lazy. Diego Sanchez could fall into that one too I suppose.
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
My cousin is from Ashland and he won't even eat ducks because of his love for Oregon.
Great post. “Just Because” was my favorite.
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
I’d keep your cousin close in your thoughts, given that the NCAA is poised to bring the hammer down on account of this recruiting fiasco.
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
It was really lame how all the Montreal fans booed Machida @ 113 for the Shogun rematch. It’s not like he ran to the judges table and crane kicked all 3 of them and then changed their scorecards…..Actually maybe he should have done that.
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
Apparently that negative karma resulted in the Rampage/Machida decision.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jul 8, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
a slightly bad decision in his favor traded for a slightly bad decision against him.
Seems fair enough to me.
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I was gonna rec this
because I thought it was pretty good until you said you hate Urijah just because.
This one is you
He beat your guy
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Urijah Faber just because.
I have no real reason to dislike him. He’s a great fighter. But, even against a prick like Cruz I still want to see him get smashed. It may be the “alpha” attitude, or maybe the douchey California vibe. I dunno. He’s definitely my poster boy for irrational hatred.
by vile(nt)green on Jul 8, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 14 recs
word
rec’d
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
dont be coy...
its the chin…
I'd rather be hated for who I am, then to be loved for who I am not.
by I Like Pie on Jul 8, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Everything
about this seems right to me. Thank you for putting it into words.
I hate The Sanctimonious Asshole's the most.
And Chael Sonnen should have an entire category for his own self.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions
My “Just Because” is CB Dolloway. I don’t know why I don’t like him, but I don’t, and it will never change.
Carwin is another good example for the “Sanctimonious Asshole”, although I haven’t noticed any of that holier-than-thou attitude from him in months.
GSP - A machine designed specifically to stop Jon Fitch from ever becoming champion.
Follow me on Twitter @zakkree so I can pretend I have friends!
CB Dollaway
1) His face
2) His face
3) His face
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
4. Complaining about the reffing every time he is stopped
5. His face
"I knew I hurt him cause when I throw the elbow he went ugghh" - GSP
The only thing CB ever did that was good for him and me was that human centipede guillotine reversal sequence with Doerkson
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
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Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
That final squeeze
should be the benchmark for Joe when he is making the decision to say “Its in deep Mike”. Truly a glorious sub
by hardlyworking on Jul 9, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
How can you not want to punch this guy's face?
by av1o3 on Jul 8, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s like his theme song is “I’m too Sexy” by Right Said Fred.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 9, 2011 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mine is Nate Diaz.
I hate that guy. I don’t know why.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
you don't know why?
Nate hate is pretty easy to attain- the reasons lie close to the surface.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaz love/hate is pretty polarizing
I personally love Nate and his antics.
209 bitch!
by hardlyworking on Jul 9, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
10 cockblocker
Me to Brandon Vera: “FINISH HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!”
Brandon Vera (in thought balloon) “Did I leave the porch light on?”
http://fightdrinker.blogspot.com
by some schmuck in texas on Jul 8, 2011 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
My irrational hate is the Diaz brothers
I don’t mind their smack talk, I enjoy their fighting style, but something about them makes me root for every opponent they face. Well now that Nick Diaz fights GSP I will be rooting for him actually, but I dislike them without being completely sure why
And this is coming from a Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen, Brock Lesnar or Tito Ortiz fan
Love it.
These are all pretty spot on.
What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath, and prepare their bodies for the Thunderdome.
How about the "Yankees" category
People hate the Yankees just because they are the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. I “hate” GSP because he is the Yankees of MMA. Many people hate Ando Silva, and hate(d) Fedor for similar reasons.
It takes great work and thinking to keep from doing work.
by tito (eight and oh) on Jul 8, 2011 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Good one.
This is the only reason to hate Fedor.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
His management might be a reason to hate him.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Jul 8, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
His unwillingness to evolve makes me dislike not hate him
by PML on Jul 8, 2011 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nope
People hate the Yankees because their fans suck.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Jul 8, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Red Sox, too
/yes, I’m a bitter O’s fan. And David Ortiz is a crybaby. You weren’t even hit! Just run to first!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Dodgers too. Super douche fans.
Not all of them… But most of them. I guess you can say the same about everyone from LA.
Thanks man.
Nothing personal against Faber. He has not given me one legitimate reason to dislike him. Seems like a stand up dude. But goddamn, there is something about him that I hate which I can’t put my finger on.
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
actually, that's the definition of having something personally against Faber.
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by some schmuck in texas on Jul 10, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Next up:
The 5 blog posters you love to hate.
go.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
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1. Subo
2. Kid Nate.
3. Snowden
4. Black Lesnar
5. MmAsUpReMaCy, MaInLy BeCaUsE aNyOnE wHo TyPeS lIkE tHiS nEeDs To Be PuNcHeD iN tHe DiCk
by Paulo Filho's Psychiatrist on Jul 8, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
I woulda mentioned Monkey Business...
but I dunno how many KSKommenters there are here.
by Paulo Filho's Psychiatrist on Jul 8, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck that fat hump.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 9, 2011 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
1. Snowden
2. Snowden
3. Snowden
4. Snowden
5. Snowden
Cuz he kept banning me for erroneous reasons.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
the only warnings I've ever received here...
were all from Snowden.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The last one was especially cool.
“Glad to ban you on my last day. Bye. -Jonathan”
For saying “you must be trolling.”
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope it's not against the rules to post this by the way :D
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not
but seriously, you had some of those bans coming. ;)
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
Nuh-uh :(
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 9, 2011 5:49 AM EDT up reply actions
geez
I would post links or quotes from past articles of his to highlight inconsistencies or to frame an argument and he would accuse me of getting “personal.”
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re hilarious. You’d post random ill conceived and unrelated potshots. Just completely off topic – over and over again. If it was up to me the only commenters would be nottheface, VirtualBalboa, Subo, and mmalogic in a constant and never ending fight to the death.
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by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 8, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
you took it the wrong way when you’d get sensitive and address every dissenting comment in a thread. You took it personally when I would bring up other pieces of yours, when I never meant it to be. You may have proven my points wrong or pointed out an inaccuracy in my post, but they were never completely irrelevant or viciously personal. When I apologized for coming off that way, you didn’t accept it, so it is what it is. I’m far from the first person who’s experienced that kind of interaction with you and I know that our debates were far from the most inappropriate or contentious that you’ve had… I guess being that you only approve of 4 commenters here it would make sense that you don’t enjoy debating the rest of us.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 9, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
No offense but I don’t remember any of that. I like your username though.
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by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 9, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
none taken
you have interacted with way more people on here than I have.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 9, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
besides...
I’ve complimented you plenty of times. I’ve agreed with you many times- I wouldn’t just jump into every article of yours and troll without reading it (like many did). When I agreed I shared my thoughts, same for when I didn’t.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 9, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
(blushes)
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Editor, HeadKickLegend.com
Still Subo at Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 9, 2011 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
My money is on mmalogic in that matchup
No matter what he gets hit with, he’s completely unfazed.; it doesn’t even slow him down.
"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by in the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito Ortiz
By the way, only half your warnings were from me. Facts!
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by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 8, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I"m surprised by that...
I guess I just remember yours best… xo
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 9, 2011 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he up and vanished one day
im just waiting for the “i’m back” post and subsequent shenanigans
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
Urijah Bieber will get banhammered immediately when he returns.
by Paulo Filho's Psychiatrist on Jul 8, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s already back. Just not 60 comments per post back.
by Thomas Benjamin on Jul 10, 2011 6:57 AM EDT up reply actions
What an egofuck that post will be
I cant imagine the level of neediness required to do such a thing…………….
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
You're still mad
That he called you out on the BROCKLESNAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! v. Cain Velasquez fiasco.
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
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he couldnt take the overwhelming racism on BE so he left
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Legalize MMA in New York.
Legalize marijuana nationwide.
by bcpjkell on Jul 8, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I'm honored
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Editor, HeadKickLegend.com
Still Subo at Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 8, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
5. Dylan
You know what they say
by NEW-HAMPSHIRE on Jul 8, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Good stuff
At first, I thought this was an updated version of my heel-types fanpost, but you’ve gone beyond that to include fighting styles people hate. Nice.
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
i hate rick story, mike pierce, jake ellenberger, and brian foster cause they're the same person
wheres that category
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
They aren't at all though.
Pierce is stocky built and Brian Foster sucks. Ellenberger has one punch Ko power, Story fucking RIPS his body shots.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Jul 8, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Vanilla Midgets"
To be honest, I think that Wanda Sykes commercial where she warns the teenagers about throwing around the word "gay" because it contains such offensive connotations actually makes a really good point...No Homo.
THANK YOU BASED MODS!!!!!
What about a category for “Annoying Post-fight Celebration” For fighters like Brandon Vera and Jamie Varner. There’s bound to be more but I can’t think of any right now
"The men who get on best with women are those that get on best without them" Lee Christmas
Tito Ortiz and Thiago Silva are the main offenders here.
by Paulo Filho's Psychiatrist on Jul 8, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta disagree on Silva
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Jep.
That shit is gangster as fuck.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Also
Tito his routine is cool too. So yeah.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on Jul 8, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It isn't
that forced mean mug just looks kind silly to me, wasn’t much of that going on after Lyoto put him on his back.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 9, 2011 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I’m not even a fan, but that’s just badassery at it’s finest.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jul 8, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
he’s never in a mood to celebrate. if anything, he looks like he’s pissed that he knocked someone out.
by the4thsign on Jul 8, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
never seen it… only morecraft fight ive seen he was snoring on the mat.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, then to be loved for who I am not.
that's the one
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kendall Fucking Grove
Twitter - @PieWithCoolWhip
Legalize MMA in New York.
Legalize marijuana nationwide.
swagger jacker
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 9, 2011 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
This man has never dug a hole before.
Looks like he’s swinging a horse cock.
what fight was this?
by Cunny on Jul 9, 2011 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
How is Cerrone not one of the douche examples?
Other than that, perfect post. Fun read and well written…really enjoyed it. Good work.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 5:52 PM EDT reply actions
I guess having Britney palmer takes you out of the category.
He’s a douche to me with his face and hat.
by itsnotthatserious on Jul 8, 2011 6:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
no way...
having Brittney Palmer and not marrying her makes you a superdouche. And yeah- the Tapout brand cowboy hat is literally the most tangible piece of douchebaggery that exists. In 10,000 years, anthropologists will find the hat and present it as the missing link in the douche’s evolutionary chain.
"This is blood for blood and by the gallon. These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They’re back! There’s no choice left. And I’m ready for war."
"Do you lie awake alone at night, admiring my gash?"
-Lord Varys
by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 8, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
Yes!
I love watching Donald fight, but geeyaawwddaaammnnnn!
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jul 8, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks man.
The douche category is pretty huge. You can throw in Cerrone, Mir, Kos, Sonnen. If there is one thing that MMA is not short of, it’s douche bag fighters.
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- Baruch Spinoza
I can't fucking stand their voice
Matt Serra
Phil Baroni
James Toney
Dan Hardy
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I can’t fucking stand their voice
James Toney
You can’t stand their voice or you can’t understand their voice?
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probably both
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by Andy Anderson on Jul 9, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Matt Serra-
I hear this voice all the time on Long Island, its just second nature now
I hate everyone
Who is proclaimed “unbeatable” in the MMA fight game. Just grinds my gears.
Or anyone that thinks Anderson Silva can be beaten.
Take that take that
I may be 3 years late to the party(dont watch MTV), but Bully Beatdown is an amazing show and Mayhem is the fucking man.
You must fucking love Jon Jones.
It takes great work and thinking to keep from doing work.
by tito (eight and oh) on Jul 8, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Love to see him knocked out by
Rashad Evans. Just to see the reaction on this very site
I may be 3 years late to the party(dont watch MTV), but Bully Beatdown is an amazing show and Mayhem is the fucking man.
Here is another category:
Brendan Schaub
by Bobby Flay on Jul 8, 2011 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And what about Bobby Lashley?
.....
Moving up to LHW for the big money. And fan adulation. Also.
by Scabby Knuckle on Jul 8, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
if he beats Nog...
…he’ll go to “He beat my guy” from my “Just Because”. it’s just something about his face.
i agree with you very much on hating faber
faber got punch and styled on for 5 rounds. didn’t press the action even though he was suppose to be the stronger guy. i love the look on his face while joe was talking with him. he was all wide eyed like how did i lose mwhahahaahaha.
cruz is entertaining lentz is boring. punching and kicking a guy for 15 to 25 minutes or humping him like a warm pillow for 15 to 25 minutes. i will take the hits please. bisping is a weeny because he always takes back all his trash talk after the fight. the diaz brothers are never taking any words back. wooooooooo 209 all day hahahha.
I'm saying this down here so I don't have to see the offending posts.
Stop fucking posting pictures of CB fucking Dolloway. There’s no reason for it. We all want to punch his goddamn mouth so it stops being so fucking… ugh. I just looked up and it made me even angrier! The movie Face Off would be incredible if instead of Nicholas Cage and John Travolta, they cut off CB Dolloway’s face and shot it in into the goddamn sun or gave it a burial at sea by tying it inside out to a boulder and dropping it into the Mariana Trench. Five minute movie. Cut, destroy, roll credits. Award winning shit right there for humanitarianism.
CB Dolloway’s face is the reason I drink. Fuck all you motherfuckers.
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by pdl on Jul 8, 2011 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 16 recs
Well then this should make you happy
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by Chris Hall on Jul 8, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Favorite League of Legends characers:
Amumu
Malphite
Singed
Teemo
Nunu
by Hendo_One-Shot on Jul 9, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i instinctively made a fist
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by Andy Anderson on Jul 9, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
You are my new favorite commenter.
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How has Kos not been brought up
He’s the fucking definition of douchebag. From the hair to the “male nurse”. There is absolutely no reason not to hate that guy.
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
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by Chris Hall on Jul 8, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
He seems more like it’s an act though and he is not an actual douche. But it’s hard to tell.
It's just a world, it's just a life.
I don't think so
For one, I don’t buy that he’s smart enough to keep up a consistent character on a reality show. For another, he’s not good enough at being a heel to get people to actually want to watch him fight. Chael Sonnen is an awesome heel, as was Tito Ortiz back in the day. Kos is just a douche, and it turns people off.
I’ve actually heard plenty of people say he’s really nice in real life when they meet him. I think the fact that his schtick comes across so poorly is that it’s unnatural for him. I think he’s been living off of his TUF 1 antics, personality-wise… And most of that douchebaggery was caused by that Bobby dude in the house.
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I hate guys who have douchey walkouts
Starting with that guy who shaved an arrow in his chest/abs hair.
.....
Moving up to LHW for the big money. And fan adulation. Also.
he and GSP fall under the “plays with his nipples” category
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and The Dean of Mean
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
its his schtick.
he’s a complete Buzzkill McDickintheass on the internet because he doesnt have the stones to be one in real life… or just doesnt have friends to do it to. - MMArazorback
by Earl Montclair on Jul 8, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
there is nothing wrong
with playing with your nipples…actually there is but whatever
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by Andy Anderson on Jul 9, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
So I take it
you forgot Dan Hardys category or “one dimensional strikers who hate wrestling”
You know what they say
I don't hate him for that.
I more pity him.
"All noble things are as difficult as they are rare."
- Baruch Spinoza
Great article!
Really enjoyed it, would love to see more. Rec’d.
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by RearNakedChoker on Jul 9, 2011 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
No worries
I’m happy to give praised where it’s deserved. You hit the nail straight on the head with each fighter type.
One great thing about this article was it helped me reconcile my unwarranted hatred of a few fighters. :P
So glad to know I’m not the only one who hates CB Dolloway just because of his face!
"The path to enlightenment is through suffering"
by RearNakedChoker on Jul 9, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I was all worried about figher-bashing when I originally posted on him...
I’d love to punch his face, but I’m worried I’d make it even more disfigured.
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Lentz and Cruz do not belong in the same category.
Point fighters and lay ‘n pray fighters are not the same thing, mainly because a point striker still has to deal with the danger of getting caught and KO’d. Nick Lentz, on the other hand, is a rare Koala-Sloth hybrid disguised as a human. Laying/leaning on someone for 3 rounds is awful.
If you think watching Dominick Cruz is boring, you probably called Machida boring pre-UFC 94 as well, and yes that does make you Captain Just-Bleed.
I agree with this to an extent
I also think Lentz is trying to be more “interesting” too after all the heat he’s gotten. He finished his last opponent and went for a bunch of grappling stuff against Olivera. Jon Fitch just can’t get away from that stuff though. Also people who are mediocre wrestlers who try to wrestle. So they spend 50 seconds wall and stalling to try and get someone down.
I don't really think
he’s trying to be any more “interesting”. I think he’s just running into competition where that wall-n-stall won’t work. Also I think, he’s just got a lot of residual heat for the winner fight. It was an abominable fight and his first real introduction to most audiences (myself included). So I don’t know what he looked like in his fights before that, but that first impression was definitely lasting.
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
Most of the time I am a rather quiet fellow, who likes to read about Philosophy, Mathematics and History, but like most people I also have a deep appreciation of sex and violence... - John Danaher
He looked awful in the UFC even before that.
I completely agree with you on why he’s looked better these last few fights: he’s fighting guys who are too good for him, and refuse to let him control the pace. The Lowe fight he was getting dominated until Lowe was an idiot and left his head out on a shot. Oliveira fight was closer, but still clearly Oliveira’s fight before the NC. Other than that, his fights have sucked on a heretofore unseen scale.
Thanks
The Oli fight was a great one and I had C"DB"O winning both rounds up until the illegal knee and finish. Tho Lentz was competitive.
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
Most of the time I am a rather quiet fellow, who likes to read about Philosophy, Mathematics and History, but like most people I also have a deep appreciation of sex and violence... - John Danaher
Also people who are mediocre wrestlers who try to wrestle. So they spend 50 seconds wall and stalling to try and get someone down.
Even though I’m a big KenFlo fan, that shit against BJ annoyed the hell out of me.
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A sloth would definitely have ended the fight. They have claws. And if someone interrupts them from doing nothing, I can imagine as a sloth, that kind of fucks with you.
It's just a world, it's just a life.
UFC 112 was a magical night?
I thought Silva v Maia was the cherry on top of a steaming pile of garbage. Between the Penn/Edgar decision, Hughes vs Renzo it was a pretty horrendous card and throw on top that it was tape delayed and blech.
Also Chael Sonnen needs to be included on the “I didn’t do it” list.
aka BuckeyedBear34
Badass post. I think "Mr. "I didn’t do it"" should
be expanded to cover in ring cheaters like Kongo.
When I first saw this post title, I thought of 4 offhand – The shit talker, the boring fighter, the cheater and the ungracious fighter. You pretty much covered all of them. Nice.
Woke my kids up laughing
I’m not done reading yet but
"I just kneebarred this fool and I have MRSA, WHAT NOW BITCH!?"This is sig-worthy. If only I knew how to sig!
How about the has the most annoying fans you just cant like him category
This could also be called the BJ Penn category, but Jones would fit in it as well along with others.
As a Buckeyes fan, let me say that your hatred flatters me – we’re not even in your conference and I don’t recall the last time we faced off, yet you still hate us. That’s a compliment.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure you root for us when we play USC, so whatever.
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Go Blue!!!
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
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by Chris Hall on Jul 9, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
^ Dead to me
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 9, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Somehow
I feel like I accomplished something here
You know what, chris81203? You confuse and infuriate me. - James Brady (Ninjames)
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by Chris Hall on Jul 9, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hokemania will take care of the rest.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jul 10, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I would root for a comet to strike the stadium.
If you can’t recall the last time we faced off, you aren’t a true Buckeyes fan. That is all.
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- Baruch Spinoza
We didn't do a single thing as egregious as what they did with Reggie Bush
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 10, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh...
As a life long Michigan resident, I’m pretty sure I’m obliged by our state constitution to disagree with you there, regardless of truth.
When did you guys get the Internet?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 10, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Somehow, that one doesn't sting...
Coming from a resident of a state that includes both Cleveland and Akron. Either way, I think we both take solace in the fact that neither of us live in fucking Indiana.
High five on that
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 11, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
One of the best light-hearted articles ever on Bloody Elbow!
by Colin Paul Kowlessar on Jul 10, 2011 9:28 AM EDT reply actions
You forgot
Mr. Fucked Up My Parlay
Kuwabara Kuwabara
by J. B. Maddox on Jul 10, 2011 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I'll never forgive Swick for losing to Hardy for this reason
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 10, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If it hasn’t been mentioned before, it would be nice to see an article like this about the types of TUF fighters who are boring, predictable, redundant, etc. You know, like The Prankster, the Guy With a Chip on His Shoulder, The Loner, The Arguably Insane Guy, etc., who might have been what made the show compelling to start with and have now become cliches that are making the show tedious and past its freshness date.
.....
the dean of spleen definitely falls under the just because for me.
"its either going to be genius or its going to f***ing suck. Until I see the first cut I have no idea. But you know what? Neither does anybody else"
Rory 'The Waterboy' Macdonald
Thiago 'Pitbull' Alves
Yushin 'Thunder' Okami
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
Dominick Cruz
L@SER MANIFESTO
I hate the point fighters or "safe fighters" ala GSP ala Jacksons camp more than anything
There are a few from Jacksons I like,maybe 2 or 3
I like bacon...
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Excellent fan post.
I wholly agree on the Faber bit.
love the post - super funny
you really should have made a category for people who call out fighters who are way older than them and/or smaller than them.
example, mitrione/ortiz, schaub/everyone, etc.
Anothe category (if not already included)
The super nice guy who has horribly annoying zealous fans (not saying all his fans are like that, but the annoying ones drown the moderate/realistic ones).
Example: Fedor.
Kenny Garner's post fight interview after the Bennett rematch.
Watch it if you want someone new to hate
"Then when he hit me, and I woke up. I remember thinking, sh-t, I better do something or I'm going to lose this fight," Struve said. "Then he hit me again."
by invinciblearmour. on Jul 11, 2011 5:07 PM EDT reply actions
there's a very big category missing here:
actually two…one is “I HATE THAT BASTARD BECAUSE I KNOW HIM FROM TUF AND THOSE GUYS ALL SUCK”
The other one being.. “HE IS a dirty fighter” and a couple of big examples I can think of are Bisping, Kongo, Vera and Triggs
by Gisele Federico Navarro Mendez on Jul 11, 2011 5:36 PM EDT reply actions
not remembering Vera's dirty behavior
little help?
http://fightdrinker.blogspot.com
by some schmuck in texas on Jul 12, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
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