Photo day. It's a rite of passage that we all go through from kindergarden on up. And it exists for UFC fighters too - and even almost UFC fighters like CM Punk! Here's one of his first official UFC promo shots, complete with branded gloves et al.
Fans be getting stranger the higher Ronda Rousey's star flies. First we had wood engraved animations of her fights, then claymation, and now here come the tattoos and haircuts. Not too shabby of a likeness tho. Dude knows how to wield them clippers.
God bless MMA fans, the most creative fans in all sportsdom.
Damn you, autocorrect? UFC president Dana White attended the TUF Latin America 2 tryouts and aparently he gets "powder" to see the fights to get in the house. The tweet has since been corrected to say "pumped", but "powder" is much funnier.
Women's strawweight title challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk gave reigning UFC champion Carla Esparza a nice pre-fight gesture at the UFC 185 weigh-ins. The "Cookie Monster" was handed a large cookie by Joanna, who assured everyone that there aren't any drugs or anything bad in it. According to Esparza, it's the first time she's ever received a cookie from an opponent.
Mark Coleman is going through a tough time right now - his hips are messed up from a lifetime of athletic competition and need to be replaced. Since he has the misfortune of living in one of the only first world countries without health care, he's gonna have to pay for most of his medical bills out of pocket, which is insanely expensive. So his buddies have set up a fund to help raise the moneys. And with the help of guys like Mark Hunt, they may reach their goal sooner rather than later. Good on you, Mark Hunt. Warriors gotta stick together.
Check out this picture by William Luu shared featuring his friend and 170 pound MMA fighter Liam McNeil's foot after kicking someone right in the elbow. I'm sure it's fine ... just a little swelling ...
Jake Ellenberger applied so much pressure to his no-arms-in guillotine on Josh Koscheck at UFC 184 that Koscheck foamed at the mouth before he tapped.