Post little-known bits of trivia about MMA fighters. Real actual trivia, not insults.

Rory MacDonald had a farm

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7S4kLp-O0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW7S4kLp-O0[/ame]

 

Haha I was just searching for that vid Nev

 

I know !

Why bother answering a question when the answer exist somewhere !

 

Should have called this thread ''Can you Google random stuff about fighters''

Anyway, you'll enjoy those vids Haggis, there's about 7 IIRC

 

Tim Sylvia shitting himself against Ausserio Silva is always a classic.

 

Goodridge has a loss to Mario Neto that is listed as Submission (No apparent reason). I heard Goodridge has said its because he had the runs and would rather take the L than **** himself in front of the crowd lol.

 

Id love to read Gary's memoirs, does anyone know if he's done one yet?

 

Chuck liddell had a small role in the 1981 movie The postman always rings twice.

 

Cigano means gypsy in Portuguese.
They called him Cigano cuz he looked like a gypsy
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Its the first question asked :good

 

Maybe...his ponytail made him look like a Gypsy...:roll:

 

Rampage Jackson is legally ******ed

 

Couture's degree was German.

Antoni Inoki tried to recruit Brock Lesnar to New Japan in 2000/2001. Given Inoki's links to J-MMA that'd probably have meant Lesnar fighting in Pride or K-1.

Chael Sonnen was about to start training to be a pro-wrestling at the WCW power plant when the promotion folded. He got tips on how to deliver promos from Roddy Pipper in preparation for his fight against Anderson Silva.

Freddie Roach has trained both GSP and Anderson Silva. He says GSP is the strong of the two and the more dedicated student but Silva is more naturally gifted (even if he slacks off in training).

Gray Maynard has a stutter

Alistair Overeem is the linear heavyweight champion of the world.

Shortly before he signed to Chuck Liddell, Couture spent several days training with the guys at The Pit and secretly scouting Chuck.

Chuck notoriously benefited from well-timed finger pokes in several fights (most notably Couture II). The finger poke is a prominent tactic in his striking base, kempo karate.


Will think of more.