MMA's Best Nickname

Discussion in 'MMA - Mixed Martial Arts' started by speeds, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,364
    Likes Received:
    3,377
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    There are some very fitting nicknames out there in MMA land (ahem... "...Rampage?"), and some really peculiar ones (Elvis "the King of Rock n' Rumble" Sinosic). Which is your favourite? If it isn't on the list just name it in the thread, I can only make a poll with 20 options.

    (I deliberately included good, bad, and obscure names in the list for a laugh)
     
  2. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,516
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Twinkletoes!
     
  3. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,516
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Oh, you got it.

    You dare leave out

    [​IMG]

    "The World's Most Dangerous Man?"
     
  4. Lavalamp

    Lavalamp Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2007
    Messages:
    2,042
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    36
    It's hard to pick just 1.

    I like these 7:
    Pitbull for Alves (Alves seems more like a pitbull than Arlovski, although I still like Arlovski)
    Rampage
    Axe Murderer
    Dean of Mean sounds cool even though its for Keith Jardine
    Prodigy for Penn
    The Nightmare for DiegoSanchez
    Coco the Monkey for Jessie Taylor

    lol cat smasher? is that real?

    Some other popular ones:
    Fedor "the last emperor"
    Rand "the natural" couture
    Sean "the muscle shark" sherk
    Anderson "the spider" silva
     
  5. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,516
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    38
    What about "'Lil' Evil"? That's a great nickname.
     
  6. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,516
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    38
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Aug 1 2008, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dean of Mean sounds cool even though its for Keith Jardine</div>

    That only sounds cool because it's for Keith Jardine.

    If anyone was rooting for him, it would be really exciting when the ring announcer said it.
     
  7. BJJ Team

    BJJ Team Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2008
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    man the best nick name by far is

    Kazushi Sakuraba The Gracie Hunter

    [​IMG]

    I love when he breaks Renzo's arm
     
  8. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,364
    Likes Received:
    3,377
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    I completely lost respect for Renzo after the debacle with Frank Shamrock, but seeing him (and Shogun, and other guys) get a broken limb wasn't cool.
     
  9. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2003
    Messages:
    42,357
    Likes Received:
    502
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Temecula
    The Axe Murderer.

    It's just fuckin' scary.
     
  10. NattaNerNuttaMan

    NattaNerNuttaMan NattaNerNutta like Spike

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2008
    Messages:
    1,479
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Occupation:
    Military
    Joe "The Hybrid" Duarte

    I gotta show support, we were stationed at Fort Riley and we're deployed the same time to Iraq. Don't know him all that well, we knew some of the same people so we all hung out and drank. Seemed like a cool enough guy, funny too

    Mad props on him making the cut for Ultimate Fighter 8!!!
     
  11. Celtic Fan

    Celtic Fan Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2006
    Messages:
    6,290
    Likes Received:
    56
    Trophy Points:
    48
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Aug 1 2008, 10:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What about "'Lil' Evil"? That's a great nickname.</div>
    One of my fav nick name right there.

    you forgot Josh 'The Dentist' Neer and of course
    Paul 'The HeadHunter' Buentello [​IMG]
     
  12. Big Frame

    Big Frame Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2007
    Messages:
    4,280
    Likes Received:
    30
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Rich Clementi is getting No Love.....
     
  13. BJJ Team

    BJJ Team Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2008
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Sorry stilll has to be Gracie Hunter

    1 it is true
    2 you have to be good to be called Gracie Hunter
    3 he actually did beat Gracie's - many of them
    4 He actually wanted to fight Gracie after Gracie

    Is Wanderlei an Axe Murderer
    Is Josh Neer a Dentist
    Is Ken the worlds most dangerious man

    I think due to accuracy Sak wins it
     
  14. Chocolove

    Chocolove Active Member

    Joined:
    Feb 10, 2008
    Messages:
    2,728
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    38
    I've always thought that "The Natural" sounded really nice, it has a nice flow too.
     
  15. Lavalamp

    Lavalamp Member

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2007
    Messages:
    2,042
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    36
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BJJ Team @ Aug 2 2008, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sorry stilll has to be Gracie Hunter

    1 it is true
    2 you have to be good to be called Gracie Hunter
    3 he actually did beat Gracie's - many of them
    4 He actually wanted to fight Gracie after Gracie

    Is Wanderlei an Axe Murderer
    Is Josh Neer a Dentist
    Is Ken the worlds most dangerious man

    I think due to accuracy Sak wins it</div>
    Well if you want to get all literal. Sure say Thiago Alves isn't literally a pitbull, but he is powerful and aggressive and it sounds cool.

    If you want to say Wanderlei isn't an actual Axe Murderer (he isn't I don't think [​IMG]), then Sakuraba isn't a Gracie Hunter, because Hunters actually manage to kill their targets, Sakura has failed every single time to kill a Gracie. lol
     
  16. BJJ Team

    BJJ Team Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2008
    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Actually if you want semantics, yes he did hunt them down. He stalked in the ring and beat them. Hunting doe snot mean kill in the sense it has many meanings.

    So yes he was literally and figuratively a Gracie Hunter
     
  17. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2007
    Messages:
    5,516
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    38
    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Aug 2 2008, 03:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BJJ Team @ Aug 2 2008, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sorry stilll has to be Gracie Hunter

    1 it is true
    2 you have to be good to be called Gracie Hunter
    3 he actually did beat Gracie's - many of them
    4 He actually wanted to fight Gracie after Gracie

    Is Wanderlei an Axe Murderer
    Is Josh Neer a Dentist
    Is Ken the worlds most dangerious man

    I think due to accuracy Sak wins it</div>
    Well if you want to get all literal. Sure say Thiago Alves isn't literally a pitbull, but he is powerful and aggressive and it sounds cool.

    If you want to say Wanderlei isn't an actual Axe Murderer (he isn't I don't think [​IMG] ), then Sakuraba isn't a Gracie Hunter, because Hunters actually manage to kill their targets, Sakura has failed every single time to kill a Gracie. lol
    </div>

    Yes, but Ken Shamrock is undoubtedly the "World's Most Dangerous Man"!
     
  18. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2003
    Messages:
    42,357
    Likes Received:
    502
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Temecula
    Are you guys really arguing the fine line of nicknames?

    IMO, Gracie Hunter is very corny.

    Axe Murderer is just fuckin' intimidating. Sandstorm entrance music + Axe Murderer nickname + Wanderlei Silva = me shitting my pants if I were ever in a octagon with him.
     

Share This Page