In a recent surge of ex-NFL players joining the MMA world, there is a new and bigger name than anyone in The Ultimate Fighter that premiered on Spike this Wednesday. Those NFL’ers are: Branden Schaub, Marcus Jones, Mike Wessel and Wes Shivers.
The bigger name? Herschel Walker and he is one of the best athletes that the NFL has ever seen. Not players, but rather one of the best “athletes” as in strength, speed, work out regimen, etc. He won the 1982 Heisman Trophy in his junior year of college. I feel (and I may not be alone) that he had a much better college career than he did in the NFL but I remember him fondly even though I was still in diapers during the beginning of his career.
Walker, who was selected to the Pro Bowl twice in his NFC East whoring career, is now 47 years old which is VERY old for the NFL and just “Over the Hill” for the UFC given what Randy Couture does for the sport at the ripe age of 46.
The crazy thing about Herschel Walker is that he was always had an insanely low body fat count with his psychotic training technique. Instead of using heavy weights such as dumbbells, Walker was all about calisthenics and bodyweight exercises that doesn’t take a toll on the body nearly as much as the former. In 2006 he told Jim Rome that he does 2,500 sit ups and 1,500 push ups every day. Let me be the first to say: “That’s more than Tank Abbot has done in his life”.
He is also a 5th or 6th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do (depending on where you look) . If he has any sort of wrestling background and works on some striking, he might not be horrible at this sport.
Let me also be one of the first to say “Strikeforce is effing desperate”.
Everything is bigger in Texas. Sadly UFC didn’t get that memo and we’re left with another Rich Franklin headlined Pay Per View (PPV) and the 2nd PPV in a row without a title fight in the main event.
Not to take anything away from Franklin. He has a record of 27-4 with 1 No Contest. and could no doubt have his way with me in a fight…And I don’t mean in the mancrush for GSP sort of way where I would totally give up my back…Uhh no homo? More like the “Hey you don’t really need that arm” sortof way after he snaps it in a submission. Or in the “Here let me rearrange your face like a Picasso” kinda way. Yeah, that kinda way.
Now that I got the rant part out-of-the-way enjoy as Logic and I give you our picks for UFC 103. Which will hopefully end in my redemption after taking it on the chin with my picks from UFC 102.
Fuck ‘em up Friday is a weekly post that occurs, you guessed it, every Friday. Bringing you some of the best knockouts, submissions, and knockers that the inter-webs have to offer. It’s basically my way of glorifying violence, as well as giving in to the urges of my pre-pubescent inner child. Yeah, that’s how I roll.
Fuck ‘em up Friday is a weekly post that occurs, you guessed it, every Friday. Bringing you some of the best knockouts, submissions, and knockers that the inter-webs have to offer. It’s basically my way of glorifying violence, as well as giving in to the urges of my pre-pubescent inner child. Yeah, that’s how I roll.
Gallions (as Logic has so dubbed you). I introduce to you a new weekly post here at the Gally Blog known around my parts as Fuck ‘em Up Friday. They’ll be posted every, you guessed it, Friday and bring you the best knockouts, submissions, and knockers that the interwebs have to offer. Enjoy the ride as I glorify violence, as well as give in to the urges of my pre-pubescent inner child. (more…)
I still have some time to figure out which mask I'll wear for my entrance...
Over the last few years fans of MMA have seen the sport welcome the likes of a pro-wrestler, a professional street fighter, and even a journalist. I of course am referring to Brock Lesnar, Kimbo Slice, and Matt Polly. We can now add an actor from a children’s martial arts television show as Jason David Frank is set to make his MMA debut.
Jason David Frank?
How about Tommy the Green Ranger from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers? No? Fuck off.
The former action star from the hit series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” has officially made the move to mixed martial arts, and while training with UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard, he hopes to make his real fighting experience as successful as he did on television.
“I was supposed to fight in 2007, but it fell through. In truth, I’ve wanted to put the work in until I’m ready,” Frank said in an interview from the Suckerpunch website. “I know I have a target on my back. Everyone is going to want to beat up the Green Ranger. But I am no Kimbo; I’ve been training for a very long time. I wanted to get in there before, but I got injured. But I’ll be ready when the time comes.”
Sure I was a fan of the show growing up, but I was like 11 years old then and a total dumbass. I mean shit I collected POGS. So the news of the Green Power Ranger going into MMA is not overly exciting to me. Now a story about the Pink Ranger doing porn, that’s something that would definitely make my zord, mighty morph into megazord. And by zord I mean penis.
[Edit:Damn the Japanese. They filed a copyright complaint against this video. Damn them to hell]
Really? I mean, you seriously got knocked out that fast? My prom date didn’t even go down nearly that quickly and she was drunk off of like two Smirnoff Ices. I, personally, have put up more of a fight trying to remove my jeans after a long and heavy night of drinking. Even then I’ll at least give some effort before giving up and rolling over like stuck pig. Which is usually followed by uncontrolled vomiting and loss of bowel control.
I’ve never seen where charging like a bull was ever an effective strategy outside of the Running of the Bulls. And even then they still get killed at the end. He might have the speed and tenacity that makes for a good linebacker, but as far as martial artist go, he’s definitely sub-par.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Raiders try to sign him on the free agent market since they are well known for drafting players based on speed and speed alone (ie Drafting Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree). The downside is our little fighter will go limp faster than Al Davis after his Viagra wears off.
