Jake O'Brien: Don't kiss Heath Herring
by MMAmania.com on Jan 18, 2007 5:43 PM EST
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It seems like most of the recent chatter about the UFC heavyweight division has been focused on Mirko "Cro Cop�? Filipovic (21-4-2) and the return of Randy Couture (14-8).
These are two huge stories and both are phenomenal fighters, which deserve the attention.
In the background, however, a "Texas Crazy Horse�? is getting ready to make his Octagon debut.
UFC newcomer and MMA veteran Heath Herring (26-11) will fight Jake O'Brien at UFC Fight Night 8 on January 25. He fought some of the best fighters in the world while in PRIDE FC, and now he's poised to cut his teeth in the UFC.
There's going to be a lot of talk about Herring throughout 2007, especially where he fits in to the Sylvia belt hunt. And without a doubt, you're going to hear about his involvement in one of the most bizarre moments in MMA history.
During the staredown before his fight at the K-1 2005 New Year's Eve show, Herring hauled off on his opponent, Yoshihiro Nakao, for getting a little too close.
In fact, Nakao kissed Herring.
Needless to say, the fight was over before it even started. It was eventually ruled a no contest.
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Dude, Jake O’Brien is a pussy. What the hell was that? It wasnt a fight. All he did was pin him on the ground the entire fight. He got one elbow. That sucks, Herring would have kicked his ass.
by Brian on Jan 25, 2007 9:27 PM EST reply actions
yeah right man, it mixed martial arts man, anyway you can win do it. herring’s the pussy he couldn’t even defend himself he ain’t gonna stand a chance in the UFC. the guy is a loser, all talk.
by isaiah on Jan 26, 2007 11:07 AM EST reply actions
This fight was the most boring fight i’ve ever seen in a long time. I was expecting great action from these two fighters or should i call them pussies now
by mario on Jan 26, 2007 11:23 AM EST reply actions
O’brien needs to learn some submissions. That fight should have ended in the 1st round. Herring needs to go back to school. Totally a dominating wrestling match by O’brien. Don’t hate on him for working his game. It would have been stupid to be a punching bag. Herring’s post game interview really showed how clueless he is. If you want the fight to be a stand up match, damn! Learn to sprawl and make the grappler play your game!
by jaydub on Feb 2, 2007 12:13 AM EST reply actions
OBRIEN DID GOOD I THINK NEEDS TO WORK ON STRIKING AND SUBMITIONS BUT OVER ALL HE DID GOOD
by LARRY DOHERTY II on Feb 8, 2007 9:24 PM EST reply actions
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