UFC Fight Night 22: An MMA Maniac's First Live Event
by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 17, 2010 10:24 AM EDT
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My first UFC event is probably one of the best nights of my life!
Obviously I was hoping for a pay-per-view caliber card, but a "fight night" will definitely work. We got there real early so we could watch all the prelims and it was definitely worth it. There was only one lackluster fight where I wasn't entertained and that was the Dave Branch fight.
It was also really quiet during the fights, unless they were hitting each other or transitioning, probably the quietest sporting event I've been to. It did get louder when the main card started though.
I couldn't have asked for better seats either. They were right above the floor seats on first row with few obstructions blocking the way. And we were in a position where all the fighters and celebrities walked by before and after the fight.
Another thing that caught me off guard was how approachable the fighters were. They were more than happy to take pictures or sign autographs. The guy next to me was getting all of their autographs and Efrian Escudero was being rushed by staff, so he tossed him his hat and mouth guard.
Pretty gross -- but cool at same time.
So anyway, most of the fights were entertaining. I think all my main card picks lost with the exception of Nate Marquardt. I wasn't expecting Cole and Jim Miller to dominate the striking. That Charles Oliveira guy looked really good too.
So the fights ended and we headed to the UFC afterparty on 6th street. This was definetly the highlight of my night. We got to hangout and get drunk with Gleison Tibau, "Stitch" Duran, Rafael Natal, Punk Ass, Herb Dean, Kyle Kingsbury, David Mitchell, Rich Attonito, Cole Miller (comes off as kind of a douche) and others.
We didn't find out that Arianny and Dana were having their own party until 20 minutes before closing, so needless to say I was pissed! But still an incredibly great night, and I think I might go to the next UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas or something.
If you ever go to a UFC event, find out where the afterparties are and you will have the time of your life!
Here's some of our pics from the UFC Fight Night 22 (and beyond):
Rafael Natal
Kyle Kingsbury
My Friend and Rafael Natal
"Big" Ben Rothwell. He's a pretty cool guy.
Gleison Tibau
Jim Miller
Palhares entering the cage
My future wife!
Here she is again.
My friend with Punk Ass
Friend with Gleison Tibau ( I'm starting the regret being behind the camera)
My friend and I with Rafael Natal. (I'm on the left.)
"Stitch" being a pimp.
Me and Kyle Kingsbury.
The gang with Herb Dean and Kyle Kingsbury. We bought them shots right after this.
David Mitchell and I. It was his first UFC fight, really cool guy though.
Friends with two UFC fighters and the Combatlifestyle.com lady (Tracy Lee). She's really cool.
David Mitchell with Tracy Lee.
Shots for David!
Forgot the fighters name, I know he's 1-1 though.
Herb towards the end of the night. Direct quote from Herb: "Dude, you'll drink way too much in Texas, I might throw up." Also, Herb is definitely a player, every time I turn around he's throwing game on a new chick.
What a night!
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that’s better, I feel like myself again
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Sep 16, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
if ever a time to use "BAZINGA"
Thats it.
She looks better all the time…
As we always suspected - Jackson's MMA secures another vicory under suspicious circumstances. Freenow82 called it and is seldom wrong when pre diagnosing a Lay n Pray / Vaesline victory before it happens. Free 2 - BZ 3... I smell a come back.
thanks for posting
Fan contributions are my one of my fav parts of Mania’s community.
I wont forget… but im expecting to be disappointed. Playboy is always a let down when it’s someone you want to appear.
As we always suspected - Jackson's MMA secures another vicory under suspicious circumstances. Freenow82 called it and is seldom wrong when pre diagnosing a Lay n Pray / Vaesline victory before it happens. Free 2 - BZ 3... I smell a come back.
Me too
I love seeing the pictures and reading about the experience. Gets me amped up for when I finally get to go to one.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 16, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Your friend looks kind of like a shorter OJR, sans the Goatee of Awesomeness.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
YEAH lol
* "Standing in the ring in whatever condition I'm in is my way of life."
* "I don't think the injury was the cause for my defeat, I lost being in 100% condition at fight day. It's possible that Santiago might have been injured as well, I lost because my best was insufficient, only mortifying thoughts remain now. I think I would've entered the ring even if I lost one of my legs, I'm a fighter who fights, not with technique, but with heart."
--Kazuo Misaki
glad you had a good time. where were your seats? i remember you were asking where the best seats were.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 16, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm really glad you had a good time at your first show.
nice pic of arianny.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 17, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
In Texas we do things better than everyone else,
Drink and play Football
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 17, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you in Texas? Because your name strongly suggests Oklahoma.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
Dude
I’m not far from you P-Dub and I’m SURROUNDED by sooners. My homeboy just married one.
* "Standing in the ring in whatever condition I'm in is my way of life."
* "I don't think the injury was the cause for my defeat, I lost being in 100% condition at fight day. It's possible that Santiago might have been injured as well, I lost because my best was insufficient, only mortifying thoughts remain now. I think I would've entered the ring even if I lost one of my legs, I'm a fighter who fights, not with technique, but with heart."
--Kazuo Misaki
awseome pic.
for future referencet try twitter.I follow Dana and Arianny a host of other mma stars.If you checked their ‘tweets’,you would have known where they were at.
by tap or snap bons on Sep 16, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice write-up Ponch! Glad you had such a great time and got to meet so many fighters.
The top 5 things I learned this weekend:
5) SEC "team speed" is O-VER-RA-TED
4) Orange and White will never look as good as Green and Yellow.
3) 102,000 people get awfully quiet when they choke on too much Duck.
2) The Vols would have had better luck playing checkers in their end zones than trying to stop the Ducks from getting in there.
1) I fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Mormon when points are on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
want to touch. Hot damn!
Thanks for sharing Ponch. Great stuff man! I am hoping for a similar experience soon.
Not only does BJ Penn quit on his stool versus guys that are bigger than him...He gets tooled by guys that are SMALLER than him. BJ should just stick to jumping out of pools, not fighting. I shoulda listened to Ulf.
Good stuff
Rec’d
-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
(In the name of the SouthCaliStunNa, amen)
by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
Good stuff.
UFC live is the best. Vegas for memorial weekend 2011 here I come.
To be the best you gotta be one crazy son of a bitch…and that’s the truth - BJ Penn
Cool Ponch
and you didn’t take a single fist pose picture…I gotta a lot of respect for that…nice job refraining
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
me too
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
Im a thumb and pinkie guy I dont know why but it comes as a habit.
by EvolutionMMA on Sep 16, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a symptom of having "the gays"
Better get that shit checked out immediately.
You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who make people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.
by Buster Bluth on Sep 16, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Frack that. he might be hawaiin bra... thats how they do it
unless Dwayne Chapman and Ricky Steamboat are just full of shit.
As we always suspected - Jackson's MMA secures another vicory under suspicious circumstances. Freenow82 called it and is seldom wrong when pre diagnosing a Lay n Pray / Vaesline victory before it happens. Free 2 - BZ 3... I smell a come back.
Lol. No need to defend myself Buster… its just a habit that I almost cant control. Same bad habits that basically force me to take the picture in the first place.
by EvolutionMMA on Sep 16, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I have this habit too
either that or flipping the camera off. Can’t help it. Fist pump shots are way worse IMO.
Not only does BJ Penn quit on his stool versus guys that are bigger than him...He gets tooled by guys that are SMALLER than him. BJ should just stick to jumping out of pools, not fighting. I shoulda listened to Ulf.
Yep, I'm a thumb and pinkie guy too
And no, I don’t have any good reason for it either. It’s an Anchorman thing, I don’t know what to do with my hands.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 17, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
can't resist..
some thumb and pinkie is fine with me..but fist pump..save that for tito’s wife..(sorry i could not stop myself)
Awesome, glad to see you had fun.
I,m geting my 123 tickets any day now, im still leaning toward floor. If the ufc events usually get out at 1am how will they pull off after partys when the bars stop serving at 2am? And im por-fist pic myself, don’t listen to mac….
Previously DrewMoney$$$ "banned from sbnation" ...
by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
They usually end by 9:30 or 10.
To be the best you gotta be one crazy son of a bitch…and that’s the truth - BJ Penn
West Coast and Vegas. I guess it would be different for Detroit though.
To be the best you gotta be one crazy son of a bitch…and that’s the truth - BJ Penn
it wont start till after 10pm local time so there really is no way an after party could work, they could do something at a casino, but the alcohol will still stop flowing at 2am.
Previously DrewMoney$$$ "banned from sbnation" ...
by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
They usually end closer to midnight than 1. I had quality time at the bar after Strikeforce:Nashville.
The top 5 things I learned this weekend:
5) SEC "team speed" is O-VER-RA-TED
4) Orange and White will never look as good as Green and Yellow.
3) 102,000 people get awfully quiet when they choke on too much Duck.
2) The Vols would have had better luck playing checkers in their end zones than trying to stop the Ducks from getting in there.
1) I fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Mormon when points are on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
You will be looking at a main event start time of 12:30pm
so you guys are going to get hosed. We went to UFC 87 in Minneapolis and walked out after a 5 round main event around Midnight. That would put you guys around 1am if the main event went the distance.
maybe a ufc party after the weighins?
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
the fighters on the card couldnt, but rashad could still host a party with a few names and the ringside girls.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
lol.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you? Man first Californication is Southcalistunna. Now You're Drew money! anybody else changin' their handles recently?
If you don’t know for sure it’s a dude, it’s not gay.
-P-Dub
by The Negation on Sep 17, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
too funny.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 18, 2010 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
haha...pro fist pump eh? lookin forward to the pics and hilarity that insues...:)
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
my mission is to get a real nice fist pic for you at 123 mac...
Previously DrewMoney$$$ "banned from sbnation" ...
by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I will put it on my fridge
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
In Montreal the bars styed open till much later than 2am...in fact Zino and OJ were out drinkin and eatin sandwiches till almost 4...
Don’t know about Detroit though…Montreal is VERY liberal with those by-laws…and a lot of the bigger after-party’s are designated as private functions to avoid closing at said times…
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
i just dont see how its going to work in detroit.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
We can hit up one of the after hour clubs in the D. You know, the ones with nitrous tanks, loud music and kick ass lights. They don’t close until about dawn.
by detroit_fan on Sep 17, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
not my scene, lol, but is it ufc's? if there there i may go.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
You do make a really good point though, with last call @ 2am it could make it hard to party afterward..
by detroit_fan on Sep 17, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
you've got me imagining bj penns after party at city club lol... and dont forget about the drive time from the palace to downtown, it will take an hour just to get out of the parking lot.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I would think they would end around 11:30 should give you a couple hours. Just look into it before you go.
by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 16, 2010 2:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not even close...the main card doesn't even start till 10:15
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
That faithful night GSP lost here in Houston.
The fighters were at the bar by midnight.
Facebook is for gays!
Detroitdrew, Honestly,I would advise against getting the floor seats.
I got free floor seats for the Manchester UK event off Dana via twitter..Seriously,it was cool,but honestly,I was actually standing for most of the night. I have been to about 7 UFC events and have had seats at all various heights and floor was the poorest tbh. Get the seats just above floor,or even a little bit higher.
by tap or snap bons on Sep 16, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
im on so torn, im 6'3'' so i can usually see well, i had front row for kotc at cobo and it was fine. i like theatmosphere of being ringside.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
my front row (well row 4) at KOTC @ SD
was SHIT
-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
(In the name of the SouthCaliStunNa, amen)
by *Californication* on Sep 16, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what im talking about. front row and fist pics FTW!
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 16, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
find out where the parties are before your too drunk is step one
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
the closest i could get on the floor was 10th row so i took 6th row lower bowl, dead center.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 17, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
im pretty pumped!
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 18, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
What are those running you, Drew?
I am thinking about jumping in the car next weekend for a spotaneous trip to Indy. I don’t have the cash for it but being there for Cro cop live would be awesome. I can just imagine the little hairs on the back of my neck standing up when they start playing “Wild Boys”!!!
Wild boys. Wild boys. Wild Boys. (no homo)
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Sep 18, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, maybe just a touch homo now that I read it.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Sep 18, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
there set me back $930 for 2 seats but that includes the fees and fight club membership i had to buy.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 18, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
What bars or did clubs did the fighters go to? Where they in 6th street?
Cool stuff!
Facebook is for gays!
Yea we went to Pure cause that's where the official tap out party was. We assumed they were all going there.
But we were talking to fighters and it turns out they spread the fighters out all over 6th street. Arianny and Dana were at Hudson on 5th. But we didn’t find out til 1:40 so we didn’t waste our time walking over there
by Ponch-Hoe on Sep 16, 2010 3:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Waste time?
dude, that’s your future wife and you didn’t want to waste time to see her up close and personal even if it was for five minutes? You have to be aggressive if you want to spend the rest of your life with her. lol
Facebook is for gays!
Great job Ponch-Hoe...Glad it was awesome..
only one complaint….
THIS IS WORTH A 5 MIN WALK!!!
* "Standing in the ring in whatever condition I'm in is my way of life."
* "I don't think the injury was the cause for my defeat, I lost being in 100% condition at fight day. It's possible that Santiago might have been injured as well, I lost because my best was insufficient, only mortifying thoughts remain now. I think I would've entered the ring even if I lost one of my legs, I'm a fighter who fights, not with technique, but with heart."
--Kazuo Misaki
Cause then you'd never learn from your mistakes
Hey…I believe OJR woulda been even tougher on you lol…I know i wanna be lol.
* "Standing in the ring in whatever condition I'm in is my way of life."
* "I don't think the injury was the cause for my defeat, I lost being in 100% condition at fight day. It's possible that Santiago might have been injured as well, I lost because my best was insufficient, only mortifying thoughts remain now. I think I would've entered the ring even if I lost one of my legs, I'm a fighter who fights, not with technique, but with heart."
--Kazuo Misaki
Nice man, must have been fun
I really wanna go to a UFC event… wonder when they will do an event in Brazil.
Or in Miami area around january 2011, my dad will be playing PCA in Bahamas and I’ll go along, we’ll spend a couple days in Florida.
"A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat you. I mean, it doesn’t make any sense." – Joe Rogan
Im goin to my first ever ufc in indy on the 25th hope to get that close to my dream girl,,shes perfect…if anybody else is goin to naptown for the fights hit me up
by phatmacjuggalo10 on Sep 17, 2010 4:00 AM EDT reply actions
I was tricked into raising the fist in the Maniac picture.
Looks like you had great seats, Good job buddy.
Great write-up too.
jay.
tricked = told
mac was going to hurt us. He was serious when he said “do it”
As we always suspected - Jackson's MMA secures another victory under suspicious circumstances. Freenow82 called it and is seldom wrong when pre diagnosing a Lay n Pray / Vaseline victory before it happens. Free 2 - BZ 3... I smell a come back.
by Bigger Zino on Sep 17, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I only raise the fist for one reason...lol
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
by McArthur... on Sep 17, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
tricky tricky
I like how Mac rolls.
Not only does BJ Penn quit on his stool versus guys that are bigger than him...He gets tooled by guys that are SMALLER than him. BJ should just stick to jumping out of pools, not fighting. I shoulda listened to Ulf.
First I couldn’t see the pics using google chrome browser but could read “here’s my future wife”, “she is again”. Then I thought, Ponch-Hoe is courageous for posting his woman’s pics on Mania. For my surprise, using Firefox and found my bitch LOL.
Very nice write-up, man. You’re a great guy and deserved the show. I will once day. Who knows in one or two years in Brazil?
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
A Brazilian UFC show would be amazing
It’s been way too long since they’ve had a PPV there.
"Stay classy San Diego"
Jon "Bones" Jones, MMAs best young fighter and the next LHW champion
Yeah, it's time to put on a show around here.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
by Eduardo Cruz on Sep 18, 2010 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions
yummy
[IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/manalito/untitledasdfas.jpg[/IMG]
Shogun will have the longest championship reign in the UFC
she's even hotter right side up
damn her
* "Standing in the ring in whatever condition I'm in is my way of life."
* "I don't think the injury was the cause for my defeat, I lost being in 100% condition at fight day. It's possible that Santiago might have been injured as well, I lost because my best was insufficient, only mortifying thoughts remain now. I think I would've entered the ring even if I lost one of my legs, I'm a fighter who fights, not with technique, but with heart."
--Kazuo Misaki
Ponch-HOe
Did u get a chance to ask Herb who was a worst ReF’ Steve Mazzagatti or Dan Miragliotta?
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