Breaking news: 'Gladiator Man' released from his Zuffa contract prior to UFC 143

by Chorongota on Jan 30, 2012 12:48 PM EST

Were you not entertained?

For many years, fight fans have come to know "The Gladiator Man," the now-famous introduction to all Zuffa pay-per-view (PPV) events that has become a staple for the promotion.

No more.

The unnamed warrior has seen his time in combat sports and now he is gone. UFC President Dana White recently announced that UFC 143 will usher in a new era of UFC introductions and the Gladiator Man will no longer be a part of it.

From The Underground:

Tonight, UFC President Dana White revealed exclusively to the Underground that the opening sequence for its PPV broadcast has been redone and the new introduction will be revealed this Saturday for UFC 143. The event will feature Nick Diaz fighting Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight championship in the main event.
The opening sequence, which has shown a Roman gladiator preparing for battle has often been critiqued by fans and although the sequence hasn’t been used by the UFC on its FOX and Fuel TV broadcasts, it had been present as most recent as this past UFC 142.

To quote the UFC President directly: "He’s been cut."

Anybody gonna miss this guy? Or was it time for a change? And does anyone expect him to surface in Bellator once the no-compete clause expires on his contract?

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Comments

i will it gets me pumped everytime

"ever heard of a tune up? tee hee hee hee
"ah hee hee hee ever heard of a ritual killing? tee hee hee hee"
"i dont get it"
"you gnaw on her face in public like that again and you'll be one tee hee hee hee"

by scott1 on Jan 30, 2012 1:33 PM EST reply actions

To quote the UFC President directly: “He’s been cut.”

I thought this was an alliteration that they were revamping the entire intro….Perhaps you read too much into it Morsko/Holland?

Show no mercy; for you shall receive none

by Chorongota on Jan 30, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

I just hope it isn't the Foxsports music

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Sig bet record 2-5, next up Cruz Jackson Diaz vs Condit, have Diaz

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by ShivanTiger on Jan 30, 2012 1:41 PM EST reply actions

+1

It makes me feel like a useless sack of shit, just sitting there and that music comes on…guess thats what football fans must be accustomed to.

Show no mercy; for you shall receive none

by Chorongota on Jan 30, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

I just crack a beer and do a shot, then I feel just fine again.

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions

HOLY SHIT!! the world really is ending in 2012… honestly i am surprised it hasnt been changed along long time ago …

so this guy comes to my apartment complex every morning to collect cans and then crushes them .. turns out the guy's name is fedor

2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis

by Nightmare83 on Jan 30, 2012 1:45 PM EST reply actions

Wish You The Best

In Your Future Endeavors

by P86 on Jan 30, 2012 1:46 PM EST reply actions

Is this what happened when he found out he was getting cut?

Damn, dude must’ve been pissed!

"We mortals are but shadows and dust..."

Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Stout: Quarry : Serra : Pulver : Alvarez : Lombard

(¯`i´¯)´·¸.)‹^›

by ArlovsKang on Jan 30, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (was) TIME!!!!!!!

I used to love the intro, but time for a refresh.

by kmdubya on Jan 30, 2012 1:46 PM EST reply actions

What about "Face the pain" by stemm.

It’s 2012 dana, no more nu metal please.

I am a card carrying member of N.A.M.B.LA , I also love and support Jerry Sandusky

by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 30, 2012 1:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions

FACE THE PAIN

what sig bet did u lose

Pro Sig record:12-6
1 Month sig bet with 10th Degree Whitebelt that DJ does NOT win the FLW tournament
Sig bet with KaleJohnCox on Alves-Kamp. ALVES
STOCKTON MOTHERFUCKERS

by The Pride on Jan 30, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

Well i didnt lose anything. Judges screwed me.

Bisping over Chael.

I am a card carrying member of N.A.M.B.LA , I also love and support Jerry Sandusky

by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 30, 2012 4:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

you really had Bis winning that thing?

For realsies?

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

Sig bet on Kos vs Pierce????

i know u had pierce

Pro Sig record:12-6
1 Month sig bet with 10th Degree Whitebelt that DJ does NOT win the FLW tournament
Sig bet with KaleJohnCox on Alves-Kamp. ALVES
STOCKTON MOTHERFUCKERS

by The Pride on Jan 31, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions

All day i'll take pierce.

Kos is goin to sleep. One week.

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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 31, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions

deal

no bs dq’s or other shit like that

Pro Sig record:12-6
1 Month sig bet with 10th Degree Whitebelt that DJ does NOT win the FLW tournament
Sig bet with KaleJohnCox on Alves-Kamp. ALVES
STOCKTON MOTHERFUCKERS

by The Pride on Jan 31, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions

my gladiator wet dream..lol too bad he died in real life..sigh

by sarah- on Jan 30, 2012 1:48 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, sucks, he was great in that role.

Best TV show in a long time.

"We mortals are but shadows and dust..."

Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Stout: Quarry : Serra : Pulver : Alvarez : Lombard

(¯`i´¯)´·¸.)‹^›

by ArlovsKang on Jan 30, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

sort of ghayyyy thing i expected to see in girls guide… not this homo erotic trash. in short gimme titties not swords

by steady2wheels on Jan 30, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

That website is lame.

Now, count up your crimes!

by Cyclonejoker on Jan 30, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

meh i post 99% tits and ass...i think i have posted about 3 pics of dudes ever on mania..

gals guide sucks so badly..i can’t stand that place..so relax..i am merely objectifying a dude for a brief second..back to ogling chicks..i promise

by sarah- on Jan 30, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

I've seen much worst on this site, some pictures people posted made me afraid to even look on the comments.

Now, count up your crimes!

by Cyclonejoker on Jan 30, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

Don't feel bad Sarah that show is awesome.

by Jimbobb on Jan 30, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

here you go..

by sarah- on Jan 30, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

that’s more like it, now i hope you have learnt a powerful lesson, except jimbobb who is actually a homosexual. and yes that site is just disgustingly bad

by steady2wheels on Jan 30, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

just for you steady, since you asked for them, enjoy

You know, some days I forget that I have a memory.

by I.AM.miSTAKen on Jan 30, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

awesome .. thank you sarah for posting TnA

Hi everyone! My name is nightmare and here are 3 things you should know about me!
1. I’m Goldmouth’s bitch and I should learn to stay in my place.
2. I know jack shit about mma.
3. I LOVE THE COCK!
Hope you guys feel like you know me a little better now. See Ya

2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis

by Nightmare83 on Jan 30, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

How can he be cut if all he had to do was act once for a little video?

Now, count up your crimes!

by Cyclonejoker on Jan 30, 2012 1:49 PM EST reply actions

what do you call a roman with a pubic hair in his teeth…. a gladiator
(but really that joke is old cuz who the fuck wants pubes in their teeth… nice people shave and wax and that goes for guys too…manscape the bush back)

by sarah- on Jan 30, 2012 1:52 PM EST reply actions

i tried waxing just for the fuck of it once..

And ever since I’ve appreciated women’s sacrifice! But I go 1/16" on the clippers myself, bcuz ingrowns ain’t cute either!

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw

by Fat Daddy Doobs on Jan 30, 2012 3:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

TMI. Way, way, TMI.

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions

he does raise a valid concern, man

pride never die.

by vhw_ on Jan 30, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

yeah

i don’t want em to look like you never had pubes before..so yeah..a short setting on the clippers suffices for dudes…and for chicks..shave or wax (waxing fucking hurts) but leave a landing strip at the minimum cuz no hair at all is kinda wrong..

by sarah- on Jan 30, 2012 3:57 PM EST up reply actions

Damn right a short setting suffices! haha

Seriously? Waxing balls? That is maybe the worst idea I have ever heard in my life.

by naturalshadow on Jan 31, 2012 12:09 AM EST up reply actions

truth

I fucked around and let my girl wax my chest once.

Took a month for the bumps to go away, the mental scars have yet to fade.

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by *Californication* on Jan 30, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

i shave my balls .. i think its the right thing to do ..

2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis

by Nightmare83 on Jan 30, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

Haha.

Now, count up your crimes!

by Cyclonejoker on Jan 30, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

Gotta cut the grass to make the tree look taller

by Egads on Jan 30, 2012 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

is it lame

that i want someone to do a story on this actor? maybe get a name and a little interview just for some kind of closure?

i don’t care if it’s lame. just wondering.

life is a hypocrite if i can't live the way it moves me.

by . JB . on Jan 30, 2012 1:53 PM EST reply actions

Its for the best

It just better not be the 2 stupid robots fighting like they had on Fox 2

Danago should be banned from mmamania

by COOLKALE91 on Jan 30, 2012 1:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions

you mean the fox sports robots that they use for all sports?

by Jimbobb on Jan 30, 2012 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

Worst thing about the Fox merger.

by Scott Whitaker on Jan 31, 2012 2:01 AM EST up reply actions

Shows how much I watch fox...

Either way its lame

Danago should be banned from mmamania

by COOLKALE91 on Jan 31, 2012 8:30 AM EST up reply actions

Not quite

I live in Canada and before it was nice and easy with spike but now the UFC hasn’t got a regular channel for Canadians so we get left in the dark for UFC programming. They’ll get a channel a couple days before the event for fights but still a hassle

Danago should be banned from mmamania

by COOLKALE91 on Jan 31, 2012 8:32 AM EST up reply actions

I'm not looking forward to seeing what is in place of this

i dont see the need for the change other than it please fox. which so far i think is worsening ufc in most aspects for me.

why change a working format?

by Simon West on Jan 30, 2012 2:37 PM EST reply actions

I'll miss him.

Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

by Brizzle T on Jan 30, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions

x2

by 05vette on Jan 30, 2012 10:10 PM EST up reply actions

just let the fights be good whatever the intro is who cares

just no more fox sports music please

everything is an act......... T.N.Crew Bronx 13 1/2 12 juror's ,1 judge = 1/2 a chance

by biggant on Jan 30, 2012 2:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Anything on Fox will have the fox sports music.

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

I always feel like I'm watching Football when I hear the FOX music.

And I don’t even watch Football except the bowel.

Now, count up your crimes!

by Cyclonejoker on Jan 30, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

Fox has done a good job then

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

I will miss the gladiator man

u will always b better than the Fox music

Pro Sig record:12-6
1 Month sig bet with 10th Degree Whitebelt that DJ does NOT win the FLW tournament
Sig bet with KaleJohnCox on Alves-Kamp. ALVES
STOCKTON MOTHERFUCKERS

by The Pride on Jan 30, 2012 3:01 PM EST reply actions

I always thought.....

the gladiator kinda looked like Sam Stout.

by kg12 on Jan 30, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions

The gladiator we all know well is gone.

And instead we get those ridiculous fox robots…

"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick

by mythbuster on Jan 30, 2012 3:23 PM EST reply actions

there will be no robots on shit you purchase

only on free cards on Fox and FX.

Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.

by Deuce02 on Jan 30, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

um yeah

ergo “fox robots”

"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick

by mythbuster on Jan 30, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

I liked him

you knew it was fight time once you saw him getting ready

"If guns cause crime then all of mine are defective."

by detroit_fan on Jan 30, 2012 3:28 PM EST reply actions

man, he is gonna be out of work in this economy?

At least his wife has a nice office job

by rmclimack on Jan 30, 2012 3:29 PM EST reply actions

lol

by SnoopSteele on Jan 30, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions

lmao .. bravo ..

2 week sig beat goldmouth/evans nightmare/davis

by Nightmare83 on Jan 30, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

what a load of shit. we’ll just have to deal with crappy nfl music from now on

by ferg1234 on Jan 30, 2012 3:32 PM EST reply actions

They need to make the Baba O'Riley highlight reel they play on the Jumbotron as the intro

Everyone loves Baba O’Riley.

by Patrick L. Stumberg on Jan 30, 2012 3:36 PM EST reply actions

+1

I don't mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadence...

by DetroitDrew1980 on Jan 30, 2012 4:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

gladiator will be missed

it was a great way to open up the fights

pride never die.

by vhw_ on Jan 30, 2012 3:40 PM EST reply actions

This is bullshit!

It better not be some lameass intro like the Fox events. I don’t know any fan that doesn’t dislike that.

by SnoopSteele on Jan 30, 2012 3:43 PM EST reply actions

I hate that awful FOX music, so cheesy and annoying.

The gladiator will sadly missed.

Chael Sonnen: Undefeated and undisputed UFC Middleweight champion. Toughest man on Earth and even Anderson can’t resist his 217 pounds of muscle, steel and sex appeal!

by JamPark on Jan 30, 2012 3:55 PM EST reply actions