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Article on Fighter Nicknames
Here are some excerpts from Real Fighter Magazine on an article Kelly Crigger wrote in the last issue. I thought some may find it interesting/entertaining. I've seen quite a few posts on fighter nicknames, but had not heard these stories.
"The Bathroom" - After winning a kickboxing match in 1999, 16 year old Eddy Ellis found himself at a post-fight party losing his virginity to not one, but two women in the only unoccupied room in the house. Seven years later, the 23 year old Ellis can't shake the nickname veteran fighter Dennis Hallman gave him that night: The Bathroom. The XFC Champion, who also goes by Fast Eddy, has even been announced as The Bathroom before fights thanks to Hallman.
"El Guapo" - "It came from the movie 'Three Amigos,'" says Bas. "I used to call myself Handsome and then Ken Shamrock's ex-wife Tina told me about the guy in the movie who called himself El Guapo, which means handsome, so I started calling myself that."
"The Law" - After a controversial loss in the 2000 Olympic team trials, Matt Lindland successfully challenged the outcome and was awarded a rematch, which he won. That result was arbitrated all the way to the Supreme Court before the ruling was upheld, ending in a renovation of the appeals process for USA wrestling. "At first I didn't want to reopen that chapter of my life, but now I use The Law as a euphemism in the ring and because it's original."
"Rampage" - "My cousins gave it to me when I was 8 years old," he [Jackson] says. "They used to get me spun up on purpose and watch me rampage around the house destroying things and getting into fights. I would even hyperventilate and have to breathe into a paper bag to calm down." Besides his own, what Jackson's favorite nickname? "I like The Law because I broke it," he says, referring to beating Matt Lindland by decision earlier this year.
"The Boogeyman" - "It was given to me after my first fight because the guy I was supposed to fight got injured, and they went through a list of eight replacements before they got someone. My trainers said I scared them all away like the Boogeyman."
"The Natural" - Randy "The Natural" Couture is one fighter who has trademarked his nickname. So how does the UFC Hall of Famer react when John Alessio enters the Octagon with "Natural" tattooed on his back? "I'm not offended by it," says Couture. "But since it's trademarked and my business depends on the name, we'll probably have to have a conversation about it soon."
"The Barn Owl" - ...many fighters have different goals in mind when choosing a nickname. Take Team Quest fighter Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland, for example. "I made it up because I wanted something unique, " he says. "I'm not looking to scare anyone, I just wanted something funny without being too inappropriate. I've never even seen a barn owl."
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Last edited by DeepCover : 11-13-2006 at 03:26 PM.
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