The fighter nickname definition thread.

[Dave__D]

Originally Posted by FLMikeATT

If you are going to bash the thread starter, at least spell it right dumbass.

It's "tries too hard"



Kids these days....

lol

[Bulletproof]

Ok I fixed a couple of them. So we know where Hayato Sakurai got his nickname from and how to pronounce it, but what does it actually mean?

[alrock_ny]

Joe "Diesel" Riggs comes from American slang for muscular. When a guy is real muscular you call them diesel. Since he used to be a 300+lb football player, his new physique is "diesel".

Chris Leben goes by the nickname of the Crippler now. Refers to the WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and his ability to cripple the competition.

[schafer]

i thought chuck was called the iceman because he has so much composure in the ring, and not because he puts everyone on ice, but i'm not positive about that

in the latest issue of fighters only, chuck is talking about a fighter (i forget which one) who tried to intimidate him. chuck said that you must be stupid to think that you can intimidate somebody named the iceman. that's what made me think that his nickname has to do with his composure in the ring.

[Spike Rose]

Chuck Liddell's comes from the fact that he doesn't get nervous before fights.

[STICKSTA13]

thats pretty entertaining thanks man

[I know Kung Fu]

Chris "The Cat Smasher" Leben - Because he likes to "smash cats" (beat people up). He is now "the Crippler" however.

Also, the nickname "The Heat" for Karo has to do with the fact that he is a fire fighter.

[mylittlepony]

Pretty interesting. Never knew some of them. Thanks.

[Artkor]

Originally Posted by I know Kung Fu

the nickname "The Heat" for Karo has to do with the fact that he is a fire fighter.

or he is relentless and keeps the pressure on you throughout the fight.

Also you forgot Matt "Country Breakfast" Hughes, which means after a good training he occasionally enjoys a good country breakfast. He said so himself in that commercial.

[bunzo]

Nice thread.