The fighter nickname definition thread. - Page 7

IMP · 07-31-2006, 05:38 AM

Ricardo "Blanket" Arona

christopher13 · 07-31-2006, 05:45 AM

Leben might like to cripple his opponets but Silva cripples him

Nik123 · 07-31-2006, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulletproof

I know Minotaur is a mythological greek creature but is there any relation as to why he is actually using that as a nickname? And more people refer to Dan Henderson as Hendo instead of Hollywood.

Duh!..........cos he's got the head of a bull.....ie. can take a punch/has an iron chin. And you must know that the minotaur had the head of a bull.

Deep__Thought · 07-31-2006, 06:01 AM

IIRC I saw a black guy fight in pride who was called the spider due to his guard position. He had long limbs and utilized a butterfly guard to sweep his oppenent. Very impressive.
Alas, I just can't remember if it was Anderson Silva, but if so, it would explain his nick name. He didn't use much of a guard against Leben, though.

Mr. Death · 07-31-2006, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by infamy

lol

LOL at you jackass. Watch KOTC 37. Herb Dean goes by "The Predator".

buster06 · 07-31-2006, 04:25 PM

is he really called "ace" b/c of Ace Ventura????

justin1010 · 08-10-2006, 09:48 AM

koool

The_Emperor · 08-10-2006, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulletproof

I know Minotaur is a mythological greek creature but is there any relation as to why he is actually using that as a nickname? And more people refer to Dan Henderson as Hendo instead of Hollywood.

In case it hasn't been mentioned(I haven't read the whole thread yet) Nog's means little bull and little Nog's mean bull. I'm not sure if those are pure translations to the word in their language(is it portugese?) or slang reference to minotaurs of different size. But he talked about their nicknames in a documentary called "Last Week", where he was preparing for a fight with Fedor.