The Ultimate Fighter Finale Season 16 - Vinc Pichel vs Rustam Khabilov (3 Suplexes!)

Happy 31st birthday Rustam Khabilov! I made a GIF set from his Preliminary fight vs Vinc Pichel in The Ultimate Fighter Finale Season 16. Khabilov suplexes Pichel, not once, not twice but thrice!

Enjoy the GIFs!

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NOTE:  Posted 11/5 as of 11/4. This note is not included in Nov's wordcount.


WORDCOUNT

(This section I will not add towards November's tally as well as the header picture I used above... I will only use hand-drawn pictures or animated GIFs I've created towards Nov's totals):

This post: 11,036 = 36 text + 11,000 (11 GIFs @ 1,000 each)
November running tally: 20,041 words
Words left:  29,959

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UFC Fight Night 61: 10 GIFs of Antonio Silva X Frank Mir

UFC Fight Night 61 (aka UFC Fight Night:  Bigfoot vs Mir) was held Feb 22, 2015 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This event set the record for the most wins by underdogs in 10 out of 11 bouts!

Former 2-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (#13 / 16W-9L) faced the favorite Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (#8 / 18W-6L, 1 NC) in the Main Event. Mir going into the fight had a losing streak of 4 fights vs some of the top fighters in the Heavyweight Division, namely Alistair Overeem, Josh Barnett, Daniel Cormier and Junior Dos Santos. Silva in his last 4 fights saw him beat Alistair Overeem, a Loss to Cain Velazquez, a Draw against Mark Hunt and was KO’d by Andrei Arlovski.

Mir KO’d Bigfoot at the 1:40 mark in Rd 1 with a Left Jab-Left Hook combo and awarded a Performance of the Night bonus of $50,000. With this win, it was Mir’s first since 2011, and he set a record with tallying 12 Finishes, the most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight history. Rounding out the Top 4  Most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight history:  Gabriel Gonzaga is 2^nd with his 11 finishes; Andrei Arlovski (10) and last but not least, Cain Velasquez with 9 finishes.

In the post-fight interview, Mir credited his new boxing coach, Angelo Reyes, for putting him on a different level – switching to Orthodox Stance (for Righties, Left Hand in front and Right in rear).

“I came out looking for the jab. I knew that, you know, hey, he hits hard. No doubt behind that he has a long right hand so when I got back to boxing, and I wrestle left side forward , so both the wrestling coach and our head coach Ricky,  Angelo said, ‘Hey, switch back to orthodox.’ So I did, that’s why I took the extra time off, learned how to box the correct way. I got back to the roots on it. That’s where you saw the jab, setting it up. It sets up everything, I’ve never had a dominating jab. And really, the dominating jab is an important punch, especially in the heavyweight division.”

Here are some GIF highlights I’ve made of the fight.

Congratulations to Frank Mir!

Enjoy!

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Left Jab-Left Hook Combo that floored Bigfoot

Mir's Ground and Pound

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All-in-One Realtime GIF

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All-in-One SloMo Replay GIF

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Above GIF spliced into 3 separate SloMo's

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For other GIFs of Frank Mir and/or Antonio Silva, please check out:

• UFC 160 - Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva
• MMA: 2 Concepts for Throwing/Sweeping - "Locking Arm" and "PowerTransfer" by Joe Silvia

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4 GIF's of Damacio Page's vicious KO of Brian Hall at Legacy FC 36

Damacio Page fights out of the world-famous Jackson's Submission Fighting based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On Oct 17, 2014, the Legacy Fighting Championship #36 took place. In the first round with 1:48 left, Page knocks out Brian Hall. With the KO win, Page captures the Legacy FC's Flyweight Belt!


Congratulations Damacio Page! 

Enjoy the 4 GIF's!!

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Realtime
1-1-2 (Double Jab & Straight Right)

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2 slomo's

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Brian Hall out cold
(later Hall is standing, awake and smiling)

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For more information, please see:

• UFC - Damacio Page
• Underground Profile - Damacio Page
• Wiki - Damacio Page

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GIF of Vicious Elbow KO from Muay Thai fight

Of the combat sports, one of the most brutal is undoubtedly Muay Thai. It's known as the Art of Eight Limbs:  2 Legs, 2 Knees, 2 Fists AND 2 Elbows. One of the favored positions for Muay Thai fighters is the Clinch where Takedowns, Knees and Elbows can be effected.


I saw a video on Facebook and forgot which page/group/friend it was from. I don't know the fighters. I took the liberty of making 6 GIFs from the video which featured a vicious Elbow Knockout from the Clinch.


If you know the fighters/fight, please let me know. It is deeply appreciated!


WARNING! Not for the faint of heart!

Enjoy!

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1 all-in-one GIF of realtime, slomo, and slomo side view

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The above GIF split into 3 separate:
1 realtime, 1 slomo, 1 slomo side view

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Made an extra 2 super slomo GIF's

Was that a vicious Elbow KO or what?

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Ultimate Matt Hughes: Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton

Today is Matt Hughes' 41st birthday!

Posting one of his classic fights in honor.


Enjoy!

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Ultimate Matt Hughes: Hughes vs Newton

UFC welterweight legend Matt Hughes recalls his first title fight against fan-favorite Carlos Newton at UFC 34.

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For other Matt Hughes posts, please find here:

• Today is Matt Hughes' 41st birthday!
• Matt Hughes X Frank Trigg II
• GIFs of Georges St. Pierre Vs Matt Hughes III (UFC 79)
• UFC 34: Carlos Newton X Matt Hughes GIFs

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For further info, please check out:

• Official Site
• Official Twitter
• UFC Profile
• Underground Fighter Profile
• Wiki

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Josh Barnett X Pedro Rizzo 2 (Full fight)

It was recently The Warmaster's birthday. I posted about it here:

• Happy 36th Birthday Josh Barnett!!

I'm posting one of his fights today for your viewing pleasure!

Enjoy!

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Josh Barnett X Pedro Rizzo 2
Affliction Banned
Jul 19, 2008

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Please check out these other Josh Barnett related posts:

• Catchwrestler Josh Barnett submits BJJ Black Belt Dean Lister at Metamoris 4 (GIF Highlights)
• Josh Barnett's post to the Underground MMA forum after win over Dean Lister at Metamoris 4
• "The Road", a poem by Antonio Inoki
• Happy 36th Birthday Josh Barnett!!
• Josh Barnett X Pawel Nastula (Pride 32 - The Real Deal - Oct. 21, 2006) (Full fight)
• Josh Barnett X Mighty Mo (Dream 13 - March 22, 2010) (Full fight)
• Josh Barnett vs Joe Rogan (Not really :-)

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For more information:

• Josh Barnett - Official Site
• Josh Barnett - Official Twitter
• Josh Barnett - UFC Fighter Profile
• Underground Forum's Fighter Profile of Josh Barnett
• Wiki - Josh Barnett

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Today is Dan Henderson's 44th Birthday! (Hendo KO GIF Set 1)

Today is Dan Henderson's 44th Birthday! (Hendo KO GIF Set 1)


One of the few MMA veterans who is still active ... Dan "Hendo" Henderson has fought in MMA's biggest promotions namely PRIDE, Strikeforce and of course the UFC. I made some animated GIFs of Hendo and his knockouts/"H-Bomb" in action in his honor!


Enjoy the GIFs and Happy Birthday Hendo! Many more to come (Birthdays and KO's ;-) !!

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Pride 33 - Dan Henderson X Wanderlei Silva

Feb 24, 2007

(Won the Pride Middleweight Championship)

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UFC 100 - Dan Henderson X Michael Bisping

July 11, 2009

[Knockout of the Night / Knockout of the Year (2009)]

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For more information, please check out:

• Official Site
• Official Facebook
• Official Twitter
• UFC Fighter Profile
• Underground Fight Record
• Wiki

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THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Muhammad Ali vs Brian London (Aug 6, 1966)

48 years ago on this date of Aug 6, 1966, Muhammad Ali faced challenger Brian London for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Posting a video of the full fight as well as some animated GIFs I've made from this fight.


Some trivia about this fight and Muhammad Ali in 1966:

• Muhammad was 24 years, 201 days old on Aug 6
• Coming into this fight, Ali was a perfect 24-0
• This fight vs Brian London was The Greatest's 3rd of 5 fights in 1966
• Brian London was Europe's Heavyweight Champion
• This was Ali's 5th Title Defense after taking the Championship from Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964
• London was KOd at 1:40 in the 3rd round after Ali landed 11 or 12 punches in 3 seconds
• Ali retained The Ring & WBC World Heavyweight titles

Enjoy the grace and speed of Ali pretty close to his peak in the video and the 11 GIFs!

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Muhammad Ali vs Brian London

Aug 6, 1966

London, England

 

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3 weeks prior to the fight - footage of The Greatest training

Skipping rope - Full GIF + 2 sliced up GIFs

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Heavybag work - Full GIF + 2 sliced up GIFs

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Round 1

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee ... 

(opening seconds)

(later in the round)

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Round 3

Knockout:  Full-speed, isolated full-speed, and SloMo
Was it 11 or 12 punches?

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UPDATE ADDED 8/8/14

My friend StretchPlum had this to say about Brian London and this fight:

London was somewhat over the hill at the time but, as he said, he was never a really good boxer, just really fit. He's 80 now, and owns several night clubs. He runs 10 or more miles a day. He lost a challenge to Patterson's title 7 or 8 years before this. One of the guys he beat leading up to Patterson was Gold Medalist Pete Rademacher, who was the only guy to fight for the heavyweight title (against Patterson) in his first fight. Rademacher is famous for, at 85, riding a gas powered unicycle in parades.

My friend Buka had this to say about Brian London and this fight:

I remember that fight. They asked London if he'd fight him in a rematch. He said, "Sure. If you tie a fifty pound weight to each of his legs."

END UPDATE

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For more info on The Greatest, please check out: 

• Official Site
• Professional Boxing Record at BoxRec
• Wiki

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For other Muhammad Ali-related posts:

• Happy 72nd Birthday Muhammad Ali!!
• a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) (Cus D'Amato and Muhammad Ali)
• THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Ali vs Foreman - Rumble in the Jungle (NY Times article)
• THIS DATE IN HISTORY:  February 25, 1964 - Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston
• WHO WINS?  Greatest Athlete vs GOAT (Jim Brown vs Muhammad Ali)
• Bob Arum on Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki
• Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton I (March 31, 1973) (Full fight)
• Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton II & III (Full fights)
• 39 Years ago today... Ali vs Foreman - The Rumble in the Jungle (Full fight)

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UFC 175 - Ronda Rousey X Alexis Davis

This past Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ronday Rousey, UFCWomen's Bantamweight Champion faced #2 Challenger Alexis Davis. On paper, this was a good fight given Davis was both a Muay Thai fighter as well as a BJJ Black Belt. She sported a record of 16-5 going into the Championship and Rousey a perfect 9-0. Many wondered how Rousey would fare against a BJJ Black Belt.


This was Ronda Rousey's second consecutive fight via knockout. She required only 16 seconds to finish Davis. Rousey's finish of Davis was the second-fastest knockout in the history of UFC title bouts. The fastest knockout is Andrei Arlovski's 15-second finish of Paul Buentello at UFC 55 in October 2005. This 10th win was also Rousey's fourth consecutive UFC Bantamweight title defense.

"I box six days a week and grapple four days a week. I have more to catch up on striking, so I do that the most."
~Ronda Rousey

The 16 seconds finish was all her hard work/training to date as she noticeably made tremendous progress in her standup.


The finishing sequence was a right hand to Davis' chin and followed up with a knee to the midsection. As Davis doubled over, Rousey hip tossed her and landed into the Scarf Hold position (Judo's Kesa Gatame). Rousey rained 10 punches on the defenseless challenger. Davis went noticeably limp after the 9th one, which prompted referee Yves Lavigne to declare the fight over.


NOTE:  Please forgive the page load if it's slow for you as there are 11 GIFs of varying lengths on this page.


Are you ready for the animated GIF highlights? Enjoy!

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Real-time finishing sequence

Real-time isolated just for the Sweeping Loin Hip Throw (Harai Goshi)

Real-time isolated just for the punches

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Replays
Super Slomo - Harai Goshi to Kesa gatame to punches to head

Super Slomo of the Sweeping Loin Hip Throw

Just the throw

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Here's the full fight, don't blink! 
Real-time

Worm-eye view replay

Other replay views

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Congratulations to Ronda Rousey!! WOW! So dominant... can any woman stop Ronda Rousey?

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For previous entries I posted about Ronda you may have missed:

• UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1
• UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 2
• Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 1 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate
• Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 2 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate
• Round 3 GIF Highlights of Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate UFC 168
• Ronda Rousey - 30 Throws Vidclip
• MMA: Ronda Rousey armbars Uriah Hall (Ego and Chain Wrestling)
• Happy 27th Birthday Ronda Rousey!!
• MMA:  Ronda Rousey X Hayden Munoz (Aug 6, 2010) (Amateur MMA Debut) 
• MMA:  Ronda Rousey X Autumn Richardson (Nov 12, 2010)
• MMA:  Ronda Rousey X Taylor Stratford (Jan 7, 2011)

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For further info, please check out:

• Ronda Rousey - Official Site
• Ronda Rousey - Official Twitter
• Ronda Rousey - Official Instagram
• Ronda Rousey - UFC Profile
• Ronda Rousey - Underground Fight Profile
• Ronda Rousey - Wiki
• Alexis Davis - Official Twitter
• Alexis Davis - UFC Profile
• Alexis Davis - Underground Fight Profile
• Alexis Davis - Wiki

NOTE: My sincerest gratitude to Michael W. and Pierre H. for help in the technical Judo name of the throw ("Harai Goshi")! I'm bad with terms/names sometimes. Also my sincerest gratitude to John E. for the English translation of the technical Judo name ("Sweeping Loin Hip Throw" and not just "Hip Throw" which is technically an "O-Goshi".

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