Talked to Mark Coleman last night...

[Rabbit]

I was there last night, and a couple things:

A: I was right about the crowd getting a bit rowdy. It was worth a 3 hour drive to see an audience member headbutt the cage away from the post.

B: Were you the guy who in a couple of moments of bravado: Called out Coleman over the cage, started dancing between rounds, did the Hulk Hogan ear thing, and almost started a riot?

C: You know the kid from Hudson's who won both his bouts with leglocks? One rolling kneebar, and the other a heelhook in a scramble. I met the kid when I trained there for a couple weeks, and forgot his name.

D: I would have talked to Coleman, but at a buck a beer I was in no shape to do so without being put in a wheelchair.

[ILONGGO]

...and asked him when and who will he be fighting next. He said that he's dealing with Fujita now and it looks like they're gonna be on this December. I was kinda buzzin' last night and normally I don't get all loud and stuff, but anyway, I proceeded to tell him that why would you fight a weak ass fighter like Fujita. I guess he took it that I meant he can only handle weak fighters. He stood up right now, look me in the eye and told me a man who can defeat someone like Kerr or Shammy should never be taken likely. I should've shut up then, but no, I instead chuckled at his comment and said to the effect that he didn't defeat both of them, rather they defeated themselves due to lack of endurance.Here's his response:"listen here, you go out there and fight someone of his caliber and see what happen!"I guess that was the clue for me to shut the hell up since he started moving the table between us. My come back was a classic:"You mind if I can have a picture taken with you?" He smiled and actually placed his Pride belt on my shoulder and posed with him for a kodak moment.
When I get that picture back, I can always tell myself that a moment before that was taken, I almost had my ass handed to me on a gold platter by an elite fighter...

[Ryan The Bad]

Two words: Close Call

Wow! That was a cool story! With the use of that sharp "Can I have a picture with you" comeback, I'm glad that you lived to see another day. See if you can get that picture scaned so that you can post it on the forum. I'd like to see it! ... By the way, are you a UT fan or just like the icons?

[Martial Artist]

You should have punched him in the balls and ran!!!

[Evilution]

I'm with MA on this one. Now THAT would have been a story. Or if you stole his pride belt.

[BIG BIRD]

I would have asked him if he thinks Ken Shamrocks balls are all shriveled up after all these years of steroid use?

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Whats UT?

[EJ]

My guess is the "UT" he is refering to is the U.S. postal code for "UTAH".

Postal workers pack heat you know.

[ILONGGO]

Ryan, I just like the icons. They're pretty cool!

Yeah, I never thought of that. I should've ran away with his Pride belt. I can see it on my living room wall just below the deer head. That'll be pretty cool. A 145lbs Filipino that won the Pride. Or going to my BJJ class with it around my waist rather than that white belt I've been wearing around for a while. Imagine what my instructor would tell his instructor, Relson:" look what one of my white belt did that your brother Royce can't even do!"
Well, fellas, that's a thought...

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Thanks EJ
wow that be pretty mean if you stole the PRIDE belt...