Hey guys, just wondering what some of the best events you've ever attended are, or who are some of the great fighters you've had a chance to see fight. I was talking with a buddy of mine about all the superstars we've had the chance to see live in various sports over the years, and it brought back some pretty good memories.
For me, I've been lucky enough to catch a few UFC events in Vancouver, Seattle, and Las Vegas, and an amazing Strikeforce card in San Jose.
The biggest fight I got to see live was probably Fedor vs Werdum, where Fedor suffered the first loss of his career. What a shocking fight that was. There were so many Russian fans there. The place went quiet when he lost, with the exception of Werdum & his corner, and a minority of Werdum fans in the building. You could hear the celebrations down in the dressing room area as we were making our way out of the building. What a night for Werdum.
Notable fighters I've seen compete:
- F. Emelianenko
- F. Werdum
- C. Weidman
- "Shogun" Rua
- BJ Penn
- C. MacGregor
- D. Cruz
- J. Dos Santos
- "Mighty Mouse" Johnson x3
- B. Henderson
- Nate Diaz
- A. Gustafsson
- R. MacDonald x2
- D. Maia
- T. Woodley
- D. Poirer x2
- D. Cerrone x2
- S. Carwin
- E. Alvarez
- J. Thomson
- "Cyborg" Justino
- Cung Le
- Y. Romero
- T. Kennedy
If you get a chance, get floor seats to an event sometime. Some of the "fight night" type cards might have floor tickets that don't even cost that much. The coolest thing about floor seats is you get to interact with loads of inactive fighters in and around the entrances, hallways, bathrooms, etc. It's pretty cool. I managed to have brief chats with people like Dana White, Ronda Rousey, Anthony Pettis, Gilbert Melendez, King Mo Lawal, Josh Thomson, Pat Barry, etc. All super outgoing and friendly. You can tell they like to be recognized and say a quick hello to their fans.
For me, I've been lucky enough to catch a few UFC events in Vancouver, Seattle, and Las Vegas, and an amazing Strikeforce card in San Jose.
The biggest fight I got to see live was probably Fedor vs Werdum, where Fedor suffered the first loss of his career. What a shocking fight that was. There were so many Russian fans there. The place went quiet when he lost, with the exception of Werdum & his corner, and a minority of Werdum fans in the building. You could hear the celebrations down in the dressing room area as we were making our way out of the building. What a night for Werdum.
Notable fighters I've seen compete:
- F. Emelianenko
- F. Werdum
- C. Weidman
- "Shogun" Rua
- BJ Penn
- C. MacGregor
- D. Cruz
- J. Dos Santos
- "Mighty Mouse" Johnson x3
- B. Henderson
- Nate Diaz
- A. Gustafsson
- R. MacDonald x2
- D. Maia
- T. Woodley
- D. Poirer x2
- D. Cerrone x2
- S. Carwin
- E. Alvarez
- J. Thomson
- "Cyborg" Justino
- Cung Le
- Y. Romero
- T. Kennedy
If you get a chance, get floor seats to an event sometime. Some of the "fight night" type cards might have floor tickets that don't even cost that much. The coolest thing about floor seats is you get to interact with loads of inactive fighters in and around the entrances, hallways, bathrooms, etc. It's pretty cool. I managed to have brief chats with people like Dana White, Ronda Rousey, Anthony Pettis, Gilbert Melendez, King Mo Lawal, Josh Thomson, Pat Barry, etc. All super outgoing and friendly. You can tell they like to be recognized and say a quick hello to their fans.
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