They don’t call Rick Story “The Horror” merely because of how it sounds when Bruce Buffer announces his name.
They call him that because he represents the image of the type of fighter that most dudes want to duck; he’s a guy who can stand and bang or submit you, and he’ll throw everything he has at you in order to get a win, but you can rest assured that he won’t punk out.
That’s why he’s The Horror—he’s as intimidating as that kid from ABC’s The Middle at first glance, but when the cage door closes, he’s coming in there to stomp a mud hole in your ass and walk it dry, and he doesn’t stop unless he knows he’s got you ready to be served on a silver platter.
Hey, it did help him snap the streak of Johny Hendricks, who is/was seen as the guy to watch at 170 in 2011, and Story did call out Thiago Alves—hence his bout with Pitbull at UFC 130.
So the only question left to answer is: How can Story make it so that people finally recognize he’s as legit as Jon Fitch or BJ Penn at welterweight?
How should Story approach Alves at UFC 130?
That’s my cue to enter…