When we asked UFC Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer at the MMA Expo what the creepiest request she’s ever gotten from a fan was, she told us she really didn’t get any strange ones.
Apparently Arianny Celeste isn’t so lucky.
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When we asked UFC Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer at the MMA Expo what the creepiest request she’s ever gotten from a fan was, she told us she really didn’t get any strange ones.
Apparently Arianny Celeste isn’t so lucky.
5-1 fighter Joe “Leonidas” Henle now holds the distinction of being the person to request the strangest autograph from Arianny with his request that she sign his chest, “Arianny hearts macaroni.” I’m guessing we’re missing an inside joke between Henle and his girlfriend who he claims came up with the idea.
Somehow I’m not buying that neither woman has gotten any wackier requests. Hell, if they wanted some stranger ones, they could always surf the comment section here after posts like this.
It’s been an eventful week to say the least. Strikeforce Heavyweights are all but done, Overeem went before the NSAC, and Jon Jones choked Machida out cold. Too bad you didn’t ask us any questions about those things. That would have been cool. You did manage to pull some decent questions out of your asses, however, and we’ll take a few moments to address them now.
EnemyofRealityasks: Dear, dear, Dear, DEAR Cage Potato. How I look forward to your wise words. Do tell me, what would your top 3 list of MMA refs look like?
It would like a lot like any other list, EnemyofReality, only it would have referee names instead of groceries, chores, and people to kill.
We actually covered this subject a couple of years ago, but times change and you’re asking now, so here we go. There are a lot of refs to choose from, but not necessarily a lot of great refs to choose from. If we were climbing into the cage—and we’re starting to warm up to the idea–we’d like to have Herb Dean, Big John McCarthy, or Josh Rosenthal in there to save our ass.
It’s been an eventful week to say the least. Strikeforce Heavyweights are all but done, Overeem went before the NSAC, and Jon Joneschoked Machida out cold. Too bad you didn’t ask us any questions about those things. That would have been cool. You did manage to pull some decent questions out of your asses, however, and we’ll take a few moments to address them now.
EnemyofRealityasks: Dear, dear, Dear, DEAR Cage Potato. How I look forward to your wise words. Do tell me, what would your top 3 list of MMA refs look like?
It would like a lot like any other list, EnemyofReality, only it would have referee names instead of groceries, chores, and people to kill.
We actually covered this subject a couple of years ago, but times change and you’re asking now, so here we go. There are a lot of refs to choose from, but not necessarily a lot of great refs to choose from. If we were climbing into the cage—and we’re starting to warm up to the idea–we’d like to have Herb Dean, Big John McCarthy, or Josh Rosenthal in there to save our ass.
“Nothing to lose” seems to be the popular consensus from our readers. True, we’re still in the dog house with the UFC from the last incident, so from that perspective we wouldn’t be risking much. But we wouldn’t want to jeopardize our good relationship with CagePotato’s reigning “Hottest Women in MMA Grand Prix” champion. Not buying it? Well, we also gave our lawyers the next few months off to celebrate and recover from their hard fought victory, and you know what they say: never leave it in the hands of the judges. It shouldn’t really matter; you only read it for the articles anyway.
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@matt_simpson84 Matt Simpson asks: Premature to say Big Nog is done, no? Was destroying Mir on feet. Got caught by BJJ black belt and nearly escaped.
Premature to say that Big Nog is done? Whaaaaaat?????????
Big Nog is thirty five years old, has a history of taking vicious beatings, underwent dual-hip surgery last year, and just got his shoulder destroyed by Frank Mir. Sure, he could take freak show fights in Japan or be used as a gatekeeper in the UFC when he returns from his injury. But do we really want to remember the PRIDE legend for an unspectacular run in the Octagon? He’s had a great career, and we’re fine letting it end with the tough as nails Brazilian refusing to tap.
That’s all for now, folks. Tune in next week as we answer even more of your (hopefully at least kind of) MMA related questions. You know the drill: You can send us questions through our Facebook page. You can tweet them to our Twitter account, as well as hashtag questions with #AskThePotato. You can register for our forums and post your questions there. Or you can just post them in the comments section of this article. And we still check that Google+ page we set up. Not that we want questions from that thing, we just feel like bragging.
Okay, we know you spend your work days imagining this picture [above] only NAKEDER. But soon, you will no longer need to imagine those sugar plums dancing in your head as Christmas arrives early with.
Okay, we know you spend your work days imagining this picture [above] only NAKEDER. But soon, you will no longer need to imagine those sugar plums dancing in your head as Christmas arrives early with the news that Brittney Palmer will be the March 2012 issue of Playboy‘s cover girl. Palmer told MMAWeekly:
It’s so flattering. At the end of the day, I’m an Octagon girl, I hold the card and that’s what I thought. Then everyone kind of reached out and didn’t want me to go, and it was such a big reaction, it’s flattering.
Thanks for paying our kindness forward, Brittney. I love the giving spirit of the holidays.
In news that will probably make you clench your fists in triumph, Playboy has confirmed that beloved UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer will appear in their March issue. A photo of Palmer was included on the “Next Month” page of the nudie mag’s current January/February issue, with the following teaser copy:
“The Canvas suits her. The UFC Octagon has always attracted delicate beauties, but no ring girl paints a prettier picture than pop artist Brittney Palmer. It’s a pictorial worth fighting for.”
In news that will probably make you clench your fists in triumph, Playboy has confirmed that beloved UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer will appear in their March issue. A photo of Palmer was included on the “Next Month” page of the nudie mag’s current January/February issue, with the following teaser copy:
“The Canvas suits her. The UFC Octagon has always attracted delicate beauties, but no ring girl paints a prettier picture than pop artist Brittney Palmer. It’s a pictorial worth fighting for.”
UFC 140 was a phenomenal exposition of mad skills in the Octagon. Only one fight on the Main Card (Claude Patrick vs. Brian Ebersole) and 3 fights total of the entire card ended in decision. Jon Jones more than proved he is a sick champion miles ahead of the terrific talent pool that is the UFC Light Heavyweight division. I watched the fights with producers from The Ultimate Fighter series. We’ve been following the sport since the series began and consider ourselves pretty hardcore fans, yet after the main event, we all questioned who the hell is really a contender for Jones, completely forgetting about those UFC on Fox 2 headliners, Rashad Evans and Phil Davis, but that’s just how incredible Jones is… You cannot compare his talent to anyone in his division.
Yes, the card was fantastic and worth giving up yet another Saturday night, not that I had a date, but I digress. This event, though magnificent for several reasons, including the return of Brittney Palmer ringside, left me with a few lingering questions.
1) Do Brazilians not tap?
That was some great sh*t watching Frank Mir go from nearly knocked out to BREAKING THE ARM of Antonio “Big Nog” Nogueira (see below).
And it was equally impressive when Jon Jones finally let go of Lyoto Machida who limply fell to the ground like a dead body. I seriously thought he was dead for a few seconds.
But was it really a good for Big Nog to incur an injury that might lead to his retirement? It will definitely lay him up for many months. And didn’t Machida notice he was on the verge of losing consciousness in that guillotine choke? It’s perhaps possible since both former champions had never been submitted before Saturday night’s UFC 140, they may not have known when it is time to tap. But, there has to be a sort of pride that prevented each man to surrender and for that there is a respect these guys have earned that cannot be touched even in a time they may feel personal humiliation.
2) Was it necessary for Jon Jones to crouching-tiger-crawl toward Lyoto Machida in the opening of the first round?
It seemed pretentious and it annoyed me. Right here is what I’m talking about. But then he did what he did to Machida and I thought, “Wow, he can belly crawl, do the Rerun Shuffle, or the Thriller dance after touching gloves; he’s the f*cking Michael Jordan of MMA! Damn it.” It’s like Ben Fowlkes from MMAFighting said, “You know you’re good when it’s news that an opponent actually managed to hit you a few times.” Regardless of those huge hits he took, Jones proved he is ions ahead of his division. It’s been a long time since Rashad’s experienced training with him. This guy has new tricks every fight.
3) Did Mark Hominick sucker punch The Korean Zombie?
After replaying the pay-per-view a few times, it’s not far-fetched to conclude Mark Hominick tried to sucker punch Chan Sung Jung and paid for it super quickly. But knowing Hominick and his clean reputation it’s highly unlikely that was the case. This was Hominick’s first fight since losing the head coach who nurtured his entire career, Shawn Tompkins. Hominick had elevated emotions coming into this fight, maybe even feeling pressure to honor “The Coach.” He told Ariel Helwani “”I got a little too hyped up. I came out with a wild left hook. I just really wanted to get it done tonight.” I think that’s pretty accurate and a fair assessment. Hominick is not guilty.
4) Did Brittney Palmer‘s return get upstaged by all these spectacular fights?
No. Look at her. All that beauty held its own in that ugly business that occurred Saturday night. And it’s a good thing we had that eye candy relief. I never want to see that arm break or Machida’s body falling limp again. We are thankful we had this to look at:
5) Will Roy Nelson ever get a title-shot?
I dont’ want to say never, but Roy Nelson asked for his shot after retiring Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 137. He said he was getting too old and wanted his turn. But it seems that Frank Mir’s Submission of the Night win, which brings him to a tally of 2 arm-breaking victories in his fight career, that Nelson will be shut out of contention for longer than he can try to hold onto being near contention. But I never say never. He unexpectedly, heeded big career advice and lost necessary weight for his last fight, which made him look pretty darn good out there, especially after he shaved. And the best thing I’ve learned having given up repeated Saturday nights to watch these fight cards is that anything can happen. UFC is a promotion that offers no season off, but is proving worth our year round time, I think…unless some great guy asks me out. I need a life, people.
Nick Diaz nominated for Stocktonian of the Year: here. Brittney Palmer officially returns as an Octagon Girl with UFC 140: here. Dan Henderson talks about Mauricio “Shogun” Rua‘s serious repercussions at UFC 139: here. Anderson.
Nick Diaz nominated for Stocktonian of the Year: here.
Brittney Palmer officially returns as an Octagon Girl with UFC 140: here.
Dan Henderson talks about Mauricio “Shogun” Rua‘s serious repercussions at UFC 139: here.
Anderson Silva has “nothing” to say about Chael Sonnen: here.
Michael Bisping plans to end Jason Miller‘s career and leave him “to be just another washed-up TV star walking around Hollywood looking like a crackhead begging for a dollar”: here.
Some of your favorite MMA stars may be wanted for heinous crimes: here.
Enjoy all of our favorite MMA ladies all dolled up at this year’s 2011 World MMA Awards below:
