Us MMA fans are a weird obsessive dedicated bunch. If we’re not inciting a mob outside Cecil Peoples’ home one day, we’re probably penning heartfelt, fanboyish letters to Fedor Emelianenko the next. Maybe it’s because fighting is a much more personal, individually-focused sport than say, professional football or basketball, but the lengths at which MMA fans will go to snap a photo with, or score an autograph from, or get retweeted by their favorite fighter have become increasingly mind-boggling (creepy) as the sport has progressed.
That being said, we’re pretty sure that *nothing* any MMA fan has ever done for their favorite fighter compares to Hassy, Mark Hunt‘s biggest and therefore creepiest fan. Although not much is known about this super-obsessed “Super Samoan” fan, MiddleEasy (via Sherdog) recently unearthed a collection of illustrations Hassy has sent to Hunt over the years. They are as eerie as they are oddly inspiring, and lucky for you, we’ve compiled Hassy’s best work in the above gallery. Check it out, then try to decipher the following message Hassy posted to Hunt’s Facebook:
Us MMA fans are a weird obsessive dedicated bunch. If we’re not inciting a mob outside Cecil Peoples’ home one day, we’re probably penning heartfelt, fanboyish letters to Fedor Emelianenko the next. Maybe it’s because fighting is a much more personal, individually-focused sport than say, professional football or basketball, but the lengths at which MMA fans will go to snap a photo with, or score an autograph from, or get retweeted by their favorite fighter have become increasingly mind-boggling (creepy) as the sport has progressed.
That being said, we’re pretty sure that *nothing* any MMA fan has ever done for their favorite fighter compares to Hassy, Mark Hunt‘s biggest and therefore creepiest fan. Although not much is known about this super-obsessed “Super Samoan” fan, MiddleEasy (via Sherdog) recently unearthed a collection of illustrations Hassy has sent to Hunt over the years. They are as eerie as they are oddly inspiring, and lucky for you, we’ve compiled Hassy’s best work in the above gallery. Check it out, then try to decipher the following message Hassy posted to Hunt’s Facebook:
Dear HUNT
At first, thanks for ur greatful fight wiz Bigfoot. I was very excited. HUNT, u’re real Superman.
But, I knew from ur tweet…u’re broken hand. I’m very worried. Can I watch ur bravely fight on “Giant Killing 3″…? And, Can I meet u again…? I’m lookin’ forward to u come back to JPN.
Boku wa, HUNT ni sugoku aitai(I want to meet u very much)…
2013.12.9 HASSY “XJP” Nishikawa
I don’t know about you guys, but these make the armless, eyeless dolls I keep sending Ronda Rousey seem normal.
The news came down Monday that Dominick Cruz, the man old-timers will remember as the UFC’s first and last undisputed bantamweight champion, has abdicated his title after suffering a third consecutive catastrophic injury. All told, Cruz, 28, has now been out of action for more than two years and has only fought twice in the […]
The news came down Monday that Dominick Cruz, the man old-timers will remember as the UFC’s first and last undisputed bantamweight champion, has abdicated his title after suffering a third consecutive catastrophic injury. All told, Cruz, 28, has now been out of action for more than two years and has only fought twice in the […]
(“Yeah, I’d like to see you do that three more ti-THWOMP!” Photo via Getty.)
It’s such a shame that TUF 14 winner Diego Brandao is going to be forced into retirement at just 26 years of age on account of his mental illness. What’s that? You hadn’t heard that Diego Brandao is suffering from a multitude of mental illnesses? Well maybe you should check out his recent interview with MMAFighting, in which he not only confirms that he threatened to “stab Dustin Poirier with a pen” (you hear a little girl, Ace?) backstage at the UFC 168 weigh-ins, but believes that Poirier was “scared” and “got lucky” in their fight the following night:
He was there, bouncing at the weigh-ins, staring at me. I told him backstage ‘if you ever do that again, I’ll stab you with a pen.’ That’s what happened.
Every time he saw me at the hotel he kept staring at me, and I responded asked what was the problem, if he looking like that because he was hungry or what. When he got inside the cage I saw he was scared. He got lucky (to win).
“Quite honestly,” Brandao added, “I’ve never seen a fighter get lucky so many times in a 30-second period. You’d think that at least some of the punches he threw at me would have missed, but nooooooo.”
I’m kidding, of course. There’s no way that Brandao has ever started a sentence with “quite honestly.”
(“Yeah, I’d like to see you do that three more ti-THWOMP!” Photo via Getty.)
It’s such a shame that TUF 14 winner Diego Brandao is going to be forced into retirement at just 26 years of age on account of his mental illness. What’s that? You hadn’t heard that Diego Brandao is suffering from a multitude of mental illnesses? Well maybe you should check out his recent interview with MMAFighting, in which he not only confirms that he threatened to “stab Dustin Poirier with a pen” (you hear a little girl, Ace?) backstage at the UFC 168 weigh-ins, but believes that Poirier was “scared” and “got lucky” in their fight the following night:
He was there, bouncing at the weigh-ins, staring at me. I told him backstage ‘if you ever do that again, I’ll stab you with a pen.’ That’s what happened.
Every time he saw me at the hotel he kept staring at me, and I responded asked what was the problem, if he looking like that because he was hungry or what. When he got inside the cage I saw he was scared. He got lucky (to win).
“Quite honestly,” Brandao added, “I’ve never seen a fighter get lucky so many times in a 30-second period. You’d think that at least some of the punches he threw at me would have missed, but nooooooo.”
I’m kidding, of course. There’s no way that Brandao has ever started a sentence with “quite honestly.” But I do find it funny that Brandao would attribute Poirier’s pre-fight ‘tude to hunger, when Brandao himself was clearly the angrier andfatter of the two.
Of course, there’s a chance that Brandao isn’t full-on Bynesing here. He could simply be suffering the aftereffects of not only his KO loss at UFC 168, but the car accident he was allegedly involved in just two weeks before the fight:
A drunk man hit my car, and I ended up crashing in another car. I had to go to my lawyer. (The other driver) didn’t want to pay the costs to fix my car. I did my best, I was a warrior just to step inside that cage. Any other fighter would just run away, but I needed that.
I couldn’t run, I couldn’t cut weight to fight. I had injuries in my back and ribs, but I went there and fought. I don’t think I trained more than five times for this fight and I knocked him down twice in the first round.
Something tells me that Brandao has to “go to his lawyer” a lot, with all the pen-stabbings he is probably involved in and all. If he takes offense to a guy he’s about to fight staring at him for too long, Lord knows how he treats some bum who eyeballs his girlfriend at the gas station.
The year 2013 was great to the prospects of the UFC. Many either made their debuts or continued building upon their legacy as they attempted to fulfill their dreams of becoming world champion. Some prospects were built up as the next big thing, and some flew under the radar. Either way, they’re guaranteed to be […]
The year 2013 was great to the prospects of the UFC. Many either made their debuts or continued building upon their legacy as they attempted to fulfill their dreams of becoming world champion. Some prospects were built up as the next big thing, and some flew under the radar. Either way, they’re guaranteed to be […]
Honing one’s skills is part of the game. To reap the benefits of unparalleled athleticism and natural ability, fighters must adapt and evolve to overcome adversity. This means that sharpening one’s striking, wrestling, grappling, game-planning and overall effectiveness will do wonders. Here are a group of athletes who have done just that en route to […]
Honing one’s skills is part of the game. To reap the benefits of unparalleled athleticism and natural ability, fighters must adapt and evolve to overcome adversity. This means that sharpening one’s striking, wrestling, grappling, game-planning and overall effectiveness will do wonders. Here are a group of athletes who have done just that en route to […]
Jon Jones has walked away from the World MMA Awards with Fighter of the Year honors over the past two years. In 2013, Demetrious Johnson, Chris Weidman, Vitor Belfort and others did their best to ensure the light heavyweight champion doesn’t make it three in a row. Still, Jones did go undefeated over the past […]
Jon Jones has walked away from the World MMA Awards with Fighter of the Year honors over the past two years. In 2013, Demetrious Johnson, Chris Weidman, Vitor Belfort and others did their best to ensure the light heavyweight champion doesn’t make it three in a row. Still, Jones did go undefeated over the past […]
