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Daniel Straus Had to Cut His Damn Dreads Off to Make 145 Pounds at Yesterday’s Bellator Weigh-Ins


(Well that’s a shame. / Photo via Anthony Mazzuca)

Tonight in Hammond, Indiana, Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus will make his first title-defense in a rubber-match against Pat Curran, the guy he won the title from in November. But just making weight for the fight turned into a harrowing test of Straus’s character. Expecting to come in a little over the 145-pound limit, Straus chopped his own dreads off backstage to help shed some ounces. The raggedy aftermath is what you see above.

At weigh-ins, Straus immediately stripped down and got behind a towel — and he was still a half-pound over. Luckily, Straus was able to shed the extra weight with some additional time, and tonight’s title fight will proceed as scheduled. But between Straus’s new hairstyle and the sudden removals of War Machine and Joe Riggs, the Bellator 112 poster has become one of the most outdated and inaccurate posters in MMA history. It’s a crazy world, man. Everything is subject to change.

The official Bellator 112 weigh-in results are after the jump…


(Well that’s a shame. / Photo via Anthony Mazzuca)

Tonight in Hammond, Indiana, Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus will make his first title-defense in a rubber-match against Pat Curran, the guy he won the title from in November. But just making weight for the fight turned into a harrowing test of Straus’s character. Expecting to come in a little over the 145-pound limit, Straus chopped his own dreads off backstage to help shed some ounces. The raggedy aftermath is what you see above.

At weigh-ins, Straus immediately stripped down and got behind a towel — and he was still a half-pound over. Luckily, Straus was able to shed the extra weight with some additional time, and tonight’s title fight will proceed as scheduled. But between Straus’s new hairstyle and the sudden removals of War Machine and Joe Riggs, the Bellator 112 poster has become one of the most outdated and inaccurate posters in MMA history. It’s a crazy world, man. Everything is subject to change.

The official Bellator 112 weigh-in results are after the jump…

MAIN CARD
– Bellator Featherweight World Title Fight: Daniel Straus (145) vs. Pat Curran (144.7)
– Bellator Welterweight Tournament Opening Round: Andrey Koreshkov (170.7) vs. Nah’ Shon Burrell (171)
– Bellator Welterweight Tournament Opening Round: Sam Oropeza (170.2) vs. Cristiano Souza (170.8)
– Bellator Welterweight Tournament Opening Round: Jesse Juarez (170.7) vs. Adam McDonough (170.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD
– Bellator Welterweight Tournament Opening Round: Nathan Coy (170.5) vs. Paul Bradley (170.8)
– Welterweight Feature Fight: A.J. Matthews (170.5) vs. Belal Muhammad (170.7)
– Catchweight Feature Fight (170 lbs*): Diego Marlon (136.6) vs. Lloyd Carter (136.1)
– Featherweight Feature Fight: Darrion Caldwell (145.7) vs. Lance Surma (146)
– Catchweight Feature Fight (170 lbs.): Derek Loffer (169) vs. Bobby Reardanz (160**)
– Catchweight Feature Fight (215lbs.): Jason Guida (213.5) vs. Anthony Gomez (214)
– Heavyweight Feature Fight: Daniel James (265) vs. Erick Correa (263.5)

* This is a typo, obviously. But that’s what Bellator sent us.

** Yeesh. Good luck, Bobby.

 

CagePotato Photo Tribute: The Ever Changing Hairstyle Of Vitor Belfort


(The “t” is for “testosterone.” / Photo via realvitorbelfort on Instagram)

By Jon Mariani

Ever since he made his Octagon debut as a thick-necked teenager in 1997, Vitor Belfort has tried out more hairstyles than any other fighter in the UFC besides Chris Leben. After seeing Belfort’s brand-new look last night — featuring a cross shaved into the back of his scalp and a braided rat-tail — we figured it was a good time to put together a chronological(-ish) history of the Phenom’s hair. Let’s begin…


(Young, buzzed-down UFC champion Vitor.)


(“It’s a work in progress, bro.”)


(The “t” is for “testosterone.” / Photo via realvitorbelfort on Instagram)

By Jon Mariani

Ever since he made his Octagon debut as a thick-necked teenager in 1997, Vitor Belfort has tried out more hairstyles than any other fighter in the UFC besides Chris Leben. After seeing Belfort’s brand-new look last night — featuring a cross shaved into the back of his scalp and a braided rat-tail — we figured it was a good time to put together a chronological(-ish) history of the Phenom’s hair. Let’s begin…


(Young, buzzed-down UFC champion Vitor.)


(“It’s a work in progress, bro.”)


(Trying out the “surfer dad” look while his wife breast-feeds.)


(The Phenom during his brief and terrifying “gangster cornrows” phase.)


(Vitor returns to the “high and tight” look before nearly murdering Matt Lindland. / Photo via MMAWeekly)


(“Bro, do you even notice my luxurious locks, bro?”)


(Some people call him the rooster of love…)


(Additional rattail: no charge)


(Vitor’s version of the Chocolate Al ‘Chuck Hawk’.)


(The mullet-hawk with decorative zig-zags. This man has absolutely lost his mind. / Photo via Getty)


(“Bro…she biting my style, bro.”)

Ronda Rousey on TUF 18: I Worried About Coaching, Miesha Worried About Her Hair

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey insists that she doesn’t care about how some fans perceived her after coaching on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter since she put the needs of her fighters first.  The “Rowdy” one explained her position in a recent interview with Fighters Only, where she was critical of arch nemesis Miesha Tate, […]

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey insists that she doesn’t care about how some fans perceived her after coaching on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter since she put the needs of her fighters first.  The “Rowdy” one explained her position in a recent interview with Fighters Only, where she was critical of arch nemesis Miesha Tate, […]

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Video: Urijah Faber Shaves His Head in Support of Ailing Sister

(Props: UrijahFaber0com)

The California Kid has done the unthinkable. As a show of solidarity for his sister Michaella — who had to lose her own long hair to undergo brain surgery after that awful car accident — Urijah Faber has shaved off his trademark surfer-mop. Will he keep the high-and-tight look for his upcoming coaching gig on TUF 15? And sure, I’ll bid $20 for one of those Urijah Faber hair clumps. My financial advisor tells me it’s a good investment.


(Props: UrijahFaber0com)

The California Kid has done the unthinkable. As a show of solidarity for his sister Michaella — who had to lose her own long hair to undergo brain surgery after that awful car accident — Urijah Faber has shaved off his trademark surfer-mop. Will he keep the high-and-tight look for his upcoming coaching gig on TUF 15? And sure, I’ll bid $20 for one of those Urijah Faber hair clumps. My financial advisor tells me it’s a good investment.