At UFC 142, Anthony Johnson was given the biggest opportunity of his career. After exciting battles in the welterweight class, Johnson was afforded the opportunity to jump up to 185 pounds, a division believed to benefit the 6’2″ wrestling powerho…
At UFC 142, Anthony Johnson was given the biggest opportunity of his career.
After exciting battles in the welterweight class, Johnson was afforded the opportunity to jump up to 185 pounds, a division believed to benefit the 6’2″ wrestling powerhouse who regularly weighs upwards of 200-plus pounds.
Last Saturday, Johnson stepped inside the Octagon opposite former champion Vitor Belfort. However, “Rumble” tipped the scales at 197-pounds, well over the middleweight limit. For the third time in his career, Johnson was fined a percentage of his purse for missing weight and was subsequently submitted by Belfort, which signaled his release from the promotion shortly thereafter.
A man with an unbridled amount of potential, Johnson has disappointed his loyal fan following, much like these next fighters who have, for one reason or another, not lived up to their potential.
At UFC 142, Anthony Johnson was given the biggest opportunity of his career. After exciting battles in the welterweight class, Johnson was afforded the opportunity to jump up to 185 pounds, a division believed to benefit the 6’2″ wrestling powerho…
At UFC 142, Anthony Johnson was given the biggest opportunity of his career.
After exciting battles in the welterweight class, Johnson was afforded the opportunity to jump up to 185 pounds, a division believed to benefit the 6’2″ wrestling powerhouse who regularly weighs upwards of 200-plus pounds.
Last Saturday, Johnson stepped inside the Octagon opposite former champion Vitor Belfort. However, “Rumble” tipped the scales at 197-pounds, well over the middleweight limit. For the third time in his career, Johnson was fined a percentage of his purse for missing weight and was subsequently submitted by Belfort, which signaled his release from the promotion shortly thereafter.
A man with an unbridled amount of potential, Johnson has disappointed his loyal fan following, much like these next fighters who have, for one reason or another, not lived up to their potential.
God damn you, ReX13. His running gag this week inspired us to revive an old, dead CagePotato feature, in which we take a moment to recognize some of your efforts in the comments section. Will we forget about this by next Friday? Maybe. Maybe not. All we have is this moment. And now, the eight greatest comments of the week…
ReX13 on “Report: Miesha Tate to Defend Strikeforce Title Against Ronda Rousey on March 3rd” [selected highlights]:
– “If you weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t matter what you said or didn’t say. That’s why you’re getting this attention.” – Miesha Tate
– “Man, Stalin was a real asshole, killing his own people like that.” – Pol Pot
– “Wow, that Bachmann chick is stuck on turbo-crazy. The only reason people are giving her the time of day is because she’s a relatively attractive woman in the Republican party. Does she hear the words that are coming out of her mouth?” – Sarah Palin
– “Goddammit, I’ve spent fifteen years in this neighborhood trying to increase property vaules, and a whole fucking passel of kettles just moved in next door. With their hippity hop music and Tyler Perry movies…..we better get a dog, honey.” – Pot
– “Bobby Flay is kinda a douche, you guys.” – Guy Fieri
– “The Duggars should stop having children. Can they even handle the children they already have?” – Nadya “Octomom” Suleman
– “That Octomom is such an attention whore.” – Kate Gosselin
– “Fuck you, bitch.” – Nadya Suleman
God damn you, ReX13. His running gag this week inspired us to revive an old, dead CagePotato feature, in which we take a moment to recognize some of your efforts in the comments section. Will we forget about this by next Friday? Maybe. Maybe not. All we have is this moment. And now, the eight greatest comments of the week…
ReX13 on “Report: Miesha Tate to Defend Strikeforce Title Against Ronda Rousey on March 3rd” [selected highlights]:
– “If you weren’t pretty, it wouldn’t matter what you said or didn’t say. That’s why you’re getting this attention.” – Miesha Tate
– “Man, Stalin was a real asshole, killing his own people like that.” – Pol Pot
– “Wow, that Bachmann chick is stuck on turbo-crazy. The only reason people are giving her the time of day is because she’s a relatively attractive woman in the Republican party. Does she hear the words that are coming out of her mouth?” – Sarah Palin
– “Goddammit, I’ve spent fifteen years in this neighborhood trying to increase property vaules, and a whole fucking passel of kettles just moved in next door. With their hippity hop music and Tyler Perry movies…..we better get a dog, honey.” – Pot
– “Bobby Flay is kinda a douche, you guys.” – Guy Fieri
– “The Duggars should stop having children. Can they even handle the children they already have?” – Nadya “Octomom” Suleman
– “That Octomom is such an attention whore.” – Kate Gosselin
– “Fuck you, bitch.” – Nadya Suleman
Old_Bald_and_Irish on “Video of the Day: Ronda Rousey Trains Like A Boss“:
Yeah…I’d drop my balls on her too.
[Ed. note: Welcome back, old friend! This site has sucked since you left and XENOPHON took over!]
Honorable mention: A Fistful of Doll Hairs on “Tito Ortiz Guests on Friday Night’s Episode of CSI: NY With an Obviously Cracked Skull“:
He would be a fool not to learn the acting trade from his wife. Timing, dialoge, hitting your mark, getting in front of the money shot…etc. She is a filth of knowledge.
[Ed. note: Obviously he means “fountain,” not “filth.” I don’t know know if that was an auto-correct fail, a Freudian slip, or intentional joke-writing, but either way it made me LOL.]
Sometimes athletes that fight for a living have a hard time turning off their instincts outside of the ring. Houston Alexander is the latest example. The UFC light heavyweight was ticketed in Omaha, Neb. for misdemeanor child abuse because he decided t…
Sometimes athletes that fight for a living have a hard time turning off their instincts outside of the ring.
Houston Alexander is the latest example.
The UFC light heavyweight was ticketed in Omaha, Neb. for misdemeanor child abuse because he decided to box his 16-year-old son in his basement.
Alexander allegedly caught his son sending explicit messages to women through Facebook and, according to KMTV in Omaha, challenged his son to a boxing match:
According to police reports, “Alexander then retrieved boxing gloves and told his son, ‘If you are going to lie to me, then we are going to box.'” The two reportedly boxed in the basement. Officers describe the teen as having a “slight bloody nose and pain to his right side.”
The 39-year-old is known for his hands, and using them to discipline his child is beyond idiotic. Although to his credit, a slight bloody nose means he didn’t treat his son like an opponent, but it’s still an awful decision to make.
With the way concussions are becoming the worst enemy in sports, delivering blows to the head of your son is incredibly stupid.
From Mike Tyson to Floyd Mayweather, fighters have a history of violence and let’s hope this is the scare Alexander needs to ensure something like this never happens again. Alexander most recently fought in October, where he was knocked out by Steve Bosse in Montreal.
Here’s to hoping Alexander figures out a better way to keep his children in check…especially when you consider he has six of them.
Sometimes athletes that fight for a living have a hard time turning off their instincts outside of the ring. Houston Alexander is the latest example. The UFC light heavyweight was ticketed in Omaha, Neb. for misdemeanor child abuse because he decided t…
Sometimes athletes that fight for a living have a hard time turning off their instincts outside of the ring.
Houston Alexander is the latest example.
The UFC light heavyweight was ticketed in Omaha, Neb. for misdemeanor child abuse because he decided to box his 16-year-old son in his basement.
Alexander allegedly caught his son sending explicit messages to women through Facebook and, according to KMTV in Omaha, challenged his son to a boxing match:
According to police reports, “Alexander then retrieved boxing gloves and told his son, ‘If you are going to lie to me, then we are going to box.'” The two reportedly boxed in the basement. Officers describe the teen as having a “slight bloody nose and pain to his right side.”
The 39-year-old is known for his hands, and using them to discipline his child is beyond idiotic. Although to his credit, a slight bloody nose means he didn’t treat his son like an opponent, but it’s still an awful decision to make.
With the way concussions are becoming the worst enemy in sports, delivering blows to the head of your son is incredibly stupid.
From Mike Tyson to Floyd Mayweather, fighters have a history of violence and let’s hope this is the scare Alexander needs to ensure something like this never happens again. Alexander most recently fought in October, where he was knocked out by Steve Bosse in Montreal.
Here’s to hoping Alexander figures out a better way to keep his children in check…especially when you consider he has six of them.
Houston Alexander returned to the spotlight this weekend. When we last checked in on the former UFC light heavyweight, he was getting his lights turned out by ex-hockey enforcer Steve Bosse. If you thought that was as low as things could get for Alexander, then prepare to flabbergasted.
Here is the latest update on Alexander, courtesy of KMTV News Omaha, via MiddleEasy:
Here is the latest update on Alexander, courtesy of KMTV News Omaha, via MiddleEasy:
Police ticketed popular MMA fighter Houston Alexander for child abuse after the 39-year-old became upset with his 16-year-old and made him box with him.
Police reports say officers were called to a home near 44th and Maple for a domestic disturbance. The older Alexander told them he was having trouble with his teen son, who was “having explicit sexual contact on Facebook with some unknown females.” The 16-year-old reportedly lied and “made him very upset.”
According to police reports, “Alexander then retrieved boxing gloves and told his son, ‘If you are going to lie to me, then we are going to box.’” The two reportedly boxed in the basement. Officers describe the teen as having a “slight bloody nose and pain to his right side.”
Alexander was cited for misdemeanor [sic] child abuse.
In other words, “The Assassin” caught his son talking dirty to some lady friends on Facebook. When his son lied about it, Houston Alexander challenged him to fight on the spot. After the impromptu boxing match, police arrested Houston for child abuse.
We may be hack journalists, but even we have our limits. If there’s two things we don’t joke about at Cage Potato, it’s child abuse and surprise vans– so we’ll decline to comment on this any further. You guys in the comments section, on the other hand….
Sometimes athletes that fight for a living have a hard time turning off their instincts outside of the ring.
