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Video: Nephew of WWE legend Hulk Hogan gets smashed in opening round of MMA fight

HulkMMA fighter and nephew of legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, ‘King’ David Bollea, found himself on the wrong side of a first-round shellacking at a mixed martial arts event on Sunday. Bollea stepped inside the cage for his 11th career fight at Fury Challenger Series 5 according to his profile via Tapology.com. Bollea faced 4-3 […]

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MMA fighter and nephew of legendary pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, ‘King’ David Bollea, found himself on the wrong side of a first-round shellacking at a mixed martial arts event on Sunday.

Bollea stepped inside the cage for his 11th career fight at Fury Challenger Series 5 according to his profile via Tapology.com. Bollea faced 4-3 fighter Paul Garza during the event, and needless to say, things did not go well for the little Hulkster. In a clip of the clash shared by @Grabaka_Hitman on X (formerly Twitter), Bollea is overwhelmed and outmatched, ultimately leading to a vicious first-round knockout.

Clearly, David Bollea didn’t say his prayers and take his vitamins ahead of his return to the cage this weekend. Otherwise, he could have hulked up and dropped a leg on his opponent for the big finish.

At least we know that The Iron Sheik is smiling from up above.

Hulk Hogan Denounces David Bollea’s Status as a Member of the Hogan Family

Bollea, 42, holds an 8-2 record in his mixed martial arts career, though that does not appear to reflect his loss against Garza on Sunday. Making his debut in 2008, ‘King’ has fought off and on over the years, but he did take a nine-year break from MMA between 2012 and 2021.

While David Bollea likes to walk around boasting the Hogan name, even going by David Hogan at one point, his iconic uncle admits to knowing next to nothing about him.

“I’ve only met him twice in my entire life … he knows nothing about the Hogan family, the Hogan name, and has no right to use it,” Hulk told TMZ in a 2014 interview.

That’s pretty harsh brother… er, nephew.

BJ Penn Teases UFC Return, Under One Particular Condition

BJ PennUFC legend BJ Penn is ready to make his triumphant return to the octagon if wrestling great Hulk Hogan assists in his walkout. At 43, it is highly unlikely that Penn would be willing to make the return to the high stage of the UFC at this point in his life. But, despite seven straight […]

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UFC legend BJ Penn is ready to make his triumphant return to the octagon if wrestling great Hulk Hogan assists in his walkout.

At 43, it is highly unlikely that Penn would be willing to make the return to the high stage of the UFC at this point in his life. But, despite seven straight losses, he would be motivated to fight again if Hogan was by his side during his walk to the octagon.

Penn has alluded to his love of professional wrestling on multiple occasions during his athletic career, and more specifically Hogan.

During a recent interview with his official website, Penn spoke about the lasting impact that Hogan has had on his life.

“Hulk Hogan was my hero and such an inspiration for me growing up,” Penn said. “Those are such good memories to look back on. Hulk Hogan was a larger-than-life figure and I hope he realizes how many lives he’s touched in such a positive way.

“When we were talking about having him come out (to my fight), I was just thinking of having him come and sit in the front row. But yeah, imagine walking out with him? Geez, I would come back for one more fight to make that happen.” (h/t MMAMania)

BJ Penn, Hulk Hogan Are All-Time Greats In Their Respective Sports

Penn is widely regarded as one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time and arguably one of the best champions in the history of the sport. He earned titles at welterweight and lightweight during his legendary UFC career.

A run of wins in six of nine fights would be the last moments of greatness for Penn, as he would go on quite the losing skid on his way out of the UFC.

Penn has dabbled into the world of politics since retiring from combat sports. But, he could be on the way back to the octagon if Hogan agrees to Penn’s demands for a featured walkout.

Do you want to see BJ Penn return to fighting?

CM Punk Says Covington’s Trash Talk ‘Worked For Hulk Hogan,’ But Not Him

CM Punk sounded off on Colby Convington’s “ineffective” trash talk:

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Former WWE champion CM Punk will make his return to mixed martial arts after nearly two years off when he meets Mike Jackson on the main card of tonight’s (Sat., June 9, 2018) UFC 225 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

After a failed debut against Mickey Gall at September 2016’s UFC 203, Punk returned to the gym to hone his craft to the point he was competitive in MMA, and in that time, he’s noticed an obvious trend in the sport that he believes mirrors his old profession of pro-wrestling – whether it’s for better or worse.

That’s the fad of over-the-top trash talk at the forefront of the UFC, a trend Punk believes that was brought to prominence by Conor McGregor and is attempting to be mimicked by current interim UFC welterweight title challenger Colby Covington, who has called out just about every name that has anything remotely to do with the UFC of late.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s working for Covington.

During a UFC 225 media day this week (via MMA Fighting), Punk said that “Chaos’” brand of trash talk isn’t translating so well into today even if it worked for some big names in pro-wrestling in the 1980s:

“You don’t gotta yell. You don’t gotta scream. Just because Hogan did it in ’84 doesn’t mean you’ve gotta do it.”

Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports

Punk insists McGregor is able to boost anticipation for his fights into the stratosphere because he’s a special talent and it’s genuine in his eyes.

But from Covington, Punk believes the smack talk seems forced and is therefore ineffective:

“I don’t really don’t think it’s effective any more,” Punk said. “I think you can group it into the umbrella Conor [McGregor] effect. But Conor is a different guy. Conor is a special guy. So Conor can do and say things and get away from them, whereas personally I don’t think a lot of other people can. Conor doesn’t honestly feel like to me like he’s playing a part. Conor is Conor.”

Punk is far from the first person to suggest Covington’s brash, offensive brand of smack talk is simply disgusting, but it almost certainly got him a title fight against Rafael dos Anjos tonight, something his recent body of work in the UFC, although impressive, most likely would not have gotten him.

There’s no doubting that his style of self-promotion worked in pro-wrestling, especially for the villains in the scripted man-drama, and based on how many boos Covington is getting everywhere he goes, it’s also working in MMA.

We’ll just have to wait and see how that translates into box office success in Chicago.

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TNA Deathwatch: Viacom’s Pro-Wrestling Brand Might Be F*cked Too, You Guys


(See, Viacom? There ARE some things that are too stupid for pro-wrestling fans to watch.)

Remember when we told you guys on Sunday that Bellator is going through some hard times before its (extremely misguided) inaugural PPV? Well, with a brand new episode of TNA Impact scheduled to air tonight, we decided to look into how Viacom’s other promotion is doing. Try not to act too surprised, but here’s the short version of the story:

Believe it or not, the professional wrestling outfit that’s been repackaged as an infomercial for an MMA PPV that no one cares about is in some pretty dire straights. Over the course of the past year, TNA Impact has been making some drastic budget cuts, which have included firing numerous young prospects and veteran wrestlers alike (leading to some hilarious satirical stories from Kayfabe News). Okay, no problem with trimming the fat, right? Well, once main players in the company start getting cut, it’s not exactly a good sign. Follow us after the jump, and we’ll explain…


(See, Viacom? There ARE some things that are too stupid for pro-wrestling fans to watch.)

Remember when we told you guys on Sunday that Bellator is going through some hard times before its (extremely misguided) inaugural PPV? Well, with a brand new episode of TNA Impact scheduled to air tonight, we decided to look into how Viacom’s other promotion is doing. Try not to act too surprised, but here’s the short version of the story:

Believe it or not, the professional wrestling outfit that’s been repackaged as an infomercial for an MMA PPV that no one cares about is in some pretty dire straights. Over the course of the past year, TNA Impact has been making some drastic budget cuts, which have included firing numerous young prospects and veteran wrestlers alike (leading to some hilarious satirical stories from Kayfabe News). Okay, no problem with trimming the fat, right? Well, once main players in the company start getting cut, it’s not exactly a good sign.

Two weeks ago, TNA Impact actually had to fire Hulk Hogan as a cost cutting measure. On the surface, Hogan’s dismissal from the company has been long overdue — he’s an overpaid sixty year old being used as an on-air authority figure because he physically can’t wrestle anymore. But for TNA Impact to finally part ways with the guy? Brother, that’d be like Dana White firing Chuck Liddell from his vaguely-defined job; even though it would make sense financially, it would never happen unless the company was circling the drain.

To make matters worse, the promotion’s first show without Hulk Hogan since 2009 only managed to bring in only 1.08 million viewers last Thursday, which is nearly an all-time low for the promotion. To put that into perspective, more people watched a midnight rerun of Pawn Stars than TNA Impact. But they did manage to pull in a few more viewers than an American Dad rerun that aired at 1:30 in the morning, so that’s a plus, I guess.

Jim Cornette recently said that he’d “hang up quickly and take three Xanax” if Dixie Carter called him asking for his help, and it isn’t hard to see why he said that. TNA’s insistence on signing the WWE’s ancient leftovers and pushing them down their viewers’ throats has made it pretty hard for viewers to take them seriously. So has their habit of burying their promising young talent; by all means stop me if any of this sounds familiar. And let’s not get started on the terrible storylines that TNA Impact has been producing. The promotion won The Gooker Award — the professional wrestling equivalent of a Golden Raspberry — twice in the past three years, and something tells me that they’re going to extend the streak this year with the Rampage vs. Tito storyline.

I’m not writing that the situation is hopeless, but I am writing that it may very well be hopeless if Bellator’s pay-per-view flops. Viacom has invested the futures of both promotions into this card. If it doesn’t end well, it’ll take more than Tim Sylvia to fix the ensuing fiasco.

@SethFalvo

Hulkamania Wants to Run Wild on Fallon Fox, Brother


(Oh my…when did they take the gloves off?)

By now, you’re all familiar with the story of – and the controversy behind – transgender MMA fighter, Fallon Fox. Debates on whether or not Fox should be allowed to compete against women in the first place have quickly devolved into both sides lobbing reactionary rants and petty insults at each other – and not just here at Cage Potato.

Naturally, the folks at TMZ.com decided that in these tumultuous times, the world needs Hulk Hogan to be the voice of reason, because even they are affected by slow news days every once in a while. Hogan reminds everyone that in his business, anyone who trains, eats their vitamins and says their prayers is capable of stepping into the ring with him. Yes, Hulk Hogan is now the latest person to declare willingness to compete against Fallon Fox, and he did so with all the enthusiasm you’d expect from a famous aging wrestler being asked questions about a transgender MMA fighter instead of his own career.


(Oh my…when did they take the gloves off?)

By now, you’re all familiar with the story of – and the controversy behind – transgender MMA fighter, Fallon Fox.  Debates on whether or not Fox should be allowed to compete against women in the first place have quickly devolved into both sides lobbing reactionary rants and petty insults at each other – and not just here at Cage Potato.

Naturally, the folks at TMZ.com decided that in these tumultuous times, the world needs Hulk Hogan to be the voice of reason, because even they are affected by slow news days every once in a while.  Hogan reminds everyone that in his business, anyone who trains, eats their vitamins and says their prayers is capable of stepping into the ring with him. Yes, Hulk Hogan is now the latest person to declare willingness to compete against Fallon Fox, and he did so with all the enthusiasm you’d expect from a famous aging wrestler being asked questions about a transgender MMA fighter instead of his own career.

“I’ll whip her. I mean I’ll whip him. I’ll whip her…I’m confused. I’ll pin her, submission,” he tells the reporter. Just in case you can’t tell that this is strictly for publicity, “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart chimes in at the end with “If anybody can make money, let’s use ‘em.” It’s somewhere around this point that the entire Fallon Fox controversy officially jumps the shark.

Unfortunately, The Iron Sheik was not available for comment.

@SethFalvo

Hulk Hogan Willing to Fight Fallon Fox: “I’d Whoop Him/Her”

If the UFC passes on an opportunity to sign transgender fighter Fallon Fox, Hulk Hogan is more than happy to welcome her into the squared-circle.”I’ll whip her, I mean I’ll whip him, I’ll whip her, I’m confused. I’ll pin her, submission,” Hogan recentl…

If the UFC passes on an opportunity to sign transgender fighter Fallon Fox, Hulk Hogan is more than happy to welcome her into the squared-circle.

“I’ll whip her, I mean I’ll whip him, I’ll whip her, I’m confused. I’ll pin her, submission,” Hogan recently told TMZ.com.

MMA journalist Loretta Hunt broke the story where Fox revealed to Sports Illustrated she was originally born a man. In 2006, Fox traveled to Bangkok, Thailand and underwent sex reassignment surgery, which also included supplemental hormonal therapy.

As a woman, Fox has gone on to compete professionally against other women in MMA, a decision that unearthed a fierce debate regarding the ethical nature of the sport.

After undergoing the necessary augmentations and maintaining a hormonal balance, some believe Fox passes the requirements as a legitimate female competitor in the sport.

Others, like UFC commentator Joe Rogan, still see Fox as having the same bone density and physical makeup of a man, which puts opponents at an incredible disadvantage.

UFC President Dana White didn’t shut the door on Fox’s entry into the UFC. During an appearance on the Abe Kanan Show on SiriusXM (via MMAJunkie.com), he chalked it up to being a problem the athletic commission would have to sort through.

White doesn’t believe Fox has done enough in her career to warrant a contract at this time. Her professional record stands at 2-0, and both of her opponents had losing records.

It’s a bridge the UFC will cross when the timing feels more appropriate.

As for Hogan, he is likely looking for another cash cow to milk and help facilitate the growth of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). This really isn’t any different than when Vince McMahon reportedly issued a challenge to fight White not too long ago.

In any case, it’s tough not to feel sympathetic towards Fox.

Every human being is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions, but some of the personal remarks geared towards Fox have been nothing short of oppressing.

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