There is a new dawn afoot. Will you be able to say you were there?
We are witnesses to a changing of the guard, and MMA trash talk, well, never shall it be the same.
Gone are the golden-agers. Forrest Griffin, Tito Ortiz, Baby Jay Penn, Mat Serra and the godfather of this game, Uncle Chael P. Sonnen, have all shoved off into that good night (and yes, I count Tito in this group, burn!).
But let us not fashion an epoch of mourning for those fallen. Let us instead look toward the East, from whence rides a fledgling generation of trash. Ones in whom the trash is so strong, that it may well sponge away our boredom before our nodding chins ever brush the necklines of our careworn Ed Hardys.
Indeed, the future is bright for MMA smack talk, that we, as a people, may be forced to wear shades. Just as the man at the vanguard of this charge (pictured) has done.
Right. So Conor McGregor is indeed No. 1. If that spoiled the list for you, well, I’m glad you unfroze. But it goes so far beyond McGregor. These are the 10 best trash-talkers active in the UFC right now. They are ranked based on, you know, their ability to talk trash. Just remember: Although a fighter being “right” in his or her smack talk is helpful, it’s not necessary for the smack to be “good.” In fact, one mark of excellent trash talk is that it sways you to the talker’s point of view, no matter how right or wrong it might be.
Please enjoy. Unless you’re yellow, in which case, go running to your mommy. Oh yeah.