10 Times MMA Stars Confronted Their Hecklers

If anyone is foolish enough to try to heckle MMA stars, then they’d best prepare themselves to be on the receiving end of a verbal beatdown – if not worse. The trash-talkers in this article discovered the hard way! Chael Sonnen vs. Regional Fighter At a Q&A session during the UFC Fan Expo in 2013, […]

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If anyone is foolish enough to try to heckle MMA stars, then they’d best prepare themselves to be on the receiving end of a verbal beatdown – if not worse.

The trash-talkers in this article discovered the hard way!

Chael Sonnen vs. Regional Fighter

At a Q&A session during the UFC Fan Expo in 2013, Chael Sonnen found himself coming under fire from a regional fighter called Bill Smallwood, who apparently had a chip on his shoulder.

“I’m trying to figure out why people are asking your opinion when you haven’t had your hand raised in two years?” Smallwood said after queuing up to ask Sonnen a question.

As Smallwood continued to ramble on about ‘real talk,’ the state of Oklahoma, and fighters from that area who deserved a title shot more than him, Sonnen finally lost his patience and began to fire back with both barrels.

“Spit it out brother, you’re putting everybody to sleep, man, and I’m about to come over there and whip your *** in a second just to give people something to look at!” Sonnen bellowed at him.

“Here’s real talk dummy. If you don’t get to the end of the line, I’m going to come down there and warm up on you before I talk care of LeBron [James] later tonight, so take those stupid sunglasses off your head, because we’re in a dark room, dummy!”

Smallwood was running out of material fast but kept going anyway.

“I sell *** whoopings, son, not memberships,” he retorted.

“You don’t sell anything, stupid,” Sonnen informed him. “You sell ***-whippings? What is your name again? Who are you?”

Smallwood didn’t respond to that, perhaps because no one had a clue who he was, and the reality was that he only had a 2-3 record in MMA at the time (a record that several years later now stands at just 4-7).

“Tell my room of fans what real talk means,” Sonnen mocked him to cheers and applause from the crowd. “Beat it!”

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Six Fighters Who Turned Their Careers Around In 2018

These six fighters defied the odds and turned their careers around in 2018.

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Mixed martial arts is a crazy and unpredictable sport. It takes a special kind of individual to throw caution into the wind and risk their own physical wellbeing for the sake of entertainment.

There is no blueprint on how to become a fighter. We have seen fighters come from all different walks of life. There have been lifelong athletes that transition into MMA after their collegiate days, and we have seen real estate agents by day turn into savage cage fighters at night.

Likewise, some fighters hit the ground running in MMA, laying waste to opponents right from the very start of their careers. Other fighters don’t quite hit their fighting groove till much later in their careers.

One thing, however, does remain true in combat sports. and particularly MMA. That is you can always expect the unexpected. 2018 has provided mixed martial arts fans with some memorable moments, and with five months still left to go in the year, its a safe bet there are still many more heart-stopping outcomes still to come.

2018 has seen its fair share of comebacks inside the octagon, but we here at Lowkick wanted to put a different spin on the term “comeback.” We took a look back at the first half of 2018 to bring you our list of six fighters who have turned their fight careers around this year.

Here is our list:

Jeremy Stephens

There is perhaps no greater example of what one year can do for an MMA career than Jeremy “Lil Heathen” Stephens.

Stephens first set foot into the Octagon back in 2007 at UFC 71. He would lose his debut against Din Thomas on that night, but here we are over a decade later, and “Lil’ Heathen” has never looked better.

In Stephens’ last outing, he destroyed rising Team Alpha Male contender Josh Emmett via KO at 1:35 of the second round of their main event at UFC on FOX 28 in February. Just one month prior to FOX 28 at UFC Fight Night 124, “Lil Heathen” took out highly-touted prospect Doo Ho Choi in a war that earned “Fight of the Night” honors.

Stephens is 2-0 in 2018 and plans on adding more Ws to the win column before year’s end. He was recently called upon to fill in for Max Holloway at UFC 226 after the champ was removed from the card for exhibiting concussion-like symptoms. “Lil’ Heathen” jumped at the short-notice opportunity, however, his would-be opponent Brian Ortega refused the fight.

Stephens now turns his sights to longtime former featherweight king Jose Aldo, who he will be facing in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 30 next week (July 28, 2018).

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Report: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Sam Alvey Set For UFC Sao Paulo

It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Sam Alvey will share the Octagon on the first day of fall. Combate reports that Nogueira and Alvey will do battle inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 22 for UFC Sao Paulo. Nogueira ha…

It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Sam Alvey will share the Octagon on the first day of fall. Combate reports that Nogueira and Alvey will do battle inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 22 for UFC Sao Paulo. Nogueira hasn’t been in action since his Nov. 2016 bout against Ryan Bader. […]

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UFC Fight Night 118 Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Misses Weight

UFC Fight Night 118 is set to take place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gdańsk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card will air […]

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UFC Fight Night 118 is set to take place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gda?sk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gda?sk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 3 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will also air on UFC Fight Pass, at 11:45 a.m. ET.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone and Darren Till will headline this event while Jodie Esquibel vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Jan Blachowicz vs. Devin Clark in a light heavyweight bout and Oskar Piechota vs. Jonathan Wilson in a middleweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 118 on Friday. Sam Alvey was the only fighter to miss weight as he weighed in at 189 pounds. Here are the weigh-in results:

Donald Cerrone (170) vs. Darren Till (170)

Jodie Esquibel (114) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115)

Jan Blachowicz (204) vs. Devin Clark (205)

Oskar Piechota (185) vs. Jonathan Wilson (186)

Nasrat Haqparast (155) vs. Marcin Held (156)

Anthony Hamilton (256) vs. Adam Wieczorek (233)

Brian Kelleher (135) vs. Damian Stasiak (134)

Sam Alvey (189)* vs. Ramazan Emeev (185)

Andre Fili (145) vs. Artem Lobov (145)

Warlley Alves (171) vs. Salim Touahri (171)

Aspen Ladd (136) vs. Lina Lansberg (134)

Felipe Arantes (145) vs. Josh Emmett (145)

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Sam Alvey: ‘We’re Going to Make The Biggest Weight Cut of my Life’

Sam Alvey is about to endure a weight cut like none he’s ever experienced. Alvey is set to take on Ramazan Emeev this Saturday (Oct. 21) inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout will be featured on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 118. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Alvey said that by taking the fight […]

Sam Alvey is about to endure a weight cut like none he’s ever experienced. Alvey is set to take on Ramazan Emeev this Saturday (Oct. 21) inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout will be featured on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 118. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Alvey said that by taking the fight […]

UFC Fight Night 118: Poland Sees Sam Alvey Step in vs. Ramazan Emeev

Sam Alvey will replace Trevor Smith and fight Ramazan Emeev next Saturday at UFC Fight Night 118. Alvey will make the long trip over to Gdansk, Poland to face a former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. The 31-year-old is 31-9 overall and coming off a split decision win vs. Rashad Evans to improve to 5-1 over […]

Sam Alvey will replace Trevor Smith and fight Ramazan Emeev next Saturday at UFC Fight Night 118. Alvey will make the long trip over to Gdansk, Poland to face a former M-1 Challenge middleweight champion. The 31-year-old is 31-9 overall and coming off a split decision win vs. Rashad Evans to improve to 5-1 over […]