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Following the crowning of a new Heavyweight Grand Prix champ in Daniel Cormier, and a lightweight championship battle between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson, here’s a look at a few of the walkout shirts that were worn at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. New styles included Cormier’s signature DC walkout shirt from TrauMMA, as well as Melendez’s “El Nino” signature tee by TapouT. Outfitting Thomson for his match against Melendez, RYU had “The Punk” representing in the RYU Signature tee, paired up with the Tanto Compression shorts and Warrior Hoodie from the Spring 2012 RYU Clothing collection. For a quick recap of what was worn by some of the night’s main competitors, check out the Strikeforce 40 walkout shirts below.
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As the UFC on FUEL TV 3 hits Fairfax, Virginia with a five round featherweight fight between Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, here’s a look at a few of the latest walkout shirts that have surfaced in time for the event. Topping things off is the newest Korean Zombie signature tee from TrauMMA Combat, as well as Poirier’s own signature shirt and his “Lightning Bolt” walkout tee, both by HeadRush. Some of the other new styles include recent releases from Dethrone Royalty, Hayabusa, and more. Get your first look below, with more tees being added to the list leading up to and following the fights.
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I’m being squeezed and forced down a dark, pulsating tunnel of living flesh. I’ve been ripped from a place of comfort and quiet solitude, a haven where I floated, with time suspended, for ages. The convulsive, relentless actions of a power I cannot control force me further and further toward my future, toward my fate. I feel crushed, malformed. My eyes are slits. I can see vague shapes, and discern dark from light, but barely, and only with effort. My ears feel clogged. I can hear, but like my vision, my sense of hearing is corrupted, semi-formatted, incomplete. I can feel, and at the same time I am numb. The forces that control my progress cannot be resisted or bargained with. There is no reason, no sense of humanity or concern, just that inexorable force pushing me ever onward.I am wet, slick, greasy. I see light and hear voices. Hands grasp for me. I am grabbed, and thrust into the grasp of the unknown. A sharp slap brings me fully into existence. I open my mouth to scream. …Birth? Death? My Ring-walk?All of the above.You’re never ready. You prepare. You train. You plan, plot, scheme, connive, accommodate, gather intelligence, float falsehoods to throw your opponent off the trail and identify moles in your own camp, encourage and nurture unholy alliances, sweet-talk sponsors, infuriate your family and friends, grind yourself into a fine powder day in and day out, then reconstitute yourself in the morning with water and hope, like instant mashed potatoes served in the soup kitchen of your mind.You tell yourself you’re ready.Your cornermen scream it in your ears as you hit mitts backstage.Your friends and family tell you you’re ready, cell phones, granola bars, and energy drinks clutched in their hands. They are confident, but if you look closely, the hands holding those objects are trembling, ever so slightly.You know you’ve done the work, but it’s not the Angel of Knowledge you need right now; it’s another, much more elusive angel in the canon whose intercession you urgently need. The angel we call Belief.You’re never ready.But, eventually, inevitably, immutably, you’re …Next.When Burt Watson, the captain general at UFC events, calls your name, you take that walk, ready or not. And as you do, as you take that walk and hear that crowd and listen to the familiar strains of your walkout song, as you and your cohort, wearing sponsor’s T-shirts and hats, heads to the ring, you silently pray that the Angel of Belief will alight on your shoulder, smiling sweetly, chubby and rosy-cheeked, like Cecco, Caravaggio’s model and muse, eyes alight with the wonder of possibility, full of secret and divine knowledge, shamelessly nude, like in the masterpiece Love Conquers All.You wait, and watch, and listen for the Angel of Belief as you walk through a crowd of screaming strangers toward your fate.And in a movie, if this were a movie, that angel appears, parting the beams of the seizure-inducing strobe lights as they flash in time to the walkout music you hate, but are stuck with because your sports psychologist believes in routine, even in a sport that lives and dies by improvisation and adjustment.And sometimes the Angel of Belief appears.But sometimes the angel …Doesn’t.But you still have to fight. The cage door is closed behind you whether you, your cornermen, your family, your fans, or your angels are ready or not.So here we go. Down to the Octagon.It’s like looking through two paper-towel tubes, a kind of tunnel vision. Whatever is on the periphery disappears. Things in the center of your vision are in clear, sharp focus. You hear the referee ask you about your mouthpiece and groin protection. You grimace like a chimpanzee warning away potential rivals for a mate, and knock on your crotch like a traveling salesman behind on his monthly quota.Your cornermen pull off your shirt, which inevitably gets stuck halfway off your head, and you clumsily struggle with it in your MMA gloves, your hands wrapped too tightly or too loosely, or both, or neither. You absent-mindedly wonder why no sponsor has come out with a shirt that has snaps up the front, like a hospital orderly’s shirt, instead of the same horrid, rock-concert-quality shirts with the tiny neck hole and single-stitch sweatshop construction (that is, of course, everybody else’s sponsor shirts; my sponsor’s shirts are of the highest quality, are made for years of comfortable, reliable wear, and can be treated as objects of heirloom-quality pride and value).OK, shirt’s off. The officials point me to the stairs, like they’re afraid I’ll make a wrong turn, walk into the crowd, and start pounding a fat guy from Orlando here in Vegas on a UFC vay-kay. I’m usually pretty good about knowing where to go once I’m almost completely naked, covered in sweat and grease, in a room full of people chanting my name—and I also know where to go when I’m fighting.So off I go, ready to stand, by myself, rather awkwardly, listening to someone else’s walkout song, shifting impatiently from one foot to the other like an old gambler at the dog track with a hot tip, in a long line with a slow cashier a minute before the bell rings and the mutts start chasing the electric rabbit.Here he comes. I watch, impassively, as he makes his way through the same fleshy tunnel full of grasping hands and blinding lights that I just negotiated. I begin manning the garrison in my own mind; the creaking, leaky fortress where I attempt to safeguard my confidence, where I try to immunize my insecurity by locking it in the deepest recesses of the stockade that is my inner psyche. But the troops I have left to defend the fortress are the least reliable; they are the last line of defense, once the best and brightest of my mental war-party, but they have been decimated by my training camp, previous fights, self-doubt, want, misery, pain, and regret. I survey this ragtag force; their armor is rusty, their weapons are worn and dull. Some have no weapons at all; just a steely-eyed stare, a mute, desperate resolve to serve, even if the campaign is doomed. Among them I see rheumy eyes, missing teeth, scarred visages, missing limbs. But still they stay and man their posts. I gather them together one last time. I attempt to give them my “Crispin’s day” speech about how lesser armies have conquered more powerful foes, about how courage and faith can carry this day.But damn that guy looks big.And damn he’s got a helluva walkout song.And damn do I wish this were over.And it will be … but not for a while.Published with permission from Victory Belt Publishing. 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Following the lightweight battle that went down between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller from East Rutherford, New Jersey, here’s a recap of some of the UFC on FOX 3 entrance songs that were heard during fighter walkouts. Hometown hero Jim Miller stuck to his usual “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, while Diaz came out once again to 2Pac. Other music choices included Josh Koscheck’s “Higher Ground” walkout song by Red Hot Chili Peppers, along with entrance tunes from Eminem and more. Below are just a few of the walkout songs heard in New Jersey, with more music being added to the list in the days ahead.
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Along with the UFC’s return to New Jersey, with a stacked fight card that features a lightweight battle between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller, comes the latest batch of UFC on FOX 3 walkout shirts. While New Jersey’s own Jim Miller will go to war while representing with his TapouT #MYFIGHTMATTERS walkout tee, here’s a look at some of the other new walkout shirts being worn during the main card. Siding with Stockton, California in the main event? Check out the three colors in Nate Diaz’s new 209 signature tee from Metal Mulisha, along with the latest round of walkout shirts worn by Josh Koscheck, Lavar Johnson and others. Scroll down to scope out some of the newest styles with more shirts being added to the list leading up to and following the fights.
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Hunting down some of the walkout songs that were heard at UFC 145? Following the light heavyweight title bout that went down between Jon “Bones” Jones and “Suga” Rashad Evans, here’s a list of some of the UFC 145 entrance songs that were played during fighter walkouts, including music selections by Jones, Evans, Rory MacDonald, Che Mills, and a few of the other main and preliminary card fighters. Although not all of the night’s walkouts were shown, check out some of the UFC 145 entrance songs that were played in Atlanta including tracks by Immortal Technique, Pinchers, Travis Barker, Machine Gun Kelly and more.
The Music.
Rogan had commented during Jon Jones' walkout that Rashad was "enthusiastically dancing in the ring" to his walkout music. Really would like to see this. submitted by MerkinMuffley10 [link] [comment]
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Along with the UFC’s return to Atlanta, Georgia comes the latest wave of UFC 145 walkout shirts. If you’re cheering for the defending champ, there are three different Jon Jones UFC tees to choose from. Siding with “Suga” Rashad? Jaco has him hooked up with his Hybrid Training Sugafly walkout shirt. Or check out some of the other new MMA shirts from Throwdown, Dethrone Royalty and more. Scroll down for some of the latest fight tees being worn by Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Michael “Mayday” McDonald, “Big” Ben Rothwell and the rest of the fight card’s competitors, with more shirts being added to the list leading up to and following the fights.
The Swag.
Searching for some of the UFC walkout music heard during the preliminary and main card matches in Stockholm, Sweden? We’ve got you covered once again with this list of UFC on FUEL TV 2 entrance songs. From hometown hero Alexander Gustafsson’s “Drop the World” walkout tune by Lil Wayne and Eminem, to a wide mix of song choices including tracks from Kings of Leon, Wale, AC/DC and DJ Khaled, check out some of the entrance music selections heard during the fighter walkouts at UFC Sweden below.
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Searching for some of the songs heard during walkouts at the Saitama Super Arena? We’ve got you covered once again with this UFC 144 Entrance Music recap including walkout songs selected by Frankie Edgar, Ben Henderson, Rampage Jackson and the rest of the main card fighters. As usual, the selection of songs offered a bit of everything including Rage Against the Machine, The Notorious B.I.G., Kid Rock, and even the PRIDE FC theme music heard during Rampage’s co-main event walkout. Ready to relive the UFC’s return to Japan? Check out some of the UFC 144 entrance songs below for your full fix of fight music.
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It's time to break down the most important part of Saturday's title fight between the champion, Frankie Edgar, and the contender, Benson Henderson. Which man has the better walkout shirt? The champ brings an Affliction shirt that is thankfully free … Continue reading →
If we can take one thing away from UFC on Fuel 1 it's this: thank God for Photoshop. Tonight Diego Sanchez lost to Jake Ellenberger in a wild and bloody three round decision, but the real star of the show was Diego's silver crucifix which he used to ward off any evil doers in his path on the way to the octagon.
First it was the 'YES!' cartwheel, now it's the crucifix walkout. Diego Sanchez is an MMA meme machine.
Here's the internet's collected reaction to Diego's religiously intense walkout:
Then the UG got it's hands on a Diego screen cap.
Huge props to Brian Rule, inf0, Ranier Wolfcastle and epwar on the UG for the images. Incredible.
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Along with this year’s Super Bowl weekend comes a super stacked fight card with UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit hitting Las Vegas on February 4th. As we count down the days until this weekend’s interim UFC welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit, here’s a preview of all the latest UFC 143 walkout shirts from fight wear brands like Metal Mulisha, HEADRUSH, Punishment Athletics and Throwdown by Affliction. Check out all of newest UFC 143 walkout tees below, with more styles being added to the list as we get closer to fight night.
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Along with the UFC on FOX 2 triple-header that’s hitting network television this weekend, here’s a closer look at the six newest walkout shirts being worn by the main card fighters. Squared up side by side so you can see which fight wear brands are battling it out, check out the newest tees from Jaco, Throwdown, Affliction, TapouT, and Bad Boy. Who are you cheering for this weekend? Which styles reign supreme? Check out all six walkout shirts below and take your picks.
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Back again with another dose of UFC entrance music to get you pumped up, here’s a list of all the walkout songs chosen by the UFC on FX 1 fighters. Rocking the arena for the night’s main fight, Jim Miller made his way to the cage with CCR’s “Bad Moon Rising” blasting from the speakers, while Melvin Guillard switched things up with “Fire Breazze” by Al Bizarre. Other UFC on FX 1 entrance songs heard throughout the night included tunes from 2Pac, Jay-Z, Megadeth, and more. Check out the full list of main card and preliminary match UFC on FX 1 walkout songs below.
Check out the first show with no Eminem walkout music in a long time...
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As Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping get ready to scrap during the UFC on FOX 2 triple header, here’s a look at Sonnen’s “American Gangster” walkout shirt by TapouT. Fueled by some of the finest smack-talking around, Sonnen vs. Bisping is shaping up to be one hell of a fight, with the winner getting a crack at Anderson Silva’s UFC middleweight title. As gangster as it gets, Chael’s new walkout tee features a bandana rocking skull, surrounded by TapouT’s “Simply Believe” motto across the top, and Sonnen’s classic “Make That Walk” catchphrase along the bottom.
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Back to HSBC Arena in Rio with a fully stacked fight card that’s headlined by a featherweight title match between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes, here’s a preview of some of the UFC 142 walkout shirts from RVCA, TapouT, Throwdown and Xtreme Couture. Leading the pack with a new short sleeve signature collection, RVCA has returned once again with Vitor Belfort’s latest fight wear line, including walkout and cornerman tees. Gearing up the top featherweight contender, TapouT has Chad Mendes covered from head to toe, while Throwdown and Xtreme Couture reveal a few new styles in time for the event.
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With the biggest fight of the year about to go down between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem, here’s a preview of some of the newest UFC 141 walkout shirts. With plenty to choose from, and more styles being added to the list as we approach fight night, check out all of the latest from brands like DeathClutch, Hayabusa, and Throwdown. Featured below are three different versions of Lesnar’s “Redemption” tee, Overeem’s signature style by Hayabusa, and new Throwdown walkout shirts for Nate Diaz, Nam Phan, Matthew Riddle, and Anthony Njokuani. Ready to watch two of the UFC’s largest competitors clash inside the cage? Check out the UFC 141 walkout shirts below.
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Over the course of the past several weeks Michael Bisping and Mayhem Miller have been pulling pranks and talking tons of smack leading up to this weekend’s collision inside the cage during the TUF 14 Finale. But before we watch the coaches wage all-out war on one another inside the Octagon, it’s time to first take a closer look at both TUF 14 walkout shirts. Who reigns supreme in this fight’s walkout shirt battle? Let’s check out both fighter tees, including Bisping’s signature series T-shirt by Affliction, as well as Jason Miller’s “Mayhem Monkeys” tee by HeadRush.
After wearing Xtreme Couture for his past two fights, Bisping’s newest signature tee from Affliction once again honors the United Kingdom with a Union Jack design, printed on a premium lava washed cotton shirt.
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Add a piece of UFC history to your headwear collection with Dan Henderson’s official UFC 139 walkout hat. After watching Hendo and Shogun wage all-out war on each other for five straight rounds in a classic clash between two PRIDE legends, there’s no question Henderson’s walkout kit has become a hot commodity amongst fight fans. Now you can add the cap to match up with the rest of the pieces from the Dan Henderson UFC 139 clothing collection, with Hendo’s Monogram FlexFit hat.
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Stepping into the Octagon for the first time in his fight career at UFC 139, Cung Le and Clinch Gear have teamed up on the Vietnamese Sanshou kickboxer’s official UFC 139 walkout tee for his match against Wanderlei Silva. Best known for his highlight reel spinning back-kicks and busting up opponents with vicious knockouts, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion is set to make his UFC debut and Clinch Gear has him covered with his signature walkout shirt. Take a look at Le’s new tee below, which features red and yellow styling, with a set of stripes running down the back, inspired by the South Vietnam flag design.
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As we count down the hours leading up to the UFC’s debut on FOX, which includes the highly anticipated heavyweight title war between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos, here’s a look at some of the walkout shirts and event tees created to commemorate the historic card. In Cain’s corner are a couple of new signature tees by Dethrone including two colors in his “Y-Que” walkout shirt, as well as the “Miedo No” promotional tee which follows up on last year’s “Yes We Cain” T-shirt style. Other new shirts include co-headliner Ben “Smooth” Henderson’s Dethrone tee, Clay Guida’s walkout shirt by Silver Star, plus a few UFC on FOX branded collector tees to highlight the inaugural UFC network television fight card.
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Ready for UFC 137? Penn vs. Diaz, Kongo vs. Mitrione, Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson…needless to say it’s a mighty stacked card. As we count down the days before checking out the event that’s been suitably titled “Expect the Unexpected”, here’s a preview of all the latest UFC 137 walkout shirts. If you’re a BJ Penn fan, you have plenty of styles to choose from including his pre-fight tees by MMA Elite and official walkout shirts by RVCA. All about Nick Diaz? Metal Mulisha has you covered with two colors in his new signature series T-shirt.
Keep your eyes peeled to the list below as we’ll be adding more and more UFC 137 walkout tees as they’re revealed leading up to fight day.
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Ready for UFC 137? Penn vs. Diaz, Kongo vs. Mitrione, Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson…needless to say it’s a mighty stacked card. As we count down the days before checking out the event that’s been suitably titled “Expect the Unexpected”, here’s a preview of all the latest UFC 137 walkout shirts. If you’re a BJ Penn fan, you have plenty of styles to choose from including his pre-fight tees by MMA Elite and official walkout shirts by RVCA. All about Nick Diaz? Metal Mulisha has you covered with two colors in his new signature series T-shirt.
Keep your eyes peeled to the list below as we’ll be adding more and more UFC 137 walkout tees as they’re revealed leading up to fight day.
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Got JITZ? Joe Lauzon sure does. And he put it to good use by choking out Melvin Guillard in just 47 seconds at UFC 136. In honor of J-Lau’s big victory, we’re giving you the chance to win a limited edition Joe Lauzon “Death By Jitz” walkout shirt! To enter the Joe Lauzon JITZ T-shirt contest is simple. Follow these three easy steps for your chance to win one of two tees:
1. Follow us on Twitter and retweet the following message: RT @FighterXFashion Giveaway! Win a FREE @JoeLauzon @JITZUSA walkout shirt! Go to http://fighterxfashion.com/ to win.
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3. Visit our Facebook page and click the “Like” button. Share the following comment with all of your Facebook friends: Win a FREE Joe Lauzon walkout shirt by JITZ! Go to FighterXFashion.com to win.
Two winners will be chosen at random. One lucky participant will take home J-Lau’s “Death from Jitz” walkout tee. A second lucky winner will walk away with the JITZ “International” T-shirt also featured below.
The contest ends October 16th, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be announced on both FighterXFashion.com Twitter and Facebook pages on Tuesday, October 18th. Good luck!
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Trying to track down your favorite UFC 136 entrance songs? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with a full listing of all the UFC 136 fighter songs that were heard blasting from the sound system during the night’s main card. Hip-hop, country, rock, metal – it’s all here. From Frankie Edgar’s “Kick in the Door” by Biggie Smalls, to Jose Aldo’s “Run This Town” by Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kayne West, you can download all of the UFC 136 walkout music below.
Looking to get your hands on some of the gear worn by the fighters during their walkouts? Check out our UFC 136 Fight Wear Recap for a full overview of all the walkout shirts and fight gear styles worn during the main card entrances.
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If you’re trying to figure out which UFC 135 entrance songs were played during the fighter walkouts in Denver, Colorado, here’s a complete rundown of all the songs that were used to pump up Jon Jones, Rampage Jackson, Josh Koscheck and the rest of the UFC 135 fighters during their walkouts to the Octagon. Once again serving up a diverse dose of fight music from artists such as Diddy – Dirty Money, Kid Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more, here’s your chance to get your fix of all your favorite walkout tunes by checking out the UFC 135 entrance song track list below.
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