Fighter Feature: Marius Žaromskis
Submitted by Grappo on January 21, 2011 - 6:17pm
Following his boner-inducing triumvirate of headkick KO's in 2009, DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis had little room left on his testicles for any more danglers. He was supposed to be the next big thing in the welterweight division, and was seen by many as the second coming of Cro Cop. It was damn near impossible to not be enthusiastic about his prospects considering the utter devastation he was wreaking in the cage.
Maybe we were all too dazzled by the Lithuanian dynamo's... dynamism to look at it objectively at the time. Sakurai is old, Jason High is Jason High, and Myung Ho Bae is... I don't really know who the fuck Myung Ho Bae is. It's ok, that one wasn't a title fight. You can let the man eat squash once in a while, but it was time for a step up in competition.
Zaromskis got that and more when he faced Nick Diaz (the two ranked 12th and 15th at the time, respectively) in Miami for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight title. Losing to Diaz wasn't a big shock, it was the way it happened that was somewhat shocking. After fading throughout the first round, Zaromskis eventually succumbed to death by a thousand pillowy punches (yes, you can knock someone out with a pillow ... I've done it before). The first round? From strikes? You shitting me?!
*read the rest and view a buttload of awesome KO videos after the jump*
Vote for the new Octagon girl
Submitted by agentsmith on January 21, 2011 - 4:07pm
If you already "like" the UFC on Facebook, you may have seen this announcement today:
Vote for the next Octagon Girl! One of these five Hooters Girls will debut during the Fight for the Troops to benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund on Saturday. Choose your favorite here: http://bit.ly/g69W65
Note that it says "next" and "debut," instead of referring to the winner as a "guest" Octagon Girl like Holly Madison. Sounds kinda permanent... does this mean there'll be four Octagon Girls from now on, or is someone joining the ranks of the gone-but-not-forgotten? Will it be Chandella (pleasepleaseplease) or Britney? Even a cookie cutter bleach-blonde with bolt on boobs is better than Danny Glover.
If you want to vote, you'll have to first "like" the UFC (no prob), but then also give permission for Hooters to access both your basic and profile info, send you emails, and even post on your wall. Sorry girls, but that's a deal-breaker for me... we could've had something special too.
But if you just want to get a closer look at the nominees in the poster, we've got you covered after the jump.
