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CagePotato Ban: MMA Fans Fist-Posing for Photos With Fighters Et Al.


(We suspect the only time this dude balls up his fists is when he does the Dougie)

We’ve all seen him. The guy who works for a construction company in Boise, Idaho who has never thrown a punch in his life, but insists on throwing up a fist every time he poses for a photo with a fighter or anyone else even loosely linked to the sport.

Just stop. You look ridiculous and even the fighter (reporter, ring announcer, cutman etc.) in the photo with you is shaking his head, wondering why the hell you do that. You aren’t a fighter and you aren’t a kid. Do you pretend you’re playing air guitar when you get your picture taken with Slash? Do you pretend you’re performing fellatio when you pose for a photo with a porn star? Yes? Well then you have bigger problems than we thought.

This affliction affects men, women and children of all ages and from all walks of life.

 

Even reporters aren’t immune to the disease:

Joe Rogan summed up the bizarre phenomenon a couple years back.

“These days everyone’s phone has a camera, and everyone wants a picture of them holding their fist up standing next to Randy Couture on their facebook page. That is easily one of the weirdest and goofiest things about MMA fans; the fist-up pose with the fighter. I can’t think of another sport that has a pose that the fans take when they get pictures with the athletes where they mimic the activity they enjoy watching. It’s not just a few guys striking this dopey pose, either. It’s the majority. I can completely understand if you’re a fighter yourself, and you want an image of camaraderie with one of your sporting idols, but if you’re an overweight short order cook who’s never even taken a tae bo class, do the world a favor and keep your fucking fist un-balled when you’re standing next to Anderson Silva.”

We’re calling this trend. Time of death, 1:00 pm ET on November 23. It’s over. Take a minute to say your goodbyes and then we’re taking this bitch to the crematorium.

 

 

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CP-Failing- December 10, 2011 at 5:41 pm

duplicate article of – http://www.cagepotato.com/photo-gallery-amazing-fighter-fist-poses/ – Not impressed.

sidphishus- November 26, 2011 at 4:27 pm

Damn CP, that’s me with Bruce Buffer…. BTW, you have done this article before and that pic was taken in Minneapolis in 2008. Update your pics if your going to re-run your articles talking sh*t about the people on your site. I have more recent pics doing the pose you hate, no need to recycle. I am sorry to report to Mr. Rogan that I while I do “Train UFC” I am not posing this way for comraderie, rather I feel like Rickey Bobby in an interview.

SnackDaddy- November 25, 2011 at 5:27 am

Hey, the fist up pose is still a hundred times better than telephone hand signal. That’s just plain gay.

Walrus- November 24, 2011 at 6:33 pm

Get some new ideas CP

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GC- November 24, 2011 at 9:13 am

I have tried to play rock, paper, scissors when meeting fighters.

they always take rock so you need to time your switch to paper just before the flash!!

much better than 2 fists!!

AussieJosh- November 24, 2011 at 4:38 am

I swear you guys have done this article before, either way you have mentioned this ‘phenomenon’. It was funny as a Rogan bit, less funny when you talked about it a year ago and making an article about it now is just beating a dead horse, have some fucking originality, this isn’t reporting nor is it humerous so why is it here?

What he said! ^^^

4q2bro- November 24, 2011 at 3:01 am

Long time reader – first time posting: I have to say MY facebook page has a pic of me and Randy with my fist up. I train and compete in grappling tournaments so I may fall under that ‘poser’ category too. But I don’t give a damn, I’m still doing it. To quote another poster “I’m like a honey badger, I don’t give a shit.”

Todd M- November 23, 2011 at 9:41 pm

Besides with evidence like this CP should not be telling people how to look cool in photo’s. http://www.cagepotato.com/2010/05/page/4/ scroll down the page a little.

Todd M- November 23, 2011 at 9:36 pm

I swear you guys have done this article before, either way you have mentioned this ‘phenomenon’. It was funny as a Rogan bit, less funny when you talked about it a year ago and making an article about it now is just beating a dead horse, have some fucking originality, this isn’t reporting nor is it humerous so why is it here?

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monkeyknuckler- November 23, 2011 at 6:44 pm

Had my picture taken with Royce Gracie and he made the fist. I was about to tell him to put that shit down, but then thought who the fuck am I to tell him how to pose. That and the image of me waking up in a pool of my own piss with a sore neck from getting choked out prevented me from saying jack.

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DangadaDang- November 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm

It’s cool, the fact that I am your first and only thought whenever you come to this site is enough to make anyone feel special.

skeletor- November 23, 2011 at 3:39 pm

I know Danga. My hate for you transcends articles.

DangadaDang- November 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm

If you guys haven’t noticed by now, I put my insignia at the bottom of my articles.

CarmenValentina- November 23, 2011 at 3:31 pm

ummm I actually do pretend to perform fellatio usually when posing next to another porn star…well not really pretend when it’s a scene…nevermind. Have a Happy Thanksgiving CP!

Cup Cheick- November 23, 2011 at 3:29 pm

What does one do if the fighter starts the fist pose? Can’t leave a bro hanging.

Cup Cheick- November 23, 2011 at 3:26 pm

Who gives a flying shit. Is this the work of Danga? Probably has mirror pics of himself on Facebook. Tool.

Nealio- November 23, 2011 at 3:13 pm

Another article that didn’t check the facts….

All the construction workers I know in Boise get in a lot of fights. :)

skeletor- November 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

I’m putting a ban on CP banning things until they fucking ban Danga from posting anymore un-fact checked, non funny articles.

Seriously, fuck you Danga you are the worst thing on the internet.

Rocky Blunt- November 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm

who really gives a shit what people do when they take pics with other people

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Still hoping to get one Dangadang said he’d get me. :I

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