I was the little person working the camera...

am i a bad person because i'm secretly relieved that mike russel is not, in fact, a midget? probably.

@PurplePickle- I'll have to rewatch the Burkman fight. I don't remember it. I agree that Karo always has some exciting fights and he never really got under my skin. The point I was getting @ is it bothers me that guys like Karo have fought @ the highest level for so many years and have never really improved on their weaknesses. He needs to make drastic improvements to his his standup if he wants to sniff the Top 10 again let alone the Top 5.

Shirt buddies. Rockin' the horns at home right now, actually.

Pretty solid interview. It's tough to walk that fine line between being respectful but boring and asking hard-hitting questions to liven things up.

I'm starting to take issue with the whole "UFC castoff" thing being a bad thing. Do the fighters who are just outside the UFC bubble not represent the best available talent on the market? Why is everything and anything that's 2nd place to the UFC mean poor quality? Since when is the closest thing to the elite inferior instead of respectable?

Also, no offense, but it's quite a stretch to say Karo's boxing has been anything close to "fluid", even in the Burkman fight. His striking has shown huge improvement, but I agree with the dude who said his strength in the clinch and grappling was phenomenal, but resulted in a serious lack of finishing abilities against top competition.

Yeah...we are a Carlson Gracie school...my instructor went from white to purple directly from him before he passed away (descanse en paz) and then DeLaRiva gave him his Brown and Black belts. We have Cyborg seminar's 2-3 times a year. Sometimes Boca...( Moacir Oliveira...another DLR bb) and we also train alot with a Canadian blackbelt who's name is Dave...I think his last name is Dayboll. We are really getting into the Raging Wolf fights...cross training with the fighters from there. Hopefully another year or so...and we will have fights at the HSBC Arena. Things are looking good in WNY.

Thanks for the invite, man. I train at a 10th Planet affiliate here, but I'm waiting to get the results of a CT scan back to make sure my neck isn't like Tito's. A Jeff Monson doppelganger at the gym try to fold me in half by sitting on me. It's gotten worse over the past month and a half, so I haven't been able to train.

Which leads me to my next point Gusbuster....if your in the Buffalo, NY area...come train bjj with me at Buffalo Bjj. We have the only DeLaRiva promoted blackbelt in America.

Your profiles are very similar....and yeah maybe the glasses being the same style pull it all together. I've only seen the face you shopped onto the midget..and yes that didn't make me think of Mauro..but before you hit play to watch the video...Mauro is aboot to interview Karo. Also I'm from Buffalo...so I should be allowed to make fun of an ontarioian (is that a word?) before all these other guys cuz I'm basically from Southern Toronto.

 Well...we both have glasses. That's about where the similarities end, IMO.hxxp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3645749072_a96e594a03.jpg

Listen...I'm not trying to take sides here, but I swear to god that when I saw the still frame from the video, I thought.." Wow....why the hell would Mauro cut his hair like that...and where's his suit?"

Why is everyone so rough on the Canadian accent? Much better than a Brooklyn accent, to my ears.

Sorry to go so far off topic, but this was in an actual Australian newspaper!!!!

Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz look to be splitting up From: The Daily Telegraph June 14, 2010 12:00AM Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to MyspaceAdd to NewsvineWhat are these? Look destined to end their relationship ... Mixed martial arts star Tito Ortiz and former porn actress Jenna Jameson.
FORMER porn star Jenna Jameson and partner, UFC legend, Tito Ortiz, seem heading for a split.
Jameson and the UFC extreme fighter holidayed with their twin sons in the Bahamas last weekend as Jameson co-hosted the Sun, Fun and 21 bikini contest.

But Jameson and Ortiz were hardly together, the New York Post reports.

"They weren't photographed together at the contest or at the club, and he was not at her table for dinner," said a witness.

In April, Ortiz was arrested after a domestic dispute at their California home, but charges were dropped with police citing a lack of collaboration from the witness.

Ortiz, who has been jailed for battery with serious bodily injury, met Jameson on the MySpace web site in 2006. They had twin boys Jesse and Journey in March last year.

Fuck.Me.Dead. What has the world come to

I was actually thinking Barry Manilow or Dog the Bounty Hunter, I keep gettin em mixed up, ( its the haircut)

Barrack Oba... Wait, no, Neil Diamond!

Boner, got out just in time,that was some weird ass shit, and let me tell you, this Dick Misanthropenis is an evil looking freak. and capable of indescribable destruction upon our planet, only one man can save us now, and we all know who that is!!!!!!

FBF, I hope you finished before the transformation into Dick Misanthropenis, or you are in danger of being on queer street, and not in the Joe Rogan sense.

Dick Misanthropenis. GBust never sleeps.

Damn MRuss, got a little nervous there after the "ufc misfits" question eh? kudos bro, nice interview.

It's cool, I got a used one off ebay. It said something about being from the cadaver of a serial rapist, but it was fresh... and cheap!! Two good things in my book. It showed up at my door in a duct-taped ice chest full of half melted ice packs and it even came with a sporty little carrying case...

Russell, you need to fix your accent or I'm gonna fly to Canada and fix it for you.

@ MicRustle

I thought the interview was good? I admire the way you remained so calm next to a potentially psychotically homicidal armenian maniac? Especially the way you managed to maintain a straight face long enough to complete the interview? I noticed you didn't even flinch once from the excessive cologne or falafel breath?

(Man, what's it gonna take to get my dong back around here?)

Wow this thread sure turned awesome.

@Missus Muscular Dystrophy - I quote the immortal words of Nelson, HA HA! You must have struck a nerve on ol GBust. He did not seem to appreciate your remarks. I wonder if it is cause you called him fat, or cause you called him Mauro Ranallo? I'm guessing it's the Mauro part. I haven't found cause to bust his chops yet, but I'm curious what my name would end up being if I did. But +1 keeping this shit entertaining, and +1 for the King seX reference.

@Rex Con - I am appalled that you have received no praise for that. I laughed heartily. +2 for Ash saying the damn words, kinda, sorta, well mostly.

@FBF +1 for trying to bang Miss piss tosser within minutes of her sex being changed, and also for suggesting that he/she might have multiple personalities and/or a legion of illegitimate children all posting under the same name.

@GooseBooster +1 for showing that Wu Tang Cannucks ain't nuttin ta fuck wit. I will give you another +1 if you take the inside joke even farther inside and spell Gusbuster with 2 U's next time.

I vaguely remeber the song, didn't know who it was by, definitely one of those lyrics that lodge themselves in your brain

Yeah, I'm trying to get the most out of these boobs while I've got em. My immediate goal is to get my ass out on the track and see if I can lure in some of those rich business-types so I can hit 'em in the head with a tire iron and drain their bank accounts. I figure I've only got a limited period of time before I change into something else. In the meantime, taking showers is WAY more entertaining...

...Just to clarify, that's part of a song by a band called King's X that was around a while ago... I don't want to get accused of stealing jokes like Stael Semen...

@ Mr_Misanthropy. I stand, applaud and salute you Sir, one of the most off the wall senses of humour I've encountered, and delivers on a daily basis, you truly have a talent my friend,........and nice tits while your a chick

I woke up this morning with a bad hangover
And my penis was missing again.
This happens all the time.
It's detachable...

...I saw my penis lying on a blanket
next to a broken toaster oven.
Some guy was selling it.
I had to buy it off him.
He wanted twenty-two bucks, but I talked him down to seventeen.
I took it home, washed it off,
and put it back on. I was happy again. Complete.
People sometimes tell me I should get it permanently attached,
but I don't know.
Even though sometimes it's a pain in the ass,
I like having a detachable penis.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe, MRuss neutered misanthropy, beats the fuck out of a ban hammer, I promise to be good Mr Russell.
Hey Missy throw pee, I might just hit on you while your a chick, how you doin?

@ McWrasslin'

I concede, sir. Your cyber sword is certainly larger and much more powerful than my mere laptop pen is.

I say, kind sir, it smarts wherist thou hast smoten me. Please forgivest mine ignorant transgressions and transform me back to the non-hermaphroditic state from whence I came est est.

BE just posted this video on their site. BE is so all over your nuts.

@ Wifey, I think there are a plethora of Misanthropy's, all with their own unique "issues". I suspect we get to hear from a different one every day

I have to say, I too was secrectly hoping gusbuster was a little person. I'm slightly disappointed, both with his stature and with myself.

misanthropy - for the record, all hacks aside, is there a Mrs. Misanthropy? And if so, what do you do for fun? I imagine shennanigans.

Damn you god! Damn you you filthy name changers!

Gay, now I really have been hacked and somebody turned me into some kind of weird hermaphrodite.

The list of miracles Karo Syrup will have to pull off in order for me to believe that he is not full of shit and meds is staggering.
He will have to:
1) Get Keith Richards off drugs,
2) Get the Dodgers home to Brooklyn,
3) Make an American "Godzilla" movie that doesn't suck,
4) Get Nick Nolte off drugs,
5) Get Los Bros Diaz off the weed, and
6) Stop acting like a fucking cunt.

@ Harry Nips
I can remember a Karo fight where I thought his boxing looked fluid, I think it was Burkman. I love the Judo throws and the flow of his style. I would like to see him back and in the right frame of mind. I hate to see personal issues hold back talented fighters. I know he came across as a dick, but I still enjoyed his fights.

@ Mike Russell
Good job on the hard work you put in this weekend. You are really earning the Potato Chips that they pay in you in. FYI, I'm really not planning your abduction and/or rape. Seriously, it was just a joke. Don't call Interpol or anything.

Mr Miss Entropy >>> Nicely done.



FTR, Mike does have a pretty sick inner-arm tattoo. Reportedly it's a passage from the Necronomicon. "Klaatu barada Kidnatecansuckabagofdicks."

(Or possibly his kid's names. Whatever. I'm not big on "accuracy".)

Hey everybody, some impostor hacked my Cagepootato account and left a bunch of repetitive, non-humorous posts and called Mike Russel fat. I just wanted to straighten everything out and let everybody know I would never leave repetitive and non-humorous comments. I also (probably) would never call Mike a fat Mauro Renallo because as we all know he is a dwarf, not a midget, and I am a sensitive supporter of the Little Peoples' cause. I can also tell from the video footage that Mike is quite fit and probably competes in triathlons to kill the time. You can all follow me on my real Twitter account and if you see my impostor around, kindly tell him to go fuck himself.

(See how I did that? That's called political damage control.)

hxxp://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/6/14/1517514/chuck-liddell-was-the-best-light#storyjump I'll be watching the comments with the ban hammer in hand. Fighters will be respected in this thread. I don't want to see a single "Jerry Bohlander?!? He sucked" from you ignoramuses. Kid Nate at his finest. ------ Nice score with the Karo interview, the guy is a talent, I'd like to see him get a second chance.

@Purplepickle- Karo has been around a long time and his hands have never seemed to improve. (to me atleast) Same can be said for Matt Hughes. Karo has always been a sick Judo fighter with sloppy ass standup and no ability to finish a fight on the feet or with GnP.

Karo's hands weren't bad in the Burkman fight.

I'm pretty disappointed to find out MRuss isn't a midget, but I guess I'll get over it.

I can't tell if your forearm is tatted up or if it's just that hairy. If it's hair then you can give Fowlkes some serious competition in the MMA writer with the hairiest forearms category.

Also, I hope Karo is learning how to box during all this down time.

I like how MRuss pronounces his name like "Care-Oh." I don't know why I like it, but I just do.

@ McWraslin'

Yeah, I know, that's why it was fun. Don't be so sensitive, I bet you could easily lose that stubborn five pounds if you lay off the bonbons and increase your abdominal exercises. It's OK if you like Mauro, he has a knack for saying funny things when he sits next to Bas Rutten.

Mike Russell proves he a pro in this one...

I would not have been able to keep a straight face at 2 points in this video:
1.Karo says Stikeforce is the most unprofessional thing he has ever seen.
2.Karo talking about how he is coming off a win, before the bullshit test thing.

I commend you for this interview, it really takes talent to go that long with Karo.
Good interview.

"I wasn't losing my fights"

Well Karo, you cannot lose what you do not show up for so I guess you are correct.

Karo is still one of my favorite fighters and Karo Vs. Diego, Karo vs. Diaz are still a couple of the best fights out there

"Some people have said this was a card of UFC misfits"

Man, Karo should have smacked those dumb glasses right off Mike Russell's dumb face for saying that. Russell seemed to want to do the most talking in this interview. CP.. make this guy sit down and watch all of Ariel Helwani's interviews before you send him out to do another one. He needs to learn how to properly interview someone without offending them. That was just tuurrrible.

Hey MRuss:
Have you ever checked out this website? ---> hxxp://www.latfh.com/

I only weigh 185. You must be a bantamweight or something.And the imposter twitter schtick stopped being funny like 5 posts ago.

I read on the bloodyelbow impostor twitter that Mike Russel is really a fat Mauro Renallo stunt double with a faux hawk and a more pronounced "aboot".

I liked Karo's fights too.

I also liked MRuss when he was a midget. I have to build a bigger gimp box now. I should probably recalculate the tranquilizer dosage as well. Lying bastard.

"Also, another fighter commenting on who is running Strikeforce...where there's smoke..."
I hate to agree, but I have to. Im hearing too much stuff about how unprofessional these guys are. I'm not liking it one bit, something needs to change with them and now before it gets worse. Now Karos word isn't exactly as strong as it once was due to his personal issues, but I can only assume he's telling the truth. The only reason I would see him lying about this is cuz the meeting didn't go as he planned. But hey I wasn't there but it cant be a coincidence that different people are saying the same thing about StrikeForce.

I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the back of MRuss's shirt. I covet one of them there custom jobs.

"Some people have said this was a card of UFC misfits"

Some people? Don't you mean, uh YOU!? LOL!!!

Dude, Brrro, Dude. Karo doesn't talk the way I imagined, Brrro.

And I think it's pretty cool that MRuss is the 5th member of Weezer..

sweet glasses hoser. you're a shoe-in for the hipster doofus role on degrassi

I read on Rush Limbaugh's impostor twitter that Karo Parysan scores the best deals on oxycontin, brro.

I like Parisyan, he's a good fighter who has had some tough times. I hope he can bring himself back to the top levels of the sport and the profession. I'm glad to see he realized his mistakes and owned up to them, and seems to be learning from them.

Also, another fighter commenting on who is running Strikeforce...where there's smoke...

By the way, nice shirt GBust.

Karo who? I don't even know who he is. Bro.