Best and worse nicknames in Irish MMA

fighthard

Just as the title says, what nicknames do people like/dislike???

Personally I like;

Paul ''The Red Bull'' Cowzer
Paddy ''The Hooligan'' Holahan
Joe ''Kid Chaos'' Clarke

Not so much;

Chris ''Menace to society'' Stringer

pablohoney87

Chris 'the killing' fields and James 'sexual' heelan have to be the 2 best.
My personal favourite will always be one of the old school boys.
Mr grappletastic Mark Leonard
heard so many I'm not too fond of.
but the worst has to be Rob 'The man' devane

MrStuffins

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Chris 'the killing' fields and James 'sexual' heelan have to be the 2 best.

This

fighthard

pablohoney87 wrote: »

but the worst has to be Rob 'The man' devane

Totally forgot about this one :rolleyes:

John Ferguson

pablohoney87 wrote: »

but the worst has to be Rob 'The man' devane

He has out done himself since then. He is now known as "The Druid"

Personally I like:

John "The Wrecking Machine" Redmond

JMS

And for comedy value any of the versions Conor McGregor has adapted since coming on boards.ie

Barry.Oglesby

I think any unearned nicknames are hilarious. You'll often see guys with names like "Death Machine" or "Hell's Satan" when they've had 1 fight or are making their debut.

My favourite is Sexual Heelan.

Ian Whelan

Wasn't there a guy at a CC event called "The Moycullen Scumbag"?

Barry.Oglesby

Ian Whelan wrote: »

Wasn't there a guy at a CC event called "The Moycullen Scumbag"?

LOL yes but he's around longer than I am and that name is very tongue in cheek. You're thinking of John Walsh.

mark.leonard

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

LOL yes but he's around longer than I am and that name is very tongue in cheek. You're thinking of John Walsh.

John is around a while alright
His girlfriend used to call him a "Moycullen Scumbag" all the time in jest, back then I had a penchant for giving fighters nicknames without telling them and I think this was one of those times and it stuck! Years later when I was announcing it led to a lot of fun intros "Check your wallets, there's a scumbag in the house...The Moycullen Scumbag John Walsh."

Jason McCabe

I like

Peter 'slam' Duncan. Especially with the clip of his slam on YouTube

Sexual heelan is a classic

_oveless

Unless you've knocked out or submitted 10 or so people in a row you shouldnt be calling yourself the wrecking machine or bulldozer or whatever. The best knicknames seem to be either a play on the fighters name or based on an aspect of their personality. Personally if I ever fought I'd like to be called phantom as I'd disappear before the bell rang.

fightireland

Sexual Heelan is one of the greatest of all time! :):)

samk1

I share robs pain. at clan wars 9 I was annouced as "Sam the man Keatinge" , it was the 1st time ive ever been called it and and was not aware that it was going to happen!!

sexual heelan and son of life are my favourites altough i dont understand it ben sorry!!

pablohoney87

samk1 wrote: »

I share robs pain. at clan wars 9 I was annouced as "Sam the man Keatinge" , it was the 1st time ive ever been called it and and was not aware that it was going to happen!!

ah Sam say it ain't so.
think the Brazilian bjj guys have the best ones. all their nicknames are some form of insult to them and they embrace it

Tim_Murphy

mark.leonard wrote: »

John is around a while alright
His girlfriend used to call him a "Moycullen Scumbag" all the time in jest, back then I had a penchant for giving fighters nicknames without telling them...

Ya, and then they stick and people have to live with them Mark!

samk1

i heard that alrite paul, morcegaos translates to bat reffaring to his ears:D

Mellor

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Chris 'the killing' fields and James 'sexual' heelan

/winners

DrPhilG

Yup, "Sexual" Heelin wins this by first round KO.

Nearly pissed myself at the last Chaos, no prizes for guessing his walkout music...

shanesmith

Charlie "Hospital" Ward.

Culinary killer

Is there someone calked "the honey badger" thats hilarious , sexual heelan is some buzz

Richy06

Yup, Philp "The Honey Badger" Mulpeter.

james308

fighthard wrote: »

Just as the title says, what nicknames do people like/dislike???

Personally I like;

Paul ''The Red Bull'' Cowzer
Paddy ''The Hooligan'' Holahan
Joe ''Kid Chaos'' Clarke

Not so much;

Chris ''Menace to society'' Stringer

whats wrong with menace to society? its a good name :S

cagedude

Another ridiculous nickname is Conor "done deal " Dillon is this nickname a serious rip off of Ross " The real deal Pearson ?!!!! I think so !! or am I off the ball on this one ,because maybe the guy is an avid an seasoned seller on the website Donedeal in which case im wrong .But i still fail to see how this would tie in to M.M.A !! I believe a nickname should be earned and individual to the person not just RIPPED off !!!!

Kieran81

suppose evander holifield ripped it off ross pearson too , its only a nick name there all a bit similar and cliched really , who cares

cagedude

Kieran81 wrote: »

suppose evander holifield ripped it off ross pearson too , its only a nick name there all a bit similar and cliched really , who cares

ye agreed Peter Quelly has the same nick name as Jeremy Stephens but "who cares " as you said ,because he's going to justify his name against you !!

Kieran81

cagedude wrote: »

ye agreed Peter Quelly has the same nick name as Jeremy Stephens but "who cares " as you said ,because he's going to justify his name against you !!

peter "lil heathen" queally is it

cagedude

Kieran81 wrote: »

peter "lil heathen" queally is it

http://cagebook.com/?p=10349&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=21

Behind the times bro......

MrStuffins

cagedude wrote: »

http://cagebook.com/?p=10349&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=21

Behind the times bro......

Showstopper? What a sh*t nickname.

I was never a fan of "Little Heathen" but at least it rhymed :P

SDTimeout

Phillip " The Honey Badger " Mulpeter.

John Ferguson

I also quite liked

Ryan "Casualty" Kelly
Aidan "Snake Hips" Marron
"The Gift" Colin McKee