Swanging and Banging
A brawling fight exchange of heavy punches, but poor technique. Usually exciting for fans. May increase chances of a knockout.
Derrick Lewis (after a long hard win over Roy Nelson): "I don't care how tired I get, I'm just gonna keep on swangin and bangin."
Swangin’ and bangin’ on the menu for Lewis & Tuivasa at #UFC271 👊 | #Shorts
Derrick Lewis Swangin' & Bangin'
Skinny White Boy with One-Punch Knockout Power
"Skinny White Boy with One-Punch Knockout Power" is a reference to UFC 135-pounder Sean O'malley. He is tall and lean for the division, but has some of the most devastating walk-off knockouts in UFC history.
Derp: "Why do people like O'malley so much?" Derp2: "Because he's a skinny white boy with one-punch knockout power. His fights are exciting - you never know when he's going to drop his opponent."
Skinny White Boy with One-Punch KNOCKOUT Power | Fight Words
Uneducated Fool
"Uneducated Fool" is an insult said by Georges St-Pierre to his opponent Nick Diaz in the build up to their UFC 158 championship bout. GSP, who is a native French speaker speaking English as a second language, often says things that anglophones find humorous because his attempted insults are softened in translation. For more Awkward GSP insults, see "I'm not impressed with your performance."
Nick Diaz: "If I had that much money I'd be fucking pampering myself the fuck up! I'd be having fucking bitches pampering my shit left and fucking right!" Georges St-Pierre: "Let me tell you something you uneducated fool. I have not always been rich. I started from the bottom. I make myself. I worked very hard to be where I am right now."
GSP calls Nick Diaz an uneducated fool
Nick Diaz on GSP calling him Uneducated fool
Weaponizing Pace
To fight at a faster pace than your opponent can maintain, tiring them out. Nick Diaz is a fighter known to weaponize pace. His training involved lots of cardio, so he was able to have higher output than his opponents during fights, often successfully tiring them out and overcoming them.
"Poirier has never been given credit for his ability to weaponize pace. Dustin's former opponents will talk about how hard and in your face Poirier is." - Chael Sonnen
Sexy Wizard Bisping
Michael Bisping gave an interview in which they listed things he gives zero fucks about. One was Halloween, his response was along the lines of "Why would I care about halloween? Am I going to dress up as a sexy wizard? Zero fucks given" And now fans sometimes call him "Sexy Wizard Bisping".
Michael Bisping on a Sports Center Interview on whether he celebrates Halloween: "I'm a grown as man. I'm 37 years old. You think I'm dressing up as a Sexy Wizard or whatever the fuck it is?"
Sexy Wizard Bisping video 1
Spinning Shit
MMA attacks that involve spinning your whole body, such as spinning back fist, spinning elbow or spinning kicks. The phrase was coined by Nick Diaz when he fought Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 143. At 2:02 in the first round, Condit throws a spinning back fist to which Diaz asks "We're throwing spinning shit now?"
Carlos Condit: Throws spinning back fist at Nick Diaz in round 1 of their UFC 143 bout. Nick Diaz: "We're throwing spinning shit now?"
UFC’s Condit Drops Diaz’s Famous “We’re Throwin’ Spinning Sh*t Now?” Quote For The 1st Time
Carlos Chindit vs Joey "U Cokesucka" Diaz - Ultimate Fighting Chins 143
TowelGate
Daniel Cormier did the towel trick (pushing the towel down to lighten yourself on the scale) in order to make weight for his UFC Light Heavyweight title defense against Rumble Johnson at UFC 210, which sparked controversy.
UFC 210 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 6
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