Fist of all, congratulations and best wishes to one of the toughest and hardest working fighters to grace the octagon. Used to hate him, but he not only earned my respect, but also made a huge fan out of me. I could not be happier that he earned gold, because that was probably the decisive factor in his HOF consideration.
Very happy for Mike and I hope the dude lives happily ever after.
Some stats:
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Very happy for Mike and I hope the dude lives happily ever after.
Some stats:
Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Middleweight Championship (one time)
- One successful title defence vs. Dan Henderson
- The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
- Fight of the Night (Five times) vs. Elvis Sinosic, Denis Kang, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson[117][118][119][120][121]
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Cung Le, Luke Rockhold[122][123]
- Most wins in UFC history (20) - tied with Georges St. Pierre & Donald Cerrone
- Most fights in UFC history (29