Moment of Appreciation for Melvin Manhoef, who just retired. Yes, he hasn't been top tier in a while. But he made his pro MMA debut in 1995 - before legends like Coleman, Goodridge, & Don Frye!! Still, he asked Bellator for his last fights to be against Romero & Corey Anderson. Respect to a pioneer.
Shinya Aoki is fighting Sep 10. He debuted in 2003, is 43, has held belts in DREAM, Shooto, and ONE. Even though he’s way past his prime, Rizin have him fighting 34-year-old Mikuru Asakura, who in his last fight (!) challenged undefeated (19-0) R. Shaydullaev for the Rizin FW belt. JMMA is different
Robinson Cano is having an extraordinary year playing pro baseball. You read that right. Yep, THAT Cano is hitting around .440 in the Mexican League and is set to break the record for batting avg in MX (.437 by HOF'er Cool Papa Bell) at age 41. Here's how other MLB vets are doing in the same league:
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Before Khamzat, there was Jeremy Horn. He once fought 21 times in 11 months, against the likes of Chuck Liddell, Steve Berger (who twice beat WEC champ Shonie Carter), and Daiju Takase (first man to finish Anderson Silva). He made 3 different UFC stints during that time. Oh, and he won all 21 fights
TRIVIA: Before Snell, last SFG no-no was rookie Chris Heston in 2015. Heston faced a Mets lineup of which only 2 have 2024 stats (one in MLB and one in Mexico). BOTH players came up with the Mets and played six years with them, then went to another MLB team before coming to the Giants. Who are they?
