My MMA autograph collection...

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 07:30 PM

After seeing Pitbulls post about his DVD collection I figured I'd put up my collection of Autographs. I've been collecting these for about two years. Got about half of them in person and the other half I bought. Some of these pictures aren't real good but I did what I could. My spare bed room is my MMA room! I'm not done either, I have a big photo of Jeremy Horn still to put up and a couple of autographed posters and shirts. My collection includes photos of: Nick Diaz(x3) and a glove signed by him, Anderson Silva, Diego Sanchez, Jens Pulver, Dan Henderson, Spencer Fisher, Gray Maynard, Jon Fitch, Rampage Jackson, Cain Velasquez, Mike Swick, Trevor Prangley, Randy Coture, Kenny Florian, Jake O'Brien, Jorge Rivera, Tim Sylvia, Scott Smith, Roger Huerta, Jeremy Horn and a glove signed by him, and a Matt Hughes Poster and Shirt. Here are a few pictures of the set up... they're not the greatest:

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 07:33 PM

I just noticed, I hadn't hung up my Rampage and Randy pics yet when I took those photos... I'll have some updated stuff on here when I finish putting everything else up.

Pitbull · 08-25-2008, 07:35 PM

Dude, thats nice!

Where did you get the Diaz poster?

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 07:40 PM

Ebay Pitbull.... I beleive it was like 20$. I will try to get a link to their site and get it to you. I have one of Jeremy Horn too. The one thing is, they come in like four or five diff sheets and you have to pick a method to ajoin them so you can hang them up. I stuck them to paint board. I think they are pretty neat though for the price.

onip69 · 08-25-2008, 07:45 PM

Very nice. Did you find the guys easy going while getting the autographs . Anyone stand out (good or bad) more than the others.

Pitbull · 08-25-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by takeAnap

Ebay Pitbull.... I beleive it was like 20$. I will try to get a link to their site and get it to you. I have one of Jeremy Horn too. The one thing is, they come in like four or five diff sheets and you have to pick a method to ajoin them so you can hang them up. I stuck them to paint board. I think they are pretty neat though for the price.

Yeah, shoot me a link if you got it.

Is that an autographed Diaz glove too?

Saskabush · 08-25-2008, 07:56 PM

Whoa nice collection man, I would like to have a collection even half as big one day.

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 08:13 PM

Yeah Pitbull, it's autographed.

Onip, every fighter has been pretty cool. Swick is down to earth, like he's one of the boys. Huerta was also really cool. To be honest though Velasquez was probably biggest suprise to me. I guess it's because he is knew, but he seemed so gracious when I told him he did a great job in his last fight like he was suprised I saw it.

Pitbull · 08-25-2008, 08:17 PM

Did you buy the glove or have him autograph it for ya?

And if you met him, how was he?

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitbull

Did you buy the glove or have him autograph it for ya?

And if you met him, how was he?

Just emailed you Pitbull. Only one of the Nick autographs was in Person. One of the pics are him and Diego for their match and I bought it. And I bought the glove. I did meet him at a TUFF Finale in Vegas. He's cool as hell. He seemed down to earth as have almost every fighter I met. Florian was kind of D-Bag though! Oh, and Eddie Bravo(who I'm a huge fan of) was a complete butt head when I met him!

opsy · 08-25-2008, 08:35 PM

That's awesome dude, I'd love to get Hendo's one time. I was hoping to try at Atlanta but alas the trip didn't work out.

Pitbull · 08-25-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by takeAnap

Just emailed you Pitbull. Only one of the Nick autographs was in Person. One of the pics are him and Diego for their match and I bought it. And I bought the glove. I did meet him at a TUFF Finale in Vegas. He's cool as hell. He seemed down to earth as have almost every fighter I met. Florian was kind of D-Bag though! Oh, and Eddie Bravo(who I'm a huge fan of) was a complete butt head when I met him!

Detailed stories!

opsy · 08-25-2008, 09:05 PM

stories or it didn't happen!

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 11:03 PM

Florian, seen him at a bar at vegas. All I did is told him how I thought he was a great LW and he had been kicking butt and he acted all arrogant and stuff. Just not something I expected from Kenny.

Mr. Bravo, this one is a little deeper. I've been a huge fan of Eddie Bravo since I started training BJJ. Even had a trip planned to go out to Hollywood and attend a two week seminar of him. So I was in Vegas at the weigh ins for the TUF 6 Finale. For those who don't know, Dan Barrera trained at my school and a few went w/ him to help him prepare for the fight and ofcourse to enjoy vegas. Well, when I seen Eddie I was stoked. I mean I have all his books, and Dvds. Just a real big fan! He wasn't busy or doing anything and I went up to him to get a picture w/ him and I told him how his style had helped me and how happy I was when he submitted Royler Gracie and that his style of jiu jitsu was second to none. And this guy literally blew me off. I was like WTF, it wasn't like he had to be anywhere or everyone was mobbing him. Everyone was around the fighters, he was by himself. Needless to say I didn't take the trip to Hollywood. I was very dissapointed w/ him.

Pitbull · 08-25-2008, 11:18 PM

Damn. This stuff is interesting to me.

So Bravo just completely ignored you?

And what did Florian say to come off arrogant?

takeAnap · 08-25-2008, 11:28 PM

Well, it was just like the way he acted. Like we were bothering him. He seemed like he was just rushing and he didn't even have a fight. A lot of other fighters were in there and were cool as hell. Robbie Lawler drank a beer w/ us and so did Leben. Both down to earth guys. I mean most of them were down to earth, like they're not even famous. Huerta was truely a class act. He had a million questions for us about Iraq and stuff.

Bravo was a huge let down. I was just a huge huge fan of his. It was such a suprise to me when he acted like that. Thats one of the big reasons I started becoming more of a Dave Camarillo follower when it comes to BJJ. Dave is another class act. Rolling w/ him was second to none. The guy is so crazy on the ground.

fistsoffury85 · 08-27-2008, 06:53 PM

Wow, awesome collection man.

Ninjamonkey · 08-27-2008, 08:54 PM

Awesome collection, lets see a pic of the Horn poster.

takeAnap · 08-28-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjamonkey

Awesome collection, lets see a pic of the Horn poster.

Haven't got the poster together yet. Its cool though. It's of him tapping Sonnen(I think I got the name right). I will post a pic as soon as I get it up.

T-Bone · 08-28-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by takeAnap

Haven't got the poster together yet. Its cool though. It's of him tapping Sonnen(I think I got the name right). I will post a pic as soon as I get it up.

(no stealing your thunder intended but) does it look like anything like this?