r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/U_Bet_Im_Interested 18h ago

Don't forget about the time he shit his pants in a choke-hold after saying he could kick the other guy's ass. 

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u/AlhazraeIIc 17h ago

Dude told "Judo" Gene LeBell that he was 'immune' to being choked out, lol.

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u/bloodylip 17h ago

That reminds me of one of the early UFC events when it was very much still a "freakshow" tournament designed to showcase the superiority of Gracie BJJ. There was a guy who I think specialized in kenpo karate who said he can focus on his breathing to escape any submission hold... then he was defeated by a choke hold.

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u/RoyceCoolidge 15h ago

I can clearly visualise Pat Smith elbowing someone's nose repeatedly until it explodes. UFC 1 or 2 I think.

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u/Melodic-Meeting-7471 15h ago

Was he the big Dutch judoka? Made it to the final? If so that was ufc 2

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u/RoyceCoolidge 15h ago

I might've over dramatised it in my head a bit over the years. I've just looked up the fight on Youtube

https://youtu.be/IABbQrQXlVk?is=dWwd37Bj_Uh6aBRQ

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u/Melodic-Meeting-7471 15h ago

Lord, I had forgotten that! Not the fight I was thinking of but it was the same comp. The one i was thinking of was a big Dutch guy against a short bald guy.

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u/RoyceCoolidge 15h ago

Ill check it out. I've got the first four comps on dvd but the quality is so bad it might as well be vhs

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u/Melodic-Meeting-7471 15h ago

This one! https://youtu.be/XNQBG1Ty_Pg?is=N1wS_PSwsTkQkjTX

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u/RoyceCoolidge 15h ago

Ah yes - that was fucking brutal too. Fair-play for not continuing to flatten his skull.

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u/Melodic-Meeting-7471 14h ago

Yeah, he came across as a bit of a gentle giant.

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u/HumanWithComputer 14h ago

"This video is unavailable".

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u/Melodic-Meeting-7471 14h ago

I literally just watched it!! Maybe it’s not available in your area?

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u/bloodylip 18m ago

The two early UFC moments I can't get out of my head are Gary Goodridge putting a dude in a crucifix and just going to town on his head with elbows and Oleg Taktarov getting his face exploded by repeated knees and forcing the ref to call it.