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Written by Deadly Hooks
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
 Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis to fight at UFC 72
Those
that keep up with MMA are aware of how it is fertile terrain for the
creation of nicknames. Often the nickname will become more well-known
than the fighter’s own name, as with Minotauro, Cyborg, Shogun and
Shaolin, for example. However, sometimes the nickname may cause
problems. That is what happened to the American fighter Marcus Davis.
Called up to fight at UFC 72, to take place on June 16, in Belfast,
Ireland, Davis had to change his nickname. And what was the reason for
that? The fighter is known as "The Irish Hand Grenade."
“It
sucks because I’ve used the nickname for 15 years. It’d be like calling
yourself the Taliban Bomber and fighting in New York. So, it’s a
temporary change implemented by the UFC,” explained the cheerful Davis,
who will be introduced as “The Celtic Warrior” at UFC 72.
An
American of Irish descent, Davis earned the nickname “The Irish Hand
Grenade” while training boxing in New England. The one responsible for
it was a boxing fan, who thought the fighter’s style was similar to
that of an Irish pugilist with the same nickname.
source: UFCJunkie.com
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