Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Aug 28, 2019 1:23:38 GMT -5
ARRIVE
RAISE HELL
LEAVE
Team Info.
Established: Season 17
Fighting Out Of: Saugatuck, Michigan
Team Accomplishments
First Team Win: Jon Fitch over Rory MacDonald via KO (elbows) @ ManMMA 329
First Grand Prix Appearance: Season 18 - Eliminated in the 1st Round by The Mighty Ducks (3-2)
First Grand Prix Win (Single Fight): Jon Jones over Gary Goodridge - Season 18
First Grand Prix Series Win: Defeated xx - The King's Poison (3-2) - Season 22
First Grand Prix Semi-Finals Win: Defeated The Sandmen (4-1) - Season 22
First Grand Prix Finals Appearance: Defeated The Killing Joke (4-1) - Season 22
First #1 Contender: Frank Shamrock over Pat Miletich via Unanimous Decision @ ManMMA 332
First Heavyweight #1 Contender: Cain Velasquez over Brock Lesnar via TKO (elbows) @ ManMMA 337
First Middleweight #1 Contender: Frank Shamrock
First Welterweight #1 Contender: Eddie Alvarez over Melvin Guillard via TKO (GnP) @ ManMMA 444
First Lightweight #1 Contender: Eddie Alvarez over Jens Pulver via KO (elbows) @ ManMMA 350
First Bantamweight #1 Contender: Sarah Kaufman over Lauren Murphy via KO (punches) @ ManMMA 394
First Flyweight #1 Contender: Carla Esparza over Claudia Gadelha via Submission (armbar) @ ManMMA 360
First New Lightweight #1 Contender: N/A
First ManMMA Championship: Nick Diaz (MW) over Georges St-Pierre via KO (punches) @ ManMMA 347
First SuperFight Championship: Andrei Arlovski over Stipe Miocic via TKO (Stoppage - Swollen eye) @ S21 GP R1
First Heavyweight Championship: Cain Velasquez over Shogun Rua via TKO (Elbows) @ ManMMA 360
First Middleweight Championship: Nick Diaz over Georges St-Pierre via KO (punches) @ ManMMA 347
First Welterweight Championship: N/A
First Lightweight Championship: Conor McGregor over Jose Aldo via KO (High kick) @ ManMMA 360
First New Lightweight #1C Contender: N/A
First Women's Bantamweight Championship: N/A
First Women's Flyweight Championship: Karolina Kowalkiewicz over Mackenzie Dern via TKO (punch) @ ManMMA 444
First Draft Pick: Mark Hunt (2nd Overall - Season 18 Draft; Dropped Shane Carwin)
First Trade: Acquired Rousimar Palhares and Ronaldo Souza from The Sandmen in exchange for Eddie Alvarez.
First Free Agent Swap: Acquired Khabib Nurmagomedov (Dropped Rousimar Palhares)
First Free Agent Purchase: Acquired Ryan Bader and Uriah Hall for 4pts.
First Free Agent Release: Released Ronaldo Souza for 1pt.
Awards & Bonuses
First Fight of the Night Bonus: Khabib Nurmagomedov loses to Akihiro Gono via Unanimous Decision (ManMMA 337 - Season 17)
First KO of the Night Bonus: Jon Fitch over Rory MacDonald (Elbow - ManMMA 329 - Season 17)
First Submission of the Night Bonus: Demetrious Johnson over Kenny Florian (Kimura - ManMMA 335 - Season 17)
Team of the Year Nominations: Season 18, Season 19, Season 20, Season 21, Season 22
Grand Prix MVP Winner: Cat Zingano (Season 22)
Fighter of the Year Winner: N/A
Fight of the Year Winner: Lauren Murphy vs. Cat Zingano (ManMMA 409 - Bantamweight Championship - Season 21)
KO of the Year Winner: Cain Velasquez over Junior dos Santos (ManMMA 431 - KO Judo Throw Clinch - ineffective - Season 22)
Rookie of the Year Winner: Cody Garbrandt (Season 19); Max Holloway (Season 20)
Submission of the Year Winner: Carla Esparza over Megumi Fujii (Mounted Gogoplata - ManMMA 345 - Season 18); Khabib Nurmagomedov over TJ Dillashaw (Banana Split - ManMMA 368 - Season 19)
Surprise Fighter of the Year Winner: N/A
Upset of the Year Winner: Nick Diaz over Georges St-Pierre (Punches - ManMMA 347 - Season 18)