And the winner is … “Henderson” from MMAmania reader Dan.
It certainly wasn’t easy, however, judging this contest. We received more than 500 submissions and I looked at every one of them — it took way longer than I thought it would.
But it was well worth it because there were some good laughs. Below we’ve put together the winners UFC 82-themed “Motivator” contest.
Thanks to everyone who participated — these were some hilarious (and sometimes cruel) creations. Hopefully we can do something similar real soon.
Congratulations again to the winners. I’ll try and track you down, but to make things easier, feel free to email me to find out how to collect your booty.
The winners:
First place:
Entry: “Henderson”
MMAmania reader: Dan
Grand prize: $200 FREE play at BetUS.com, a sick poker chip set and $50 shopping spree at MMAWarehouse.com.
Second place:
Entry: “Plan B”
MMAmania reader: kavedaddy
Runner-up prize: $150 FREE play at BetUS.com and a $100 shopping spree at MMAWarehouse.com.
Third place:
Entry: “Mud Masks”
MMAmania reader: DeathbyHighKick
Show prize: $100 FREE play at BetUS.com and a UFC DVD.
Honorable mention:
Entry: “Being Champion”
MMAmania reader: Drew
Grand prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Embarassment”
MMAmania reader: Darren
Grand prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Undercard”
MMAmania reader: GNP101
Grand prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Titleshot”
MMAmania reader: JGBrutal
Prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Lay ‘N Pray”
MMAmania reader: c-war
Prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Hills Have Eyes”
MMAmania reader: getrawbc
Prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
Entry: “Undefeated”
MMAmania reader: SpiderSilva
Grand prize: MMAmania.com t-shirt
63 Comments »
seriously?
[quote comment=”334736″]seriously?[/quote]
Here we go …
Well done to the winners.The mud masks one should have won,it made me laugh the most anyway.
some funny shit
WTF??? Ok on the next contest im just going to think of the most horrible entry with no laughs or thought behind it and submit that cause those are what seem to win. I thought after the caveman winner (which was sooo terrible compared to the other entries) that there might be some well deserved winners this time. #1 isnt bad but really has nothin to do with UFC 82. I mean wow hes going to his normal wieght class. who cares?? has nothin to do with who has the most “pride” or will win or anything in regards to the actual fight or the event. #2 100% does not deserve to be there. #3 is pretty funny and i think definately beats #2. And the only other one that i think should be noted is the Diego “undercard”.
good job to the winners.
before everyone brings out the insults that theirs did not win, remember what they were looking for.
still really like the arlovksi one…where is that pic from?
I thought my Lay n Pray poster was my worst one, lol. Congrats to the winners.
[quote comment=”334739″]Well done to the winners.The mud masks one should have won,it made me laugh the most anyway.[/quote]
I agree
The hills have eyes and Diego undercard were the only funny ones that made it.
No.
I liked the “Lay and pray dont do shit against pitbulls” hilarious though not sure how “motivational”, and the UNDERCARD one with Diego..Brilliant
[quote comment=”334743″]WTF??? Ok on the next contest im just going to think of the most horrible entry with no laughs or thought behind it and submit that cause those are what seem to win. I thought after the caveman winner (which was sooo terrible compared to the other entries) that there might be some well deserved winners this time. #1 isnt bad but really has nothin to do with UFC 82. I mean wow hes going to his normal wieght class. who cares?? has nothin to do with who has the most “pride” or will win or anything in regards to the actual fight or the event. #2 100% does not deserve to be there. #3 is pretty funny and i think definately beats #2. And the only other one that i think should be noted is the Diego “undercard”.[/quote]
I’m pretty sure every one of the mentioned posters had something to do with UFC 82.
[quote comment=”334743″]WTF??? Ok on the next contest im just going to think of the most horrible entry with no laughs or thought behind it and submit that cause those are what seem to win. I thought after the caveman winner (which was sooo terrible compared to the other entries) that there might be some well deserved winners this time. #1 isnt bad but really has nothin to do with UFC 82. I mean wow hes going to his normal wieght class. who cares?? has nothin to do with who has the most “pride” or will win or anything in regards to the actual fight or the event. #2 100% does not deserve to be there. #3 is pretty funny and i think definately beats #2. And the only other one that i think should be noted is the Diego “undercard”.[/quote]
??? Just enjoy the humour dude
i thought they were all awesome…congrats to the winners and props to mania for holding such a cool contest
the plan B one was good, also the mud mask but, the winner was not funny at all, not original because other ppl before him used the pic, the leid one also ait. anywho
hahha, thanks for the support? whatever there were a ton of good ones. I wasnt aware they had to be the funniest but that was my favorite entry. thanks mania
[quote comment=”334798″]hahha, thanks for the support? whatever there were a ton of good ones. I wasnt aware they had to be the funniest but that was my favorite entry. thanks mania[/quote]
Thanks a lot DAN!!! Im gonna go kill myself now!! I never win anything!! Im such a loser!!! LMAO!!! Anyways good luck with your bets. Probably will lose it all at the casino or poker room before UFC 82 even starts..lol.If you were smart u would put it all on Kongo.
[quote comment=”334798″]hahha, thanks for the support? whatever there were a ton of good ones. I wasnt aware they had to be the funniest but that was my favorite entry. thanks mania[/quote]
Congrats.
and hector, Im pretty sure I used that picture first.
Congrats to the winners
Grats to the winners, you guys deserved it. especially the henderson one.
[quote comment=”334798″]hahha, thanks for the support? whatever there were a ton of good ones. I wasnt aware they had to be the funniest but that was my favorite entry. thanks mania[/quote]
good job dan,there where alot of good ones.
Ahh thanx nothing wrong with a mmamania tshirt do i have to email you guys with my adress??..i thought i wuz gonna crack the top 3 with the undercard thing but hey thanks there were alot of good ones so im satisfied
ahhh! quit your bitching ppl! stop being sore losers. they were all good any funny in their way!….im a big franklin fan and even i found it funny!
I love the Henderson one.
I liked the picks. Thought the first two were pretty good. Personally thought the Hendo one was pretty good. Thought the mud masks pic was….a little odd to say the least. Especially for a couple of fighters. Diego is just friggin weird.
congrats to the winners. Good picks Mania, i agree with them all.
So I assume whoever took the original pictures is getting a royalty out of this, right!
Henderson was the best all round, the picture was great and it made more sense than the rest. But I think the “Plan B” and the Diego Sanchez one were good as well. The rest were weak.
Congrats to the winners.
[quote comment=”334743″]WTF??? Ok on the next contest im just going to think of the most horrible entry with no laughs or thought behind it and submit that cause those are what seem to win. I thought after the caveman winner (which was sooo terrible compared to the other entries) that there might be some well deserved winners this time. #1 isnt bad but really has nothin to do with UFC 82. I mean wow hes going to his normal wieght class. who cares?? has nothin to do with who has the most “pride” or will win or anything in regards to the actual fight or the event. #2 100% does not deserve to be there. #3 is pretty funny and i think definately beats #2. And the only other one that i think should be noted is the Diego “undercard”.[/quote]
You need to relax. Hopefully MMAMANIA continues to do this sort of thing. You should rethink your reaction to the entries.
I love the “it gets you lei’d” one. Great job all. Anyone know who is the guy to the right of Rich Franklin? Is it Jorge Gurgel?
I thought they were all funny
Best fing overall had to be the first comment “Seriously”
hahahaha
That Lay’n'Pray pic, who’s the fighter?
It’s killin me that I can’t recognise him
Good pics. Some creative, funny stuff. “Undercard” had me LMAO.
Definitely thought the winner was deserving, I think it would be even better if it said Hedersons plural since he is with his son
Cool pic Im sure dan has it haging on his wall at home.
Good job to all the winners. I’m defo entering next time, it looks like great fun. I checked out some of the other ones too. A real nightmare to pick a winner. I like how mania balanced out the Arlovski takes there.
Undoubtedly there was a couple of other epics but they didn’t meet the criteria. More of this type of thing please Mania, even if there is no prizes.
People, let’s get some perspective here. It’s a subjective contest judged by a guy giving out some nice prizes. Don’t let it ruin your life if he liked someone elses better than yours.
Anyway, I would love to see more of the entries. I’m sure that there are plenty that would make me laugh and that’s always a good thing. Any chance of posting more?
I thought they all were great. The last one got me laughing the most though…lol..musical chairs.
Wow winning a t shirt is cool enough just being reconized rocks.
Every one did a good job.
cant wait for the next one.
[quote comment=”334743″]WTF??? Ok on the next contest im just going to think of the most horrible entry with no laughs or thought behind it and submit that cause those are what seem to win. I thought after the caveman winner (which was sooo terrible compared to the other entries) that there might be some well deserved winners this time. #1 isnt bad but really has nothin to do with UFC 82. I mean wow hes going to his normal wieght class. who cares?? has nothin to do with who has the most “pride” or will win or anything in regards to the actual fight or the event. #2 100% does not deserve to be there. #3 is pretty funny and i think definately beats #2. And the only other one that i think should be noted is the Diego “undercard”.[/quote]
calm down buddy…it had to be related in anyway to UFC,which basically means using anyone whos on the UFC 82 card…all in good fun anyway
[quote comment=”334738″][quote comment=”334736″]seriously?[/quote]
Here we go …[/quote]
You’re right Mania.
It’s your contest and you gave away free shit so I cant debate how you pick the winners
I guess I was just dissapointed. Oh well, theres always next time
PS: Good job Dan, I thought yours was the best anyways
thanks man,hey you helped me figure out how to fit the pictures so I’ll buy you a sticker from mmawarehouse if you want hah
haha, Ill take it!
Say dan, do you play poker? Because if you dont I will gladly take those chips off your hands
haha no but my girlfriend is trying to teach me so it’ll come in handy
Ok then. Learn how to play and then I’ll play ya for ‘em. lol
That was fun, lots of funny entries cant wait for the next contest.
MMAMania, how do we get in touch with you to figure out how we redeem our prizes?
I was just hoping I could get the BetUS play before the UFC 82 bets expire,but whatever. Thanks Mania
[quote comment=”334739″]Well done to the winners.The mud masks one should have won,it made me laugh the most anyway.[/quote]
Thanks, I thought real hard on it!! Mania, what’s the UFC DVD I’m getting?
Sorry for the double post, but Mania, are you sending something to our emails with further info??? Thanks, you’re the best…
war DeathbyHighKick!!!
[quote comment=”334927″]I love the “it gets you lei’d” one. Great job all. Anyone know who is the guy to the right of Rich Franklin? Is it Jorge Gurgel?[/quote]
Yes it is. Tattoo on left arm is the same.
Can someone please tell me who the fighter in “Lay’n'Pray”?
[quote comment=”336347″][quote comment=”334927″]I love the “it gets you lei’d” one. Great job all. Anyone know who is the guy to the right of Rich Franklin? Is it Jorge Gurgel?[/quote]
Yes it is. Tattoo on left arm is the same.[/quote]
Anytime you see Franklin, Gurgel is always there. lol.
I am not sure, but I think that is Evan Tanner, because I remember seeing that photo of him somewhere.
someone needs to back it up.
I think the Dan Henderson one deserved to win. I also liked Hills Have Eyes, Plan B, and Musical Chairs. Hope to see another contest soon.
Keep up the good work Mania!!
[quote comment=”336145″]war DeathbyHighKick!!![/quote]
Haha, thanks bud!
[quote comment=”336366″]Can someone please tell me who the fighter in “Lay’n'Pray”?[/quote]
Pretty sure it’s Jake O’Brien since He’s fighting Andrei ‘Pitbull’ Arlovski and he “lay n prrayed” his win against Herring/
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[quote comment=”336649″][quote comment=”336366″]Can someone please tell me who the fighter in “Lay’n'Pray”?[/quote]
Pretty sure it’s Jake O’Brien since He’s fighting Andrei ‘Pitbull’ Arlovski and he “lay n prrayed” his win against Herring/[/quote]
Yeah, it’s O’Brien.
Where is that mud masks picture from?!?
Thanks for that, puts my mind at ease now haha