In his first foray into Mixed Martial Arts, Jose Canseco was pummeled by a 7-2, 330-pound grand...

In his first foray into Mixed Martial Arts, Jose Canseco was pummeled by a 7-2, 330-pound grand champion of sumo, Hong Man Choi of South Korea, during a MMA show earlier Tuesday at Yokohama Arena in Japan.

The admitted steroid user and whistle-blower entered the ring hauling a baseball bat over his right shoulder and was accompanied by his girlfriend and publicist, Heidi Northcott, who tossed baseballs into the crowd as they slowly descended a ramp toward the ring. Canseco, 44, would have been wise to use the club against his opponent.

I DVR'd the fight and it was funny.. Canseco actually started out not too bad with a punch landed.. then later kicked the giant and hurt his knee and eventually wound up on the ground where he quickly went into the fetal position

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What a riot

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by ratherfantastic on May 26, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Johnnie Morton thinks Jose did a good job

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by RoyalsRetro on May 26, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

At least Morton fought in a (semi) legitimate matchup

This was nothing but a freak show. Those things tend to happen in Japan, though.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on May 27, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Japan is an odd place.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

by Warden11 on May 27, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard on the radio it was a KO.

Looks more like Jose just cried uncle.

by hunter s. royal on May 26, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Choi is enormous

But he’s a terrible fighter. At least Jose accomplished what he set out to do: Get some more time in the limelight and get paid. Congrats, Jose. As if you weren’t quite a complete and utter joke before, you’ve firmly cemented that status now.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on May 26, 2009 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Choi isn't a terrible fighter..

When he fought Fedor he was on top of him on the ground pouding away before Fedor got his arm. Anyone who can take the top position against Fedor can’t be that bad.

by Snakeman on May 27, 2009 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He has about 150 pounds on Fedor

He SHOULD be able to take him down and get top position (and mount) with ease. In fact, the only reason that Choi did actually end up on top of Fedor was because Fedor tried to trip/throw him, and he just couldn’t get the leverage on the guy. And despite being enormous and having an advantageous position twice on Fedor, the Last Emperor was never in trouble. He almost got Choi in another arm bar the first time he was on the ground.

His overall record in MMA is 2-2, with his two victories coming against Bobby Ologun (?) and Jose Canseco. He has no agility and can only move in straight lines. He’s a giant, but he’s a terrible fighter.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on May 27, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs