damdaman Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 This is huge positive publicity for vegan athletes. Mac wins a UFC contract where he which he will use to continue competing and hopefully continuing to talk about his vegan lifestyle. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ikwYZ42XubXmjkk4fXAwH35y4OBAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzighttp://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=Tuf.Danzig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 That's great news - Now let's get him to move to Portland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmojo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 or austin....I don't know for sure but I think there is a pretty big martial arts/MMA scene here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RearNakedChoke Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 no offense, but training, and instructing with, couture, rutten, and bravo is prolly pretty hard to move away from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 That is so cool I can't believe it! Having a successful vegan fighter like this in the media is a really good thing. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 This is great...I watched the preview for the fight but lost track of time and missed it. They basically described the other fighter as the ferocious country boy and Mac as the skilled vegan...it was pretty funny. Anyhow this is great and I can't wait til he gets more and more wins. Hopefully it gets enough publicity that it will become an issue for even venues like ESPN or even a major news network would like to tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I loved Mac when I saw him for the first time on TV a few weeks ago. I know people have talked about him for a very long time but I just had the opportunity to see him a few weeks ago and fell in love with him as a person. He seems awesome. He even talked about vegan food in the episode and he crushed his opponent and in general, seemed like a down to earth guy. Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc7 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 It was a pretty good fight, too. Mac is amazingly skilled. In case you missed it: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=23619060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie kray Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) ^^thanks for that link! great fight on saturday nite. you'll notice in the clip above that the commentators mention that Tommy Speer was bigger and stronger than Mac, but Mac still completely dominated his opponent. looking forward to seeing him in future UFC events. WAR DANZIG! ULTIMATE FIGHTER! Edited December 11, 2007 by ronnie kray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Has anyone here been in touch with Mac? It would be great to have him join the forum & to have his profile on the main page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie kray Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 there were some other great fights that night as well. Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver vs. Jared "J-Rock" Rollins was a great battle, and the most action packed fight of the night was the main event, Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida. man, Clay had him the first two rounds, willing to stand and exchange with Huerta and holding his own. even dropped him to the canvas close to the end of the second round. and Clay took him down pretty much at will. but in that last round, i think out of pure desperation, Huerta came out guns blazing, and manage to pull off an amazing come from behind victory. i though for sure this was the night that Huerta was going to lose, he thought differently. Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver vs. Jared "J-Rock" Rollins(action really picks up with 35 sec left in the first round)Roger "El Matador" Huerta vs. Clay "The Carpenter" Guida (fight of the night) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finbarrio Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I had a feeling Huerta would pull it out, even though he was behind. He weathered the storm, made adjustments (switching guards back and forth), and then went of the offensive. I like Guida, he's an exciting fighter, but I still think Huerta is a notch above. The J-Rod/War Machine battle - I don't know why more fighters don't use the 'elbow to the top of the head' strike. Those were BRUTAL, even though War Machine eventually won. His head must have been hurting the next day. Mac has to be considered the most dominant TUF champion yet. He WAY outclassed everyone else on his show. Great stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Speer looked really nervous before the fight compared to MacI wouldn't be surprised if speers nerves got the best of him, but I mostly think it was Mac's experience over speers which allowed him to get the win so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Has anyone here been in touch with Mac? It would be great to have him join the forum & to have his profile on the main page! Hey love, Yeah, I've been meaning to. I'll drop him a note and send him some stuff and try to get him involved. I'm guessing he's pretty busy as far as having time to drop in too often on the forum but I'm sure he could from time to time if interested, and for sure we want his profile on the main site. I have dozens of new athletes to add, some famous and well known, others up and coming, it's just a matter of having the time. Also, thanks to markc7 for posting the link to the fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here is a video and interview with the man: http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o_mac_danzig_ufc.asp?c=weekly_enews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericajones80 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Matt Danzigs success could mean a lot of mainstream vegan positivity....im looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I just noticed this post. That is awesome, I didn't know that Mac is a vegan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 He definitely is and I love the fact that he's never tight lipped about it. I like the fact that the commentators always mention it as well. It makes sure everyone knows that a vegan is being so dominant amongst non vegans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Ok, I'm curious now, I've never seen Ultimate Fighter, and noow I want to. What station airs it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Ok, I'm curious now, I've never seen Ultimate Fighter, and noow I want to. What station airs it?Bravo in the UK and Spike in the US. You can also find most of the fights online if you do some poking around. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Alright I'll check out Spike, I don't like watching shows online, probably because my speakers don't work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Great guy! I think a winning vegan fighter can do a lot to dispel the stereotype that links meat to masculinity. I've watched him for quite a while now, definitely a big inspiration. Danzig Sticks up for Animals in PETA Ad:http://www.sherdog.com/news/pr.asp?n_id=10667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Warlock - I can only assume that's the blood of some non-vegan adversary he's covered with. There's just something kinda cool about that... -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalisa Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi Guys (in the people sense, not gender sense),There is a great article in this months VegNews about Vegan Extreme Athletes and Danzig is featured.Pretty Cool Stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 damn i want vegnews in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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