Quite Possibly the Best MMA Post of 2010 From Cagepotato.com – The Fist Pose Photo
March 15th, 2010 | 
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It is very likely that Sonny Liston was standing to Mr. Oswald's immediate right and was cropped out of this photo.
You must hand it to Cagepotato.com for this little gem.
I wish it weren’t the case, but I myself admit to having struck this nearly unavoidable and instinctive defensive posture when standing next to fighters of all stripe. I personally believe it has something to do with the autonomic nervous system’s response to a base fear of being suddenly socked in the neck for annoying a famous fighter with a photo request.
On the other hand, I can say with certainty that I once (during a binge of drinking and degenerate gambling in Atlantic City) handed promoter Don King a camera to take a photo of a friend and I, we squared off with each other and struck the pose, then took the camera back and left without taking his photo or asking for an autograph.
This drunken ploy left the inimitable Mr. King scratching and shaking his head in wonder as we waddled unsteadily away chortling like schoolboys…
I am convinced this selfless act of anti-celebrity terrorism earned me forgiveness for my shameless fist-pose transgression in the past and for those to come.
It may well be that physiology of the human body itself makes this pose impossible to avoid.
“In many cases of burning, the body is found lying in the so-called pugilistic attitude. This colorful term derives from the fact that in the midst of a blaze the muscles tighten and contract, shrinking the body into the crouched, raised-fist pose commonly adopted by boxers.”
- Dissecting Death: Secrets of a Medical Examiner
By Frederick Zugibe, David L. Carroll
According, then, to the good doctors, the fist pose means you are actually “on fire, dude” when you strike this magnificent attitude.
To the wondrous work of Cagepotato.com, we humbly place our addendum…
The Happy Fistic Tourist
http://www.cagepotato.com/photo-gallery-amazing-fighter-fist-poses
Photo Gallery: 18 Amazing Fighter Fist-Poses
(“These days everyone’s phone has a camera, and everyone wants a picture of them holding their fist up standing next to Randy Couture on their facebook page. That is easily one of the weirdest and goofiest things about MMA fans; the fist-up pose with the fighter. I can’t think of another sport that has a pose that the fans take when they get pictures with the athletes where they mimic the activity they enjoy watching. It’s not just a few guys striking this dopey pose, either. It’s the majority. I can completely understand if you’re a fighter yourself, and you want an image of camaraderie with one of your sporting idols, but if you’re an overweight short order cook who’s never even taken a tae bo class, do the world a favor and keep your fucking fist un-balled when you’re standing next to Anderson Silva.”)
(Looks like somebody took a wrong turn on the way to the Cirque du Soleil show. Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle.)
Don’t ask us to explain it, but whenever fighters and fans get together for a group photo, at least one person has to raise their fist like a tough guy. But instead of dropping the ban-hammer on this bizarre phenomenon, we decided to compile the most ridiculous, hilarious, and straight-up awesome MMA fighter fist-pose photos that we could find. If we left out any of your favorites, please shoot us some links in the comments section…
(“Hey, hey, one at a time, I’m not that kind of boy.”)
(Seriously, Guy-on-the-Right. What the hell have you been eating?)
(There was definitely something different about Tim after he got out of prison.)
(The dude in the white shirt has clearly never been to an Italian wedding.)
(You gotta give Amir credit for not firing the straight-right at that thing.)
(Saddest fighter fist-pose ever. I don’t even think that stock-boy wants to be there.)
(Asian Baby doesn’t quite have the fist-pose thing down yet, but he’s a pro when it comes to pooping himself.)
(Just then, Shane realized that not only had he forgotten to turn off his oven, he had also forgotten to lock the pit in his basement where he keeps all the kidnapped prostitutes.)
(Tim Duncan and Urijah Faber do their Kareem vs. Bruce impression.)
(Well, it was amazing to us.)
(On Fridays, Cris and Evangelista have their weekly “date night,” where they go out into the slums and stomp homeless people to death.)
(The late Evan Tanner poses with some Mexican kid.)
(“Ay dog, you ever get the feeling that your picture is being used for a shitty caption contest?”)
(Knocks ‘em up and knocks ‘em out.)
(Nick Diaz: Gangster from birth.)
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