Crazy is like a box of crayons; there are so many different colors and varieties to choose from. This rings true when it comes to all the diverse personalities of modern day cage warriors.
Despite popular belief, the bulk of today’s MMA fighters are college educated and well mannered.
Champions such as Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva, represent the sport as true martial artists displaying honor and respect to their opponents.
The sport has come a long way from its “no holds barred” ages and the athletes are finally able to showcase their integrity to the world.
However, for every Machida, Georges St. Pierre, and Randy Couture, there’s always going to be a couple of fighters behind them that will appear to be cookoo for cocoa puffs.
With that being said, let’s take a look at the top ten craziest personalities in MMA today. Some will be harmless entertainers but others will be downright degrading to the sport. It is up for you to decide which is which on this countdown.
10. Shonie Carter
Nicknamed “Mr. International”, Carter is a 12-year veteran of the sport and has won championships in various organizations. At one point in his career he was a top-10 ranked Welterweight and is mainly remembered for knocking out eventual UFC champ Matt Serra with a spinning back-fist at UFC 31.
While most fighters wear traditional fight shorts whilst competing, Carter prefers to wear tight spandex—otherwise known as “man panties”—when he’s fighting.
If the “man panties” aren’t disturbing enough, Carter stuffs his pants with an extra-large cup to give the illusion that he’s extra-large in the pants. His strategy may have worked if it didn’t look like he smuggled a banana and two pears into his tights.
Outside of the cage, Carter dresses like an old-school pimp that you thought only existed in gangster films.
If you’re ever in Chicago, Illionois and you see a middle-aged man strutting down the street with a cane, dressed in flamboyant attire then it’s probably “Mr. International” on his way to solve some “baby-momma drama.”
9. Chris Leben
Ah, who can ever forget the antics of the man formerly known as “The Cat Smasher” from the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter?
“The Crippler” has matured tremendously since appearing on the reality show in 2005 but it’s like the old saying goes, “you can take the man out of craziness, but you can’t take the craziness out of the man.”
On TUF Season one, Leben irritated his fellow housemates with his drunken frolics and uncivilized behavior. At one point in the show, a drunken Leben stole a pillow from team-mate Jason Thacker and urinated on it.
Later in the season, Leben went beserk at the house after being antagonized by Team Liddell members, Bobby Southworth and Josh Koscheck.
After the show, Leben has simmered down a bit. A move out to Hawaii has eased his mind and matured him as both a fighter and a human being, but as previously mentioned, you can never take the craziness out of Chris Leben.
8. Tom Lawlor
Crazy might not be the best phrase to describe “The Filthy Mauler.” Lawlor has gone far and beyond the definition of crazy, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing either.
At the weigh-ins for his bout against C.B Dollaway at the historic UFC 100, Lawlor painted himself with green and white face paint, signing “UFC” on his forehead and “JUST BLEED” on his chest. This was a parody of a fanatical fan from a classic UFC event that did the very same thing, and needless to say the fans fell in love with Lawlor after witnessing this hilarious display.
To make matters even more intriguing, during the face-off, while Dollaway is staring into Lawlor’s eyes with mean intentions, Lawlor positioned his hands as if he were ready to launch a kamehameha wave straight out of the popular martial arts cartoon, Dragonball Z at his opponent.
However, the event that transformed Lawlor from a comic relief into a legend in the span of one night was his epic entrance at UFC 100.
“Who let the dogs out” by the Baha Men hit the loudspeakers and Lawlor walked down the ramp with his close friend and training partner, Seth Petruzelli hooked up to a dog collar leash on all fours.
Lawlor has a long trail ahead of himself as far as becoming a UFC champion is concerned, but when it comes to the entertainment aspect, he’s already an emperor.
7. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
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