Does the Pre-Fight Nipple Tweak Make You Invincible? UPDATED

The nipple tweak. Probably the creepiest and most suggestive pre-game ritual of all.

This action has become a phenomenon. Ever since we first saw GSP clench his nipples in between his fingers, the MMA world has been in awe. Since GSP stomped on Jon Fitch for five rounds, we have seen Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, and most recently Leonard Garcia use this motion with positive results.

Rashad Evans has said that it is for good luck. What?

No, wearing a rabbit's foot is good luck. Finding a four-leaf clover is good luck. Stuffing a horseshoe down your pants before game day is good luck.

Sorry, that last one is from the movie Ed starring Matt LeBlanc and a baseball playing chimp.

"How is this possibly good luck?" I pondered quietly to myself. But then I thought, who am I to question this proven method?

With a record of 4-0, I guess it is lucky. Or maybe, it makes you invincible. Maybe it gives you unparalleled power the likes of which nobody could have ever imagined. We must not let this weapon of mass destruction fall into the wrong hands.

We must stop this ritual from continuing. Making yourself invincible is an act worthy of having your XBOX Live account shut down. Why should it be legal in the world of MMA? We have already seen such legends as Chuck Liddell and Jens Pulver fall victim. Who is next?

Will we see Roger Huerta come into his next fight tweaked and go on a winning streak worthy of a title shot? Although BJ is one of the best in the world, no man's dominance can get in the way of the tweak.

Will Nate Marquardt come back with moistened fingers and harder nipples only to KO the great Anderson Silva? We could very well see the best P4P fighter in the world fall victim to an unstoppable force.

And then, gulp, what if David Loiseau were to come back?

"The Crow" would undoubtedly take a fight against fellow nipple tweaker Nate Marquardt if the title were up for grabs. What would happen if these two men used their nipple tweaking inside the same octagon? The Apocalypse, that's what.

Do you now see why "The Tweak" should be made illegal? Do you now see the possible catastrophes that could result from the continuous use of this ritual?

We must stop it. We must band together.

We must...tweak our nipples.

UPDATE

The tweak is 5-0. According to many MMA sites, Donald Cerrone, of the Greg Jackson camp, also rubbed his nipples. The fight was on the unseen undercard of the WEC event, making WEC 36 the best nipple tweaking event in the rituals history at 2-0.