The 15 Worst MMA Walk Out Songs Ever (with Video)

There's a big, big difference between laughing with and laughing at.  I've never fought professionally, but I think I know which one is probably good to avoid when making one's way to the cage.

At least once in their careers, these 15 men were not successful in that endeavor. Their pride was compromised before they ever took a swing. That's right, these are the worst entrance songs in the history of MMA.

You may recall that this isn't the first time I've covered this. (For the record, I've also counted down the 50 best.)  However, recent developments and subsequent conversations have caused me to revisit this critically important subject matter.

That said, while there are several new entries, if you didn't like the last one, well, you probably won't like this one either. But it's OK...I forgive you.

Thanks for reading.

15. About a 200-Way Tie

Anything by Kid Rock, the Black-Eyed Peas or any “nu metal” band. Come on. This is not good music. If you disagree, well, you have my sympathies.

14. Josh Barnett, “You Wa Shock!” by Crystal King

Screechy theme song for some Japanese martial arts cartoon show (“Fist of the North Star,” if you must know).

Oddly enough, though, the song sounded a lot better once I woke up from that seizure.

13. Chuck Liddell,

Liddell's UFC 43 walk out song ended up on the best-of list as well. How to explain this?  It's the power of the Ice Man. Both of them.

12. Rafael Natal, “Need you Now” by Lady Antebellum

If you're like Rafael Natal, nothing gets you pumped for a fight like the slow-cooked pop-country stylings of this Nashville group. Because apparently, for Rafael Natal, pop-country stylists might as well be a pure adrenaline dump into his veins. At least, according to his UFC 133 walk out music.

11. Dennis Siver, “Last Resort” by Papa Roach

Alright. I couldn’t do this list without at least one guy to represent nu metal on here.

How about this song, which is about cutting and so forth? I remember when this song was popular. I’d hear it in Hot Topic every day while I, like, mournfully walked up and down the aisles looking for just the right trenchcoat. Then I would go to Auntie Anne’s for a pretzel.

They would always ask, what flavor would you like? And I would snarl out of my new trenchcoat:  "whadda you got?"

10. Stefan Struve “Written in the Stars,” Tinie Tempah

Actually not a terrible song. Not great, either, but not terrible.

The main problem is it doesn't exactly go hand-in-glove with the 6'11" Dutch martial artist.

9. Julio Paulino, "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus

If I have to tell you why this welterweight's UFC 119 entrance song is on this list, then I'm afraid we can't be friends.

And to make matters worse, the verse melody sounds more than a little like that of The Bangles' "Eternal Flame," while the chorus sounds a lot like, well, every country music chorus from the past five years.

8. Dave Herman, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” by Culture Club

Weird choice from a weird guy. Not unlike the music Homer Simpson chose for his brief boxing career: “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”

7. Forrest Griffin, “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba

Yeah, yeah. I know the “I get knocked down, but I get up again” refrain is apropos.

But the song still sucks. Hear me? It sucks with a capital suck. Worst. Song. Ev. Er.

6. Marcus Davis, “Jump Around” by House of Pain

A pretend-Irish song for a pretend-Irish fighter.  Free O’Doul’s all around!  That’s what the Irish drink. I know because of the O-apostrophe.

5. Kendall Grove, “Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

ZZZZZZZZZZZ……….

Wha...what? Kendall Grove already lost? AND I SLEPT THROUGH IT?!?!?

4. Carlos Newton, “Bootylicious” by Destiny’s Child

By coming out to a song by a female R&B group that proclaims that their bodies are too voluptuous for you to handle, Newton wanted everyone to…I don’t know. I honestly don’t know how to finish that sentence.

3. Josh Koscheck, “The Josh Koscheck Song,” by ???

Koscheck's walkout from UFC 74 just shows that custom-made songs about athletes are just not a good idea.

2. Kevin Casey, “No Surrender, No Retreat” by Kevin Casey

I flip-flopped this from my last list. Because, upon further review, if there's anything worse than a song custom made for an athlete, it's a song custom made BY an athlete.

And when you add Spencer Pratt to the mix, you’re talking about a new world of trouble when it comes to entrance songs. Like, legal ramifications kind of trouble.

1. Mariusz Pudzianowski, “Pro Prostu Soba Badz," by Mariusz Pudzianowski

The winner, and STILLLLLLLLL champion!

Maybe I just don’t get Eastern European music. But if disliking this music is wrong, then you know what? I don’t want to be right.