Martial Artwork

January 11, 2012 8:37 PM

MMA Fan Made is a tumblr that features submitted Mixed Martial Arts artwork and photography. Check out the archive for easy browsing.
posted by troll (9 comments total)

Awesome. I always thought those fan-submitted flyers for MMA events that BloodyElbow used to put up had far more taste, style, and even impact than the official ones. Makes sense that there's a lot of good MMA-inspired art.

Also, this is hilarious.
posted by ignignokt at 8:43 PM on January 11, 2012

those fan-submitted flyers for MMA events that BloodyElbow used to put up had far more taste, style, and even impact than the official ones.

Every single time. UFC graphic design is stuck in a deep rut. Said rut is also the home of nu-metal and the gladiator dude.
posted by Bookhouse at 9:26 PM on January 11, 2012 [1 favorite]

King of the Cage.
posted by munchingzombie at 9:28 PM on January 11, 2012 [1 favorite]

Epic MMA moments in MS Paint.
posted by mph at 9:45 PM on January 11, 2012 [2 favorites]

The gladiator dude has been around since UFC 42 at least. Time to die.

The music may be stagnant, but the quality of fights is absolutely unbelievable right now. This is the golden age.
posted by TheRedArmy at 1:18 AM on January 12, 2012

DREAM lost access to the best fighters quite a while ago, but man, their promo design was beautiful.

Imanari hype video
DREAM 11 opening
DREAM 12 opening

Imagine what these guys could do with a UFC event.
posted by ignignokt at 8:31 AM on January 12, 2012

The gladiator dude has been around since UFC 42 at least. Time to die.

NO WAY DUDE

PACHINKO BACCHANALIA!!
posted by Anything at 2:49 AM on January 13, 2012

On This Day in MMA History: “The Gladiator” Got Axed: "For today, a great man has died, and therefore has taken a piece of us all with him. We’re talking, of course, about none other than the unacknowledged gladiator who’s trials and tribulations were once synonymous with the beginning of every UFC event. We’re talking about the nameless, faceless warrior who could grind sand into…well, sand, in the palm of his hand whilst an epic chorus sang in the background. Though we never knew what lied beyond the blinding white he so courageously stepped into night after night, it seems now that the mysterious abyss was in fact the UFC vault."
posted by troll at 1:30 AM on January 31, 2012

YISSSS!
posted by ignignokt at 6:44 AM on January 31, 2012