Columbus, OHIO - PART 3 - March 7 2009 - the Fight

7 PM at the Nationwide Arena. Fight time.

We ran into UFC Welterweight and BJJ Blackbelt Dustin 'McLovin' Hazelett. check out the beard.

UFC Welterweight Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson .

the first fight, Lightweights Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson . this was the worst stoppage I've ever seen.

Light Heavyweight Brandon 'the Truth' Vera celebrates his win over Mike Patt.

Heavyweights Shane Carwin vs Gabriel Gonzaga.

Carwin knocked out Gonzaga very early in the first round.

Main Event Light Heavyweights Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs Keith 'Dean of Mean' Jardine.







Rampage celebrates his win.

I wasn't super excited about this card on paper but it turned out to be amazing!!! All the fights were great. the expo was amazing. one of the best weekends ever!!!!!

Columbus, OHIO - PART 2 - Arnold Classic Fitness Expo March 7 2009

the UFC 96 Truck WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres



Kickboxing match. One of many competitions going on at the Arnold Classic Weekend



UFC Booth at the Arnold Fitness Expo



Fellow Canadian , David 'the Crow' Loiseau

Aidan with UFC Interim Heavyweight Champ, Frank Mir

UFC Lightweight Diego 'Nightmare' Sanchez. Super nice guy. I wasn't a huge fan before but after meeting him I am now a huge fan. Go Diego Go !



WEC Featherweight Champ, Mike Thomas Brown



Former UFC Lightweight Champ, Sean 'the Muscle Shark' Sherk



Former WWE Champ & now MMA fighter, Bobby Lashley





WWE Champ Triple H



Aidan with former UFC Champ Tito Ortiz



Aidan with Affliction Light Heavy Weight, Renato 'Babalu' Sobral





I spotted 3 IFBB Hall of Famers , Chris Cormier, reigning Mr. Olympia Dexter 'the Blade' Jackson, & Kevin Levrone



look at the size of Dexters arms.

Kevin Levrone looking very happy to be in this pic with me.



the top Canadian IFBB Pro, Fouad Abiad.



Worlds largest body builder, Joel Stubbs. a personal fav of mine.



MuscleMag Publisher Bob Kennedy. A hero of mine.



Muscletech athlete & IFBB Pro, David Henry



you can't have a convention without Lou Ferrigno. well, you can but who the hell will go? not me.



IFBB Pro, Brandon Curry



IFBB Pro and promoter of High Intensity Training (HIT) , Mark Dugdale





IFBB Pro, Dennis Wolf.



former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ & Ultimate Fighter 1 Winner, Forrest Griffin



Legendary 8 time Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman. I think he looks scared of my guns.



the Baddest Man on Earth, Chuck Zito. tough dude but super nice.

UFC Light Heavyweight, Houston 'the Assassin' Alexander.



Forme UFC & Pride fighter Don 'the Predator' Frye.



the man, the legend, 'El Guapo' Bas Rutten . I got to watch Bas do a Michael Jackson impression to Smooth Criminal. it wasn't pretty but it was funny.


On my way out of the Expo I ran into Mike Katz of Pumping Iron fame. I got him to sign my copy of Pumping Iron and he insisted this car be in the background of the photo.

Columbus, OHIO - PART 1- March 6-8 2009 - UFC 96 & Arnold Classic

so we headed down to Columbus, Ohio for UFC 96 March 7 2009.
the boys (left to right), Tor, A-Dizzle, Ian Wonderful, me, & Mish. Just outside the Nation Wide Arena



I spotted probably the best vanity plate I ever did see.

We missed the weigh-ins by about 5 minutes but luckily we ran into 'the voice of the Octagon' Bruce Buffer.

this is not where we ate dinner. we were very curious but we decided against the Dueling Pianos. I remain very curious.


Instead, we opted for Ted's, named after Ted Turner. Their specialty is Bison. it's excellent. also, try the squash casserole. it's excellent. and don't forget to try the Snickerdoodle cookie.

Check this out !

a couple weeks ago, Wednesday Feb. 18th to be precise, I had the honour of being asked to help a group of 7-10 year old cub scouts make a comic. It was a blast. I found it very refreshing to see so many young kids into comics. i had a great time & I want to thank Doug from Paradise Comics for setting that up.

these are my honorary badges I received.

cool beans