When Acting Tough Goes Wrong: Cocky MMA Fighters Getting Knocked Out

James Thompson

As much as British ‘Colossus’ James Thompson is quite the hard bastard, he also made a bit of a tit of himself when facing Aleksander Emelianenko in the famed Japanese MMA promotion Pride FC.

The quiet Russian striker showed why he was one of the most feared strikers in the division at the time, putting the big Englishman out of commission very quickly.

For his part, Thompson looked and acted a lot tougher than he was on that night. Check it out: