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The marketing teams behind these leagues are always trying to think of ways to make the sport more popular and tap into bigger and bigger audiences. Perhaps they could pick up a few ideas from the fighting league of the arcade classic Street Fighter II. | The marketing teams behind these leagues are always trying to think of ways to make the sport more popular and tap into bigger and bigger audiences. Perhaps they could pick up a few ideas from the fighting league of the arcade classic Street Fighter II. | ||
- | Of course, fighters can't do helicopter kicks like Chun Li or turn their entire body into a lightning rod like Blanka (yet), [[http://kultamuseo.net/story/595268/|http://kultamuseo.net/story/595268/]] but they could adapt some of their showmanship techniques and incorporate it into their events. That's what former UFC fighter Angela "Overkill" Davis did at the weigh-in ceremony on Thursday in Las Vegas for the Invicta FC all-pro women's tournament. | + | Of course, fighters can't do helicopter kicks like Chun Li or turn their entire body into a lightning rod like Blanka (yet), but they could adapt some of their showmanship techniques and incorporate it into their events. That's what former UFC fighter Angela "Overkill" Davis did at the weigh-in ceremony on Thursday in Las Vegas for the Invicta FC all-pro women's tournament. |
MMA fighter Angela "Overkill" Hill shows off her yoga skills at the weigh-in for Invicta FC in Las Vegas. | MMA fighter Angela "Overkill" Hill shows off her yoga skills at the weigh-in for Invicta FC in Las Vegas. | ||
- | Video screenshot by Danny Gallagher/CNET Hill stepped up to the stage at the Tropicana Lounge in her Dhalsim cosplay complete with the Street Fighter's yellow loin cloth and wrist guards, red-striped headpaint and three skulls dangling from her neck. Then she did Dhalsim's victory dance before stepping on the scale and squaring off against her opponent Stephanie Eggnik in Friday's match. Any Street Fighter II player should be familiar with those moves because his "fierce" punch and "roundhouse" kick can stretch to the opposite side of the screen make him a tough opponent to defeat. | + | Video screenshot by Danny Gallagher/CNET Hill stepped up to the stage at the Tropicana Lounge in her Dhalsim cosplay complete with the Street Fighter's yellow loin cloth and wrist guards, [[http://web.imim.mcu.edu.tw/zh-hant/comment/127440|comment-127440]] red-striped headpaint and three skulls dangling from her neck. Then she did Dhalsim's victory dance before stepping on the scale and squaring off against her opponent Stephanie Eggnik in Friday's match. Any Street Fighter II player should be familiar with those moves because his "fierce" punch and "roundhouse" kick can stretch to the opposite side of the screen make him a tough opponent to defeat. |
MMAFighting.com captured footage of Hill's memorable entrance and posted it on its Instagram account. | MMAFighting.com captured footage of Hill's memorable entrance and posted it on its Instagram account. |