The Friday Freakshow: Freakshow fights that you should probably watch vol. 1

In an effort to bring you the most entertaining and obscure literature/fights you'll probably come across on mma sites, I've decided to stray away from the norm and review/preview one freakshow fight that you should probably(definitely) watch(or rewatch) each week.

Throughout these articles we'll go over upcoming freakshow fights, and those of the past that captured our hearts and imaginations as young budding MMA fans.

For our first edition we're going to turn the clocks back to the year 1995.


Paul Varleans vs. Cal Worsham

It was a hot summer night in Casper Wyoming and the UFC was about to run its sixth tournament. The brackets featured some polished vets and returning killers in Tank Abbott and Oleg Taktarov, along with the Superfight of the century between Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn. However in my honest opinion, the gem on this card and the real banger of the night was a 62 second scrap for the ages between a man appropriately named 'the polar bear', and a man half his size that absolutely loved Jesus, both of whom were also making their mixed martial art and promotional debut.

Varleans, a master in the art of trap fighting(you bait your opponent, trap them, and then destroy them) squared off against a man of few words, but many actions in Worsham. Worsham standing at only 5' 10'' was dwarfed by the much larger near 7 foot polar bear, and as if the height disadvantage was not enough, he gave up nearly 60 pounds to his mammoth of an opponent.

On top of the already huge deck stacked against him, Worsham did not make matters any better when he revealed that he only fights defensievely, even when in the cage. This meaning that he always allows opponents to hit him first before retaliating. What would ensue between these two warriors is forever embeded in ours minds and hearts as a freakshow fight for the ages.

Watch the freakshow for the first time, or relive the magic again, watch the fight here:


CAL WORSHAM VS PAUL VARELANS by shoguntheboss