Should Mike Goldberg be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame?

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Galgorian
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:11 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Under the hall of fame contributors wing of course. He would be alongside Charles "Mask" Lewis, Jeff Blatnick and Bob Meyrowitz. Thoughts?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CardioKing
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:15 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

No. He contributed nothing to the sport.
Was he funny? Yes.
Was he informative? No.
Did he elevate the sport? No.
Was he funny? Yes.
Did I buy any product as a result of his on-air pitches? No.
Was he funny? Yes.
Was his analysis of the action critical to my experience? No.
Was he a part of the reason I watched? No.
Was he funny? Yes.
Was he trying to be so damn funny all the time? No.
Will I miss him? Yes.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Watain
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:19 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Yes

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CD816
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:20 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Once an actual building is built, at the exit door, just put a goatee and a black shirt/black tie combo on a cardboard cutout with a comic book air bubble saying, "IT'S ALL OVER!" That should do.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Watain
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:23 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Along with joe he was the voice of UFC PPV for me, and probably always will be, they'll be hard pushed to win me over with anyone else, and yes I know he had his flaws.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:25 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

definitely

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Reckin007
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Yes 100%.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: themmasupreme
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:48 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Lol. Of course he gets into the HoF. It's blasphemy if he's not inducted.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: trubs
Date: January 08, 2017 at 01:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Has to be.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sapper
Date: January 08, 2017 at 02:57 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

He 100% should be. Guys been the voice of the UFC for 20 years. But UFC going to UFC. If Bruce goes to OneFC or Bellator they don't out him in. We still have yet to hear about why he was let go, or if he stepped down. I think it's kind of f---ed the UFC did nothing and said nothing during his last event. Zero acknowledgement that he was leaving.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CardioKing
Date: January 08, 2017 at 11:07 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Guys who are not in the HOF, but who made the UFC possible:
Stephen Quadros
, pioneer announcer, coined phrase "lay and pray"
Frank Caliguri and Bill Viola,
first MMA promoters in America (1979), first widely accepted rules for MMA
“Big” John McCarthy,
pioneer referee, coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
Jeff Blatnick,
sometimes credited for coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
When these guys are in, Goldberg can get it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Watain
Date: January 09, 2017 at 07:19 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Big John will get in when he retires.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: redstar
Date: January 09, 2017 at 07:55 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

[quote="CardioKing, post: 2286417, member: 129354"Guys who are not in the HOF, but who made the UFC possible:
Stephen Quadros
, pioneer announcer, coined phrase "lay and pray"
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That phrase goes back like 2000 years. I heard Mary Magdalene used it as a euphamism for intimacy.
i.e; "Hey Jesus, got time for a little lay and pray?"
Frank Caliguri and Bill Viola,
first MMA promoters in America (1979), first widely accepted rules for MMA
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Well deserved. They had the foresight to disallow fish-hooking & eye gouging.
“Big” John McCarthy,
pioneer referee, coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
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He's as good as in.
Despite stealing my go to pick up line "Let's get it on!"
Jeff Blatnick,
sometimes credited for coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
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Jeff will take any and all credit sometimes attributed to him

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Galgorian
Date: January 09, 2017 at 08:42 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Jeff Blatnick is in the HOF already

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: January 09, 2017 at 09:49 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

100%
there is no question Goldy should be in the HOF.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: KimboLeopoldo
Date: January 09, 2017 at 10:35 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

CardioKing said:
Guys who are not in the HOF, but who made the UFC possible:
Stephen Quadros
, pioneer announcer, coined phrase "lay and pray"
Frank Caliguri and Bill Viola,
first MMA promoters in America (1979), first widely accepted rules for MMA
“Big” John McCarthy,
pioneer referee, coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
Jeff Blatnick,
sometimes credited for coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
When these guys are in, Goldberg can get it.
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I thought Blatnick was in there..

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: January 09, 2017 at 10:36 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Absolutely

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: January 09, 2017 at 10:38 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

KimboLeopoldo said:
I thought Blatnick was in there..
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CardioKing said:
Jeff Blatnick,
sometimes credited for coined phrase "mixed martial arts"
When these guys are in, Goldberg can get it.
Click to expand...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MysterLynch
Date: January 10, 2017 at 12:43 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

Goldberg, Joe Silva and Dan Henderson should all be locks for this year's inductions. Along with them, I would like to see Penn/Pulver I go in for fights.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: buffaloblue
Date: January 10, 2017 at 01:48 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/should-mike-goldberg-be-inducted-into-the-ufc-hall-of-fame.70535/

I think you can only put one of Goldberg/Silva in based on current rules. Fertittas have to get in to.