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[Bigblu89]

Not TTM, but I went to the Long Island UFC Gym Grand Opening this past Saturday...

Jon Bones Jones x1
Chuck Liddell x2
Frankie Edgar x3
BJ Penn x2
Forrest Griffin x4

[chip8989]

Great Score!! Was everybody cool to you?

[phyteguru]

5 champs.
no big deal

nice score bud.

[Bigblu89]

That's how I roll.

I'm hoping with this gym opening, there will be more chances to meet fighters. I'm sure they'll do something when UFC comes to Jersey Superbowl weekend.

[Bigblu89]

Great Score!! Was everybody cool to you?

Every fighter was in amazingly great spirits. It was a long day for them as well. They all arrived around 10 for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and the 2nd auto session wasn't until 2, so they were all there for quite some time.

I got there about an hour before the doors opened, 2 hours before the 1st signing session was set to begin. I was maybe 20th in line. Frankie Edgar and Chuck Liddell were the early session. After some ribbon cutting hoopla and a few MMA/Muy Thai demonstrations in the cage, they set up the table for the signing. For the most part, it went pretty smoothly. I had 2 8x10's for each of them to sign, and despite them claiming it was 1 signature per person, both fighters had no problem signing whatever people had. The line kinda log jammed going from one fighter to the other, as people stopped to talk and take pictures, so that's how I was able to get the extra Edgar Promo for my boy deeakay. I had already gotten my pics signed, but was waiting for people taking pics with Liddell, so I just asked Frankie for a signed promo, which he had no problem doing for me. But once you got to Liddell, I guess the "handlers" were trying to get people moving, so they quickly ushered me away from the table once I got my 2 pics signed by Chuck. So, sadly, no Chuck promo.

I was done with them around 11:45, and the next signing wasn't until 2, so I had some time to waste. They had a UFC stage out in the parking lot, along with some other promo booths (Muscle Pharm, Gamma Labs, things like that). At the UFC Stage, Forrest and BJ were doing a Q&A, so I watched that for a little bit, got a bite to eat, then went back on line. Got on line around 1, and then they announced that the signing was starting at 2, but there was also a "Special Guest" coming at 2:30. It ended up being JON BONES JONES!!! I wish I knew ahead of time, I would had some JBJ cards ready for him. All they had were copies of his UFC Promo, not even the real ones, just color copies of it on card stock.

By the time I got to the front of the line, the place was a mess. The people that were originally at the front, when it was just Forrest and BJ were trying to cut the line to get Bones, so it created a terrible crowd of people at the front of the line. Luckily, security was doing a pretty good job of keeping everyone in check. I finally got to the front, and the first guy was Forrest. Once again thing sort of log jammed while people were getting sigs and taking pics, so that's how I was able to get 2 pics and 2 cards signed by Forrest, as we were just standing next to each other, waiting for the line to move. Jones was in the middle and BJ was last. Once I got to BJ, they were really pushing people through. I was actually in the middle of a conversation with BJ (he commented on the pics I brought) when one of the gym employees more or less told me to keep moving. I wasn't even stopping others from getting to BJ, but whatever. It was a long day anyway, and I was more than happy to leave with 12 sigs from 5 current or former champs.

[chip8989]

Sounds like a great experience. Congrats.

[deeakay]

Saturday, 10/12 brought 1:

Demetrious Johnson
c/o AMC Kirkland, WA
2/2, 13TF & 13KO Topps
10 days

Tuesday, 10/15 brought 4:

Daron Cruickshank
c/o PO Box 67, Wayne, MI 48184
1/1, 13TF Topps
11 days

Carlos Condit
c/o Abq PO Box
3/3, 13TF, 13KO Topps & traded me a signed MoT for the extra 13TF I sent him to keep
13 days

Eddie Wineland
c/o La Porte Fire Dept. 809W. 18th st La Porte, IN 46350
1/1, 13TF Topps
15 days

Abel Trujillo
c/o JHTC
1/1, 13TF Topps
21 days

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So deeakay which GJJ was Machida at is he still available there.
Also looking for the Norifumi Yamamoto addy in Japan

[phyteguru]

Health City ATTN: Remco Pardoel
Koningin Wilhelminaplein 13
1062 HH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Sent: 09/25/2013
Recd: 10/16/2013
Days: 21







Pictures to follow.
Remco fought at UFC 2 and UFC 7 and had a combined record of 3-2. Not bad for a guy in the early days. He still training but is a semi-famous DJ in Europe now. Super cool guy and a nice turn around for a European old-school'er.

[ragtop12]

One in today. Had some refractors of Frankie Edgar and they look sharp signed in silver. I'd post a pic but ref. don't scan well