Yesterday, I was speaking with a friend who used to train with Nam Pham. Now, let me start by saying that I'm not a big fan of Nam's game. I think he essentially acts like a punching bag and absorbs punishment. I also have yet to see his black belt level BJJ skills. In my opinion, he only made it to the semifinals of TUF 12 because the competition he faced was so awful. Anyway, I told my friend, "Hey, whatever happens, he at least represented himself well on the show and didn't kill his rep." That is, until last night.
First, exhibit A:
Yup, that's right. Nam got caught on national television, "relaxing before his big fight." And in just one short moment, Spike TV and the UFC brought us material that would spark the new euphism, "phanning your nam." Sorry, Nam.
It all went down when team Trainwreck, er Koscheck, decided to "prank" their teammate by busting in on him while he was showering. In watching team Trainwreck plan their prank, I kept wondering to myself, "What type of prank is busting in on a guy showering so you can see if he's phanning his nam?" Didn't sound much like a prank to me. Sounded like a bunch of guys afraid to come out of the closet having a nice bonding moment over their latent homosexuality and using humor as a defense mechanism for all the tension they felt when just the subject of nam phanning came up. Kind of weird to me that nobody else in the house questioned these fools' eagerness for some homosexual voyeuring.
Now that Nam's humiliation has been covered, lets turn to the real exposure from last night's episode. Apparently, Nam is two-faced and talks crap about everyone behind their backs. Team Trainwreck was so tired of him that the whole team turned on him. Now who knows if Nam really is two-faced or just a victim of clever editing. Whatever the case may be, not a good night in the life of Nam Pham. He must have really pissed off a producer to go out that way on the show.
And here's what I think may be worse news for Nam. He's fighting this guy at the TUF 12 finale:
That's right. Leonard Garcia. I know his game has fallen off a bit, but one thing is for sure. Leonard loves to punch, and Nam loves to be punched. My gut tells me that Leonard's hands are a little heavier than Michael Johnson's.
Good luck Nam, and don't worry, everyone phans his nam...just lock the door when you live in a house with a bunch of fools.
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