Nicknames of UFC Fighters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rowdy

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, the first Women's Bantamweight Champion in the UFC was also a bronze medalist in judo for the United States at the 2008 Olympic summer games in Beijing. She began her UFC career with 6 wins. "Rumble" is the nickname of Anthony Johnson, a male Light Heavyweight UFC fighter. "Evil" belongs to Jessica "Evil" Eye, Bantamweight contender. "Roughshod" is made up but does seem to describe how "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey runs over her opponents.

Answer: The Answer

Frankie "The Answer" Edgar is a former Lightweight Champion in the UFC and holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "The Carpenter" is the nickname of Clay Guida, a UFC Featherweight since 2006. He was a union carpenter before becoming a fighter. "The Prodigy" is the nickname of now retired B J Penn who Frankie Edgar beat to win the Lightweight Championship. "Lil' Heathen" is the nickname of Jeremy Stephens, also a Featherweight in the UFC.

Answer: Mighty Mouse

Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson won the Flyweight Championship belt on September 22, 2012 and followed that up with six title defense wins. He is named "Mighty Mouse" due to his size, 5'3", 125 pounds, coupled with his lightning quick speed and incredible strength. "The Magician" is the nickname of John Dodson, also a Flyweight and a main challenger of "Mighty Mouse". "One Punch" is the nickname of Brad Pickett and "Uncle Creepy" is Ian McCall's nickname, both of them are UFC Flyweight contenders.

Answer: The Spider

Brazilian fighter Anderson "The Spider" Silva held the Middleweight belt for over six years, mowing down opponents with ease. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort, Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Caio "Hellboy" Magalhaes were all Brazilian Middleweights.

Answer: The Natural Born Killer

Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit, won the Welterweight belt but lost it in his first title defense. He was previously the WEC (now defunct) Welterweight Champion before joining the UFC. The other three are also Welterweights in the UFC. Former Welterweight Champions Benson "Smooth" Henderson and Johnny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks, and contender Mike "Quick" Swick.

Answer: Showtime

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis lost his first bout after joining the UFC and then had a five fight winning streak, winning the Lightweight Championship belt along the way. He successfully defended it twice. The other three fighters were all Lightweight contenders; Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez who was the winner of "The Ultimate Fighter" season one, Lightweight Championship division, and Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez.

Answer: American Psycho

Stephan "The American Psycho" Bonnar was on the very first season of "The Ultimate Fighter". He lost the final fight to Forest Griffin but the fight was so great that they were both awarded a contract with the UFC. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua a Brazilian, had joined the UFC in 2007 and prior to that fought in Pride since 2003. Rashad "Suga" Evans was an All-American wrestler at Michigan State University and the winner of the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter" in the Heavyweight division. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva was a Brazilian Light Heavyweight who had been fighting off and on in the UFC since 1999.

Answer: Girlrilla

Liz "Girlrilla" Carmouche was an ex-marine and was in the very first UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout. She lost to "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey in round one. The other three fighters, Miesha "Cupcake" Tate, Cat "Alpha" Zingano and Brazilian Bethe "Pitbull" Correia have also lost to "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. Only Miesha Tate was able to get past the first round against Rousey, she lasted into the third round.

Answer: Cookie Monster

Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza was the winner of the first "The Ultimate Fighter" for the Women's Strawweight Championship. The Bantamweight division had become so popular that the UFC expanded the opportunity for women fighters by creating the Strawweight class. Because there were no existing Strawweight fighters in the UFC at that time the winner was automatically awarded the belt at the end of the show.

She defeated semi-finalist Rose "Thug" Namajunas in the final fight. "Astro Girl" is the nickname of Alex Chambers, another Strawweight contender. Randa "Quiet Storm" Markos, a Canadian of Lebanese heritage, was also a contender on that show. Tecia "The Tiny Tornado" Torres, also a Strawweight contender, got her name due to her size of 5'1" and her fierce attitude and aggressive fighting style in the octagon.

Answer: Cigano

Junior "Cigano" (Portuguese for gypsy) Dos Santos, 6'4", 238 pounds was a Brazilian Heavyweight. He was the Heavyweight Champion during 2011 and 2012. The Heavyweight division fighters can weigh anywhere between 206 and 265 pounds. Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt, from New Zealand, was one of the shortest heavyweights at 5'10" but weighed in at the top end 265 pounds. Roy "Big Country" Nelson was 6', 263 pounds.

He never looked like a fighter. He sported a full beard and what can only be described as a "beer belly" but had a surprisingly powerful knock-out punch. Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve, from The Netherlands, weighed in at a modest 238 pounds.

He earned his nickname due to his 7' height, towering over all other contenders.