MMA is overflowing with intimidating nicknames.
There are legends like Chuck Liddell, whose nickname is “The Iceman”. Fedor Emelianenko is “The Last Emperor”. It is nearly impossible to discuss Anthony Pettis without thinking of the word “Showtime”. Sometimes people need a reminder that Chan Sung Jung’s real name isn’t actually “The Korean Zombie”, and Israel Adesanya truly is “The Last Stylebender”.
Both commercially and spiritually, the nickname is a critical element within the world of MMA. That makes it even more astounding that rising Bellator star Mandel Nallo would willing refer to himself as “Rat Garbage”.