Alright, let’s yak about them UFC 302 walkout songs, ya know, the tunes them fellas strut out to before they start punchin’ each other. I ain’t no fancy music critic or nothin’, just tellin’ ya what I heard and what I reckon sounded good.
Now, first off, we gotta talk about Dustin Poirier. This fella, bless his heart, he had a real special song for what folks thought was gonna be his last fight. He walked out to this mix-up thing, a mash-up they call it. It had Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” the part where that gal sings about shinin’ bright, mixed with somethin’ called “The Boss” by some fella named James Brown. It was somethin’ else, I tell ya. Sounded real powerful, like he was ready to go out with a bang, ya know? Heard it was supposed to be his last time fightin’ but turned out he’s got more fight left in him. He used that Willie Spence fella’s version of “Diamonds”, that young fella who sings real pretty but ain’t with us no more. Real sad that. Anyways, that song, it made the whole place buzzin’.
Then there’s this other fella, Islam Makhachev. Now, he ain’t one for changin’ things up. He’s got his one song, and he sticks to it. Don’t know what it’s called, don’t know who sings it, but it’s his, that’s for sure. It’s kinda got this…this… beat to it, ya know? Makes you wanna nod your head. It’s consistent, I’ll give him that.
- Dustin Poirier: “Diamonds” mixed with “The Boss”
- Islam Makhachev: The same song he always uses (no idea what it is!)
They had some other fellas fightin’ too, at that UFC 302. But to be honest, their songs, they didn’t stick in my head like Dustin’s did. Maybe they weren’t as catchy, or maybe I was too busy watchin’ them fellas warm up, makin’ sure they didn’t trip over their own feet before the fight even started!
Now, some folks, they like all sorts of different music for their walkouts. Some want somethin’ fast and loud, to get the blood pumpin’. Others want somethin’ more…I dunno… meaningful, maybe? Somethin’ that reminds them why they’re fightin’. Me? I like a good beat, somethin’ you can tap your foot to. And Dustin’s song, that “Diamonds” and “The Boss” mix, that was a good one. Made ya feel like somethin’ big was about to happen.
I heard some folks talkin’ about other fights too, like UFC 310 walkout songs. They were rattlin’ off names like… Alex…Alex somethin’, and Kai, and Shavkat, and Ian somebody. But I ain’t seen that fight yet, so I can’t tell ya nothin’ about their songs. Maybe they were good, maybe they weren’t. But I bet none of ’em were as memorable as Dustin’s, not at UFC 302 anyway.
It’s funny, ain’t it? These fellas, they train their whole lives to fight. They sweat and bleed and push themselves to the limit. And then, right before the big moment, they pick a song. Just a few minutes of music to set the mood, to get them pumped up, to let the world know who they are. And sometimes, that song, it can be just as important as the fight itself. It can make you remember a fighter, even if you forget the punches they threw. Like Dustin and his “Diamonds”. That’s a song I won’t be forgettin’ anytime soon.
Keywords for this here talk about walkout songs? Well, gotta have UFC 302 in there, for sure. And walkout songs, naturally. Dustin Poirier, gotta mention him and his song, that “Diamonds” and “The Boss” mashup. And Islam Makhachev too, even if I don’t know his song. Maybe throw in somethin’ about favorite walkout songs, or best walkout of the year, cause Dustin’s, it was somethin’ special. And that’s all there is to it. Just plain talk about them fightin’ fellas and their music.
So there ya have it. My two cents on them UFC 302 walkout songs. Like I said, I ain’t no expert, but I know what I like. And Dustin’s song? That was a winner, just like him…well, at least that night it was.
I keep hearin’ folks sayin’ somethin’ about findin’ these songs in a table of contents. Now I ain’t never seen one of them new-fangled tables inside a fight, but I reckon it’s like lookin’ in the program to see who’s fightin’ next. You got your list of names, and then maybe next to it, they got the song. That would make it easy, wouldn’t it? Just flip to the name and there you go, the song is starin’ right at ya. I tell you what, these young folks and their ideas… sometimes they ain’t half bad.
Anyways, that’s all I got to say about them songs. Hope it made some sense to ya. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some supper. All this talk about fightin’ has made me hungry!
