Neil Melanson is the grappling coach at Extreme Couture. You might have seen him presenting Randy Couture his black belt in the ring following his submission over the incredibly difficult to submit James Toney at UFC 118. He also married MMA fighter Erin Toughill. He also has some pretty bad ass tattoos.
They are all done in black and gray, have great shading, detail and background work. I have the same background style on my sleeve as Neil does on his right leg.
The standout part of his artwork, in my opinion, is his elbow. The elbow is a difficult part of the body to tattoo as your options are kind of limited. It looks like an old ship's wheel to me and the detail and placement is perfect. It is a much better choice than some people and their dumbass spiderweb elbows or just leaving the elbow as negative space.
So congratulations to you, Neil Melanson. Not only are you the head grappling coach at one of the best MMA gyms in the world but you are definitely the owner of some Wicked Awesome MMA Tattoos.
This is better than the last article. Why the hell did you guys put up a video of Rosie Odonnell eating ribs?
ReplyDeleteblack & grey is where its at. could use some more black though. my paul boothian-esque sleeve told me so.
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