Every now and then in all sports crazy things happen. Recently, we saw Anderson Silva display about 5 different Shaolin Kung-fu styles in his running shoes while doing a better job mocking his opponent than Andrew Dice Clay did women back in the late eighties. We saw a great "immortal " in BJ Penn come to fight perplexed and underperform vs Franky Edgar. (AT 155 lbs ) We saw a WWEesque Battle Royal in Strikeforce. We got to bear witness to shit talk that included hateful rhetoric, including deragatory usage of language typically and hatefully directed at homosexuals, by Paul Daley. We then got to see a bad acting job by Josh Koscheck followed up by a sensless and classless act by, none other than, Paul Daley. This act actually and ultimately cost Paul Daley his job with the UFC.
Then there is the fans. As a four year posting member of a top MMA website, I am just flabbergasted by the way many are treating Loyoto Machida. Photoshoppe is one thing, but writing about Machida being overrated, and never that good to begin with? HUH? I mean ...hang on, I'm not done scratching my head on this one...I just don't get it. I'm not a big Ed Soares fan, but Loyoto Machida clawed his way to the top of that 205 lb division in devastating fashion without so much as getting a scratch. Before Rua, I think you'd have to go back to BJ Penn to find a round he arguably may have lost. I just don't understand MMA fans sometimes. Loyoto will be back, and within 18 months I believe we will see a third bout with Rua. By the way: HUGE PROPS TO MAURICIO "SHOGUN" RUA. That win was well deserved, and he will be a great champion.
The MMA landscape is certainly looking pretty crazy these days. Throw in the recent string of arrests of fighters, and it is even crazier. However, I feel that because MMA in still considered an emerging mainstream sport, a lot of the critical press has been BULLSHIT. All sports undergo these things.
Of the top of my head, I'll list some crazy sports moments I remember. I'm not going to do any research. I'm going to just recall them as I remember them.
NBA- I remember a fight a couple years ago between Detroit and Indiana involving Ron Artest and fans that made it's way into the seats.
NBA- Kobe- rape
NBA- Horry throws a towel in his coaches face.
NBA- Sprewell splaps his coach.
NBA- Paul Pierce ...gang symbols...
NBA- Gilbert Arenas brings a gun into the locker room to settle some beef.
NFL- Michael Vick- Dog lover of the year.
NFL- Lawrence Taylor....Cocaine/alleged rape.
NFL- Brandon Marshall refuses to play
NFL- OJ SIMPSON
NFL- Ray Lewis and murder charges
NFL- Ben Roethlesberger and rape accusations.
NFL- Spygate
Golf - Fuzzy Zoeller- racist comments
Golf- Tiger Woods- cheating hubby
Boxing- Golatta and Bowe camps melee
Boxing- Oliver McCall has a "breakdown" in the ring
Boxing- Tyson takes a bite out of Holyfield
Boxing- Tyson rape
Boxing- Tyson says he'll eat Lewis's children
Boxing- Don "Fucking" King
Baseball: Pedro slams old man Zimmer
Baseball: Clemens throws piece of bat at Piazza
Baseball: STEROIDS
Hockey: McSorely assaults with his stick
Hockey: Bertuzzi darn near kills somebody
My point is just that in sports things happen. MMA is no different, and it really upsets me to see the bad press the sport has been getting. It's no different than any other sport. There are "good eggs" and "bad apples".
As for the fans. I know fans are as fickle in other sports as they are in MMA. I'm willing to wager Tiger Woods will show us how fickle golf fans are by the end of next spring.
One thing is for sure. We'll never see Joe Rogan or Michael Schiavallo fall asleep during a broadcast ike Keith Hernandez did during a Mets game.
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