THUMBS DOWN to just going for the "W"-Kimo
Since its an old adage of combat sports, Styles Make Fights, we (un)intelligent folks have to hear people constantly repeat this nonsense. Well maybe im the only guy that feels its such nonsense but IT IS!
Announcers would have you believe that a BJJ specialist vs a Muay Thai legend, as opposing styles, is a great fight in the making. WRONG! Or a Counterpuncher vs an aggressive banger is a great fight waiting to happen. WRONG again! The thing that makes a fight is the fighter. Specifically if the guy is there to fight and not just to "win". Look, MMA is NOT football or basketball or any of our other great sports. Its not all or only about the "W". The sooner we stop pretending that it is, the better all of MMA will be. Mixed martial arts is about a fight. The martial arts aspect is about skill, respect, self mastery, and spiritual connection with your inner warrior etc but MMA is not point karate either. If you were fortunate/unfortunate enough to get into a fight or two in middle school think back to your mentality..do you say to yourself.. "i want to get the W" or "I want to kick this kids ass?" The second one? Exactly!!
The athletes who are just going in there for the W are a major problem for MMA. Since fighter bashing is so passe, ill let you come up with the names of those W hunters on your own. Those guys dont make fights just because they are in there for a different objective than kicking your opponent's ass. The style of the fighters is irrelevant to making a fight. Give me two guys that are in there to fight and decision or not, it will be one to remember!
For those of you about to say im a tattooed, affliction wearing, guy that looks for blood and not art 1, youre wrong and 2, shut up or ill kick your ass!! :)
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