WMMA and the History of our Sport

[Discipulus]

Originally Posted by Emjay

You lost me at "our sport"

Why's that?

[Emjay]

Originally Posted by Discipulus

Why's that?

It's a pretentious statement that implies some odd exclusivity of something that's available for everybody.

[Discipulus]

Originally Posted by Emjay

It's a pretentious statement that implies some odd exclusivity of something that's available for everybody.

That's a pretty specific notion to be effectively implied by a single word, don't you think?

The "our" actually implies that the sport is something that belongs to a community--fans, fighters, promoters, etc.

Is it pretentious for me to say "we need to protect our planet?" No, because something that belongs to everybody can easily be called "ours" when the target audience is anybody and everybody.

[Discipulus]

Originally Posted by RedRackham

Who took all the pix in your original piece? You? Or are blogs different from writing for an organization, and you can just take them off the net and put them into original pieces?

Edit: Oops, just noticed the "mma weekly" tag on one of them. I guess you can use their photos in your work.

Your rhonda is royce analogy kinda sucks too. Back then, many if not all of royce's opponents didn't even know what bjj was. Im sure the women coming to fight her know what shes all about more so then the guys coming to fight royce at ufc 1 did.

I don't even like Rhonda, but you're really undercutting her skill level there. Your article makes you seem like someone who just started watching the sport in the several years.

As it turns out, there's more to crediting photos than I previously believed. I'll be working on getting this done properly. Thanks for the heads up!

[Emjay]

Originally Posted by Discipulus

That's a pretty specific notion to be effectively implied by a single word, don't you think?

The "our" actually implies that the sport is something that belongs to a community--fans, fighters, promoters, etc.

Is it pretentious for me to say "we need to protect our planet?" No, because something that belongs to everybody can easily be called "ours" when the target audience is anybody and everybody.

When the subject is a niche "sport" with as many detractors as MMA has, any "hardcore" fan trying to lay claim to it as if it's only for those that are in the know comes off as pretentious.

That's just me though.

[Discipulus]

Originally Posted by Emjay

When the subject is a niche "sport" with as many detractors as MMA has, any "hardcore" fan trying to lay claim to it as if it's only for those that are in the know comes off as pretentious.

That's just me though.

I see where you're coming from. That wasn't my intent, though. I'm sure I myself wouldn't meet a lot of old school MMA-heads' requirements for the status of "hardcore fan."