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OK, so I’m guilty of this myself. It’s like when we had to choose between Hulk Hogan or the Ultimate Warrior back in the dark ages. But why do you/we root for certain fighters? We could take it to a deeper and philosophical level and ask why we root for any sports figure or team, but I don't want to get all Aristotle on your asses and blow your minds. I mean we don’t know these people personally. I can understand it being based on geographical reasons, i.e. if you live in North London you support Arsenal, New York, the Knicks, Japan, Aoki but when I watched Mir vs Hunt, two fighters whom I know neither personally, nor have good or bad feelings towards their personalities, nor any connection to them geographically or otherwise, I found myself rooting for Hunt. No idea why.
I personally always root for Fedor when he fights because I like him a person, I find him humble and his fight style exciting. But why do YOU choose to root for a certain fighter when there is no affiliation with either of them? or do you just enjoy watching the fights without supporting one or the other?
I personally always root for Fedor when he fights because I like him a person, I find him humble and his fight style exciting. But why do YOU choose to root for a certain fighter when there is no affiliation with either of them? or do you just enjoy watching the fights without supporting one or the other?