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I'm not sure what it is about MMA fans but they just can't seem to accept that the sport they watch has exceptional athletes in it.
NO matter what you do there will always be a counter.
You're undefeated/You've fought bums
You're champ/You're a paper champ
You've fought a tough career against tough opponents/You got smashed by X
You like to fight in the pocket/You're just a brawler
etc etc
Then, there is this whole A-level athlete illusion. You will be told you aren't an A-level athlete cos they only exist in leagues like the NFL,NBA and so on.
What do all these athletes do in their training? They lift weights and other conditioning but here's the catch, if you post a video of yourself weight training MMA fans will immediately blast you for it, your form, barbells/weights don't hit back, they'll make you slower.
Hit pads/Pads don't hit back. Every elite combat athlete has hit pads there is no room for only sparring in todays landscape of combat sports unless we want every fighter to sound like James Toney...
C'mon let's start appreciating the athletes and fighters we get to watch put their body's on the line for our entertainment
NO matter what you do there will always be a counter.
You're undefeated/You've fought bums
You're champ/You're a paper champ
You've fought a tough career against tough opponents/You got smashed by X
You like to fight in the pocket/You're just a brawler
etc etc
Then, there is this whole A-level athlete illusion. You will be told you aren't an A-level athlete cos they only exist in leagues like the NFL,NBA and so on.
What do all these athletes do in their training? They lift weights and other conditioning but here's the catch, if you post a video of yourself weight training MMA fans will immediately blast you for it, your form, barbells/weights don't hit back, they'll make you slower.
Hit pads/Pads don't hit back. Every elite combat athlete has hit pads there is no room for only sparring in todays landscape of combat sports unless we want every fighter to sound like James Toney...
C'mon let's start appreciating the athletes and fighters we get to watch put their body's on the line for our entertainment