"A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't." - Jack Dempsey

[bobsky]

Bit over romantic. Fighters get hurt every fight in the UFC and they all carry on. It's quite rare u see a fighter quit in the octagon

Obviously you dont see guys submit in the middle of a fight or in between rounds that often

But how often do you see a guy repeatedly get up and refuse to quit after a beating like the one Junior took last night

Cain gave him several opportunities to end the fight, he could have stayed mounted and get pounded out, he could have just turtled up and waited for the ref to stop it or he could have allowed the armbar to happen, but he didn't.

 

[superreise]

Bit over romantic. Fighters get hurt every fight in the UFC and they all carry on. It's quite rare u see a fighter quit in the octagon

plenty of people quit in a fight, i really dont want to sound like im bashing but look at bj penns last 2 fights. jds shows that he has heart, to take that beating and refuse to curl up and let the ref stop it shows how great he is. he will be champion again

 

[AFewDollarsMore]

"A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't." - Jack Dempsey

Stupid. If he got up then he really could get up.

 

[cOugAr_LIbRe_85]

Obviously you dont see guys submit in the middle of a fight or in between rounds that often

But how often do you see a guy repeatedly get up and refuse to quit after a beating like the one Junior took last night

Cain gave him several opportunities to end the fight, he could have stayed mounted and get pounded out, he could have just turtled up and waited for the ref to stop it or he could have allowed the armbar to happen, but he didn't.

Getting subbed is different. You have been beaten by superior technique. Dropping to your knees and wanting the fight stopped when your not knocked out is a different situation. Nobody looks on getting subbed as giving up.

Plus quitting implies something entirely different to submitting

 

[campbecc]

Getting subbed is different. You have been beaten by superior technique. Dropping to your knees and wanting the fight stopped when your not knocked out is a different situation. Nobody looks on getting subbed as giving up.

Plus quitting implies something entirely different to submitting

quitting in the middle of the round is a submission

 

[Sirwastealot]

That statement is nonsense.

By virtue of the fact that you did get up, it means that you could / were physically capable. The quote would more accurately stated as...

"A champion is someone who gets up, even when it is hard to do so."

Its an inspirational quote not a computer generated factoid. The meaning you are supposed to infer is that even when it seems to you that it's impossible, which happens when you break mentally, you find it within yourself to keep going. A lot of fighters and athletes in general would be familiar with that moment.

 

[AFewDollarsMore]

"A champion is someone who gets up, even when it seems unlikely."
fixed.

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

Cigano didn't seem like his self

9 straight fights of dominating and then a fight where he did absolutely nothing but throw body shots & avoid td's.

Something was up.

 

[effedup]

That statement is nonsense.

By virtue of the fact that you did get up, it means that you could / were physically capable. The quote would more accurately stated as...

"A champion is someone who gets up, even when it is hard to do so."

Yes good job taking everything literal and missing the point of his words. Must be easy to correct people while you stuff yourself full of potato chips at a computer desk.

 

[Erdz]

Bit over romantic. Fighters get hurt every fight in the UFC and they all carry on. It's quite rare u see a fighter quit in the octagon

Even after getting king hit? Wrestle fucked by stronger opponents, and still be able to stuff takedowns and get back up?

No, no mate.

 

[venivedivici]

JDS is a warrior! Fuc* the haters! He could folded up and got tko'd after that big right.

 

[Velasquez FC]

I guess JDS is still the champion.

 

[MP15]

Props to JDS. Hopefully, he comes back stronger.