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those people should find something else to do with their time
yes coming from someone who uses sherdog
yes coming from someone who uses sherdog
http://www.lowkickmma.com/UFC/anti-...protest-to-take-place-outside-mgm-at-ufc-191/
This should be interesting. I wonder if the Culinary union is behind this?
If a District Attorney does not think that there is enough evidence to prosecute, then they should be presumed innocent, don't you think?
This may be one of the weakest excuses for a protest in some time.
It's one thing to protest a lack of punishment when you have someone who's convicted, or someone who has been charged, or even someone who is being investigated.
However, Johnson and Browne have not only NOT been convicted of a crime, they have not been charged with a crime, nor have they even been investigated for the possible commission of a crime by a law enforcement agency.
It's like me accusing a random person of a crime and you being suspended even though there isn't even an ongoing police investigation. That crosses over from stupid to potentially illegal.
Even if you have a conduct/morality clause in a contract, you can't actually enforce it without evidence that conduct/morality was violated. And without video proof, ample witnesses, or other recorded evidence it would be very hard to argue that you met a sufficient burden to meet that clause in the absence of at least a law enforcement investigation.
Rumble should wade in there and start swinging like he did on his ex.
Classic case of missing the point.
Come on guys, have a heart.
No ones yoga mat should be thrown like that. Let's all gather in protest!
Did any current UFC fighters actually get convicted or charged for domestic abuse related issues?
If none of them have been found guilty, they should be presumed innocent. But of course people will pretend this shit matters way more than it does.
Did any current UFC fighters actually get convicted or charged for domestic abuse related issues?
If none of them have been found guilty, they should be presumed innocent. But of course people will pretend this shit matters way more than it does.
Rumble has been convicted in the past
those people should find something else to do with their time
yes coming from someone who uses sherdog
Good advice but then I realized you have almost 2000 post since Feb 2015.
But seriously, who gives a shit what they do with their free time. Should we criticize ever poster who sits on Sherdog all day, no, we shouldn't.
Yes, and at the time he was being charged and convicted the UFC suspended him indefinitely. Additionally, the UFC suspended Rumble immediately when the most recent allegations were made against him due to his past history while they investigated the situation.
The point is, arguing that the UFC hasn't done anything in the Rumble case (when they did on BOTH occasions) and suspended Browne for 3 months while they investigated the allegations in SPITE of there not being any police investigations in the most recent Rumble and Browne situations shows proactive action rather than a lack of concern on the issue.
Now, if there's a fighter on the roster that wasn't suspended or punished when charges or investigations were ongoing, that would be a completely different argument. However, this is not the case.
Protesting the 2 incidents regarding Browne and Rumble when the UFC has gone far beyond the scope of punishment being meted out by every other professional sports league is just silly.
If they were holding the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and MLS to the same standard, they would be holding protests at almost every game of the regular season. Many of those leagues won't suspend on pure allegation, some won't suspend during police investigations, and some of them are even hesitant to suspend after actual formal charges are laid, instead choosing to wait for an actual conviction.
Targeting the UFC for a protest on this issue when the UFC has been so aggressive in responding to this issue makes little to no sense.
Yes, and at the time he was being charged and convicted the UFC suspended him indefinitely. Additionally, the UFC suspended Rumble immediately when the most recent allegations were made against him due to his past history while they investigated the situation.
The point is, arguing that the UFC hasn't done anything in the Rumble case (when they did on BOTH occasions) and suspended Browne for 3 months while they investigated the allegations in SPITE of there not being any police investigations in the most recent Rumble and Browne situations shows proactive action rather than a lack of concern on the issue.
Now, if there's a fighter on the roster that wasn't suspended or punished when charges or investigations were ongoing, that would be a completely different argument. However, this is not the case.
Protesting the 2 incidents regarding Browne and Rumble when the UFC has gone far beyond the scope of punishment being meted out by every other professional sports league is just silly.
If they were holding the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and MLS to the same standard, they would be holding protests at almost every game of the regular season. Many of those leagues won't suspend on pure allegation, some won't suspend during police investigations, and some of them are even hesitant to suspend after actual formal charges are laid, instead choosing to wait for an actual conviction.
Targeting the UFC for a protest on this issue when the UFC has been so aggressive in responding to this issue makes little to no sense.