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I respect your thoughts. I stated mine because its reality that people do care how you look, what you wear, how much money you can make for your employer and so on.
This is the world we live in. If you can't sell yourself, you just don't sell.
If everyone was a fan like you and Im not saying it as an insult at all so dont take it that way then Barao would be selling PPV's like its going out of style and would be a house hold name.
Sorry to say, being a good athlete and that in general doesn't make you go that far if you don't have the marketability.
Thats why you see a ton of athletes getting hair transplants, getting veneers, facial surgery like they are movie stars. You want the big bucks you need the skill in your trade, you need the skill to promote yourself, and you need the skill to sell yourself and have people demanding you. Sorry that looks play a huge role in that.
I see what your're saying and would whole hardener agree had this not been about MMA. Then again they are "entertainers" and the better you the look the more people will seek you out. Ronda is a perfect example getting all these covers, movie deals, and sponsorship. I just do't like to see fans of the fight game care so much about the glamour aspect. From a business standpoint I can see but, from a fans perspective its just a little crazy to me.