Ehhh..id say that it depends on the individual. You got guys like the Diaz bros, Diego, and Wanderlei that literally think they are going to war and are trying to take your head off, and then there are people that do treat it like a very physical game of chess.
I doubt the majority of fighters would use the term "game" when describing fights besides maybe like chess game.
well, one, no one is saying everyone enjoys it, like you, but I mean I dont see why people love conors persona but others do. I just think to the casual they see 2 fighters having real beef, they believe they both are gonna go hard as hell at each other. I know people who never watched mma before talking about DC vs Jones.
I get what you're saying my man, I just personally wouldn't call the extreme spectrum of what you qualify as a game, and more or less different than a game, especially real world but that's just a whole different reason as to why.
It's not an MMA thing, or a WWE thing, or even a sports thing. ..it's a human thing. Humans like stories. Any good story of any genre will sell. It's no different in the fight game.
I agree, and got that same lesson from boxing. Being angry doesn't stop you from getting your ass kicked by a better fighter. Anger and hate are wastes of energy because usually the person you're mad at doesn't give a fuck. Concentrating on how to win is a more efficient use of energy, but, emotion, heart, grit, whatever you want to call it...it can sometimes over take skill, or throw your opponent off their game plan. It was never my style when I fought, but I do get it.
They hugged it out after the second fight and both spoke respectfully in the ring when Rogan interviewed them.
