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Hate him or like him, just look at the practical side of facts:
- He had the TS in his hands but Aldo unfortunatelly manages to get injured, at this point you could:
a) Sit out and wait for Aldo to recover
b)Decide to risk your titleshot on short notice against a guy who's strongest weapon is your weak spot
I think over 90% of fighters here would have chosen option A and you are blind if you can't see that.
What results from this? big money for the UFC, MMA fans get to see a really interesting and entertaining fight
- TS to lightweight in superfight is up next, another Brazilian injured
a)You choose to wait your next chance and maybe take a fight in your own division in the meanwhile or just sit out until RDA is fit to fight
b)You chose an opponent who is taller, longer, heavier than you and as tough as nails with really good jiujitsu (which, again, is one of your weak points)
Again I would imagine most fighters choose (rightfully so) the easy and most intelligent way out.
It's big money for the UFC, a very entertaining fight with the highest PPV ever. Sets the base for a rematch many want to watch.
Call the fighter arrogant, cocky or whatever you want but at the end of the day he always kept the show going and never backed out where most would have. He did indeed generate hundreds of mills for the company he works for and risked to tarnish his legacy on several occasions without really needing to.
He took unnecessary risks that eventually damaged his career and completely demolished the aura he had built for himself.
I feel, as a fight fan and a human being, that Conor was never given much credit for what he did. Yes he did lose to Nate Diaz but so what? Isn't that what fighting and sports in general is all about? Shouldn't fans be more intelligent than just shitting on a fighter for months because he lost a bloody fight, which he really shouldn't have fought and that eventually damaged his career?
The UFC is basically a business run by Vegas wolves who only care about money at the end of the day. The same people who were celebrating the big money that Conor got them and the day after tossed the fighter into dust for some media dispute which could have been handled far better. BTW this is really not my business as a fan and I hope that employer and employee sort it out in the best way possible.
But us fans should at least recognize that Conor is not just a loudmouth troll.
- He had the TS in his hands but Aldo unfortunatelly manages to get injured, at this point you could:
a) Sit out and wait for Aldo to recover
b)Decide to risk your titleshot on short notice against a guy who's strongest weapon is your weak spot
I think over 90% of fighters here would have chosen option A and you are blind if you can't see that.
What results from this? big money for the UFC, MMA fans get to see a really interesting and entertaining fight
- TS to lightweight in superfight is up next, another Brazilian injured
a)You choose to wait your next chance and maybe take a fight in your own division in the meanwhile or just sit out until RDA is fit to fight
b)You chose an opponent who is taller, longer, heavier than you and as tough as nails with really good jiujitsu (which, again, is one of your weak points)
Again I would imagine most fighters choose (rightfully so) the easy and most intelligent way out.
It's big money for the UFC, a very entertaining fight with the highest PPV ever. Sets the base for a rematch many want to watch.
Call the fighter arrogant, cocky or whatever you want but at the end of the day he always kept the show going and never backed out where most would have. He did indeed generate hundreds of mills for the company he works for and risked to tarnish his legacy on several occasions without really needing to.
He took unnecessary risks that eventually damaged his career and completely demolished the aura he had built for himself.
I feel, as a fight fan and a human being, that Conor was never given much credit for what he did. Yes he did lose to Nate Diaz but so what? Isn't that what fighting and sports in general is all about? Shouldn't fans be more intelligent than just shitting on a fighter for months because he lost a bloody fight, which he really shouldn't have fought and that eventually damaged his career?
The UFC is basically a business run by Vegas wolves who only care about money at the end of the day. The same people who were celebrating the big money that Conor got them and the day after tossed the fighter into dust for some media dispute which could have been handled far better. BTW this is really not my business as a fan and I hope that employer and employee sort it out in the best way possible.
But us fans should at least recognize that Conor is not just a loudmouth troll.
