Drug Addicts and Toughness?

[MMAProfessional]

What is it with former drug addicts being crazy and tough as hell. There is for sure a trend. Brendan Ward, Matt Brown, Court Mcgee, Mike Perry, Cachoeira, War Machine (I know he's a POS) but there is a trend where they talk about someone being a former drug addict and being in crazy fights. Can't be a coincidence. Can you think of a feel good story of a former drug addict being measured and not in these kinda fights? I'm sure there's a correlation between having that mentality of giving up everything then overcoming it to the point where losing is the easiest battle of your life.

 

[Luthien]

How was Lauren Murphy not mentioned TS

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[MMAProfessional]

How was Lauren Murphy not mentioned TS

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There's another. There are a lot. It's harder to think of one former drug addict that's not a tough SOB.

 

[Luthien]

There's another. There are a lot. It's harder to think of one former drug addict that's not a tough SOB.

Surprisingly many Isaac Vallie-Flagg with heroin

 

[Joinho10]

I dont know about that chief

 

[CC27]

To fight your way out of that hell you have to have a strong will. I just passed 20 years on Jan 23rd. To be able to dig yourself out of that hell takes alot and for a fighter I'd imagine they think even in worst positions/spots in a fight they've been in 10x worse on street.

 

[swarrrm]

Those examples are professional athletes that got clean. The vast majority of drug addicts are weak and pathetic.

 

[AmonTobin]

Heroine addicts have no quit. No pun intended.
The cocaine users seem to do pretty well. Jones, Mcgregor.

 

[Luthien]

I just passed 20 years on Jan 23rd.

Massive respect, Sir!

 

[CC27]

Massive respect, Sir!

Thank You.

 

[gracie_barra_samurai]

Thanks Opie.

Joe Hogan is going to see this thread and start claiming "drug addiction is the best base".

Dana's gonna see it and make his new contender series crackheads Vs meth heads, so he can sign them up on ounce/ounce contracts.

 

[Lee_]

Yes, drugs make you a better fighter. If the Diaz brothers had upped the ante from weed to some real drugs, they could have been champs. Wimpy weed addictions don't count.

 

[DjolexMTL]

To fight your way out of that hell you have to have a strong will. I just passed 20 years on Jan 23rd. To be able to dig yourself out of that hell takes alot and for a fighter I'd imagine they think even in worst positions/spots in a fight they've been in 10x worse on street.

Huge respect man. Looking forward to your debut, you could clean out a division!

 

[Black Leprechaun]

P4P 1a, P4P 1b when it comes to addiction & toughness

 

[HuskySamoan]

I dont know about that chief

McKinney has a history of drug addiction? Didn't strike me as the kind of guy at all.

 

[Karl_Hungus]

Yeah, no. Ask James Irvin how that worked out for him.

 

[TJ177]

 

[Lee_]

Yeah, no. Ask James Irvin how that worked out for him.

Better yet, ask Mark Kerr. He even knocked himself out in a fight he was such a lost druggie.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

What is it with former drug addicts being crazy and tough as hell. There is for sure a trend. Brendan Ward, Matt Brown, Court Mcgee, Mike Perry, Cachoeira, War Machine (I know he's a POS) but there is a trend where they talk about someone being a former drug addict and being in crazy fights. Can't be a coincidence. Can you think of a feel good story of a former drug addict being measured and not in these kinda fights? I'm sure there's a correlation between having that mentality of giving up everything then overcoming it to the point where losing is the easiest battle of your life.

It's not just about drugs/alcohol, usually it's people that overcome something is just going to be mentally tougher than people who haven't been through anything similar. Even people that have major injuries and overcome that is also going to be mentally stronger than others who haven't. It's basically people overcoming stuff, regardless of what it is. If it's something that requires a lot of physical and mental fortitude, they will be a lot tougher because of it. They won't be as easy to break because they already went through something that would break most people.

 

[Joinho10]

McKinney has a history of drug addiction? Didn't strike me as the kind of guy at all.

I think he had like 2 or 3 overdoses. He used to talk about it a lot on twitter before.