Fighters excuses

DOMMA said:
Sad to see Francis Ngannou's list of excuses for his last fight. Fighters need to understand that excuses are always lame....always. A couple of gem excuses:

Tito saying he had a cracked skull after losing to Forrest
Rampage saying he was poisoned
Conor saying he broke his foot before the Khabib fight

There is a bunch or horrible excuse - what comes to mind?
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OldBoy91 said:
We all love to make fun of some of the more egregious excuses, but the thing is. You absolutely need to be delusional as a fighter.

Knowing you did all the correct preparation, and was the best version of yourself, and still getting beaten, or worse, outclassed, is one of the most demoralising things on the planet.

I actually felt really bad for Marcin Tybura before the Tuivasa fight because he said something to that effect.

Said he really struggled mentally with the Aspinall defeat, as he was the best fighter he'd ever been for that fight, he'd lost weight and was in his career best shape, and he didn't even have a chance to get into the fight. Tom was too fast, too powerful, and too skillful for him to be remotely competitive. He said he had to have a talk with himself about his future because that's the first time he ever lost where he felt he did everything perfect and the other guy was just leagues better than him.
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That's Tybura being honest, which is refreshing.
More fighters should be honest with themselves sir.
 
HHJ said:
Fuck this thread.

Why don't you write out a stock list of the only things a fighter is allowed to say when asked how they though the fight went. Since it'd all be the same we can basically do away with interviews entirely
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Calm your tits sir, they're not attacking your dog in the front yard.
Stand down in your Timberlands lol.
 
Shaddows said:
I really don't understand this.
Yes, things go wrong during camp.
Fighters get hurt and brave on, etc.

It is not an excuse if he wins, but it may be a factor of why he lost!

And fighters are the ultimate competitors. They will list EVERYTHING they think may have affected him, and try to avoid it going forward.
And their brain are still processing the loss, finding things that maybe are not there... it's fucking natural!
It's the way all of us think!

So I never understood why people in here feel somehow superior to someone else who fought, lost and is searching for answers himself.
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First, no one is feeling superior to anyone, not sure how you made this leap. Many UFC fighters make ignorant, lame excuses. You hear very few excuses in football, basketball, tennis, golf and most other main-stream sports. Why so many in MMA? You would think the athletes would know excuses suck, discredit your opponent, and reflect poorly on your character.
 
StonedLemur said:
Calm your tits sir, they're not attacking your dog in the front yard.
Stand down in your Timberlands lol.
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Nah nah nah

You one of them!

Damn near fall apart if the loser don't suck the winner off
 
StonedLemur said:
That's Tybura being honest, which is refreshing.
More fighters should be honest with themselves sir.
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I agree but It made me feel bad for him.

Fighters need a reason to keep going beyond the money.

You can earn MMA pay without taking life altering damage in other lines of work. If you don't think you are the best or have the potential to get there you shouldn't be fighting, imo.
 
DOMMA said:
First, no one is feeling superior to anyone, not sure how you made this leap. Many UFC fighters make ignorant, lame excuses. You hear very few excuses in football, basketball, tennis, golf and most other main-stream sports. Why so many in MMA? You would think the athletes would know excuses suck, discredit your opponent, and reflect poorly on your character.
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or you would know that they are humans like us.
They are talking, without the benefit of watching the fight, and it may be in his head very different from what we saw.
He is also spitballing things that went wrong, whatever pops in his mind.
And seriously? You'll compare to soccer or Tennis? How many times do THEY get punched in the head multiple times in a loss.
He is sad, disappointed, probably dizzy and he feels he owes an explanation to his fans.
Besides, what the fuck do you want him to say? People like you would always find something stupid to demean them, no matter what.

Making fun of "their excuses" is for someone who feels the need of feeling superior to these fighters. Because want it or not, you are putting him/her down and making fun of their response. No matter what they said, you already discounted as bullshit . There's no way to win this argument for them, especially with people like you.
 
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Blastbeat said:
i dunno if any MMA fighter has made worse excuses than Deontay Wilder after he lost to Tyson Fury the first time
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Was it the costume was too heavy?

One of the most ridiculous excuses ever BUT that fucking thing weighed 40lbs. I don't care who you are, do a slow walk with 40lbs and then be at the peak of your abilities right after.. it was beyond stupid (and not a backpack weighing 40lbs either, we're talking a full on costume all over your body and limbs impeding your breathing and making you overheat)
 
OldBoy91 said:
I agree but It made me feel bad for him.

Fighters need a reason to keep going beyond the money.

You can earn MMA pay without taking life altering damage in other lines of work. If you don't think you are the best or have the potential to get there you shouldn't be fighting, imo.
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I realize you need to almost be oblivious but reality will help you grow more than delusions sir.

Just my opinion of course.
 
StonedLemur said:
What?

Whatever you're on...stop doing it.


Do I prefer showing some respect and being honest about what happened?...yes.

Sucking off?...nah nah nah lol
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" I sucked. This dude so much better than me. Best training camp of my life. No injuries. No excuses. I swear. None! I know how much y'all hate that. Nah I don't need no teleprompter. I got this fan service memorized!"

Yaaaaayyy!!

"Well I tore my-"

Booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Go fuck yourself!
 
HHJ said:
" I sucked. This dude so much better than me. Best training camp of my life. No injuries. No excuses. I swear. None! I know how much y'all hate that. Nah I don't need no teleprompter. I got this fan service memorized!"

Yaaaaayyy!!

"Well I tore my-"

Booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Go fuck yourself!
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Oh man, you really know how to stretch shit huh?
You should write for Hollywood, they're certainly lacking creativity sir.

And "go fuck myself"?
Really into that fake outrage today.

I still love you despite your flaws lol
 
StonedLemur said:
I've never called in and said I was poisoned tbf sir lol.
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Well. I had covid 9 times. So you can have one of my call outs. O yeah, I got fired due to the first time. You can borrow if you want. It was pretty good too. I can't see smell taste hear and I think I'm dying. K. Feel better, but if you're not coming in you have to be let go click...
 
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