I wish Conor vs Cerrone for the interim belt,then Conor vs lawler at 200.Then he should fight a 145 before even thinking about rda at 55..plus if he wins at 170 why even go back to 55 , he would already have a belt a that weight...3 belt and no red panty night for rda..rda doesnt deserve the GOAT
This, and he doesn't have a history of pulling out of fights. Not even gonna read this dumb thread.RDA doesn't deserve all this. If his foot is broken I'm sure it wasn't on purpose.
While I completely agree with your first sentence, calling in sick is slightly different when you only work three days a year.A contact sport like this is rife with injuries....it's unavoidable. You may have a case for chronic injuries , but one off and you can piss off with that.
When's the last time you called in sick to your bum job? We're you Demoted and/or shit canned?
Then how do you explain Anderson Silva, for example, a champion with many title defenses yet never an injury leading up to a fight?
Then how do you explain Anderson Silva, for example, a champion with many title defenses yet never an injury leading up to a fight?
The fact is, the vast majority of UFC champions do NOT get injured leading up to title defenses. Time to hold all champions to that skill caliber, because as I said, staying healthy is a skill in itself.
Then how do you explain Anderson Silva, for example, a champion with many title defenses yet never an injury leading up to a fight?
The fact is, the vast majority of UFC champions do NOT get injured leading up to title defenses.
Time to hold all champions to that skill caliber, because as I said, staying healthy is a skill in itself.
I don't think an injury alone is enough to strip someone of their belt, but maybe multiple injuries like Aldo or Cain.These champions shouldn't be getting injured like this. It's mainly happening during sparring. Just off the top of my head we have RDA, Aldo, and Cain recently.
At this point I'd rather see a possible "under prepared" (in the sense that they didn't spar as much as normal) champion show up to the fight, than reoccurring injured champions throwing entire fight cards into disarray.
This is a fast moving, constantly evolving sport and guess what folks, staying healthy is the most under appreciated aspect of it, in fact it could be argued that staying healthy is a skill unto itself.
A champion that trains smart, rests well and stays healthy is of a higher skill caliber than one who gets injured. It's as simple as that.
Time for a new standard here, if you get injured as champ, you can kiss your belt goodbye until you adopt the proper training practices to stay healthy, because obviously that part of your game is still lacking and until it improves you're not champion caliber.
I'm cool with you losing your account over this dumb thread, too.
Conor can't make FW in 10 daysan interim title is not warranted .
Let us see if he can defend his belt before getting too crazy.
While I completely agree with your first sentence, calling in sick is slightly different when you only work three days a year.
I actually agree with the ability to train smart and not break yourself constantly being a fighting skill.
IMO, the fight officially starts when both parties agree and sign the contract. RDA hurt himself before a punch could even be thrown...and now hes not willing to fight. Conor wins.