Fightlinker on TUF Shenanigans

by dropkick101 on Nov 7, 2008 11:23 AM EST

You have to stop taking actions by individuals and applying them to the organizations they belong to and the overall sport in general. There’s nothing wrong with laughing at Kyle Kingsbury debasing himself. If cinema can survive Pink Flamingos, then MMA can survive this. People equating the idiocy going on in the TUF house with Standgate are out to lunch - fight fixing affects the entire reputation of the sport. What these guys do on TUF just hurts TUF’s rep and the reps of the fighters providing or ingesting jizz.

So relax, sit back and enjoy the retardation. I’ll join the rest of you in horror if/when Jesse Taylor or one of the other TUF rocket scientists wins a world title.

He sums up the argument: don't get your panties in a bunch. You have every right to consider it in "bad taste" but it in no way affects the sport as a whole.

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I agree

Nobody got hurt, its not that big. I have to admit, although I was horrified I laughed. I got to see Karma in action, and everyone got what they deserved for stealing. This kind of pranking is nothing unusual for bored athletes, on long bus trips my high school rugby team would shave the eyebrows of sleeping teamates.

We all have to remember, TUF is entertainment, designed to pull ratings. Yes they could show more training and technique, but that does get boring to watch after a while. I would be upset if they edited down the fight, but it was a walkover by Nover. The silver lining is that we can look forward to more quality fights in the semi finals and hopefully less shenannigans.

by Ubernoober on Nov 7, 2008 11:49 AM EST reply actions