Disappointing Quote of the Day: Anthony Njokuani
by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 4:37 PM EDT
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Roller wants to come out and say that it was easy. I don't think so. Let me be in the right state of mind and will see if its easy fag. Be a man and stand. We're here to fight not make love.
- Anthony Njokuani via Twitter
I'm a big fan of Njokuani's skills but this comment is very disappointing to see. First off, the use of fag is awful for obvious reasons and rather than get into a lecture on homophobia, masculinity and MMA I'll leave it at that.
This is mixed martial arts, this is not kickboxing. Everyone who knew who these two fighters are knew what Roller's gameplan was going to be for the fight. The idea that Roller is less of a man because he chose to use a strategy that would no doubt end with him on the losing end of the equation is absurd. Anthony no doubt knows this and is just acting out, but the point remains.
Finally, it is not your opponent's responsibility for you to "be in the right frame of mind" come fight time. You got completely owned by a fighter who was able to impose his will and execute the perfect gameplan against you. Accept it, learn from it and move on.
It's a real shame to see a guy who I love to watch fight act out in a way that is so pathetic.
Update: Njokuani posted the following apology via his twitter:
The comment I made earlier was way out of line. I do apologize for saying what I said. That's not me I let my emotions get the best of me.
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The idea that Roller is less of a man because he chose to use a strategy that would no doubt end with him on the losing end of the equation.
Might want to edit this.
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Apr 25, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions
thanks...
distracted by a tie baseball game…until Konerko unloaded on one to take the lead. Go Sox!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Think before you tweet
/text/call/email/facebook/xbox live/whatever. Pretty easy rule to live by.. You ultimately end up going through with about 15% of what you planned on saying.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
You hit the nail on the head here.
A lot of folks let emotion get the best of them and end up looking bad. I can’t read the guy’s mind, but I’d guess that the statement can be at least somewhat attributed to this dynamic.
by Cannon Jacques on Apr 25, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
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Hahaha!
That is fucking brilliant.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
by Charles Awad on Apr 25, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess Njokuani is that androgynous creature on the far left?
shudder
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Apr 25, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Following homophobia with androphobia. Nice.
by dribblebib on Apr 25, 2010 5:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He looks more like Ben Henderson with split wig.
by dancingChicken on Apr 26, 2010 5:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Neer bitched about Pellegrino's grappling
not Tibau
by Scott Haber on Apr 26, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
working on it now
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He should know better than this. He will never be a great fighter with this attitude. Awful… Apology or not, He let us know what he was thinking.
He'll never be a great fighter with his lack of ground game either.
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Apr 25, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, too bad. I like this guy too.
After seeing him kick Chris Horodecki in the face while Horodecki was running away from him, I knew I’d like Njokuani. He got outclassed against Roller and that’s fine, everyone loses. BUt this is not how you handle a loss, Njokie.
Just posted on UFC's FB
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
by Charles Awad on Apr 25, 2010 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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by Stillberry on Apr 26, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Guy was just pissed
And I can imagine he was probably more than a little upset at himself, and just needed to vent. He knows his ground game isn’t up to snuff, and I think its frustrating to him. He just needed to vent.
I can understand being upset, but there are better ways to vent. Ways that don’t involve twitter too. lol
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 25, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I can imagine after training three months for a fight and then getting dominated because of flaws that you were trying to address in your game that you wouldn’t be too logical. This was not a well thought out move, but I don’t think it makes him an asshole.
Emotional distress doesn’t earn you a “Get out of being an asshole free” card. That’s just me though. I don’t hate the guy for what he said, but it was a crappy thing to say.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 25, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I’ve said some terrible things after wrestling matches I wouldn’t want attached to my name now. Of course I didn’t run to twitter to do it.
Exactly...
I am extremely competitive and very hard on myself. I get pissed when much better grapplers catch me with submissions in practice, I could imagine I’d be ultra-pissed if I went through a full camp and got owned like that.
But when you’re a professional you have to handle the wins and losses professionally.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Just curious
I really enjoyed your imput on the last judo chop and am wondering have you boxed before or did you cover boxing before hooking up with BE.
Google Ron Paul!
also have trained boxing at various times in my life
including currently
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 26, 2010 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions
At least he apologized, but that doesn’t cover up what was said. He’s apparently one of those fighters who think submission fighting is “gay”, and thats probably one of the worst comments to make after a loss. So, you don’t want to sign for kickboxing matches, but complain when a fighter fights you exactly like he should…and you call him a “fag”? Absolutely classless.
And he actually defended quite well for a while on the ground, I was impressed, so he’s obviously been working on things. Wonder if he insults the guys who tap him in practice too.
"The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things." - Miyamoto Musashi
Note to the ladies: never make love with this man
.. his idea of love making is slamming you to the ground, punching you in the head and then choking you to death. Not exactly a sensetive lover. Not to mention the whole tungs over in just a couple of minutes. If it gets out of hand your safe word is “helpihavenogroundgame”
Paniczoo reincarnated.
by ziiiiing on Apr 25, 2010 5:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 4 recs
The thing is I have interviewed Anthony over 5 times and the guy has been nothing but pure class, and it is highly unfortunate that this comes out on twitter.
Anthony should know this is MMA for a reason, if you want a striking battle go to K-1.
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
Now an apology? SMH
I got to hang out with Anthony in Columbus at the after party and he’s a real cool guy but that comment was just lame.
He used a gay slur while questioning someone’s manhood. It’s not exactly up for debate here.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I’ve always wondered why it is some one who hates gays. If “-phobia” mean “afraid of”, then shouldn’t “homophobia” mean “afraid of gays”?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 25, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
"Luke: What's in there? Yoda: Only what you take with you."
I never miss a chance to quote the 900 yr old Jedi master.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on Apr 25, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they are afraid of having any associations with them
and use hate to try to distance themselves from it.
Don’t let anger get in the way of comprehension
would you call someone who uses the N word to insult another person
a racist? if yes, then you should understand the connections with calling this guy a homophobic. if not… then I understand your comment (and disagree completely).
Don’t let anger get in the way of comprehension
Njokuani should ask to be sent to K-1 MAX if he is so dead set on kickboxing. If he doesn’t feel put in his place yet, he would after a couple fights over there.
What an idiot, apology or not that was just completely stupid to say and he apparently meant it at the time.
Anybody know WTF he's talking about here?
Let me be in the right state of mind
I know there is talk of Mike Brown being all f’d up in the head of recently having his GF break up with him, and that’s one of the reasons he got hammered last night. is there any rumors of anything like this happening to Anthony? or was it just the room spinning…..from all the gayness?
Very foolish comments
He needs to channel his energy improving his parts of his ‘game’, instead of using his fingers to tweet.
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by higgledy-piggledy on Apr 25, 2010 5:44 PM EDT reply actions
So he thinks that if he “insults” a man by calling him a “fag” that makes avenges his loss or something? I would say that, in the realm of his statement, that makes him look like a complete bitch getting his ass handed to him on a worldwide PPV broadcast by a “fag”.
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
I can understand people being upset by this..
But everybody makes mistakes. He fucked up, but people are pretty hypocritical online, so backlash is always going to follow him longer than it probably should.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
He should spend more time on the mat
and less time on twitter.
Didn't some comedian give a big speach on the use of the word "fag"?
I can’t remember who it was, but he did a great job.
I"ll do some research.
Louis CK
Still doesn’t make it ok for The Assasin to say it.
David Price is better than your top young pitcher.
Hear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-otAJrtY-w
Exactly my point. I really don’t mind someone saying fag. Whatever. Let’s really move past all this really really really dumb shit.
Let's the roles were reversed: Roller was the striker, Anthony is the grappler
“Njokuani wants to come out and say that it was easy. I don’t think so. Let me be in the right state of mind and will see if its easy n-word. Be a man and stand. We’re here to fight not make love.”
David Price is better than your top young pitcher.
by P Brady on Apr 25, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it’s not “whatever”
He’s using it in a rant about the other guy being less of a man. He is using it in the direct context in which it means that a homosexual is less than a “real man”
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Agreed.
You can’t just decide a word means something else to you than is does for the rest of the world, not with a word like that. I hate that CK rant; it’s cheap laughs.
Why would it be wrong for someone to think someone is "less of a man" than they are?
Why do we continually make a big deal out of stuff like this? Do we really think that everyone just loves everyone else and it’s all rainbows and puppies. Why isn’t it ok to just simply say what the hell you are thinking without being assassinated by everyone with a keyboard, microphone, or camera.
The general population of the world REALLY doesn’t give a flying shit when someone says some recently made unsayable phrase or word.
LIke they are trying to get “midget” on that list. So now, if you say midget you aren’t referring to a person who’s small, you are hating that person and everything they are. I’m just sick of this shit.
If he wanted to say that Roller was “less of a man” and leave it at that. Fine, he’d be wrong, but whatever.
But associating being “less of a man” with a homosexual slur is TYING homosexuality to that “lesser manhood” which is a bullshit thing to do.
Fag is not “recently unsayable” as you put it.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 25, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right, midget and fag… same thing. Historically, verbally… same exact thing.
Sorry that you have to live in a world where people judge you by your words and actions. I’m sure there are gated communities around where you live where you can say whatever you’d like without repercussion.
And… it isn’t wrong for someone to think someone is less of a man.
Brent was trying to show you that he was using the word in a way so as to ascribe a perceived negative characteristic to gay people.
The midget thing is stupid. But other than that, I think your whole argument is laughable. If Brent didn’t say all that needed to be said I’d add more, but he covered it well. You can feel however you want to feel about people tossing around shitty terms for people. I personally feel that, while the “fag” thing doesn’t bother me, it is a shitty thing to do to use it as Anthony did, and he was right to apologize.
Maybe the people behind keyboards, microphones, and camera’s are part of the majority of people who think that being a dick by saying dickish things, is something you should be held accountable for.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 25, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
There you go, that's the problem.
If you want to get to the root of it all. That is it for sure. The media thinks they have a right to hold people accountable. When they have nothing in it at all.
I think the root of the problem is the indifference people like you seem to glorify. But I respect your opinion.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Apr 25, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
it wasnt a referrence to his chopper out front
by Bob Boblaw on Apr 25, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good post. I agree with what you had to say Brent. Glad to see Njokuani at least post an apology.
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*sigh
I mentioned in the WEC live results post how happy I was that a fellow Nigerian was representing us in mma.
Unfortunately homophobia is absolutely rampant amongst Nigerians. I’m happy he apologized though.
fag
he was talking about cigarettes, obviously
Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit... Feelin’ lit, feelin’ light, 2 am summer night...
no more style complaints
mayhem complaining about shields, varner and now njokuani. Please, if you have a problem with a fighter’s style, simply decline the fight.
where's your kickboxing at now Playboy!!!!
I wish he would’ve choked him until he was having seizures on TV. what a punk ass thing to say.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
sticks and stones approach eh?
people who are called “fag” or any other slur never make that big of a fuss but the bunch of us on the sidelines love to freak out.
"All I guarantee is violence" - Wand
this is retarded//
He’s a bad person for calling someone a fag, yet in this thread someone has already called him a bitch, and now someone else is wishing he was choked to the point of seizures. Hypocrites, as if we haven’t made mistakes. What he did was dumb, but its tiring to see this bullshit online about fighters for every single misstep, and mistake.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
by Loot on Apr 25, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Now you just called this thread retarded. Talk about exacerbating!
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
by Charles Awad on Apr 25, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, I didn't even notice my choice of words
if I were a fighter the backlash would be wonderful. lol.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
Oh no i dont care that he called him a Fag.
It was the insult to Jiu Jitsu that i dont care for. Its a classless thing to do. To insult a fighting style that finished you in the first Rd.. That sir is punkbitchery at its finest.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on Apr 25, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i think what he said was dumb, but your response was a tad bit excessive, no?
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
Maybe.... its pretty much wishing he got Koed . Only with much less trauma to the brain.
my bad if i offended you.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
more surprised than offended...
but I appreciate you being civil lol
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
Everyone has misunderstood him. He was simply calling Roller an obnoxious Harley rider.
by rabrown on Apr 25, 2010 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
He deosnt like gay people its who he is. I dont like people who have sex with animals its who i am. Lets get over this, its not anyones place to say hes a bad person for it.
now isn't that just the most ignorant statements of them all
putting bestiality with homosexuality in the same quote? that’s really the worse of the worse, I don’t understand how people can be so ignorant…
Don’t let anger get in the way of comprehension
"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I’m not perfect and I don’t live to be. But, before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean."
When he was submitted by Ben Henderson, he said his loss to Ben Henderson actually helped his career. He never bashed Henderson or Cerrone. Why Roller? Right after the win, Shane Roller got up and made a disrespectful statement which was said several times. Anthony was referring his comment to Roller’s disrespect on his hard work. He was not discriminating or belittling anyone. Yes, it was ignorant to use "fag" in his statement, but it’s hypocritical for everyone to come out and bash him, call him a bitch, etc etc… like you never busted your ass on something and have someone disrespect you for your work. your asses be f*cking pissed off too. And like all human beings, you’d lash out of anger and say some dumb shit.
Looking back, I’m sure EVERYONE has said something ignorant, discriminating, offensive, and stupid before (or more than once I’m sure!). So before you judge or dictate a person’s character based on one statement, get your facts straight or do your research correctly. Don’t take someone’s words out of context and create drama out of your own ignorance b/c you are no better. Leave the moral police shit to the man upstairs.
by NonFightersSTFU on Apr 27, 2010 8:25 AM EDT reply actions
btw, don’t delete my post like you did with several other ppl that’s already been deleted. lol
by NonFightersSTFU on Apr 27, 2010 8:28 AM EDT reply actions
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