2 UFC fighters refuse to fight each other - pull'n the race card?

Hmmm, I think I agree.

Additionally, the issue appears to be that they just weren't able to keep their professional relationship, professional. However in 40 years time, I would think also that Jones and Rashid could BE fishing and one could tease, "Say man, remember that time when I kicked yo ass?! and laugh.

 

Another of how this pussy ass generation is unwilling to truly compete but want the respect of a champion smdh

 

Well said!

 

And what's worse they cheat the spirit of true competition. I get that its just a game but it doesn't mean that it shouldn't have true meaning to you. I'm tired of all these "its just a gamers" taking away opportunites from people who make sports worth watching.

Rant over lol

 

I was going to ask if you think a lot of fault lays with the big payouts that have changed the approach to the sport(s), but in this instance, if we accept his reasoning, he is willing to forfeit his payday for the integrity of his friendship.

To what do you attribute the way the sportsman's mentality has changed?

 

I think injury is a big part of it. It hurts to see once great atheletes incapable of even feeding themselves ie Ali. I also think that sports are driven more by endorsements than the pride of winning and I get money is important but in the case of someone like Lebron how much is enough. He's worth hundreds of millions of dollars he could have stayed in Cleveland. Not to mention pride, he'll never be truly respect since he made that lame move to Miami.

 

This has nothing to do with race but two dudes who won't fight because of their bromance. While I find it nice, they knew what they were signing up for and relationships have survived from a fight of this type.

 

Well I was listening to a discussion by a retired NFL defensive player and he said that given the choice between playing in the NFL and losing 10 yrs of his life, he'd take it. He said that players don't care about the physical consequences, they know fully it's what they signed up for.

I agree about the endorsements ruling, it's in EVERY SPORT (except maybe tennis?), but I think for athletes like Kobe and Roy 'Doc' Halladay, they are driven by their ego's to win.
I didn't pay the Lebron drama any attention because it was ridiculous to me. I mean, did they 'breaking news' report on when he took a shit during it, too?
He wants to be the first (black?) billionaire sports player, so I guess he figured he needs a ring to ante up the pathway to becoming one. That, or he just felt like a fraud every night as the self-proclaimed King of...of??

 

I think Tiger beat him to it.

I think knowing one of his teammates smashed his mom was a big factor too.
Yeah Kobe is one of the few great competitors left because after five rings my man still goes hard.

 

That's why I put (black?) in. LOL. Does Tiger even call himself Black?

Yeah, lol! Nothing like having the image of your moms being tag-teamed by your team mates. "Lebron baby, get momma and Delonte some water, we thirsty"

I don't like Kobe, but I have mad respect at his approach to the game. He leaves it on the court every game.

 

What you wrote reminds me of when Donovan M'cnabb's father embarrassingly called T.O's verbal bashings of his son in public as, 'BLACK on BLACK crime", as if that would make T.O stop, lol.

 

Touche my friend touche lol.

Best line I've heard about that situation was "lebron may be going south but his home is riding West". I want that on a tshirt pronto.

 

It has nothing to do with race, it is common in the UFC for fighters from the same camp to turn down offers to fight each other. If this wasn't the case Rashad should've fought Keith Jardine long time ago, or Rampage taking on Bisping.

Rashad Evans last fight was against another African American fighter Rampage Jackson, and its no big secret in MMA that Rashad & Jackson dislike each other.

The article imo is misguided, race has absolutely nothing to do with it.

 

Basically

in camp, they train each other up. Why turn around then fight each other? Those guys are like brothers

 

How is the article misguided about race? Jones was the only one to bring up race. He could easily have just said..."it is common for fighters from the same camp to turn down offers to fight each other". End of story.