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Nunes | 5 | 27.78% | |
Shevchenko | 13 | 72.22% | |
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Although, I do think it's a little weird that we haven't heard what the sickness is, and if the doctor cleared her, it couldn't be that bad. The reality is that many fighters feel bad on fight day, but once they're in the octagon, with the crowd cheering, many can step up and overcome that feeling, whether it is an injured limb, a virus or whatever. But you have to have confidence that you can do that. I used to think that she was a wild, mentally weak but physically strong fighter. Then in her last few fights, she became really impressive, especially that first fight with Schevechenko. If I had to speculate, I'd say that there were mental and emotional reasons behind her decision to pull out. She was trying to hurt Dana for not giving her the respect and attention that fighters like Rousey got. Check out the YouTube video "Nunes 20 minute rant". I know it's a little out there, but just look at Dana's reaction. He is pissed with her, and said he'd never put a women's bantam weight fight as the headliner ever again. I hope he just means for Nunes' fights only. It would be a shame if it affects womens mma as a whole. Dana notoriously says things like that in anger and changes his mind later. Nunes saw she had leverage, and took her chance to hurt the organisation to see how much she means to the UFC. I hope that Schevchenko smashes her |
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In this case, I get the impression it is shades of what we saw from Renan Barao. But at the same time, plenty of fighters have pulled out of fights that have been rescheduled and they have gone on to win. A bad precedent has been set and fighters think they can behave this way with no repercussion. If Nunes was faced with forfeiting the title (which I've read some calling for) I'm sure she would have made a stronger effort to fight.
I know Ronda is probably the poster girl for mentally broken fighters but at least she always showed up when booked. As insufferable as she was, bragging about being the "best on my worst day" and telling her Judo super-woman stories, I kind of miss her. It's a shame that she didn't employ some gamesmanship in her fight with Nunes. Imagine how badly it would have shit Nunes up if Ronda walked out with a fake belt and declared herself the "eternal bantamweight champion" and of course all her fangirls would've loved it. I think it irks Nunes that fans haven't embraced her the way other fighters have been embraced, especially since she won the belt. |
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And, really, people who actually do fight at the elite level would be, have been, far meaner about addressing this accusation than I have. So, deal with it. |
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There wasn't any accusation from my part I was just stating facts and rational conclusions. Also your idea that fighters shouldn't be criticized because they're supposedly "mean" is the most ridiculous thing ever. They're athletes and deserve to be criticized mercilessly by the fans who pay their bills. I'm criticizing them by the criteria elite fighters have set for themselves and by the standards of an elite fighter Nunes is definitely mentally weak. She also robbed the fighter that I like out of a deserved title fight by being a coward. The only one in the UFC who is mentally weaker than her is Anthony "I dont't want to be in there" Johnson AKA Crumble. Added after 37 minutes: Quote:
The boxing community is much more demanding and would absolutely crucify a boxer pulling out for the same reasons Amanda did. Yet the UFC has this sort of culture where it's somehow acceptable to pull out or quit in a fight. That's why the UFC fighters abuse this and use it to duck the other fighters. There will never be any valid excuse for a pro fighter to pull out of a fight. They literally only have one thing to do and this is to show up on that day. And there are many MMA fighters who understand how the game works like Conor McGregor who always show up. If they can do it why can't the others? Whittaker fought Romero with an injured leg. Then you have situations like Megan Anderson pulling out because of some personal issues. This just shows you that unfortunately MMA is still a niche sport with low level athletes. Michael Schumacher won a race on the day when his mother died, because that's what real athletes and real winners do. As a Shevchenko fan I'm absolutely devastated for her. Nunes should be stripped of the title immediately. It's clear that she is absolutely petrified to face Valentina. Last edited by al89; 10-Jul-17 at 07:31. |
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The UFC should seriously punish the fighters who don't show up. They should drop them out of rankings and make them work their way up from zero and also punish them financially. |
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As for the boxing point, yes head trauma is real but I would take a boxing fight way over a kickboxing fight, let alone mma! (in the words of Mike Tyson "if somebody kicked me in the shin or stomped on my toes I'd tap out"). |
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