I will not mention actual names. Everyone who is following MMA and UFC will know them. I am talking about 2 most famous Croatian mma fighters, of which one lives and train in the Croatia and other one in the USA, and a certain sport promoters of Bosnian and Herzegovinian origins.
This sport promoters was or are managers of the fighter who lives and train in the Croatia. That fighter was very successful in the Japan fighting in the K1 organisation and later in the Pride. Congratulations on the K1 success! But now when I compare Pride and UFC fighters and rules Pride looks so much inferior in both aspects. Proof for my thesis is that fighter performance in the octagon where he was heavily knocked out several times ultimately suffering from brain seizures which made him retire from both competing and training. Who was his manager(s) who, in the pursuit of the profit, naively pushed him into the octagon which was much more serious and by so participated into the development of the circumstances that led to the stroke(s) and retirement?
Now one of that particular managers deals advices to the second fighter which lives and trains in the USA. To the fighter who is truly modest and inspiring to such a rare extent in the UFC world and even beyond. To the fighter who in the ordinary life still works as a firefighter despite the fact that he has earned millions of dollars.
How noble is that!
What a great fellow he is!
He is one of the last chevaliers in the sport!
And that Herzegovinian sport manager comes in the media and starts talking how it would be better to exploit the fact of fighter also being firefighter and a family guy.
Listen, exploit yourself and leave the true role model in peace. He did what he did exactly because he was like he was. With promoters like you he would probably end up like the fighter from Croatia has. Maybe he even wouldn’t take and defend UFC belt. People like you only see profit in the sport. People like you destroy the sport for the sake of the profit not fighters or the audience. You teach audience to enjoj in the mutual insults and bloodshed instead teaching them dedication and nobility which are the core, the essence of every martial art.
Today he is what he is because he was what he was! And where is your fighter? In the wheelchair having seizures as the crown of his career.
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