Stupid Things in MMA.

Stupid Things in Current Mixed Martial Arts
Posted by: Marcus


To be honest with all of my readers right now, this week has outright sucked for me. I'm irritable, angry, and have an incredibly short fuse, so bear with me if I'm not thinking one hundred percent clearly. Right now, my mindset is along the lines of, "next person who steps on my toes gets a personal visit from a right straight to the jaw."

With that being said, I've got a new MMA article for you! Truthfully, it's just another opinion piece, but it's better than nothing, right? So, let's get started.


I'm starting to get the impression that Frank Mir is not a very bright individual. Don't get me wrong when I say that Frank Mir is an incredibly talented young man, who still has a long career in MMA. He's been in the top ten for a long time, and will probably stay there, because he's become much more well rounded as time has gone on. With that said, his announced gameplan against French striker Chieck Kongo is outright moronic. Kongo is most famous for out-striking Mirco Cro Cop, and knocking out Assuerio Silva, Mostapha Al-Turk (sans eye poke), and Antoni Hardonk. He also rocked Cain Velasquez with the first punch he threw in their fight. Am I the only one thinking that trading with this guy is stupid? If I were Frank, I'd get my head out of my colon and think of how to win a fight, because being brutally destroyed twice isn't good for one's career.


Junie Browning has just been canned by the UFC. After an altercation at a hospital where he was being treated for trying to overdose on anti-anxiety medicine, he threatened to kill and rape a nurse's family. Coming from my perspective, I think that Junie had potential to be a really solid lightweight in the UFC. All he needed to do was get out of Kentucky, get involved with a camp that would help him grow as both a fighter and a person (like Xtreme Couture, H.I.T. Squad, or Greg Jackson's Gym) and take time to treat old wounds. Now, he's becoming a cautionary tale for what not to do, and will now simply serve as a warning for anyone looking to get into the game of MMA. I stand by what I said about season eight of The Ultimate Fighter, and that cast had a lot of potential. Still does. I hope Junie can get his head on straight, but what he has done so far is downright idiotic.


Season ten of The Ultimate Fighter, has been fairly lackluster thus far, but I have to say that the last episode changed my perspectives a little bit. To be quite honest, after Rampage throwing a hissy fit and quitting the UFC, and then abandoning his fighter in the middle of the cage in episode four, I don't really like Rampage very much anymore. I'm also finding myself liking Rashad as a human being. Despite all the trash he has been talking, he went over to an opposing fighter and helped to build him up. Truthfully, that is a level of sportsmanship that we don't get to see very much any more, and I'm happy to see that, and shocked to see it from the former Light Heavyweight champion. This season, truth be told, is killing Rampage's fanbase, and he's bringing it upon himself. It will probably raise Rashad's fanbase as well, considering that this season of the Ultimate Fighter is allowing us to see him as a person, and see how much he has changed since Season two. With that being said, I'll still probably never root for Rashad as a fighter. I think that he's talented, and can grow, but I think that once he steps inside that octagon, he becomes a jerk. Given the opportunity, I will say that I would share a pizza with this guy, and that is twenty times more than what I could say a month ago.

To close this out, I want to simply say that none of these are that stupid in comparison to giving Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. Good night, and good luck, folks.