“The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes.” – Dejan Stojanovic
I’m not sure what that quotes means, but it sounded good and I needed something clever to write as an introduction. Let’s get ‘er done, it’s time for three rounds of opinion and facts, and don’t be confused in which is which.
Round One – GSP Boring?
Here is something people need to understand, there are many different fighting styles out there, and we have pretty much seem them all. Some fighting styles are flashy and other styles can be more conservative, but this is mixed martial arts, so part of the fun is seeing what works for some fighters as they try to make a name for themselves in the Octagon.
GSP has his own style of wrestling and kickboxing. He is like a machine that nobody can stop and so far nobody can emulate. Can we not just sit back, relax and watch one of the best in the business go about his craft in a dominating fashion? Is it George’s fault that Nick Diaz can’t stop a take down to save his life? Yes it’s true; GSP takes guys down and tries to smash their faces in with ground and pound. He is constantly moving with ease while looking for openings. This is what a great ground game is all about. Don’t forget about George’s stand up game, because he has a super man punch and a jab that can wreck most faces.
When you see an athlete like GSP dominate over and over again, I can understand that people start to get bored; they want to see some drama. Many people believed that Nick Diaz would give St-Pierre a run for his money, but the fight turned out to be a five round ass kicking. The fight actually went how I predicted it would. To beat St-Pierre you have to bring some high end striking mixed in with some word class wrestling to the table. A GSP opponent has to make it uncomfortable for the welterweight champion, or the same movie will roll with the same predicatlbe ending. A guy like Johny Hendricks might be what the doctor ordered for those fans who can’t appreciate what we are witnessing in GSP’s sheer dominance.
Round Two – Fallon Fox (Transgender Fighter)
I have no problems with transgender people, but I do have a serious problem with transgender fighters. Fallon Fox used to be a man and is now considered a woman. She wants to be able to compete in MMA as a female and fight other women. The problem I have is that Fallon Fox is not really a woman. She may look like a woman, and she may quack like a woman, but really she is a woman in a man’s body…but with fake boobs. Again I have no problems with people doing whatever they feel will make them happy, but this transgender fighter has to understand that her chemical and physical make up is still under the “Man” category. When one is born a male or female they are created with different chemistry. For instance a male produces larger amounts of androgens and smaller amounts of estrogens. These “sex steroids” are largely responsible for the physiological differences that distinguish men from women. So it doesn’t matter that you may look like a woman, because you will most likely hit like a man. So in the end if Fallon Fox were to compete in women’s MMA, she will ultimately still be considered a dude hitting other women. Sorry but that doesn’t fly with me and there really has to be a line drawn in the sand so it protects the lady competitors. Women fighters already have to be concerned with some women doing what they can to become men!
Round Three – British Columbia Athletic Commission
I really hope I’m wrong about this. Remember when people in BC were all excited about this new provincial commission that was going to be created? The problem is, I don’t think it’s happening anymore. The current Liberal Government who has done everything in their power to not get re-elected in the upcoming Spring election, has put the whole idea of a provincial commission on the back burner. How do I know this? Okay I don’t have any real evidence but I’m reading the tea leaves and something has changed. When this whole thing was first announced a year ago, I had no problems getting information from Ms. Ida Chong, who was at the time, the current Minister of Community Sport & Cultural Development. She had a plan and it appeared that plan was moving forward. In fact, if things moved according to the “Ida plan,” we should be currently talking about pro fights in Vancouver and the rest of the province.
Now, some guy named Minister Bennett is the head of Community Sport and Cultural Development along with other departments in his large portfolio, and he doesn’t really want to talk about a provincial commission. I have sent countless emails and phone calls to Mr. Bennett and the BC Liberals and I haven’t received one email or phone call in return. It used to be easy to get information, now there is none to be given? Why? Because all that current government is working on right now is patching up the holes in a sinking ship. A new government (New Democrats) will most likely form in British Columbia in May of 2013, so all bets are off about an athletic commission happening anytime soon. Most of British Columbia is still closed to MMA and that’s a damn shame. Unless someone in the Liberal party wants to contact me and tell me I’m wrong. I’m not holding my breath.
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