I cannot personally see how Nick Diaz is bad for mma. If people are talking about him, and watching him then he is generating interest in MMA. It could be argued that Mike Tyson was bad for boxing yet he generated huge amounts interest and people coming to watch the sport.
He might have been a bit rapey. Well case closed. I wish to add that to my knowledge Nick Diaz is not a bit rapey. Good evening to you.
[QUOTE=HeartofMadness;2774930]I cannot personally see how Nick Diaz is bad for mma. If people are talking about him, and watching him then he is generating interest in MMA. It could be argued that Mike Tyson was bad for boxing yet he generated huge amounts interest and people coming to watch the sport.
He might have been a bit rapey. Well case closed. I wish to add that to my knowledge Nick Diaz is not a bit rapey. Good evening to you.[/QUOTE]
Well um, thanks for clarifying that Nick Diaz is not “to your knowledge” rapey.
How do you compare mma, which is still very much in its infancy, and still subject to huge amounts of misinformation that sways public opinion, to boxing, which is(and was in the 80s) a hugely recognizable sport that had been around and popular in many countries for centuries?
Mike Tyson was huge in a sport that was still in its heyday(albeit, it had already crested, but didn’t have nearly the amount of bad press and cynicism that it does now), with a long history of recognizable stars. When you’re talking about mma, there is a very good chance that for someone not already in the culture might have their first exposure to an mma fighter being Nick Diaz. When the first impression you get of a sport is a thuggish asshole who brags about tax evasion, why would you advocate to legalize it in your state, or allow your kids to join a local bjj gym?
I think its always a good point to mention he is as far as anyone knows not a bit rapey.
Someone who agrees to rub their face in sweet sweet wet Vaseline on television is clearly inexcusibly disturbed. I compare mma to boxing then was moved to horrible tears but it was 80`s tear cried by Michael Jay Fox before the shakes. He of course as you say is hugely popular in many countries.
I would most certainly advocate tax evasion for the rich, as I am a capitalist and that’s how we make our money. Off shore accounts, tax evasion and high class prostitutes covered in cocaine that are tax deductible.
Do you think this will give you psycho-sexual problems in later life, me either.
Good evening to you sir.
I could not find rapey in any thesaurus.