MMA is trying to become worldwide recognized as a sport. You have naysayers who believe that MMA is no more than human cock fighting. Dana White and the UFC have made huge strides in expanding MMA to everybody possible and definitely seperating itself from the bad image of boxing. In that I mean, the negativity that follows boxing, such as fights being fixed, people being paid off to rank fighters higher then they deserve, and the deaths in the ring that have happened so far.
White has done a good job to present the public with a good image of MMA so far. Now, you have a fighter named Sean Salmon who openly admits to throwing a fight. How is that going to look on the public eyes and perception they already have against MMA? Somehow, I believe the kick Salmon received to the head from Rashad Evans in their fight not only knocked him the f$%* out, but it also scrambled something upstairs, called his brain. Even if it is true, that Salmon threw the fight on purpose so that he did not get injured and could return to train with the Wolfslair, why would you open your mouth about it to the media?
Salmon has to be the dumbest fighter walking the MMA world or he did it on purpose to somehow bolster his non-existing fight career. I am not a fan or follower of Salmon, but from the fights I have seen of him, he is definitely no contender or threat to any fighter out there. If that is what the Wolfslair is training and producing, then maybe those fighters need to stay on that side of the ocean.
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