sports·man·ship noun : conduct (as fairness, respect for one's opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport
And its one of my pet peves.
I see it all the time but it still grates on me. It reflects poorly on you, your school and even worse upon our sport. I can't say I am above it but I try very hard. Its also really easy to stoop down to someone else's level instead of rise above it.
I had my first mma fight in April. Probably one of the best experiences of my life, despite loosing. Though it was slightly diminished by my opponent. She failed to make weight by 7lbs. I didnt care, I wanted to fight. We went 3 full rounds. Disappointing to loose but satisfied for a first fight. Then the trash talk began. There was a camera person following her into the locker room, where she proceeded to talk trash about our school, that we misrepresented me and my skill level. It continued on facebook for sometime after. Apparently I was little more prepared than she expected.
It was tough not to get sucked in and drop to her level. Later in the summer, I had some advice to take a rematch but other advice to move past it and not waste my time. That I was already a better fighter than her and she was no longer a challenge. In other words, move forward and never look back.
Then on Saturday night a friend told me about an incident involing this other fighter. Apparently she missed weight again, got into a yelling match at weighin's, got spit on by her opponent and then hit by her opponents boyfriend. Of course there are several different versions, the one I found to be the most detailed and consistent with all other stories was this one. The one I found to be funniest was her public statement. While I'm not advocating what happened to be right, I find it funny. Her public statement comes off as she though she is innocent, had no part in this and that she is purely the victim. My favorite line is "I do not condone such attitudes or antagonistic behavior in or out of the cage."
And its one of my pet peves.
I see it all the time but it still grates on me. It reflects poorly on you, your school and even worse upon our sport. I can't say I am above it but I try very hard. Its also really easy to stoop down to someone else's level instead of rise above it.
I had my first mma fight in April. Probably one of the best experiences of my life, despite loosing. Though it was slightly diminished by my opponent. She failed to make weight by 7lbs. I didnt care, I wanted to fight. We went 3 full rounds. Disappointing to loose but satisfied for a first fight. Then the trash talk began. There was a camera person following her into the locker room, where she proceeded to talk trash about our school, that we misrepresented me and my skill level. It continued on facebook for sometime after. Apparently I was little more prepared than she expected.
It was tough not to get sucked in and drop to her level. Later in the summer, I had some advice to take a rematch but other advice to move past it and not waste my time. That I was already a better fighter than her and she was no longer a challenge. In other words, move forward and never look back.
Then on Saturday night a friend told me about an incident involing this other fighter. Apparently she missed weight again, got into a yelling match at weighin's, got spit on by her opponent and then hit by her opponents boyfriend. Of course there are several different versions, the one I found to be the most detailed and consistent with all other stories was this one. The one I found to be funniest was her public statement. While I'm not advocating what happened to be right, I find it funny. Her public statement comes off as she though she is innocent, had no part in this and that she is purely the victim. My favorite line is "I do not condone such attitudes or antagonistic behavior in or out of the cage."
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