Trueno,
I'm not really up to speed on who said what about who and maybe Rivera is a complete dirtbag that needed to be humbled, but if I'm a world recognized MMA star I'd want to be seen as someone who both wins and loses with class. I'm not saying his actions equate to Bablu's holding the choke or Daley's bitch move but Dana has shown that if you don't respect the Octagon he will give you your walking papers. If Bisping really felt that the line was crossed and that he needed to vent, then wait till he isn't being watched by millions of mma fans across the world. Even if his actions were completely justified, to most fans who don't follow every instance of pre-fight trash talking he looked like an immature punk.
Most bad government has grown out of too much government. Thomas Jefferson
Understood Sir. And for the most part I do agree. I'm not arguing that what Bisping did wasn't wrong. For a sport that is still struggling to become globally acceptable and is not even legal in all of the United states, this sort of poor publicity is unacceptable.
However, my point is, if Bisping is to be penalised I believe Rivera should suffer some consequences also. He actively sought out attention through Youtube and social networking sites to damage the reputation of Bisping and his family. Surely this brings MMA and the UFC in particular into disrepute also...
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I agree. Usually the pre-fight banter is fighters doing a little self motivation, playing some mind games and selling the fight. I really hate trash talking in any sport at anytime and largely ignore it. Not sure how one would put parameters on what is acceptable though. I kind of think getting his ass kicked and looking like a moron at the very least evens the score. Hopefully both learned their lesson.
Most bad government has grown out of too much government. Thomas Jefferson
I saw the video yesterday, Rivera said words to the effect of "You know Mike, 80% of all Koalas in Australia have [an STD, I forget which one]. So be careful Mike"
Bisping's girl is Aussie, so he clearly meant that as an insult to her. That's bullshit, he crossed the line with that one. But it still wasn't all Bisping made it out to be, either. Everything else Rivera said was about Bisping's fight style, and thus fair game.
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