Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Teammates Fighting Teammates

(Aren't they cute together??)

For years people wanted a Fitch/Koscheck fight. Jones/Evans was highly anticipated due to the “friends turned enemies” story. With BJ returning to face MacDonald people are wondering about GSP/MacDonald; look for Cormier/Velasquez soon. The other side to the coin is Leonard Garcia and Donald Cerrone, best friends who live together, willing to fight. MMA is a unique sport in that it focuses on your ability to do bodily harm. It might cause friction if you outscore your former college teammate in the NBA, but you are not causing physical damage. It is one thing to shoot more baskets, it is quite another to intentionally dislocate their shoulder for refusing to tap. If Garcia/Cerrone are comfortable, fine. If Fitch and Kos refuse, that’s fine too. As fans we constantly want the best fights, and although some look good on paper, do you really think Cain could do to Cormier what he did to Bigfoot?


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