The Padded Cell

I'm a big fan of MMA fights (That's Mixed Martial Arts, to the uninitiated). I'm not a sports fan otherwise. I don't know what it is that attracts me to MMA, but I think it's the skill that so many of the fighters show.

But there are a couple of things that really ruin it for me.

One of those things is poor sportsmanship. Often times at the beginning of a round, usually the first round, the fighters will touch a glove, put out a hand, etc, to show respect. Some of them use this moment to attack instead of showing respect. To me this shows an extreme lack of sportsmanship, and lack of honor. And then when the fight is over, the fighters usually embrace, once again to show respect. The ones who don't do this are just assholes, IMHO.

The other thing, as you may have guessed by the title of this post, is attributing the win to "god" or "jesus". I don't care if these guys have religious beliefs, but to think that "god" if such a being existed, would favor one fighter over another is just ludicrous. And would Jesus, if he existed and we can believe what was written about him, condone such fights and enjoy the attribution? Would Jesus condone a fighter who uses his name and relishes beating up their opponents for money and glory? I don't think so. Some of the biggest offenders of this are Kimo (not sure if he's still fighting), and Diego Sanchez.

Kimo fought in UFC 1 or 2, don't remember which, against the legend Royce Gracie. Kimo, is covered with god and Jesus tattoos, and entered the arena bearing a life-sized cross. Gracie beat him. So does this mean Jesus preferred Gracie over Kimo? No, it means Gracie was the better fighter.

This probably wouldn't bother me so much if the jesus boys didn't win so much. They're such fanatics that they tend to overwhelm their opponents. But they still lose some of the time. Some of them lose constantly, so it's apparent that either there is no god, or that if there is, he doesn't play favorites.

Revenant