Why Fighters Fight.By Ludo
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I'm sure if you asked many fighters in mixed martial arts you would receive a variety of answers. Some do it because they just love to fight, some for the competition, some for the money, and some simply because it's easier than getting a "real" job as put by Phil Baroni. For all the various reasons one might have to become a professional fighter the reason itself is seldom even thought about. All we tend to think about as fans is what fighters do inside the cage or ring while occasionally paying attention to what they might say in an interview.
A fighters last performance means more on the grand scale than why someone got into this business to begin with. Though perhaps some more attention should be paid to how someone arrived at the decision to enter into mixed martial arts. It's one thing to train some jiu jitsu at the gym to stay in shape; it is quite another however to step into the cage with the intention of knocking someone out. I would presume that for many fighters the question "why did you become a fighter?" they would find it difficult to sum it up in a one word answer. Those who could are likely those who didn't enjoy lengthy and illustrious careers.
Some have had the kinds of performances and careers that answer that question without having to say a single word. Some have accomplished things that leave no question as to why they got into mixed martial arts. Some have put forth the kinds of performances that might lead one to question why they decided to become a fighter in the first place. Despite the last category there are a select few whom have escalated by way of performance sometimes in and out of the cage/ring that make it clear the answer is simply that they were born for this.
Whatever the reason that those fighters chose to be professional fighters we as fans of mixed martial arts are better off for it.
Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:32 am by Wolfgangsta