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DOES ANYBODY ROOT AGAINST RUSSIAN FIGHTERS BECAUSE OF UKRAINE?

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AnthonyBrancato
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05.15.2022 | 2:49 PM ET

I don't - and I would speculate that very few of us are doing that.

And anyone who boos Fedor should have their MMA fan card taken away!

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05.15.2022 | 3:04 PM ET

Rooting against a fighter because they were born in a country you don't like is dumb.

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05.15.2022 | 3:05 PM ET

Yours is definitely the majority view.

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05.15.2022 | 3:08 PM ET

My problem with Russian and it's not anything to do with the Ukraine but Fedor has said women should stick to gymnastics and other "girls/womens" sports. Khabib also will not bring in women for Eagle FC and has a similar stance. Obviously they don't all feel this way but man a few have said these things. 

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05.15.2022 | 3:11 PM ET

@flying_frontkick

There's a lot of sexism in sports in general. Its not really a Russia thing.

* Edited at 05.15.2022, 3:11 PM ET *

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05.15.2022 | 3:20 PM ET

True, we saw how Dana White said he wouldn't add women to the UFC and we saw how that went. 

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05.15.2022 | 3:25 PM ET

@flying_frontkick

Meanwhile Bob Arum was actively trashing Taylor vs Serrano a couple weeks ago saying "it won't sell."

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05.15.2022 | 3:32 PM ET

Sorry dude, but you're not gonna get me to rag on Khabib.

After all, he just handed my man Rashad an opportunity to snap that five-fight losing streak on a silver platter!

Gabriel Checco lost to Francisco France, who lost to Keith Jardine, who lost to Rashad (in the TUF 2 semifinals - a three-round fight).

Yet Checco was picked to beat Rashad by 76% of the resident geniuses on this site!

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05.15.2022 | 3:33 PM ET

Hmm? I wasn't trying to insult him 

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05.15.2022 | 3:35 PM ET

I just appreciate what Khabib so obviously did for Rashad.

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Michael315Scarn
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05.15.2022 | 3:44 PM ET

Sports are tribal. Another reason why this isn’t a sport. In other international sports its 100% okay to boo opponents from rival countries. But in MMA it just seems weird. I find it more likely for people to root against camps/teams. 

* Edited at 05.15.2022, 7:15 PM ET *

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05.15.2022 | 3:49 PM ET

A lot of people root against Greg Jackson's fighters - calling him "Greasy Greg" and accusing him of teaching his fighters to "point-fight," above all else.

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Michael315Scarn
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05.15.2022 | 7:19 PM ET

Also with Evans long layoff it was unknown how he would look. Plus he had 4 straight losses and was coming back to a heavier division. Finally if you follow Evans personal life, I think he is completely different person he was when he was champ. 

It was great to see Evans win again!


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