Trash talk is a good thing for the UFC.
It shows fans the human side of fighters, and it allows fighters to express themselves and their beliefs about an opponent.
Back-and-forth banter from UFC fighters is real. Unlike the WWE, the words aren’t given to them to read in front of the camera. They are wholehearted feelings by the fighters.
Some may want fighters to just settle things in the Octagon, but trash talk is essential to the UFC.
Here’s why.