MMA: In-the-Moment Reactions Can Both Help and Hurt the Growth of the Sport

As fans of mixed martial arts, we are all sometimes prone to hyperbole and overreaction. In the moment, every comeback becomes “the greatest in the history of the sport.” Every new champion is “the future of the weight division.&#8221…

As fans of mixed martial arts, we are all sometimes prone to hyperbole and overreaction. In the moment, every comeback becomes “the greatest in the history of the sport.” Every new champion is “the future of the weight division.” Every green fighter who has run through lesser competition is “a fighter to keep an eye […]