If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has helped usher in what I call the age of the superstar, where fighters cease being true fighters […]
UFC 2012: The Age of Money-First Fighters Will Kill the Sport of MMA
If antics like those pulled by Jon Jones concerning UFC 151 become commonplace, the sport will die a sad, swift, unheralded death. As I wrote previously, Jones—as well as UFC welterweight champ Georges St.Pierre, to a lesser extent—has help…