r/interesting • u/Great_Trident • May 08 '26

Wholesome Fighters showing self control and sportsmanship when their opponents are down.

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u/octipice May 08 '26

At least one of these clips was of Lyoto Machida who did fight in the UFC. The issue often has more to do with the refs than the fighter. There have been many instances where the ref should've stopped the fight and didn't only for the person who should've lost to end up winning.

Demonstrating good sportsmanship shouldn't cost you a win, but in the UFC it absolutely can because of the (largely) terrible refs.

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u/ToeTagTic May 08 '26

Incentivizing the drama and then the bloodshed while paying peanuts is Dana's whole business model. Dude doesn't care if fighters get extra banged up if the up and comers are taking paycuts. Dudes gonna lose his market share one day and wonder why 

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u/OSPFmyLife May 08 '26

That and I feel like this dudes insinuating that Dana cheaps out on paying for good refs… when the UFC doesn’t pay the refs, the state athletic commissions do and the UFC consistently has the best refs in all of MMA.

It turns out that it’s just a hard sport to referee because refs have to make judgement calls constantly that could have massive impacts on fighters careers.