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Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by atom-morgan on Monday July 11, 2016 @02:49PM (#12073314)
It's funny you mention class and respect considering that aside from promoting events you'll never see a higher level of sportsmanship outside the UFC. "In Octagon" behavior really doesn't even compare. (Watch Conor McGregor immediately after he lost to Diaz)
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Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by powercf on Monday July 11, 2016 @03:20PM (#12073586)
There is no reason why their behavior while promoting events should be excluded when considering their character. I don't believe I have ever seen another sportsman threaten to kill a competitor, or gloat about having inflicted a career-ending injury. Not to say that it doesn't happen, but it's more visible in UFC.
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Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by aidenn0 on Monday July 11, 2016 @05:06PM (#12074617)
This was the first incident that came to mind from my own sports knowledge. There are certainly others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martin_(American_footb...

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