Dave Doyle from Yahoo!Sports wrote a very interesting article about the criticism MMA has, and still is, receiving from uneducated sports columnists. It is a brilliant article that I just had to share with you. It outlines many of the ficticious claims made against the sport of mixed martial arts by unprofessional media and fires back against each of these claims with the REAL FACTS!
I find it irritating that many of these supposed "professional" columnists/reporters use their columns to take jabs at the sport of MMA rather than reporting on the growth and success of the sport. I came across this very situation when I was in Montreal for UFC 83. One columnist for the Montreal Gazette covered the event and not once in the article did she mention how good the show was, the professionalism of the production and the athletes, the intelligence and skill of the athletes, or the success of the show. Nor did she comment on the incredible business the UFC brought to the local businesses in Montreal. The article had a sarcastic feel and indirectly slammed the sport of MMA. The columnist reported on the clothes that fans were sporting, she mentioned 5 construction workers who were in line to see the show, made sarcastic remarks about the music in the Bell Centre, made fun of the types of fans attending the show, and basically called the entire event a farce.
Many reporters don't have a choice of what sporting events they cover, they are told by their boss on what to cover. If columnists like this don't like what they cover, they should at least make an effort to understand what it is they are covering. Entering into this agreement with an uneducated, one-sided opinion is not how professional reporters do their work. This columnist should have done her homework, watched an MMA card or two, done a bit of research, talked to people affiliated with the event - fighters, coaches, CEO's, sponsors, etc.
It's frustrating to me that these criticisms are still taking place. MMA has come so far and has evolved into a legitimate sport and should be recognized as such. Dave Doyle does a great job of bringing the facts to the table against all the criticisms made against mixed martial arts.
The full article can be found here.
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This is one of the most interesting articles since few months on your blog. Congratulations dear admin.
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