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Career record: 191-146
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What is it with you people and respect? Just curious. I typed respect into the search bar and it returned almost 40 pages of replies. 40 pages! everytime a fighter has said something there is 20 people who say man i lost a ton of respect for him. fighter doesnt perform well... loses respect. fail a drug test...no respect (unless its pot then you get respect). by my calculations there isnt a respected fighter left. they have all said something to displease you, didn't perform to your expectations. there is always something....does it make you feel better to tell a bunch of random people on the internet that you, an elitist forum member do not respect a fighter. i guess you have never said a cross word in your life. why do you hold these atheletes, these....people under a magnifying glass a scruntinize them according to some absurd set of regulations that you yourself cant uphold?? i am just curious...40 pages of lost respect here is a sampling.
Posted by allevil86
If dana steps in a ring to fight tito I will have a new found respect for him.
Posted by sllim
I would lose all respect for Dana White and the UFC.
Posted by Tibun
despite my disputes against his personality and public conduct, i do respect KID as a phenomenal athlete and fighter, so i wish him the best
Posted by shackle
He has alot of excuses lol.... I can't beleave people respect him after all his excuses. Any UFC fighter would of got flamed to hell. I lost most my respect for him after hearing all the excuses why he lost. He needs to go train, and quit with the excuses it's over and done.
Posted by gspfan31
herring said in his post fight interview that he tore his mcl before the fight
Posted by tomp6581
In my opinion, mma fans don’t give Silvia enough respect.....Aleksander Emelianenko, Mark Hunt & Sergei Kharitonov are all shown more respect than Silvia.......and he (in my opinion) is as good as (if not better) than them.
Posted by shackle
Josh Barnett , UFC 36title stripped after testing positive for steroids
There are alot of other fighters that lost my respect... alves, Randleman (who is fighting for his life because of it), and the list goes on.... I'm Not just bashing JOSH!!!! This is meant for all the steroid users caught.
I don't think any of these fighters should be allowed respect unless they redeem their self by getting tested often, and never being testing positive for a while.
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Last edited 8/28/08 12:40AM by disorderlyvision
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #1 8/28/08 12:39:07AM
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Career record: 191-146
Season: 43-27 (#607)
Location: Missouri
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Why is it that if Genki fights smaller men (in his weightclass no less) you deny him any respect, but if Sudo fights a man bigger than him, it was jsut a fight with some 'can'?
Does he not deserve the same respect? Why couldn't these larger men, Butterbean & Marquart, do to Sudo what Genki did to the smaller men that he fought?
Posted by Mayo
Tim hates to be hated. He honestly doesn't know what to do to earn the fans respect. I think part of the lack of respect for Tim is that he is not a very aggresive fighter.
Posted by MMA
I had some respect for Sylvia, but after that performance I have lost all respect for him. I doubt I will ever be able to respect Tim Sylvia ...
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
His next fight better be against a top 5 HW or i will lose all my respect for him..
anyone know where i can see the fight?....
Posted by jaba
I just gained more respect for diaz, and BJ
Posted by mmadb
When Evans beats Ortiz he will finally get some respect 
Posted by Cobbs666
did not make dana look like a chump, made himself look like a puss, after almost losing to forrest and then getting totally schooled by liddell he needs to redeem himself, really wanted to see dana kick his ass, lost a lotta respect that i used to have for him, maybe couture deserves the respect i was giving tito
Posted by pv3Hpv3p
[I was a little dissappointed in Matt's lack of respect for Georges... I think GSP has done nothing but respect him, and Matt just gives him that brash cockiness that he is known for...
Posted by Trapt1nw0nder
.......GSP loss gets more respect from me than Kos win..
Posted by aznteabagger
excusesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
lost all respect for arona
Posted by Manfred
Beyond the basic respect due to anyone who steps in the ring, I have little respect for him and
Sokou saying "Sokoudjou: What I was really impressed with was that he had to hang onto the ropes to survive Matt Lindland. That was just ridiculous. "
No, that statement is. Fedor could only "survive Matt?" Totally disrespectful to Fedor
Posted by xthe_scottx
Tito Ortiz is a fighter and I try my hardest to respect him but you can't respect someone who is so blatantly rude.
Posted by xthe_scottx
Tito Ortiz is a fighter and I try my hardest to respect him but you can't respect someone who is so blatantly rude.
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #2 8/28/08 12:39:50AM
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theres more wher this came from....about thirty-five pages more.
if i quoted you i am sorry for singling you out you were just the first ones i came across, almost everyone on here is guilty. im just curious, because it is insane the standards place on these fighters.
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #3 8/28/08 12:42:10AM
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Mchubb316
MMA Sensei
Career record: 217-120
Season: 45-25 (#1353)
Location: Southern Oregon
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I think everyone is entitled to their opinion on whether or not they, you know, a fighter. Whether or not they had it or not, or gained it. I don't think it is a big deal, this is a forum where people discuss fighters, fights, orgs, news, and MMA in general. The R word will be brought up many times in those discussions.
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Post #4 8/28/08 12:50:49AM
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gravy13
MMA Regular
Career record: 114-78
Season: 35-28 (#4216)
Location: So Cal
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Posted by disorderlyvision
theres more wher this came from....about thirty-five pages more.
if i quoted you i am sorry for singling you out you were just the first ones i came across, almost everyone on here is guilty. im just curious, because it is insane the standards place on these fighters.
I don't know man, but after reading this, I lost a lot of respect for you..................
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Post #5 8/28/08 12:59:00AM
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Ridin the MMA WW since 02 !
Career record: 157-77
Season: 53-17 (#2)
Location: Long Beach
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RESPECT
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Post #6 8/28/08 1:01:27AM
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thevoodooninja
Standup Guy
Career record: 54-35
Season: 48-22 (#129)
Location: SW Cleveland, OH. the 440
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Posted by gravy13
Posted by disorderlyvision
theres more wher this came from....about thirty-five pages more.
if i quoted you i am sorry for singling you out you were just the first ones i came across, almost everyone on here is guilty. im just curious, because it is insane the standards place on these fighters.
I don't know man, but after reading this, I lost a lot of respect for you..................
i lost more than alot of respect for him i lost ALL respect for him if i had any to begin with
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Post #7 8/28/08 1:09:33AM
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Posted by thevoodooninja
Posted by gravy13
Posted by disorderlyvision
theres more wher this came from....about thirty-five pages more.
if i quoted you i am sorry for singling you out you were just the first ones i came across, almost everyone on here is guilty. im just curious, because it is insane the standards place on these fighters.
I don't know man, but after reading this, I lost a lot of respect for you..................
i lost more than alot of respect for him i lost ALL respect for him if i had any to begin with
damn! and i so needed your respect to get me through the day. I am a hollow empty shell of a man now.
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #8 8/28/08 1:16:53AM
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Posted by Mchubb316
I think everyone is entitled to their opinion on whether or not they, you know, a fighter. Whether or not they had it or not, or gained it. I don't think it is a big deal, this is a forum where people discuss fighters, fights, orgs, news, and MMA in general. The R word will be brought up many times in those discussions.
i agree, but the word respect gets thrown around like the word elusive when joe rogan is talking about machida. it is overused, in fact to give you some perspective a search of the word fedor brings up 40 pages. next there will be top ten respect lists. top ten most and least respected. Buffer would be like "introducing former ufc heavyweight champ and current p4p least respected fighter in the wooooorlllldddd, tiiiiiiiiiimmmmm syllllllllviaaaaaa.
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #9 8/28/08 1:24:51AM
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Pskinner_mma314
MMA Regular
Career record: 25-34
Season: 25-34 (#5049)
Location: San Antonio, Tx
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I look at it like this. Respect your opponent, and don't blantantly disrespect them once u've lost to or beaten them. Though I do not want his to end up like the NFL where u can't raise your hands for more than 3 seconds and get a penalty, I agree celebration is ok..........but like I said as long as u r not blatantly disrespecting your opponent.
my reasoning explanation is, you've claimed victory, that should be enough, celebrate your victory, also fine. but in this game of mma to disrespect an opponent after u knock them out is kinda careless, bein as any fight can end with one punch(note GSP v Serra 1)
Perfect example GSP v Fitch.
I really like Fitch and GSP but lets be honest, Fitch didn't really do a WHOLE LOT, he basically got his ass handed to him by GSP for 5 rounds and what did GSP do when the fight was over........... he got down on both knees and hugged Fitch knowing he beat the holy hell outta him and respected him for takin it ande never givin in.
props to GSP
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Post #10 8/28/08 3:28:05AM
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i do not respect this thread
& i doubt u know this, but a huge part of fighting is about respect
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Post #11 8/28/08 6:09:19AM
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Posted by CantAndleDaRiddum
i do not respect this thread
& i doubt u know this, but a huge part of fighting is about respect
a HUGE part, give me a break. Training is a huge part of fighting. conditioning is a huge part of fighting. metal toughness is a huge part of fighting. respect is not. its not a prerequisit to fighting at all. if a fighter is respectful, more power to them, but they dont have to be, and if their a$$holes so what!? I'm sure they are not losing sleep over a few people on the internet "losing respect" it's silly. it's not like they fxcked your girlfriend or stole from your house. it is a fight why does it matter if they say something dispariging.
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What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life.We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not really matter what we expected of life, but rather what life expected from us. - Viktor Frankl
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Post #12 8/28/08 8:27:39AM
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StevenSeagal
Standup Guy
Career record: 105-56
Season: 48-22 (#510)
Location: NY
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To the original poster,
It seems like you tried to put an intellectual spin on a dumb topic... Its a forum guy,,, if I stopped to think or reply to everything I thought was stupid, Id have triple the amount of posts. I still respect your right to post stupid topics though. 
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Post #13 8/28/08 8:31:01AM
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I'm a LEAD FARMER MOTHA F*CKER
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Career record: 135-93
Season: 39-31 (#2217)
Location: Denver, Colorado Birthplace of the UFC
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man I was hoping I lost respect for someone WTF find me I have to be somewhere in there
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He's been known to cure narcalepsy by just walking into a room. His orgin donation card list his beard. He is a lover not a fighter but he's also a fighter so don't get any idea's
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Post #14 8/28/08 9:14:48AM
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I think you forgot one quote.
Posted by disorderlyvision
to be honest i cant think of any fighters that i used to like but dont any longer. there are fighters i have always disliked, matt hughes, gabriel gonzaga, rashad evans, and a few others. hell i still even root for some of my old school favorites when they fight like pedro rizzo, maurice smith. i might not pick them to win the fight on the playground because i am realistic, but i still root for them during the fight. there have been fighters i was neutral about, didnt like or dislike, that i have lost respect for like melvin guillard . but i cant think of any fighter i was a fan of that i am not still a fan of.
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