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Gogoplatapus
MMA Sensei
Career record: 570-388
Season: 8-3 (#1979)
Location: Calgary
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Up until about the third minute of his fight last weekend in Las Vegas, UFC featherweight and Ultimate Fighter winner Jonathan Brookins was actually beating up Dustin Poirier. This seemed to surprise pretty much everyone, including Jonathan Brookins. Not because he didn’t believe he was capable of beating Poirier but because he didn’t want to be fighting at all. Walking into the Octagon that night, his mind was 1000 miles away -- or rather 8000 miles away – floating through the ether.
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Post #1 12/20/12 5:37:41PM
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DeadHead988
MMA Sensei
Career record: 231-189
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Waukesha, WI
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Idk why, but this article just seemed cool as fuck to me. Jonathan Brookins was really spiritual when he was on the show, but this is just another level. Reminds me of Dan Hardy's recent Ayahuasca ritual.
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Post #2 12/20/12 6:29:10PM
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Gogoplatapus
MMA Sensei
Career record: 570-388
Season: 8-3 (#1979)
Location: Calgary
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Posted by DeadHead988
Idk why, but this article just seemed cool as fuck to me. Jonathan Brookins was really spiritual when he was on the show, but this is just another level. Reminds me of Dan Hardy's recent Ayahuasca ritual.
...because 90% of MMA media are unprofessional fan boys.
Something about Vice that's just real and different.
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Post #3 12/20/12 6:33:09PM
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shaneTpain
MMA Sensei
Career record: 378-245
Season: 18-6 (#624)
Location: Canada
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Sounds to me like J Brooks is taking his losing streak pretty hard.
It's funny, I remember watching the part where he mentions Diamond talking shit at the weigh-ins & I was like "I wonder what he said?". Little did I know Diamond just changed Brookins whole life perspective.
Well I hope he finds what he is searching for & hopefully he gets the urge to step back in the cage someday. Goodluck on your journey Jonathan Brookins
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Post #4 12/20/12 6:35:22PM
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prozacnation1978
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 993-519
Season: 20-4 (#43)
Location: san diego
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Nice to see brookins find his own eat, pray, love adventure
Maybe he will run into Julia Roberts
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Post #5 12/20/12 8:50:42PM
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DeadHead988
MMA Sensei
Career record: 231-189
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Waukesha, WI
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Posted by Gogoplatapus
Posted by DeadHead988
Idk why, but this article just seemed cool as fuck to me. Jonathan Brookins was really spiritual when he was on the show, but this is just another level. Reminds me of Dan Hardy's recent Ayahuasca ritual.
...because 90% of MMA media are unprofessional fan boys.
Something about Vice that's just real and different.
Yeah Vice is awesome, I really like their documentaries
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Post #6 12/20/12 8:51:16PM
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The Anti-pansy
Career record: 1031-567
Season: 22-2 (#166)
Location: PA
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Pretty interesting, you can tell he's serious,and it sounds like he's driven more by his spiritual desire than anything right now. I'd really be surprised if it led him back to fighting.
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Post #7 12/20/12 9:08:07PM
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BuffaloDave
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 357-207
Season: 17-7 (#771)
Location: Buffalo, New York
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Reminds me of 49ers running back Glen Coffee.
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Post #8 12/21/12 11:47:29AM
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jae_1833
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 918-569
Season: 20-4 (#327)
Location: Cali
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I think this was the weirdest/coolest retirement story since Tanner.
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Post #9 12/21/12 11:38:26PM
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Hammer of the Gods
Career record: 986-621
Season: 16-8 (#880)
Location: Hudson, NH
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Brookins very obviously doesn't like to fight. He might like technique and learning and the physicality of it all, but he never liked fighting and you can't be successful on the world stage if you don't really care about it. Best of luck to him.
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Post #10 12/21/12 11:59:20PM
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Goatenstein
Standup Guy
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Can't hack it at the top so quit and make excuses.
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Post #11 12/22/12 10:08:00AM
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spang714
MMA Regular
Career record: 205-134
Season: 18-6 (#937)
Location: WEIDMAN WAR WAGON!!!
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kudos to Diamond...choking fools into taking self-discovery pilgrimages....i do like Brookins and hope he returns to fighting soon...hope he finds what hes looking for
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Post #12 12/22/12 6:22:01PM
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jae_1833
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 918-569
Season: 20-4 (#327)
Location: Cali
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To be a professional fighter you must enjoy hurting another person on some hidden psychological level.....or even fulm blown concious level.....I honestly don't think he is that type.
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Post #13 12/22/12 9:21:56PM
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aussiemma
Belt Contender
Career record: 290-161
Season: 15-9 (#1390)
Location: sydney, australia
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Posted by jae_1833
To be a professional fighter you must enjoy hurting another person on some hidden psychological level.....or even fulm blown concious level.....I honestly don't think he is that type.
i don't think everyone has to like hurting people to be successful in this sport. I think many like it for the competition...like in brookins case.
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Post #14 12/22/12 10:53:43PM
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