Comments on: Kyle Maynard: Definition of “Freak Show”

By: markstraining.com

markstraining.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:35:07 +0000

I have seen some of his videos where he is wrestling/submission fighting and he actually looks like he is able to hold his own pretty well and actually wins fights. If he concentrated on sub wrestling I dont see why he should not be able to do it. However, with strikes in MMA he obviously cant cover up/defend well enough and maybe should not be doing it. As for his heart, he should be applauded by all.

By: Harpo

Harpo — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:10:20 +0000

I dunno, I kind of want to see him in an TUF house. Can’t be any worse than Junie Browning.

By: Jonathan Snowden

Jonathan Snowden — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:02:42 +0000

His inability to protect himself from punches and the fact he isn’t capable of tapping out in the face of a choke.

By: TG Chicago

TG Chicago — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:50:10 +0000

Thanks for clarifying.

I’m curious: What is the basis they had for deciding that he was not fit to fight?

By: Jonathan Snowden

Jonathan Snowden — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:51:56 +0000

The Georgia Athletic Commission has already decided he isn’t fit to fight. That’s hy the fight is taking place just over the border in Auburn, Alabama.

By: TG Chicago

TG Chicago — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:21:44 +0000

But Alan, you’re just assuming that allowing him into an MMA fight is putting him at undue risk to his health. I have not seen that proven.

Dont misunderstand me: I think it’s a valid question. I think it’s entirely possible - perhaps even probable - that he should be refused by athletic commissions due to the likelihood that he could sustain serious injury.

But I dont think any of us folks on the internet are qualified to make that determination.

By: graham

graham — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:21:05 +0000

http://didntyoubringanybeer.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/kyle-maynard-to-fight-mma-good-or-bad/

By: Kyle Maynard to fight MMA - good or bad? « Blog-Fu

Kyle Maynard to fight MMA - good or bad? « Blog-Fu — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:04:50 +0000

[...] collected all the facts. Alan Conceicao over at Total MMA has published one such piece calling it a freakshow: What makes this so much more than just your garden level exploitation that almost any amateur MMA [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:04:45 +0000

As much as i think this guy is a hero, i dont like this fight. Its just not good for MMA. Imagine if he looses. What will the critics say about the sport?

By: Alan Conceicao

Alan Conceicao — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:04:21 +0000

I think we’re missing an important point here: what if he can win matches?

Lots of people might be able to win a fight. Hey, what if Douglas Dedge had won? Then the presumed pre-existing neurological condition that led to his death wouldn’t have mattered, right? Tommy Morrison can definitely win fights and his opponents may be alright with being paid to fight him in spite of having AIDS. Does that mean its okay? Same goes for Aleks and his apparent “medical condition”.