Do you truly know a fighter by their record? Did you know that a record doesn’t necessarily reflect a fighter’s style? Did you know people lose and it has nothing to do with padding a record?
There is a lot that comes into play when a person is being judged in the cage. In addition to being judged by the obvious, a fight ending with a finish. Before you talk about a fighter its important to know who is their opponent. If they are fighting the toughest fighter around, are they really padding their record? If fighter goes into a fight and learns something each time and goes back to improve, they are not padding their record or anyone else’s for that matter.
The things to look at when watching a fight: is the fighter actually fighting? Is the fighter actually trying to defend themselves? Or is the fighter ready to tap when the opponent takes them down? If the fighter taps before the opponent does something that is on the fighter.
Should a fighter be allowed to fight in a promotion if their record isn’t great? I strongly believe that it is the job of the promotion and matchmaker to actually look at who the fighter fought. Did they lose to someone that never fought before? Or did they lose to the top ranked fighters in the region? To punish a fighter because they saved a fight on short notice is not right. Look at the fight and see if the fighter actually went in to fight or just to collect money?
Fighting is more than just numbers on a record. The record does reflect the skills and knowledge a fighter has. Look at the names of the opponents before you start ruining someone’s reputation.
