Dissent Over Sammy Vasquez

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A reader at Fight Opinion takes umbrage with my assessment of things: I did not care for Luke Thomas' article at all. First, ease up on the SAT words. Not necessary to prove your point. Secondly, were you waiting for someone to die to put that out? I don't mean for that to sound macabre. But in all honesty everyone involved in the sport knew a death would come eventually. The safeguards in ... [link]

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Philosophy 101 - MMA Media
Published 12/4/2007 by Zach Arnold at FightOpinion.com
... . Luke Thomas asks an important question : Lastly, I would say the relative silence over this matter is startling. Most of the major MMA news and opinion websites are talking about this incident, but not nearly as many as I had expected. I don’t know the motivations for why they’ve chosen to remain silent, but let’s hope it’s not fear of perception. MMA didn’t become popular by rejecting candor and promoting something it wasn’t. Transparency is the key to trust and we must remember that even in times of tragedy. I think the answer to this question is a little disturbing, but ...

Discussing The Death Of Sammy Vasquez
Published 12/5/2007 by Ariel Helwani at Jarry Park - The Coliseum Of Combat Sports
... and Luke Thomas of Bloodyelbow.com we felt as though there was certainly enough to talk to about at this point in time. Meaning, we were able to present an intelligent discussion on why this happened and how the sport can grow from this horrific news. ...

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