There are traces that Michael ‘Venom’ Page refuses to cross.
The previous Bellator MMA standout will make his extremely anticipated UFC debut in March in opposition to fan favourite and perennial trash-talker Kevin Holland. As excited as ‘Venom’ is to kickstart the hype practice for his conflict with Holland at UFC 299, don’t count on MVP to go after his opponents’ dad and mom and important different simply to promote just a few further tickets.
“The trash-talking goes to be good, however respectful,” Web page mentioned of his assembly with Holland. “What I’ve been seeing up to now in fight sports activities, I hate. I don’t like folks speaking about folks’s fathers, folks’s wives, folks’s girlfriends, folks’s children, all of that stuff. We have to return to martial arts” (h/t MMA Fighting).
Followers noticed a whole lot of the sports activities’ premiere athletes decrease themselves in hopes of producing just a few further views to assist line their pockets forward of final weekend’s UFC 296 card. Probably the most egregious instance was Colby Covington who made a vile remark relating to Leon Edwards’ deceased father that drew the ire of fighters and followers alike.
To not be outdone, each Sean O’Malley and Dricus Du Plessis made gentle of Sean Strickland’s historical past rising up in an abusive house. A call that in the end led to a fistfight within the stands at T-Cell Area on Saturday evening.
“Everybody appears to have misplaced themselves slightly bit,” Web page continued. “I’ve zero respect for those who really feel the necessity to go that means. We’re skillful athletes, and that must be sufficient. I’m all for the banter, I’m all for the jokes and protecting it sort of pleasant, and that must be sufficient to construct a combat. We will maintain the depth, nevertheless it ought to keep between me and the individual that’s preventing, and that’s it.”
‘Venom’ Would Wish to see the UFC Re-Introduce Fines
‘Venom’ believes a technique the UFC might assist quell a few of the extra colourful language and commentary can be by introducing fines. It definitely wouldn’t be the primary time. In 2011, the promotion lower Miguel Torres from the roster for quoting a TV joke about sexual assault. Nate Diaz was as soon as fined for utilizing homophobic language and Matt Mitrione was each fined and suspended after occurring a rant about trans fighter Fallon Fox.
“It’s insane,” Web page mentioned. “Simply do one thing to sort of alleviate [the problem] – when you’re going to step over the road, I’m not going to punish you open to the general public, as a result of it sells, I assume, however there you go. Have that tremendous. Let’s see how typically you’re going to need to do issues like that, just like the yellow card in soccer. You don’t need to promote issues the unsuitable means.”
As a lot as Dana White loves the increase in pay-per-view income from the unsavory antics talked about above, the UFC CEO has made it clear that fighters entering into bodily altercations outdoors the Octagon creates a large headache for the promotion and the athletic fee.
Sadly, each of these issues are inclined to go hand-in-hand while you’re taking issues to an unnecessarily private and downright disgusting stage, as evidenced by the full-blown brawl between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 296.
“When it will get that sort of private, actual stuff can really occur, and it falls again on the UFC,” ‘Venom’ added. “Hopefully, they’ve seen that it’s getting a bit an excessive amount of, and so they tighten it up. However on a constructive be aware, I feel me and Holland are going to be the way in which it must be.”
Do you agree with Michael ‘Venom’ Web page? Has trash-talk within the UFC gone too far?
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