Originally posted by: tapoutmaster Date: August 19, 2008 at 04:34 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
I have my own studio practicing Spanish Jujitsu and I train out in Inglewood, CA. I often wear my studios shirts or sweat pants around the city (e.g. movies, bars, strip clubs, horse races) and people come up to me and want to fight. I am a bit older now and dont want to injure anyone but it definitely gets annoying at times.
Do you guys have the same problem?
Originally posted by: Prizzy Date: August 19, 2008 at 04:55 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Not pick up fights but just give me dirty looks and i give em the dirty looks too like Biotch wtf u lookin at wanna start something?!And look away,Is It true that Inglewood is ghetto?
Originally posted by: MJ Date: August 19, 2008 at 07:24 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
THAT DEF HAPPENS. I wear my tapout and ufc shirts and it seems like every young kid stares at you. Im a huge mma junkie and wouldnt mind a fight but i alos have two kids im with most of the time so not to many people say shi* just give dirty looks.
Originally posted by: bp Date: August 19, 2008 at 07:36 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
It used to heppen to Jack all the time until he blasted 5 dudes after watching Never Back Down.
I don't even think about picking fights with people, but I always wonder if they train anything or just wear the gear.
Originally posted by: Captain_Howdy171 Date: August 19, 2008 at 07:55 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
I had a guy pick a try to start a ruckus with me when I wore one of my tapout shirts out to a bar after some UFC. I told my best friend to hit me in the face to show the guy I like to get hit and to amp me up and took the guy out side and shoved him around a bit. He wouldnt throw down. Just talked a lot of s---
Originally posted by: Koos Date: August 19, 2008 at 08:40 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
At 40 years old with a wife, two kids, good job, nice house I am unable to teach any of these tough guys a well deserved lesson for fear of legal repercussion however I am affiliated with a cage fighting promotion here in the midwest so whenever I run into someone who thinks they are a tough guy I offer to get them a fight in our next event. I have never had anyone take me up on it.
Originally posted by: HBK42581 Date: August 19, 2008 at 08:44 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
I often find that, especially at the bars, everyone is always so amped up to pick a fight with someone after the PPV's. I have been into MMA for a while now and I own a few TapouT and UFC shirts but I only wear them around my buddies. I almost don't feel comfortable wearing them out in public BECAUSE I don't train in anything (yet.) Once I start taking my classes I feel like I will have, I don't know, almost earned the right to wear them after that because then, if someone does say anything to me about it in the future, I can say in all honesty that I do train and I won't hesitate to twist their arm off if they don't leave me alone. Does that sound silly? Haha.
Originally posted by: Castellammarese Date: August 19, 2008 at 08:54 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
bp said:
It used to heppen to Jack all the time until he blasted 5 dudes after watching Never Back Down.
I don't even think about picking fights with people, but I always wonder if they train anything or just wear the gear.
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The same thing used to happen to AndyDanger until he blasted 50 dudes (or was it 100. I can't remember)
Originally posted by: keystone Date: August 19, 2008 at 09:01 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
bp said:
It used to heppen to Jack all the time until he blasted 5 dudes after watching Never Back Down.
I don't even think about picking fights with people, but I always wonder if they train anything or just wear the gear.
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who else wants some of hollywood jack!!!!!
Originally posted by: RearNakedSlam Date: August 19, 2008 at 09:12 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Yeah, I posted this in a random thread the other day. I constantly see people starting s--- because a dude is wearing an Affliction or UFC t-shirt. Conversation usually starts with "you train?" and then goes down hill from there. I don't personally wear the shirts though (not my style), so I am the one sitting back and watching and laughing.
Originally posted by: anonwhocares Date: August 19, 2008 at 10:11 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Originally posted by: Johnny419 Date: August 19, 2008 at 10:49 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
HBK42581 said:
I often find that, especially at the bars, everyone is always so amped up to pick a fight with someone after the PPV's. I have been into MMA for a while now and I own a few TapouT and UFC shirts but I only wear them around my buddies. I almost don't feel comfortable wearing them out in public BECAUSE I don't train in anything (yet.) Once I start taking my classes I feel like I will have, I don't know, almost earned the right to wear them after that because then, if someone does say anything to me about it in the future, I can say in all honesty that I do train and I won't hesitate to twist their arm off if they don't leave me alone. Does that sound silly? Haha.
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As much as you would want to twist the imbecile's arm off, you must show restraint and only engage in combat outside the ring/gym if you absolutely have to, if someones just talking s--- on your t-shirt just laugh and look away, it isn't worth breaking the martial arts code. However, when they start to touch you and actually attempt to engage, then go balls to the wall in claims of self defense. Otherwise you will not only find yourself up the creek with the law, and any good gym will tell you not to fight outside of it so they might possibly kick you out for doing this.
Originally posted by: kobeVSraja Date: August 19, 2008 at 10:53 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Originally posted by: Jak Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:02 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Where i live (Vancouver) it's funny but i've noticed recently most of the people who where Affliction and MMA shirts reside on Davie street. And i'm not picking fights with those guys... :lol: true story.
However, it seems like everybody here 'trains BJJ' and while it doesn't make them good fighters, it does make them run their mouths more. The best fight i've watched in the last few months was one guy apparently trying to grab another guys collar (to choke him or something?) and getting floored with a straight punch... good thing the guy had been training MMA... really helped him.
And yeah he was wearing an MMA shirt.
Originally posted by: v1ct0r Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:14 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
I guess some tough guys think since "hey he has on a cage fighting related shirt, he must think he's hott stuff. I want to fight him and show him i'm better"
I wear my mma brands around, even my shorts with sandals. I don't get looks or look for fights. I'm in Texas too.
I know one thing from what i've learned through MMA training though. get into the clinch and takedown, mount with deep hooks......have fun with that. no point in getting hit with a wild looping punch that half these scrubs in public think is hott stuff you know?
Originally posted by: twsjajms Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:17 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
When this happens I just teach these clowns a lesson.
It usually only happens at the movie theatre though, so we go outside to the parking lot and I show these clowns whats up, homie.
Originally posted by: Jak Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:20 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
twsjajms said:
It usually only happens at the movie theatre though,
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You get into fights at movie theaters? damn dude, that's hawdcore....
"i just watched sex in the city, now i fell like kicking some a**!"
Originally posted by: Scott123 Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:28 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Jak said:
twsjajms said:
It usually only happens at the movie theatre though,
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You get into fights at movie theaters? damn dude, that's hawdcore....
"i just watched sex in the city, now i fell like kicking some a**!"
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HAHAHAHA..I wouldn't wanna fight any guys on Davie street either.(I grew up in Vancouver...Burnaby) I wear shirts out all the time...never really had any problems at all. You do get a few looks though. I figure F*ck them I'll wear whatever I want.
I have a 17 yr. old son who occassionally wears shirts out...I say occassinally because he usually gets some dickwad who wants to have a go...but he fights in KOTC (has a record of 5-0) so he kinda likes it. Alot of people know him in town now too so some people stay away because of his reputation and some people wanna fight him becuase of his reputation. He's a pretty laid back kid though....But if ya back him in a corner...your probably get gonna get hurt.
Originally posted by: Big_Boy Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:32 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
v1ct0r said:
I know one thing from what i've learned through MMA training though. get into the clinch and takedown, mount with deep hooks......have fun with that. no point in getting hit with a wild looping punch that half these scrubs in public think is hott stuff you know?
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Exactly!!! That has always been my thing.
I wear my Anderson Silva t-shirt, Tapout shirts I get looks from people but it's not a "Oh he thinks he's bad ***". More than likely I get looks because I'm to SEXY for my shirt. :lol:
Originally posted by: Scott123 Date: August 19, 2008 at 11:36 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/do-people-pick-fights-with-you-when-you-wear-ur-mma-clothing.4757/
Big_Boy said:
v1ct0r said:
I know one thing from what i've learned through MMA training though. get into the clinch and takedown, mount with deep hooks......have fun with that. no point in getting hit with a wild looping punch that half these scrubs in public think is hott stuff you know?
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Good point...go for the quick submission or ground and pound...only problem with that is that if he has friends near by??? you can get your *** kicked if you go down. I kinda like the Bas Rutten school of thought...Ball shot the guy then split if there are too many people around.
