Which is the more appropriate way to handle a loss?

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: NicoSuave
Date: November 01, 2013 at 08:17 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

As much as we'd like for fighters to handle their loses gracefully and come back better, there are just some guys out there who don't handle losing well...
JDS has lost twice to Cain, and he hasn't handled them well, making excuses to justify why he lost.
Rampage Jackson has an excuse for every loss he has to a guy who knows how to wrestle.
Tito Ortiz has had as many injury excuses as he's had fights.
Forrest Griffin let his emotions overwhelm him the majority of the times he lost, and ran out of the cage crying.
Joe Stevenson's tearducts were like f---ing waterfalls.
So this made me wonder, for those who can't really handle losing without going through some drama in the process, which is the more appropriate way to lose?:
Make an excuse (or from the losing fighter's perspective, an explanation) as to what you think went wrong.
Cry your heart out, and walk out of the cage without saying a word to get all the emotions out of your system, so you can face the press with a clear head.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: RushFit
Date: November 01, 2013 at 08:20 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

pulling a Benson would be better in my opinion because at least he gave credit where credit is due instead of making lame excuses all the damn time.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: rhino78
Date: November 01, 2013 at 08:49 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Neither or those choices. If a fighter loses, he just needs to nut up and say the other guy was better that day. Whatever the reason.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BOATDUDEGUY
Date: November 01, 2013 at 09:48 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

rhino78 said:
Neither or those choices. If a fighter loses, he just needs to nut up and say the other guy was better that day. Whatever the reason.
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the crying just looks soo bad for a dude who gets paid to fight, atleast benson saved us the last one and did it were they couldnt film it

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: demeter
Date: November 01, 2013 at 09:51 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

In Forrest's case
I think the whole running out of the cage thing only happened twice, once against Anderson Silva and once against Keith Jardine, although technically he did give a brief interview, which was also the only time iirc he actually cried after the fight.
Personally I don't have a problem with it as whilst it might not be the most macho thing in the world that's what happens when people really care about something. I'm not saying everyone needs to cry after they lose but if you're not distraught after a loss, in my opinion you didn't really care that much about it in the first place and that's far more problematic.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MoJoJo
Date: November 01, 2013 at 09:58 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Accuse your opponent of cheating, ie PED's, grease razor blades.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Futastic
Date: November 01, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

The more appropriate way to handle a loss is to avoid it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Futastic
Date: November 01, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Damn, I copied the start of the title and can't edit it to make it smaller.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Matt_G
Date: November 01, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

demeter said:
In Forrest's case
I think the whole running out of the cage thing only happened twice, once against Anderson Silva and once against Keith Jardine, although technically he did give a brief interview, which was also the only time iirc he actually cried after the fight.
Personally I don't have a problem with it as whilst it might not be the most macho thing in the world that's what happens when people really care about something. I'm not saying everyone needs to cry after they lose but if you're not distraught after a loss, in my opinion you didn't really care that much about it in the first place and that's far more problematic.
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He did it in his final fight against Tito as well... Dana had to drag him back into the cage...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: November 01, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

I say it's option 3: Congratulate and compliment the guy who just beat you. If you attempt to tear down the guy who bested you, then you tear down yourself.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Matt_G
Date: November 01, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

I find the excuses extremely disrespectful... Especially when they are given in the cage and/or in the post fight press conference... If you are promoting your next fight and/or a re-match and discussing why you had problems or why the outcome might be different the next time, then I can understand that... But you have to respect your victory...
Chael Sonnen is the perfect example... Talks all sorts of trash to promote his first fight with Anderson and then immediately after his loss he takes his lumps like a man... Despite being "heartbroken" in defeat, he admits to tapping then talks of his admiration for Anderson's ability to find a way to win... Down the road he flips the script with tongue-in-cheek banter to promote their re-match... ""In what parallel universe can you punch a man 300 times, he wraps his legs around your head for eight seconds and they declare him the winner?!” When challenged about tapping, "You can either believe me or your lying eyes." etc... After the fight (when the promoting is over), Chael refers to Anderson as a "true champion"... He did the same in his loss to Jones...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: demeter
Date: November 01, 2013 at 11:05 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Matt_G said:
He did it in his final fight against Tito as well... Dana had to drag him back into the cage...
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I think he was just goofing around that time. At any rate he didn't seem particularly emotional after that fight.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Matt_G
Date: November 01, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

demeter said:
I think he was just goofing around that time. At any rate he didn't seem particularly emotional after that fight.
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He was pissed off at his performance and he thought there was a chance that he had lost the fight...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: demeter
Date: November 01, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Matt_G said:
He was pissed off at his performance and he thought there was a chance that he had lost the fight...
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Ah I've just read the bloody elbow recap, I stand corrected. It was a lackluster performance but I thought he did enough to win.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: KZUFCchamp2013
Date: November 01, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Sedulous said:
I say it's option 3: Congratulate and compliment the guy who just beat you. If you attempt to tear down the guy who bested you, then you tear down yourself.
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This

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mmablaster
Date: November 01, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

rhino78 said:
Neither or those choices. If a fighter loses, he just needs to nut up and say the other guy was better that day. Whatever the reason.
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Exactly. Sometimes it just isn't your night. MMA is about seeing who is the better man/woman on that day at that time. When guys are crying and emotional after a fight, you have to understand that they spent 3-4 months preparing for that single bout and they failed. They can't blame it on a teammate. Some guys will straight out point to injuries immediately after a fight which is annoying, especially if they said they were injury free and had the best training camp ever.....Tito.... What is understandable is if they are asked about injuries by a reporter after the bout and they are just being honest.
On the other side of the token, when a guy wins in highlight fashion and gets excited, you have to understand that he spent 3-4 months preparing and won. If they get excited it is understandable.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Neonep
Date: November 01, 2013 at 12:30 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

There is no appropriate way to handle a loss.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: cyanide-antidote
Date: November 01, 2013 at 01:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

I say do what Larry Holmes did and insult everybody
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Gnarcore
Date: November 01, 2013 at 03:48 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

Paul Daley

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: November 01, 2013 at 03:49 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/which-is-the-more-appropriate-way-to-handle-a-loss.59577/

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