Woodley brings racism into MMA, again

[Yossarian]

Attack the opponents, never the fans. Big mistake. These guys want to be the money fight, they want to be the star, and they do everything wrong to obtain such a status. What he needs to ask himself, is it good to be a Woodley fan? The guy is super talented, and he's great to watch in the cage, too bad his approach is tainted with bitterness. Rise above all that, why let racist scum take over your mind like that, and then to project it outward.

 

[KWingJitsu]

Now, I don't keep close tabs on his Twitter/Facebook and he may have received comments that he perceived to be racist, but he seems to be painting things with a pretty broad brush here.

Just a crazy thought here..... how about actually looking up exactly what he's talking about before you post? it takes time to search than it does to post and be one one those guys complaining about a guy complaining about racism....instead of the issue itself.

And lol @ "perceived'..... when you've done your research.

 

[Howard Moon]

Martial arts is just as old as the preforming arts

I don't know a lot about preform, but I'm pretty sure more people survived because of their fighting skills than their soliloquy skills.

 

[TheAwkwardTitan]

Just a crazy thought here..... how about actually looking up exactly what he's talking about before you post? it takes time to search than it does to post and be one one those guys complaining about a guy complaining about racism....instead of the issue itself.

And lol @ "perceived'..... when you've done your research.

It doesn't matter at all. Some ignorant comments may or may not have been made, but the point is he's using these outlying idiots to paint every Wonderboy supporter as some back woods, cousin fucking, KKK member. Which is especially hilarious considering the large portion of the fanbase is supporting Wonderboy, yet this sour puss is too delusional to realize it, thus he is alienating MMA fans for the 10th time this week.

There's no issue here besides Woodley making yet another ridiculous claim about racism, which is especially hilarious when he's been throwing E-tantrums for weeks.

 

[SCADA]

I don't know a lot about preform, but I'm pretty sure more people survived because their fighting skills than their soliloquy skills.

No question.

 

[KWingJitsu]

It doesn't matter at all. Some ignorant comments may or may not have been made, but the point is he's using these outlying idiots to paint every Wonderboy supporter as some back woods, cousin fucking, KKK member. Which is especially hilarious considering the large portion of the fanbase is supporting Wonderboy, yet this sour puss is too delusional to realize it, thus he is alienating MMA fans for the 10th time this week.

There's no issue here besides Woodley making yet another ridiculous claim about racism, which is especially hilarious when he's been throwing E-tantrums for weeks.

LOL@ "it doesn't matter at all".
Facts matter whether you like it or not.
And where did he say "every Wonderboy supporter as some back woods, cousin fucking, KKK member. "?

 

[TedCzech]

Just a crazy thought here..... how about actually looking up exactly what he's talking about before you post? it takes time to search than it does to post and be one one those guys complaining about a guy complaining about racism....instead of the issue itself.

And lol @ "perceived'..... when you've done your research.

No, I'm going to leave that to you. I've read every story I quoted and I stand by the quotes and my thoughts on them. Woodley resorts to playing the race card, again and again. It's a shame because he's a very skilled fighter, but he now has the reputation of the guy who cries race at every turn rather than the WW champ.

 

[KWingJitsu]

No, I'm going to leave that to you. I've read every story I quoted and I stand by the quotes and my thoughts on them. Woodley resorts to playing the race card, again and again. It's a shame because he's a very skilled fighter, but he now has the reputation of the guy who cries race at every turn rather than the WW champ.

Well, then congrats on proving you are that guy. You're actually the one playing the race card if you think about it.
He pointed out a fact, and you complained out his pointing out a fact (than can be easily googled, which you refuse to do)...

 

[TheAwkwardTitan]

LOL@ "it doesn't matter at all".
Facts matter whether you like it or not.
And where did he say "every Wonderboy supporter as some back woods, cousin fucking, KKK member. "?

You can't use a few statements from twitter handles to make it seem like everyone who picks against you is racist. So yes these "facts" don't matter.

And where did he say "every Wonderboy supporter as some back woods, cousin fucking, KKK member. "?

That's what we adults with IQ's over 100 call paraphrasing, buddy. This is embarrassing. I don't usually block people, but I don't have the time or patience to explain something so obvious to you.

 

[KWingJitsu]

You can't use a few statements from twitter handles to make it seem like everyone who picks against you is racist. So yes these "facts" don't matter.



That's what we adults with IQ's over 100 call paraphrasing, buddy. This is embarrassing. I don't usually block people, but I don't have the time or patience to explain something so obvious to you.

Oh it's "paraphrasing" now lol.
Yes please block me so I don't have to deal with your lack of intellect and your embarrassment at having your bias exposed.

 

[BJJMMA]

And he wonders why he doesn't get money fights and isn't really a draw.

 

[TedCzech]

Well, then congrats on proving you are that guy. You're actually the one playing the race card if you think about it.
He pointed out a fact, and you complained out his pointing out a fact (than can be easily googled, which you refuse to do)...

Everything I quoted was from Google and this is not a fact: “His fans just make me feel like they in a dang ‘ole, in the country, in a rally somewhere…you know, burning…burning ‘you who whats.’ I just don’t like the sheer racism that comes with just a conversation about fighting him.”

 

[KWingJitsu]

Everything I quoted was from Google and this is not a fact: “His fans just make me feel like they in a dang ‘ole, in the country, in a rally somewhere…you know, burning…burning ‘you who whats.’ I just don’t like the sheer racism that comes with just a conversation about fighting him.”

It's a 'fact' that he hasn't experienced racism from some Wonderboy fans?

 

[kneeblock]

Yep, I knew he was Ferguson.

Here are some quotes:
[When people say I have bad cardio], it’s because I’m a black dude. It is…a indirect racist statement…it’s indirectly racist.


"All they do all day is go against African-American athletes and try to racially slur them."


"I got something for you Donald Trump," Woodley said ... "Quit mentioning Ferguson. Because you ain't never been to Ferguson and that's where I'm from."
"He gotta keep Ferguson out his mouth so he can keep my fist out of his mouth."
"I take that personally because he hasn't been there."


“I think that – this is my personal opinion – but sometimes African American athletes are considered overly cocky,” he says. “I have some (things to say) that are blatantly true about African American athletes in our sport. And if I mention those thing then all of a sudden I’m whining, I’m playing the victim, I’m race baiting or it’s somebody else."

"His fans just make me feel like they in a dang ‘ole, in the country, in a rally somewhere…you know, burning…burning ‘you who whats.’ I just don’t like the sheer racism that comes with just a conversation about fighting him.”

"If I were to miss weight they would fire me; Gastelum misses weight and gets a TUF coaching job."

“I try not to take myself back to those dark areas, I try to stay sophisticated, stay professional but a few people can take you out of that element and bring that Ferguson back out of you and he almost did it. But I had to keep my eyes on the prize, defend my strap in a Fight of the Night performance at UFC 205. So if you want to get in there with a lion and get your head bit off and have me spewing your blood all over the Octagon while you've got that goofy tiger tattoo on your chest, looking like a clown with a clown on your chest, we can do it. We can do it in Ireland, Dublin, we can do it in the back of White Castle, I don't care. But just know, I ain't that guy. I don't like to try and act overly hood or overly ghetto, a million hood stripes, but where I'm from you don't call me a bitch, number one. Number two, you don't fake like you're about that life. If you want to scrap, if you want to make this money, let's do it. If you don't, shut your mouth. Just do your thing."

In the two large bolded comments, here is some context:

"Just as a champion, I can tell you from experience that being the champion, the last three weeks of my life have been the complete opposite of what you think it would be… I’ve had so many people say, ‘You P-U-S-S-Y. You’re scared of this person!’ And I’m like, I just fought an hour ago. I just got the belt. I haven’t even had – ‘you should be stripped of the belt’ – and it hasn’t even been a month. Actually it’s a month today that I won the belt… “Then I’ve had people call me ‘n***er’ and monkey and all this racist stuff. And I delete the people so they’ll create another page and just go back out. People are willing to take so many hours of their day to be so negative… Some people, I look at their page and all they do all day is go against African-American athletes and try to racially slur them.”

That's the part you bolded and quoted.

Re: the cardio issue, he explains that his perspective is that others take commentary about him getting tired and racialize it in a convoluted conversation with Matt Serra here:


View: https://youtu.be/eORFz-d_uME


Not sure of the relevance of the "I'm from Ferguson" quote as being racial as how is it different from Nick or Nate saying "I'm from Stockton." Also not sure how the Trump criticism is relevant.

In fact, the most relevant quote to this whole post seems to be:

"If I mention those things then all of a sudden I’m whining, I’m playing the victim, I’m race baiting."

 

[member 1013]

Wait, Woodley is black?

 

[jason73]

i just dont like woodley

 

[Yossarian]

It's a 'fact' that he hasn't experienced racism from some Wonderboy fans?

I'm sure he has experienced racism from Wonderboy fans. I am sure he has experienced it way before this fight. But the best revenge is living well and enjoying life. Sadly, a public life comes with an amount of bottom feeders that live to bring you down. He should know that Thompson may also be Woodley fans. The black and white outlook can cut both ways.

 

[sparkuri]

I've always liked Woodley, but I'll be gawtdamned if the entire United States hasn't quadrupled it's stupid ass "racist meter" in the last 8 years.

I'd like to say 'pull your head out your ass', but this seems to be a disease of the mind on an epidemic scale.
In my lifetime I've seen immeasurable more racism in regards to black vs. whites, whom have coddled the issue like never before in history with any two "races".
If American Indians or Chinese were given a 10th of the consideration in regards to their ancestor's respective trespasses, the issue would be dissolved by pc oversaturation. The enablement is maddening.
Perhaps Tyrone should curse out eastern combat philisophy for enabling Karate.

 

[benjo0101]

Yep, I knew he was Ferguson.

Here are some quotes:
[When people say I have bad cardio], it’s because I’m a black dude. It is…a indirect racist statement…it’s indirectly racist.


"All they do all day is go against African-American athletes and try to racially slur them."


"I got something for you Donald Trump," Woodley said ... "Quit mentioning Ferguson. Because you ain't never been to Ferguson and that's where I'm from."
"He gotta keep Ferguson out his mouth so he can keep my fist out of his mouth."
"I take that personally because he hasn't been there."


“I think that – this is my personal opinion – but sometimes African American athletes are considered overly cocky,” he says. “I have some (things to say) that are blatantly true about African American athletes in our sport. And if I mention those thing then all of a sudden I’m whining, I’m playing the victim, I’m race baiting or it’s somebody else."

"His fans just make me feel like they in a dang ‘ole, in the country, in a rally somewhere…you know, burning…burning ‘you who whats.’ I just don’t like the sheer racism that comes with just a conversation about fighting him.”

"If I were to miss weight they would fire me; Gastelum misses weight and gets a TUF coaching job."

“I try not to take myself back to those dark areas, I try to stay sophisticated, stay professional but a few people can take you out of that element and bring that Ferguson back out of you and he almost did it. But I had to keep my eyes on the prize, defend my strap in a Fight of the Night performance at UFC 205. So if you want to get in there with a lion and get your head bit off and have me spewing your blood all over the Octagon while you've got that goofy tiger tattoo on your chest, looking like a clown with a clown on your chest, we can do it. We can do it in Ireland, Dublin, we can do it in the back of White Castle, I don't care. But just know, I ain't that guy. I don't like to try and act overly hood or overly ghetto, a million hood stripes, but where I'm from you don't call me a bitch, number one. Number two, you don't fake like you're about that life. If you want to scrap, if you want to make this money, let's do it. If you don't, shut your mouth. Just do your thing."

He is a whiner. He just is. He also cannot stop thinking people are racist to him.

Wonderboy looked the opposite of racist, the most respectful fighter Tyron has ever fought.

Every time woodley talks I realise why I dislike him more and more. He may be champ but he acts like that's his right, when strictly speaking he hasn't successfully defended it yet.

 

[1031]

I've always liked Woodley, but I'll be gawtdamned if the entire United States hasn't quadrupled it's stupid ass "racist meter" in the last 8 years.

I'd like to say 'pull your head out your ass', but this seems to be a disease of the mind on an epidemic scale.
In my lifetime I've seen immeasurable more racism in regards to black vs. whites, whom have coddled the issue like never before in history with any two "races".
If American Indians or Chinese were given a 10th of the consideration in regards to their ancestor's respective trespasses, the issue would be dissolved by pc oversaturation. The enablement is maddening.
Perhaps Tyrone should curse out eastern combat philisophy for enabling Karate.

There is no intelligent rebuttal to this. If ever an opinion were a fact then this is the finest example of that.

 

[MMAHAWK]

I have been supportive of this guy even though I find his opinions ridiculous. He was very friendly when I had the opportunity to meet him.However that ends today. He is simply using the political climate to spew the race and victim card over and over. I hope wonderboy makes him shake like Matua.


View: https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/821819743510417408

 

[Yossarian]

I have been supportive of this guy even though I find his opinions ridiculous. He was very friendly when I had the opportunity to meet him.However that ends today. He is simply using the political climate to spew the race and victim card over and over. I hope wonderboy makes him shake like Matua.


View: https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/821819743510417408

Maybe then play another sport.... you're doin' it wrong!

 

[kneeblock]

I have been supportive of this guy even though I find his opinions ridiculous. He was very friendly when I had the opportunity to meet him.However that ends today. He is simply using the political climate to spew the race and victim card over and over. I hope wonderboy makes him shake like Matua.


View: https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/821819743510417408

Come on that hurt your feelings that much? He's criticizing the UFC not white America. Let's make a screen name bet on this fight. I got T-Wood.

 

[MMAHAWK]

Come on that hurt your feelings that much? He's criticizing the UFC not white America. Let's make a screen name bet on this fight. I got T-Wood.

I don't really wish injury to him.

It doesn't hurt my feeling at all. He just seems like a cry baby to me. If he wants to be the victim while being an extremely successful athlete that's on him. In a time when adults are bitching and crying at an all time level. The last place I want to hear that is MMA.
He claims to be the most disrespected champion of all time. Let's review his title shot
He sat out 18 months after beating stun gun Kim and and a split decision over Gastelum.

Now his title defenses
Co main to Conor at UFC NY
Main event in Las Vegas ufc 209 with a co main of Ferguson vs Nurgamedov maybe the most anticipated fight scheduled. Really doesn't seem to disrespectful to me. If he has a bad contact. Then that's on him. Otherwise be specific about the issues if you're going to go public with them.

Sure what the heck. Never done a name bet. As long as it's not profane. I'm down for 30 days.

 

[kneeblock]

I don't really wish injury to him.

It doesn't hurt my feeling at all. He just seems like a cry baby to me. If he wants to be the victim while being an extremely successful athlete that's on him. In a time when adults are bitching and crying at an all time level. The last place I want to hear that is MMA.
He claims to be the most disrespected champion of all time. Let's review his title shot
He sat out 18 months after beating stun gun Kim and and a split decision over Gastelum.

Now his title defenses
Co main to Conor at UFC NY
Main event in Las Vegas ufc 209 with a co main of Ferguson vs Nurgamedov maybe the most anticipated fight scheduled. Really doesn't seem to disrespectful to me. If he has a bad contact. Then that's on him. Otherwise be specific about the issues if you're going to go public with them.

Sure what the heck. Never done a name bet. As long as it's not profane. I'm down for 30 days.

Excellent I don't even believe he'll win but can't resist naming you Louis Farrakhan for a month lol.