“People finishing fights is a big topic right now and that’s how I fight. You look at Frankie in both fights with B.J. and it seems that no one wants to fight right now. Fans see these guys like Edgar or these other bouncy wrestler types and fans are like “oh…he fights you everywhere,” when in reality they don’t fight you anywhere! They just want to hit you three or four times, shoot in for a takedown, stay on the ground for a minute or so then get back up. They want to wear you down because they don’t want to fight you on the ground either. I think if the fans really start to see what’s going on then they can change what is happening to this sport…because the whole sport is messed up about this concept of winning. It starts with the judges because none of these judges understand s*** about the fight game. Check this out…the person who gets announced second gets the immediate attention. Granted, they are most likely the favorite but they keep the judge’s eye. Also…automatically their eyes are on these m************ that look like action figures, like they were cut out of a movie poster and just because these guys are grunting and moving their heads the judges think they are winning. It doesn’t matter that their faces are marked up because the judges already have their mind. I hear all this talk about dominant top position…are you kidding me? These guys take you down because they don’t want to get beat up on their feet and they let you up because they don’t want to get beat up there either and then everyone thinks their so well rounded when all they did was keep from getting beat up in any one spot. They should get a halfway championship for being in great shape because that’s what it is. The conditioning champion of the world. It’s great to be in shape but these guys are surviving and that’s not what martial arts is about. The first thing is self-defense of course but the second thing is taking your opponent out so he can no longer inflict damage upon you. The sport is called mixed martial arts and they aren’t doing one martial art let alone mixing any of them together. The sport is going to get more and more diluted with more guys like this. Everybody likes a winner and nobody likes a loser but how can you back a guy who is just surviving and running away? The guys who are skilled and fight for the finish they are going to end up out of this sport because they are going to have to put themselves out there just to have a chance to make something happen. The judges will give a guy a round because he shot the takedown but never mind the guy who is working his ass off to take their f#$kn head off. These wrestlers are just trying to take you out of your game because all that apparently matters anymore is the takedown. Sooner or later the trend is gonna fade and these guys with finishing styles and that are technical mixed martial artists are going to figure it out and tap them or catch them. These guys are still going to be in the sport 10 years from now but these wrestlers and the guys who are on juice are going to be gone man. Do you know how long five minutes is? Just long enough for you not to get tapped out. It’s just long enough for you to not get knocked out because you secured the takedown. These guys can keep getting their hands raised for now and they can keep “shooting for the win” because that’s all that matters but the time is coming man. If it was me…I’d feel shameful if I didn’t do all I could to finish. I feel shamed for them when I watch it happen. Score your points boys, don’t worry about putting anybody out or finishing a fight…just score your points. Look at guys like Martin Kampmann, Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, Nate Marquardt, Miguel Torres and B.J. Penn. All of these guys are out there and they are looking to put people out and doing their thing…hell even Demian Maia is starting to put guys out.”

In an interview with American Top Team fighter Cole Miller BJPenn.com asked a question about the current trend of wrestling heavy performances. The question unleashed a tirade from “Magrino” as he pulled no punches and shared exactly what he thought of the current trend. Miller pulled back the current to analyze a movement that he feels is hurting the very sport in which he loves. While the subject matter has been a hot topic on forum boards throughout the MMA community this is the first time a fighter has stood up and put such a strong voice to the topic. As the interview came to a close he also took a moment to shout out one of his favorite spots to get MMA news…

“Also thanks to BJPenn.com too…I love that website.”

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- By Duane Finley