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The Speed Bag: We need to make up our minds on "Smart" fighting

3,557 views · Published 13 March 2016 · 3:26 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: MMA Junkie · 2016 · Sports

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Conor McGregor is amazing because he will fight anybody, anywhere, anytime, right? So then why is Holly Holm’s reputation taking a hit for doing the same thing?

Yes, it’s almost a full week after UFC 196, but the continued fallout from the event still resonates strongly in the MMA universe, proving what a blockbuster event it really was. But MMAjunkie’s Ben Fowlkes sees another shining example to describe the scale of this event: the number of ridiculous opinions still being bantered about following the card.

Chief among those, Fowlkes argues, is one UFC President Dana White, himself, has helped to spread: The idea that former women’s bantamweight champ Holm learned a valuable lesson in when it’s best not to take fights, despite the seeming constant push for athletes in the UFC to take every offer that comes their way.

So how can we have it both ways?

Fowlkes discusses that question in this week’s edition of Speed Bag. Check it out above.

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