Shoving another fighter during weigh in

Flo_Raiden · May 19, 2023

After seeing what Haney pulled on Loma during the weigh in I was curious what you think of fighters that do that before a fight. We’ve seen it happen countless times in every combat sports over the years.

Do you see it as a good way to sell a fight? Is it a good strategy to psyche the other fighter or do you see it as showing weakness?

Serge · May 19, 2023

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight veteran Drakkar Klose was ruled medically unfit to compete after suffering whiplash during his UFC Vegas 24 co-main event staredown last year in “Sin City,” thanks to a violent shove from Jeremy Stephens that resulted in a concussion.

One that continues to cause problems for Klose nearly one year later.

“The damage was done, I’m still not 100 percent from that. It’s something I will probably need surgery on eventually,” Klose told Just Scrap Radio. “I told myself if I have to get surgery, I’m just going to call it quits. Just trying to manage it and do the therapy and all that. I did think that was going to be the end of me. I was having really bad headaches, dealing with my neck issue, it is something serious. When I saw my doctor he talked about fusing my neck and I didn’t want to hear that. I want to go out on my terms, I don’t want to go out with the doctor telling me I can’t do this. It was a herniated disc, C6, C7, as soon as it happened my whole arm went numb, and later that night, things weren’t right and I woke up couldn’t open my eyes, a real bad headache.”

Klose, who turned 34 just a few weeks back, was largely unimpressed with how the promotion handled his injuries in the wake of his “Lil’ Heathen” shove. He was eventually paid his “show” purse for showing up on weight and ready to fight, but once that check was cashed it was out of sight, out of mind.

“There is a lot of other stuff that I will probably say when I’m done fighting but they pay me so I will keep my mouth shut,” Klose continued. “They ended up giving me my show money but they never said anything to me. To me, it’s kind of ridiculous, he really ****ed me up. I remember driving home from that fight and I was crying, I don’t know why I was crying but my head was so messed up. It’s a business for them, they don’t care it’s all numbers for them, when I’m gone someone else will be in my spot.”

And that was a shove from someone his own size

Haney is obviously massive and much heavier than the tiny for the division Loma and he shoved Loma harder than that

https://www.mmamania.com/2022/4/14/...-stephens-shove-ufc-apathy-they-dont-care-mma

Fogger · May 19, 2023

It does nothing at all. I care exactly zero about what happens before the fight.

acie2g · May 19, 2023

Serge said: ↑

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight veteran Drakkar Klose was ruled medically unfit to compete after suffering whiplash during his UFC Vegas 24 co-main event staredown last year in “Sin City,” thanks to a violent shove from Jeremy Stephens that resulted in a concussion.

One that continues to cause problems for Klose nearly one year later.

“The damage was done, I’m still not 100 percent from that. It’s something I will probably need surgery on eventually,” Klose told Just Scrap Radio. “I told myself if I have to get surgery, I’m just going to call it quits. Just trying to manage it and do the therapy and all that. I did think that was going to be the end of me. I was having really bad headaches, dealing with my neck issue, it is something serious. When I saw my doctor he talked about fusing my neck and I didn’t want to hear that. I want to go out on my terms, I don’t want to go out with the doctor telling me I can’t do this. It was a herniated disc, C6, C7, as soon as it happened my whole arm went numb, and later that night, things weren’t right and I woke up couldn’t open my eyes, a real bad headache.”

Klose, who turned 34 just a few weeks back, was largely unimpressed with how the promotion handled his injuries in the wake of his “Lil’ Heathen” shove. He was eventually paid his “show” purse for showing up on weight and ready to fight, but once that check was cashed it was out of sight, out of mind.

“There is a lot of other stuff that I will probably say when I’m done fighting but they pay me so I will keep my mouth shut,” Klose continued. “They ended up giving me my show money but they never said anything to me. To me, it’s kind of ridiculous, he really ****ed me up. I remember driving home from that fight and I was crying, I don’t know why I was crying but my head was so messed up. It’s a business for them, they don’t care it’s all numbers for them, when I’m gone someone else will be in my spot.”

And that was a shove from someone his own size

Haney is obviously massive and much heavier than the tiny for the division Loma and he shoved Loma harder than that

https://www.mmamania.com/2022/4/14/...-stephens-shove-ufc-apathy-they-dont-care-mma
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boy hell nah that man sound like a straight b!tch he don’t need to be fighting talking about some whiplash from a push

fencik45 · May 19, 2023

Flo_Raiden said: ↑

After seeing what Haney pulled on Loma during the weigh in I was curious what you think of fighters that do that before a fight. We’ve seen it happen countless times over the years.

Do you see it as a good way to sell a fight? Is it a good strategy to psych the other fighter or do you see it as showing weakness?
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sad attempt to sell a fight only hard core fans care about.

drenlou · May 19, 2023

Fogger said: ↑

It does nothing at all. I care exactly zero about what happens before the fight.
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I think prize fighters should carry themselves alot more professionally, when they do these type of things during a weigh or press conference face off it only does them more harm than good in the public eye. Haney didn't have to go that route.

m.s. · May 19, 2023

I hope Loma is well enough to whoop that a** before sueing him.

FrankinDallas · May 19, 2023

Post shove, Loma told the guy from DAZN , Mark the guy with big ears:

"He's mine now".

Silver · May 19, 2023

Fogger said: ↑

It does nothing at all. I care exactly zero about what happens before the fight.
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Thank you. Hasim Rahman had Lennox Lewis looking like a woman kicking on the ground and look what happened in the rematch.

Silver · May 19, 2023

drenlou said: ↑

I think prize fighters should carry themselves alot more professionally, when they do these type of things during a weigh or press conference face off it only does them more harm than good in the public eye. Haney didn't have to go that route.
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If it's organic because it's in the heat of the moment, then it's one thing. But most of the time is just desperation to sell a fight.

bandeedo · May 19, 2023

its nerves, when you are a professional. you know youre getting the chance to be as mean and as bad as you wanna be tomorrow. no need for the billy bad ass acts before then.

AngryBirds · May 19, 2023

It can be lots of things including psychological like you said. Here's one very well known example in the SMW division: Canelo shoving Plant.

He sent the dude FLYING like paperweight after pushing him. That didn't look good for Plant to be shoved around so easily. It probably would've been best if Plant had let it go at that instead of walking back towards him, but he made it infinitely worse by trying to slap Canelo who ended up countering with 2 slaps faster than Plant could react. Needless to say that was not a good look for Plant to be manhandled to that extent especially by a dude shorter than him.

That had to have an effect on Plants mental state/confidence to know he was gonna be in the ring with a guy stronger than him, faster than him while already knowing Canelo had more skill than him.

MixedMartialLaw · May 19, 2023

Shoving someones recently dehydrated skull seems like a great idea.

nervousxtian · May 19, 2023

It’s all just hype. Everything preFight is hype. Fighters who wanna sell views this is how ya do it.

Serge · May 19, 2023

acie2g said: ↑

boy hell nah that man sound like a straight b!tch he don’t need to be fighting talking about some whiplash from a push
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It's not just a dust yourself off after a little pre-fight shove he literally suffered serious injuries which were still affecting him a year later. He was unable to fight for ages due to his injuries.

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