Quote (rlebar @ Jan 6 2015 05:27pm)
yeah he did seem a little different. The different I saw is someone who didn't adequately prepare for a striking match. His striking wasn't as good as it had been in the past. especially his head movement (the ducking he was doing reminds me of an inexperienced fighter afraid of being punched in the face).
And some of his behaviour has been a little different as well towards the public.
I just watched the Rua fight last night and he seems like a different person now compared to then. He seemed much more humble and down to earth. Now he seems like all the fame and money and accolades has gone to his head and it's changed him. His demeanor is different.
Yeah, that's who he WAS. English skills, use them. It's called past tense, people change.
tbh this doesn't even surprise me.
cocaine is a money and a white collar man's drug. I know a shit load of people who take it casually at parties and shit like that. It's messed up and I'd never touch the shit but regardless, a LOT of people use it
What's unfortunate is that he proclaims to be a devoted christian and does stuff like this. I mean, you can tear him apart for that, but tbh if I was thrown into his life I don't know I would come out the other side unchanged and without more flaws either so...
E:
also, I seriously doubt cocaine would actually help a fighter in a match. If anything it would hurt their performance overall. So would pot.
You could say it inhibits pain, but so does adrenaline and we've seen some pretty nasty shit happen in the octagon and the guys didn't feel it at the time, and coke had nothing to do with it.
coke is a big help... especially in a combat sport