Belfort: McGregor is entertainment, not sport
Vitor Belfort: “We don’t need trash talk to sell tickets. I am wondering if one day MMA will be seen more like a sport and less than entertainment?”
Conor McGregor is arguably the top draw for male athletes in MMA, but for Vitor Belfort, a long time veteran of the Octagon, his belief is that McGregor makes the sport of MMA, just entertainment:
This is a legend fight Belfort vs. Henderson 3. We don’t need trash talk to sell tickets. I am wondering if one day MMA will be seen more like a sport and less than entertainment? It seems that we are going to the wrong way. A good example is Aldo (real athlete) and Mc Gregor (trash talker). To become an Olympic sport we have to apply the Olympic values not only the Olympic rules. Where is the RESPECT?!? I don’t want to see our kids thinking that to become a successful MMA athlete you have to talk crap instead of respecting others. Real martial arts is not about this!!! We need a good example starting from the organizations, fighters and extending to the media and fans. It is a free consulting!!! I have a voice!!!!
