MMA Media Needs to Be Honest With Itself | SiriusXM | Luke Thomas


After MMA media were apparently told not to ask questions about Greg Hardy being on the same card as Rachael Ostovich at the UFC 231 presser, there’s been lots of hand wringing about what the media response should be. The Mixed Martial Arts Journalists Association (MMAJA) did some work in pushing back against the organization, but there’s a broader discussion to be had, namely, why there is so much anti-media feeling and what organizations like the MMAJA can do to restore faith in the practice. While I believe there are concrete steps that can be taken to fix many of the problems, I’m less convinced the organization as it currently operates is the one to do it. Moreover, to really restore public trust, MMA media needs to be honest with itself about why there’s a credibility gap to begin with.



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20 Comments

  1. stay frosty? don't you mean stay faggy? luke thomas is one of the dumbest shitheads

  2. Maybe stop making mountains out of molehills which is what everyone does in this day and age. Its why everyone walks on fucking eggshells these days as they are bound to upset SOMEONE no matter what they do…

  3. It's refreshing to see someone prominent of the mma media actually respect journalism like you do. That is very pleasent and sadly, I would say, even a bit rare these days.

  4. Do you want the clicks, site views and pay or do you want to be a journalist? Seems these days it is pretty tough to do both.

  5. What if Hardy starts dating luke, they get an apartment together and Hardy decides beats him up? Is that domestic violence and will it effect his UFC employment? These are the questions we want to know.

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