It is amazing the contrast of people who post on this forum.
You have the eloquent and articulate, who want more than anything for the sport to move forward and provide a platform for normal guys and girls to make a name for themselves.
People like Liam Harrison who I remember walking into Bad Company in Leeds as a 14 year old and his cousin Andy Howson who brought him along with him for something to do. Jordan Watson who was already at the Gym as a young kid when I joined the Gym in 1997. Look what these three guys have done on the World Stage! They got their chance to shine because people put shows on for little or no reward or finacial gain.
Then on the other hand you have people who under the convienient flag of voicing an opinion just pour poison and negativity on anything and everything. Most of them have never done anything in the sport and never will, because if they had they would realise that it is a labour of love to put on a show with all the stress that it brings.
Respect to Yogi. I have seen the stress he has gone through for the last four months putting the card together organising flights, sponsors, organising this Fantastic venue, dealing with pull outs replacing fighters and then with 48 hours to go watch it all fall apart and then still manage to pull it out of the fire! Reece Crooke, Tom Bird Respect to you guys you just keep giving to the sport, stepping up like you did! The Italian Team were also magnificent. Salah who did nothing wrong and in fact helped to make the event the success on the night that it was! The Final with Thomas McCormick was dramatic and everybody including the people booing couldn't wait to see it.
Without guys like Yogi and all the other People trying to move the sport forward, The sport is dead.
Hopefully eventually some fighters might start being able to make a living out of their god given talent, if we all realise we are all on the same side.