Kyle Maynard

I hope to keep this one brief. Otherwise my intentions will be misunderstood. But I've had a lot of guys ask me about it, so I figured I'd write it and get it over with.

Kyle Maynard's recent MMA "fight" was an embarassment to MMA. That's just the way it is. It wasn't a fight, it was a staged event. When rules have to be manipulated to such a degree as to change the face of MMA for one person, it's no longer MMA. I have nothing against Kyle himself. He seems like a genuine guy who truly believes he has a right to participate in MMA. Maybe he does, but not against someone with ... um ... limbs. What weight class did he fight in? What restrictions were placed on his opponent so as to not send Kyle to the morgue?

Look, we all have the right to aspire to whatever makes us happy. But let's not delude ourselves. And for God's sake let's not keep playing this political correct bullshit. Somethings some people just can't do. Period. And lowering standards isn't a viable option.

Look ... if you allow me to sit next to the pilot of a plane, but tell me all I can do is watch him fly it, and then, after landing, the pilot tells my friends and family that I helped fly the plane, I would be embarassed. Sitting in the cockpit doesn't make me a pilot. Getting in the cage doesn't make you a fighter. Changing the standards to make someone feel like he did something is dishonest. And it dilutes the sport.