In this week’s Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and retired UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes discuss the merits of throwing in the towel – or not. * * * * Fowlkes: So Danny, earlier this week there was a column on the sports website Deadspin under the headline, “ If MMA Doesn’t Change, Someone Is Going To Die .” It was, as you can probably guess from that title, pretty critical of the sport, citing a “fundamental defect for which doctors and referees, coaches and corners, promoters and announcers, and journalists and bloggers and fans are all responsible.” Basically, it’s the Throw the Damn Towel argument again, this time prompted by the fight between WSOF bantamweights Marlon Moraes and Josh Rettinghouse. “The moment a fighter is in serious danger, the fight should stop,” Josh Tucker writes. “The moment the damage a fighter is sustaining loses any purpose other than satisfying the worst impulses of the worst element of the crowd, someone has to tell him he’s done.” Since you’re a guy who actually knows what it’s like inside the cage, I’m curious about your take on this piece. What do you make of it? Should we throw the damn towel more in MMA?
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Trading Shots: Downes and Fowlkes on throwing the damn towel – MMA Junkie