Comments on: MMA Quick Quote: Paulo Filho cornered by Team Jesus

By: Katch22

Katch22 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:57:50 +0000

being someone that works closely with mental illness
it seems that he may be suffering from bipolar disorder. If he has suffered from depression in the past, what we saw may have been mania.
PS: i absolutely cannot stand frank mir. he is far too arrogant for someone that has been a very average fighter in an up until now very weak division.

By: Crowls

Crowls — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:14:35 +0000

I get what you are saying, but understand, this is not like a national TV network covering a baseball game. It’s gonna be a lot more like your home town tv station. These guys are employed by the UFC/WEC. So yea, Faber is the face of the WEC and for new fans who may be tuning in Mir is gonna make him sound unbelievable. I think talking with these guys about fighters would be alot different off camera.

By: Crowls

Crowls — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:12:02 +0000

does all this smell a bit like Vitor back in the day or is it just me? depression, etc…

By: Crowls

Crowls — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:10:22 +0000

go to LHW Paulo??? is this guy kidding. leave that to Anderson and just get focused on making weight and winning at 185.

By: onthebutton

onthebutton — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:12:03 +0000

the only reason he was a warior was cuz he was coked out of his mind

By: onewop

onewop — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:47:30 +0000

Wow, I am just fricken amazed at how many of you fans can stand by Filho. I do not care if he was depressed, or on drugs, or whatever! I love this sport, and hope to continue to watch it til I die. But, it is the sport of MMA that will die if we allow this type of s..t to continue. New fans will not continue to watch MMA if there are too many boring, crappy fights like this one. It is one thing if a fight is boring due to styles or something like that. But if a fighter, a champion fighter, comes in out of shape, does not make weight, has not trained properly if at all, he is not showing repsect for the sport or his fans.

Now, if he is too depressed or to drugged out to know he should not be fighting, then his trainers or coaches should have realized this. If they do not have the balls to do what is right, then the promoter should step in. He should be able to realize something is wrong when a fighter comes in seven pounds over. Anyone who has competed in MMA or wrestling knows how bad cutting weight sucks, but if you do not have the heart to make weight (to not even come close to weight), then you do not have the heart to fight!

By: cox4yalips

cox4yalips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:59:43 +0000

what i dont understand though is how the champ not making weight keeps sonnen from having a shot at the belt….thats bs cause that is all filho’s fault and sonnen shouldnt pay for that

By: cox4yalips

cox4yalips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:58:00 +0000

I am just guessing but when that was going on last night and Mir made those comments I rewound a couple times and it appeared to me that his vision was impaired and Sonnen had good movement around the ring. Paulo was looking in the same direction that sonnen just was but he had moved to the left. Just a thought if you guys have it recorded check it out and lemme know if you think that was the case cause his eyes looked all messed up after the fight

By: Zacchaeus

Zacchaeus — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:35:43 +0000

I couldn’t believe what I was watching last night. I was rooting for Chael and really wanted to see him get the title. For Filho to come into that fight 7 pounds over and then act surprised that Chael was mouthing off to him for it is beyond me. I would have hit him with a chair and walked off on this clearly frustrating chain of events. Of course Chael is a much better person at handling his rage than I am =). I don’t feel bad for Filho at all. I feel bad for Chael. He got screwed by the ref in the first match. Yeah he was caught pretty tight but was in a position where he could have stepped over pretty easily. Then Mother Nature screws him and he has to wait longer for his 2nd chance. Then the time finally comes and the “champ” can’t get his head right to make weight. Then after all that he totally makes the “champ” look terrible and doesn’t even get to walk out with the title. To hell with “poor Filho” poor Chael.

If Filho isn’t mentally capable to defend his championship, then he should be stripped of it. In fact, he should have manned up and put that belt around Chael’s waist after embarrassing his self and the sport.

I really can’t put into words how I really feel about that situation.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:58:30 +0000

My BJJ instructor trained with Filho under Carlson Gracie. When Filho failed to make weight, I asked him who he thought was going to take the fight. He shook his head and said something about Filho not being mentally ready to fight and that he expected Sonnen to win.