The days of competitive respect are close to gone. The old school martial arts mentality to respect your opponent seems to be a thing of the past. To replace these things, we now have bravado, arrogance, and an almost Hitler-like sense of superiority. It could be argued that this is the sad passing of an age.
But, damn, does it make an exciting build up to a fight.
Smack talk has become an integral part of MMA, and the fight game as a whole. We have pre fight trash talk, online bashing, blogging battery, the stylings of Chael Sonnen, and Twitter.
But now, apparently, we have a new outlet for pre fight debauchery: Broadway.
For those of you who don't know, Jorge Rivera has put forth a number of online videos that have demeaned Micheal Bisping in a way that would have Brock Lesnar laughing like it was "Shark Week" at Sea World.