Should Dana censure fighters for "homophobic" statements?

From MMAMania
Patrick L. Stumberg on Dec 31, 2011 11:00 PM EST in UFC News

Donald Cerrone: Nate Diaz said he didn't want to do 'any of that gay wrestling shit'

Oh, these silly Ultimate Fighters.

Despite Greg Jackson's exhortations between rounds, stubborn "Cowboy," Donald Cerrone, chose to stand directly in front of Nate Diaz for all three rounds of their UFC 141 slobberknocker last night (Dec. 30, 2011) in Las Vegas, Nevada.. At the post-fight press conference, he revealed why.

He could have phrased it a lot better, though.

A battered Cerrone informed the gathered media that Nate Diaz, who has expressed disdain in the past for wrestlers with the gall to do what they needed to to win, didn't want to to "any of that gay wrestling shit".

Oh, boy.

After getting soundly outgrappled by the larger Dong Hyun Kim, Nate told the media that, essentially, he didn't need to work on his wrestling, but the rules needed to stop helping wrestlers. It seems that getting manhandled by Rory MacDonald in his very next fight didn't change his mind.

But what's truly troubling is the adjective he (or possibly Cerrone, depending on whether he added to the quote) used to describe it.

The wrestling aspect of MMA has been described as "gay" for as long as the sport has been around. Fossilized blowhard Bob Arum once berated mixed martial artists for "rolling around on the ground like a bunch of homosexuals," and following UFC lightweight Anthony Njokuani's submission loss to Shane Roller, the Nigerian posted the following message on his Twitter page:

"Roller wants to come out and say that it was easy. I don't think so. Let me be in the right state of mind and will see if its easy, fag. Be a man and stand. We're here to fight not make love."

Perhaps it's just sour apples on the parts of the fighters (considering that both Cerrone and Diaz both go for takedowns when they think they can get them), and I can already hear the fans shaking their heads and telling the media to grow thicker skin, but this is really a legitimate issue.

And that's not even mentioning the homophobia .. and it is homophobia. The people insulting ground fighters are using implied homosexuality as an insult, like they're lesser men for using it.

With the UFC cracking down on rape references, it's disheartening to see them doing nothing to fix a detrimental stereotype that the fighters seem only too happy to propagate.

Baby steps, I suppose.

Whole article:
http://www.mmamania.com/2011/12/31/2673384/ufc-141-results-donald-cerrone-nate-diaz-gay-wrestling-mma-news#storyjump

Sadly they do need to be some what censored... its bullshit but it is what it is I suppose.

"I hope you don't get that laundry gig. I hope manny get it, cos your ass need to hump, hump and hump!"

Heh name that quote!

I personally don't give a crap.
However, I can see where Dana is coming from if he wants to start fining guys or something for saying stupid comments. After all, Dana is the one that has to end up defending all these idiots who cannot keep their mouth shut.

The problem is that there is too much of a grey area before the line is crossed, imo. But if Dana wants to just use his own judgement, I'd have no problem with it.

I think if they something really bad then yeah ,but otherwise no.

Also I've always found those comments dumb stop complaining about the fact that he was better than you and work hard on it so it doesn't happen again.

I think some fighters need to cool it with the wrestling homophobic remarks, but not to a degree where it gets mass media attention.. Just on a small scale.

The fighters that complaining about the "Gay Wrestling Sh*t" are the ones who get controlled anyways.

I have always had a strong appreciation for a great grappler with hard cardio.