UFC fights are becoming entertainingly homoerotic, but let’s not forget there’s some good old-fashioned homophobia going on with these guys, too.
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UFC champ Michael Bisping let a intense post-fight press conference get the best of him, and got caught on camera dropping the f-bomb at his recently defeated opponent Luke Rockhold. (Yeah, these sound like porn star names to us, too.)
To his credit, Bisping immediately realizes his blunder, and lets out an exasperated “probably shouldn’t have said that” and seems genuinely embarrassed.
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We’re gonna file this one more under “trash talk gone too far” than virulent homophobia, though we definitely realize this kind of talk is why violent homophobia still survives.
Watch below, and come to your own conclusions…
crowebobby
Bisping might want to think about Benny Paret, who taunted Emile Griffith by calling him maricón (Spanish slang for “faggot”), and got himself literary beaten to death in the match that followed.
David Aventura
I’m confused. I thought only Blacks were homophobic. Perhaps Michael Bisping is biracial.
Stache
@David Aventura: That makes no sense.
JAW
He should know better… he should have called him a queer… that is now a PC word that is ok
Stupid breeder
Sansacro
@Sansacro: *ironic!
scotshot
@JAW: Queer is not a PC word when used in the same derogatory context as faggot.
JAW
@scotshot: In my book it is always derogatory. There is no difference.
charleyp_1999
These 2 just need to hump each other and get it over with. There’s so much sexual tension between them. You know they want each other. hehehe
heavylifter
“homoerotic / old-fashioned homophobia”
There is massive overlap here.
heavylifter
I joined a boxing club for a few years. VERY homoerotic.
Those two above a HOT and would not be past fooling around with the right kind of guy at the right time. Its the sissies and dirty old men that young Alpha Males hate – for obvious reasons.
Brian
I love homophobic talk in the middle of a lusty experience. It adds spice.
Billy Budd
This was TOTALLY staged. They were following a script. The F word was probably out of the script, an improvisation, and that is why he almost apologized. I agree that UFC is totally homoerotic. The guys are hot and they interact so much during the fights. I would certainly get a boner during these fights, despite of the pain. The guy who was called the F word is hotter than the champion. He is really handsome.
mmichael_24
@Billy Budd: This was definitely not scripted. This is the UFC not the WWE. All of the trash talking is real.
DarkZephyr
Oh look, @heavylifter: and @Brian: are posting within minutes of each other again.
GC1985
@DarkZephyr: That is because either they are the same person or two beer drinking slobs who live together.
@heavylifter: The young alpha males? When were you one? Thirty years ago? And what do you heavy lift?
GC1985
When I see heavylifter post I think of Danny Bonaduce. A washup wannabe who had his time decades ago.
By the way, as far ad this story… It reeks of immaturity. How old are these guys? 13? This is the equivalent of middle school taunting.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
Hey, what’s one “f-ggot” as opposed to another “f-ggot”. Let it slide. Then it slide again. And, then again. And, again. And, again.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
@GC1985: He’s probably older. Let it go. It’s a generational thing. He’ll be off this planet in due time. Patience grasshopper.