Dear D Bag,
I thought about writing an essay for you about the need for a higher standard of ethics and sportsmanship if Mixed Martial Arts was ever to be taken seriously as the renaissance sport that it is. I realized that would be like peeing on a campfire. Warm and relieving but otherwise useless. Therefore, I decided to write YOU directly. Don’t worry; I’ll use small words so that you’re certain to understand.
We all saw you. It doesn’t matter if you’re White, Black, Hispanic or any other color; your kind always has the same attitude. Maybe you weren’t always a bully, but you are now. You especially like to instigate when you are safe from the consequences. Kind of like the schoolyard where you can push the kids around but hide behind the teacher when the tables turn. See, you’ll give an ass whooping, but you won’t TAKE one. Sure, maybe you’ve won a fight or two but you seem to have mistaken being more proficient than others at something (i.e. fighting) as meaning you are better than others at everything. It seems that mom failed to teach you humility. You confuse arrogance with self-confidence, which only means you are insecure. You confuse aggression with intensity. No one ever treated you with respect, so I suppose it’s no surprise that you treat everyone around you like trash.
Your technique sucks. You have to be angry in order to fight. You need that drama, you need to create that conflict because you are too scared to face an opponent without anger. You hurl insults and profanities in an effort to dehumanize your opponent. This makes it easier for you to “work yourself upâ€. In training you probably like to go “all out†all the time, which is why so many of your friends are hurt. It’s also why you will never work with anyone who is actually better than you. (Please see above, reference TAKING a beating)
You say you’re putting on a show for the fans, but you always take it too far. Especially since your fans are the three homophobes who scream drunken obscenities whenever fighters use their guard. Inbred beer guts, slobbery faces and watery eyes; that’s your constituency. Thing is, you are not entertaining. You are a spectacle. A caricature of a real athlete. A fraud. A charlatan. Your attitude is exactly what happened to boxing. Look, I’m all for entertainment. Talk some mess, create some interest but then get out there and be a MAN.
A F-I-G-H-T-E-R.
Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of excuses for your behavior. Call it what you will, I could care less. My mother taught me about Integrity, and the Marine Corps taught me about Honor. There are a few other things I learned along the way. Treat others with kindness. Hold the door open for strangers. Look people in the eye. Be respectful in victory and dignified in defeat. Fight with intrepidity. This is the character of a Warrior.
I’ve seen tough, Boy… and you ain’t it.
Arron “Bad Man†Barringer
“If this letter entertained you, then congratulations, you are not the addressee.â€
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AMEN! Well stated Arron!
WOW!! Arron, I guess you ran into some D bags this weekend.
Awesome,I LOVE YOU MAN!!!
I always enjoy arrons commentary. I share much of his humor and ideals so this strikes a chord with me regarding the issues that he references. Well done.
Great stuff although I am shocked you would talk about Drew like that.
This type always manages to show up at our gym. …And never comes back after a day or two.
Great read!!! I always enjoy reading some “in-the-face” truth that others tip toe around, even if you are directly calling out Mick. I assume that is why he said this “wasn’t entertaining at first”…hmmmmm.
Nice work Aaron, love the Diary of a Bad Man.
I think that was Aimed at those losers from the Silver back camp. They are so Ghey! No one takes them seriously.
@KKM, Thecagedoor is for the Houston scene, no need to point fingers at specific gyms.
I agree with Arron on his points but where would we go for comic relief. DBag stories are some of my best stories.
I cany believe there is a KKM on here. The Cage Door has officially made it
No in reality i know arron and this piece wasn’t intended for any gym or any person. . . it truly was an expression of his feelings as they may apply in any situation. And also a reference to the fight that mick and ragan had where they were both losers and mick pouted while reagan
misspelled his own name out of frustration.
As much as I hate myself for admitting it… Drew is correct (except about this Mick and Ragan fight, can any one say “stalker”?”) Really, this piece was about frustration. My absolute LOVE for this MMA way of life, and frustration at some the despicable thugs that inhabit our sport. It won’t change anything. I doubt any D Bags read this and said with a quivering lower lip, “I can change!” There will always be douchies, and I will always make fun of them.
This piece was not aimed at anyONE group or person. I suppose if they read it and got all pissed (“Who the hell does he think he is?!?!?!?”) well… here’s your sign.