Career Killers for Athletes! Unauthorized Force! Josh Koscheck vs GSP Medic Brad Tate, Mike Tyson Brawl With Mitch Green!

A Frequent Career Killer And Bad Public Relations Move for Athletes: Using Unauthorized Force Outside the Combat Sports Arena! 

The law and sports regulations narrowly grant the right to use reasonable physical force in combat sports only during competition and training.  In almost all situations this is a narrowly given right to police, in situations qualifying for self-defense, defense of others, and to athletes in certain sports like martial arts, rugby, and wrestling.

Look at all the bad press UFC Fighter Tito Ortiz received when it was first alleged Tito hit his wife Jenna.  This occurred even though this allegation was later recanted by Jenna.  The fighter's training and skill only hurts them as they are perceived as much more deadly than the average person.


On tonight's airing of "The Ultimate Fighter" we see Josh Koscheck violently grab the face of Brad Tate (GSP's medic) after a war of words.  Are they fighting words?  You decide.

Tate called Koscheck a faker for faking an illegal knee strike to his eye during Koscheck's fight with Paul "Semtex" Daley.  Tate continued that Koscheck is only famous for losing to GSP wile Koscheck called him a "male nurse" again after beginning his feud with Tate in the last episode. See http://www.ultimatefighter.com/videos/sneak-peek-i-m-gonna-f-you-up

This situation is much different than former UFC fighter Roger Huerta who is using the defense of others when he fought the former Texas football player who punched a women unconscious. See http://mmafightingwords.blogspot.com/2010/08/mma-fighter-roger-huertas-defense-of.html

Consider Mike Tyson when he beat up boxer Mitch Green in New York City.  The public has less sympathy for two boxers than a medic.  Tyson suffered a hairline fracture to his hand which is never good for a fighter and Green suffered a severe injury to his eye.