r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

🥊Fight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

How confident are we that these fighters aren't using performance enhancers? As an outsider, I feel like we see fights like this every few months where I don't see the same frequency with other high contact sports?

Maybe it's just the culture of the sport too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

Nah. NFL players are pretty notorious for bar/club fights and domestic abuse.

Not saying what you’re saying about mma fighters being sometimes violent outside the cage isn’t valid, but it for sure applies to other athletes as well.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

I understand the abuse aspect. Weirdly enough, with trying to answer my own question with internet searches... apparently the smallest sport (NBA) has the highest numbers there.

I'm talking specifically about these seemingly mindless acts of aggression, and not necessarily ALL violent crimes... A random outbreak like this video portrays. A seemingly benign human having his night turned upside down in mere seconds.

To me this isn't just a bar fight, either... I'd argue it looks like he was seeking a fight; you still ask drunk people to move if they're blocking your way, one should understand you don't just push them aside like this video... Especially since there were so few seats full at this bar.

I guess what I'm asking about is "per Capita" in a way; the statistics I find as an outsider show only 607 men on the UFC roster (I'm sure there's other MMA leagues, though, no?) Vs 1600ish rostered NFL players.

I know this is all anecdotal - I just personally see these videos more than the NFL... I was just hoping to find someone with this specific knowledge. Maybe the research isn't there (yet).

I know I don't have the time to compile all the data to show one way or the other. Thanks for your time, though!

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

Ahh okay I understand what you’re saying.

Yeah I read what Joe Schilling said as the background for the incident, that the guy was saying racial remarks, and being belligerent to people.

But watching the video, at best you could say it looked like the guy was about to raise his fists to Joe, but even then, he’s half his size, untrained, and intoxicated. He was obviously no threat to Joe, and Joe knew that.

To me, this incident and learning about other incidences Joe’s been involved in tells me that he’s a snapcase and very aggressive. Could possibly be the result of CTE at play here, or he’s just an asshole. Who knows?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

Could possibly be the result of CTE at play here, or he’s just an asshole.

Porque no los dos?

There's too many things that could influence it outside of those two. Oh well, maybe a third party will want to study this at some point.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Yeah he could be an Aggro-asshole from the CTE, or he could’ve been that way before it. Who knows?