Never did I think that intellect and ambition would fail me until today. I, alone, am no match for the corporate, business model that is the world of MMA. To even get an interview with Jon “Bones” Jones is like trying to fight Bruce Lee in the fog. What is this condition, this celebrity that refuses a man or woman the opportunity to make their own decision about how they should be represented. Where is the philosophical athlete that stands up to big business and says, “no”, I am on my own path? How can enlightenment be achieved when one’s world view is reduced to PR people, agents, bank accounts, ESPN? Maybe I just went about it the wrong way. I thought I could approach a free citizen and ask them a question. But, in order to do that, I have to get someone else’s approval. If MMA is considered art, then, why is it then so like the capitalistic dogma that true artists strive to comment and critique? I’m not sure where I am going with this. Just ranting, I guess. I was supposed to have an interview with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone today at eleven, eleven thirty. He made the decision to do the interview, he made the decision to meet at Jackson’s gym and he did not show up. I’m wondering if some suit got ahold of him and said, “no, Cerrone, this ain’t your gig”.
Wouldn’t it be nice if just one arena of our civilization was allowed to be- to exist independently of constructed theatre- and just is what it is. And what is that, we should ask. what is sport?
