The past several days have been one mentally exhausting stretch if you follow mixed martial arts. MMA draws some of the smartest, funniest, sharpest minds you’ll ever come across in the sports world, bright people intrigued by both the human chess element of MMA and the complex personalities who participate. Then there’s the other side of the coin: MMA draws its fair share of idiots, too. They’re not that big in number, but they’re really loud, and in times like this past weekend, that amplification makes them seem like a bigger percentage of the audience than they actually are. So, predictably, once news started breaking last week that everyone aside from the UFC in professional sports was shutting its doors in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the segment of the fan base who proudly tell you things like, “ Bro, I educated myself through YouTube and found out the earth is flat, ” started calling those who pleaded for common sense”snowflakes” and insisted there was no danger in the UFC proceeding with shows.
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It is what it is: Max Holloway brings the sensibility on coronavirus precautions – MMA Junkie