For people who claim to be sick of the lies and the cliches and the hyperbole of pre-fight hype, a lot of MMA fans seem hung up on Josh Thomson ’s recent fit of honesty. With his fight against former UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson rapidly approaching, Thomson made waves recently when he described his training camp for this main event bout at UFC on FOX 10 on Saturday night as “quite possibly my worst camp ever in my whole career.” Why would he say that, many fight fans wondered. Is he playing head games with Henderson? Giving himself an out if he loses? Is he just being too honest for his own good? Or, as Thomson explained when I talked to him recently, why wouldn’t he say that, especially if it happens to be true?
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Is Josh Thomson too honest for his own good? Maybe, but so what? – MMA Junkie