Campbell McLaren is out here throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks. Look we’re all for holding the ingrained UFC media’s feet to the flames when needed. The MMA media has a long slimy history of working too closely with the promoters, getting too friendly with fighters and overlooking some major issues in the sport before they’re too late.
But to accuse a great number of the people who work in the media as racists, that is a level of tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy we’re not ready to dive deep into. Yet, here is the former co-creator of the UFC and current CEO of Combate Americas Campbell making outrageous claims.
An 8 man international one night tourney with a $100k prize live on a top US network 24 yrs after UFC 1. But racist MMA journos ignore it. pic.twitter.com/HJDNgB5AEk
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 6, 2017
Really?
Easier to name ones that aren't. https://t.co/SHuOiElvwa
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 12, 2017
Who are the racist journalists?
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) October 12, 2017
Huh?
I'm not sure Josh -I don't know you well. But how about a prominent Yahoo writer who said he "would never write about a Spanish promotion" https://t.co/Fh1YHefMGq
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 12, 2017
Start there then. Am I a racist?
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) October 12, 2017
If our math checks out, Yahoo Sports currently employs one combat sports writer……
Josh-@yay_yee what about a prominent journo who said @combateamericas (seen in 21 countries) was only a regional promotion. https://t.co/wKpyi2Nl1h
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 12, 2017
Okay.
And Josh–@yay_yee what about a prominent Canadian journo who assumed Combate was only for Latam overlooking 65 million US Hispanics?
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) October 12, 2017
LOL what?
Check the trailer for Combate Americas’s new one-night eight man $100K tournament below……unless you’re a racist
One Night • 8-Man Tournament • $100K
On November 11th we’re going to Cancún, MX#CopaCombate pic.twitter.com/UnbJ9Dgh3s— Combate Americas (@combateamericas) September 28, 2017
