End of a Myth
by W. S. Hogun

pictured: Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic

You've heard the stereotypes: white men can't run. They can't jump. And they can't fight, either.

At least that's what the PC media-machine would have us believe. So far it appears to have worked remarkably well. If you say it loudly enough and often enough, people will believe anything.

There are plenty of white athletes out there who are breaking down the stereotypes that whites cannot run and jump. But what about the myth that white men can't fight?

If the recent takeover of boxing by white men, from lightweight to heavyweight, hasn't done enough to dispel the PC myth that white men can't fight, allow me to introduce you to another group of white men who are proving, in dominating fashion, that white men CAN fight: mixed martial artists.

Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that combines the striking and kicking of kickboxing with the throws, holds, and joint locks of wrestling, judo, and jiu-jitsu. To excel in this sport, an athlete must be well-rounded and proficient in every facet of the sport. If you're weak in one area, your opponent will exploit it and beat you. If you decide to watch a mixed martial arts event, let me warn you:

It can be brutal.

Despite the fact that no fighter has ever died as a result of trauma received in a fight, fighters are routinely knocked out and injured during fights. Copious bleeding is common. To win at this sport you have to be tough, smart, and versatile, traits that white men have always had in abundance.

This past weekend in Japan, Pride Fighting Championship held the finals of a single elimination tournament that started with sixteen fighters. Three of these sixteen men were white; the rest, a mix of Japanese, Brazilians, Samoans, and blacks. Who do you think fought in the final bout for the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix Championship? Must have been the black guys, right? Everybody knows they're tougher and more athletic than everyone else!

No? Not even one? Hmm. Then it must have been a Samoan. Those guys are huge!

No? No Samoans? No Japanese or Brazilians, either?

That's right: two white men fought for the championship in the tournament's grand finale. Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic, of Croatia, faced off against Josh Barnett, USA.

Cro-cop and Barnett had to fight twice in the same night, beating their first opponents of the night in order to even make to the championship round. Mirko Filipovic, or "Cro-cop" as he is known to fight fans, won the fight to take home the Pride belt. Cro-cop received his nickname when he started his career in kickboxing while a member of the Croatian anti-terrorist unit 'Alpha'. Lest you think Mr. Filipovic is all brawn and no brains, he also ran for and won a seat in the Croatian parliament. Like his racial cousins, the Klitschko brothers, Cro-cop is a man of both strength and intellect.

Josh Barnett, Cro-Cop's opponent in the finals, wasn't expected to advance far in the tournament. Barnett was a professional wrestler in Japan, as well as a mixed martial artist. His self-effacing demeanor, soft physique, and history of injury had many expecting Barnett to make an early exit from the tournament. But Barnett beat some of the best that the sport has to offer, before finally succumbing to Cro-Cop in the final
bout of the tournament.

Both of these men are great examples of what tough, no-nonsense white men are like. They comport themselves well, they're articulate and well-spoken, they do not talk trash, they are not covered in tattoos, and do not engage in thug behavior. They have no need:

They do their talking in the ring.

The myth that white men cannot fight is ended. It has been defeated in combat, as it should be. And there are tens of thousands of young white men like Cro-Cop and Barnett training in mixed martial arts gyms all across Europe and America.

The tide has turned.

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