Comments on: Does Jesse Taylor deserve another chance?

By: double A-ron

double A-ron — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:04:59 +0000

Totally agree w/ #4. Also, Theres no way if he does get crazy again it’s not gonna be at the same place and not as publicized so it is guaranteed that he will make his image better even if he drinks more than before.

By: Mikemick

Mikemick — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:55:57 +0000

Music City Beatdown,

Jesse didn’t get drunk in front of his employer either… His employer just happened to have connections and say a security tape.

jackson187 ,

I completely agree.

By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:44 +0000

Who did he rape and kill again? Oh yeah, nobody.

I’m not particularly a fan of his, but why doesn’t he deserve a 2nd, yes SECOND, chance? Is he a jackass? absolutely, but why shouldn’t he be given a chance to show that he can overcome that?

Let him screw up again, then let’s talk about 3rd or 4th chances, that would be more discussion worthy.

By: Funky k

Funky k — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:44:01 +0000

taylors comming back an whoopin cb’s ass! and i think the punishment was a little too much. they just wanted cb in there.

By: jackson187

jackson187 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:07:11 +0000

Someone wanna tell me why this guy got reamed on national TV for doing what “99% of all humans do”, and guys like Sherk, Franca, and Sylvia only get a website article when they CHEAT AT THE GAME. There’s no doubt that Taylor’s judgment was a bit off, but at least it was only alcohol at Station Casinos and not Nandrolone in the cage.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:41:19 +0000

The point is that the show is fuckin weak!
That said i do watch it every week in hopes that some tight ass fight is going to happen. Then I sit there and and see these guys that come in out of shape, drinking and just not putting there game on point. Its a joke you have guys on the show that are scared to get hit!!!
I watch all fights that are on TV so it is my fault to for getting TUF ratings but as fans we deserve much more!!
Why doesn’t the UFC have there top guys fighting eachother???? They have a big enough roster that the top guys should always fight and if they lose to another top guy it isn’t that big of a deal.
Also show us all the fights on a PPV they don’t alwas use up ther time slot!
THE FANS DESERVE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: mike wolfe

mike wolfe — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:37:42 +0000

Beware Coco’s drunken monkey style kung fu. CB will be defeated.

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:24 +0000

Don’t forget, TUF wrapped up taping in early February, and he has basically faced a 6 month suspension since his incident.

I think Liddell’s drugged up interviews, and poor performances did more harm to the image UFC want to portray then the foolishness of Taylor.

Lastly, is is very hypocritical for them to show the annual drunken trashing of the house for ratings. Those scenes make these guys look like a bunch of spoiled, irresponsible heathens.

By: Jason G

Jason G — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:10:50 +0000

To me, he just sounds like a young guy that can’t always handle himself when he drinks. When I was younger and I would drink I would sometimes get so hammered that I blacked out and didn’t remember anything. Now I’m a little older and I only get a buzz or a little drunk and stay in control. So he hasn’t learned how to control his consumption yet and he was on TUF locked in the house with a bunch of dudes with nothing to do except for train and drink. We know the producers over dramatize everything on that show but he still messed up and deserved to be punished. He could be an alcoholic but I’d say chances are he’s just immature.

By: drdsanders

drdsanders — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:58:26 +0000

Seems like every season of TUF we see guys vandalising the house. I think the incident in the limo was just an extension of that.
If the UFC is so “image” conscious then IMO they should discourage the guys from trashing the house and other drunken antics. (Lebens “spritz” on the other dudes pillow was funny though)

So only do to the circumstances yes. Give the guy another chance.

By: JollyDV

JollyDV — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:05 +0000

I agree with the writer Gary and poster tomk. Professional athletes are human. I can’t imagine how hard it was to live in the house for 6 weeks. As to whether he is an actual alcoholic, I leave that up to Taylor and the professionals. The fact he was proactive in seeking help shows his desire to continue in the MMA business and his willingness to improve his life at a personal level.

The video of his drunken escapades was purposely shown on TUF. It could have been left out and we would have known nothing about it. For what ever reason, it was played for the viewers. Conspiracy theory, no, good exciting TV for the younger male audience, yes. True events, I would say yes.

Jesse, opportunity is knocking on your door for a second time. Please answer the door with a smile and a firm handshake this time.

I am picking Taylor for the win, round 2, TKO. Go Jesse!

By: Derek B

Derek B — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:30:23 +0000

I doubt a guy who is training on a daily basis is an alcoholic.

Give him a second shot. CB will put him away when they fight.

By: tomk

tomk — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:11:23 +0000

I read somewhere that Dana White said that Dan Henderson called him to vouch for Taylor. I have no idea whether Taylor is an alcoholic, but if he’s proactively trying to get control of his life, I don’t know how preventing him from working is going to help him. It’s a good thing that they’re bringing him back and it’s not like it was only a month or two off — the show was done taping months ago.

By: Cinomed

Cinomed — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:01:34 +0000

Yes, he deserves a second chance.
Every guy that has interviewed about the TUF house says it makes you crazy.
Now if he continues such antics, he should be gone, but a second chance should be given, no doubt.

Oh, and Fightfan, chill out, the world isn’t really a bunch of conspiracies, take off the tin foil hat sometime, it’s nice outside.

By: fightfan

fightfan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:39:30 +0000

The UFC just used this as a way to bring their OVERHYPED CB back into the show and get him into the finals.

Chuck Liddell went on a national talk show in Texas and slurred his words beyond comprehension and that was when he wasnt flat out PASSED PUT asleep. No penalty at all for that. Dana did what they could to keep that hush hush.

Plain and simple, they wanted CB in the finals and they found a way to do that. If they were really penalizing Jesse, he would NOT of been brought back a month after the TUF finale he was kicked off of. And also, who is he fighting??? Cb, just another way for the UFC to say, look CB won anyway(if he actually does)

By: Bucco

Bucco — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:27:49 +0000

I think that if he stays clean and sober he should be in the UFC. Sure he is a dumb fuck-up but if he wants change that then this should be the best thing for him. I just hope he has someone around him that will keep him away from the “fighter lifestyle” that could lead to his self destruction.

By: Music City Beatdown

Music City Beatdown — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:14:52 +0000

If 99% of us got drunk and made an s$$ out of ourselves in the front yard of our boss, 99% of us would be unemployed, no second chance.

I know from experience, Jesse has not even begun to get a handle on his drinking problem. If he drinks again liek he did on the show, and he will, he will make an a$$ out of himself again. It is way too early in his recovery to say that all that is over and in the past. To think so is being a bit naive.

By: bDavid

bDavid — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:23:43 +0000

i think Jesse is totally into golden showers the guy really really enjoyed wetting himself… to each his own, i think he is getting a second chance in the UFC pretty quick and should make the best of it … also he has a three year old son i wonder if he wets himslef after seeing his dad on tv doing it…!?