Matt Hamill -First Deaf UFC Fighter? Blog #4

There was more of Matt Hamill in Episode #2 last night on Spike TV. However, there was one embarrassing incident where Matt was talking about the two British fighters at the reality house as being from "New England." This was a painfull demonstration to the audience watching the TUF3 show that in the world of no sound it's very hard to discern what is going on or what is being said by a group of guys cracking jokes and having fun. A few tips could be gleaned and understood from reading someone's lips and their body language to try and get the gist of the situation.

This leads to Tito's epiphany that Matt needed an interpreter. I don't know what was the time lapse from the time Tito picked Matt first from the lineup to the moment of "inspiration" that Matt needed an interpreter. Those few precious days or weeks(?) were lost in helping Matt get the best training had he been given an interpreter on the day he showed up on TUF3 for filming. Thus, making him look like a total dork among the sea of yakking hearing TUF3 contenders.

But after getting his interpreter, did Matt's training and enthusiasm increased substantially. Every fighter acknowledged that Matt needed an interpeter so he could effectively be a part of the Tito Ortiz team. Even one British guy on the Tito Ortiz team acknowledged that this would make it more "haaarder" (with his thick Britsh accent drawling that word out) on him because Matt will now get more valuable info on the finer points of MMA from coach Tito Ortiz. I wonder what Ken Shamrock would've done had he picked Matt if the opportunity was reversed? Lots of yelling? Never can tell. He already did that in Episode #2 to his team. At least Tito "mimed" and "gestured" his way to the best of his ability on communicating to Matt on the finer points of grappling and boxing defensively. Getting an interpreter earns Tito brownie points from the deaf community. Tito now can communicate with Matt more effectively and efficiently believing that he can help Matt be a serious UFC contender. Watch out Bisping.

Next comes the deaf nay-sayers "fans" (very, very few I might add) in the deaf community who are "anti-Hamill." They are only "anti-Hamill" only if they are gay (or sympathizers) or for some other reason they don't like him because of this guy who claimed (note: "fish story") that Hamill is virulently anti-gay or a "homophobe." Of course, as with any fighters, you will have your supporters and haters of MMA fighters.

After I started my 2nd blog series on Matt, I contacted Amy Robinson informing her about my bloggings on Kokonut Pundits on Matt Hamill from a deaf/hard of hearing person's perspective and with my background in MA, weightlifting and wrestling I'd be the person to look up to. I never once indicated to Amy about this guy by naming him specifically or gave out his blog address or link in my email to her (or on any other MMA forums for that matter). Never did I say he was "anti-UFC," either. This guy has lied and twisted Amy's email response by posting her email response on his blogsite without her permission! (more on that later) just to suit his agenda against me. He has gotten it wrong about me time after time after time....never right but always wrong in his attempt to twist facts and scenarios. If you can't stand the heat, then don't be an idiot and open your mouth about wishing a slow and horrible death on a TUF3 contender for the UFC ring. Talk about a bone-headed move.

After my first email contact with Amy Robinson she proceeded to my blog site, read my blog and retrieved this interesting link off of my Kokonut Pundits blogsite for the Sherdog forum. She created a thread called "Deaf Community Bloggers anti-Hamill campaign" (note the thread's title, it says "anti-Hamill" and not "anti-UFC" as this guy has claimed) and posted the Google cache link for posterity sake.

Now, whose fault was this? Well, I wasn't the one who was blabbing about wishing horrible and slow death like Schiavo on Matt Hamill who is competing in the TUF3 show. It was this guy. What is posted on the very public internet stays on and gets "Googlized" quite quickly. Either way, he needs to learn to be responsible for his own mess (and mouth). He said it. Not me. Cleanup on aisle 13!

While this guy claimed that Matt is a virulent homophobe, one Sherdog forum poster in the same thread named "NVME44" said the opposite about Matt:

Im from Loveland and grew up with Matt and his family i keep in contact with...He is definately not a homophob...And he isnt cocky at all, actually totally the opposite...Very genuine guy and will do anything for anyone...As far as the last i heard he has been back and forth from Cincy and NY...He has been traning at both places...

Moral of the story? Everything is hearsay at the moment. But as for credibility? This guy's credo is completely shot by being purposefully deceitful to Amy, me and to the rest of the deaf community about the whole affair. He can be "anti-Hamill" for whatever reasons. But to make up stories to suit his agenda?

A little history here if you're still confused.

Again, anybody who says otherwise that I posted elsewhere on MMA forums, emails and such that I specifically mentioned this guy and posted his blog address is a LIAR! All info are in my Kokonut Pundits blog as the source of the information and direction to this guy's blogsite. That's the end of his conspiracy theory.


Previous blogs on Matt Hamill and other related items:

Matt Hamill - First Deaf UFC Fighter? Blog #3

Matt Hamill, TUF3, UFC and Opening Your Mouth Too Wide with Hatred

Matt Hamill - First Deaf UFC Fighter? Blog #2

Matt Hamill - First Deaf UFC Fighter?


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