Editorial: MMA laughs at Joshua Fabia when it should reckon with him instead

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Diego Sanchez walks to the cage to fight Martin Held in Mexican City, Mexico.‘Good riddance.’ That was the collective sigh of relief when the MMA world saw news of Diego Sanchez parting ways with Joshua Fabia.

MMA fans are combative by nature. It’s not just the sport. It’s Pride vs. UFC. It’s Diaz fans versus McGregor fans. It’s actual fighting. So it was nice to see the rare moment of everyone in MMA, in complete and total agreement. I include myself of course, but I’m also not ready to celebrate.

I was never all that familiar with Fabia. I just knew Diego Sanchez. They say you can’t hide who you are in the ring, and few fighters…