Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY SportsIn today's op-ed, columnist John Nash shares his opinion that recent incidents in MMA demonstrate how much better off a fighter is by cheating than following the rules.
As a kid, I was a big fan of professional wrestling. But unlike most of my peers who were fans of heroes like the Junkyard Dog and Hulk Hogan, it was bad guys like Harley Race, Rowdy Piper, and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens that I always cheered for. These were wrestlers that lived by Gorgeous George's famous mantra of "win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat." They pulled hair, gouged eyes, choked their opponents, used the ropes for leverage, and, most importantly, won. While most fans…
