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kzlife76 t1_j7o8adh wrote

There's an interview with Cody where he talks about his downfall in the UFC. He says that after he had his son, he lost the passion to train. His father was absent most his life and he didn't want to do that to his son. He wanted to be there for every single moment. So he would cut training sessions short or skip workouts to be home with his son. It sucks that he couldn't do both or find a balance. Love him or hate him, he's trying to break the cycle that is the shit of T-county.

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BringBackManaPots t1_j7p8oec wrote

In a lot of ways that's not really a downfall. That's just being a good human

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xeneize93 t1_j7srs9b wrote

But he kept on fighting and losing every fight. UFC doesn’t pay much, might as well just quit and do something else entirely

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SambaLando t1_j7w1fjq wrote

He's just putting himself through a lot of unnecessary head trauma that might cost him in the long run in life. He's eaten a lot of KOs.

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genraq t1_j7pb70o wrote

Man has his head screwed on straight.

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genuinely__curious t1_j7sdbus wrote

Had his head screwed on straight. The thing is he kept fighting and got rocked a lot.

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Aero98X t1_j7p8tx4 wrote

I have learned that to be the absolute best, you have to give up everything else - no exceptions. The times that I was the best at one thing, everybody else suffered. Since then I've tried to be 2nd best at most things. :)

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blarghhboy t1_j7qc3iv wrote

Man, I’ve always fucking despised the dude and cheered each time TJ beat him. But this definitely makes me see him in a very different light.

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Ewoksintheoutfield t1_j7rzkf1 wrote

I just had a daughter and I can relate. You don’t want to miss a moment - they grow so fast.

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GalaxyGuts t1_j7wfd2q wrote

I never knew that. That's rad. I have a 17 month old son and seeing that explanation makes complete and total sense in my head and heart. Good for him. Fuck fighting, be a man and embrace fatherhood. The world is going to shit because men can't be bothered to be a good father.

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