Spygate in UFC?

In today's world of technology dependency, and up-to-the-minute updates, and the need for information, sports is also a victim. There has always been cases of "spying" on other opponents or teams in sports, but now it seems it has crossed into a new one and it makes one say, WTF?! Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, is convinced that his opponent for the Sept 24th battle, Jon "Bones" Jones, is spying on him and his training camp. He believed "someone" in his camp, was relaying messages back to the UFC and to Jones' camp. Rampage believed it all started back when he fought Rashad Evans. He claims Rashad had punched his knee repeatedly during the fight, and he claims someone had to have leaked that info that his knee was injured. "In all my years of fighting, I've never been punched in the knee before, and I never seen anyone get punched in the knee", Jackson said. So this time, Rampage decided to make up a story and see where it went. He made up a claim that he had a "hand injury" and wanted to see if people would "find out". Sure enough...they did. He claims that 4 hours after making the claim about an ailing "injury", he received numerous phone calls from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva because someone in Jon Jones' camp told him "Rampage is injured."  

 

WTF!? So...the likes of Belichick must have rubbed off in the mixed martial arts world. I understand the competitive advantage of knowing everything about your opponent and that's why this news has me saying, WTF?!, because trying to get an extra one-up on an opponent in a fight, well, that can be all one needs. To mr Jones and his camp....shame on you. You are 23 years old and in great shape, and have years left on your career. You have to spy on a "washed up" fighter/turned actor? To quote Rampage himself here, "Maybe they just scared." Don't be scared Jon Jones. If an old guy whoops your ass, take it like a champ. But you don't need to spy on him. Hell, he even admits that he 'doesn't watch film'! That should be enough for you to beat him alone...tisk tisk Jon. Seriously, WTF?!