MMA Fighter Datsik Escapes Psych Ward
Jake Rossen Sep 9, 2010
Vyacheslav Datsik, who once fought for a promotion named “Bars” in
a moment of irony he couldn’t yet understand, has escaped from a
Russian psychiatric ward, this according to
RT.com. He allegedly compiled a rap sheet of assaults, robbery
and threats before being committed to a low-level facility, which a
lesser professional might refer to as a coo-coo bin. I prefer
“happy hotel.”
Datsik’s claim to fame inside the ring was a KO victory over Andrei Arlovski in Arlovski’s 1999 debut. The future fugitive wound down his career with six consecutive losses and later developed ties with Russia’s ultra-nationalist movement. Dmitry Demushkin, leader of the Slavic Union, told media that the escape was “well done” and his party “was amused.” No chance he’d harbor him, obviously.
Add in Mike Whitehead’s pending trial over assault charges and unknown fighter Kenneth Travino’s murder-suicide scene in Austin over the weekend and you could begin to notice some kind of morbid pattern developing among the sport’s athletes. While there’s no doubt traumatic brain injury can lead to destructive behavior, the more likely explanation is far more boring: As MMA grows, so does the number of participants. Statistically, we’ll begin to see more tragic stories, more injuries and more fuel for the Bob Reillys of the world to distort information in order to fit their rhetoric. You see what you want to see. I see 99 percent of athletes being fairly well-adjusted.
We wish Mr. Datsik a safe return back to his quarters, less for his sake and more for the residents of St. Petersburg. He doesn’t strike me as a people person.
Datsik’s claim to fame inside the ring was a KO victory over Andrei Arlovski in Arlovski’s 1999 debut. The future fugitive wound down his career with six consecutive losses and later developed ties with Russia’s ultra-nationalist movement. Dmitry Demushkin, leader of the Slavic Union, told media that the escape was “well done” and his party “was amused.” No chance he’d harbor him, obviously.
Add in Mike Whitehead’s pending trial over assault charges and unknown fighter Kenneth Travino’s murder-suicide scene in Austin over the weekend and you could begin to notice some kind of morbid pattern developing among the sport’s athletes. While there’s no doubt traumatic brain injury can lead to destructive behavior, the more likely explanation is far more boring: As MMA grows, so does the number of participants. Statistically, we’ll begin to see more tragic stories, more injuries and more fuel for the Bob Reillys of the world to distort information in order to fit their rhetoric. You see what you want to see. I see 99 percent of athletes being fairly well-adjusted.
We wish Mr. Datsik a safe return back to his quarters, less for his sake and more for the residents of St. Petersburg. He doesn’t strike me as a people person.
