Holloway poslao poruku povodom pandemije koronavirusa: 'Ovo nije trening, ovo je borba!'

"Mislim da niti jedan liječnik na svijetu neće reći da je koronavirus opasniji od toga da se borite i da ste borac. Ne bojim ga se, da budem iskren. To je poput gripe, ali 10 puta smrtonosnije. I što sada? Ja se svaki dan izlažem većoj pogibelji. Svatko tko se tako osjeća, ja ga razumijem", započeo je svoju objavu Havajac te je dodao:

"Ali naučio sam da se ovaj put ne radi o meni. Ja se mogu s njim nositi. Mogu biti zaražen, a neimati nikakve simptome poput Donovana Mitchella. Ali mogu ga prenijeti svojoj baki, a ona se možda s njim ne može nositi. I što onda? Svi moji pojasevi i titule neće biti dovoljna utjeha radi te odgovornosti koju bih nosio na duši."

Holloway je ukazao na vrlo bitnu stvar - nedostatak bolničkih kapaciteta na Havajima, koji bi mogao biti koban za mnoge starije osobe.

"Ovdje nemamo previše bolničkih kreveta. Što ako nekoliko stotina starijih bude trebalo bolničku skrb? A što ako onda netko drugi doživi prometnu nesreću, a nemamo ga gdje smjestiti. Ne znam. Nitko ne zna i ne želim saznati."

"Ovaj put se ne radi o nama koji možemo pobijediti virus. Ovdje se radi o ljudima koji ga ne mogu pobijediti i zato se moramo pobrinuti da ih zaštitimo. Shvatite upozorenja ozbiljno. Pretvarajte se kao da ga već imate. Udaljite se od drugih i štitite sebe i druge."

Podugačku poruku svojim fanovima je završio borilačkim riječnikom.

"Ovo nije trening. Ovo je borba. Znate me kakav sam. Volim kada mi meč traje, a ja protivnika odvedem u duboke vode. Ali ovo nije taj meč. Što prije usporimo njegovo širenje, brže se možemo vratiti u normalu", zaključio je Holloway.

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I don't think there's a doc out there who would say COVID-19 is more dangerous than fighting for a living. I'm not afraid of it to be honest. It's like the flu but 10x more deadly. So what? I put myself in more danger every day. So for anybody else who feels that way I agreeBut I also learned it's not about me. I can carry it. I can have no symptoms like Donovan Mitchell. Then I can give it to my grandma and maybe she doesn't beat it. Then what? All my UFC title belts ain't gonna make me tough enough to deal with that responsibility. Hawaii doesn't have that many hospital beds... If just a few hundred elderly need to be in ICU for treatment then what? What happens then when Sista Moki gets in a car accident and the ICU is already full? I don't know. Nobody does and we don't want to find out This isn't about most of us who could get it and beat it. It's about the people who won't beat it so we gotta make sure we do our part to protect them. Take the social distancing seriously. Pretend you already have it. Distance yourself to protect others AND yourself. I know when the govt says "prepare but don't panic" that basically screams panic. I get it. But none of us need 48 rolls of toilet paper... So if you know someone who may need supplies, we need to help them and share. But also remember we could already have it and not know, so be VERY careful? And if you see me in the store, smile, point to the ground if you one banga, but we don't need to take photos. Most people who go to the store in normal times probably only interact with one or two strangers. When I go anywhere I have hundreds of interactions, a lot of people come up to me. I'm a magnet for viruses. It's not good for your loved ones health for you to interact with me now. I promise when this is all over my team will do meet and greets so everyone who wants a photo or autograph can get one, so don't worry you will not be missing your chance. This isn't practice. This is a fight. You guys know me. I love to take fights into deep waters. This isn't one we want to take into deep waters. The quicker we can slow the spread the quicker we get back to normal

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