Posted on 02/29/2008 8:45:39 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
Did you know it almost was an Olympic sport in 2004?
I thought this was an interesting study Johns Hopkins did. "The overall injury rate [excluding injury to the brain] in MMA competitions is now similar to other combat sports [involving striking], including boxing. Knockout rates are lower in MMA competitions than in boxing. This suggests a reduced risk of TBI in MMA competitions when compared to other events involving striking."
How bout that? It's safer than boxing!
That's what makes it such a pure sport and should be in the Olympics.
Oh, and it is so much less violent than boxing in my opinion.
It's no longer an opinion. See the Johns Hopkins study I just linked.
Unlike in boxing, fighters most often quit in MMA, as is one of the methods of winning a fight. How often does a boxer just up and quit in the middle of a fight. Other than Roberto Duran, I am hard pressed to name another figher who has done it. Though it has to happen from time to time, but it is exceptionally rare.
I haven't seen every MMA fight there is but I've seen quite a few. Not once have I ever seen a fighter quit unless you are talking about submissions. Submissions are part of the sport and prevents injury. I'd hardly call that quitting.
Yes, he certainly does. I saw his last match, in which he disposed of his opponent in less than thirty seconds. I want him as my bodyguard./Just Asking - seoul62..........
It’s not the appropriateness in society, it’s the appropriateness in a sports bar.
Here’s the basic problem with boycotting sports bars because of MMA: unless there’s a special event on all sports bars will have at least one TV tuned to ESPN, ESPN shows MMA, subsequently all sports bars will periodically show MMA. So you might as well boycott them all.
Yes, part of the sport. And yes, quiting. Sumission, quiting, giving up, all the same.
And if enough people do and tell the management that they are it might make a difference.
To convince sports bars not to tune in ESPN?! Yeah right.
When was that?
No to convince them not to tune into that. A big difference.
I would say submission is not quiting is parsing words. And rules of boxing dictate the TKO, and it is not in effect in all fights.
A couple of weeks ago - I believe it was on showtime or usa channel./Just Asking - seoul62........
What would be the appropriate settings?
No actually there’s no difference. Sports bars tune into the sports networks, outside of special events they don’t actually pay attention to what’s on the network, they’re busy serving drinks and food and making money. They flip to ESPN when they open, unless a customer requests a channel change (usually because what they want to see is on a TV they can’t conveniently see from their seat) it’ll stay on ESPN until close. Whether ESPN is showing Sports Center, of the NBA, or NCAA, or one of their “original entertainment” things, or mixed martial arts, the bar is tuned into ESPN. They were tuned to ESPN before that program started, they’ll be tuned to it after. So yes you need to convince them to not tune to ESPN.
Enjoy the blood-lust in the privacy of your home?
They had a big wrestler dude fight in the last UFC, he almost knocked the guy out, but got put into submission, it just took a second of not paying attention to where he put his feet with the other guy on the ground.
Quite often in choke holds the fighter passes out before he can tap out and the ref has to stop the fight. Others tap when they realize they will lose consciousness. Same thing, which one is quitting?
Fixed fights and dancing boxers are responsible for the decline of boxing.
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