Comments on: Getaway Thursday: MMA Mania

By: D Rex

D Rex — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:04:17 +0000

KY- thats a great definition coming from someone who clearly does not follow the sport of MMA at all. Many athletes pack the front rows of UFC events like along with countless hardcore fans. But according to you these people definitely beat their girlfriends and win every bar fight. thanks for you’re input.

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By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:27:54 +0000

Nice KY, not generalizing at all. WHat is football? An activity in which 22 people engage in senseless violence for money. I am not a wannabe tough guy. I never have/never will lay a hand on a woman. I don’t go out at night to pick fights. And my life certainly doesn’t suck. I’m a huge MMA fan. You’re talking about a small small Ed Hardy wearing minority of tools. Most MMA fans are ex athletes and guys who loved boxing but have been turned off by the sports’ political BS. MMA puts on fights fans want to see, every event, and requires speed, agility, power, mental toughness, physical toughness and heart. Anything that needs that combination counts as a sport and more than ‘senseless violence’ in my book.

By: KYJetsFan

KYJetsFan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:56 +0000

MMA defined- activity in which two people engage in senseless fighting for money in order to entertain wannabe tough guys who beat up their girlfriends/wives or guys just looking to go to a bar and pick a fight because their life sucks.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:48:30 +0000

Boxing is turning a lot of fans off because of the way the governing bodies are to political and petty. UFC’s business plan is to put as many headline-level fights on a single card as it can. Every event has a number of high profile fights. UFC has been pitting it’s best fighters from different weight classes against each other, while boxing can’t even put it’s best fighters in the same weight class in a match.

I will say that the super middleweight tournament is a step in the right direction for boxing and I love how the 6 guys in it put their ego’s (and wallets) aside to unify the belts and bring great exposure and fighting the the sport.

By: JesusRevis

JesusRevis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:21 +0000

I think the nature of MMA is the reason why it will never become mainstream. Boxing is mainstream because it is considered a much classier sport. I cant imagine MMA ever reaching the level that boxing is at, only because its nature is so graphic and violent that I think it turns people off.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Hah, I wasn’t offended. I just hear that argument all the time and it doesn’t make sense to me. I can see how someone would think it’s just two guys mauling each other, but it’s just as technical as boxing. It just looks sloppier because you can do so many more things to a person than just throw hands.

By: JesusRevis

JesusRevis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:04:07 +0000

Brendan,

I’m not trying to offend anyones personal opinion. But personally, I think Boxing is more technical, while MMA is just 2 guys trying to maul eachother. I have never been a fan of MMA, its just not for me. My little brother trains for it and spars at a local gym, so i’m starting to learn a little more about it. Maybe it will grow on me.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:06 +0000

GSP won’t go up in weight, and Silva probably can’t cut down to welterweight (he walks around at 225). GSP is definitely intimidated by Silva (who I think is the best fighter in the world – to be the best you gotta beat the best).

And JR, I love boxing. I hate what has happened to the sport, but love it nonetheless. But to say MMA isn’t a sport but boxing is isn’t being fair to MMA. Yes, it’s brutal, but it also takes so much time & effort and ability that it’s more demanding than boxing.

As someone previously said, you need to learn multiple disciplines to even be able to compete anymore. Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, jiu jitzu are all among the different forms of fighting that an MMA fighter has to learn or else he’ll be picked apart. I just don’t understand why people would consider boxing a sport, but not MMA when MMA includes boxing among it’s many different disciplines all fighters must learn.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:15:34 +0000

Where is Bas Rutten???

There is a funny video where he was going to get into a fight with Brian Urlacher. Unbeknownst to Urlacher he backed out after realizing who he was. Funny and charismatic guy to boot.