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Mixed Martial Arts (Official Thread)

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KING;1454117; said:
It is not a sport.
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sport

   /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA ?noun 1.an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.







It most definitely is. If Boxing is, and wrestling is, the a sport that combines the 2 is as well.....
 
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It's two guys beating eachother up on a stage in view of spectators. I'm not saying that it isn't competitive, It takes a lot of guts to go toe to toe / no holds barred with someone. But to me, a sport is more defined by the rules we put in place, and not just pure, unfiltered aggression.
 
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KING;1454147; said:
It's two guys beating eachother up on a stage in view of spectators. I'm not saying that it isn't competitive, It takes a lot of guts to go toe to toe / no holds barred with someone. But to me, a sport is more defined by the rules we put in place, and not just pure, unfiltered aggression.
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There are rules. Do you understand MMA fighting?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts_rules
 
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KING;1454147; said:
It's two guys beating eachother up on a stage in view of spectators. I'm not saying that it isn't competitive, It takes a lot of guts to go toe to toe / no holds barred with someone. But to me, a sport is more defined by the rules we put in place, and not just pure, unfiltered aggression.
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Perhaps in the early days of no holds barred fighting that is true, but it is far from that now. It is the reason why Tank Abbot gets fucking destroyed.
 
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KING;1454147; said:
It's two guys beating eachother up on a stage in view of spectators. I'm not saying that it isn't competitive, It takes a lot of guts to go toe to toe / no holds barred with someone. But to me, a sport is more defined by the rules we put in place, and not just pure, unfiltered aggression.
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:lol: It's FAR from "pure, unfiltered aggression". For fucks sake, there are multiple world champion martial artists competing. Taekwondoe is an Olympic sport.
 
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