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  • 10/01/2011, 01:00PM ET

Is MMA a sport?

JimJ77 Can't make it up (130-53-26) vs Beefy Burritos (10-16-0)
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I of course say yes. My opponent (who still thinks the UFC is a sport, UFC is a promotion company, MMA is a sport dummy) believes it's not, because he is severely uneducated on the topic.

His comments in other TD's makes it evident that he is uneducated. In another TD I put up a video of a match from 1998. He took that as a reason why MMA is not legitimate. IT WAS 1998!

There have been several rule changes in the last 13 years. The adoption of weight classes. No eye gouging, no punches to the back of the head, no biting. It's not "everything goes" like this person would lead you to believe.

The promotion companies and Athletic Commissions are all about fighter safety. If a guy takes a shot and is unable to recover the fight is stopped by the ref. In boxing, if the same happens, the fighter receives a 10 count, and can continue.

In fact there are on average 10 deaths per year. In comparison, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DEATH IN THE UFC.

Wrestling, boxing, judo are all aspects that make up MMA. Guess what they have in common? They are Olympic sports.

MMA is a sport, but you are a coward and will not defend your idiotic comments, so carry on being uneducated.


I, of course, must say no.


How can I even argue with that brilliant response?

I'll just say this. Ask the guys who are part of MMA Addicts if MMA is a sport.. What we just witnessed tonight was competition at its finest.

The fights tonight showed what tremendous athletes MMA and the UFC have.

I'd like the guys from that particular group to chime in with their thoughts in the comment section of this TD.

We saw great action, speed, stamina, and strength. We also saw fighters show tremendous heart.

All of this encompasses what a sport is. To the guys who still don't think its a sport, you just are clueless, uneducated fools. Keyboard warriors who have no concept of what competition is.

Obviously those people have never competed in sport, so I will never change their minds. But MMA is growing sport, and you all cannot deny that fact.


Forfeited Turn


Idiot.


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October 1, 2011  01:07 PM ET
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Don't forget that it's not real either.

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October 1, 2011  01:49 PM ET
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Is this "Direct Challenge CCC Day"? No one sent me a memo.

October 1, 2011  01:50 PM ET
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Originally posted 01:49 PM ET  10.01 by williewilliejuan

Is this "Direct Challenge CCC Day"? No one sent me a memo.

It is. I swear I sent the memo.

October 1, 2011  02:00 PM ET
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"In fact there are on average 10 deaths per year. In comparison, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DEATH IN THE UFC."

So if people die it's a sport? I may have misread or misunderstood your argument, and I no literally nothing about either MMA or UFC so I'm not taking a shot at either, just trying to see if I understand your argument correctly.

October 1, 2011  02:00 PM ET
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Originally posted 02:00 PM ET  10.01 by YankeesFan

"In fact there are on average 10 deaths per year. In comparison, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DEATH IN THE UFC."So if people die it's a sport? I may have misread or misunderstood your argument, and I no literally nothing about either MMA or UFC so I'm not taking a shot at either, just trying to see if I understand your argument correctly.

*know

October 1, 2011  02:12 PM ET
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Originally posted 01:50 PM ET  10.01 by Schad - Notorious Deadbeat

It is. I swear I sent the memo.

Maybe it got stuck in my spam folder...

October 1, 2011  02:14 PM ET
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What Definition of "sport" are we using?

The same one that makes Bowling and golf a "sport"?

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October 1, 2011  02:22 PM ET
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MMA has come a long way since 1998.

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October 1, 2011  02:29 PM ET
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MMA is more of a sport than golf.

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October 1, 2011  02:30 PM ET
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And I believe both are.

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October 1, 2011  02:30 PM ET
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Fights tonight, Jim-broni?

October 1, 2011  02:31 PM ET
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Originally posted 02:30 PM ET  10.01 by JimJ77 Can't make it up

Of course. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a goof.

Don't underestimate right, Jim.

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