The Violent Impact of Mixed Martial Arts on Society

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UFC, Pride, Strike Force, and all other Mixed Martial Arts programs should be banned from the Media. These programs feature men and women exchanging harsh words followed by, violent, 15 minute fights. The vigorous fighting displayed can cause severe injuries, and or death. Contenders of UFC and Strike Force are not the only ones participating in fight clubs; children and teens are starting their own fight clubs in their local schools. As a result to these programs, a rise in the assault rate has surfaced. These programs are causing severe issues in our society that are in need of our attention.

Mixed Martial Arts is the most violent sport in today’s society. According to a study done by Dr. George J. Buse of the Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, at least 28 percent of the fights are stopped due to head injuries or concussions.(mmabolgger.com) This percent is much higher than other combat sports such as boxing or karate. Head blows are the number one cause for stopping the fight. Many times when a fighter is struck in the head it results in altered consciousness and unsteady legs, or balance.

UFC is said to have a better plan for handling head traumas than the NFL. Many times players in the NFL are asked to go back on the field minutes after the head injury has occurred; fighters in MMA are required to wait at least 45 days before returning to fight. Chuck Liddell was knocked out at UFC 71 and was suspended for the next 45 days. In result, he had the following statement: “I like to fight. My suspension is up in 45 days. I’ll be ready then.” (fanhouse.com)

What people don’t realize is, head injuries come with long term effects. It is great that MMA is developing methods to keep their athletes safer but, they don’t realize 45 d...

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...e have set over time; men are usually portrayed as more barbaric and women are usually depicted as being more passive or feminine. With men becoming more and more violent and women following much of those same patterns, imagine the amount of fighting we will see in the next five years.

Due to the American dream of becoming the next UFC champion, the world is slowly turning into a cage, full of vicious fighting. Imagine picking up the phone, and hearing a doctor say, your son or daughter was almost beaten to death in a fight club they held at lunch; imagine your wife or husband becoming a vegetable because they took a few too many knees to the head; imagine seeing people fighting all around you. Is this the world we want to see? I believe these programs featuring human cockfighting are obscene and should NOT be plastered all over every channel, seven days a week.

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