frona
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I definitely think MMA is safer than boxing, and I get queasy having to watch the repeated blows to the head in boxing whereas I love to watch MMA! (I don't exactly know where muay thai fits into this seeing as I love it and it's extremely violent...)
It's funny being a fan of MMA and trying to convince people of how safe it is, when the companies promoting it are playing up the violence, with the UFC and their deliberate comparisons to gladiator fights of ancient times and the clothing ranges with their stupid mock bloodsplatters and macho slogans! I've had some funny chats with people who didn't know about it any time I'm watching it in the pub. I think old people who heard about it from Joe Duffy are usually disappointed that there aren't more limbs being torn off and decapitations.
It's funny being a fan of MMA and trying to convince people of how safe it is, when the companies promoting it are playing up the violence, with the UFC and their deliberate comparisons to gladiator fights of ancient times and the clothing ranges with their stupid mock bloodsplatters and macho slogans! I've had some funny chats with people who didn't know about it any time I'm watching it in the pub. I think old people who heard about it from Joe Duffy are usually disappointed that there aren't more limbs being torn off and decapitations.