What is the biggest problem facing top-level MMA fighters today?

saiconoclast · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 04:39 PM

From a poll on insideMMA.

31% - Low/disproportionate pay among fighters
22% - Lack of competition among top promotions
15% - Lack of a fighters union
10% - Social stigma/fighter stereotypes
8% - Longterm health effects/concussions
7% - Difficulty in obtaining health insurance
7% - Poor management/representation

hALFpASTsEVEN · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 08:20 PM

i like watchin the shit

but BEING an mma fighter is prolly the dumbest career path ever

saiconoclast · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 08:34 PM

how so?

X I'M H.I.V X · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 08:41 PM

its the most brutal sport right now.. the long term effects from taking the type of shots you can receive from fighting can be devastating..

you think boxing can be bad not compared to mma..

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its the most brutal sport right now.. the long term effects from taking the type of shots you can receive from fighting can be devastating..

you think boxing can be bad not compared to mma..

hALFpASTsEVEN · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 08:46 PM

you train for months

then get paid a few thousand dollars to get your ass beat in front of millions of people

i'll pass

unless every fighter pullin @ least $50,000 a fight (the lesser knowns of course)

it aint worth it

hell no name boxers get paid waaaaay more with waaaay less risk

too bad white ppl are only good @ wrestling

saiconoclast · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 8th 2010, 11:28 PM

Quote:

its the most brutal sport right now.. the long term effects from taking the type of shots you can receive from fighting can be devastating..

you think boxing can be bad not compared to mma..

That's not true. If you care about this topic enough to post your unfounded claims, please care enough to read this article.

The claims against the sport that were based on the health and safety of its participants seem to be widely based on misunderstanding. First, a sort of cultural determinism seems to have influenced the opponents of the sport of mixed martial arts. Unlike Japan and Brazil where mixed martial arts have a long history of popular acceptance, American society’s only experience with a mainstream combat sport is with that of boxing. Under the Marques of Queensbury rules, boxing only permits punches thrown to the head and body, unlike mixed martial arts which permits punches and kicks to all areas of the body with the exception of the groin, neck and back of the head, as well as knees and elbow strikes, takedowns, throws, and submissions.

Also, in boxing, the participants wear large padded gloves, whereas in mixed martial arts, the participants wear only minimally padded gloves. On the surface, this would make the sport of mixed martial arts seem significantly more dangerous, but in reality, it is actually safer. The heavily padded gloves used in boxing are actually employed to protect the boxers’ hands, not their opponents’ face and body. This allows the boxer to throw more punches to the head and body of his opponent than mixed martial artists, as mixed martial arts gloves do not protect the wearer’s hands as much as boxing gloves. In addition to the lower level of padding used in mixed martial arts gloves, the greater volume of techniques that can be employed in mixed martial arts actually make the sport safer as well. In the words of professional mixed martial artist John Rallo,

“After all the goal in boxing is to punch you opponent in the head until he is unconscious. This is not the goal in our sport. There are many other ways to win. Since 1900 their have been over 1000 documented deaths in boxing. There has been 1 in MMA in 70 years. That was in Russia at an unsanctioned event. Ironically the death was caused by strikes to the head.”

Mr. Rallo’s claim about the sheer volume of deaths in the history of the sport boxing is substantiated by numerous reports, most notable of these is the Manuel Vasquez Boxing Fatality Collection. The Vasquez Collection is a documentation of all reported deaths in the sport of boxing since 1900. The list compiled by Vasquez, and continually updated since his death, now contains 1,157 names. Ironically, one such death in the sport of boxing, the 1995 death of Jimmy Garcia, was witnessed by Senator John McCain, as he sat ringside.

Strangely, Senator McCain remains a fan of boxing, a sport with a marred safety record, and over 1,000 recorded deaths in a little over 100 years, but he continues to be an opponent of the sport of mixed martial arts, which has not had a serious injury in the recorded history of the sport. In comparison to many sports that are widely and popularly accepted in American culture, including football, cheerleading, hockey, boxing and basketball, mixed martial arts is relatively safe. The numerous ways in which a fight can end in a mixed martial arts event, the great deal of safety precautions taken by promoters, and the attentiveness of mixed martial arts referees, who can end the fight at any time they see fit are all reasons why there have been no serious injuries in the recorded history of sanctioned mixed martial arts events.

A Defense of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

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