Simple. There is money to be made ** -- vt_mughal 05/14/2020 8:52PM
UFC is a terrible unsafe sport - how in heck is this mainstream now or ever ** -- DaveVT 05/14/2020 5:57PM
I love it. But I've never been "mainstream", and I don't think MMA is -- Coach McGuirk 05/14/2020 7:19PM
It's broadcast in primetime on network TV, it's mainstream ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 7:30PM
If some meatheads want to beat the crap out of each other for gobs of $$$ -- LonghornHokie 05/14/2020 6:35PM
It's definitely not "gobs of money," but you're not wrong ** -- GoobyPls 05/14/2020 9:20PM
Especially if meat is going to be scarce. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:51PM
Don't think he was saying it should be stopped -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:39PM
Because it makes a lot of money? -- kjhokie 05/14/2020 6:35PM
It’s like organized street fighting. ** -- Betabeachbum 05/14/2020 6:23PM
But not fighting in disorganized streets? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:28PM
I'm going to agree with you -- `lag 05/14/2020 6:21PM
^^Fought the proposed new helmet/goggles rules for curling ^^^ ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:30PM
You don't want to be in a fight throwing stones with curlers!!!** -- `lag 05/14/2020 6:31PM
Don't get swept away by his post ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:34PM
Ice, ice, baby. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:35PM
To what end? ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:37PM
Your post? -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:40PM
More safe than boxing but -- HortHokie 05/14/2020 6:19PM
Dementia pugilistica — a real term -- DaveVT 05/14/2020 10:46PM
Worst punch I've seen was Kermit Washington on Rudy Tomjanovich. -- KCHokie2 05/14/2020 9:29PM
What if, instead of the Octagon, a greenhouse is the venue? -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:34PM
Throw potted plants at each other - VT has some studs ** -- DaveVT 05/14/2020 10:44PM
Probably best to not fight in a greenhouse but greenhouses really aren't my -- HortHokie 05/14/2020 7:16PM
Esp if your opponent is Rebecca De Mornay. Hand That Rocks the Cradle -- KCHokie2 05/14/2020 9:36PM
Is it more unsafe than boxing or football? Not sure that’s a fact, if you -- BG Hokie 05/14/2020 6:14PM
Somehow I doubt there are good reported stats on head trauma in boxing/MMA -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:20PM
Many of the hits are glancing blows -- HortHokie 05/14/2020 6:33PM
Seems like the few times I've seen MMA -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:37PM
It's like a dog fight ** -- Brown Water 05/14/2020 6:06PM
Sometimes, a cat fight... ** -- EDGEMAN 05/14/2020 6:32PM
Thanks, MV. -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:11PM
How dare you -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:13PM
Natural progression from boxing..modern equivalent of gladiator games ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:05PM
Care to elaborate? -- Tafkam Hokie 05/14/2020 6:02PM
Apparently (and I'm no UFC fan at all), gladiators are forced into combat. -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:05PM
Assuming a venue could be found that protected the promoters legally -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:09PM
Sure. Could be patterned after people quarantined at home, who, having to -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:14PM
You seem to have thought this out quite a bit ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:16PM
You sure following UFC requires thought? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/14/2020 6:27PM
Excellent point ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/14/2020 6:30PM