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Do you ever see MMA becoming an Olympic sport?
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:05 pm
Under what circumstances could this be made possible?
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Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:06 pm to Pheeebs
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Do you ever see MMA becoming an Olympic sport?
No
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Under what circumstances could this be made possible?
The only way it could be done is to have qualifying matches last 4 years. You would only be able to bank on one fight at the Olympics. Guys get beat to hell.
Also, the top guys aren't going to fight basically for free in Olympic qualifying and risk injuries that could put them out of major PPV bouts.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:10 pm to Stagg8
The only reason I brought it up was that it has been done in boxing (even though boxing as a sport has been around a lot longer).
I guess you would need amateur and pro divisions.
I guess you would need amateur and pro divisions.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:11 pm to Pheeebs
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The only reason I brought it up was that it has been done in boxing (even though boxing as a sport has been around a lot longer).
Those boxers wear sparring equipment and pillows for gloves.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:12 pm to Stagg8
I think Jiu Jitsu should be a Olympic sport before MMA IMO.
Its entertaining and its like a merge of JUDO and wrestling
Its entertaining and its like a merge of JUDO and wrestling
This post was edited on 8/20/08 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:14 pm to Papa Steve
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I think Jiu Jitsu should be a Olympic sport before MMA IMO.
That's do-able... at least more so than any striking discipline.
Guys would still be getting their joints wrenched... but it's certainly more feasible than an actual MMA tournament.
Even kickboxing tournaments are full of guys having to back out because of injuries sustained in their wins.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:15 pm to Stagg8
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Those boxers wear sparring equipment and pillows for gloves.
Exactly. I had this in mind when I brought up "under what circumstances." Although I can't really see MMA fighters with headgear and huge gloves.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:16 pm to Papa Steve
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Jiu Jitsu
I can definitely see this as an Olympic sport in the future.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:16 pm to Pheeebs
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headgear and huge gloves.
Head gear is maybe possible... gloves on the other hand would virtually exclude jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and judo fighters.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:47 pm to Pheeebs
mma or old school pankration was one of the first events back in the greek days
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:47 pm to Papa Steve
agreed and you would see more submission attempts when the focus of judo is to score the ippon as fast as possible
Posted on 8/20/08 at 2:48 pm to lsucoonass
and since judo did come from jiu jitsu it is only right to put it as an olympic sport
Posted on 8/20/08 at 3:03 pm to lsucoonass
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mma or old school pankration was one of the first events back in the greek days
They were a lot more badass back in the day.
Posted on 8/20/08 at 3:19 pm to TheEdge
hell yeah, people had to fight lions, bears and the like.
hey coonass, don't go injecting history into the discussion.
hey coonass, don't go injecting history into the discussion.
This post was edited on 8/20/08 at 3:22 pm
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