2011年10月26日星期三

In 1993 the sport of mixed martial arts was reborn

In 1993 the sport of mixed martial arts was reborn in the United States. Attracting a gruesome audience of people wishing to see the very worst occur, and pandering to the lowest common dominator.The rules also allowed for bouts to continue indefinitely, and offered little in the way of sensible protection for the combatants. In 1997, worried about the possibility of sanctions, pay-per-view carriers decided not to Nike Requin,show the ultimate fighting championship and dropped the whole idea of MMA from their line-ups.It was thought that the reason for this was partly down to the UFC's promoters touting the events as a blood sport where anything could happen and death was likely. Originally a pay-per-view deal was set up to show this exciting new arena sport. MMA had its roots in Greece, back in the Nike Dunk Sb Hommeseventh century BC, And after a hiatus of over 2000 years, it was back. In the UK we have some of the best UK fight wear available. But not everyone was happy to see it.The original concept of the TV had some flaws which would make it unrecognisable to somebody watching it now. Arizona Senator John McCain fought to have the sport banned, at least from live public broadcast. Inspired and endorsed by Charlie Bronson himself. The lack of weight divisions also lead to some very one sided match-ups and the possibility of serious injury or death was always on the cards.It was not so much that the sport was banned from live viewing that was a surprise, but more that it had taken four years for the sanctions to be introduced. Each tournament back in 1993 would be a knock-out event lasting one night the very first one culminated in a final between Emmanuel Yarborough and Keith Hackney.After a stuttering start, which saw viewer levels rise from 30,000 to over one quarter of a million, the UFC or ultimate fighting championship ran into trouble. MMA was under threat, it needed to be reformed and legislated properly to have any chance of sustaining itself.Luckily, a saviour was at hand, in the form of a new promoter.The new money bought in the rights to the UFC name, and added controls and rules both to the fights themselves, and to the way in which they were promoted.UFC was reborn as a good clean sport with rules, weight classes were introduced as were fouls. A more technical aspect of the sport was promoted, highlighting the skills and abilities of the fighters rather than the gruesome possibility of serious injury or death.Tim Sylvia, a former UFC Champion sums up the new MMA fighting style very eloquently." It's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life" he says, and the need to continually add new aspects and learn new disciplines to keep up with your opponent is simply a part of the game.Boxing, kick-boxing, mat work, grapples throws, and of course martial arts are all thrown into the mix with every fighter looking to gain advantage by adding a new aspects or facets to his repertChaussures Kobe Hommeoire.UFC offers fighters and viewers a controlled environment, but allows them to see the absolute pinnacle of human strength fitness and combat prowess in an environment that is regulated and with systems in place to ensure the catastrophes do not happen.With mixed martial arts comes "the look". Check out the great range of MMA Tee shirts and other items..




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