Doctors Callling For Cage Fighting To Be Banned

[wwe_fanatic]

Mixed martial arts is legal and regulated but the British Medical Association - who've already called for boxing to be banned - claim it can lead to brain damage and bone injuries.

The call comes as London's O2 Arena prepares to host a cage fighting event on Saturday, after sell-out shows in Manchester and Belfast last year.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship - one of the biggest mixed martial arts organisations - say competitors are among the best-trained and conditioned athletes in the world and no-one's ever been seriously injured.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/newsbeat/070905_cage_fighting.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6906889.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6978438.stm

 

[Dairydude]

fuck it
people know the risks, it's just pacifists throwing their weight around against a sport they don't understand

 

[wwe_fanatic]

fuck it
people know the risks, it's just pacifists throwing their weight around against a sport they don't understand

Just like wrestling. People, in this case doctors, decide for some reason to point this out now. It's been going for a while now and I think that because of Benoit and his problems has been put into the national conscienceness and they want to take advantage of that because it's violent sport. Of course it is. That's the point of it!

 

[excellence of execution]

now everyone is riding on the benoit wave and giving their 2 cent opinion on what should and should'nt be done,where were they before the tragedy,did'nt they have tv back then?

 

[Flair for The Gold]

Stupid, and idiotic is all I have to say about this. I love watching MMA and anyone who does will realize that these athletes, who are among the best in the world, and conditioned to take hits and blows to their body. There are rules in MMA that prevents any injuries to the degree these opposers say, from happening. I don't see this going anywhere.

 

[wwe_fanatic]

I don't see this going anywhere.

Well they are calling for it to be made illegal but that'sonly in the UK I think and it's using UFC coming to London as an excuse.

 

[phantomgerald]

Soon contact among people would be banned. Stupid doctors think they are real smart by passing stupid suggestions.

 

[Y2Jasmine]

Everyone involved in MMA and wrestling know the risks of what theyre doing. But boxing and wrestling and MMA have been around forever and I dont see this going anywhere. Next they will try to make all contact sports illegal and we all know that will never happen.