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Acedeck · 05-13-2009, 01:20 AM

MMA is rising up through a perfect storm of events in society and circumstances. Currently there's no big names in the heavyweight division. There hasn't been anyone marketable for far too long now. Boxing is suffering because of it. Additionally, MMA has been picking up a lot of steam, starting many years ago. It's the perfect time for MMA to explode.

Boxing is down, no matter how much history and talent there has been in the sport previously. Also, I think MMA is taking advantage of our society becoming slightly desensitized to violence. If they tried this 20 years ago, they wouldn't have stood a chance to make it. We definitely wouldn't be seeing a MMA video game, at least not one that is as deep and enjoyable to play as UFC Undisputed. Society certainly wasn't ready for it back then, as a little over decade ago the UFC was turned underground by government restrictions. Not to mention, a person named Tyson at the time wouldn't allow for a sport like that to rise up. He had all the attention.

Also, MMA fans, don't jump on people's cases too hard for calling it a bunch of bar fights in a cage. If you research your sport enough, you'll quickly see that the UFC was marketed as just that when it first started. It wasn't until they implemented rules that it became more of a strategic sport. Prior to that, it really was a brutal, bloody, unbalanced at times (big fighters vs small), human cockfighting going on in the cage. In fact, groin shots, hair pulling, and fish hooking were still around until UFC 14. If it weren't for the sport being banned in many places, they'd probably still have all of those aspects in the sport. It was a reluctant change they made, in an effort to keep the sport going. It's hard to wipe that image off, so I don't blame people for thinking that way still.

It's the perfect time for MMA to rise, and boxing purists will have to accept it. Let's just be thankful it's a big enough sport now to warrant an incredible video game to go along with what looks to be a great boxing video game.

05-13-2009, 01:20 AM	#15
Acedeck Pro OVR: 16 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Blog Entries: 6	MMA is rising up through a perfect storm of events in society and circumstances. Currently there's no big names in the heavyweight division. There hasn't been anyone marketable for far too long now. Boxing is suffering because of it. Additionally, MMA has been picking up a lot of steam, starting many years ago. It's the perfect time for MMA to explode. Boxing is down, no matter how much history and talent there has been in the sport previously. Also, I think MMA is taking advantage of our society becoming slightly desensitized to violence. If they tried this 20 years ago, they wouldn't have stood a chance to make it. We definitely wouldn't be seeing a MMA video game, at least not one that is as deep and enjoyable to play as UFC Undisputed. Society certainly wasn't ready for it back then, as a little over decade ago the UFC was turned underground by government restrictions. Not to mention, a person named Tyson at the time wouldn't allow for a sport like that to rise up. He had all the attention. Also, MMA fans, don't jump on people's cases too hard for calling it a bunch of bar fights in a cage. If you research your sport enough, you'll quickly see that the UFC was marketed as just that when it first started. It wasn't until they implemented rules that it became more of a strategic sport. Prior to that, it really was a brutal, bloody, unbalanced at times (big fighters vs small), human cockfighting going on in the cage. In fact, groin shots, hair pulling, and fish hooking were still around until UFC 14. If it weren't for the sport being banned in many places, they'd probably still have all of those aspects in the sport. It was a reluctant change they made, in an effort to keep the sport going. It's hard to wipe that image off, so I don't blame people for thinking that way still. It's the perfect time for MMA to rise, and boxing purists will have to accept it. Let's just be thankful it's a big enough sport now to warrant an incredible video game to go along with what looks to be a great boxing video game. Last edited by Acedeck; 05-13-2009 at 01:28 AM.