It's an amazing sport. Plenty of rules now- don't think of the "no holds barred" days.
Honestly haven't ever watched a second before - I have this ever growing aversion to violence. Hard to explain. It wasn't there before - just in the last 3 years or so.
It may be a brutal sport, yes. But it is not strict out right violence. It is a sport that requires serious conditioning, rigorous training, and elite strategy. It requires intense focus, dedication, and versatility; it is a mix of so many variations of martial arts, wrestling styles, and boxing skills, that it is a sport unlike any other. It is not violence, it is a trained and skilled sport. Saying that it is just violence is saying that It requires no skill whatsoever, and it does.
It may be a brutal sport, yes. But it is not strict out right violence. It is a sport that requires serious conditioning, rigorous training, and elite strategy. It requires intense focus, dedication, and versatility; it is a mix of so many variations of martial arts, wrestling styles, and boxing skills, that it is a sport unlike any other. It is not violence, it is a trained and skilled sport. Saying that it is just violence is saying that It requires no skill whatsoever, and it does.
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