I watched just a bit of the feather weight match and had to opt out...not for me.

[wcmagumba]

A human dog or turkey fight, violence for the sake of violence...I know many disagree and enjoy this "sport", not this Huckleberry...It is wrong for this to be happening at the people's house...Boo on trump...

[LeftInTX]

1. It's so classy

[LexVegas]

2. Martial arts, boxing, wrestling, MMA, isnt for everyone. I like it, some dont. nt

[SCantiGOP]

5. In the South, we just call it Rasslin

And it is usually associated with the dog and the cock fighting segment of our society.

[AllaN01Bear]

25. late friend of mine once said ,,

in high school , the wrestling coach said to the class, i am going to teach u wrestling, what they show on tv is brawling.

[oberle]

18. I like traditional martial arts

And was involved in taekwondo for many years. UFC is not martial arts. It's street fighting.

[GiqueCee]

24. But...

... the White House LAWN is NOT the place for such spectacle. Not EVER, under ANY circumstances. There is NO justification for such a disgusting disgrace. I love the Sweet Science more than most, but there's a time and place for everything, and THAT AIN'T IT!
Trump is a cancer.

[sheshe2]

26. I just read on another thread that one of the winners...

jumped up on the ropes and yelled "Michelle Obama is a Man." He got a huge round of applause.

I am at a loss for words. Our country, our hopes and dreams are gone.

[GiqueCee]

27. These "people"...

... and I use the term loosely, are sewer sludge. They have no concept of decency. Orcs and goblins would be offended by these creeps.

[magicarpet]

3. It is like shooting a porn movie with all the naked porn stars taking over a local convent. Pushing Mother Superior,...

...... out of the way and taking over the place to shoot a dirty raunchy pornographic movie.

A different location might be a more reasonable approach.

WTF is wrong with these people ?

But these MAGA Alpha toxic males are the same cohort that stormed the US Capitol. Thirst for blood and violence to prove their masculine bonafides. I have a lust for blood,... so I am an official MAGA tough guy, and my dick is big too.

[F-18_AMO]

10. They Are Not Alpha Males

The term has been corrupted. Alpha males are not bullies and don’t act like these clowns. The alpha in a wolf pack has an enforcer to keep order. I would never disrespect wolves by applying that term to humans without integrity, compassion or honor. The alpha leads the group and is not a bully.

I learned more every time I visited the CA Wolf Center.

[malaise]

4. You couldn't pay me to watch that crap

No way

[3catwoman3]

19. Nor me. Very barbaric.

[wcmagumba]

6. I think there will more negative repercussions than TSF likely expects from this event. Embarrassing for the nation...

What is next from this dementia ridden goon? He's clearly out of control and barely functional as the President...May God help us all. I can't wait until he gets started on the "Arch" and "Hero Statue Garden". Thank God he paved over that useless Rose Garden and tore down the hideous East Wing. Trump is a man among men, this is the way...

[quakerboy]

7. I was invited to watch an evening of fights once, years ago

I think it was the first round in, a dude snapped his own toe trying to get traction on the mat. And they replayed it like 15 times, slo mo, zoomed in. Thats when i knew this was not to my viewing preferences.

[BannonsLiver]

8. Human cockfighting.

It’s lowbrow dreck for dumb dumbs.

[DinahMoeHum]

16. That's what the late John McCain called it.

n/t

[Speaks2]

9. UFC

Been a long time since I've seen one of the fights (before the UFC went all right wing). Before we even had the name MMA, we were still working out names (NHB, Cross Training, ...)

I have trained with some professional MMA people. The one thing I saw was that everyone who did it loved doing it. A lot of boxers are there as a job. It's the only way out of poverty for some. The MMA people just loved what they did.

I was younger then and enjoyed being hit as well as hitting in a controlled environment. It's like chopping onions after a hard day. Just let it all go and be in the moment.

[LexVegas]

11. MMA also much safer for the fighters long term health than boxing. nt

[Bettie]

12. I don't get it either

but, I also don't get boxing.

I can't imagine having fun watching two humans beating the snot out of each other, with a crowd watching, hoping to see someone seriously injured or dead.

I imagine that man wishing he could thumbs up or down like a Roman emperor, deciding who lives and dies.

Either way, I just can't watch it.

[Uncle Joe]

13. It's a desperation play by *rump because he's losing, and/or lost his core base

that being non college educated white men, most of them would be blue collar workers which also make up the bulk of UFC fandom.

It's bread and circuses to distract these men from the total reversal of his campaign promises, ie: opening the Epstein Files, no more forever wars, better economy with lower inflation, draining the swamp, etc. etc.

Thanks for the thread wcmagumba

[kentuck]

14. Why don't they wear gloves on their feet?

They used to fight bare-knuckled but they tried to make boxing more civilized and required gloves.

There were rules.

This seems like a decline in sports standards, in my opinion.

[reACTIONary]

20. I read some where that the purpose of the gloves...

... is to protect the fighters hands, not the other fighter. With bare knuckles the puncher cannot be as aggressive, and blows to the head are less frequent. With gloves blows to the head can be more frequent and more powerful. So the gloves make the fight more damaging.

I can't remember where I read that - maybe or maybe not true.

[kentuck]

28. That may be?

I always liked boxing. I thought it was probably the most reasonable way for some men to settle their differences. The gloves seemed to takes some of the blood and violence out of the sport.

However, I see these kicks to the head and attacks while the opponent is on the canvas as much more violent.

[reACTIONary]

29. From what I've heard, and from your description....

....you are right. I've never seen this sort of a match before, and fro what you say, I don't want to.

[PatrickforB]

15. I'm with you. We refused to even watch. n/t

[Melon]

17. I grew up watching boxing in the 70's and 80's. This is now the market for fights. It's just entertainment.

[orleans]

21. i just read (maybe here on du) john mccain called it human cockfighting and 35 states banned it

not sure if that's true or not.

i certainly wouldn't watch that crap.

[spudspud]

22. Real life Idiocracy.

[Wiz Imp]

23. They should just go to fighting like they did on the Flintstones

2 guys beating each other with clubs