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UFC: Hughes vs PENN (pg. 3)
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| Time2Burn |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I don't know how you guys can watch this. |
Why do you say that? Honestly UFC is *the* most high brow fighting game you can get. Yes I realize thats an oxy-moron but compared to boxing UFC is by far safer. |
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| klago |
| quote: | Originally posted by Time2Burn
Why do you say that? Honestly UFC is *the* most high brow fighting game you can get. Yes I realize thats an oxy-moron but compared to boxing UFC is by far safer. |
Stop with the bull already!!!! |
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| Time2Burn |
| quote: | Originally posted by klago
Stop with the bull already!!!! |
excuse me? |
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| klago |
| quote: | Originally posted by Time2Burn
excuse me? |
How can any rational person say that UFC is safer than boxing? |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by klago
How can any rational person say that UFC is safer than boxing? |
Boxers are killed every year. UFC history : 0
There are no counts in UFC, once you're out, it's over.
Boxing - goal is to cause concussions to the head to knock the opponent out. No submissions.
There's plenty more... ask a boxer, they'll tell you the same. |
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| Time2Burn |
| quote: | Originally posted by klago
How can any rational person say that UFC is safer than boxing? |
What Abercrombie said. Its simple. Boxing has something called a standing 8 count where if a bovxer can stand on their feet the ref will (by the rules) send the boxer back to the slaughter. You've seen it many times, at that point the boxer gets pounded to oblivion.
In UFC the SECOND the fighter is at risk the refs stops the fight. No standing 8 no questions asked. |
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| EvilTree |
| Also, the padding in the boxers gloves means that a boxer constantly takes punches to the head, therefore increasing risk of concussion and other head injuries. |
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| Time2Burn |
| quote: | Originally posted by EvilTree
Also, the padding in the boxers gloves means that a boxer constantly takes punches to the head, therefore increasing risk of concussion and other head injuries. |
Yeah really there are TONS of reasons. Lots of people have these misconceptions about UFC. Its taken them almost 15 years to break them and become the dominant force they are now. |
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| klago |
No boxer would have ever endured the punishment Penn took at the end of that match. You can't pin a guys arms to the ground in boxing and wail away at his face.
The potential for acute injury is far greater in MMA. Joint manipulation, forearm/elbow strikes have way more potential to injure than a boxing glove.
There is no question that there are more headshots in boxing, it's the nature of the sport. But i'd take a right hook from a boxer every day of the week before took one from a MMA fighter. |
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| Time2Burn |
There is one exception. Title fights they tend to let a bit more punishment. Take for example the Jens Pulver fight, it took one punch from Lauzon for the ref to stop it.
You are right there is more potential for acute injuries in MMA. But we're not talking about that. I'd take a few broken elbows over long lasting head trauma any day. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Time2Burn
Why do you say that? Honestly UFC is *the* most high brow fighting game you can get. Yes I realize thats an oxy-moron but compared to boxing UFC is by far safer. |
I don't know how people watching boxing or wrestling for that matter, either! It just seems so disturbing to watch people beating each other up. Especially UFC...it's just like watching a bar fight - except with people who train to fight.
Ah well...whatever floats your boat. |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by klago
No boxer would have ever endured the punishment Penn took at the end of that match. You can't pin a guys arms to the ground in boxing and wail away at his face.
The potential for acute injury is far greater in MMA. Joint manipulation, forearm/elbow strikes have way more potential to injure than a boxing glove.
There is no question that there are more headshots in boxing, it's the nature of the sport. But i'd take a right hook from a boxer every day of the week before took one from a MMA fighter. |
are you kidding me? there are *countless* boxing fights where a boxer has taken FAR more punishment to the head than what Penn took...the padded gloves results in a boxer taking far more punishment than they should. they won't get KO'd, but they take 100+ punches to the head over the course of a fight...it's those cumulative shots that cause brain damage.
you won't find many head trauma experts out there who claim that boxing is "safer" than MMA.
as pointed out, there has yet to be a death in MMA and it's been going on for 20 years (just not widely seen on tv)...boxing has had many deaths. |
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