The appeal is largely the same as most other sports. Competition to be better than thou. This just happens to be on the most basic of levels. In order to understand MMA, you must first understand the history of warfare and hand to hand combat. It has been around longer than any other sport, major or minor.
When assessing one's own body and physique, we are blinded by the now and our short term memory that allows us to live in a false security of complacency, thinking the world is what we see now, has always been this way and will always continue this way.
Until the inception of mechanized weapons in the 16th-17th centuries(not sure exactly), man has largely combated with hand to hand combat/weapons in a close and personal manner, of which most have little knowledge of because we live in the world of guns and are too afraid to be punched in the mouth.
MMA is a way for those who still believe in solving things with your fists vs using a deadly weapon to get to vent when we see and read about all the idiotic things that some idiotic gun owners do. (I am in favor of the 2nd amendment, doesn't mean there aren't idiots out there also protected by it.)
To each their own, but it is not far off from Boxing and Wrestling. as a matter of fact, most champions in the history7 of MMA have a Wrestling/Grappling background.
Now your just talking shit....
Why is that? I am genuinely curious? MMA us a much more complete form of combat and much more in line with what would really happen on the streets in a death match. I find it much more interesting than Boxing merely because of the fact that it is combat in its most pure form we can get while still having regulations for competition sake.
There are many idiots who are fans of the MMA though, this is for sure. With everything that Dana white has don't to make it a respectable sport, the fans do shit to derail the movement. Some fans love to think they are just as tough as these guys and its hilarious. With that said, it isn't table fucking tennis either, so some attitude will have to be expected when mixing with MMA fans, as sad as it is.
On another note, I don't get the thing about WWF anymore. I was a fan when I was a id. Had my Roddy Piper doll and all that shit, but it has changed and its a complete soap opera for adults now. I doubt would let my kids watch that shit if I had any. At least with MMA you are seeing,witnessing, visualizing and possibly participating in something that can teach you self defense.
I think we are in for some serious change real soon. With the Hilary debacle and the election in the fall, combined with Obama's inevitable surging push for gun control on the heels of the tragedy in Dallas, this country might just spin out of control real quick. We are much more fragile than most think when it comes to the economy and internal stability. If the Dallas situation continues to escalate across the country and the government calls for martial law and the gathering of arms, this country will go into complete turmoil, because no one will abide. When that happens, you know who will take advantage? Isis and other Terrorist cells waiting for us to devour ourselves from within and be so preoccupied, they feel they can swoop in and finish the job of sending us into a tail spin.
Self Defense might be a much higher priority of knowledge in the average Americans minds in the near future. Just sayin...
