Thursday, March 31, 2011
MMA- Modern Day Gladiators
Mixed martial arts (MMA) a popular sport within the United States. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the most popular organization of MMA in the US. The UFC was founded in 1993 but started to gain a heavy following in 2006. I would consider MMA the modern day gladiator event. From my research I have begun to piece together what an event would be like: a violent, bloody, and not always deadly match between two individuals. That is exactly what MMA is, minus the fact that the chance of death is much lower than a gladiator fighting in the arena. Two men enter the arena after a parade through the crowd, they look to excite the crowd through expressions of excitement, and they commence beating each other senseless to the appeal of the crowd. MMA just like the ancient Roman games is an event for the crowd, the participants bring violence which excites the crowd, the participant feeds of the excitement and increase his tenacity, which in turn excites the crowd even more. It is a never ending circle of excitement and violence between the contestant and the on lookers.
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This is a great comparison. I can really see the comparison you are making between these two sports. They really do have many things in common.
ReplyDeleteAs MMA continues into the future and gains more popularity it could become more and more like gladiators from ancient times. If they were to put it back in giant arenas that now exist all over the country it could truly be a similar spectacle.