Tag: Perception

UFC 181: Urijah Faber Changing Perception of Prelim Fighting

Fighting on the prelims doesn’t seem quite so bad when you have MMA legend Urijah Faber competing on the card. Throughout UFC history, the preliminary portion of fight cards has always been treated as some dreaded black hole that fighters worked endlessly to climb themselves out of. Getting noticed in a crowd full of nobodies […]

Fighting on the prelims doesn’t seem quite so bad when you have MMA legend Urijah Faber competing on the card. Throughout UFC history, the preliminary portion of fight cards has always been treated as some dreaded black hole that fighters worked endlessly to climb themselves out of. Getting noticed in a crowd full of nobodies […]

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Living Inside the MMA Bubble Skews Our Perception of the Sport

“MMA is too dangerous” “All that blood is disgusting” “How do you watch this?” “Do they always just roll around on the ground like that?” As somebody who is continuously immersed in the MMA world, I am&#1…

“MMA is too dangerous” “All that blood is disgusting” “How do you watch this?” “Do they always just roll around on the ground like that?” As somebody who is continuously immersed in the MMA world, I am often taken back by somebody who can’t see the beauty in the sport. How can they not be excited just […]