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29. There is a very fine line between this type of sport and bloodlust.

Tue May 26, 2026, 06:25 PM

19 hrs ago

A tightrope walker is fine until he isn't. A racer is fine until he isn't and in a sport where one of its purposes is to display how much punishment one can take before losing a fighter is fine until he isn't. These are the lines between life and death that people are encouraging with their support. It is only a matter of time before the line is crossed. Whether it's physically disfigured, disabled, or death doesn't matter to those supporters. They will shrug it off as if it was some kind of freak event and that it wasn't what they came to see.

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So, Has Anyone Gone to a UFC Event? [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP

You'd have to pay my survivors and accompany my remains... hlthe2b Yesterday #1

Thanks for correctly calling it UFC Just_Vote_Dem Yesterday #2

So, it's a fake fight for a fake 'Resident... sheshe2 22 hrs ago #22

It's not fake. bottomofthehill 17 hrs ago #32

Wrestling is not choreographef GenThePerservering 17 hrs ago #33

I wouldn't go to one of these train wrecks if you paid me to do it. calimary Yesterday #3

If you've ever been to a monster truck rally or a dwarf-toss or a hot-dog eating contest Ocelot II Yesterday #4

I don't go to any of those things. MineralMan 23 hrs ago #12

I was pretty sure you didn't attend such events, but we all have our secrets.... Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #25

I'm secretly a Juggalo. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #31

No. H2O Man Yesterday #5

I would have been right with you. Lochloosa 23 hrs ago #10

January 6th Johnny2X2X Yesterday #6

Seems likely. MineralMan 23 hrs ago #13

Not my jam fujiyamasan Yesterday #7

Nope. anciano Yesterday #8

I can't stand intentional violence. Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #9

Noooooo! cksmithy 23 hrs ago #11

Not a UFC event, but I've gone to a couple of MMA events EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #14

Are football players who are celebrated for hitting other players hard being celebrated for violence? SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #17

That's my point. EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #23

It's not the fighters that bother me. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #18

They fight in Europe at soccer matches. Melon 22 hrs ago #20

I used to box and we'd go to the local MMA GenThePerservering 17 hrs ago #34

I think fighting in general has always had a level of rigged matches Melon 16 hrs ago #36

Football (real football, not American gridiron style) violence here in Europe (and globally) is far more common amongst Celerity 11 hrs ago #39

Then the problem isn't the UFC audience. EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #24

Jet Engine Tractor Pull & Monster Truck duckworth969 23 hrs ago #15

the attendants will be the same people fantase56 22 hrs ago #16

I heard it was unsafe to have an event like this without a ginormous bunker-ballroom struggle4progress 22 hrs ago #19

I used to like UFC when it started Johonny 22 hrs ago #21

Yes, it was more interesting when actual traditional martial artists competed. oberle 8 hrs ago #40

Only if *rump is in the ring/cage, but this UFC crap is just him tapping his inner Commodus Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #26

I was a huge MMA fan until the fighters all became MAGA obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #27

I never was into UFC AZProgressive 20 hrs ago #28

There is a very fine line between this type of sport and bloodlust. taxi 19 hrs ago #29

This is going to be limited to 5k guests and invitees of Dana White and flvegan 19 hrs ago #30

The audience will be as much of a cartoon GenThePerservering 17 hrs ago #35

Pretty Sure You Answered Your Own Questions! ColoringFool 16 hrs ago #37

Would it surprise anyone if they left it all in place BlueSpot 16 hrs ago #38

How are black flies around this time? purr-rat beauty 6 hrs ago #41

UFC fan since Spike days yellowdogdemocrat1 5 hrs ago #42