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Celerity

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39. Football (real football, not American gridiron style) violence here in Europe (and globally) is far more common amongst

Reply to Melon (Reply #20)

Wed May 27, 2026, 02:53 AM

3 hrs ago

our hooligan style 'fans' than the players. If the players hit another player violently they are (or at least should be) red carded, ejected, and suspended for multiple games.

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So, Has Anyone Gone to a UFC Event? [View all] MineralMan 15 hrs ago OP

You'd have to pay my survivors and accompany my remains... hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #1

Thanks for correctly calling it UFC Just_Vote_Dem 15 hrs ago #2

So, it's a fake fight for a fake 'Resident... sheshe2 13 hrs ago #22

It's not fake. bottomofthehill 9 hrs ago #32

Wrestling is not choreographef GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #33

I wouldn't go to one of these train wrecks if you paid me to do it. calimary 15 hrs ago #3

If you've ever been to a monster truck rally or a dwarf-toss or a hot-dog eating contest Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #4

I don't go to any of those things. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #12

I was pretty sure you didn't attend such events, but we all have our secrets.... Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #25

I'm secretly a Juggalo. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #31

No. H2O Man 15 hrs ago #5

I would have been right with you. Lochloosa 15 hrs ago #10

January 6th Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #6

Seems likely. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #13

Not my jam fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #7

Nope. anciano 15 hrs ago #8

I can't stand intentional violence. Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #9

Noooooo! cksmithy 15 hrs ago #11

Not a UFC event, but I've gone to a couple of MMA events EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #14

Are football players who are celebrated for hitting other players hard being celebrated for violence? SamuelTheThird 14 hrs ago #17

That's my point. EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #23

It's not the fighters that bother me. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #18

They fight in Europe at soccer matches. Melon 14 hrs ago #20

I used to box and we'd go to the local MMA GenThePerservering 8 hrs ago #34

I think fighting in general has always had a level of rigged matches Melon 8 hrs ago #36

Football (real football, not American gridiron style) violence here in Europe (and globally) is far more common amongst Celerity 3 hrs ago #39

Then the problem isn't the UFC audience. EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #24

Jet Engine Tractor Pull & Monster Truck duckworth969 14 hrs ago #15

the attendants will be the same people fantase56 14 hrs ago #16

I heard it was unsafe to have an event like this without a ginormous bunker-ballroom struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #19

I used to like UFC when it started Johonny 13 hrs ago #21

Yes, it was more interesting when actual traditional martial artists competed. oberle 31 sec ago #40

Only if *rump is in the ring/cage, but this UFC crap is just him tapping his inner Commodus Uncle Joe 11 hrs ago #26

I was a huge MMA fan until the fighters all became MAGA obamanut2012 11 hrs ago #27

I never was into UFC AZProgressive 11 hrs ago #28

There is a very fine line between this type of sport and bloodlust. taxi 11 hrs ago #29

This is going to be limited to 5k guests and invitees of Dana White and flvegan 11 hrs ago #30

The audience will be as much of a cartoon GenThePerservering 8 hrs ago #35

Pretty Sure You Answered Your Own Questions! ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #37

Would it surprise anyone if they left it all in place BlueSpot 7 hrs ago #38