But he won an electrifying fight, responding to a gruesome cut above his forehead by redoubling his effort: he downed his opponent with a devastating right knee to the head, and then rushed in to land a perfectly placed right punch, which eventually inspired the referee to end the fight.
For years, U. So Ferguson got a new opponent: Justin Gaethje, a fan favorite who has sometimes seemed nearly equally happy to give or take punches. On Saturday night, though, Gaethje put on an extraordinarily effective performance, blasting Ferguson with leg kicks and then going to work on his face.
Gaethje was named the winner, and instantly became one of the brightest stars in the sport. How soon will that be? And Dana White says he is still expecting to inaugurate Fight Island by the end of June—the idea, he explained , is to have a place where fighters from around the world can meet and compete, presumably without undue interference from government officials. In the U. White praised Trump at the Republican National Convention, and on Saturday night Trump returned the favor, delivering a video message in which he endorsed the event.
We love it. In the days leading up to the fight, he talked about his plans, and about his frustration with M. The most uncomfortable thing about this statement is that it is true. Journalism, especially sports journalism, is a collaborative enterprise. White knows that part of his value to his corporate partners at ESPN is that he generates sports content for them to talk about—and, right now, he is just about the only person in the country providing this service.
Future test results may tell us more about how safe U. Now, as always in the world of professional fighting, there are risks and there are rewards, all of them unevenly distributed. A fight, too, is a kind of collaboration. Marketplace helps you understand it all, will fact-based, approachable, and unbiased reporting. Generous support from listeners and readers is what powers our nonprofit news—and your donation today will help provide this essential service.
Skip to content. Gigi Douban Jul 11, Listen Now. Share Now on:. How a boxing match featuring only one boxer is worth half a billion dollars. How economics shapes fight culture around the world. And they also use wrestling techniques like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Catch wrestling while grappling on the floor. If both the fighters compete all the assigned rounds they are judged on the basis of effective striking, takedowns and octagon control.
All this makes it the most physically demanding sport of our time. Although the spectators get a good adrenaline rush while watching two physically fine human specimens exchange punches and pushing the human body to its physical limits, in this sport there is an extremely fine line between entertainment and disaster. The risk of physical injury is known to every sportsman, but in MMA it is different. On some occasions, it is more about survival than performance in the octagon.
It is very dangerous to fight another human being, it gets brutal a lot of times with blood gushing out of fighters heads and eyes swelling up. Ribs can easily break and internal injuries can happen. They face a lot of difficulties during old age due to the numerous concussions incurred during their earlier fights. One elbow at a wrong place can prove to be fatal, a kick can easily snap a neck or a hold can lead to a fracture.
The risk of a fatal injury is very real every time a fighter enters the cage. They prepare their bodies for months before a fight and the regulation authorities try their best to avoid fatal moves or accidents. But the risk will always be there.
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