Ban UFC/MMA from Ireland.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 08:23PM #1

The UFC is here in Ireland soon, this weekend.Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson is topping the Bill.

I was listening o Joe Duffy today and there were callers phoning in calling it a blood sport and proclaiming that its a barbaric sport.

Personally i love the sport i think the concept behing merging the skills of all the various martial arts into one makes for very entertaining and interesting bouts.

Basically i was suprised that there were so many callers with such opinions thinking that it should be banned? Any views?

Note: Ive put this in AH to get an unbiased opinion and perhaps a debate, rather than the Boxing/MMA forums where im sure the opinions would be one sided.

Tyranax · 15-01-2009 08:25PM

It shouldn't be banned, this discussion has come up before, and the answer is always that it shouldn't. It's properly regulated for one thing, and they protect the competitors properly as well. Bloody Liveline......

Unaton · 15-01-2009 08:25PM

How is kicking the s*ite out of each other a sport?

dresden8 · 15-01-2009 08:26PM

It's Joe Duffy. You get every crazy from all over with nothing better to do than stick their noses into other people's business.

A nutters charter.

PeakOutput · 15-01-2009 08:29PM

the mass's are ignorant stop the press

apoch632 · 15-01-2009 08:31PM

Its great to have Joe Duffy in one sense.
Keeps the cranks in one place and out of the way

Einstein · 15-01-2009 08:32PM

Unaton wrote: »

How is kicking the s*ite out of each other a sport?

ranks, regulations, championship matches...

PeakOutput · 15-01-2009 08:32PM

that was a troll einstein ignore it id say

iPlop · 15-01-2009 08:34PM

"put on yer sh!t kickers and kick some sh!t"

Einstein · 15-01-2009 08:35PM

PeakOutput wrote: »

that was a troll einstein ignore it id say

noted...me hates close minded people...grrr...

Turd Ferguson · 15-01-2009 08:40PM

These people are idiots. If you dont like UFC or MMA of boxing or whatever then just dont watch it. I honestly dont know what possesses(spelling?) people to complain about shit that has absolutely no effect on them or their lives whatsoever.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 08:40PM

Septic Leper wrote: »

"put on yer sh!t kickers and kick some sh!t"

Quoting House of pain is always an epic win

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 08:41PM

So!! lemme see, everyone who disagrees with the views here is an asshole.

I can see the bigger picture,little jerks setting up there own systems in schools and the culture of aggression and injury being legitimised.

I wouldn't say ban it,but I most certainly look on it as a threat and a possible influence in the behaviour and actions of meatheads who go out on a Saturday night.

I would also take a good hard look at the geezers who run it.

super_furry · 15-01-2009 08:41PM

Joe Duffy gives daft aul ones, who haven nothing better to do with their time, a national audience. Their opinions mean nothing.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 15-01-2009 08:43PM

Unaton wrote: »

How is kicking the s*ite out of each other a sport?

They wear shorts.

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 08:44PM

super_furry wrote: »

Joe Duffy gives daft aul ones, who haven nothing better to do with their time, a national audience. Their opinions mean nothing.

So whose opinions mean something then friend??

Diabhal Beag · 15-01-2009 08:47PM

MMA is a legal. It contains disciplined athletes ( and Quinton Jackson ) and involves skill. If you are stupid enough to want this SPORT banned then you should also be on the stop all boxing bandwagon or you look like a fool.

PeakOutput · 15-01-2009 08:47PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

So!! lemme see, everyone who disagrees with the views here is an asshole.
.

no your not an asshole flutterin dont worry just probably ignorant to the facts

it is no worse( im not going to say no different because it is way way better in every way accept money) than boxing.

people are either thugs or they arent ufc being here is not going to change it either way imo

Kold · 15-01-2009 08:48PM

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iPlop · 15-01-2009 08:50PM

super_furry wrote: »

Joe Duffy gives daft aul ones, who haven nothing better to do with their time, a national audience. Their opinions mean nothing.

If Joe Duffy was pullin' the chimp off himself live on air all the owl -wans would be like "ahh jaysus did yeh hear him crackin' one off on deh radio teh -day ,he's great so he is"

Fecker swallowed a bear and left his arse hangin' out of his mouth with that crop on his mush

Raze_them_all · 15-01-2009 08:50PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

So!! lemme see, everyone who disagrees with the views here is an asshole.

I can see the bigger picture,little jerks setting up there own systems in schools and the culture of aggression and injury being legitimised.

I wouldn't say ban it,but I most certainly look on it as a threat and a possible influence in the behaviour and actions of meatheads who go out on a Saturday night.

I would also take a good hard look at the geezers who run it.

Those "meatheads" will fight anyway.
Do you personally know anybody in mma? The actual fighters rarely drink(usually only after a fight) and I have yet to see one of us throw a punch while out on the town. I've gone drinking with guys who I've fought that night and had a great night out!

If it has no effect on your life you have no right to complain.

Dyr · 15-01-2009 08:54PM

Dana white probably pays them ould biddies to phone up talkshows and moan about bloodsports, who'd-want-to-watch-that-Joe?-its-ondly-a-disgrace-Joe etc...lovely free publicity for the UFC

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 08:56PM

PeakOutput wrote: »

no your not an asshole flutterin dont worry just probably ignorant to the facts

it is no worse( im not going to say no different because it is way way better in every way accept money) than boxing.

people are either thugs or they arent ufc being here is not going to change it either way imo

Cannot agree with you there.
It won't reduce the state to a morass of agression,but this stuff just gives the morons and meatheads out there a little touch of acceptability when they want to beat the crap out of someone in Mario's or Guilio's on a Saturday night.

The lure of the quick buck is always there as epitomised by some neanderthal putting his daughter forward to be a cage fighter.
Have some people no common sense, or will we stop at nothing for the quick buck.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 08:57PM

Bambi wrote: »

Dana white probably pays them ould biddies to phone up talkshows and moan about bloodsports, who'd-want-to-watch-that-Joe?-its-ondly-a-disgrace-Joe etc...lovely free publicity for the UFC

Wouldnt suprise me at all

Raze_them_all · 15-01-2009 08:59PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Cannot agree with you there.
It won't reduce the state to a morass of agression,but this stuff just gives the morons and meatheads out there a little touch of acceptability when they want to beat the crap out of someone in Mario's or Guilio's on a Saturday night.

No, no it doesn't. People are responsible for their own actions.

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 08:59PM

Raze_them_all wrote: »

Those "meatheads" will fight anyway.
Do you personally know anybody in mma? The actual fighters rarely drink(usually only after a fight) and I have yet to see one of us throw a punch while out on the town. I've gone drinking with guys who I've fought that night and had a great night out!

If it has no effect on your life you have no right to complain.

Listen son, don't make a fool of yourself on the internetz.

Put a bit of thought into your posts and keep down the carbon footprint

Insect Overlord · 15-01-2009 09:04PM

UFC is one of the most exciting sports in the world right now. Skill, strength, speed, controlled agression, determination, concentration, self-set goals and many other admirable qualities are shown by the fighters, without the over-the-top promotion associated with the top level of boxing. There's nearly always great respect between combatants (shaking hands/embracing after the fight ends). The fighters people want to see are some of the most disciplined athletes on the planet.

Yes, there is an element of violence, that can't be ignored. The men involved take risks with their health, but that can be argued of any competitive sport. Events are broadcast after the watershed so impressionable children shouldn't be aversly affected. As has been mentioned before, virtually all of the idiots you see fighting after too much alcohol would fight even if they spent their evenings watching chess.

I'm guessing that 95% of Joe's callers today have never watched an MMA event, have never taken part in martial arts training and never complain when their favourite soap operas show violent scenes in their story-lines.

Professey Chin · 15-01-2009 09:04PM

Hmmmm I was wonderin how long it was gonna take till the bitchin about mma started on joe duffy. Ah well.Let them whine.
*goes back to being giddy about UFC

*

Dyr · 15-01-2009 09:06PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Listen son, don't make a fool of yourself on the internetz.

Yeah leave dat to the experts like the bould Flut :pac:

Raze_them_all · 15-01-2009 09:07PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Listen son, don't make a fool of yourself on the internetz.

Put a bit of thought into your posts and keep down the carbon footprint

Ignore the rest of the post apart from the last line... How about you put a bit of thought into your posts instead of being patronizing

Local-womanizer · 15-01-2009 09:07PM

People fought on the streets before UFC.Just because scumbags who fight happen to watch these "bloodsports" people are quick to blame these sports.

I would rather people would join a club,boxing or MMA and displaying their skills in a controlled enviorment rather than outside a chipper on a saturday night.

Ban UFC/MMA from Ireland.

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