Ban UFC/MMA from Ireland.

galwayrush · 15-01-2009 09:09PM

Unaton wrote: »

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

It's a national passtime for a lot of people. esp in A&E at Galway's University College Hospital.:D

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 09:12PM

An File wrote: »

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.

Fully agree with what you say with the exception of the point i bolded. In particular the UFC have a way of Promoting fights with all the Hype you would see in Boxing. One negative point with MMA that i find is that defeated fighters can get more than a fair amount of chancesat a title fight than you would see in boxing, eg.. tito ortiz being a case in point.

DarkJager · 15-01-2009 09:13PM

Of course bored housewives and people with **** all else to do but complain about everything are not going to want to watch 2 grown men kick the **** out of each other. And what better place to whinge than with the biggest drama queen on any radio station, Joe Duffy.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 09:15PM

Local-womanizer wrote: »

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.

Thats how casius clay was discovered. He was going to beat up the guy that stole his bike, but was told to learn boxing instead and beat up a bag

Insect Overlord · 15-01-2009 09:15PM

snyper wrote: »

Fully agree with what you say with the exception of the point i bolded. In particular the UFC have a way of Promoting fights with all the Hype you would see in Boxing. One negative point with MMA that i find is that defeated fighters can get more than a fair amount of chancesat a title fight than you would see in boxing, eg.. tito ortiz being a case in point.

Fair point. I watch it on Setanta fairly often, but I rarely see adverts/promotions outside of the shows. I must be lucky or something!

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 09:16PM

If you actually listened to the Dufficer today my friend, there were a lot more than bored houswives complaining.

It's a jacked up way of letting semi educated gimps make a few bob out of beating the crap out of each other and feeling all macho.

Wompa1 · 15-01-2009 09:20PM

Didn't John McCain want to get it banned too? And its banned in a few places in North America? Personally I think its great!! F**k em up Lesnar!

Raze_them_all · 15-01-2009 09:21PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

Didn't John McCain want to get it banned too? And its banned in a few places in North America? Personally I think its great!! F**k em up Lesnar!

It's not banned, Just not licenced. There is a difference

Insect Overlord · 15-01-2009 09:21PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

If you actually listened to the Dufficer today my friend, there were a lot more than bored houswives complaining.

It's a jacked up way of letting semi educated gimps make a few bob out of beating the crap out of each other and feeling all macho.

And junior soccer isn't? :rolleyes:

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 09:22PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

It's a jacked up way of letting semi educated gimps make a few bob out of beating the crap out of each other and feeling all macho.

Fail

rich franklin is a school teacher. He has a degree in Maths or accounting i believe

AARRRGH · 15-01-2009 09:26PM

An File wrote: »

Yes, there is an element of violence, that can't be ignored.

Understatement of the year.

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 09:30PM

Well I suppose that without the access to the English leagues these failures have to do something to make a few bob I guess.

What will it be next I wonder,cordon off an area in the Glen of Imaal and give two of them rifles.

These goons will do anything for a bit of exposure and hard man image I suppose.

KiddieKrippler · 15-01-2009 09:32PM

i hate all these people getting up on there high horse about things they dont have a clue about,especially busybody aul ones who jus give out for the sake of it.people seem to think its just scumbags who want to hurt people and start fights all the time.its quite the opposite actually.it is a sport and takes disapline to get anywhere.the hot-headed scumbags who do start fights outside chippers never get anywhere in the sport.go to any mma event in ireland and you will see lads who were fighting an hour before having a pint and a bit of craic afterwards.from my experience of sports i have done (gaa,soccer,hurling and mma)a night out the mma lads and girls is the one least likely by far to have any sort of trouble comparing to the other teams

Raze_them_all · 15-01-2009 09:32PM

snyper wrote: »

Fail

rich franklin is a school teacher. He has a degree in Maths or accounting i believe

Chuck Lidell is a qualified accountant
Forrest griffen was a police officer as was Andre Arlovski
Bj Penn comes from a very wealthy family and has no need to compete.
Chris Lytle was/is a firefighter
Thats those I know, There's plenty more out there

4zn76tysfajdxp · 15-01-2009 09:33PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

What will it be next I wonder,cordon off an area in the Glen of Imaal and give two of them rifles.

I don't like this sport anyway and I know that's supposed to be the worst case scenario but what you just suggested would just be fúcking badass.

Carry on.

shane86 · 15-01-2009 09:36PM

Have any of you actually seen UFC late night on Setanta? Of course it should be banned.

Not because it is violent. Because....its utter sh1te. Honest to christ, it is like the fights you used to have in national school.......except in your underpants......with an excessively homo erotic amount of hugging each other or carrying out moves that in some religious virginity cults is known as "dry humping". While it is not exactly Darts there are a serious amount of unfit looking fighters panting their way from the off. Ive never seen a worse excuse for a sport, and I once watched 20 minutes of baseball sober. Even the fat gypsies who knock the head off each other on some laneway on Youtube fight with more skill.

Its generally little scobie knacks who follow this crap anyway, the O2 will be like a Schooter gig

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 09:41PM

Load of attention whores who want people to think they are hard men when all they are are gimps.

In the meantime the little scobie wannabees are beating the crap out of anyone who appears weaker just to emulate these gimps.

They should stick to trying out for Big Brother ,Your a Star, or some of the other crap that goes on.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 09:43PM

shane86 wrote: »

. Even the fat gypsies who knock the head off each other on some laneway on Youtube fight with more skill.

While most of your post is subjectve and a matter of opinion, the above comment is absolute tripe.

Many of the top fighters are professional fighters that have exceled in their own dicipline at national level before turning to this sport.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 15-01-2009 09:45PM

Unaton wrote: »

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

How is throwing darts at a board a sport, or bullfighting, or cricket...? Dunno, they just are.

UFC and all that is great, I love it. It can be a bit greusome, but the fighters know what they are getting themselves in for, so why not? No it shouldn't be banned, same as boxing or any other martial art shouldn't be banned. Sure rugby and GAA can get fairly bloody

Will we ban them too?

Insect Overlord · 15-01-2009 09:46PM

snyper wrote: »

While most of your post is subjectve and a matter of opinion, the above comment is absolute tripe.

Many of the top fighters are professional fighters that have exceled in their own dicipline at national level before turning to this sport.

Don't feed the troll

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 15-01-2009 09:46PM

snyper wrote: »

While most of your post is subjectve and a matter of opinion, the above comment is absolute tripe.

Many of the top fighters are professional fighters that have exceled in their own dicipline at national level before turning to this sport.

So true, these people are not one timers. Some are chances that were street fighters, I give you that, but most are professional full time boxers, kick boxers, wrestlers, etc etc.

Also, I guarantee that more fights are won by submissive moves that been pounded into a pulp.

c0rk3r · 15-01-2009 09:48PM

What your witnessing here folks is the epitome of inarticulate toliet trolling. Classic example 101

ShooterSF · 15-01-2009 09:51PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

In the meantime the little scobie wannabees are beating the crap out of anyone who appears weaker just to emulate these gimps.

Ah yes why just last week I witnessed one scumbag using his black belt in brazillian jujitsu on another scumbag. Oh wait no I didn't. Nevermind.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 15-01-2009 09:54PM

c0rk3r wrote: »

What your witnessing here folks is the epitome of inarticulate toliet trolling. Classic example 101

In English?

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2009 09:58PM

Callum Tasteless Geophysics wrote: »

Some are chancers that were street fighters,.

Yes. Kevin Ferguson.. aka Kimbo Slice.

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 09:59PM

Eh What he means is that anyone who thinks that this stuff is crap is a troll.

It's the classic response.

Nodin · 15-01-2009 10:00PM

snyper wrote: »

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 .

Thats your mistake there. Tabloid shyte, used and abused by every whining oul cailleach in the country. According to these arseholes, we didn't drink as a nation till some time around 1995, and there was no violence till that xbox thing. Seriously, until somebody culls that end of the gene pool, don't so much as piss in it.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 15-01-2009 10:02PM

snyper wrote: »

Yes. Kevin Ferguson.. aka Kimbo Slice.

Yes that's his name, he did get knocked out, but my good god I would not like to compete against him. I followed him long before he went to UFC. He is a monster.

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Eh What he means is that anyone who thinks that this stuff is crap is a troll.

It's the classic response.

Oh I see

A win win situation then :P

FlutterinBantam · 15-01-2009 10:09PM

Aaah look in theses hard times I suppose someone has to make a bob or two,so if a bunch of scoobs want to beat the shyte out of themselves and call it a skill fairfcuks to them.

Poor cnunts can't see how they are being manipulated and the fat cats lurking in the background countin the bucks.;)

Insect Overlord · 15-01-2009 10:11PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Aaah look in theses hard times I suppose someone has to make a bob or two,so if a bunch of scoobs want to beat the shyte out of themselves and call it a skill fairfcuks to them.

Poor cnunts can't see how they are being manipulated and the fat cats lurking in the background countin the bucks.;)

Do you still believe in Santa, as well as believing that Fight Club was a factual documentary?

Ban UFC/MMA from Ireland.

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