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Proof: http://www.sherdog.com/blog/Video-68YearOld-Woman-Shown-No-Mercy-in-her-MMA-Debut-100713
I am shocked this is not bigger news. This shocks me (and I am not the shocked type) on a number of levels.
First, the ref was incompetent. He should lose his license.
Second, what 24 year old signs up for this sort of thing.
Third, the matchmaker and promoter should lose their license.
I like combat sports. Last weekend 2.7 million people almost watched a guy die. Then this.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)So I won't be "Thtuck! Thtuck!" or worse.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)WTF?
How anyone can seriously call this shit a sport is beyond me. May as well go to a cockfight.
donco
(1,548 posts)that the 68 year old woman got what she wanted to me.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I remember in 1995 being in South Korea and amazed at watching UFC fighters literally beat each other to a pulp. The sport was outlawed in America at that time. Now they call it mixed martial arts. Such barbarism, close quarters combat is why we have coliseums throughout the world!
Who are we to challenge The Peoples favorite bread and circus?
postulater
(5,075 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)He did not die but was critical after the fight. He was overweight and fat and cut 40 lbs of water in a week. His opponent, such as one can call it, just beat on him for 12 minutes until he fell over from exhaustion. Complete shitshow.
I was aware it was on but made a miss like.
postulater
(5,075 posts)Legal assault and battery.
quickesst
(6,283 posts)...knocked out cold a lot quicker. It was actually a TKO, and she was right back up on her feet. She's got guts to do this, but she should mark it off her bucket list, and just take it easy. Mickey Rourke was in the boxing ring at 62. Hell, I'm 64 and up until about a year ago I was hitting the trails with my son and grandson on our dirt bikes almost every weekend. Just keep going and doing.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Repeated blows that do not knock you out do much more damage than one punch on the button.
What if the young woman decided just to throw elbows at her eyes?
quickesst
(6,283 posts)... and that's why I wrote that she should just mark it off of her bucket list. Count it as an experience and thank her lucky stars it wasn't worse. From what I observed, I don't believe the young woman intended any elbows. Perhaps ending it as quickly as she did was a favor.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Reter
(2,188 posts)It worked and she won, didn't she? I think you should ask "what 68 year old signs up for this sort of thing" instead.
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)Someone who likes MMA?
Or perhaps she should just be more ladylike.