March - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
38
It seems like just yesterday
that the dilemma of morality
for mixed martial arts focused
on practices which took place
within the cage. The focus was
on the safety of the athlete,
the brutality they inflicted and
endured. There were questions
regarding the contrast between
two bare knuckled monsters
destroying each other and the
forced bloodthirsty practices of
dog or cock fighting.
Oh how far we have come.
Long and tireless has been the
journey of ascending this slip-
pery slope of legitimizing this
ruthless bloodsport from near
extinction to becoming the
fastest growing athletic phe-
nomenon the world has seen
in quite some time.
Every intricate detail has been
examined and improved upon
since those days. Ranging from
administering a universally ac-
cepted rules mindset, imple-
menting weight classes, utiliz-
The Value of Integrity and
the Cost of Dishonor
Article By: Todd Jackson
(Esther Lin/MMAFighting)
