A couple weeks ago I went out to the bar in my neighborhood to grab some drinks and it was unfortunately the night of the big UFC fight. It had that big dude from WWE that is about fifty times larger than anyone else in the league beating the hell out of the guy who delivers my packages I order from Amazon.com. Something perterbed me about the fight which in turn made me concerned me about my fellow citizens.
But before I get into that I must state that I have nothing against UFC or any of these organized fighting leagues besides the fact that I find them extremely boring. It pissed me off when I hear those who love boxing condeming how brutal these mixed martial arts competitions are in comparison to boxing.
(Funny story. In high school me and some chums decided to rent a UFC fight from a Blockbuster video and it had to be the boringist thing we ever watched in our lives. The only thing I remebmer was that one guy won his fight by getting the person he was fighting into a headlock and punching him in the balls. It was horrific but yet somehow hilarious at the same time).
Yeah but most people who think UFC or whatever the hell the other competitions are called who find it too violent but love boxing make me sick. I mean have they watched boxing? Last time I checked it was two guys in a ring beating the living hell out of each other. I caught a fight from years ago on HBO the other day that must have had more blood flying around then when the Octomom gave birth.
But what disturbed me the most about watching the fight in the bar with what seemed like hundred of guys wearing the same stupid Tapout shirt was how excited they would get when one of the fighters would release Thunder Dome on the other guy. Look I understand it is the most exciting part of the fight and this is why people spend the sixty dollars or so to order these things but I don't think this is a very compelling trait we as a species have.
I don't know man. It just seems that if you can derive pleasure out of watching another human being come down full force with his forearm into someone's head who is basically in a defenseless position it is easy for you to turn the other way and be emotionless when people in this country are hungry or have no health insurance or get sent back to Mexico or when we go off to war and people die.
I don't' know I'm probably wrong on this. I don't think you are evil if you enjoy these fights. I am just saying it is hard for me to have any sort of enjoyment watching pain being inflicted into others.
And in closing here is a word of advice. If you do go out to a bar and watch one of these fights it is probably a good idea not to say that WWE is more bad ass than UFC. A bunch of guys with shaved heads and Tapout shirts on will call you a "fucking pussy."
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