UFC 100 Video Blog: Dana White Says DNA Is Why MMA Will Be No. 1
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7/09/2009 2:19 PM ET By Michael David Smith
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In the latest installment of the UFC 100 video blog, UFC President Dana White makes his oft-repeated claim that MMA will soon be the world's most popular sport. When a reporter tells White he doesn't buy it, White explains that it's a simple matter of human genetics.
"You take four corners anywhere, any major city, anywhere in the world," White says. "On one corner they're playing soccer. On the second corner they're playing basketball. On the third corner they're playing street hockey. On the fourth corner a fight breaks out. Where does the crowd go?"
And then White answers his own question: "They go to watch the fight. The guys that are even playing the other sports will stop playing those sports and run over and watch the fight. It's human nature. It's in our DNA. Whether we like it or not, fighting was the first sport ever created. As soon as man was put on this earth, a punch was thrown. It's who we are."
I personally don't think MMA will ever be more popular than football in the United States or soccer in the rest of the world, but I like White's way of thinking: There's something so basic about fighting that makes it, in many ways, the purest of sports.
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The guys that are even playing the other sports will stop playing those sports and run over and watch the fight. It's human nature. It's in our MMA. Whether we like it or not, fighting was the first sport ever created
Well said. And I like the word "fighting". Boxing is one aspect of "fighting", which is why it is slowly taking a back seat to MMA. I doubt Boxing will die anytime soon, but soon enough there won't be enough big names to carry it over MMA events in the coming years.
Agree 100%. I have long argued that MMA is the purest sport because there are so few barriers to prevent anyone, regardless of location or social status, from becoming good at it. The lack of any significant equipment helps too.
Living in Canada I can testify that despite GSP's status as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world he is still nowhere near as popular as even the lesser NHL stars. Hell, I'd wager that the top Junior Hockey prospect in any given year is more recognizable to the average Canadian than GSP.
Oh how I wish you were right. Sorry, but taking martial arts lessons is NOT cheap. I begged and begged my parents to let me take Karate, Judo, Tae Kwan Do (sp?), Kung Fu, anything, when I was young, and they wouldn't because it was too expensive. They let me play football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and run track. Sorry, but taking martial arts lessons is WAY MORE expensive than just buying a football helmet, shoulder pads, and the other pads, along with shoes etc. Buying a gi, along with 50-100+ lessons for an entire year cost much more. And I just compared it to football. All I needed for basketball were some shoes, and a cheap fee for a team t-shirt and a very, very cheap league fee which mainly payed for the referee and the renting of the gym to play the games at. I assure you that is waaaaaaaaaaay cheaper than a years worth of martial arts lessons, a gi/Judogi/uniform, belts, sparring gear, and breaking boards. The same goes for baseball and track.
Its in our MMA that fighting really attracts rather than any sports either we hate violence or not...........
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