The Santa Clara · May 12, 2018
The Ethics of Entertainment
Why MMA feels like a multi-million dollar brutality business
Kyle Lydon
Associate Reporter
May 10, 2018
COURTESY OF AP Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) sport that combines martial arts technique with violence to entertain their immense fanbase. However, MMA ethics are constantly in question.It was around eight on a Friday night when I walked into my friend’s living room and took a seat on the couch. The baseball game we had planned on watching was already in the middle of the third inning and the broadcast had gone to commercial.
My friend switched the channel and an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight came on.