I know it's been awhile but I'm back to stir up the pot on a dish called controversy! I'm sure this will get a few hits so here goes. With all the popularity of the UFC and other European and Japanese mixed martial arts federations how long do you think it will be before MMA or some variation is brought into the Olympics? And before I get a hundred hits from traditional martial artist on this one I'd like to point out that in the first original Olympics one of the main events was Pankration which dates all the way back to at least to the 648 BC Olympics. A form using a mix of boxing, wrestling, kicks, and locks. Sound familiar? As we all know with Judo and Tae Kwon Do it was the international popularity along with a competitive points scoring system that opened the door for those two sports / martial arts. The only thing I can see as a draw back on this one is determining a set of rules governing such a wide variety of arts. It's a sure bet that countries such as Russia would be sending in Sambo experts, Brazil with BJJ, and a multitude of other countries and arts into the mix. Judo, Jiu Jitsu, TKD, Karate, Muay Thia, Freestyle wrestling the list is endless of where the talent and competition would come from. So here is the question. Do you think it could be properly governed through something like the Olympic committee? If so could it ever come to pass? Let the games begin!
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