What if MMA matches were fought to the death?

[Makalakumu]

This is a gruesome question and I apologize for offending anyone, but what if winning was determined by killing you opponent with your bare hands? How would that change the sport? What would a match look like? What would the fighters fight for? What would be the impact on the MA community assuming that MMA remains wildly popular.

 

[elder999]

This is a gruesome question and I apologize for offending anyone, but what if winning was determined by killing you opponent with your bare hands?

THen it wouldn't be legal, anywhere-PPV would be out the window, so there'd be no revenue to support it, barring some sort of underground, internet feed, and it would become the object of a federal investigation when heard of.

Of course, such matches do take place underground, and you never hear of anyone involved. The fighters surely don't get sponsorhips from TAPOUT and such....:lfao:

How would that change the sport? What would a match look like? What would the fighters fight for? What would be the impact on the MA community assuming that MMA remains wildly popular.

Well, if it were a "death match" under the same rules as at present, the fights would be rather long and boring, wouldn't they? If the rules were changed to even say "Vale Tudo" rules, but "to the death?" Well, it would be "vale tudo," but to the death.....:lol:

And they say there's no such thing as a stupid question. :lfao:

Human nature being what it is, we'd watch it.

 

[JWLuiza]

Did you watch the Running Man again?

 

[punisher73]

I don't know, go back and research the roman gladiators.

As to what the sport would look like, take the UFC's "illegal tactics and fouls list" and that's what you would see more of. There would be alot less people participating in it that's for sure. Oh, and everyone in it would be undefeated.

 

[Steve]

The sport would quickly run out of legitimate athletes and what you'd have is a stable of fighters who are some combination of desperate, insane, poor, criminal, and sadistic.

While death wasn't unheard of in Gladiatorial combat, it didn't occur every match and wasn't nearly as common as people often think.

 

[Xue Sheng]

What if MMA matches were fought to the death?

Then they would be held in here

Not in here

 

[elder999]

What if MMA matches were fought to the death?

Then they would be held in here

or here:




I know-it was Richard Dawson's death that inspired this, right?

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:lol:....just, just....:lol:

 

[Gentle Fist]

Then MMA wouldn't be around too much longer.

Chuck Norris would stand alone

 

[Makalakumu]

This question is hypothetical. Of course we don't live in a society where this is possible, but what if we did? What would it look like? What if the pay was so good, that a couple of fights would have you set for life? What if you were a slave and fighting was how you got free? What if society was simply that deranged and people were that blood thirsty? What would the sport look like?

 

[Xue Sheng]

This question is hypothetical. Of course we don't live in a society where this is possible, but what if we did? What would it look like? What if the pay was so good, that a couple of fights would have you set for life? What if you were a slave and fighting was how you got free? What if society was simply that deranged and people were that blood thirsty? What would the sport look like?

You just described Ancient Rome and the Gladiatorial Games… and there is your answer

 

[Instructor]

Then MMA wouldn't be around too much longer.

Chuck Norris would stand alone

My favorite response!

 

[Nomad]

Then there would be a lot less fighting, and a lot more killing. Two very different terms, IMO... fighting is about beating and dominating your opponent. Killing is just that, and doesn't necessarily require the dominance aspects. Oh yeah, and the champions would likely be psychotics of one sort or another.

 

[Omar B]

I think someone has been watching too many martial arts movies. No company's business model operates on destroying assets. It's not a working business model aside from being distastfull and willnver sell enough. Plus, not many athletes are gonna sign up for a fifty/fifty chance of death.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I think someone has been watching too many martial arts movies. No company's business model operates on destroying assets. It's not a working business model aside from being distastfull and willnver sell enough. Plus, not many athletes are gonna sign up for a fifty/fifty chance of death.

Not 50/50 but.....

 

[Dirty Dog]

Not 50/50 but.....

Bad example. Jousting was specifically set up to try to AVOID killing people. Lances were wood, without the long steel tips that were used in war. Armor was modified from its war cofiguration (for example, you would never have seen the "frog mouth" helm worn for jousting in real combat). Jousting was the MMA of its time...

 

[Cyriacus]

It wouldnt be too interesting. Not many people would make a Career out of what is essentially signing on to eventually die slowly and painfully.

 

[Buka]

It would change our appreciation of a fighter's record. John Smith being 6-1 would have a whole new meaning.

 

[Xue Sheng]

It would change our appreciation of a fighter's record. John Smith being 6-1 would have a whole new meaning.

All that would really matter to Mr Smith though....would be the 1

 

[The Last Legionary]

It should be this way. No more ***** rules, just full tilt gladiatorial mayhem! Like the old days, where the sands will drink heavily of the blood of the losers.

 

[kungfu penguin]

sounds like the hunger games to me