Boxing=15 deaths per year.
MMA= 15 years of running and only 1 death.
She doesnt understand MMA, which is why she is so critical. She would be correct if she was talking about the original UFC, but then it wasnt mma. Now it is a combination of brazilian jiu jistu, karate, wrestling, kickboxing, boxing, all in one unique sport.
I agree with darb b-
UFC fighters aren't thrown in there against there will. They choose to fight.
ALSO- ufc fighters have so much respect for eachother. between rounds, and after figths they are always showing so much respect for eachother, even after fights, they say good job, handshake or hug, and they have a ton of respect. The only time they don't is in pre fight interviews, but all that is is just hype.
she doesn't understand it. most people still think that, but it's a sport and its safer than boxing, in boxing they are only punching each other in the head, sometimes the body. in mma they are wrestling, doing submissions, ect.
Some women struggle to understand fighting on a professional level. Show her some sportsmanlike conduct in MMA. They beat the piss out of each other but at the end they embrace each other and exchange respectful words. I relate it more to chess than to dog fighting myself. Dogs don't make it to professional MMA. Sorry.
Is you dad Senator McCain? UFC is sanctioned by the athletic commission....there are rules, weight classes, etc. to make it a sport. That perception is outdated and just outright ignorant....