2009-10-25
STAR POWER FOR THE UFC
Written by: Michael Cohen
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) got a major boost over the weekend when
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, newlywed Jaime Pressley and Janet Jackson were all front and center at L.A.'s Staples Center for the showdown between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (after five rounds Machida was declared the winner by unanimous decision).
What exactly is this new Hollywood rage? Well, critics like Senator John McCain dub the sport "human cockfighting." He isn’t so far off. Inspired by Brazilian vale tudo, the UFC began in Denver, Colorado in 1993 as a single-event tournament designed to find the world's best fighters, regardless of their fighting style (whether boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, karate, Brazilian jiu jitsu or other disciplines).
The matches are CRAZY and it’s a no holds barred ring where anything goes, as long as the other person gets knocked out.
Maybe because there was so much opposition to it plus the brutality is oddly exciting, the popularity of the sport has soared. Check it out for yourself on cable channel Spike or here http://www.ufc.com/.
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, newlywed Jaime Pressley and Janet Jackson were all front and center at L.A.'s Staples Center for the showdown between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (after five rounds Machida was declared the winner by unanimous decision).
What exactly is this new Hollywood rage? Well, critics like Senator John McCain dub the sport "human cockfighting." He isn’t so far off. Inspired by Brazilian vale tudo, the UFC began in Denver, Colorado in 1993 as a single-event tournament designed to find the world's best fighters, regardless of their fighting style (whether boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, karate, Brazilian jiu jitsu or other disciplines).
The matches are CRAZY and it’s a no holds barred ring where anything goes, as long as the other person gets knocked out.
Maybe because there was so much opposition to it plus the brutality is oddly exciting, the popularity of the sport has soared. Check it out for yourself on cable channel Spike or here http://www.ufc.com/.
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