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The Rise of
MMA & The UFC
By Clark Swihart
The UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championships, was off to a
rocky start in 2001. The first pay per view special went
overtime and the viewers did not get to see the end.
Additionally, the early era, when rules were much less
strict, was seen as spectacle instead of sport. This has
completely turned around. The UFC was able to enforce
standards, recast from no holds barred to MMA, or Mixed
Martial Arts, and now threatens to KO boxing.
UFC is sanctioned in twenty states, and the current
leadership intends to regularize it across the nation. The
lucrative deal with Spike TV is certainly helping, and UFC
fights and television shows are very popular. They are
currently averaging 2.2 million viewers in the third
season of the show “The Ultimate Fighter,” which has been
picked up for at least two more years. Additionally, “UFC
Unleashed” and “UFC Fight Night” are showing on Spike with
first run and repeat fights.
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