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This sport will be dead in a generation or two. Parents don't want their kids doing something that demonstrably causes brain damage. Without a full cohort of
by m0llusk 10y ago
This sport will be dead in a generation or two. Parents don't want their kids doing something that demonstrably causes brain damage. Without a full cohort of kids involved the level of competition will starve off interest in the sport.
- wiseleo 10y agoThere will still be plenty of broke parents who will want to give their children that one shot at stardom. Take a look at backgrounds of fighters in boxing and MMA. These sports are explicitly about hurting the other person and people still volunteer to participate.
- mindcrime 10y agoFWIW, MMA is likely much less brutal than boxing or football. Lighter gloves provide less hand protection, and many fights end in a submission instead of a knockout. And assuming you tap out appropriately, there's no serious injury from a knee bar, or a heel hook, or even a rear naked choke.