Comments on: MMA Fans: Cowlishaw Thinks Your Sport Is “Gay”

By: mike yk paahana

mike yk paahana — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:28:49 +0000

mose mma guys r gay, they like the way they look at themselfs

By: mmalifer

mmalifer — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:58:45 +0000

MMA is the quickest growing sport in this country, maybe the world, and is going to continue to get bigger and better. I’m an attorney, my best friends are surgeons and engineers and we all love MMA. We order almost every fight. We’re men…we love violence and we love to fight. We all used to be big boxing fans and grew up as kids watching guys like Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Pryor, Hearns and Tyson…when fights were exciting. MMA gives fans that same excitment now. If you get a guy running for a whole fight or bs’ing, the UFC will get rid of him. Guys finish fights with KO’s and submissions. It’s all real. I used to box as a kid and a teenager…I train at an MMA gym now…it’s much harder…there are dozens of different ways you can get your blocked knocked off, or be submitted.

By: Lightning_ROd

Lightning_ROd — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:23:20 +0000

I agree, I’m gay as a duck and that’s the only reason I watch MMA. When those big sweaty goons get to grapple and stare each other to the ground means my lightning bolt are ready to strike some thunder in those a-holes. Luv the drama factor as well, really makes it like a big male soap opera and I luvvvit.

By: MMA fan

MMA fan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:32:44 +0000

Saying that anything (specifically MMA in this case) looks gay is nothing more than quick dismissal of a sport you don’t understand. If all you see is two guys rolling around on the ground being gay, with a couple punches here and there, you’re not noticing the often constant battle for positioning to submit an opponent or effectively neutralize an attack. There are many complicated techniques that fighters utilize (see the recent Couture vs. Nogueira fight).

Also, to state that MMA is not for intellectuals and merely for “blue collar workers” and kids is dead wrong. Look ringside at any UFC event and you’ll see several big name movie stars; that’s certainly not blue collar, and definitely affluent. As for myself, I’m an engineer, and I’m sure there are plenty of doctors and accountants that enjoy a good MMA fight just as much as an NFL game.

To compare MMA to the WWE is ridiculous. WWE is completely staged; all outcomes are decided beforehand. If the UFC or any other MMA organization suffered the same ailment, then wouldn’t the most popular fighters be the most successful? That’s not the case; Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin are great examples of that.

By: pork chops and apple sauce

pork chops and apple sauce — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:46:17 +0000

yes, mma does look gay. admit it, sweaty men wrestle each other. but so does football with tight pants, QB taking the ball from behind the center, slapping each other on the backside.

mma, boxing, football are all brutal sports. all difficult.

mma appeals to younger, less affluent, groups with disposable income. the same target WWE goes after.

no, it is not for intellectuals. it is blue collar workers, kids. not people who become doctors, engineers, accountants, etc..

it is interesting, a bit of a freak show. but there is nothing special about mma. it has its market. there will always be kids and blue collar workers, people with disposable incomes.

this coleslaw guy is nothing special. just more proof that journalism has been dumb down as many other things in society. say something outrageous and get free publicity.

By: matty

matty — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:15:28 +0000

mma is getting bigger and keeps doing so
face it people, who ever talks about boxing anymore?

By: Marty Funkhauser

Marty Funkhauser — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:08:18 +0000

Goon Porn? Because other sports like boxing or the ever popular sport of football are not violent. 250lb men colliding with forces severe enough to break necks, cause permanent brain damage, render formerly graceful athletes incapable of walking..

By: rockinrollin

rockinrollin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:26:18 +0000

MMA is nothing but goon porn, and I’m sure some goons are gay.

MMA has a niche audience and that’s all it will ever have. It’s never going to challenge the big sports leagues.