By Kelsey Philpott While I may have argued for a fundamental shift in MMA’s approach to seeking legalization, I’m not naive enough to believe that the economics of the sport do not have a role in the legalization process. The fact of the matter is it’s simply not enough to preach the virtues of MMA as a […]
Archives for June 2009
Jorge Guimaraes – The Architect
By Rhett Butler for MMAPayout.com Ever head the term, “Respect the architect?” It is a modern day colloquialism explaining the reverence one should innately have for society’s builders. Builder’s come in many forms not only in the cad drawing diagram crew but within every clique, faction and organization there lies at the center the great […]
The Case for Legalization: Debunking MMA’s Safety Myths
By Kelsey Philpott The issue of safety is often raised when people start to discuss the merits of mixed martial arts and probably rightfully so. After all the sport can appear, to the uninitiated, quite dangerous if it’s given only a cursory glance. It’s also hard to fault those individuals: the speed and ferocity of the […]
Ibarra Lawsuit Likely to Fail
By Todd Martin This past Friday, MMA trainer Juanito Ibarra filed a lawsuit with four counts of action against Tito Ortiz and a wide array of MMA websites including Punch Drunk Gamer, Yahoo Sports, Cage Potato, FightSport Magazine, MMA Frenzy, Bloody Elbow, Fight Ticker, MMA News, 5 Oz. of Pain and the Houston Chronicle. The […]
The Case for Legalization: MMA is a Sport
By Kelsey Philpott I’ve established how and why a fundamental shift in MMA’s approach to seeking legalization is necessary for MMA to progress further. It’s essentially a renewed approach to educating the naysayers and fence-sitters about MMA to correct the misconceptions about the sport. Once MMA is able to clear up any false pretences about its sport […]