Although there was little official background for ultimate fighting back in the early 90s, a group of enthusiasts have created the Ultimate fighting Championship or UFC that has grown to become the most important mixed martial arts competition in the world. Ultimate fighting was initially planned as a single-event tournament for the best world fighters to try their skills no matter their combat styles. The first matches were criticized and critical because there was no regulation available, the injury cases were very numerous and ultimate fighting matches were considered incredibly violent and barbaric.
Even if flexibility is still a major advantage of ultimate fighting, stricter rules are presently imposed in competition under the close supervision of the State Athletic Commissions. The championship is a legitimate sports event advertised as mixed martial arts rather than as cage fighting. The increased safety rules have had a major impact on the public, leading to a clear social acceptance of the sport and a chance to get broadcast matches on TV channels. The more fans, the higher the audience, and fifteen years after the first matches, the Ultimate Fighting Championship enjoys a reputation comparable to that of box matches.
Ultimate fighting challenge is now watched in reality shows and television series in productions similar to Survivor. The up-and-coming episodes keep viewers in suspense making them want more. The Ultimate Fighter could have been a failed project even before production as such because no television before Spike TV, agreed to produce it. An instant success from the very beginning, the broadcasting of ultimate fighting matches on television has grow incredibly popular over the last four years, and we have definitely not seen all there is to mixed martial arts just yet.
Besides TV shows, you’ll find ultimate fighting well represented on the Internet too, where the number of materials dedicated to mixed martial arts is growing day by day. There are courses, clubs and special organizations sponsored by UFC and although many people in the media still oppose this new violent sport, popularity seems not to diminish. Fierce campaigns were held against ultimate fighting back in 1996, and although the virulence of the expression has decreased, there are still lots of people who consider mixed martial arts a social negative influence and a threat to athletes.
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November 30, 2009
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