Do you think anyone would ever pull a Michelle Wie and want to compete with men? How about a 200 lb. woman against BJ Penn, for example? Could that ever get sanctioned?
Nah, I don't think they'd ever let Noah Inhoffer fight BJ Penn.
yes I know he could kick my ass
there's one on rioheroes.com...
its already happened,
didn't you see Jardine vs. Griffin?
Yeah Rioheroes is crazy.
They fight in a cage with puzzlemats,no rounds,no time limits,headbutts,stomps,elbows to the back of the domepiece,and they usually fight multiple times a night.
They had a girl beat a dude on there.Downward elbows from mount.
Hopefully not.
"Yeah Rioheroes is crazy.
They fight in a cage with puzzlemats,no rounds,no time limits,headbutts,stomps,elbows to the back of the domepiece,and they usually fight multiple times a night.
They had a girl beat a dude on there.Downward elbows from mount."
It seemed like the dude wasn't even trying though, ya know?
But the only reason I'd like to see a co-ed MMA fight would be to add actual humor to all the noobs who like to make sexual jokes about grappling positions.
Other than that, I'd thoroughly enjoy watching a woman getting her ass beat for complaining her way into playing with the big boys.
"Other than that, I'd thoroughly enjoy watching a woman getting her ass beat for complaining her way into playing with the big boys."
Seconded. We haven't seen it in boxing, and I really can't see it happening [seriously] in MMA. Equal weight class or not, woman are not physically capable of hanging with men of equal training. It's not sexist it's nature's design.
Women need to stick with women. Unless physically enhanced, an in shape woman against an equally in shape man (assuming same technical levels) will not win. There have been cases where women in better shape with more skills have won, and there will probably continue to be. But as far as high level competition, we should stick to our own gender. No one should get mad about it, it's just getting fucked over biologically.
Hillary is correct.
Not Clinton.
Didn't Becky Levi fight a guy once or twice?
-Shaz!
I'm pretty sure it has already happened on more than one occasion. I seem to recall "Dirty" Bob Schrijber's wife or girlfriend beat a couple men, at least that's what I heard. It's not something that's going to happen at the higher levels, though... it hasn't really happened except for the occassional one off thing in any other sport, so I seriously doubt MMA would or should be any exception.
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^^ Damn! That lady could throw a punch, dodge a punch, sprawl and brawl and was pretty mean in the clinch!
Sign Mrs. ThunderAss IMMEDIATELY!!
Oh yeah, but it'll only be good if she's fighting drunken, crack-headed bums!
I don't want to get into my own opinion on this one, but let me throw this out there.
Women's sports are separated from the men's on the correct assumption that they essentially got the genetic shaft and are less able to perform athletically. I am not going to dispute that. The point I would like to bring up is that there are also SEVERAL disparities among different groups of men and due to social taboos they are not publicly spoken about often or recognized. The question then, is why is it socially acceptable to differentiate one group based on their general genetic predisposition and we do not do the same for another. I personally do not think that said group of men would ever accept that they are genetically "lesser" and would demand to be placed in the most elite division though it may be harder. I think MOST women readily accept their position.
P.S. There is a significant testosterone difference in athletic women (truly athletic i.e. heavy lifting, low bf, use of major muscle groups and heavy training) as compared to your average Jane. Consider this when citing research on hormone levels in women.
um, yeah, i have ZERO desire to see women compete in MMA against men.
i cant imagine anyone that would want to see a man hit a woman in any
combat sports competition. just not right.
that being said, I do enjoy seeing Jerzey tear through guys at grappling
comps...
Big Momma vs Kimbo...set it up Elete! She got better takedowns than him and her standup is just as good, and it looks like she already ate his bread...
Hillary is 100% correct. Kaitlin is usually correct to, but I didn't
understand half of what she said... (it's 4am and I did 45min of hard
sparring tonight).
This would definately get viewers on the first CBS airing. Can't deny that and then you will get every feminist and tree hugger in the country boycotting CBS and mma. Which is probably going to happen anyway once it airs in primetime. I can't wait!