| Women and UFC
Posted: 2/29/2008 11:35:15 AM | Maybe I'm a little weird, but I will never in my life understand the fascination with watching two people beat the sh*t out of eachother. So to answer your question, while some women are into that sort of thing, I'm far, far, far from it. I also usually skip over guys who list "UFC" as an interest/hobby. I wouldn't be able to tolerate it, I just know. I think it's one of the stupidest things on the planet. But meh, different strokes, I guess.
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/3/2008 11:39:16 AM | to tell you the truth theirs alot of girls who just watch it because the guys are gorgeous.okay not all of them are but still.i am one of those girls who can watch it everytime its on.all thanks to my dad.hes obsessed with the show and made me get into it.i like watching ufc more than boxing or nascar because of the adreniline that goes on between the fights.
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/18/2008 8:31:55 PM | I watch UFC, always have. Did I grow up watching violence, sure.
Do I do everything a guy tells me to. Are you kidding?
Call it a sport or argue that it is not. Whatever. Those fighter have discipline, courage, agility and instinct to survive. They know the risk they take everytime they step in the ring. Hockey players know the risks when they step on the ice. What is the difference?
Well, besides the obvious about the gear and skates.
UFC fighters take pride in their strengths, they improve their weaknesses and they love what they do. What's not to love? | |
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medana
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Joined: 12/8/2005
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/18/2008 8:42:37 PM | well, my only interest in it is testosterone and half naked men wrestling w one another.
it's hot
kinda like how u guys like girls mud wrestling, or even better, WITH OIL!!!!!!
he he he
i used to watch boxing and body building events for the same reason | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/19/2008 7:12:56 AM | | I like watching it, not high on the priority list and I wouldn't want to watch it every week. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/19/2008 11:16:06 AM | | Nope, definitely not something that's just done to impress a guy, it's what I actually enjoy watching. But that can be said about a lot of things for a lot of girls, football, hockey, etc. Not every girl is a poser. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/21/2008 3:41:20 PM | I was quite a tomboy as a child and my older brother helped a lot in raising me. So I guess I ended up loving video games and watching boxing and UFC and Pride because of him. Its just stuck with me through the years.
I like UFC. I don't go out of my way to watch it unless there is a big event, but when i am bored sometimes i will youtube some. I live on campus at school so its hard to catch it on sometimes but i think they show it on Spike or G4. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 3/23/2008 10:09:31 PM | I'm one of the girls that actually likes to watch UFC fights and boxing matches. I used to box, so my interest has nothing to do with whether it attracts men or not.
Come on now, any girl silly enough to chat with other girls or talk on their cell phone instead of watching sexy, sweaty rock hard bodies crawl all over each other and duke it out is crazy!!! ;) | |
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Joined: 12/16/2007
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 5/31/2008 2:54:58 PM | yea most girls ive seen dont know anything about ufc or mma in general. i got my ex into it, she took to it right away. we broke up a while ago, but still talk. she still watches mma and we discuss fights a lot.
shes the ONLY girl i know that is actually into it and can appreciate the technique. most girls do this when they watch the fights: "oh hes cute, oh i like his tan, oh his hair looks stupid, oh look at those abs, oh he needs to shave his chest" retarded ass comments lol.
i love how the lady brought up american gladiators. lol classic!!!!
i think the equivalent would be her talkin about theres something about mary, then i say something like "but , well, i love video games"
anyhow, i actually talked to one girl on here that somewhat knows what shes talkin about regarding ufc, so that was refreshing, maybe i can convert her into a big time fan? | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 5/31/2008 3:04:42 PM |
yea most girls ive seen dont know anything about ufc or mma in general.
Guilty as charged.
Newer saw a fight.
And have no plans to see one. Ever.
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 5/31/2008 5:21:29 PM | | I have gone out only to watch the ufc and gone home afterwards. LOVE IT. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 5/31/2008 5:48:11 PM | Where was this thread earlier? I started a topic almost identical...ooops. 
I didn't think most women would be into it...fighting does seem rather primitive, but it has it's positives:
1) Every guy like to feel macho. Nothing says 'tough guy' like a black eye or a fat lip.
2) Nothing builds respect like being beat by your foe.
3) Unlike sex a fight is pretty easy to get into.
It's not that brutal, really. There are legitimate rules in organized fighting.
I think it satisfies every mans urge to feel like the alpha male. Most guys I know like to tumble. Like how women like to b*tch about each other and how fat so and so's thighs are or have catty fights, men fight and get it over with.
Guys can have a serious grudge, have one fight and the loser is VERY clear you will always have one loser and one winner, there are no maybes.
The loser has no choice but to accept to defeat, so in way, not to sound like a hypocrite, but I guess fighting does solve problems, when it's done respectfully, which is what organized fighting is all about -- respect. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 5/31/2008 6:03:06 PM | I am one of those women that truly love the UFC and have it listed in my profile. I am a dedicated watcher of UFC and have even started watching WEC in recent months. I do pay for the championship/special fights that come on pay-per-view and am also a dedicated watcher of the reality show that comes on each season. Not sure of the others if they are listing it because they like it or because they think it looks good - I, for one, am not the type to list things that I don't like just to get someone's attention - that's definitely not my style, lol.
So, for me at least, what's on my profile, is only things I enjoy and are not there to impress anyone! :) | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 8/8/2008 9:11:04 AM | | Jazmella: Totally agree with you. Seeing UFC as an interest in a woman's profile completely turns me off. I think it's a little twisted for women (or anyone) to get their jollies from watching brutality. I would worry about dating someone that got off on something that caused serious injury. If you actually like watching people getting maimed or killed for real, serious mental help is needed. Boxing's bad as well, but at least there's a line you don't cross. Wrestling's a little different since it's more acrobatic without too much serious injury. I really think we have a lot of evolving to do. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 8/31/2008 3:32:08 PM | | I actually love the UFC and any kind of mma whether it be pride fighting or IFL. I dont know of many women other than me that actually watch it, but I do, and I love it!!!! | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 8/31/2008 6:50:52 PM | I think in general, women tend to watch sports differently then men. I grew up on football, basketball, and hockey myself. I'll always have a game on and be enjoying it at the same time I am doing other things. I think a lot of women tend to multitask without thinking about it while men tend to focus more closely on a single task at a time. Note: that's a generality and certainly doesn't apply to everyone.
I'm not a UFC fan although I don't mind watching by any means. I just love sports in general and find MMA to be incredible because of the athletisism. I started watching occasionally when I got involved with an ex UFC fighter for a while. I don't list it as a hobby/interest but I'd hang out with the boys and watch any day. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 8/31/2008 7:56:23 PM | ufc is a big thing around here
, i dont like watching it on tv but i love going to the local matches i've been to a couple of them and it is alot of fun
i dont list it on my profile cuz i like other stuff more | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 2:36:39 AM | cw35, awfully judgmental, aren't you? It's fine if you don't like it, but claim that anyone who enjoys watching contact sports is "twisted" is going a little far. Almost as far as covertly implying that "*we* have a lot of evolving to do." Are you somehow so profound that you really know how "we" should be vice the way "we" are? (I keep putting "we" in quotations because even if you used that word, it really comes off more as "you", since you previously stated that you have a different view from "us")
As far as the sport goes, I think it's pretty awesome. I appreciate the athleticism, skill and dedication it takes, and the action itself is entertaining and varied. I'm looking to get into MMA stuff myself, mostly for an alternative way of exercise and a situational confidence booster. Nothing wrong with embracing the human nature at least to some extent. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 2:55:14 AM |
Oh, I’ve done this. There’s nothing like a “fire sale” at Shoe Carnival. Have you tried the semi annual lingerie sale at Nordstrom's?
Wear protection. It can get ugly. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 7:27:02 AM | | It depends if the women have taken martial arts. They would enjoy it. I do. I like it more than Nascar. I like baseball, but enjoy soccer more. It depends on the woman. If she has to take self-defense classes for her career, then she will enjoy this. So, you have to choose someone who is in the profession. Sometimes women will go, just to see what it's like, then they will learn that it get boring after so long. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 8:31:05 AM | | leo: When I say we I mean we as a whole. I am not exempt from primitive or violent thoughts no matter how disgusted I am by it. This doesn't mean we can't fight to move past these urges and tendencies. If you don't see people seriously trying to injure each other in a cage while packs of "dogs" (for lack of a better word) yell and froth at the mouth eager to see someone maimed as something twisted, I would have to worry where your head is at. Even if the violence is more controlled, like boxing, it's the mentality of the spectators and the message it sends that worries me. I'm pretty sure it won't be long before we have to ramp up the action again and create something new like legalized fights to the death. The sad part is I'm sure people will find a way to justify that as well. Every time the blood lust tones down because we've been desensitized by something, the sports become more violent. We've got packs of kids roaming the streets with cameras filming people as they beat them to death or near death because we're teaching them that real violence is to be respected. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 8:42:09 AM | | My ex did MMA, I used to watch him, mostly I found it boring, but he was interested in it, so I listened when he talked about it. Now that he is gone I haven't given MMA a second thought. | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 10:15:52 AM |
...I question how many women really are because to be honest after reading some of the profiles some of the women really don't seem like they would be the type that would be into that kind of thing.
The act of stereotyping is based on opinions which are normally biased. Basically, stereotyping is putting people into a group without real knowledge of knowing whether they belong or not. An example of everyday stereotyping is believing that every lawyer you may come across is self-centered, arrogant, petty, vain, greedy, and a loudmouth! Overall, to judge someone you must actually know them, but unfortunately some people don’t take the time to get to know others and make hasty generalizations.
Honestly, no matter what sex a person is if something strikes their interest then so be it. You don't have to be a certain type to have a particular interest. Please! My friend, don't be so narrow-minded. (Don't take any offense)
By the way, I'm into it! How about the Kimbo vs. Thompson fight? Ahh too bad Tyson didn't have a go at him and take a bite out of Thompson's ear. CHEERS!  | |
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| Women and UFC
Posted: 9/1/2008 11:55:16 AM | cw35: I'd rather try not to hijack the thread, but I'm getting the feeling you have the wrong impression about UFC. I've met several fighters in person and in vast majority they're very nice people, not some bloodthirsty monsters. I also attended a UFC event when they came out to MCAS Miramar, and saw firsthand what the action looks like and how people react to it. In one of the fights, Parisyan (sp?) had a big cut opened up under his eye. At the end of the round he looked up at the big screen above as the camera was focused on him and opened it up to get a closer look for himself. The reaction of the audience was a collective groan and lots of cringing faces (these were Marines, mind you). It's not like people cheered at seeing blood though. The cheers, instead, came after particularly well-executed moves.
UFC and boxing are sports and the objective is to win. Since Mike Tyson, I'm yet to see anyone intentionally injury or maimed in the ring/cage. There is sportsmanship and mutual respect between the athletes even if sometimes they try to psych each other out by talking smack, and I think most people understand that. As far as kids with cameras and such atrocities as bum fights, there's no way to attribute that to MMA or even boxing it's more of a case of bad upbringing mixed with innate human fascination with violence. If anything, sports like UFC provide a venue to see it done right instead of people looking to satisfy that fascination elsewhere. It also helps out young men like Quinton Jackson: former UFC champion who used to always get in trouble until he started wrestling in high school and eventually got into MMA. | |
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