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Mixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy The Sport vs. Spectacle Divide

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Free Download Mark S. Williams, "Mixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy: The Sport vs. Spectacle Divide"
English | ISBN: 147667129X | 2018 | 201 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Mixed martial arts or MMA is widely regarded as the fastest growing sport. Events fill stadiums around the world and draw vast television audiences, earning strong revenue through pay-per-view at a time when other sports have abandoned it. In 2016, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was bought by the massive talent agency WME-IMG for $4 billion. Despite this success, much of the public remains uneasy with the sport, which critics have denounced as "human cockfighting."​

Through an exploration of violence, class, gender, race and nationalism, the author finds that MMA is both an expression of the positive values of martial arts and a spectacle defined by narcissism, hate and patriarchy. The long-term success of MMA will depend on the ability of promoters and athletes to resist indulging in spectacle at the expense of sport.
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